Halloween-y TV Shows: Witch to Watch?
This Halloween, get in the spooky spirit by watching the best of what television has to offer. Of course, you can’t go wrong with shows like The Walking Dead, American…
2014
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
So McDaniel, the town of Westminster seems to really be trying to keep us on our toes. First we had the now almost ancient Great Pizza Robbery, and now we…
Tony Trischka, Banjo Man
Flute, piano, guitar, banjo. These are the instruments Tony Trischka has in his repertoire – and the last is the one he is famous for. Trischka will perform a banjo…
Brian O’Sullivan: Singing Comedian
On Thursday, Oct. 23, singing comedian Brian O’Sullivan came to the Rec Lounge to delight his audience with parodies of Miley Cyrus, Macklemore and Taylor Swift, original songs and even…
A Wish Come True: A Profile of Novelist Lisa Van Allen
Lisa Van Allen has been writing stories since she learned how to hold a pencil. Even before that, she would tell stories “to anyone who would listen,” she says. “I…
In Hard Fought Game, McDaniel Comes Up Just Short Against Dickinson
McDaniel (1-6, 0-6 CC) and Dickinson (3-4, 3-3 CC) met at McDaniel’s Homecoming Game on Saturday. The Green Terror fought valiantly, but they came up short against Dickinson, who won 33-28. McDaniel…
Photo Essay: Signs of Fall
The Bryn Mawr Controversy: A Question of Perception and Precedent
When two students at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania decided to put up a Confederate flag in their window recently, it is unknown whether their actions were at all derived…
Marshall Betts and His Journey to Reach His Dream
In Brownsville, Texas, a McDaniel alumnus signed a professional baseball contract. Marshall Betts ’14 journeyed after his senior year on the Hill to a Texas developmental camp to become discovered….
Local Football Product Fernandez Excelling at McDaniel
It’s Tuesday and it is the hardest football practice of the week as McDaniel gets ready for an upcoming game against Ursinus. Luke Fernandez looks tired, but he still has…
Inspiring “Terror”: Spotlight on Defensive Coordinator Mike Dailey
The Green Terror football team has a source of inspiration all their own in the form of Coach Mike Dailey. “Coach Dailey is the kind of guy that every time…
From The Archives: October
This year, we’re digging through the newspaper archives! McDaniel’s student newspaper has gone by many names through the decades: The Black and White, The Gold Bug, Scrimshaw, The Phoenix, and, of course, The McDaniel…
Courage and Teamwork: Experiencing ROTC Fall 2014 Training Weekend
We arrived at 8:50 p.m.–or 20:50 in military time. That’s what we had to go by: a clock foreign to Calvin Salacain and myself– reporters observing the ROTC training weekend…
ACC’s Barrier-Breakdown Extravaganza
Introducing fun games like picking up skittles with chopsticks, serving bubble tea and Japanese cracker snacks, giving out cultural raffle prizes such as food box sets and educating participants about…
Orioles Playoff Atmosphere: An Experience of a Lifetime
Baltimore, Md. It is the home of the Orioles and now, the home of playoff baseball. Going to the first game of the American League Division Series was absolutely awesome….
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
Well McDaniel, before Tuesday, I would have told you that this had been an absolutely dull week, but life’s full of surprises, isn’t it? However, I’ll be couth and refrain…
Chamber Music on the Hill presents “European Musical Alliance”
On Oct. 5, McDaniel was delighted by the musical talents of Maxim Kozlov, cello, and David Kreider, piano in the European Musical Alliance concert held in the Forum. This event…
Women’s Volleyball: Double Victory against Ursinus and Penn State Harrisburg, Win vs. Dickinson
McDaniel ran its current winning streak to seven matches with a pair of victories at home on Saturday that included a 3-1 Centennial Conference (CC) volleyball win over Ursinus College…
Rhythm Griots: A glance at African music and culture
On Sept. 30, McDaniel celebrated African culture by welcoming to the Forum duo Massamba Diop and Paa Seck Diery, who perform as “griots” or West African singer-storytellers. Diop and Diery, who originated from…
Finding Common Ground: Walt Michael
If you ask just about anyone at McDaniel where to find Walt Michael, they probably won’t be able to tell you. Walk into Thompson Hall, and you may get a…