A Guide to Campus Safety: Spring Fling Edition
With another Spring Fling upon us, students may again wonder how Campus Safety will be interacting with students throughout the day. The Free Press spoke with Director of Campus Safety…
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The Fifth Annual Allies’ Drag Show: A Photo Essay
The evening of Thursday, April 6, Allies hosted its fifth Annual Drag Show in Decker Auditorium. The event, part of Allies’ Week, managed to raised more than $350, which was donated…
A Week of Allies
The first week of April signifies the beginning of the spring for many students. However, for the McDaniel community, this week also signifies one other event: the celebration of sexual…
Pronouncing Metrosexuality
Early into his college career, Sam Killermann realized that others perceived him in an unexpected way: he was constantly assumed to be gay. In reality, however, Killermann eventually came to…
Having a Ball: Celebrating April Fools’ Day in Style
On April 1, students gathered in the Glar Porch. Arriving in elegant attire and ornate masks, students celebrated April Fools’ Day in style with an April Fools’ Masquerade Ball. Although initially…
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Intramural Sports Seek Teams, Players for Spring Session
Intramural sports registration will begin closing in waves on Sunday. Volleyball, which plays its games on Monday and Wednesday nights, will close its registration Sunday. Dodgeball, which plays on Tuesday…
What Students Do Off Campus
McDaniel offers a wide range of on-campus activities for students to take part in. These include clubs, student government positions, Greek life, and arts and culture shows/exhibits. Although there are…
McAdvice: Pomodoro
Amid the busyness throughout the second half of the semester, students run on caffeine, pub runs, and other substances that should not be mentioned in front of authority figures. Students are cramming…
Bravely Bald: A Story of Hair Loss and Illness
Seventh grade and finding bald patches. Seventeen and watching clumps of hair fall from her fingers into the drain. 40 years old, advanced ovarian cancer, and a bald head under…
Exercise Science Department Considers Name Change to Kinesiology
If there is one thing that’s certain about McDaniel, it’s that the college is always changing and adapting, and the departments must change and adapt with it. The Exercise Science…
How Dorm Culture Is Dying And How You Can Stop It
Dorm culture is starting to get out of hand, and we all have a part in the change. It’s been more than a month since the Spring semester’s begun, and…
Coming up to Arts & Culture
For the art lovers looking for events to attend and the students needing cultural outings for their classes, here is a list of major performances, shows and events coming to…
Dance, Fashion, Cuisine, Culture, and Comedy: ACC’s Annual “Taste of Asia”
The Forum bustled as students, faculty, staff, and the community alike gathered for the Asian Community Coalition’s annual “Taste of Asia” dinner on Feb. 23. According to Tonae’ Hamilton, the…
Bobbie Pfeiffer: Making Salad with a Twist
Each weekday at the start of lunch, Bobbie Pfeiffer stands ready at her salad station in the corner of Englar Dining Hall. Students start to line up, ordering their salads—perhaps…
McPlaylist of the Month: March
This playlist aims to expose McDaniel to the music genre that is grime, just as its popularity in both Britain and the United States is hitting its high point. It…
Movie Review: “American Honey” is Definitely American, Anything but Sweet
“American Honey,” Andrea Arnold’s story of an abused teenager turned traveling magazine saleswoman, was, unfortunately, not nominated. But it should have been, so here we are. It stars an unknown…
McDaniel Contrast: Creativity and Community
Spring is a time for many things, such as the end of snow and winter, blooming flowers, a sense of renewal—and the newest issue of Contrast, McDaniel’s literary magazine. Every…
What to Watch in Sports Coming Up
As the spring semester nears its halfway point, athletics on the Hill are picking up with plenty of action for students to see both on and off campus. Men’s and…
“Cord-Cutting” at McDaniel
With the advent of online streaming services and an increase in their use, it should come as no surprise that with the advent of online streaming, TV has changed dramatically—particularly among millennials….