Senior suspected to actually be two first-year students in a trench coat
At first glance, McDaniel senior Jacob Smith appears to be like any other senior. He majored in business due to pressure from his father and toed the line of being…
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There’s a big rat in the Free Press office
April 1 was meant to be a normal day in the office. Wake up, write out some drafts, edit some things, the usual work. But the hapless author of this…
McHoroscopes: Your sign and your new major
Spring is a time for change, and some people may be finding that their current major just doesn’t suit them any more. Some underclassmen may not yet have a major…
McDaniel introduces new housing for anti-vax students
The College has announced it will open a new block of housing specifically for unvaccinated students. This new housing decision comes in an attempt to create a campus inclusive to…
IT mandates new password requirements
The McDaniel IT Department has announced via email to students and faculty a new, stricter set of system password requirements. The new requirements will take effect as soon as the wifi…
McDaniel theater department to perform edgy rock musical
The McDaniel theater department has decided to branch out this semester and perform a rock musical, with some hard-hitting themes. The musical is an adaptation of a 1987 film that…
Academic cuts prove not enough; McDaniel sells Memorial Bell to local pawn shop for quick cash
Last Thursday morning, students were surprised to see that the Memorial Bell usually found in Red Square was suddenly missing. “There was just an empty spot,” said Myla Brown, senior….
‘Clybourne Park’ performs to a sold-out audience
“Clybourne Park,” a Pulitzer- and Tony-award winning play, was performed during the past week at McDaniel College. The show opened on March 6 and closed on March 9. Tickets were…
DeMarcus White named head football coach, will be first African American head coach in the Centennial Conference
The College announced on March 8 that football Defensive Coordinator DeMarcus White has taken over as head coach. White takes over from Mike Dailey, who is stepping down at the end…
Julie Dobrow, Ph.D. speaks at annual Ridington Lecture
On Tuesday, March 12, Julie Dobrow, Ph.D., director of the Center of Interdisciplinary Studies and senior lecturer and senior fellow at Tufts University, visited McDaniel to present her talk “Sorting…
McComics: March
With spring theoretically on the horizon, this week’s comics from Nathan Wright, Clint Wright, and Olivia Culver are following the theme of “springtime” and can be read below.
McDaniel Alert sent out false evacuation, ‘stay in place’ warnings
Some members of the McDaniel community Thursday night received messages from the McDaniel Alert system warning of a threat to campus. The alert was in fact intended for Pima Community…
The good, the bad, and the Oscars
This Sunday, the 91st Academy Awards ceremony was held, and mistakes were made. Not mistakes in the sense of anything fixable, but mistakes nonetheless. Mistake #1: Nominating “Bohemian Rhapsody” for…
PSU, SGA hold town hall meeting about academic changes
On Wednesday, March 6, McDaniel’s Progressive Student Union and SGA held a town hall meeting in Decker Auditorium to discuss the recently-announced academic changes, which include the suspension of the…
Progressive Student Union remains active in wake of academic changes
On Saturday, Feb. 23, McDaniel’s Progressive Student Union gathered outside of McDaniel Lounge as the Board of Trustees met to vote on proposed academic changes. The Board ultimately voted for…
A review of ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’
“We peddle perception, thin as a bubble.” “Velvet Buzzsaw” (2019), written and directed by Dan Gilroy, is a playground for postmodern anxieties. This satirical horror embodies what philosopher Jean Baudrillard…
My Design expands in second year, looks toward future
In its second year, My Design, a January term course aimed at first-year students, made the jump from three sections to eight sections. Come 2020, the College is expecting about…
AVI Fresh introduced as College’s ‘culinary services’ provider
AVI Fresh has descended on McDaniel as the new culinary services provider. The company, part of AVI Foodsystems, Inc., was introduced to the undergraduate student body in a Jan. 27 email,…
A harder pill to swallow: IUDs should be the preferred form of birth control
Most women who seek birth control, whether as a response to heavy and painful periods or as a contraceptive to have safer and more enjoyable sex, are familiar with the…
Lifting the world
Carroll County’s Miles Taylor exploded in popularity as a star in the world of sports earlier this month after a video was posted on Instagram of the lifter lifting two…