“Welcome Week” successfully gets students involved
BINGO for Books, Sundaes on Mondays, Movie on the Lawn, Involvement Fair. These are only a few of the 18 events featured during “Welcome Week,” a new event series sponsored…
Articles by Kaitlyn Vadenais
Fall Sports Update
Fall sports at McDaniel are proving to be competitive this season. The Men’s Cross Country team has come in 3rd at their first two meets, while the Women’s Cross Country…
Rice Gallery Presents Editions of You, Work by Anthony Cervino
Rice Gallery Presents Editions of You Anthony Cervino, a sculptor and assistant professor of art at Dickinson College, engages in a discussion of aging and changing identity in his work….
Death of recent alumni
On Sunday, September 11 the Free Press staff and McDaniel College community was informed of the untimely death of McDaniel alum Kenneth Jackson Polk, a 2011 graduate, after a fatal…
McDaniel Free Press presents varied opportunities for students
The 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…
Surviving Sharing Bedrooms (And Making Friends)
The 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…
First Semester Survival Guide
So you just graduated high school and you’re thinking, “My gosh, the best years of my life are over, and now I have to face college. How the hell am…
Around Wesminster
For a little town, Westminster is pretty centrally located near really cool places. Freshmen, if you haven’t got a car, make friends with someone who does for some of the…
Dorm Food Esstentials
Last summer, I turned to my mom at a cookout, mouth half full, and tried to clearly enunciate the thought that had just taken hold of me. “Mom,” I stated,…
Reflections of a Former Freshman
“Don’t have sex if she’s too gone.” I never want to be that girl. Or that one. Why is every girl in this video naked? “And when it comes to…
Top 5 Places to Study
1. Anywhere in the Library! It’s the weekend and your roommate has had his friends over all day playing XBOX. You have a big exam for your Introduction to Sociology…
Thinking of Going Greek?
Going Greek is a great way to meet new people, form lasting friendships, and help make college a home away from home. McDaniel College offers a variety of Greek organizations…
Getting Involved on Campus
Are classes really the most important part of college? Sure, the entire purpose of going to college is supposed to be about learning and earning your degree, but being involved…
Faculty are Friends, not Fiends
“Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.” This is what Dory, from Disney’s “Finding Nemo”, sings to Marlin in…
Job openings at the Free Press
The McDaniel Free Press is looking to fill a web developer position. This individual would work on retainer and therefore would only work as needed on projects that require a…
Memorial announcement for Peter Caruso
McDaniel student Peter Lee Caruso of Mahopac, NY passed away Saturday June 25, 2011 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Peter was born in South Korea…
Bunnies Multiplied Across Campus
Sometime in the early hours of the morning on Monday, May 2, bunnies were painted all over campus by a group of 12 students. Throughout the following weeks, the sanctions…
Phi Sigma Sigma Suspended Pending Investigation
Over Easter weekend, the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority was suspended from McDaniel’s campus and from participating as a group, pending the results of an investigation of the sorority’s alcohol policy,…
Six Super Styles To Spend Your Summer In
1. Wide-Leg Trousers After your day at the beach, the night on the boardwalk can get a bit fresh. The cut and light fabric of a wide-leg pant keeps the…
Director of SASS Offers His Farewell to McDaniel
As the academic year nears its end and McDaniel says goodbye to its graduating seniors, we must also offer out a bittersweet farewell to Tom Webb, the Director of Student…