New policy confronts Greek underground
By Bethany Grov? Beginning in Fall 2008, there will be a new policy prohibiting students from participating in underground “Greek” organizations. Undergrounds will not be allowed to meet as a…
March 2008
Athlete airlifted
By Garrett Eagan Senior Kevin Flanagan, a Green Terror lacrosse player, was injured around 4:30 p.m. during practice on Tuesday, March 3. The Westminster Fire Department responded along with Campus…
Campus phone system to be replaced by computerized VoIP
By Michelle Menner Up until the fall semester of 2007, students were asked to provide their four digit extension when scheduling an appointment at the writing center, but now according…
Garden apartments will be ready in May
By Juliann Guiffre, Features Co-Editor The new Garden apartments will be completed by the end of this semester, with capacity rising from 96 people to 108 to accommodate for renovations…
Underground Greek life discouraged
Administration interviews underground Greek organizations and hope to stop activity By Rose Eney In the last few decades, the “underground Greek organization,” has emerged. The school administration and some students…
Hazing Hotline has been relatively silent
The system enables students to report incidents of hazing in all campus organizations By David Robertson Within its first semester of existence, McDaniel College’s Hazing Hotline was used about eight…
The Campus Safety Blotter
The Lighter Side of the Campus Safety Blotter
By Becky Snider, Blotter Reporter Editor’s Note: This weekly piece highlights some of the more inane calls and incidents to which campus safety responds. Well March is here. Now let’s…
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…
McDaniel welcomes inner-city youths
‘Transform a Future’ program inspires students to think about their futures By Geoff Peckham, News Co-Editor The dreams of the students of West Baltimore Middle School run high. Thirteen-year-old Diamond…
‘Hey, it’s the bookstore guy’
By Ryan Barre, Contributor Throughout the past 15 years, the McDaniel Bookstore has been what every college wants from a bookstore. McDaniel doesn’t have the biggest bookstore with the most…
Bio and business top prices for college textbooks
Biology and business majors spend an estimated $550-700, while English majors spend around $300 By Christine Boynton, News Co-Editor As an English major with a business major roommate, I’ve always…
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…
Hand art and visual poetry, a multicultural experience
Deaf conference explores the creativity that flows in various deaf cultures By Rachel Hooper, Features Co-Editor A conference that stretched the mind and the imagination was held from February 29…
Staff travels to Nashville for media conference
Here at the McDaniel Free Press, we are always attempting to increase our knowledge and learn new relevant skills to produce the best newspaper possible. So when we learned of…
Exciting plot twists are sure to keep audiences ‘Awake’
By Jeff Davis For all you Star Wars enthusiasts out there, Awake stars Hayden Christensen, the actor who played Anakin Skywalker and ultimately Darth Vador. Also playing critical roles in…
Sex on the Hill: X-Rated Education
As a woman, I’ve always thought of porn as a more masculine pastime—post-pubescent boys cleaning out the Internet history before mom and dad get home, college males making use of…
Web, sports spice up Spring Break
By Heather Gorsuch For spring break, some McDaniel students are fleeing to warmer destinations while others are forced to stay home to earn a little extra cash. With the invention…
Forget the exotic Spring Break, home time is fine
By David Nasongkhla, Commentary Co-Editor Ok, ok. I know you’re going to read this and think, “What a loser,” but I don’t care. What’s the deal with spring break? Am…
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…