Arts & Culture
Rolling Down the Hill: Relief Printing at McDaniel College
Changes accompany every new semester, and students that have walked through the first floor of Hill Hall might have noticed that the once bare walls of the lounge are now…
Only in Film: Tourneés Film Festival at McDaniel College
Having only the title, L’Image Manquante, to base my prediction of how the next 95 minutes of my life would go, I walked into the auditorium. Popcorn, stifled laughter, and the occasional insensitive…
Modern Daedalus
Kyle J. Bauer’s exhibit of various geometric, mixed-media sculptures, titled “don’t fly too close to the sun,” referencing the myth of Icarus, currently inhabits the Rice Gallery on the top…
Review: Lotus Blooms Again with Gilded Age
“Jamtronica,” a nickname given to the genre of music involving modern electronic sounds while retaining the much-loved extended jams, is one way of describing the band Lotus. With the release of their…
Live Vicariously: The IPO’s First Annual Photo Contest
The International Programs Office (IPO) is held its first annual campus-wide photo contest this year in order to advertise for their office and give students an opportunity to live vicariously…
Undergrad Art Show: A Photo Essay
The Kathryn E. Wentz Juried undergraduate art show was on display in the Rice Gallery from April 7 to April 18, with an artist’s reception on April 9. The show…
Honorable Discharge: An Honors Art Exhibition
Photographs of body parts with phrases in black sharpie on them. A comic panel in the style of a video game. A colorful mandala. A tiny beaded horse—all these and…
Who Can Say What? A lecture about who can speak for others
On Mar. 30, McDaniel students, faculty, and staff enjoyed the company of guest lecturer Dr. Bambi B. Schieffelin. Schieffelin is a linguistic anthropologist at the New York University. Her most…
The Musical Talents of Ivo Kaltchev
McDaniel Lounge was delighted by the musical talents of Ivo Kaltchev the evening of March 27. Kaltchev, a pianist, played an array of musical compositions ranging from the Classical period…
Taste of the World: Chilean Music Comes to McDaniel
On Friday afternoon, musicians Patricio Acevedo, vocalist and string instrument player, and John Stenger, keyboard player, filled Little Baker Chapel with the joyful sounds of traditional Chilean music. The event…
If It Ain’t Baroque, Don’t Fix It
Harpsichord, violin, flute, cello. With these four instruments, the music of great composers—from Vivaldi to Handel—came to life in Little Baker Chapel. On Sunday, March 8, Chamber Music on the…
BLACK: An exhibition of darkness in the Rice Gallery
Darkness abounds on the top floor of Peterson Hall. “BLACK: Paintings by Brian Cirmo” is the current exhibit in the Rice Gallery, featuring 13 pieces almost totally covered with black…
Taste of Asia: A Photo Essay
McDaniel Theatre Review: You’ve Got to See ‘The Bee’
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was, in a word, HILARIOUS. I’ve been to every play since freshman year (I’m now a second-semester sophomore) and this was honestly the…
McDaniel IPO Caters to a Global Crowd
Hill Hall’s first floor lounge was buzzing Monday evening with conversation about trips to foreign countries and taking classes in different languages, as the International Programs Office hosted a Global Café. Students…
Student’s Clothing Line to Hit the Runway in March
Inspired to be different, Maurice Paul, a senior, has decided to create his own clothing line, named Godly Apparel. “I’m big on trying to be different and wear things that…
Kingsman: A New Spin on the Classic Spy Movie
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015), a film directed by Matthew Vaughn and featuring actors of high caliber, such as Colin Firth and Michael Caine, may seem at first as your typical…
Carroll County Arts Center Hosts Free Foreign Film Festival
Carroll Arts Center is hosting its annual FLICC’s Foreign Film Festival featuring amazing films from Russia, Mexico, Netherlands, and Israel with English subtitles every Friday in February with two screenings…
Rice Gallery Exhibits: Hidden Colors at McDaniel
Dozens of faces splattered with bright colors greet you as soon as you walk on the top floor of Peterson Hall. The Rice Art Gallery features works by various artists…