Archive for April, 2008

Maryland Senate passes legislation banning text-messaging while driving

April 3, 2008 No Comments

By Leslie Shirk Ever get a text message during the commute, travel or trip home for winter and spring breaks, or even for weekend visits? One’s natural inkling would be to type on his or her sidekick and text away. So what’s the problem with responding quickly to a seemingly harmless text message? Though states ...

News

Fashion show gives good cause green light

April 3, 2008 No Comments

By Michelle Menner The lights were lowered, the stage was set, the music was pumping, the clothes were fabulous and all of the glitz and glamour was for a great cause. Directors Yvonne Pearson and Shalanda Wills finally were able to see their dream become a reality on March 29 when the Black Student Union ...

Features

Movies and dance are visual expressions of language

April 3, 2008 No Comments

By Meredith Tucker, Contributor There is an old saying that says, “A picture paints a thousand words.” If that statement is true, then a movie paints millions of words, bringing them into a full Technicolor life for a Deaf person. Many people are surprised that I love movies so much. Until recently, most were not ...

Opinion

Canseco just can’t keep his mouth shut

April 3, 2008 No Comments

By Garrett Eagan, McDaniel Guru Well, it’s official. The ex-player turned snitch has inked another book, set to hit shelves this spring. He has rung the bell on Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds. He used cookouts as meet and greets between dealers and players, using the interaction for future evidence. He has linked ...

Opinion

CockTales performance improves, $1,000 raised 'making dick jokes'

April 3, 2008 No Comments

By Max Robinson, Contributor March 12 and 13 saw the second annual production of CockTales, McDaniel College’s one and only forum for monologues on male issues. Last year, the cast consisted of nine men and women. This year’s cast nearly doubled in size and covered issues ranging from testicular torsion to popular rejections from sperm ...

Opinion

On the ‘Keeping It Real Forum’

April 3, 2008 No Comments

By A recently anonymous person In the past the Black Student Union (BSU) has been dedicated to hosting McDaniel College’s annual “Keeping It Real Forum.” It is at this annual forum that students, staff, administrators and professors have the opportunities to address various issues, problems, solutions and suggestions of concern. Typically the “Keeping It Real ...

Letters to the Editor
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The Big Deal Behind Protect IP and SOPA

Depending on where one goes on the Internet, people generally find two narratives about this bill.  One of which...

Five Quirky Facts about the Men’s Tennis Team

Bet you didn’t know these facts about the men’s tennis team! 1. The team has a nickname for head...

Silverstein Remembered Through New Book

Every Thing On It is a new book of poems and drawings by Shel Silverstein that was discovered after...

McCribs: Holiday Edition

The theme behind this North Village apartment common room is the word “family.” During this holiday season it is...

FIFA 12 Review

FIFA continued its successful gaming franchise with it’s most advanced game ever: FIFA 12. The most noticeable difference that...

Spotlight on Kelsey Gondek

Kelsey Gondek is a sophomore from Avondale, Pennsylvania. She is majoring in Theatre Arts and has been involved with...