Letter to the Editor: Making the most of college
So you’ve done it. You’re in college now. Many of you probably feel nervously excited, anxious, or perhaps gleeful about your newfound independence. A lot stands ahead in the next…
Articles by Atticus Rice
SGA launches new mission, outlook, plans for fall semester
Members of the Student Government Association executive board have announced a new mission statement and organization outlook ahead of the start of the academic year. The statement reads “We, as…
Letter to the Editor: A welcome from Campus Safety
Dear Students, I want to first convey a warm welcome to all of our first year students of the Class of 2022 and transfer students, and to welcome back from…
A welcome from the Free Press
On behalf of our editorial team and writing staff at the Free Press, we’d like to officially welcome all McDaniel students to the Fall 2018 semester! As both of us are…
Senior Profile: Abby Keen
What is your preferred name and your major and minor? Abby Keen. Exercise Chemistry dual major with minors in Biology and Spanish. What are some of the jobs you held…
Senior Profile: Christina DeJoseph
What is your preferred name? Christina. What is your major and minor? Kinesiology major and Spanish minor. What are some of the jobs you held while at McDaniel? Peer mentor,…
Senior Profile: Sami Wilson
What is your preferred name? Most people call me Sami, but I don’t care if they call me Samantha. What is your major and minor? I am a French and Political…
Senior Profile: Zac Sheaffer
What is your preferred name? Zac Sheaffer What is your major and minor? I am a History and Arabic & Middle Eastern Studies double-major. What are some of the jobs…
Senior Editor: Tyler Van Dyke
What is your preferred name? Tyler Van Dyke What is your major and minor? Majors in English and Philosophy What are some of the jobs you held while at McDaniel?…
Senior Profile: Kristen Upton
What is your preferred name? Kristen. What is your major and minor? Chemistry with a specialization in Biochemistry and Exercise Chemistry majors and Biology minor. What are some of the jobs…
Senior Profile: Dori Nance
What is your preferred name? What is your major and minor? Dori. Psychology major and American Sign Language minor. What are some of the jobs you held while at McDaniel?…
Senior Profile: Lindsay Russell
What is your preferred name and major and minor? Lindsay Russell. Communication major and sports management minor. What are some of the jobs you held while at McDaniel? I have…
Senior Profile: Teryn Rath
What is your preferred name and major? Teryn and Kinesiology. What are some of the jobs you held while at McDaniel? I am a SASS tutor and the unofficial mom…
Senior Profile: Jason Swartz
What is your preferred name and your major and minor? Jason or Jase. Environmental studies major with a specialization in biology and a French minor. What are some of the…
Athletes attend NCAA leadership workshop
Hannah Ravenscroft, a women’s basketball sophomore, enjoyed learning about her own personal leadership style during a rare meeting of the future leaders from the sophomore class of McDaniel’s sports teams….
College announces plan to listen to students
In an unprecedented move, College officials last Thursday announced McDaniel’s new plan to listen to students–and actually heed their words. A shift in unwritten policy of the last several years, the…
Maryland looks to tackle youth football head trauma issues
The threat of concussions and injuries in football has not gone unnoticed in Maryland. Proposed legislation in the General Assembly would put a ban on tackle football played on all…
2018 is a make or break season for the Orioles
A year after the Baltimore Orioles made the postseason and had a promising record of 89-73, the end of the 2017 season left many fans and members of the front…
Sorority housing brothel myth is just that
The idea that a certain number of unrelated women living in the same residence officially designate said residence as a brothel has been circulating college campuses for years. The myth…
College issues statement on ‘Englar Dining issue’
The McDaniel College administration released a ‘Response to Englar Dining issue’ memo to all undergraduate students Wednesday night, one day after a Facebook post published by a student demanding change…