Nov. 17 and 18 were special days for McDaniel’s departments of Art and Art History, Political Science and Sociology, as well as the Honors Program and the Global Fellows Program….
This past Sunday, November 16, 2014, the Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County presented their fall concert, entitled ‘Baroque Beginnings: From Palestrina to Praetorius.’ Dr. Margaret Boudreaux directed the chorale, although…
Imagine your American history class coming to life with unusual instruments, sing-alongs, and a Beatles medley. Tony Trischka’s two-hour banjo concert on Nov. 1 included all of these and more….
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…
On Thursday, Oct. 23, singing comedian Brian O’Sullivan came to the Rec Lounge to delight his audience with parodies of Miley Cyrus, Macklemore and Taylor Swift, original songs and even…
On Oct. 5, McDaniel was delighted by the musical talents of Maxim Kozlov, cello, and David Kreider, piano in the European Musical Alliance concert held in the Forum. This event…
On Sept. 30, McDaniel celebrated African culture by welcoming to the Forum duo Massamba Diop and Paa Seck Diery, who perform as “griots” or West African singer-storytellers. Diop and Diery, who originated from…
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…
You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family. Unless you bury the relatives you dislike in the back yard. Sam Shepard’s “Buried Child” will be performed in…
At the Rice Gallery on the top floor of Peterson Hall, McDaniel hosts various artists to come in and speak on behalf of their creative processes and describe their thinking…
On Sept. 12, students gathered in Decker Auditorium for Film Club’s first meeting of the year. The event kicked off with talks from Professor of Cinema Richard Brett and Sophomore…
Le bonheur d’Elza (2010) is a French film directed by Mariette Monpierre. The premise of this film is Elza’s search for identity. After moving to France as a child due…
When you watch a French movie, what comes to your mind? The streets of Paris? The Eiffel Tower? Baguettes? Men with berets and striped shirts walking down the street? If…
Ivana and Jessica Nwokike make up the dynamic duo that is arguably one of the most talented R&B groups in existence. The Nigerian sisters merged their names into VanJess, mirroring…
Senior Profile: Kelsey Gondek Starring in such performances as Good Soul of Szechuan (Wang the water-seller), Hairspray (Tracy Turnblad) and Pygmalion (Mrs. Higgins), 22-year-old theatre major Kelsey Gondek is one…
The second drag show in the history of McDaniel, hosted by Allies on April 23, got off to a rocky start. Two of the three performers arrived late and, as…
McDaniel Allies, the college’s Gay/Straight Alliance, will be hosting a drag show to support The Trevor Project on Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Forum. Last year’s drag…
Traditions Week is run by Common Ground on the Hill every summer at McDaniel. Artists, musicians, and others come from around the country and even around the world to perform,…