Lighter Side of the Campus Safety Blotter
Jen Noel Staff Reporter It’s easy to see why some may find Westminster a boring place to live. There is not always a lot happening around town besides the events…
Lighter Side of the Campus Safety Blotter
Winter Illness Makes its Presence Known on Campus
Casey Crough Staff Reporter Have you been feeling ill lately? Perhaps you have a runny nose, a sore throat, or maybe a fever; it seems like it is routine that…
Proffesors Gone Wild (In Academia)
Kate Maloney Staff Reporter We see our professors in Red Square lecturing outdoors on a nice day, advising student-run clubs in the evening, or catching up with colleagues over lunch…
A Miracle in the Making: Canine Companions for Independence Clup at McDaniel College
Colleen McCarrick Staff Reporter Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) is a national non-profit organization that provides highly trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities. Their motto is “Some people wait…
Miss Kathy Back to Work after Breast Cancer Battle
Andrew Velnoskey Staff Reporter Walk into the pub during the day and you can always count on seeing Kathy Reiker. Known by everyone as Miss Kathy, she is always there…
McDaniel Student Wins Photo Contest
Sam Segal Staff Reporter “Photography is my eye of the world. I capture what I see to share it with others” Colin Miller, a sophomore here at McDaniel College, is…
Tales of a college wife: Military wife and student Ashley Sizemore tells her story
Katelynn McGinley Staff Reporter To the casual observer, Ashley Sizemore, a pretty 19 year old junior with a big laugh, seems to be a college student like any other. Ashley,…
Fall TV Preview
By Juliann Guiffre Co-News Editor Ah, it’s that time of the year again…well at least for TV junkies like me it is. New seasons of old favorites and premieres of…
Hip Hop on The Hill Returns
Christina Hinkle Staff Reporter On October 2nd at 8:00pm, the McDaniel College Forum will be home to the third annual Hip-Hop on The Hill show. The show has become increasingly…
The international kids on your block
Lin Oo Staff Reporter Where are you from? What’s it like over in your country? Do your people speak English? What’s the food like over there? As an international student…
Old McD Hangout, New Boho PoHo?
Amy Rust Staff Reporter It’s a place to study; it’s a place to meet friends; it’s a place for local music; but mostly it is a place with delicious coffee….
Three Way Tie for President Leads to Discarded Election Policy
Brent Lowe Commentary Editor The race to be Freshmen President has grown increasingly intense in the past several years, but nothing quite like this. A heated race between four freshmen…
Chicken Soup for the Political Junkie’s Soul!
Katelynn McGinley Staff Reporter McCain camp not laughing over SNL skit The now infamous Tina Fey/Amy Poehler skit on the September 13 opening of Saturday Night Live may have given…
The Real Story on the McDaniel Radio Station
Garrett Eagan Sports Editor When the issue of the McDaniel radio station, WMCR, is brought up, many people scratch their heads. However, I am here as the president of the…
Bringing Palin’s Personal Life in the Political Ring?
Eleanor Nagle Staff Reporter Ever since the McCain campaign announced Sarah Palin as their Vice Presidential candidate she has been under media surveillance 24/7. One of the most pressing issues…
Transfer Sparks Renewed Spirit
Jen Noel Staff Reporter For most, running an elaborate course dotted with valleys and hills would seem like an unmanageable task to complete. However, this is not the case for…
What 2-0 or 0-2 team is either looking good or in trouble for the future?
Guru: The team that really has not impressed me so far is the Cleveland Browns. Coming into the season, and even coming from last season this was a break out…
Terror Football: Looking for a Silver Lining
Chris Ferrick-Manley Staff Reporter The Green Terror football team heads into Family Weekend coming off back-to-back blowout losses at home to Moravian, and on the road at Catholic. They currently…
On the NFL: Skins edge out the Cowboys
After last season and my 82% winning percentage picking games at both collegiate and NFL football, it’s obvious that The McDaniel Guru would come back this season looking to add…
Red Sox Clinch PLAYOFF BERTH…BUT WHERE ARE THE YANKEES?
Christopher Ferrick-Manley Staff Reporter By the time the second issue of the McDaniel Free Press hits the campus, the Boston Red Sox will have clinched their fifth playoff berth in…