Best and worst freshman year
by Ashleigh Smith Attention incoming freshmen: Welcome to college, which as I am sure you are tired of hearing, are “the best four years of your life.” While it may…
August 2008
Fear not: small town still offers some thrills
By Kim Williams Staff Reporter There is no denying that Westminster is a small town. However, the location of McDaniel College in no way means that student life is boring….
Tailgating: a tradition on the hill
Garrett Eagan Sports Editor A college football game is synonymous with many sights and sounds. But along with the tradition of football on the Hill, in which only some may…
New dean settles into new semester
By Juliann Guiffre News Co-Editor Dr. Karen Violanti sat at her computer browsing job sites. She had just graduated from SUNY at Buffalo and received her PhD in Counselor Education,…
Position changes shift Reiff, Stokely
Roxanne Fleischer News Co-Editor Over summer break, McDaniel College made rearrangements to the faculty. Deans Henry Reiff and Sarah Stokely were both directly affected by what Stokely has called, “something…
What he knows now: Hill has invaluable experiences
Geoff Peckham Alumni Contributor Where to begin? I suppose the worst thing about college is that it ultimately ends. For those entering as part of the class of 2011, that…
Wall's The Glass Castle chosen as freshman read
Laura Hutton Co-Editor in Chief Each year a book is selected for the incoming freshman class to read. This year, The Glass Castle, a memoir by Jeannette Walls was chosen….