Senior Editor: Kyle Parks
For Editor-in-Chief Kyle Parks, joining the Free Press wasn’t always part of his college plan. “I only wanted to take photos at first since I didn’t think I could write…
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Senior Profile: Jason Swartz
What is your preferred name and your major and minor? Jason or Jase. Environmental studies major with a specialization in biology and a French minor. What are some of the…
Athletes attend NCAA leadership workshop
Hannah Ravenscroft, a women’s basketball sophomore, enjoyed learning about her own personal leadership style during a rare meeting of the future leaders from the sophomore class of McDaniel’s sports teams….
Invisible illness: A story of suffering in silence
On the surface, Kaitlin Michael, or Kat, is like many other McDaniel students. She is a psychology major finishing up her senior year, and she works as a peer mentor….
Life of a Resident Assistant
Cooper Hostetler has the job in college no one ever really thinks of as a dream job. Why would someone want to look after a bunch of freshman in a…
Adjusting to college life
Looking back on my first year of college, I wish that I hadn’t heard that “it’s the best four years of your life” so many times. It made me feel…
Just shoot it
Swish. Swish. Swish. The crowd roared. People started jumping and screaming as they witnessed something that had not happened since 1991 – even if they weren’t aware of it at…
The case against intervention in Syria
All regimes pursue power, regardless of the type of government system they have. Whether it is a democratic republic like the United States, oligarchical Russia, or theocratic Saudi Arabia, in…
Paul Ryan’s retirement a deep blow for morale for the GOP
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is retiring after three years of service as house speaker. Ryan has stated that he is retiring due to the belief that he has accomplished…
It’s time to help yourself
Losing a family member because of a battle with depression is something that I will never get over. My family will forever be effected emotionally, financially, and mentally as a…
Continuing Africa’s Legacy: Francis Aubee
People might be surprised to know who Francis Aubee really is. The McDaniel student has been described as charismatic, intelligent, cultured, well-mannered, hilarious, business-minded, and more. Aubee is an international student from…
From Brussels to Westminster: Svetlana Bochkova
On a chilly snow day this semester, Svetlana Bochkova sat on her bed in her Pennsylvania Avenue house, writing an essay for one of her classes. She was thankful for…
McDaniel Allies hosts sixth annual Drag Show
The McDaniel College Gender and Sexuality Alliance, also known as Allies, hosted their sixth annual Drag Show in Decker Auditorium on April 6, 2018. The show was originally meant to…
The show must go on: The Bakkhai theater performance continues despite opening night scare
This Wednesday, the theater department revealed the opening night production of “The Bakkhai,” a Greek play written by Euripides and translated by Anne Carson. The show was the capstone project…
Graduate professor Mona Kerby overcomes challenges with self-publishing
For graduate professor and award-winning children’s book author Mona Kerby, writing was not always a passion, nor did it immediately come easily to her. “When I was growing up, I…
Feeding Carroll County’s hungry since 1982
For many, it is surprising that there is a need for food banks and pantries in Carroll County, given the programs and initiatives the state of Maryland has implemented in…
Dangersauce debuts first ever musical show
This semester, McDaniel’s improv comedy troupe, Dangersauce, debuted their first ever musical show. With an in-house band made up of Jehan Silva and Ben Kahn on guitar, Jake Fine on…
Hips don’t lie
Sijui Kama Bartrum took up dancing at a young age – but as she got older, others told her it was time to give up her hobby. Instead, she found…
SMART girls: Finding positivity
Inspiration can be found even in the youngest of us. Last month, I went to the Boys & Girls Club and talked to a group of several middle-school girls aged 10 to…
Living history: A tale of the Holocaust
Holocaust survivor Emanuel (Manny) Mandel stood in front of a crowd of McDaniel students and Carroll County residents, sharing his story of survival in one of history’s darkest periods. Despite…