COVID-19 clinic on campus & vaccine frequently asked questions
“Fall 2021 is going to look much more like the fall of 2019 than it did 2020,” said David Lakey, vice chancellor for health affairs and chief medical officer at…
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College offers support in a gathering following Chauvin verdict
On Tuesday, April 20, at around 2:30 p.m., it was announced that the jury on the Derek Chauvin trial had reached a consensus. In anticipation of the results of the…
Student employees see 1B eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine
While COVID-19 case numbers are rising on campus and more safety precautions are being put into effect, some encouraging news has arrived along with the warm March air. As confirmed…
McDaniel student inboxes on fire as reply-all emails swell
A wildfire took to McDaniel student Outlook inboxes on Mar. 16, when one student sent an email to all students at McDaniel College via the email address “allugstudentslist@mcdaniel.edu.” Shardae Scroggins…
McDaniel faculty members are being equipped with the COVID-19 vaccine
As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more readily available, some of the McDaniel community is beginning to receive their first doses. Eric Immler, Chief of the Department of Campus Safety, first…
Searching for the missing pieces of the GameStop puzzle
Over two weeks in Jan. 2021, regular investors turned Wall Street on its head when efforts by Reddit users sent Gamestop stock soaring over 2,000%, creating a shockwave through traditional…
“People were everywhere” crowded Glar raises COVID-19 safety challenges
Students and staff are raising concerns and frustrations about the safety of Englar Dining Hall as COVID-19 cases rise to match the total cases from the Fall 2020 semester on…
Sunrise Movement shining on campus and in the legislature
Fighting for a brighter future, Sunrise Movement McDaniel has come together with Sunrise Movement hubs across Maryland to endorse an array of Green New Deal aligned bills they believe will…
Return to the Hill Committee announces plans for the spring 2021 semester
Amid surging COVID-19 cases, McDaniel will be housing approx. 1100 students and offering in person and hybrid courses on campus this spring semester, with additional safety measures in place. “Over the…
Jin Kang named to McDaniel board of trustees
Jin Kang of Great Falls, VA brings his entrepreneurial experience and business expertise to McDaniel College as one of the new members of the McDaniel College board of trustees. Kang studied…
Susan Stevenson returns to the Hill to serve on board of trustees
McDaniel (formerly Western Maryland) College alumna, Susan C. Stevenson of Ashland, Massachusetts, has been named to the McDaniel College board of trustees. Stevenson celebrates a long history at Western Maryland College….
Incoming President Jasken readies to address McDaniel’s contemporary challenges
Pursuing improved student relations, climate action, and inclusion, Julia Jasken, Ph.D., will become the next McDaniel College President. Jasken began her career on the Hill as an English professor in…
20 percent by 2020: Where are we now?
In the fall of 2014, President Roger Casey and Beth Gerl, vice president of student affairs and dean of students at the time, signed the Real Food Challenge during the…
McDaniel students on the 2020 election experience
The 2020 presidential election was the first time many students at McDaniel College were able to vote. First-time voters in this election say they felt empowered and proud after voting….
Providing a safe place for election stress and anxiety on the hill
After the end of the 2020 election season, McDaniel College has provided a safe, comfortable place for post-election stress-relief for its students and staff. Some students find their peace in the…
Political conversations on The Hill
With America’s political climate being tense, McDaniel College students have found political topics becoming more common in conversations with their peers. Students have had different experiences when discussing politics on…
Concerns raised about campus safety-student power dynamics
In multiple anonymous, unreported accounts, students expressed feelings of disempowerment from interactions with campus safety officers. “Campus safety officers have an expectation to interact with everyone in a courteous and…
Shortened class periods present new challenges for students
The first semester of the 2020-2021 school year was split up into two seven-week sessions. Students still had to take final exams at the end of their classes. However, this…
Westminster and McDaniel community leader reclaims patriotism in Carroll County
Every Saturday, professor Henry Reiff can be seen standing outside the Westminster Public Library eliciting cheers, car horns, and expletives from passersby as he proudly waves an American flag, untouched…
Sunrise Baltimore and allies take on the evolving battle against trash incineration
Rising before the break of dawn, the movement group Sunrise Baltimore and aligned organizers stood outside the house of Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, demanding he wake up to the nightmare of trash…