Archive for September, 2009

McDaniel Searches for its Ninth President

September 20, 2009 No Comments

College Gathers Committee, Consultant, Focus Groups to Learn What to Look For in Next Leader Juliann Guiffre Co-Editor-in-Chief On April 18, 2009, President Joan Develin Coley announced her plans to retire after ten years in service to McDaniel College. Immediately after her announcement, seven trustees –including Board Member and committee chair Mary Lynn Durham –gathered ...

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Ira Zepp: Words We Will Remember Him By

September 20, 2009 No Comments

Angela Baldwin Copy Editor Verses from the Bible. The Lord’s Prayer. The Qur’an – in both English and Arabic. The rousing sound of an African-American spiritual. And a Muscogee Creek Blessing played on a flute. All of these diverse cultural and religious elements marked the Memorial Service of Ira G. Zepp, Professor Emeritus of Religious ...

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Swine Flu Fears Approach Campus

September 20, 2009 No Comments

Administration Urges Students to Stay Smart, Practice Healthy Habits Katelynn McGinley Staff Reporter As the H1N1 virus – commonly referred to as the swine flu – continues to spread, colleges and universities across the country are doing their best to prepare students for outbreaks. While, as of press time, there were no reported cases of ...

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College Installs Sanitizers to Prepare for Flu

September 20, 2009 No Comments

Scott Welkos Staff Reporter “Think of everything that you touch,” urges dean of Student Affairs Beth Gerl. Indeed, if one does consider all that they touch throughout the day, then the thought of germs isn’t too far behind. Well, not anymore. As of Tuesday, September 1, students and faculty alike may have noticed McDaniel College’s ...

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Coke or Pepsi? Colleges Chooses Vending Contract

September 20, 2009 No Comments

Jenna Little Staff Reporter On the first day of classes, many students walked into the dining room, got into the beverage line and were about to fill their cups with a refreshing Coca-Cola when they were met with an array of Pepsi products instead. What happened? McDaniel College’s five-year contract with Coke ended, and the ...

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The Forgotten Mania

September 20, 2009 No Comments

Recyclemania Competition Aims to Increase Recycling on Campus Emma Barbato Staff Reporter Recycling is such a waste of time. They don’t really recycle at McDaniel College. Students have seen groundskeepers mix trash and recycling then send them both off to landfills. It’s not like McDaniel students should be concerned with recycling when it’s a fad ...

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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’...