Archive for November, 2008

Organ Donation Saves Life: McDaniel employee donates her kidney to best friend of 40 years

November 13, 2008 No Comments

Laura Hutton Co-Editor in Chief On June 27, Susan Dorsey, Associate Director of Student Academic Support Services here at McDaniel College, donated a kidney to her best friend of 40 years, Diane Taylor. The two met their first day of high school and have been inseparable since. Taylor suffered from diabetes for 20 years and ...

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Former underground applies for reinstatement

November 13, 2008 No Comments

Katelynn McGinley Staff Reporter A local sorority with a controversial past is currently going through the reinstatement process at McDaniel. In the spring of 2005, the Phi Alpha Mu sorority was suspended from campus following their involvement in hazing and violation of the alcohol tolerance policy at McDaniel. At the time of the organization’s suspension, ...

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Lighter Side of the Campus Safety Blotter

November 13, 2008 No Comments

(Editor’s Note: This column by Jen Noel is dedicated to some of the most inane calls to which Campus Safety officers respond ? or should respond. Incidents actually occurred, but the names of the culprits are not included to protect the not-so-innocent). Jen Noel Staff Reporter In hopes that Homecoming would spur some extra activity ...

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Critical thinking test examines new curriculum changes

November 13, 2008 No Comments

Casey Crough Staff Reporter Are the students of McDaniel College really getting a liberal arts education? Is there a way to test their critical thinking skills? These questions can be answered by the critical thinking test, which was administered to 800 random students. Students are not forced to take the test, but it is highly ...

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McDaniel students, alumni, family, and friends all celebrate for Homecoming 2008

November 13, 2008 No Comments

Rose Eney Staff Reporter Let the games begin; this year’s theme for homecoming certainly reflected the day’s events in a proper fashion. Even the weather played games all day, starting in the morning as being chilly and cloudy and going to being warm and sunny in the afternoon.Though mother nature was acting up, McDaniel students ...

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Neighbors in need offers volunteer opportunities

November 13, 2008 No Comments

Jenna Little Staff Reporter As the holiday season grows nearer, the Carroll County community is already preparing for their annual Neighbors In Need program. Neighbors In Need is a countywide holiday help program that is coordinated by the Human Services Program of Carroll County, a non-for-profit corporation. The program helps low-income Carroll County residents have ...

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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’...