Paradise in January: Bahamas Jan Term
The semester is almost over, and soon, students will be packing up and heading home for winter break. But not everyone—16 McDaniel students will be packing their swimsuits and sunscreen…
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Dana Ferraris, teacher and entrepreneur
Dana Ferraris, professor at McDaniel College, spends his Sunday mornings running the Kismet Café, alongside his wife, Lana. Ferraris and his wife opened their café on March 2014. “Kismet” means…
Music with “Staying Power”
Guitars line the walls, pianos sit on the floor, and the sounds of brass and woodwind instruments can be heard emanating from the teaching rooms in the back. The welcoming…
The success of many stems from one
Throughout the past few years, the business department has benefitted from a certain faculty member. There have been many professors that have contributed to the department’s success, but especially Kerry Duvall….
Local coffee company provides jobs, fosters community for developmentally disabled
Erin Baldwin likes to talk about her job as a coffee roaster at Furnace Hills Coffee Co. in downtown Westminster just as much as she likes the job itself. “I…
Food Sunday: Offering Carroll County a helping hand
Carroll County’s Food Sunday has been feeding families in our community since 1982. In recent years, they have had help from McDaniel College students. The service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega…
McDaniel’s take on World Philosophy Day
On the third Thursday of every November, calendars are marked for observation of World Philosophy Day, during which people around the globe take the day to honor and celebrate shared…
Westminster’s field of purple flowers
Before even walking through the doors of Silver Linings Lavender, customers are welcomed by the scents — and sense — of being surrounded by lavender in a field of vibrant purple flowers….
20 percent by 2020: Three years in
In the fall of 2014, during the lunchtime rush at Englar Dining Hall, President Roger Casey and Beth Gerl, the vice president of student affairs and dean of students, signed…
Student Clint Wright elected as Director of South Western School Board
On Tuesday Nov. 7, McDaniel junior Clint Wright was elected to a four-year term as Director of the South Western School District school board. Wright, a 2015 alumnus of South…
Dr. Erin Watley: Fitting into McDaniel
“If you don’t see something being done, then you’ll think that you can’t accomplish it. If you don’t see a young black professor that’s a doctor, then you may think…
Love Your Melon aims to help cancer’s youngest victims
Last year Erin Nelson, crew leader of McDaniel’s Love Your Melon branch, was given the opportunity to visit Sinai hospital in Baltimore. Nelson and other members of the campus group…
McDaniel College study abroad photo contest
Currently, there are about 25 McDaniel students studying abroad in places like Hungary, Germany, France, and many more countries—and they’ve got the pictures to show for it. The winners of the 2017…
Where in Westminster: Baugher’s Restaurant
Over a century ago in 1904, Daniel Baugher founded the Baugher family orchard. Then, his family depended on the farm as their main source of food and income. Over the next decades, the farm…
Women’s lacrosse raises awareness for suicide prevention
For young adults between the ages of 15 and 24, suicide is one of the leading causes of death — and most college students fall into this age group. In order to…
Dance Marathon comes to McDaniel College
McDaniel College has a new organization making its way to campus. Dance Marathon is a nationwide philanthropic event with the purpose of fundraising for the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). This organization supports…
A man who could have lived
When I was seven I lost my father to colon cancer. My goal for telling his story is one, to establish my father as a real person and two, to…
Jan Term at McDaniel: Three weeks of exploration
Senior Mark Gales says his favorite part of both of his Jan Terms abroad, to Berlin and Dublin, was connecting with fellow students and forging new friendships. He said the…
Anxiety through one person’s eyes
My journey with anxiety, like many others, started at a young age. I remember hearing stories from my parents that I now laugh at, about the doctors telling them they’ve…
New professor of military science aims to further develop program
This year, McDaniel College ROTC welcomed a new Professor of Military Science, Lieutenant Colonel Donyeill “Don” Mozer. Mozer, an active duty service member of 17 years, was selected to serve…