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McDaniel Relay for Life nearly doubles goal
Professor and student co-author case study about drug war
Senior art students exhibit work
Student documentaries teach lessons of tolerance
Cramp takes tenth at Nationals, Maybank set to defend National Championship
McDaniel alumni featured on big screen
Honorary Degree recipients to speak at Commencement
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News@McDaniel returns Monday, May 23, with a special Commencement issue.

It took David Martin more than seven years to grow his 14-inch ponytail – and My Hair Salon owner Nick Fonti less than a minute to cut it off.

The audience gathered in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life survivor tent to watch Martin fulfill his promise to McDaniel students in Eye to Eye. The group raised $841 for ACS, nearly tripling Martin's $300 challenge.

The American Sign Language studies instructor grimaced, and then grinned, as onlookers gasped, cheered and applauded ASL-style with hands waving high over their heads.

The haircutting was only one in a series of McDaniel Relay for Life events held on campus May 6-7, which raised more than $17,500 for the American Cancer Society. More than 300 students, friends and family participated and organized 25 teams for the event.

“It was really, really amazing,” said Lori Evans, income manager for ACS. The event by far surpassed the hopes of its all-student committee, organized by Suzanne Gilbert '06, for 10 teams and $10,000, Evans said.

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Volker Franke doesn't expect to see “Terrorism and Peacekeeping” on the New York Times bestseller list. The associate professor of Political Science and International Studies and one of his students wrote one of the chapters, and Franke edited the nearly 300-page compilation of national security case studies.

The book, Franke's third, will certainly be used to prepare and rehearse officials, policymakers and students in varied areas concerning national security. Professors may use it for class discussions in conflict resolution and terrorism.

But Franke sees its greatest value with the high-level military and civilian participants in programs such as the National Security Studies based at Syracuse University, where he directs the case-study program that provides training and practice to officials in whose hands U.S. security rests.

Justin Reed '03 co-authored the chapter “Squeezing the Balloon: Plan Colombia and America 's War on Drugs.” Reed worked closely with Franke during his four years at McDaniel, and the case study began as Reed's honors thesis.

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Senior art students exhibited their Capstone work May 3-13 in the Esther Prangley Rice Gallery of Peterson Hall as well as during portfolio presentations in early May.

Click here to view of sample of the seniors' work

Dressed in black t-shirts imprinted with the words “Docs Gone Wild,” students from the advanced documentary production class premiered their digital films in Decker Auditorium May 5.

Screenings of original documentary shorts were as follows:

• "Anatomy of a Prayer," a look at students' spiritual journeys by Michael Chittenden, David Nasongkhla, and Maggie Ross,
  

• "Music into Montage," music videos featuring original compositions by Kirsten Wilf,
  

• "Powering the Airwaves," job-hunting as a radio DJ, by Emica Boutilier, Scott Koleszar, and Greg Wagner,
  

• "Townies," a snapshot of local residents, Nick Hall, Greg Raeder and Marcia Robusto, and
  

• "Paprika," Hungarian student life in Westminster, by Molly Koch, Brigid Seay, and Ashley Swift.

Jonathan Slade who teaches the class was surprised to discover that tolerance emerged as an unexpected theme in all the student documentaries. "Student filmmakers often start out with a concept proving something they believe in, but in the process of their work, stumbled into new ways of seeing their subjects."

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Kelly Cramp '05 (left) wrapped up her Green Terror career with a tenth place finish at the Division III National Championships May 10-13 at Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. Her performance wraps up an amazing season sweep for McDaniel golf, with Centennial Conference Championships for the men and women in both the team and individual competitions.

Broderick Maybank '06 won the long jump Centennial title at the Conference Championships May 6-8 at Muhlenberg College. Maybank will now defend his National Championship at the Division III meet May 26-28 in Waverly, Iowa. Kristy Costa '06 was named Outstanding Field Performer for the second straight year, winning the heptathlon and discus.

Green Terror women's lacrosse fell to Franklin & Marshall 8-12 in the ECAC Division III Southern Championship Final May 15. Tara Smith '06, Connie Wuenschel '06, and Lindsay Ricks '06 scored two goals apiece for McDaniel.

Home of the Green Terror

On May 21, while many movie-goes are standing in line to see the final piece of George Lucas' Star Wars saga, five McDaniel alumni will be featured in a new film at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis, Md.

Dan Franko '97 and Chester Stacy '97 are part of Dobler's Pen Productions, a Maryland-based award-winning film production company. Dobler's Pen was formed in the spring of 2003 and has since made five short films. Their latest film, "Full Circle," will premiere on Saturday, May 21.

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Two honorary degree recipients will speak at McDaniel's 135th Commencement exercise at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21 in Gill Center.

Honorary degrees will be awarded to Dr. Charles W. Manning '65, Chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents; and Former U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell, non-executive Chairman of the newly formed DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary law firm and Chair of the Board of Walt Disney Company.

Since 2000, Charles Manning has served as chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents, the sixth largest system of higher education in the country. TBR is the governing board for 45 higher-education institutions in Tennessee, including six universities, 13 community colleges, and 26 area technology centers. He is recognized nationally as a higher education strategist who has been instrumental in managing financial and enrollment issues.

George Mitchell entered the U.S. Senate in 1980 and enjoyed an illustrious 14-year career earning enormous bipartisan respect. His leadership is credited with the 1990 reauthorization of the Clean Air Act, the nation's first child care bill, low-income housing tax credit program, the Americans with Disabilities Act, a higher education bill that expanded student aid, and the ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement and creation of the World Trade Organization.

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• The Baccalaureate Service is at 7:30 p.m. May 20 in Baker Memorial Chapel. Click here for more information.
  
  
• The ROTC Commissioning Ceremony is at 9:30 a.m. May 21 in Western Maryland College Alumni Hall. Click here for more information.
  
  
• Commencement 2005 is at 2 p.m. May 21 in Gill Center. Click here for more information.
  
  
• While most students leave for the summer, McDaniel's campus continues to swarm with activity. Click here for a schedule of conferences, sports camps, and other events at the College during the semester break.