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lt's a new year, and many of you find yourselves in on. Just about all financial transactions on campus, from
unfamiliar environment. A major port of the uneasiness
- that comes with a new school is not knowing who to consult parking tickets to semester tuition, are handled by the
if you find yourself needing assistance. Fortunately,
V) the Free Press has compiled a list of essential people on Bursar's Office, which is also located on the first floor of
campus that you may need to contact at some point this
:::> year. Elderdice. The bursar's shores a hallway with two other

c, Of course, the school revolves around academics, and important offices, the Financial AidOfficeand the Registrar's
since the nuances of the academic side of campus can
«~ be complicated to even the most experienced McDaniel Office. This port of campus may seem insignificant now,
student, it's good to know who to turn to if you have
U on academic concern. By now you probably know that but by the time you finish at McDaniel, you will realize
you have your first-year seminar professor who acts as
your advisor, as well as professors in your prospective how much you needed to travel this corridor trying to get
. departments. However, there is also the Academic Affairs
office in Elderdice Hall, specifically Dr. Violanti, who is through you time on The Hill.
Associate Dean of First Ye-arStudents; she should be able
to assist you in any academic matter that your advisors Once these "essentials" are taken core of, then it's time
and professors cannot.
to find out who to ask about having fun ~t McDaniel. The
As you will. quickly learn, however, there is for more
to college than academics. You may· have concerns about Office of Student Engagement, across from Glar, is the
essential issues such as housing and meal plans. For
issues involving your residence, the first person to speak grand organizer of events on campus, such as movies, as
to is your Resident Assistant. While some issues must be
solved by the Office of Residence life in Decker College well as off-campus excursions. You shouldn't have to work
Center, your RAshould be able to help with most of them
and serve as the most available liaison between you and hard to find out what the OSE is up to; they generally put
"Reslife." Also, if you have any concerns about your meal
plan, the best person to talk to is Karamae McCauley in the up posters around campus and flood your e-mail inbox
ID cord office next to the Dining Hall. She can check how
many meals and .how much money is on your ID cord, as with notices about upcoming events. •
well as help you to odd meals if you need to towards the
end of the semester. There are many other important people and offices

on campus that will eventually need to know to survive

at McDaniel, but these are the most important for you in

this first year on campus. If you need to find anything

else, there are two more important resources that you

can utilize. First is the Welcome Desk, on the top floor of

Decker next to Ensor lounge, who can help direct you to

anyone that you need to find on campus. lastly, and most

importantly, is the campus directory on our college's new

and improved website.

While graduation may seem a long way away, your time

at McDaniel will go by all too quickly, and it is much too .'

short to waste on finding the right people to help you thrive

on The Hill.

MATTHEW ARNOLD

Hoover Library: IUse it or' lose out

ANNIE BROWN

Need to study or write a.paper?

Get out of your dorm room

and try the completely wireless

library, where you can find

plenty of study spaces.

The two lowest levels of

Hoover Library are silent floors,

meaning that you can expect

talking to be kept at a whisper

and at a minimum. Each of

these floors also has two study HOURS: 8 AM to 12 AM Mondays through Thursdays, 8 AM to 7 PMon
Fridays, 9 AM to 7 PM on Saturdays, and 12 PM to 12 AM on Sundays.
rooms, perfect for small group You can find more information ot hoover.mcdaniel.edu.

projects and study sessions.

All floors of the library have

plenty of tables and chairs, and you'll always have access to a databases, which can be a huge
computer at all hours of the day. asset when it comes to writing
it's not hard to find an outlet to papers. Using the. Research
Copy machines are located Tools tab on the Hoover
plug in your laptop. , on the first and second floors. website, you can find an A-Z list
On the third floor, you can find of databases and find subject
You might also want to try two group technology rooms,

Caseys' Corner, adjacent to

the entrance of the library.

A coffee shop. by day and equipped with a MacMini guides that list online resources

evening, the space also serves computer and a big-screen TV. tailored to specific subjects.

as a 24-hour commons area, You can reserve one of these Of course, it is the people

and the doors are never locked, rooms .at the circulation desk. of Hoover Library that will

making it a great place to pull You'll do your fair share of make your library experience

an all-nighter (though I would research and papers during truly great. Visiting reference

advise not staying up all night your college career, and the librarians, like Rhonda Stricldett

if you can avoid it). With a little library offers effective tools and or Sally Jones, at the reference

exploration, you'll be sure to resources for you to do this well. desk on the first floor can help

find your favorite study spot! When it comes to writing you find answers to all sorts of

In addition to studying, you'll a research paper, never questions, such as how to use

probably need to utilize some of underestimate the usefulness of the library website or where to

the technology Hoover Library. books and other ptint materials. start on your research paper.

offers. Take advantage of the Hoover Library has over 200,000 .You can also email them at

$20 worth of printing you'll volumes, searchable on the library rstricklett@mcdaniel.edu

get each semester. Though homepage, hoover.mcdaniel.edu. sajones@mcdaniel.edu.

printers are located throughout Thousands more can be The As~ a Librarian feature on

campus, you can find a number accessed through the library'S the Hoover Library website allows

of printers located on th~ first partnership with Carroll users' to type or text in questions.

floor of the library and In the Community College and Carroll , If you take advantage of all that

24-hour computer lab located County Public Library. If you Hoover Library has to offer, you

across from Caseys' Corner. need an item that these libraries can help yourself find academic

You'll need to have Campus don't have, you can request it success, eliminate some stress

Safety program your ID card •with InterLibrary Loan. from your life, and maybe even

in order to access this lab after , Never underestimate the find time to check out a DVD

library hours, but by doing so, power of articles, journals, and . from the circulation desk.