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…
Arts & Culture
Writer of the Week: Clamp
Clamp is an all-female, Japanese manga artist group consisting of artists Nanase Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi, Satsuki Iragashi, and Mokona. The group started in the mid 1980’s as a Dojinshi—a self-published work—and contained…
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Tidal drops the ball
Jay-Z is one of the most notorious and successful music moguls in the world. With profitable business ventures in fashion, spirits, and film, it seemed like Jay-Z couldn’t miss as…
Album Review: “Name one genius who isn’t crazy”
“Name one genius who isn’t crazy,” a quote from a Kanye West tweet days before the release of his 7th studio Album “The Life of Pablo” (TLOP). The release of…
Writer of the Week: Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami was born and raised in Rabat, Morocco. She earned her BA in English from Mohammed V University, and later on, in 1990, received a British Council fellowship to…
Music Review: The New Face of Music
From the underground world of North Philly, artist Lil Uzi Vert (Symere Woods) made his first mainstream debut early 2015 with the song “Carnage,” featuring A$AP Ferg and Rich the Kid. The…
Writer of the Week: Patrick Modiano
Patrick Modiano is an acclaimed French novelist and winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born on July 30, 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt, a commune in the western…
Writer of the Week: Marsha de la O
Born and raised in Southern California, Marsha de la O earned her Master of the Fine Arts from Vermont College, and later worked as a bilingual teacher in Los Angeles and…
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
A scientist and an artist walk into a bar… While that may seem like the beginning of a bad joke, it actually happens in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, the…
Rhythm Griots: A Night of Dancing at McDaniel
The Forum saw quite a cheerful and lively night on March 2. McDaniel welcomed the Rhythm Griots: a unique, talented ensemble whose music is drawn straight from the sounds and…
The View From Here: A Photo Essay
Writer of the Week: Brandon Sanderson
Born in December 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska, Brandon Sanderson has had an affinity for literature since childhood. As a child, he enjoyed reading, but it wasn’t until eighth grade that…
The View from Here: A New Landscape
An array of painted lumber – uneven, lengthy, and painted in cool colors aside from the occasional burst of red or orange – greets the art enthusiast upon stepping into…
ACC Hosts “Taste of Asia Live”
On Feb. 25, between 6 and 8 p.m., McDaniel’s Asian Community Coalition held its annual Taste of Asia Dinner. This year’s theme was “Taste of Asia Live,” an ‘Asian spinoff’ to…
Wearables: A Photo Essay
Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 19, McDaniel’s Rice Gallery hosted one of many art exhibitions to come during this Spring Semester. The gallery, titled “Wearables,” was an interactive installation created…
Writer of the Week: A New Column within the Arts & Culture Section
After revisiting the mission statement of my section, I noticed that I have not been fully acknowledging the vision established by Teal Koch, creator of the Arts & Culture section….
Movie Review: The Revenant
1 SAG Award. 3 Golden Globes. 5 BAFTA Awards. And the Oscars are next week. On top of all the awards and nominations director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s raw, gripping tale…
Robert Schumann: Genius and Madness
One does not often associate music with disease – but that is exactly what Psychology Department’s Dr. Paul Mazeroff and Music Department’s Dr. David Kreider did the evening of Feb. 10….
The Vagina Monologues: A Photo Essay
Music Review: Purple Reign; or, Trap Music’s Takeover of Hip Hop
The Hip Hop/Rap genre of music has drawn criticism from music enthusiast and common folk alike since its creation in the early 80’s. Since then, rap music has evolved into…