Swim Safety
According to the CDC,“every day, about 10 people die from unintentional drowning.” With this statistic alone, over 3,000 people die annually in the United States due to drowning. The number…
Commentary
Listening to the Homeless Can Do More Than What You Think
It was a summer day when my friend asked me if I would like to join her on a Jesus Run. Unsure what I was getting myself into, I said…
Staying Healthy During the End of the Semester
As the semester draws to a close, students find themselves staying awake a lot longer in hopes of finishing up their final paper(s) or studying for the last few tests…
Our Home: An Opinion
I was on Facebook when a headline in the “Trending” section caught my eye. It was from The Washington Post, and led with the indicator “Donald Trump,” as many seem…
Making a Difference, One Animal at a Time
Think about how would you feel if you were mistreated multiple times a day. Unfortunately, this is the reality for many animals on a daily basis. A problem faced by…
McAdvice: Pomodoro
Amid the busyness throughout the second half of the semester, students run on caffeine, pub runs, and other substances that should not be mentioned in front of authority figures. Students are cramming…
How Dorm Culture Is Dying And How You Can Stop It
Dorm culture is starting to get out of hand, and we all have a part in the change. It’s been more than a month since the Spring semester’s begun, and…
Sex on the Hill: Places Where People Have Done It
When your roommate is sleeping or too stubborn to leave, how far will you go to get frisky with someone you like? Sex on the Hill is a common thing….
McDaniel Students Feel Under the Weather
As February turns into March, Maryland is still up to its usually devious weather patterns. In general, it has been a warm winter this year, much to the disappointment of…
15 “Things” I don’t understand about The Odyssey
You have seen it before, and you can’t lie about it. The Odyssey, a faux-journalism, Buzzfeed wannabe, is a platform for student “journalists” to share their passion for writing (if…
McAdvice: Sleeping
Sleep, the thing college students dream about. College students are some of the most sleep deprived people in the world. We live on caffeine and other energy sources. But it doesn’t…
Advice to Republicans on Town Halls
Anyone who has any knowledge of politics knows that we are living in an extremely divided political climate. To combat that, in the spirit of bipartisan cooperation and in the…
McAdvice: Procrastination
Everybody procrastinates; it’s common in the life of a college student. Unfortunately, most of us procrastinate too much and everything catches up to us. Well, I have the cure for…
McAdvice: A New Column Within Commentary
I know that college can be stressful, and I know that there are resources to help you get through that stress, but many times, a student has to approach that…
Immigration from an Immigrant’s Point of View
I am afraid, and I am not alone. Millions of immigrants in the United States are worried about whether they will have a future here, or if they will have to…
What it Means to be Greek
Everyone has their own ideas about what “Greek Life” really means, and what it entails. Many see it as something akin to movies like “Animal House.” Many see it as having…
Recognition for the “Opposition”
It has been baffling to see my status as a student journalist become so politicized in the past months. With the rise of “fake news” and constant demonization of the…
Facing a New Semester in a New World
The Free Press enters this semester in a different world than any our editors or writers entered McDaniel in. The landscape of the college, journalism, and the U.S. itself has…
Why the Wounded Warrior Project?
Now that Veterans Day has passed as it does each fall, I wonder how many people actually stopped to ask themselves the same question I asked myself in September last year:…
Arguments About Legalization of Marijuana
You may ask why we need to discuss the legalization of marijuana at college, but this is the best place to talk about a major issue that will affect us…