School on a Decline: McDaniel Buildings Begin Sliding Downhill
Not feeling as winded as you walk up the hill? Is traveling to class easier on your knees now? Recent reports from the president’s office confirm that McDaniel’s students are…
Articles by Ciara O'Brien
In An Effort To Raise School Spirit, McDaniel College Pushes A “Green & Gold Grass” Agenda Across Campus
The air’s getting warmer and the sun’s getting brighter as it shines down on McDaniel’s campus this Spring! But the last two years of utter hell in a global pandemic…
OPINION: McDaniel College Should Do an Online Semester in 2023, Just For Fun!
I live just off campus, on Pennsylvania Avenue, and I haven’t known peace since students came back from quarantine. I understand that it was a global pandemic, and everyone was…
Theater Ghosts Displeased with Sherlock! Musical
McDaniel College’s recent performance of Sherlock! The Musical, while generally well received by audiences, has evidently left the ghosts that haunt Alumni Hall saying “boo.” Following a production troubled by…
Prospective Professor Probably Named Paul
As the 2021-2022 academic year ends, McDaniel’s various departments are in the process of hiring new professors, and one is probably named Paul. “There is something about Pauls and becoming…
Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Truck Line Extends into Texas
Who doesn’t love a good pretzel? McDaniel College solidified itself as the college for pretzel fanatics nationwide last semester as the line for the Auntie Anne’s Pretzel truck reached all…
Meet the New Editor-In-Chief: Bowie P. Cat
As the Free Press’ current editor-in-chief, Ciara O’Brien, will be graduating at the conclusion of this school year, the remaining staff has been on the search for a successor. After…
McDaniel Unveils “Big Honkin’ M” on Water Tower
Students at McDaniel College were delighted to return from winter break to a greatly-anticipated change: at long last, there is now a Big Honkin’ M on the water tower. The…
Psychology Department Finds Majority of McDaniel’s Stuffed Animals Want to Go Home
A shocking new study released on Tuesday by students in McDaniel College’s Psychology Department found that nearly 73 percent of McDaniel’s stuffed animals would prefer to be “left at home”…
McDaniel basketball headed to March Madness
Many people don’t know this, but the assistant coach for Saint Peters University, Ryan Whalen’s cousin, is the head coach of McDaniel’s basketball team, Kevin Curley. People didn’t know nor…
McDaniel College transitioning to assigned parking for the 2022-2023 academic year
On March 4, McDaniel College finalized their decision to assign all student drivers a dedicated parking spot beginning in the 2022 Fall semester. Due to an increase in parking-related accidents,…
Getting to know Erin Benevento
Many students may recognize Erin Benevento as one of the first smiling faces to greet them on the Hill. Whether she gave you directions during August move-in or helped you…
How “No Way Home” Honors and Celebrates Three Generations of Spider-Man (Spoiler Warning)
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” had the immensely difficult task of meeting so many expectations and juggling multiple plot points. With leaks of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield reprising as the…
Letter to the Editor: McDaniel College should consider changing its motto
As the next in the Finnerty Family (watch out Westminster) applies to McDaniel College this year, this author cannot be happier as he details the benefits for his sister and…
The harmful impacts of body shaming
We love to listen to how celebrities have “the perfect body” and have facial features that are considered beauty standards. Let’s take Madison Beer for example; social media users often…
Abroad in Budapest: First Look
Hello from Budapest! I am studying abroad this semester at McDaniel College’s location in Budapest, Hungary in Europe. I arrived in Budapest on Jan. 23 for orientation. All of the…
Student reaction to return-to-campus COVID-19 testing
Upon returning for the spring semester, McDaniel College had students complete a return-to-campus COVID-19 test in the Gill Gym. If anyone tested positive, they got sent home to quarantine and…
COVID-19 ends January trip to Greece early
Although most students and faculty are fully vaccinated and boosted, the pandemic still prevents students from gaining whole experiences. Professor Tom Falkner’s January Term, IDS 1156- Greece: Myths, Monks, and…
On-campus water tower gets a facelift over winter break
This semester, Students were greeted back to the Hill by a facelift to the iconic water tower on campus, featuring the freshly painted phrase, “Welcome to the Hill” along with…
Remembering Cecelia “Miss Ceil” Bowens
“I don’t even like the break. I just like takin’ care of you guys,” said Ceil Bowens in a 2009 interview with the Free Press. On Friday, Nov. 26, the…