Green Terror men's and women's basketball defeated Feb. 4 Swarthmore 73-71 and 82-70, respectively. Josh McKay '08 (above) racked up 12 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and two steals for the men's team. Next up for both squads are home battles with Johns Hopkins, the women on Feb. 7 and the men on Feb. 8. Broderick Maybank '06 qualified Feb. 3 for the Division III National long jump competition with a 23'3" leap at the Shell Games in Morgantown, W.V. » Full Story

Congratulations to Del. Wade Kach '70 (left), who was awarded the Casper R. Taylor Jr. Founder's Award presented by the Speaker of the House of Delegates for commitment to public service and the integrity of the House of Delegates. It came as a shock for the Republican delegate from Baltimore County. "I had no idea it was going to occur. They called my wife and she was sitting in House chambers with my aide Judy. It was quite a surprise." » Full Story

From changing how Amnesty International responds to countries in crisis to creating new choral works and textbooks, McDaniel College professors on fall sabbatical made a difference in the classroom, their communities, and the world. Music Professor Margie Boudreaux (above) juggled several projects during her sabbatical. In addition to starting up a publishing company, Boudreaux is working on an experiment with Psychology Lecturer Paul Mazeroff for the class, “Music, Mind, and the Brain,” in which they will explore what happens inside the brain as people learn music in different ways. » Full Story

What if time didn’t tick forward in seconds and minutes and hours? If it instead rolled in a circle or ran like water in a river, people might be doomed to repeat their lives or be thrown into the past like a rivulet moving upstream. These and other fictional concepts of time are the dreams of young Einstein as he created the theory of relativity, as imagined by author and physicist Alan Lightman in his 1993 landmark novel, “Einstein’s Dreams.” The collection of possible-dream stories inspired Music Professor Margaret Boudreaux and former McDaniel Artist-in-Residence Lorraine Whittlesey to create a new choral work. Boudreaux also developed an interdisciplinary course patterned after the fictional dreams with topics ranging from Physics in “Relativity for Dummies” to Psychology in “The Contradictions of Genius.” » Full Story

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, so we peeked around campus to learn a little more about love from different scholarly perspectives. » Full Story

Donna Brazile, the first African-American to lead a major presidential campaign, addressed a packed house at McDaniel College’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. Local elementary, middle, and high school students read their award-winning essays on topics ranging from peace, service, and the importance of perseverance. » Full Story

Suzanne Gilbert ’06 (left) remembers a childhood friend whom she hasn’t spoken to in years. “She was always hilarious, but in high school you saw that deteriorating. She started wearing baggy clothes. People can have anorexia for a few years before you notice it,” Gilbert says. “It was hard to see someone I loved so much and not know how to help them.” The Social Work and Political Science dual major vowed to help others overcome the pressures that could lead to bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating. As her senior Honors capstone experience, she created a week-long series of community outreach events, coinciding with National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Feb. 20-25. » Full Story

1/2/2006 - Jan Term is a time for McDaniel students to explore uncommon classes and travel across the country or around the world. Click for a sampling of the Jan Term 2006 adventures. » Full Story