Chinese New Year: Is It the Year of the Sheep or the Goat?
In the months after the Western New Year on Jan. 1, China and other East Asian countries celebrate the Lunar New Year and Spring Festivals. The holiday is marked with…
Articles by Becky Zarrella
Selfless Acts: McDaniel Women Who Donate Their Hair
Sophomore Rachel Morris donated her hair in fourth grade due to her memory as a young child of her friend having brain cancer. To this day, Morris has donated her hair…
Dean Violanti: First Year Dean, Apple Connoisseur
Every student at McDaniel, at some point or another, has encountered a passionate athlete. An apple connoisseur. A horror movie lover. Dean Violanti is all of these and more. Dean…
A New (Cool) First Stop: The First Stop Office
First year and transfer students are enjoying the First Stop Office, where they can freely come in and ask for help whenever they need it. Dr. Karen Violanti – better known…
A New Perspective: A Profile of McDaniel’s Foreign Language Houses
To provide more options to students studying languages here at McDaniel, the foreign language department maintains language houses in Arabic, French, German and Spanish. Every year, native speakers of each…
Tony Trischka, Banjo Man
Flute, piano, guitar, banjo. These are the instruments Tony Trischka has in his repertoire – and the last is the one he is famous for. Trischka will perform a banjo…
A Wish Come True: A Profile of Novelist Lisa Van Allen
Lisa Van Allen has been writing stories since she learned how to hold a pencil. Even before that, she would tell stories “to anyone who would listen,” she says. “I…
Finding Common Ground: Walt Michael
If you ask just about anyone at McDaniel where to find Walt Michael, they probably won’t be able to tell you. Walk into Thompson Hall, and you may get a…
Creating Poetry with Film: Visiting Artist Margaret Rorison Explains Unique Techniques
Margaret Rorison, a Baltimore filmmaker with a M.F.A. from The Maryland Institute College of Art, seemed just like any other young, passionate artist as she stood in Peterson Hall before…
Body Acceptance: McDaniel Welcomes “The Body Project”
The Body Project, a national program that focuses on women’s body acceptance, has been changing women’s lives for a decade on many college campuses across the country. Now, it is…
Is It Just Me Or Is It Hot in Here? McDaniel’s Pilgrimage to the People’s Climate March
Early on Sunday Sept. 21–and by early, I mean 5 a.m. early–38 McDaniel students and two faculty members (Dr. Scullion and Dr. Iglich) boarded a bus. Their destination: New York…
On a Roll: Local Baker Shares Success Story
Students are curious to see what’s going on behind the windows of the recently closed Heinz Bakery. Early-birds who used to start their mornings with a walk into town for…
Student Organizations Win Griswold-Zepp Award
Roger Isom – Fitness Buddies Fitness Buddies grew out of a pilot project in the spring semester of 2013. Sophomore Roger Isom organized the project as an initiative to inspire…
Students Thank Staff Members During Appreciation Week
First-year student Nicole Hill was walking out of Whiteford one morning for 6 a.m. practice when she found the dorm’s entrance littered with a disgusting amount of trash. When she…
Dr. Genie Gertz Gives Lecture on Deaf Community and Audism
“[Deaf children are] human in shape, but only half-human in attributes,” said Lewis Dudley, founder of the Clarke School for the Deaf, in 1867. You wouldn’t agree with this dated…
Rotaract Gives Back: New Rotary International Chapter at McDaniel
Students that are interested in giving back to a cause they are passionate about have a chance to do so through McDaniel’s new Rotaract chapter. Rotaract is a college-age version…
Theater Department Hires Undead for “Evil Dead” Production
[Disclaimer: This article was originally published for April Fools’ Day, and it should not be interpreted as factual reporting.] Campus Security advises students planning to attend McDaniel’s production of “Evil…
Heroes Helping Hopkins Makes Meals and Memories
A road trip, delicious food, and a chance to brighten someone’s day – what could be a better way to spend a weekend? Back in 2001, when the Hill was…