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Spring Sparks are Flying, from Fender Benders to Fire Mishaps Jen Noel Staff Reporter The calm before the storm. The old adage must be the explanation for the lack of…

Press Release for McDaniel Free Press A group of McDaniel College students hosted a celebration/awareness event on campus Monday, April 20, to honor Mission of Mercy for meeting the healthcare…

Caitlin Daniels Staff Reporter This May, McDaniel will host its fifth annual Relay for Life fundraiser. The event is held globally, in twenty different countries and across the United States….

Danielle Azoulay Staff Reporter The punishment should fit the crime. For a several years now the school has been using community service or “service hours” as Dean Elizabeth Towle prefers…

Who Got you in the NBA finals? any surprises? The Ex: I think with Doc Rivers’ announcement today that Kevin Garnett may miss the entire 2009 playoffs, I think the…

Kate Delenick Co-Editor in Chief Shawron Bibbs, 29, the driver allegedly behind the February 6, hit and run crash that killed McDaniel student Thomas Rouleau, has been caught by authorities….

Katelynn McGinley Features Editor When baby-faced performer Chris Brown was accused of physically assaulting his girlfriend, multi-platinum recording artist, Rihanna, the story stunned millions of fans and made headlines around…

Brent Lowe Staff Reporter “Common Area Billings,” or floor fines are not as high as they have been in years past, but students are still paying them. “They aren’t actually…

After CD Release, ’08 Grad Looks to Big Time Clayton Rosa Staff Reporter Maybe you are ordering a caramel macchiato from Westminster Station, or buying a book from the College…

Caitlynn Flynn Staff Reporer The McDaniel College Admissions web site was officially updated this past October, and the office continues to incorporate innovative strategies to connect prospective students to the…

Casey Crough Staff Reporter Students in a class taught by Dr. Robert Lemieux are documenting the distinguished work of eleven college professors. The photos of 18 college professors deck the…

Warmer weather brings spring fever to the Blotter Jen Noel Staff Reporter Ah, spring is in the air. Flowers are blossoming, the weather is warmer, the days are longer, and…

Relay for Life Approaches Jen Noel Relay For Life is celebrating its 5th anniversary at McDaniel on May 1 and 2, while the American Cancer Society’s Relay celebrates their 25th….

Katie Smith Staff Reporter Students are stepping off the Hill this semester to bridge the gap between McDaniel and the Westminster community. Several courses offered this spring allow students to…

Megan Robinson Staff Reporter It’s much more than a catchy song and dance, the YMCA is an organization focused on improving the community individual by individual. The YMCA has played…

I attended the memorial service that was held for Thomas Rouleau a few weeks ago. It is hard for me to express just how moved I was by everything that…

Kate Delenick Co Editor in Chief It has been just over month since the hit and run crash that killed McDaniel Sophomore, Thomas Rouleau. While family, friends, and the entire…

Jen Noel Staff Reporter On February 26, 2009, a homeless man was apprehended by Campus Safety officers after entering the unlocked back door of a Pennsylvania Avenue house. The man…

Katie Smith Staff Reporter Like colleges across the country, McDaniel is feeling the effects of the economic recession. Fortunately, McDaniel students will likely be shielded from the full force of…

Jen Noel Staff Reporter The unpredictable weather of the past two weeks or perhaps a series of good television shows must have been keeping the students on campus occupied because…