Eagan gets Big taste of NFL Blogging
Garrett Eagan Sports Editor Coming into this school year, I thought I knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I had centered on covering, talking,…
Eagan gets Big taste of NFL Blogging
Chell gets inside scoop at ravens camp
Ryan Chell Staff Reporter It was a long summer for me, but when July came along, I was told to come back here to school a little early. This sounds…
On the NFL…Guru Predicts the Future
Last season was the year of the unthinkable. First, and foremost, the New England Patriots couldn’t get over the hump in the Super Bowl against a New York Giant team…
Best and worst freshman year
by Ashleigh Smith Attention incoming freshmen: Welcome to college, which as I am sure you are tired of hearing, are “the best four years of your life.” While it may…
Fear not: small town still offers some thrills
By Kim Williams Staff Reporter There is no denying that Westminster is a small town. However, the location of McDaniel College in no way means that student life is boring….
Tailgating: a tradition on the hill
Garrett Eagan Sports Editor A college football game is synonymous with many sights and sounds. But along with the tradition of football on the Hill, in which only some may…
New dean settles into new semester
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,…
Position changes shift Reiff, Stokely
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…
What he knows now: Hill has invaluable experiences
Geoff Peckham Alumni Contributor Where to begin? I suppose the worst thing about college is that it ultimately ends. For those entering as part of the class of 2011, that…
Wall's The Glass Castle chosen as freshman read
Laura Hutton Co-Editor in Chief Each year a book is selected for the incoming freshman class to read. This year, The Glass Castle, a memoir by Jeannette Walls was chosen….
Budapest good for grades, traveling
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…
John Sherman speaks at ninth annual College Press Day
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,…
The Lighter Side of the Campus Safety Blotter
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,…
Campus Safety Blotter
What McDaniel means
At graduation time, seniors look back on their four years on the Hill Geoff Peckham ’08 News Co-Editor “I f#%&ing hate this place.” Strong words, and a lot of us…
‘Postpone the real world’
Two graduating seniors will make their mark on the global community in Peace Corps, AmeriCorps By David Robertson, Interim Chief Photographer Post-graduation: sandals? Cubicles? Volunteering? Weekly paychecks? The opportunities presented…
Seniors feel Greek Life provides sense of leadership, close-knit bonds and lasting friendships
By Leslie Shirk Several misconceptions and stereotypes have been made about Greek Life over the years, and still remain an issue on our campus. In clearing up these misconceptions, however,…
Obama and his naivety hurt his campaign
There have been a number of watershed events in American history, which irrevocably altered the course of this nation forever. We have just seen one such event in the form…
A poorly articulated but well-intentioned rebuttal
“We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye. We have supported state…
Four campus filmmakers finish final projects, overcome difficulties
By Michelle Menner Drinking, drugs, and getting into fights are all a part of one Baltimore guitarist’s world. By day he washes windows, and by night he is a part…