Non-Athletes Show an Interest in Campus Sports
In an incredibly unexpected turn of the tides, students have been flocking to sporting events on campus in overwhelming numbers. Nearly 400 students are attending every on-campus game. Whether it’s…
The Funion
Student Chooses to Become Hobo Rather Than Pay for Housing
McDaniel students have discovered yet another innovative idea for saving money on room and board. Commuter student Fern Andrews made the decision to become a hobo in an attempt save…
Roman Life Gains Traction on Campus in Midst of Greek Life Decline
It’s no secret that Greek life on campus has been in a slow decline over the past few semesters. To make up for it, some students have turned to a new…
Movie Review: Legally Blonde
Ah, yes. What a classic. “Legally Blonde” challenges our views about what it means to be a blonde girl. Elle Woods “transforms” from a stereotypical characterization of a blonde “fashionista” into…
Student Hopes Anti-Theft Alarm Won’t Target Him
“I just don’t know what’s going to happen to me when I step through.” These are the words of sophomore Marty Jones as he stands in the library lobby, glancing…
Spellcheck Conspires Against Student
Starting in the fall semester of 2017, McDaniel College will no longer allow its students to use Microsoft Word: the reason being for Microsoft’s recent scandal involving spellcheck. Last month,…
Administration Apologizes for Tuition Hikes
For years, students and their families have endured rapidly increasing postsecondary education costs. Members of the McDaniel community are no exception, with the net price of McDaniel again increasing this…
Where’s the Free Press?
Dear Free Press, For years you have provided me with a consistent source of news about Western Maryland/McDaniel, but you’ve been eerily quiet on social media and your website for weeks now….
Letter to the Editors
I am writing this letter to the editors as someone who constantly reads your publications, but also as someone who loves McDaniel, or I mean, Western Maryland College. I bring…
Campus Profile: Peter Lynn, Head of E.T. Department
After multiple complaints by students, Campus Safety has finally agreed to investigate the claims that I.T. Department’s Peter Lynn. is an extraterrestrial. It all started with a claim from Laurissa Trump,…
Trump Drops Out of GOP Race
Republican candidate Donald Trump has announced today that he is dropping out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination. This comes as a shock to many since he has…
Green and Go to Open Gas Station Outside Rouzer
McDaniel Residence Life, in conjunction with Sodexo Dining Services, have announced that they will be opening the Green and Go Gas Station adjacent to the store, in the hopes of…
Cockroach Having Hard Time Financing His Education
There’s no doubt that college is now an expensive endeavor in the U.S. Many of us struggle to make ends meet as tuition and fees take up a great deal…
Students Raise Concerns of Alumni Purge
While it’s widely known that only a few McDaniel grads can be particularly successful, students are now looking to the institution after the disappearances of some notable alumni. “There is…
Coch Ness Monster Sighting
This past weekend, Campus Safety Officer Miranda Wright made a surprising discovery: the Coch Ness Monster really does exist. Coch Ness is the name of the pond on the golf…
How to Raise Your Green Terror
The Green Terror (Greenus Terrorious) is an endangered species native to Westminster. McDaniel Facts scholars have been raising the McDaniel Green Terror’s newborn greenling for the last few months. In…
Due to Rising Tuition, Students Construct Shanty Town in Harveystone Park
After yet another tuition increase was announced for the 2016-2017 school year, McDaniel students have begun to construct a shanty town in Harveystone Park in an attempt to create a…
Editors Create Smallest Orchestra to Console Whining Editor
On the night of Wednesday, March 30, Free Press editors Hannah Krauss, Melanie Ojwang, Kelsey Mannix, and Jimmy Calderon created the smallest string orchestra in the world during that night’s…
Squirrel Squag’s Hoard Found
Have you lost your key or ID? Did it just disappear, seemingly from under your nose? Maintenance worker Filmore Sweepson, known to friends as Filly, discovered the reason why. “I…
McDaniel to Close Campus on Weekends
In light of the increasing cost of college maintenance, McDaniel officials have decided to close campus every Friday at 7 pm, and to reopen every Sunday at 4 pm starting…