The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
Man, we had a dark, violent week on campus. Let’s dive right in. A bunch of rebels on campus were disturbing the peace, harassing others and assaulting fellow students. Someone…
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The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety is brought to you by the McDaniel College student body’s eager interest in on-campus happenings and by all the miscreants that make this possible….
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
Welcome back to yet another semester of petty theft, cooking-induced smoke alarms and inevitable drug possession. It’s The Lighter Side of Campus Safety, brought to you by me, Ben. Buckle…
Hey Good Lookin, What’s Cookin?: A Student’s View on Everyone’s Favorite Dining Hall
As a high school senior visiting McDaniel College, I have to admit that I was blinded by the endless pizza, cookies, and frozen yogurt that seemed to be Englar Dining…
“Frozen” Adds Modern Element to the Classic Disney Princess Tale
How to go see a children’s movie, in theaters, as a college student: 1. Take your younger sibling and say it’s family bonding, 2. Offer to babysit a neighborhood kid,…
Legalizing Marijuana: The Student Perspective
Legalizing marijuana has been a controversial topic in which pros and cons have been fighting to make their voices heard. While in some states it is illegal, some states have…
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Worth Every Second
Now that I’ve managed to calm down enough to type, I have to say that “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” was absolutely amazing. I laughed, I very nearly cried, and…
McDaniel String Ensemble Review
On Friday the 8th, the Music Department held the McDaniel String Ensemble concert. Held in Little Baker, the concert was very casual and featured many members of Beta Alpha Chi,…
A Soundtrack for Any Situation
Feeling stressed? Anxious? I’m not going to tell you to go to the wellness center. No, I’m going to tell you to grab your headphones and click this link: https://soundcloud.com/williamcarney…
You need to experience McDaniel Playback
If you need something to do on the evening of Saturday Nov. 16, I have to urge you to go see McDaniel Playback, a unique theater experience where no two…
The Campus That Lost Power: A Poem
The kids at McDaniel liked power a lot But this week, electricity’s not what they’ve got The campus lost power and heat (and it’s freezin’) Now, please don’t ask why….
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
I apologize for the delay in publishing The Lighter Side. Last week the incident report system was not working and there was nothing available for me to write about. DOCS…
The Freshman 15 Issue
So it’s your freshman year of college and the nerves are kicking in. Am I going to make friends? How hard will my classes be? How do I do my…
North Carolina Voting Legislation: Even 12 Year Olds Aren’t Impressed
As Madison Kimrey takes to the podium and is introduced, the crowd claps for her. Nervously she laughs, stating, “I just got ten time more nervous” and the crowd laughs,…
Coping With Long Distance Friendships
If you’re anything like me, you still spend your free nights Skyping your friends from back home. Maybe you’ve found your niche in college life by now and you’ve made…
Upcoming Concerts: A Crowd Onstage
There’s something infectious about the energy of a band with a lot of members. The stage is a flurry of activity: feet tap, heads bob, and hands slam, strum, smack,…
Republicans Change House Rules to Shut Down Government
So I’ve been keeping a close eye on the government and how they’re dealing with this whole “government shutdown” and I have to say, I’ve felt like everyone in government…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
I have to say, I’m a little let down, McDaniel. I mean, it was Homecoming this past weekend, and this week had one of the smallest incident reports in a…
Netflix Review: “Derek”
By 8:30 a.m. this morning I had both eaten a pomegranate and cried, so I was off to a pretty good start. First of all, pomegranates are amazing, and any…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
Welcome to the re-birth (sorry to put a childbirth image in your head) of The Lighter Side (of Campus Safety). Each week I’ll be reporting on the unfortunate and, frankly,…