Archive for December, 2009

Students, Take your Soapbox

December 2, 2009 No Comments

Philosophy Club Hosts Forum for McDaniel community to air grievances, opinions Emma Barbato Staff Reporter Since the early 1900s soapboxes have been giving people a platform to voice their opinions on political and societal issues. Soapboxes, originally began in England, have recently made their way onto the Mcdaniel Campus. An idea one and a half ...

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Two Journalists Visit Class, Talk About Future of News

December 2, 2009 No Comments

Samantha Lambert Staff Reporter In Terry Dalton’s Intro to Journalism class, two guest speakers greeted students during the first half of the semester. Pete O’Neil from ABC2News and Chris Landers from The Baltimore City Paper came in and gave students the push and inspiration they needed to continue their studies in journalism. Both guest speakers ...

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Budapest Cafe Worker ‘like a Grandmother to us All’

December 2, 2009 No Comments

J Ellis Staff Reporter For more than nineteen years, Glenda Shipley has been serving freshly brewed coffee and delicious club sandwiches to all who visit the Budapest Café/Pub. Shipley, 53, started working for Sodexho Food Corporation back in 1990. Before coming to McDaniel, she worked in a sewing factory for Jos. A. Banks. A typical ...

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New Club Enjoying the Outdoor Life

December 2, 2009 No Comments

Sarah Chavis Staff Reporter Mountain biking. Skiing. Tubing. These are just a few of the activities that the Outdoors Club partakes in throughout the school year. Co-presidents Kim Moran and Kristin Behrle both agree that bouldering has been their favorite activity thus far. “It’s kind of like rock climbing but without the rope,” states Moran. ...

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First all-campus Prom a Success

December 2, 2009 No Comments

Angela Baldwin Copy Desk Thanks to the idea for a prom by RA Victoria Pickett and the planning by the entire RA staff, McDaniel College successfully pulled off its first all-campus college prom, officially titled the Snowball. Taking a break from the stresses of schoolwork and classes, nearly 200 students decked out in prom attire ...

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Active Minds Group Grows on Campus, Around Country

December 2, 2009 No Comments

Megan Robinson Co-News Editor On March 24, 2000, college senior Brian Malmon ended his life. He had been silently suffering from schizoaffective disorder for three years. This disorder, gone untreated for so long, led him to suicide. However, this tragic ending led to an inspirational group’s beginning. This suicide inspired his sister, then University of ...

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