Paradise in January: Bahamas Jan Term
The semester is almost over, and soon, students will be packing up and heading home for winter break. But not everyone—16 McDaniel students will be packing their swimsuits and sunscreen…
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Dana Ferraris, teacher and entrepreneur
Dana Ferraris, professor at McDaniel College, spends his Sunday mornings running the Kismet Café, alongside his wife, Lana. Ferraris and his wife opened their café on March 2014. “Kismet” means…
A new era of women’s basketball
Basketball at McDaniel generally has a good turnout in terms of student support and a vocal fan base. But something was different this time. From the first women’s basketball home…
Michael Robbins promoted to Associate Dean of Students
Michael Robbins, who has held the position of director of Residence Life since 2007, has recently been promoted to Associate Dean of Students. In this role, he will continue his…
McAdvice: How to (actually) survive finals
Finals week is almost among us once again. This week is rightfully dreaded by students – even those of us who stay on top of tasks throughout the semester can…
Music with “Staying Power”
Guitars line the walls, pianos sit on the floor, and the sounds of brass and woodwind instruments can be heard emanating from the teaching rooms in the back. The welcoming…
The success of many stems from one
Throughout the past few years, the business department has benefitted from a certain faculty member. There have been many professors that have contributed to the department’s success, but especially Kerry Duvall….
Local coffee company provides jobs, fosters community for developmentally disabled
Erin Baldwin likes to talk about her job as a coffee roaster at Furnace Hills Coffee Co. in downtown Westminster just as much as she likes the job itself. “I…
Food Sunday: Offering Carroll County a helping hand
Carroll County’s Food Sunday has been feeding families in our community since 1982. In recent years, they have had help from McDaniel College students. The service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega…
There is no left-right divide in the United States
Throughout the news, you often hear various political commentators and publications discuss how the left-right divide is ruining the United States. What if I were to tell you that there…
GOP tax plan sparks concern among graduate students
UPDATE: this plan was passed on Dec. 1. House Republicans unveiled a 400-page tax reform plan in early November that would, among other changes, consider tuition waivers as taxable income…
McDaniel’s take on World Philosophy Day
On the third Thursday of every November, calendars are marked for observation of World Philosophy Day, during which people around the globe take the day to honor and celebrate shared…
Africa’s Legacy hosts 8th annual dinner
On Thursday Nov. 16, Africa’s Legacy held their eighth annual dinner, a night of fun, food, and performances. There was an enthusiastic energy to the room the entire night, with…
Westminster’s field of purple flowers
Before even walking through the doors of Silver Linings Lavender, customers are welcomed by the scents — and sense — of being surrounded by lavender in a field of vibrant purple flowers….
Piscataway Indian nation gives a tribal tribute
“There’s tribes all across the United States, but when you walk down the streets, how many American Indians do you see? We are not extinct. For we have survived and…
McDaniel Theater performs “Carrie: The Musical”
McDaniel’s Theater Arts Department is back for the second show of the semester, “Carrie: The Musical.” The show was directed by Josh Selzer, an alumnus and art director of McDaniel College,…
20,000 leagues above my expectations
“Justice League” is the comic-bookest comic book movie I’ve ever seen. There are boomtubes and motherboxes and parademons, beautiful Jack Kirby nonsense. There’s Aquaman, chugging whiskey in slow motion while…
20 percent by 2020: Three years in
In the fall of 2014, during the lunchtime rush at Englar Dining Hall, President Roger Casey and Beth Gerl, the vice president of student affairs and dean of students, signed…
Local artists host annual Carroll County Artists’ Studio Tour
This week, past and current McDaniel students, faculty, and professors, as well as Carroll County community members and residents will all come together to celebrate the joys of art and…
Student Clint Wright elected as Director of South Western School Board
On Tuesday Nov. 7, McDaniel junior Clint Wright was elected to a four-year term as Director of the South Western School District school board. Wright, a 2015 alumnus of South…