Kim Williams Commentary Editor When I became the commentary section editor, it was an area I was completely unfamiliar with. Accustomed to writing movie reviews or other feature pieces, I found the task before me daunting. My eventual excitement about commentary is a story I hope illustrates how easy, and beneficial, it is to become ...
OpinionSamantha Lambert Staff Reporter Having a guest speaker like Alicia Shepard, the ombudsman for the National Public Radio, was a great honor here at McDaniel College on October 28th. Not only was she an excellent speaker in detailing her job description, but she was a great informant about how the media today is morphing and ...
OpinionCindy Sordo Staff Reporter It isn’t easy being green, especially when everyone else around you is far from it. Coming from a state where practically no one recycles made it difficult for me to grasp the concept of being green. I’m from a small city in Texas where most people believe that diesel trucks are ...
OpinionAngela Baldwin Staff Reporter I remember turning on the TV when I was very young, coming across MTV and VH1. Back then, I would mainly see music videos, which is appropriate because MTV stand for Music Television and VH1 stands for Video Hits One. This is apparantely not the case anymore. Instead of seeing rock ...
OpinionJill Wooten Staff Reporter More than two thirds of teens will have had sex by the time they graduate high school. So, what is the problem? Abstinence-only education is failing. ‘Just say no’ doesn’t work. Statistics show that abstinence pledges are not only ineffective, but decrease the probabilities of safe sex and that teen pregnancy ...
OpinionEvan Ticknor Cheif Photographer As I watch McDaniel make efforts to become a more eco-friendly institution, it quickly becomes apparent this is no easy task. With so much for the administration to concern itself with the school’s green efforts seem to constantly take a back seat. Take homecoming for example,one of the biggest events all ...
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