Reducing Anxiety with Body-Based Wellness
Feel the tension, and let it go. Experience, and then release. This was the basis of the overall exercise I was led through the afternoon of February 5th. Taking on…
Commentary
Empathy: The Lack of the Feeling and How Social Media Affects The Concept
Challenges of being an International Student
Look, Mom, she looks like me!
Food Court set to replace Glar Dining Hall
The Benefits of SASS–Personal Experience
Why you should care about strategic planning
Breaking Down McDaniel’s Inconsistent COVID-19 Regulations
Green spaces are needed as urbanization rises
NFL vs. NIH: Who will win?
It’s GAME TIME! Sunday night football—tailgating and screaming fans. It’s NFL vs. NIH. Wait. What? Who’s playing? The National Football League against the National Institute of Health. Well, at least…
Why what you do with your old computer matters
Globally, humans produced 53.6 million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019. This weight is equivalent to about 53.6 million average sized cars. Not only is this number intimidating, but…
The lack of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options in Englar Dining Hall
In the Englar Dining Hall at McDaniel College, students have seen a lack of vegan, vegetarian and gluten free food served there. There does not seem to be enough options…
Crowds in Englar Dining Hall are dangerous and preventable
During a global pandemic, even if most people on campus are vaccinated, there should be stricter regulations in place to decrease the number of crowds in the dining hall. With…
Political polarization and the rise of Donald Trump
Last Wednesday a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building, halted congressional proceedings, and an emergency recess was called in an effort to protect the congressional representatives present. Members…
As the economic crisis intensifies, signs of a future populist interparty coalition emerge
As the economic crisis carries on, Congress continues to try to pass another coronavirus stimulus bill. A significant part of the CARES Act’s success was the stimulus check provision. A…
Radical group “Hugs Over Masks” spreads lies and COVID-19 in Westminster
Every Saturday, Carroll County locals gather at the Westminster Community Pond to champion scientific illiteracy under the guise of the organization Hugs Over Masks. Kate Dobson, Ph.D., a rhetoric professor…
Failing us: our administration’s climate destruction complicity
(Editor’s Note: This article was originally released with the Sept. 23, 2020 print issue of the McDaniel Free Press. The author of this article has added a note in response…
McDaniel’s low test numbers: too good to be true?
Approaching the sixth week of students living on campus in this unprecedented semester, the college has successfully maintained a low number of positive COVID-19 cases on campus. Over the last month…
A call for law enforcement public accountability
Families shed tears that turn hot with frustration over another black man taken lawlessly. Peaceful protests transgress into riots. “A riot is the language of the unheard,” Martin Luther King…
President Casey disappoints students at the Ask McDaniel Anything forum
As we walked out of the first Ask McDaniel Anything (AMA) meeting of the semester, with McDaniel College President Roger Casey in attendance, we felt the same emotions we faced…