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'.'.'1'+,5 Westminster, MD Vol. 4 No.5 Press See what happens when neat meets not who share their tal- ents in many forms on so neat on page 4. 7 Changes In Future for Greek Life INSIDE first meeting of the Inter- establish a clear set of discipli- are looking for ways to make ROB GOEKE Fraternity Council (IFCt a nary consequences as well as those numbers rise. CO-EDITOR group comprised of delegates outline requirements each In total, only 15 new mem- In the next year, much of from each fraternity, which organization would have to bers were welcomed into the Greek life as McDaniel college will govern the on-campus meet in order to remain in five different fraternities this students know it today will fraternities in the same way good standing with the col- semester. While it is clear that frater- change. that Pan-Hellenic .Council lege. Those changes are the result governs on-campus sororities. As these changes are being n.ities are not in danger of of a new council that will Also, Assistant Director of implemented, recruitment extinction, compare their watch over the fraternities and College Activities Amanda numbers for the fraternities on numbers to these: the three Some people like to new guidelines that will gov- Rose is drafting a standards campus are dwindling. The sororities, welcomed a com- express themselves ern sorority and fraternity life. document for all fraternities College Activities office, bined 20 members; (see "Greek" 0/1 page 3) through music or art. November 15 marks the and sororities that would Student Life and fraternities Others prefer more per- Secret sonal art forms, like piercings and tattoos. See the story on page 6. Pledging Occurs JILL STONE STAFF WRITER The front of the Phi Alpha Mu's shirt reads: "Winter 2005" with the group's Greek letters. Across the back: "The beatings will continue until morale improves." The t-shirt logo is a reminder of the sorority's 2005 Wrestling begins its suspension for hazing. season with a bang. Despite the fact that the sus- Story on page 11. pension should have halted the group's pledging process A Christmas Carol: Jeff Goeller, who plays Scrooge in the upcoming production, is and all activities on campus, surrounded by air sprites. The play opens in Alumni Hall on November 17th at 7:30 p.m. that is not the case. • Fi:~~"o?f,!i,~~!?,~~~~~!~,Youth'i,"~~i![i~, ESTAFF WRlTER zanon. "The 'wings' symbol- North West Middle, West Happy helpers are help- "The way r see it is, ism has to do with wings Middle, or New Windsor Field of Wings is a ing the less fortunate In McDaniel-based Service you have all these kids, and being the means to fly and fly- Middle. They teach lessons and the wings that bring freedom ing connotes and provide activities during we're Baltimore and closer t.o Learning organization found- them up," explained senior achieving dreams," said Dr. the normally-offered after- home. Read about their ed by child advocate and Sabrina Putro, one of the four Laura Dundee, sociology pro- school programs of the efforts on page 5. McDaniel alumni Juanita co-leaders of Field of Wings. fessor and adviser of the pro- schools. Ignacio several years .ago. The Putro has had one and one gram. "If nothing else, it gives much-deliberated title was half year's experience of men- The group, composed middle schoolers a chance to also created by Ignacio, and taring middle school girls of all female McDaniel under- come together outside of reveals through flguratIve lan- through the group to think grads from freshman to senior, (see "Wings" on page 3) From S!!~~!e~o~~w!~§Atp~!m~~t?~r?,~!l~~~!~w2c!!!~Y~C~and TON Yth Marriott Hotel in long for her compehbve competition, Schwartz decid- beauty pageants hardly seem JEN ~~ at th id Maryland. nature to take over: "I thou~ht ed to find out if her success on comparable, Schwartz points STAFF WRI Be Or a, f over one hundred 'I can do this" Schwartz said. the track would continue on out that in pageants the com- She traded her cleats in for ~I:n~sranging from ages But that do~sn't mean that the runway. For Schwart~,. it's petition can be just as intense. heels and her crosS~country contes d hailing from all Schwartz defines herself as a all about the competition: The actual event spans over uniform in for an evening 18 to 26, an I d Schwartz "girly girl"; in fact, she would "Being onstage.v.I think of it a three-day period. The first . Lindsey over M~rdY.anthe contest as describe herself as exactly the as a sport. I'm a competitor, day is devoted to the contest- ~~:~~~~ro~;~:pect ~at placed thir U1 She first opposite. this is my new sport". She ants moving into the hotel and ~:~dch~~;dth~::e:.~r:~~:~~~c~p~~~,e'inUPt"t~en~:; andf:~~:,g~~~~tt:;hY::SD~:~~:S:I;~:::;~.e,;t:;.~~;i';~:;'~~~daU~:~e;:~:~n:::n~:v;:: Maryland compe' I att d by McDaniel, Schwartz was an my competitiveness would ond day is considered the November 4th, Schwartz ...~~r~ years ago, mOh~a de ...A. id cross-country runner. carryover to this so much". 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