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The McDaniel Free Pre=ss M~Daniel College Westminster MD Grade A Gangster Touring Carroll County? 60 Seconds Asks: Iay-Z's American Gangster delivers Turns out thousands come to Westminster What are you thankful for this tracks that impress Page 12 each year to seethe Sights Page 7 Thanksgiving? Page 5 Recruiting Chic:ken Plop Fundraising In This Issue bill arrives. Last year damages incidents a Ruckus in Rouzer the until Ir's all fun and games in Rouzer skyrocketed to over concern for $21,000. Page 4 McDaniel Two recent occurences that with Coach Blake. lead to invesigations, "This should not be happen- discussions of ing," Gerl said. She is confident that they are isolated incidents, but that recruitment policies she would be meeting with Smith and Dean of Admissions Florence Jane Sharpe's annual holiday book By Geoff Pe4:kham, Hines ro evaluate me expecradons event showcases some perfect gifts News Co~Editor that go along with the overnight in rimes for the holidays. Page 4 visitations. She said that both in- The recent incidents involving po- cidents were still being investigated tential athletic recruits on campus and that the "judicial process is be- HelioPhoto have led to discussions about the ing adhered co." She said that there Right now cell phone cameras value of overnight visitations for could potentially be hearings before will do in a pinch but [heir fuzzy prospective srudents. the Honor and Conduct Board for Rain postponed the Chicken ing between the urinary ~.....,._be.mingof,he As was reported in tho: last is- the students who were in charge of Drop until after homecom- tract and the digestive tract," past. Pilip 7 sue of the Fru Press, on October rhe prospects. ing, but the fundraising Kable explained. "The diges- 19 a wresding recruit was found Dr. Ethan Seidel, vice presi- effort finally took place on tive process involves things Emotional Rollercoaster intoxicated in North Village after dent of Administration and Fi- November 1 . Students pur- coming from both directions attending an off-campus party and nance, said that over the decades chased numbered squares to one place. When the Lisa Breslin's newspaper pracricum he's been with [he college incidents and hoped the chicken poop chicken moves, it's time." class shares photographs with feel- required medical assistance. On would land in just the right Kable's advice proved like these have happened, ing from around me community. October 27, twO men's lacrosse with athletic recruits but not JUSt space to earn them cash. true, as the winner was recruits were found with alcohol with Page 5 by campus safety in Rouzer Hall. prospective students in general. Predicting when a chicken announced as soon as the Greek Sweep Neither wresding coach Davey He doesn't see a trend but doesn't will poop is tricky, if not to chicken was dropped into task, according impossible the pen. nor believe there needs to be one co re- The Harvest Ball, philanthropy, Blake Harton men's were Lacrosse coach for view McDaniel's recruitment poli- a local veteranarian. See full Matt available future events, and more-find OUt "Watch for that beginning story on what's going on with McDaniel's comment. cies. He said that there had even of motion," advised John page 8. Athletic Director Jamie Smith been discussions prior to both inci- greek scene. Centerspread Kable, DVM. at Airpark said the situation is being moni- dents involving a potential change cored, and Dean of Student Affairs to those policies. Animal Hospital. "When a In The Next Issue Beth Gerl asserted that the Athletic The Office of Admissions does chicken moves it's shit or git Department was taking these inci- nor do overnight visitations any- time." Women's basketball preview dents "very seriously." The parents more, but the Athleric Departmenr "There is a shared open- Testing the water on campus of the wrestling recruit are report- See "Recruiting" on Page 2 Charged for printingt edly very angry, and have discussed Going Up Spec:ial Report: Should I stay or should I go? Gas Prices in Westminster, MD (11/07107) College assesses retention rates By Juliann Guiffre and McDaniel's Institutional Research person on campus. finding a place laura HuHon, New. Co-EdHor reveals that of me students who outside the classroom where they entered me school in 2001, only can make a contribution, and out- Why are you here? 66.3% completed all four years lining a dear academic strategy. For some this question is easy. and graduated in 2005. "Students need to feel that Senior Lauren Esposito says she Percentages in earlier years someone cares about them and that found her place ar McDaniel. Se- were in the lower 70s. The percent- they are making progress toward nior Kendall Bieschke formed per- age of freshman chat returned for some kind of career goal," Hines sonal relationships with her profes- sophomore year during those years, said. sors. The school provided senior according to the study, has consis- Henry B. Reiff, Dean of Stu- Michelle Debuagh with many in- tently been in me lower eighties. dent Academic Life is one of me ternship and career opportunities. These findings, noted Dean of Ad- people who signs off on students Yet for ochers, a seed of doubr is missions Florence Hines, are aver- who are transferring from McDan- As the price for oil jumped to. $97 per b~rrel, prices at .the. planted soon after arrival- a seed age for a small liberal am school. iel College. He is in charge of con- gas pumps rose also. With a little shopping, you can stili find that may lead to stress, conflict, The (OP three influences linked ducting an exit interview to learn the best prices in town. Graphic by Greg Pfeiffer and eventually transfer. . to retention, Hines explained. in- See "Retention" on Page 3 A rerention study done by clude finding a connection with 'a