Contrast contest winner: ‘The Notes’
Congratulations to Danielle Wendt, winner of last month’s Contrast contest. Below is her submission, in which she described what happened when she found a mysterious note with her name on…
Articles by Marya Kuratova
Air conditioning: A want or need?
As a new school year begins, students are presented with both old and new problems. One issue that never seems to go away is the heat, and at McDaniel College, one…
From Transfer to Terror
This new school year, there are a lot of familiar faces on campus and new students, too, including a significant portion that are transfers from other four-year and community colleges. This…
Contrast: McDaniel’s purveyor of the literary arts
Prose, poetry, non-fiction, and the arts: four diverse categories, one eclectic group of writers. Contrast is McDaniel’s student organization for literary expression, with writing workshops, years of experience among its leaders,…
Chinese cherishment: How a new class teaches students about a foreign world
Debra Lemke has always had a natural affection for China, even from a young age. “When I was a child the National Geographic would come out every month, and the…
Behind the ‘Tartan’ branding
As students walk around campus this semester, it is easy for them to see that McDaniel College made some changes in ways to showcase school pride. From changing the look…
Dangersauce successfully completes first show of the semester, despite limited members
Despite a significant loss in numbers since last semester, returning members of Dangersauce, McDaniel’s improv comedy troupe, banded together last Friday night to put on the first show of the year in…
IT department unveils technological updates for start of fall semester
In preparation for the arrival of returning upperclassmen, first-year students, and faculty back on the Hill this semester, the IT department has prepared a variety of technological updates on campus….
Mayor of Westminster addresses incoming first-year class
As first-year students continued along their busy Orientation schedule this Saturday, they unknowingly followed President Casey and his wife Robyn Allers down Main Street and into town. Many thought they…
New McDaniel Local program introduces first-year students to community
Students who found themselves on campus over the summer may have noticed a group of early newcomers to the Hill this year. Their welcome intrusion comes to us courtesy of…
Westminster’s inaugural Pride Festival boasts huge turnout
Preparing for Westminster’s Pride Festival, McDaniel senior Alex Maragos was not anticipating a large event. She packed some sunscreen and an extra water bottle, but did not plan on staying…
Senior Profile: Mable Buchanan
What is your preferred name and your major and minor? My name is Mable Buchanan, and I’m an English major and Spanish minor. What are some of the jobs you…
Senior Profile: Cam Ostrander
What is your preferred name? Cam What is your major and minor? English Major, Secondary Education Minor What are some of the jobs you held while at McDaniel? I love…
Senior Editor: Kyle Parks
For Editor-in-Chief Kyle Parks, joining the Free Press wasn’t always part of his college plan. “I only wanted to take photos at first since I didn’t think I could write…
The show must go on: The Bakkhai theater performance continues despite opening night scare
This Wednesday, the theater department revealed the opening night production of “The Bakkhai,” a Greek play written by Euripides and translated by Anne Carson. The show was the capstone project…
Graduate professor Mona Kerby overcomes challenges with self-publishing
For graduate professor and award-winning children’s book author Mona Kerby, writing was not always a passion, nor did it immediately come easily to her. “When I was growing up, I…
Dangersauce debuts first ever musical show
This semester, McDaniel’s improv comedy troupe, Dangersauce, debuted their first ever musical show. With an in-house band made up of Jehan Silva and Ben Kahn on guitar, Jake Fine on…
Alumnae poets serve as this year’s Bothe lecturers
Last Tuesday, McDaniel continued its annual poetry tradition with the 32nd B. Christopher Bothe Memorial Lecture. Alumnae poets Melissa Atkinson Mercer and Karen Meadows returned to the College to read…