The Lighter Side





The Lighter Side of Campus Safety

It seems normalcy has again returned to the semi-peaceful campus of McDaniel, with no major alerts or serious incidents in the past few weeks. Now it’s all smooth sailing, with…


The Lighter Side of Campus Safety

Well guys, Homecoming week was as crazy and rambunctious as ever, and now that the dust has settled, we gaze upon a whole pile of wreckage and some incredibly awful…


The Lighter Side of Campus Safety

So McDaniel, the town of Westminster seems to really be trying to keep us on our toes. First we had the now almost ancient Great Pizza Robbery, and now we…


The Lighter Side of Campus Safety

Well McDaniel, before Tuesday, I would have told you that this had been an absolutely dull week, but life’s full of surprises, isn’t it? However, I’ll be couth and refrain…


The Lighter Side of Campus Safety

So McDaniel, I’m questioning now whether it’s within my code of ethics to ask you guys to commit some more varied offenses. Because although you certainly were quite rowdy this…


The Lighter Side of Campus Safety

Well McDaniel College, I have to congratulate you all for taking my advice on relieving yourselves in the proper locations this week, opting for toilets instead of parking lots and…


The Lighter Side of Campus Safety

Another school year, and here again, like that crazy uncle your parents told you to stay away from at Thanksgiving, it’s The Lighter Side of Campus Safety. And while San…


The Lighter Side of Campus Safety

Three reports of cooking smoke this week. This is getting out of hand, guys. Another student was caught for a malicious burning in the library. Are book burnings still a…


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…


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…



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 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…


The Lighter Side of Campus Safety

Congratulations, McDaniel students! We had a week with a significantly lower incident report. Could it have anything to do with the fact that 65% of the population left for Fall…


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,…