 Skip Fennell - Makes Mathematics Add Up for Educators
As president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Dr. Fennell goes the distance to ensure that students everywhere have access to top-quality mathematics education.
 Debora Johnson-Ross - Cool Enough for School
This popular culture researcher examines how the African concept of “cool” has been transformed in American culture.
 Elizabeth van den Berg - The Play’s the Thing
Serious fun defines the scene in this award-winning theatre arts professor’s workshops.
 Robin Armstrong - Helping Students Speak the Same Tune
Dr. Armstrong’s innovative, Web-based tutorial teaches the language of music.
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- Holidays illuminate the Hill
- Green Terror winter athletes at full steam; Dipiero hits a buzzer-beater for men’s basketball
- A tale of two internships
- Alumnus finishes seventh 50-mile run
- MLA alumna’s local history published
- Freshman tries out for ‘American Idol’
- Students displaced by Katrina headed south
’Tis the season for bright holiday decorations signaling a season that brings Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. The colorful lights glow as the days grow shorter and nights turn colder. » Full Story
Mike Dipiero ’06 (left) sunk the ball at the final buzzer to lift the Green Terror men’s basketball team over conference foe Ursinus 79-77 Dec. 3. Dipiero also hit five of six three-pointers in the contest. The team sits at 3-3, 1-1 in conference. » Full Story
By the time they graduate, 46 percent of McDaniel students have worked at an internship. This learning that comes through experience gives students a head start in their careers – and often an opportunity to find out what careers interest them. Tales of two very different internships follow. Senior Laura Thierer worked at the Maryland Department of Transportation last summer and Junior Alex Katcoff is a ball boy with the NFL Ravens. » Full Story
Each fall, a group of dedicated runners gather in the pre-dawn darkness at Boonsboro High School near Hagerstown, Md., to run 50 miles. William Bradley Distad ’04, a Mathematics teacher at the school, recently completed this feat for the seventh consecutive year. The race is called the “JFK 50.” It began more than 40 years ago, after John F. Kennedy challenged Marines to take a 50-mile hike. » Full Story
When Diana Mills Scott MLA ’98 moved into her Sykesville home in 1965, she was curious about why her road led right into Liberty Reservoir. “In times of drought, you can see the foundation stones, upturned roads and pipes coming out of hillsides in midair. There is not much else left,” Scott said of the thriving mill town that was flooded in 1953 to make way for Liberty Lake. » Full Story
On a steamy August day, Anna Mayr ’09 took her dream of becoming a star to New York City, where she would audition for “American Idol.” Along the way, she learned some of the behind-the-scenes secrets of the show. » Full Story
As the semester draws to a close, Katrina-displaced students Jackie Mabry and Jason Rosenberg prepare to return to college in Louisiana. Cleanup is nearly complete at both Tulane and Loyola universities in New Orleans, and both schools reopen in January. » Full Story
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Holidays illuminate the Hill
Green Terror winter athletes at full steam; Dipiero hits a buzzer-beater for men’s basketball
A tale of two internships
Alumnus finishes seventh 50-mile run
MLA alumna’s local history published
Freshman tries out for ‘American Idol’
Students displaced by Katrina headed south
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