Features

By Laura Hutton, Budapest Correspondent “It was a much bigger love than my first husband,” said Linda Van Hart, visiting professor from the Westminster campus of her jewelry making. Spending…

By Chris Higgs John Brown’s Body is a group of the world music genre comprised of eight men out of New York and Massachusetts who stay true to the roots…

Freshmen revisit their beginning at McDaniel at the start of their second semester By Ashleigh Smith We all remember what it was like to be a freshman. Getting lost on…

By Roxanne Fleischer There is nothing like missing a deadline by several months and still accomplishing the mission. Dr. Bryn Upton of the history department knows this first hand. While…

By Mike Habegger

McDaniel students participate in unique coursework at home and abroad By David Robertson, Chief Photographer “Did someone say England?” Students returned to McDaniel for the spring semester reeling from their…

English professor Dr. Reanna Ursin takes trapeze lessons in Baltimore By Ryan Hickey She stands forty feet above the ground on a platform, clasping a horizontal bar that will be…

One-of-a-kind store is Westminster’s hidden treasure By Anna Moffet When was the last time you took a stroll down Main Street or visited some of the local shops? If you’re…

By Rachel Hooper Deaf students at McDaniel face some extra challenges, but differences do not set them apart from the life of a typical college student. Undergraduates at McDaniel are…

By Laura Hutton, News Co-Editor Whether they are working on homework or procrastinating on Facebook, many students stay awake late into the wee hours of the morning. However, this cuts…

By Bethany Grov? Many people have had that moment of panic after opening a holiday gift of clothing, after which all they can say is “Gee, thanks.” Ultimately, they end…

. . . or at least personalized By Roxanne Fleischer A Snicker’s Mobile is a shoe box sized cart on K’nex wheels that can be pulled towards the owner with…

Sandler brings ‘enthusiasm and intellect’ to mentorship in Dr. Kachur’s First-Year Seminar Horror Fiction and Film By Kim Williams Jenny Sandler is a peer mentor who claims she enjoys her…

Features Co-Editor and Fall 2007 Graduate Katie Young “but if I…. learned anything at all it was to always be true to yourself and I know that this is what…

Jane Sharpe’s hour long “Books Sandwiched In” event showcases books that make great gifts for the holiday season By Michelle Menner With her glasses perched at the end of her…

By Lauren Laker, Contributor Each year, 2,000 visitors stop in the Carroll County Visitor Center, wondering what to do in the little town of Westminster. For Barbara Beverungen, manager of…

Don’t underestimate the strength of cell phone photos By Roxanne Fleischer Earlier this fall I was playing a casual game of tennis at McDaniel when I heard an unusual sound…

Mark Rust believes ASL is pathway for being an ally to the deaf community By Rachel Hooper If you hear laughter in the halls of McDaniel College’s Academic Hall, you’ll…

By Becky Snider Space—there is lots of it. And it is certainly one of the immediate things one notices when first entering the new buildings for the first time. If…