Getting up early and racing to catch trains and buses to get to school. Sounds like I’m a kid in New York City, right? No, I’m actually in Budapest, Hungary, with ten other McDaniel students studying abroad for the Fall 2011 Semester. How did I get to be here? I first visited in January, when ...
In his inaugural speech last year, President Roger Casey outlined his vision for a new and improved McDaniel College. Plans for a coffee shop in the Library Commons, an academic partnership with an African university, and renovated residential buildings were just the beginning of a long list of changes that were soon to come to ...
OpinionThere has been some interest in Delta Lambda Phi, a fraternity for gay, bisexual, and progressive men, ‘colonizing’ and starting a new chapter on campus. The first thing I think when hearing this is, “What the fuck does ‘progressive men’ mean?” Is this something like, free-spirited? Are we going back to the sixties and Woodstock ...
OpinionOn June 28, 2011 two McDaniel faculty and several McDaniel students, including myself, flew to China to conduct research on a centuries old art called Tiehua. The following entries are excerpts from my personal account of the things I saw and did while on this research trip. June 30: Get where you want to go, ...
OpinionThe obstacles and opportunities you face as a college student will not only challenge you, but help you grow as you prepare for your future. The McDaniel Free Press, a completely student-run newspaper, is one of those opportunities. “Since joining, the Free Press has sent me to media conferences, helped me to get an internship, ...
OpinionThe two of us have been roommates for four years (including a semester in Budapest) and so as our time on the Hill comes to an end we’ve come up with a few tips that made the past four years together not only bearable but amazing. 1. Forget about the little things. Roommates tend to ...
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