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…
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 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 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….
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
There is a space in between the receptionist’s desk and the Office for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs that is open for students to congregate whenever they please. On one wall…
Lately, Jimmy Fallon has been posting clips from his show “Late Night” on YouTube. They feature segments with a celebrity or two performing a brief skit with him. Justin Timberlake…
When I rented the movie “Now You See Me,” I wasn’t expecting anything different than the usual Hollywood movie; I remembered some one-dimensional commercials for it and was curious if…