Bringing new meaning to the word ‘Glarbage’
If you haven’t heard the usual adages about how similar Sodexo’s offerings in Englar Dining Hall are to prison food (we’re just one tier away…), hopefully my experience should give…
Letter to the Editor
Regarding the Seibert/Baseball Article
This letter is regarding the article written by Shawn Beaumont pertaining to the apparent unfair punishment coach Seibert handed out to Sean Whalen. I would like to say this article…
Taking out the Glarbage
If there is one thing that really burns my toast, it’s being forced to dine on sub-par food every single day for four months. I grew up in a home…
After Son’s Suicide, Father Seeks Policy Changes
I need to clarify 2 incorrect points in this article. It’s section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code in relation to FERPA. As to my quote “I want to be…
Does anybody edit the Free Press?
So, I’ve never worked for a newspaper, or for that matter any publication. I’ll admit that. And I’m not an English major. I write a lot as a history major,…
In Response to October’s Sex on the Hill article:
“Sex on the Hill” Way to blame the victim, McDaniel Free Press! All sarcasm aside, I felt insulted by this piece not only as a woman but also as a…
Birds and bees
Sex Education Pregnancy rates of United States teens, ages 15- 19 years, have continued to increase tremendously throughout recent years. In many places all around the world having children is…
Free Press Article ‘Professors On Film’ Favors Words to Images
I applaud the Free Press for highlighting a Communication Department course on interpersonal interviewing and documentary filmmaking (“Professors on Film,” Free Press, Vol 11, Issue 3, p. 4) that combines…
A Response to Katelynn McGinley’s Bailout Plan Editorial
Katelynn McGinley’s editorial in the last issue of the Free Press bothered me for a few reasons, and none of them political. My one major criticism of the Free Press…
Can We Trust Our Votes to Be Counted?
For most McDaniel students, November 4th was their first opportunity to exercise their 26th Amendment rights. This was certainly a reason to celebrate and get out and vote! Republican or…
Obama and his naivety hurt his campaign
There have been a number of watershed events in American history, which irrevocably altered the course of this nation forever. We have just seen one such event in the form…
A poorly articulated but well-intentioned rebuttal
“We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye. We have supported state…
On the ‘Keeping It Real Forum’
In the past the Black Student Union (BSU) has been dedicated to hosting McDaniel College’s annual “Keeping It Real Forum.” It is at this annual forum that students, staff, administrators…
ROTC participates in annual field training exercises
The Green Terror Battalion has certainly been busy this year. If you are not familiar with the loud cadences the unit calls while running at 6:30 in the morning, then…
Shedding light on the deaf culture
One deaf student discusses her life experiences and dispells some common misconceptions When I was four years old, my grandmother sat in the middle of our church flipping birdies—she was…
Online dating actually a fun way to meet
I’m writing in response to the article, “Online dating – scam or salvation?” in the February 14, 2008 issue of the McDaniel Free Press. The writer of the article seemed…
Phi Sigma Sigma’s Teddy bears helping Cystic Fibrosis
As you walk through the McDaniel College campus, you can’t help but notice the sorority girls proudly wearing their letters. One particular sorority, Phi Sigma Sigma, not only has beautiful…
It will all come out in the wash
A freshman’s guide to doing laundry in Whiteford Hall Imagine you are a freshman in college, and everything is new and intimidating. The only thing you feel confident about is…
March of Dimes- The Right For Every Child To Live
My story is hard to tell and at times very hurtful. I was born three months premature from my mother’s belly in South Korea and weighed only 2.5 pounds. It…
From Marketing Yellow Pages to the Hill
Engaging, generous, friendly and honest, Don Lavin is content in Business department On the second floor of Lewis Recitation Hall, tucked in a corner is a simple office belonging to…