Neighbors in need offers volunteer opportunities
Jenna Little Staff Reporter As the holiday season grows nearer, the Carroll County community is already preparing for their annual Neighbors In Need program. Neighbors In Need is a countywide…
Neighbors in need offers volunteer opportunities
A recipe for danger…sauce
Danger Souce Improv Troupe performs at Starry Night Bakery Colleen McCarrick Staff Reporter The “ingredients” of Danger Sauce surely know the recipe for laughter. Combining nothing but quick wit, intuition…
‘Superman’ junior majors in the sciences–all of them: Eric Lemmon works towards a dream of running a combined lab and clinic for brain cancer
Juliann Guiffre Co-News Editor Eric Lemmon, a triple science major, was, by his admission, a poor student in middle school. “I was bright, but I didn’t do the work,” he…
Determination to win: Former McDaniel golfer establishes national collegiate college foundation
KJ Mazurek Staff Reporter In May 2005, Dan Waeger, a former McDaniel College golfer, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer. With no family history or smoking habits, Dan began to…
McCribs: The best and worst of dorm life
Brent Lowe Staff Reporter If you were to walk into room 309 on the 3rd floor of Rouzer, the first thing that would probably come to your mind is, “Wow,…
After two sexual assaults, it's time to pay attention
Jen Noel Staff Reporter Here at McDaniel it’s easy to get caught up in the everyday events of college life: classes, fundraisers, and activities. We often fail to stop and…
'Brothers' of Capitalism should not be one
(Editor’s Note: The following essay, originally titled “Brotherhood,” was submitted in a first year English course to fulfill a Comparison and Contrast essay assignment.) Dane Koontz Featured Writer There is…
Tales of a commentary editor
Kim Williams Commentary Editor When I became the commentary section editor, it was an area I was completely unfamiliar with. Accustomed to writing movie reviews or other feature pieces, I…
NPR ombudsman puts her faith and trust in journalism
Samantha Lambert Staff Reporter Having a guest speaker like Alicia Shepard, the ombudsman for the National Public Radio, was a great honor here at McDaniel College on October 28th. Not…
It isn't easy being green: Reflections on becoming a recycler
Cindy Sordo Staff Reporter It isn’t easy being green, especially when everyone else around you is far from it. Coming from a state where practically no one recycles made it…
Dating shows take over MTV
Angela Baldwin Staff Reporter I remember turning on the TV when I was very young, coming across MTV and VH1. Back then, I would mainly see music videos, which is…
The pitfalls of abstinence-only education
Jill Wooten Staff Reporter More than two thirds of teens will have had sex by the time they graduate high school. So, what is the problem? Abstinence-only education is failing….
More than recycling: ways to make yourself more eco-friendly
Evan Ticknor Cheif Photographer As I watch McDaniel make efforts to become a more eco-friendly institution, it quickly becomes apparent this is no easy task. With so much for the…
Homecoming game disappoints hopes
Chris Ferrick-Manley Staff Reporter Unlike McDaniel’s previous three Homecoming football games, its November 8 contest against Gettysburg was not decided in the final seconds of the game, as Gettysburg handily…
Coach Martin becomes assistant athletic director
KJ Mazurek Staff Reporter After 28 years of coaching the McDaniel Women’s Basketball team and achieving numerous accomplishments from the courtside, Becky Martin is “privileged and honored” as she takes…
McKay's commitment conveys leadership
Andrew Worm Staff Reporter It’s not only because of his six-foot-eight frame that people around campus are looking up to him. Its also because of his countless solid abilities that…
Men's basketball looks for a great season
Jeff Davis Staff Reporter Coach Kevin Curley and the men’s basketball team are looking forward to another exciting season. With 8 of the team’s top 10 players returning from last…
Ex-Editor V. Guru
BCS rankings or a playoff system? The Ex: Well apparently, the new President, Barack Obama, told Chris Berman on MNF last week that the one thing he could change in…
On the NFL…
NFL Picks Week 11 Through nine weeks of the NFL, there is one thing that is certain?and that is there is no certainty. It is a given (pardon me for…
Barack Obama wins presidential election; students celebrate, reflect
When it turned 11:00 p.m. ET, as the polls in California closed, Barack Obama became the president-elect of the United States of America. The country, the nation, indeed the world…