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Not-So-Astrologically-Inspired Horoscopes Jen Noel and Kris Breeden Staff Reporters Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): He’s just not that into you? Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You are a dear soul. You put…

Katelynn McGinley Staff Reporter The Academy Awards are just around the corner, in case you’ve forgotten that Brad Pitt has actually been doing things with his life other than raising…

Kate Maloney Staff Reporter Coming to a classroom near you, South Park: The Class will premiere Fall 2009 at McDaniel. The hit TV show is the focus of a new…

Danielle Smith Staff Reporter With 24 years of experience at McDaniel College, Dr. Christianna Leahy manages to not just juggle but to “hacky sack” her way through the constant challenge…

Roxanne Fleischer News Co-editor It all started with that soft bean bag chair, the one she says she was partial to in her elementary school library in Austin, Texas. Her…

Nadia Artiomenco Staff Reporter Fidan Sudzadinowa, a girl with a last name that can hardly be pronounced by a native English speaker, is as multidimensional and sophisticated as her background…

Angela Baldwin Staff Reporter “I didn’t start out with 40 books, they just found me,” Jane Sharpe, Associate Librarian, told a chuckling audience at her yearly event, Books Sandwiched In….

Rose Eney Staff Reporter Let the games begin; this year’s theme for homecoming certainly reflected the day’s events in a proper fashion. Even the weather played games all day, starting…

Jenna Little Staff Reporter As the holiday season grows nearer, the Carroll County community is already preparing for their annual Neighbors In Need program. Neighbors In Need is a countywide…

Danger Souce Improv Troupe performs at Starry Night Bakery Colleen McCarrick Staff Reporter The “ingredients” of Danger Sauce surely know the recipe for laughter. Combining nothing but quick wit, intuition…

Juliann Guiffre Co-News Editor Eric Lemmon, a triple science major, was, by his admission, a poor student in middle school. “I was bright, but I didn’t do the work,” he…

KJ Mazurek Staff Reporter In May 2005, Dan Waeger, a former McDaniel College golfer, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer. With no family history or smoking habits, Dan began to…

Brent Lowe Staff Reporter If you were to walk into room 309 on the 3rd floor of Rouzer, the first thing that would probably come to your mind is, “Wow,…

Michelle Menner Staff Reporter One McDaniel alum turned personal tragedy into triumph through passionate philanthropic efforts that earned her a nomination and a spot as a finalist for Glamour magazine’s…

Kim Williams Staff Reporter The Exorcist: A classic that follows the demonic possession of a young girl, Regan, this movie tops the list in terms of delivering terror. With rumors…

Juliann Guiffre Co-News Editor Two common occurrences occur among movie goers worldwide?a film is highly anticipated and almost a sure box office win?and it falls flat, or a film comes…

Christina Hinkle Staff Reporter What do flip-flops, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and jackets have in common? You’ve probably worn each of those things outside at least once this month. With unusually warm…

Kris Breeden Staff Reporter It’s another period piece for Keira Knightley, though not the typical Hollywood romance. Set in the late 18th century, The Duchess is based on the true…

Jenna Little Staff Reporter The bustling of the large city was a great contrast to the quiet and less chaotic atmosphere of Westminster or what many students are used to….

(Editor’s Note: This essay was submitted to Priscilla Ord for a College Essay assignment.) John Wahman Featured Writer One day I was riding my bike down a hill we used…