The Benefits of SASS–Personal Experience
The organization “SASS” stands for Student Accessibility Support Services. Their office is located in Merritt Hall 117. The SASS program has allowed me to personally thrive my first semester at…
Commentary
Why you should care about strategic planning
Breaking Down McDaniel’s Inconsistent COVID-19 Regulations
Green spaces are needed as urbanization rises
NFL vs. NIH: Who will win?
Why what you do with your old computer matters
The lack of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options in Englar Dining Hall
Crowds in Englar Dining Hall are dangerous and preventable
Political polarization and the rise of Donald Trump
As the economic crisis intensifies, signs of a future populist interparty coalition emerge
As the economic crisis carries on, Congress continues to try to pass another coronavirus stimulus bill. A significant part of the CARES Act’s success was the stimulus check provision. A…
Radical group “Hugs Over Masks” spreads lies and COVID-19 in Westminster
Every Saturday, Carroll County locals gather at the Westminster Community Pond to champion scientific illiteracy under the guise of the organization Hugs Over Masks. Kate Dobson, Ph.D., a rhetoric professor…
Failing us: our administration’s climate destruction complicity
(Editor’s Note: This article was originally released with the Sept. 23, 2020 print issue of the McDaniel Free Press. The author of this article has added a note in response…
McDaniel’s low test numbers: too good to be true?
Approaching the sixth week of students living on campus in this unprecedented semester, the college has successfully maintained a low number of positive COVID-19 cases on campus. Over the last month…
A call for law enforcement public accountability
Families shed tears that turn hot with frustration over another black man taken lawlessly. Peaceful protests transgress into riots. “A riot is the language of the unheard,” Martin Luther King…
President Casey disappoints students at the Ask McDaniel Anything forum
As we walked out of the first Ask McDaniel Anything (AMA) meeting of the semester, with McDaniel College President Roger Casey in attendance, we felt the same emotions we faced…
The presidential primaries should encourage us to be more informed
The presidential primaries are in full swing. What do people need to know? What have we learned from the first primaries? What should we expect next? Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada,…
Leaving Super Tuesday
Leaving Super Tuesday, we only saw two democrats with a realistic opportunity to claim the number of delegates needed to be the democratic president-elect; Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. This…
Climate change… yes, it’s real
It’s that time of the year again when all four seasons make their way into the entire month of February. Now, this has been going on for quite some time….
My Design: Was it worth it?
As all the first-year students know, there was a new Jan term requirement to take My Design. This was a simple class in which you talk about who you are…
You can’t be prepared for college and that’s fine
With my first semester of college coming to a rousing finale, going home for break will mean getting bombarded with questions, not only from my parents and older siblings, but…