Archive for August, 2008

Best and worst freshman year

August 26, 2008 No Comments

by Ashleigh Smith Attention incoming freshmen: Welcome to college, which as I am sure you are tired of hearing, are “the best four years of your life.” While it may be hard to believe that parents can know what they are talking about, they are right. As you walk around campus, through Decker, the new ...

News

Fear not: small town still offers some thrills

August 26, 2008 No Comments

By Kim Williams Staff Reporter There is no denying that Westminster is a small town. However, the location of McDaniel College in no way means that student life is boring. There is there always something happening on campus — from a movie night with friends to a comedian in the pub or any number of ...

Features

Tailgating: a tradition on the hill

August 26, 2008 No Comments

Garrett Eagan Sports Editor A college football game is synonymous with many sights and sounds. But along with the tradition of football on the Hill, in which only some may participate, there is another tradition in which all students and faculty may participate. Tailgating on the Hill is a very unique aspect of the football ...

Sports

New dean settles into new semester

August 26, 2008 No Comments

By Juliann Guiffre News Co-Editor Dr. Karen Violanti sat at her computer browsing job sites. She had just graduated from SUNY at Buffalo and received her PhD in Counselor Education, which she knew would open up more opportunities for her. “I saw this position at McDaniel online, and something really hit me,” she said. “I ...

News

Position changes shift Reiff, Stokely

August 26, 2008 No Comments

Roxanne Fleischer News Co-Editor Over summer break, McDaniel College made rearrangements to the faculty. Deans Henry Reiff and Sarah Stokely were both directly affected by what Stokely has called, “something of a chain reaction.” The chain reaction started when Dr. Hughes, the former dean of Graduate and Professional Studies at McDaniel accepted the position of ...

News

What he knows now: Hill has invaluable experiences

August 26, 2008 No Comments

Geoff Peckham Alumni Contributor Where to begin? I suppose the worst thing about college is that it ultimately ends. For those entering as part of the class of 2011, that revelation is likely the farthest thing from your minds right now. As it should be, because it is very exciting time right now. For those ...

Opinion
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Provost Thomas Falkner to step down, return to teaching

McDaniel College Provost Thomas Falkner has announced that he will resign from the college’s administration effective Dec. 31, according...

Rouzer Meeting Addresses Recent Vandalism

McDaniel’s got 99 problems and Rouzer Hall is most certainly one of them, or at least that’s what Michael...

Archway Woes

A lot of us here have experienced troubles with the Archway. And it seems that at least once a...

Archway Failure: A Q&A with Dean Breslin

Following the crash of the Archway on the evening of Wednesday, April 11, I got in touch with Dean...

Provost Tom Falkner resigns

McDaniel College Provost Thomas Falkner has announced that he will resign from the college’s administration effective Dec. 31, according...

Students, Community comment about PA Ave disturbances at City Council meeting

Concerning the recent issue with residents along Hersh and Pennsylvania Avenue and disrespectful and noisy McDaniel students, McDaniel students’...