Decker College Center to undergo partial renovation
The Decker College Center will soon undergo partial renovations, according to Dean of Students Liz Towle and Associate Dean of Campus and Community Engagement Josh Ambrose. The two deans first…
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First week of classes hit by snowfall
The first week of the new semester saw two early closures and two delays. Snow began to fall on Tuesday afternoon, prompting officials at the College to cancel all classes…
McComics: February 4
Last semester, students in the communication department’s Communication and Culture course submitted weekly comics to the Free Press, and we are pleased to feature a few artists who have chosen…
Hooked on hyperbolic geometry
“How tall are your stitches?” and “are there any colors people would like me to get more of?” are not questions you typically hear a professor ask in a college…
Swimmers Boyle and Hegna ready to break more records
With winter sports on the Hill well underway, swimmers Blair Boyle and Sara Hegna have risen as prominent figures within the McDaniel athletics community. Both Hegna and Boyle have already…
Society’s use of feminine hygiene products oppresses women
For many women, menstruation is the epitome of femininity and the ultimate celebration of womanhood. Unfortunately, the portrayal of menstruation in society is also a major cause for anxiety, discomfort,…
From the archives: January on the Hill
While January is typically a quiet month on campus, the College’s newspaper staff has often been on scene to report the new year’s first stories. Here are some January front-page articles students…
Cup Tea Bar & Cafe looking to reopen with a McDaniel focus
Cup Tea Bar & Cafe hasn’t served a customer since Oct. 14. The popular 1 E. Main St. haunt was originally scheduled to close for a month for much-needed renovations. After…
Deans hold first ‘Ask McDaniel Anything’ open forum
On Thursday, Dec. 6, Liz Towle, acting dean of student affairs, and Josh Ambrose, associate dean of campus and community engagement, held an open forum with student organization leaders to…
AVI Foodsystems, Inc. announced as College’s new dining services provider
AVI Foodsystems, Inc. will be McDaniel College’s new dining services provider starting Jan. 6, 2019. The decision, delivered to the campus community in a Dec. 3 email, was made after a student-staff…
McComics: December 9
Below is the final week of comic strips created by students in the communication department’s Communication and Culture course. On behalf of our staff, our readers, and all who involve themselves…
Financial literacy in college
The 2008 recession was basically the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression in the 1930s. In just over 19 months, the Great Recession wiped out trillions of dollars of…
Voting climate at McDaniel
Just like the presidential years, midterm elections create an atmosphere where politicians and government officials encourage everyone to vote. Even though people are encouraged to vote, this does not mean…
From Gotham to Westminster
TheWhether it is Superman, Spiderman, or Batman, a lot of people’s favorite superheroes started off as comic books before they became successful box-office movies. Even though this is good trivial…
Get ready for finals with these tips
It’s crazy to believe that finals week is just around the corner. Finals week is one of the most stressful times of the year, a time where students just want…
McComics: December 2
Below are the comic strips created by students in the communication department’s Communication and Culture course. This week, they pay homage to classic comic strips. The images and content are used…
I didn’t think it would happen to me
One in four women will be sexually assaulted while in college, usually during their freshman year. However, only one in 50 will report the incident. I know the majority of women reading…
Mackenzie Goaneh wins SGA presidency
According to accounts on social media, Mackenzie Goaneh has won the race for SGA president. The sophomore public relations chair and former freshman representative won over Amara Foster, the current secretary and former…
Why we must take action on climate change
Imagine if you were given 12 years to change something. What would you do? Most likely, you’d push it off until the last minute and get it done before the…
Branden Muth ’15, post office hero, departs after storied time at McDaniel
For the first time since 2013, Branden Muth has departed McDaniel. Muth heads to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab to work as a government contractor at the administrator 3…