Greek life to replace alarm clocks
[Disclaimer: This article was originally published on April Fools’ Day, and it should not be interpreted as factual reporting.] McDaniel College is ready to roll out a new initiative for…
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I found a neat looking brick
[Disclaimer: This article was originally published on April Fools’ Day, and it should not be interpreted as factual reporting.] Today, this reporter has uncovered something spectacular, something never before recognized…
Campus announcements to charge by the word
[Disclaimer: This article was originally published on April Fools’ Day, and it should not be interpreted as factual reporting.] The campus announcements email has become overloaded with information, and a…
Work on new student center halted as workers begin to speak in tongues
[Disclaimer: This article was originally published on April Fools’ Day, and it should not be interpreted as factual reporting.] Renovations on the McDaniel Decker College Center have been brought to…
PSU petitions to punch the sun
[Disclaimer: This article was originally published on April Fools’ Day, and it should not be interpreted as factual reporting.] In bright, UV light of recent concerns regarding climate change and…
Student still late for class, despite no longer needing to leave bed
[Disclaimer: This article was originally published on April Fools’ Day, and it should not be interpreted as factual reporting.] “I had it down to an exact science,” said Rebecca Brandon,…
Online classes to be taught through Animal Crossing: New Horizons
[Disclaimer: This article was originally published on April Fools’ Day, and it should not be interpreted as factual reporting.] With McDaniel College switching to online classes for the rest of…
McDaniel’s 2020 commencement ceremony canceled
On March 27, President Roger Casey sent an email to members of the class of 2020 to formally announce that the May 23 commencement ceremonies, for both the undergraduate and…
Optional Pass/D/F policy implemented for Spring 2020 semester
On March 26, an email was sent to the McDaniel community by Provost Julia Jasken about a new optional grading policy that will be implemented for the Spring 2020 undergraduate semester….
Room and board to be refunded for remaining weeks of Spring 2020 semester
Yesterday afternoon, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees met to discuss continuing courses of action as the College confronts the COVID-19 pandemic. In an email update that same…
Online classes extended to end of semester
On Tuesday afternoon, the McDaniel College Task Force emailed the McDaniel community declaring that all undergraduate and graduate instruction will move to an online learning format for the rest of…
Katy Stanton fosters McDaniel’s creative writing community
One of the newest friendly faces in the English department is Katy Stanton. After retiring as a public school teacher for 30 years, Stanton happened upon McDaniel’s search for an…
McDaniel moves to new online housing lottery system
This year, the housing lottery system has received a 21st century update. Traditionally, the housing lottery has been conducted through in-person events, which sometimes left students waiting hours to choose…
ZuZu African Acrobats take the stage of BMC
On Feb. 20, the Kenyan acrobatic show that was featured on “America’s Got Talent” lit up the stage of Baker Memorial Chapel, embodying the Bantu culture of East Africa to…
McDaniel to temporarily move to online classes amid coronavirus concerns
Earlier this afternoon, the McDaniel College Coronavirus Task Force emailed all students to announce that the College will move all on-campus, face-to-face undergraduate and graduate instruction to an online format…
President Casey disappoints students at the Ask McDaniel Anything forum
As we walked out of the first Ask McDaniel Anything (AMA) meeting of the semester, with McDaniel College President Roger Casey in attendance, we felt the same emotions we faced…
‘Vagina Monologues’ return to McDaniel
On Feb. 14 and 15, the annual “Vagina Monologues” was performed at Alumni Hall, following a year-long break. The return of the performance brought back just as strong of an audience…
McDaniel takes precautions against coronavirus
The panic associated with the coronavirus outbreak has slowly but surely spread across the world, reaching the United States and even Maryland, as people stock up on toilet paper, nonperishable…
The presidential primaries should encourage us to be more informed
The presidential primaries are in full swing. What do people need to know? What have we learned from the first primaries? What should we expect next? Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada,…
2nd annual ‘I Love the Hill Day’ surpasses donor goal
Tuesday, Feb. 25 marked the second year of I Love the Hill Day. This day is a celebration of McDaniel, as well as a day of giving intended to encourage…