Dr. Stephanie Madsen, Chair of the Psychology Department, claims to have the “best job on campus.” Not only does she get to oversee a good population of the student community…
Written in Syracuse, Greece in the third century B.C., deposited by an anonymous collector at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore in 1998, and presented in a slideshow here at…
I never expected to be dabbing glue onto magazine cut-outs in college, but Dr. Julia Orza was offering extra credit. Dr. Orza, through the use of arts and crafts, led…
The atmosphere in the Richwine room was ideal for Jim Minick’s poetry reading. The sunlight streaming through the curtains and onto the friendly faces in the room created an environment…
Here it comes. The awkward moment that you were hoping to avoid, but you know you can’t. Maybe if you quickly head down another sidewalk they will not notice you….
(Editor’s Note: All too often students and faculty members fall into the daily swirl and assume that everyone around them is surely going through similar motions – perhaps even the…
For professor emeritus of English Dr. LeRoy Panek, retirement is by no means synonymous with abandoning academic work. In fact, he just finished his tenth book, titled “Before Sherlock Holmes:…
For most of us, we arrive to Glar on Saturday and Sunday morning caked in remains of last night’s makeup smelling of smoke and stale beer. As much as we…
I don’t enjoy having to get into Hill Hall as quickly as possible in the mornings simply to avoid my exposure to the stench of smoke. It forces me to…
We’ve all heard the Family Guy theme song. It’s ironic, bemoaning the lack of old-fashioned values on television, mostly because Family Guy represents anything but old-fashioned values. But it does…
Change the world. People hear it all the time. But not long after people finish watching the thought-provoking movie or staring at the inspirational poster they give up hope. This…
As McDaniel students, we want to be as involved in the local Carroll County community as much as possible! There’s one local film group that is always looking for new…
McDaniel College recently hired a new Athletic Director, Paul Moyer, whom I had the opportunity to interview. Moyer, from our initial interaction, comes off as a genuine people person. He…
Caitlyn McSorley, a freshman, has spent her first semester figuring out how to be a college student. She has learned which foods to avoid in Glar, how much sleep will…
Unappreciated Television Caprica Originally a spinoff of the critically-acclaimed, Battlestar Galactica, this show eventually transformed into its own breed of political subtext, virtual dystopia, and human flaws. Set…
In “Out-Pick Matt,” football fans try to predict the outcomes of National Football League games better than McDaniel Free Press Co-Sports Editor Matthew Arnold. Again for this edition, the challenger…
The Free Press has been going through a lot of changes lately. You may have noticed the downsizing of our print efforts and more frequent posting to the website. This…
Over the past 5 weeks, members of the Boys and Girls Club of Westminster have been coming to McDaniel College to work with student consultants on essays they will be…
There are no certainties in the NFL, and so this season has been a roller coaster ride for anyone trying to predict the outcomes. This season has seen perennial losers…
The atmosphere in the Richwine room was ideal for Jim Minick’s poetry reading. The sunlight streaming through the curtains and onto the friendly faces in the room created an environment…