News@McDaniel 09/12/2005
Enrolling students post-Katrina
Photo: NASA/Jeff Schmaltz
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- McDaniel College is offering free fall semester tuition for students whose institutions in Louisiana are closed. Two students have enrolled. » Full Story
A peek inside a freshman seminar
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- As students pile into the first-year seminar, "Latino Culture in the United States," one freshman raises her hand and asks if there's time to get some water. "Go do that, and then we'll talk about you," says Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages Amy McNichols. » Full Story
Professors focus on romance
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- This fall, professors on McDaniel's campus are buzzing about romance. One professor will moderate discussions at the Smithsonian Institution on how the romance novel is created and its place in literature. Another found that teenagers' earliest dating experiences influence the relationships they have as adults. A third plans to involve students in her research about self-esteem among singles. » Full Story
Freshman takes "gap year"
Left: Thorne Rintel '08 and her class in Belize
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- Thorne Rintel spent her first year post-high school teaching students in South America and in Belize. She crawled out of bed while it was still dark, in order to write detailed lesson plans. She spent long hours in an overcrowded three-room schoolhouse in Costa Rica, teaching six grades of students without knowing any Spanish. » Full Story
Peace Corp alum back from Paraguay
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- Aleya Horn '00 always knew she'd end up in the Peace Corps. From an early age, she noticed people volunteering around her and wanted to help. » Full Story
Drama grads take national stage
Left: Albert Pero, III '04 as Dracula, and Laura Rocklyn as Lucy
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- Two McDaniel alumni are performing with The National Players, America's longest-running classical touring company, as they present "Dracula," by John Balderston and Hamilton Deane. The national tour begins at 8 p.m. Sept. 24 in WMC Alumni Hall for one show only. » Full Story
Civil Rights tour open to all
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- The Ira and Mary Zepp Center for Nonviolence and Peace Education is inviting alumni, students, and community members on its January Civil Rights Tour, "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around!: Retracing the American Civil Rights Movement." » Full Story
McDaniel sponsors Baltimore County lecture series
Left: Dr. Demetrios Papademetriou
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- An international immigration expert launches the fifth lecture series Sept. 26 presented by the Baltimore County League of Women Voters and sponsored by McDaniel College. » Full Story
Homecoming Oct. 28 seeks tailgaters and parade floats
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- Get back this fall for Homecoming weekend Oct. 28-29 and parade your creativity in float design or as a grillmaster tailgater. Prizes will be awarded to alumni who show off their green-and-gold spirit in the noontime Main Street Parade and as cheering fans at Bair Stadium. » Full Story
Green Terror march into fall
Contact: Steve Peed
- After shattering Bridgewater's 23-game home winning streak Sept. 3, McDaniel football saw no reason to let up. The Green Terror handed a 28-9 thrashing to Seton Hill Sept. 10. Broderick Maybank '06 (left) racked up 157 yards in the victory. » Full Story