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i'.·'§'iiM' Westminster, MD VoLl No.1 Press Woman's Basketball Sellinger Funds Conference Champ To Be Cut Contenders Tuition increase likely. See story on page 12. See story on page 3. Provost search narrows to final four HEATHER WEISSE NEWS EDITOR One is a Vietnam War expert. Another has directed a study-abroad program in Greece. One wrote a doctoral thesis on the use of distance in Jane Austen's novels; and one has been featured in a Discovery Channel docu- mentary about the S.S. Cen- of 86 applicants to the follow- Dean of the College of Natu- "All of these candidates tral America project. ing candidates: Dr. David L. ral Science and Mathematics have 100% backing from the All four are finalists in Anderson, Dean of the Col- at the University of Central committee," said Dr. Wilbur the McDaniel College Pro- lege of Arts and Sciences at Arkansas; and Dr. Susan Long, biology professor and vost Search. the University of Indianapo- Johnston, Vice President of Chair of the search committee. After six months of in- lis; Dr. Thomas Falkner, Act- Independent Sector Pro- The new Provost will tense work, the Provost ing. Vice President for Aca- grams at .the Association of oversee all academic functions Search Committee has nar- demic Affairs at the College Governing Boards of Univer- [See Provost continued all page 2J rowed down a diverse pool of Wooster; Dr. Ronald Toll, sities and Colleges. Budapest program threatened KATIE MARTIN provided by McDaniel's insti- CO-EDITOR tutional research analyst Jan Fazzari, 27 students trans- Many students' inability ferred from Hungary in the fall to get United States visas due semester of2000. This number to new restrictions has sparked declined over the next two fall problems at colleges and uni- semesters before hitting a low versities nationwide. of 13 this past year. McDaniel College has not been A memo sent to Provost spared, and the Budapest pro- Samuel Case from Gabor gram could be hit the hardest. Drexler, the director of the PT()- Faculty members are gram in Budapest, confirmed wrestling with ways to stop that nine other applicants in what one faculty member' the fall of 2003 were originally called the program's "hemor- refused, as were 10 out of 22 rhaging." applicants the previous spring "There are many stu- "They totally expect to dents, almost half, that can't get visas," explained biology come here, and so after two professor Louise Paquin who years they have to figure out also spent a semester in how they are going to get their Budapest. "I had several stu- degree," explained political dents in my classes who ...were science professor Paul Miller, denied. They were devastated who taught in Budapest last ThouSands of college students fall. and it was a very disturbing r'noro coumusr or TARA LESTER from all over the world gathered {See Budapest continued on page 3J Sophomore BrJd Carman visits the Communist Statlle Park in Budapest at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel According to statistics while studying abroad in the Fall of200J Students launch new paper, new look Behind the Scenes... The McDaniel Free Press student interest in the paper. We ketingfirm which extended tre- (Formerly called the Phoenix) KATIE MARTIN CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF also hoped to broaden its ouf- mendous enthusiasm and re- reacu around and beyond cam- eourcee for tne project. BRIAN PATTERSON In January 1924, the From top to bottom, back pIIS. Numerous improve- CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF very first true newspaper at to front the look of tile netoepc- An excited, eager, and ments resulted from the partner- For the past 80 years, the College was born. Mem- per is different. It not only looks continuously expandino news- ship, including a more graphi- students at McDaniel College bers of Phi Alpha Alpha fra- different, but it reads differently paper staff ushered in these de- cally-focused page design and have been reporting the news. ternity started the Black and too. After several weeks of hard velopments. Support also higher quality printing. They've written about name White. The founders drew in- work by more than 30 stu~ents, stemmed from advisor Lisa A reorganization of the changes and parking prob- spiration from the old riddle, today is the proud unueiting .of Breslin, as well as other mem- internal structure allowed for lems. They've chronicled the "What's black and white and thefirst issue of The McDamel bers of the faculty and adminis- /IIore efficient production of the college community's reaction read all over?" Free Press. tration newspaper. The streamlined du- to 9/11 and the Vietnam War. The following fall the As co-editors, Brian Drastic changes began in ties of section editors preoent a newspaper was turned over Patterson and I orchestrated all January with the hiring of a new handful of people from doing a And they've photographed to a larger group o~students championship football teams change~ wi0 tile intention of im- publisher, Kahil Creative De- and student protests. and the name Gold Bug was proving effiCiency, quality, and sign, a Westminster-based mar- [See Changes continued OIl page 8J ISee History continued 011 page 2J