‘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…
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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…
Undergrad and grad commencement ceremonies to be separate
Undergraduate and graduate students will, for the first time, graduate in different ceremonies this spring. The graduate commencement ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. at the Gill Center on…
English department proposes new writing and publishing major
Last week, English department faculty approved the final draft of a new writing and publishing major. The English department first started exploring the possibility of such a major in the…
‘Compulsory Measures’
This winter, the McDaniel College Rice Gallery holds an exhibit centering around the theme of obsessive compulsiveness in visual art. The exhibit, called “Compulsory Measures,” explores the process of quieting…
President Casey talks academic changes, social media, Saturday protest
On Saturday, Feb. 23, the review of McDaniel’s academic programs reached its conclusion at a meeting of the Board of Trustees. President Casey sent an email to the College community…
McComics: February 24
With the second print issue of the semester upon us, it is time for the second batch of McComics! This week’s theme was love, and below you will see comics…
Board votes to suspend art history, religious studies, French, German, and music majors
The Board of Trustees on Saturday unanimously voted to suspend five undergraduate majors and three minors, as well as the master’s in deaf education. Majors in art history, religious studies,…
The importance of music education
As the Arts and Culture Editor for the Free Press, I don’t think it is surprising for me to declare that I think the Arts are important. I have played…