News

By Juliann Guiffre News Co-Editor Dr. Karen Violanti sat at her computer browsing job sites. She had just graduated from SUNY at Buffalo and received her PhD in Counselor Education,…

Roxanne Fleischer News Co-Editor Over summer break, McDaniel College made rearrangements to the faculty. Deans Henry Reiff and Sarah Stokely were both directly affected by what Stokely has called, “something…

By Kate Delenick The rumors are abundant and impossible to ignore: “Skipping classes are a rite of passage and a GPA boost is a guarantee.” But does a semester at…

By Rachel Hooper, Features Co-Edtior Award-winning reporter, John Sherman, from Channel 11 WBAL-TV in Baltimore, gave an inspiring keynote message at the Society of Collegiate Journalists’ annual event. His message,…

Becky Snider ’09 Blotter Reporter Editor’s Note: This weekly piece highlights some of the more inane calls and incidents to which campus safety responds. An open 30 pack of beer,…

by Juliann Guiffre Features Co-Editor Dr. Rebecca Carpenter thinks that the old faculty evaluation form caused students to rate teachers like hamburgers. “For classes, unlike some place like Applebee’s, you…

By Julia Heck “On Sunday, August 26th , sometime shortly after midnight, the Department of Campus Safety (DOCS) was anonymously informed of an unconscious subject in the backyard of a…

By Christine Boynton, News Co-editor A surge in college applicants has hit colleges across the country, and this impact has been felt at McDaniel. This surge of students, dubbed the…

by Rachel Hooper, Features Co-Editor The impact of the Iraq war on McDaniel’s ROTC program has produced more focused and dedicated cadets who are almost certain that they will be…

The Summer Months By Chris Higgs First it was $2.00 a gallon. Then it was $3.00 a gallon. Now fuel is over $3.50 a gallon with more price hikes in…

Bosnian Fulbright scholar Dr. Dubravko Lovrenovic visits McDaniel, speaks to students By Kim Staub, Contributor Winston Churchill once said, “The Balkans have produced more history than it can consume.” Indeed,…

By Ashleigh Smith Commuters make up about 20% of McDaniel College’s undergraduate program, according to the college’s handbook, and all of them, approximately 340, are represented by one campus group,…

Until dormitories are renovated, policies, questions over air conditioners will remain By Leslie Shirk The lottery pool for an air conditioner has become increasingly difficult this year. As the trend…

Chemistry professor dies unexpectedly at age 67 By Bethany Grov? Retired McDaniel faculty member Dr. David W. Herlocker will always be remembered for his passion for running, his family and…

By Gail Beveridge, Contributor The new Brussels exchange program is garnering mixed reviews among students, prompting college officials to call a meeting on March 5 that assessed the pros and…

By Juliann Guiffre, Features Co-Editor Betsy Gravenor only made it about two hours before she started to feel hungry. Worried, she knew she’d have to make it for 28 more….

By Becky Snider Editor’s Note: This weekly piece highlights some of the more inane calls and incidents to which campus safety responds. Time certainly does fly. April is almost here…

By Kate Delenick Many McDaniel students see Blanche Ward Hall as their home away from home. It’s where numerous college kids spend weeks on end lounging, laughing, and living. But…