Interfaith prayer room opens on campus
Students, faculty, and staff gathered together to celebrate the opening of McDaniel’s new interfaith prayer room on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the…
Arts and Culture
Annual United event to take place Friday
This Friday, April 12, the annual United event will be taking place once more. United is a showcase of the cultural and ethnic organizations of the campus, this year comprised…
Julie Dobrow, Ph.D. speaks at annual Ridington Lecture
On Tuesday, March 12, Julie Dobrow, Ph.D., director of the Center of Interdisciplinary Studies and senior lecturer and senior fellow at Tufts University, visited McDaniel to present her talk “Sorting…
McComics: March
With spring theoretically on the horizon, this week’s comics from Nathan Wright, Clint Wright, and Olivia Culver are following the theme of “springtime” and can be read below.
The good, the bad, and the Oscars
This Sunday, the 91st Academy Awards ceremony was held, and mistakes were made. Not mistakes in the sense of anything fixable, but mistakes nonetheless. Mistake #1: Nominating “Bohemian Rhapsody” for…
McDaniel Theater performs “Spring Awakening”
On Nov. 14, the theatre department debuted their production of “Spring Awakening,” their second show of the semester. With original plans to run through Nov. 17, the show was cancelled…
Comic: actions can harm sea animals
Contrast contest winner: ‘It was a dark and stormy night’
Congratulations to Maddy Lee, winner of last month’s Contrast contest. Below is her submission, in which she describes a dark and stormy night. It was a dark and stormy night….
McComics: October 14
Below are the comic strips created by students in the communication department’s Communication and Culture course. Check back every Sunday for new comics. The images and content are used for…
Contrast contest winner: ‘The Notes’
Congratulations to Danielle Wendt, winner of last month’s Contrast contest. Below is her submission, in which she described what happened when she found a mysterious note with her name on…
‘Saints and Sisters’ explores the expectations of theatre
“Saints and Sisters,” a series of three one-act plays written by Gertrude Stein, opens tonight at McDaniel College. Performances through Oct. 6 in Alumni Hall begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are…
Contrast contest winner: ‘Into the Green Terror’
Congratulations to Maddy Lee, winner of last month’s Contrast contest. Below is her submission, in which she describes something ordinary in an unrelated genre style. It’s been over seventy-two hours…
Contrast: McDaniel’s purveyor of the literary arts
Prose, poetry, non-fiction, and the arts: four diverse categories, one eclectic group of writers. Contrast is McDaniel’s student organization for literary expression, with writing workshops, years of experience among its leaders,…
McComics: September 23
Below are the comic strips created by students in the communication department’s Communication and Culture course. Check back every Sunday for new comics. The images and content are used for…
Westminster’s inaugural Pride Festival boasts huge turnout
Preparing for Westminster’s Pride Festival, McDaniel senior Alex Maragos was not anticipating a large event. She packed some sunscreen and an extra water bottle, but did not plan on staying…
Dangersauce debuts first ever musical show
This semester, McDaniel’s improv comedy troupe, Dangersauce, debuted their first ever musical show. With an in-house band made up of Jehan Silva and Ben Kahn on guitar, Jake Fine on…
Writer of the Week: Gwendolyn Brooks
There are few poets more renowned in the twentieth century than Gwendolyn Brooks. Her parents experienced a classic love story: her father was a janitor that gave up a life…
Writer of the Week: Nicolaus Copernicus
It’s not often that Writers of the Week are from the fifteenth century, but when they are, you know they’ve made their impact. Nicolaus Copernicus was one such person. Born…
“8 Strings and 88 Keys” Opens the Door to a Successful Concert Series
The afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 11, McDaniel College was graced with the outstanding musical talent of musicians Nicholas Currie, Maxim Koslov and David Kreider. The concert was dedicated to both…