Lighter Side of Campus Safety: Week of November 4
Well McDaniel I hope you had a nice Halloweekend. I’m sure you all did nice respectable things like handing out candy to little kids, decorating your rooms with festive fare,…
Campus Safety
McDaniel Crime Stats Show Increases in Many Areas
The Annual Fire Safety and Security Report published by the college recently detailed the criminal actions that had taken place on campus in 2014. These statistics, provided in accordance with…
McDaniel Joins in Bike-sharing Trend
Students can now find a group of green bicycles sitting outside of Campus Safety. Believe it or not, these bikes are for all to use for free in order to…
Big Changes Expected with New Campus Safety Director
With the beginning of the new school year, students were introduced to the new director of campus safety, Jim Hamrick. Hamrick was hired to fill the spot vacated by Mike…
With Title IX Changes Being Implemented, Students Have Doubts about Relationship Violence Numbers
As colleges continue to confront the issue of sexual violence on campus, recent changes to Title IX intend to make more transparent the often unseen issues of dating and domestic violence….
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety: Week of March 29
Now, last week may not have been the most raucous of weeks on campus, but no doubt was it an eventful one. A few major incidents really stood out, and…
Students find out there is no toilet paper in the bathroom… at 1 in the morning.
[Disclaimer: This article was originally published for April Fools’ Day, and it should not be interpreted as factual reporting.] The morning of Saturday, Mar. 28, at 1 in the morning, multiple…
New Director, Same Campo, and the Return of Frosted Tips
To the chagrin of many a wayward student, the departure of Mike Webster at the end of last semester has not left Campus Safety in disarray. Instead, Assistant Director Eric…
The Retirement of Mike Webster: What Comes Next
As 2014 drew to a close, McDaniel saw the departure of Mike Webster, alumnus, adjunct professor and head of McDaniel College Campus Safety. Webster had served in the position of…
A Sense of Safety on the Hill
Within the past year, crimes at McDaniel College seem more common. With last year’s shooting incident and this year’s mugging, flare gun, and groping incidents crimes near our home on…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
It seems normalcy has again returned to the semi-peaceful campus of McDaniel, with no major alerts or serious incidents in the past few weeks. Now it’s all smooth sailing, with…
Director of Campus Safety Mike Webster to Retire
Mike Webster, Director of McDaniel College’s Department of Campus Safety, has decided to retire at the end of 2014 according to an email sent by Beth Gerl to all McDaniel…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
Well guys, Homecoming week was as crazy and rambunctious as ever, and now that the dust has settled, we gaze upon a whole pile of wreckage and some incredibly awful…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
So McDaniel, the town of Westminster seems to really be trying to keep us on our toes. First we had the now almost ancient Great Pizza Robbery, and now we…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
Well McDaniel, before Tuesday, I would have told you that this had been an absolutely dull week, but life’s full of surprises, isn’t it? However, I’ll be couth and refrain…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
So McDaniel, I’m questioning now whether it’s within my code of ethics to ask you guys to commit some more varied offenses. Because although you certainly were quite rowdy this…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
Well McDaniel College, I have to congratulate you all for taking my advice on relieving yourselves in the proper locations this week, opting for toilets instead of parking lots and…
The Lighter Side of Campus Safety
Another school year, and here again, like that crazy uncle your parents told you to stay away from at Thanksgiving, it’s The Lighter Side of Campus Safety. And while San…
Students Speak About Sunday Shooting
Shots fired into the lobby of Whiteford Hall on Sunday, March 2 around 2:40 a.m. shocked and terrified many students. Although no one was injured, several students were in close…
McDaniel Promotes Healthy Relationships Amidst National Sexual Violence Epidemic
With so much recent attention focused on sexual violence occurring on college campuses, there is a strong push among American universities to raise awareness and prevent hostile situations. According to…