Senior Art Exhibition: “Affect + Effect: Art and Social Responsibility”
In this last few weeks of the semester at McDaniel, the Rice Gallery is yet again setting up, this time for the second leg of senior art exhibits. Slightly different than…
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Senior Art Exhibition: “(Global) Awareness”
As spring settles in at McDaniel, seniors frantically finish up their capstone projects and freshmen fear their upcoming finals. Things are no different for the students in the Art Department….
Book Review: A Monster Calls
“Stories are wild creatures, the monster said. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak.” Thirteen-year-old Conor O’Malley gets visited by a monster, but it is…
I’ll Remember You in a Song: the McDaniel College Choir in Concert
The McDaniel College Choir’s thirty-nine members processed through the aisles of Baker Memorial Chapel at the beginning of the night on Sunday, April 23, making their way to the open…
In Order to Form A MORE PERFECT UNION
On the night of April 15, right after the Spring Fling celebrations were coming to an end, Theater Department students prepared what would be their last show of the spring, and…
Movie Review: “I Can’t Remember, But I’m Haunted By It,” Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell, the remake of the 1995 anime film starring Scarlett Johansson, is worth seeing. Visually, it’s beautiful and impressive, blurring the line between what’s real and what’s…
Vokzal: An Exhibit on Train Stations
A multi-floored structure brimming with the latest in contemporary art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, one of New York City’s treasures, is worth a visit for any artist. McDaniel…
Coming up to Arts & Culture
For the art lovers looking for events to attend and the students needing cultural outings for their classes, here is a list of major performances, shows and events coming to…
Movie Review: “American Honey” is Definitely American, Anything but Sweet
“American Honey,” Andrea Arnold’s story of an abused teenager turned traveling magazine saleswoman, was, unfortunately, not nominated. But it should have been, so here we are. It stars an unknown…
Movie Review: “Moonlight” Doesn’t Shoot for the Moon, Doesn’t Have to
“Moonlight,” based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s unproduced play “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue,” is one of the two best films you’ll see out of 2016. Director Barry Jenkins has…
Thirty Years of Tears and Fears
Kurt Cobain would have turned 50 this month. That doesn’t sound like much, but that’s before you realize Kurt Cobain had one of the greatest influences on rock music of all…
“12 Steps” Down Postmodernism
“12 Steps: A Solo Performance Piece,” written by Theater Professor Richard Sautter, delivered a combination of laughter and deep pondering the night of Feb. 11 in WMC Alumni Hall. The…
Notions of Place: A Photo Essay
McDaniel College’s Art and Art History Department welcomes back four alumnae for their most recent gallery opening: “Notions of Place: Four Alumnae, Four Interpretations.” The exhibition takes place in Peterson Hall’s…
Notions of Place: Four Alumnae, Four Interpretations
McDaniel College’s Art and Art History Department welcomes back four alumnae for their most recent gallery opening: “Notions of Place: Four Alumnae, Four Interpretations.” The exhibition is taking place in Peterson Hall’s…
Book Review: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Captured by the Gestapo after crash-landing in Nazi-occupied France, the main character of Code Name Verity is forced to write an account of what has happened to her. Keeping with…
Global Drumming at McDaniel
McDaniel College offered a music course, Global Drumming Traditions, during the 2016 Fall Semester. Not only did this class teach students how to play the drums, but they also got…
Gospel Choir Concert
The McDaniel College Gospel Choir presented their Fall Concert on Dec. 11 to a packed house. The concert centered around “Put a Little Love in Your Heart,” a classic song…
Looking Good, Hoover: The Many Exhibitions at Hoover Library
McDaniel is all about their students, and Hoover Library is no exception. The library has received artwork from alumni who wish to leave something behind at the school that shaped…
Walt Michael’s “Holiday on the Hill” Concert
McDaniel College and Common Ground on the Hill presented its annual holiday concert at the Carroll Arts Center featuring Walt Michael and Company on Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. Walt…
Alpha Psi Omega’s Holiday Cabaret
All of the key aspects of fun were on display in this year’s Holiday Cabaret event as it included singing, dancing and laughing. Alpha Psi Omega, the Honors Theater Fraternity,…