Stranded by a Snowstorm: One student’s take on being stuck in Boston
Most students would probably be excited about missing half a week of class due to snow. Yet, after seven days of being stuck in an odd-smelling, increasingly cramped hotel room…
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Commuter Students React to Snow Delay Decisions
During the cold months of winter, McDaniel students wake up each day and check their emails and social media in hopes that school will be cancelled or at least delayed until…
Lighter Side: January-Present
It’s a new semester guys, and I must say the students of McDaniel have made my life easy since the beginning of 2015. So without further ado, here is a…
ROTC Fall Training Day at Mount St. Mary’s
Our cadets journeyed to Mount St. Mary’s for the day to experience another important learning opportunity in their ROTC careers here at McDaniel. The purpose of this trip was to…
Why Everyone Should Learn Sign Language
I have written a couple articles on the topic of American Sign Language. My most recent has been this interview with three faculty members regarding rumors that I had heard…
McDaniel: Green or Not?
On any given day, someone walking down Main Street will notice garbage lying on the ground and probably think nothing of it. People constantly forget about the epic problems that plague…
The Case for Studying Abroad at McDaniel Europe
Have you ever considered studying abroad at McDaniel Europe, our branch campus in Budapest, Hungary? While McDaniel College offers many study abroad programs to students, the stand-out in the bunch…
Misery or Bliss: Purchasing Textbooks
Stress, anxiety, and panic— every student comes to the crushing realization at the beginning of each semester that buying textbooks is unavoidable. Some cringe and others groan at the thought…
A Sense of Safety on the Hill
Within the past year, crimes at McDaniel College seem more common. With last year’s shooting incident and this year’s mugging, flare gun, and groping incidents crimes near our home on…
Airing out Dirty Laundry: Problems with McDaniel’s laundry facilities
Laundry is one of the biggest lifestyle changes college students experience. Some students come to college not knowing how to do laundry, while some others do. The students who live close…
Targeted Advertising Online: Good or Bad Use of Personal Information?
Millions of Americans browse the Internet daily, or at least once a week. You may have noticed while browsing the Internet that sometimes ads seem suspiciously relevant to your life….
Why students should learn another language
I know when you are sitting in a foreign language class, you might think that you do not need to learn the language. However, you are incorrect in this thinking….
The Plight of American Politics: Hyper-partisanship
Gridlock. Frustration. Irritable politicians. American politics has an issue that has caused the government to shut down and enraged many Americans. This issue is hyper-partisanship. Hyper-partisanship is the reason why…
Students’ Responsibility: Recognizing Gender Roles in Nostalgic TV Series “Full House”
As children born in the ’90s, we grew up in a time when Cosmic Brownies were the only desert you wanted in your lunch box, Blockbuster was the place to…
SCANDAL: A Trailblazer for Women or A Capsule of Hidden Gender Roles?
WARNING: Spoilers In ABC’s relatively new drama ‘Scandal,’ the lovely Kerry Washington plays former White House press secretary Olivia Pope. Creator Shonda Rimes (‘Grey’s Anatomy’) fills the show with loads…
Diminishing Face-to-Face Contact with Professors Potentially Threatens Student-Teacher Interactions
Once upon a time, meeting with teachers or professors required interpersonal communication between students and their educators. Today, we rely heavily on the convenience of our technology, which has led…
“Blank Space” Reactions Prompt Lesson in Media Literacy
We all saw it – the avalanche of news-feed clogging reactions to Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” video. Interestingly enough, the public seems unable to reach a consensus, with some reactions…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
It seems normalcy has again returned to the semi-peaceful campus of McDaniel, with no major alerts or serious incidents in the past few weeks. Now it’s all smooth sailing, with…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
Well guys, Homecoming week was as crazy and rambunctious as ever, and now that the dust has settled, we gaze upon a whole pile of wreckage and some incredibly awful…
Halloween-y TV Shows: Witch to Watch?
This Halloween, get in the spooky spirit by watching the best of what television has to offer. Of course, you can’t go wrong with shows like The Walking Dead, American…