2016
Writer of the Week: Kathy Mangan
A beloved English professor at McDaniel and an avid poet, Kathy Mangan has been part of the McDaniel community since 1977, when she was hired to teach American literature and…
An Interview with Candidate Will Jawando
“I’m the only millennial in the race,” says Will Jawando, Democratic Primary candidate in Maryland’s 8th District, “and along with that comes student debt.” In his campaign, Jawando has focused…
Student Opinions on The Wellness Center
The Wellness Center at McDaniel is often a hot topic of conversation among students. Many students have mixed reactions when it comes to the Wellness Center and its services. Some…
Preview: Black Tie Ball
From the activism and hunger strike that happened at Mizzou last November to the continuing work of the #BlackLivesMatter campaign to try to draw attention to racialized police brutality, it…
One-on-One with Baseball Coach Dave Seibert
Baseball coach Dave Seibert has led the Green Terror to a 20-2 start, one of the best in school history. They were on an 11-game wining streak before entering conference…
Letter to the Editors
I am writing this letter to the editors as someone who constantly reads your publications, but also as someone who loves McDaniel, or I mean, Western Maryland College. I bring…
Campus Profile: Peter Lynn, Head of E.T. Department
After multiple complaints by students, Campus Safety has finally agreed to investigate the claims that I.T. Department’s Peter Lynn. is an extraterrestrial. It all started with a claim from Laurissa Trump,…
Trump Drops Out of GOP Race
Republican candidate Donald Trump has announced today that he is dropping out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination. This comes as a shock to many since he has…
Green and Go to Open Gas Station Outside Rouzer
McDaniel Residence Life, in conjunction with Sodexo Dining Services, have announced that they will be opening the Green and Go Gas Station adjacent to the store, in the hopes of…
Cockroach Having Hard Time Financing His Education
There’s no doubt that college is now an expensive endeavor in the U.S. Many of us struggle to make ends meet as tuition and fees take up a great deal…
Students Raise Concerns of Alumni Purge
While it’s widely known that only a few McDaniel grads can be particularly successful, students are now looking to the institution after the disappearances of some notable alumni. “There is…
Coch Ness Monster Sighting
This past weekend, Campus Safety Officer Miranda Wright made a surprising discovery: the Coch Ness Monster really does exist. Coch Ness is the name of the pond on the golf…
How to Raise Your Green Terror
The Green Terror (Greenus Terrorious) is an endangered species native to Westminster. McDaniel Facts scholars have been raising the McDaniel Green Terror’s newborn greenling for the last few months. In…
Due to Rising Tuition, Students Construct Shanty Town in Harveystone Park
After yet another tuition increase was announced for the 2016-2017 school year, McDaniel students have begun to construct a shanty town in Harveystone Park in an attempt to create a…
Editors Create Smallest Orchestra to Console Whining Editor
On the night of Wednesday, March 30, Free Press editors Hannah Krauss, Melanie Ojwang, Kelsey Mannix, and Jimmy Calderon created the smallest string orchestra in the world during that night’s…
Squirrel Squag’s Hoard Found
Have you lost your key or ID? Did it just disappear, seemingly from under your nose? Maintenance worker Filmore Sweepson, known to friends as Filly, discovered the reason why. “I…
McDaniel to Close Campus on Weekends
In light of the increasing cost of college maintenance, McDaniel officials have decided to close campus every Friday at 7 pm, and to reopen every Sunday at 4 pm starting…
Football Wins in Heroic Fashion
Coming off yet another disappointing season, the McDaniel football “bro squad,” as they have been dubbed, took to the field in what their one fan, Stu Padasso, called “Heroic fashion”…
McDaniel Mascot to Change to Better Embody Concept of “Terror”
The McDaniel Athletics department announced today that the school mascot, the “Green Terror,” would be being redesigned in order to better embody the “terror” part of its name. “We just…