Exercise Science Department Considers Name Change to Kinesiology
If there is one thing that’s certain about McDaniel, it’s that the college is always changing and adapting, and the departments must change and adapt with it. The Exercise Science…
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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…
Coming up to Arts & Culture
For the art lovers looking for events to attend and the students needing cultural outings for their classes, here is a list of major performances, shows and events coming to…
Dance, Fashion, Cuisine, Culture, and Comedy: ACC’s Annual “Taste of Asia”
The Forum bustled as students, faculty, staff, and the community alike gathered for the Asian Community Coalition’s annual “Taste of Asia” dinner on Feb. 23. According to Tonae’ Hamilton, the…
Bobbie Pfeiffer: Making Salad with a Twist
Each weekday at the start of lunch, Bobbie Pfeiffer stands ready at her salad station in the corner of Englar Dining Hall. Students start to line up, ordering their salads—perhaps…
McPlaylist of the Month: March
This playlist aims to expose McDaniel to the music genre that is grime, just as its popularity in both Britain and the United States is hitting its high point. It…
Movie Review: “American Honey” is Definitely American, Anything but Sweet
“American Honey,” Andrea Arnold’s story of an abused teenager turned traveling magazine saleswoman, was, unfortunately, not nominated. But it should have been, so here we are. It stars an unknown…
McDaniel Contrast: Creativity and Community
Spring is a time for many things, such as the end of snow and winter, blooming flowers, a sense of renewal—and the newest issue of Contrast, McDaniel’s literary magazine. Every…
What to Watch in Sports Coming Up
As the spring semester nears its halfway point, athletics on the Hill are picking up with plenty of action for students to see both on and off campus. Men’s and…
“Cord-Cutting” at McDaniel
With the advent of online streaming services and an increase in their use, it should come as no surprise that with the advent of online streaming, TV has changed dramatically—particularly among millennials….
Removal of Posters in Westminster High School Sparks Controversy
On Feb. 16, several teachers at Westminster High School were asked to take down posters that they felt promoted diversity, but administration believed carried political connotations, deviating from the apolitical…
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…
McDaniel and Westminster Communities Join in Rallies Promoting Inclusion
The McDaniel and Westminster communities have recently come together in a series of rallies against the Trump Administration, and its various policy choices, executive orders, and cabinet nominations. These rallies,…
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…
Movie Review: “Moonlight” Doesn’t Shoot for the Moon, Doesn’t Have to
“Moonlight,” based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s unproduced play “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue,” is one of the two best films you’ll see out of 2016. Director Barry Jenkins has…
Campus Safety Sees Major Changes
As students returned from Winter Break, they were greeted to a number of changes to the Department of Campus Safety. The most notable of these was that the office, which…
Thirty Years of Tears and Fears
Kurt Cobain would have turned 50 this month. That doesn’t sound like much, but that’s before you realize Kurt Cobain had one of the greatest influences on rock music of all…
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…
Writer of the Week: Ethel Payne
The granddaughter of freed slaves, Ethel Payne was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1911. Better known as the “First Lady of the Black Press,” Payne was the fifth child in…