Features

McDaniel students participate in unique coursework at home and abroad By David Robertson, Chief Photographer “Did someone say England?” Students returned to McDaniel for the spring semester reeling from their…

English professor Dr. Reanna Ursin takes trapeze lessons in Baltimore By Ryan Hickey She stands forty feet above the ground on a platform, clasping a horizontal bar that will be…

One-of-a-kind store is Westminster’s hidden treasure By Anna Moffet When was the last time you took a stroll down Main Street or visited some of the local shops? If you’re…

By Rachel Hooper Deaf students at McDaniel face some extra challenges, but differences do not set them apart from the life of a typical college student. Undergraduates at McDaniel are…

By Laura Hutton, News Co-Editor Whether they are working on homework or procrastinating on Facebook, many students stay awake late into the wee hours of the morning. However, this cuts…

By Bethany Grov? Many people have had that moment of panic after opening a holiday gift of clothing, after which all they can say is “Gee, thanks.” Ultimately, they end…

. . . or at least personalized By Roxanne Fleischer A Snicker’s Mobile is a shoe box sized cart on K’nex wheels that can be pulled towards the owner with…

Sandler brings ‘enthusiasm and intellect’ to mentorship in Dr. Kachur’s First-Year Seminar Horror Fiction and Film By Kim Williams Jenny Sandler is a peer mentor who claims she enjoys her…

Features Co-Editor and Fall 2007 Graduate Katie Young “but if I…. learned anything at all it was to always be true to yourself and I know that this is what…

Jane Sharpe’s hour long “Books Sandwiched In” event showcases books that make great gifts for the holiday season By Michelle Menner With her glasses perched at the end of her…

By Lauren Laker, Contributor Each year, 2,000 visitors stop in the Carroll County Visitor Center, wondering what to do in the little town of Westminster. For Barbara Beverungen, manager of…

Don’t underestimate the strength of cell phone photos By Roxanne Fleischer Earlier this fall I was playing a casual game of tennis at McDaniel when I heard an unusual sound…

Mark Rust believes ASL is pathway for being an ally to the deaf community By Rachel Hooper If you hear laughter in the halls of McDaniel College’s Academic Hall, you’ll…

By Becky Snider Space—there is lots of it. And it is certainly one of the immediate things one notices when first entering the new buildings for the first time. If…

The 13th annual event hosted by Dr. Mohamed Esa and McDaniel College is still going strong By Laura Hutton, News Co-Editor On Tuesday, October 16, McDaniel College hosted its 13th…

House is first in college’s history By Roxanne Fleischer Only 2 of the 11 students living in the Jewish Student Union house on Pennsylvania Avenue are Jewish. Despite these figures,…

Trio of campus musicians meet outside, inside–wherever they can make music By Greg Pfeiffer Mother Nature has acted a bit out of character this fall. Instead of handing us the…

By Laura Hutton, News Co-Editor “Breast cancer is the most lethal form of cancer for women in the world. An estimated 1 million cases will be identified this year, and…

Is it a growing trend or an established tradition? By Dave Robertson Liberators. Opportunists. Vagabonds. In the eyes of administrators and others in the college community, these words aptly describe…