The Hill, 2003

160 Pages·2012·32.27 MB·English

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Photograph byArtandArtHislory
Professor Susan RuddickBloom
Staff
Ediror.JoyceMuller
Anoccasional/oak atarchivedcampus treasures Managing Editor: KimAsch
SponsEditor:StBvePeed'Ol
Alumni Ediror: RobinAdams
Brenton'86
Conrributing Writers: RitaBeyer.
PeggyFosdick
EditoriBIAssistsnr.Carol
Rothenberger
Thediverse viewspresented inthis
magazine donotnecessarily reflect
theopinionsoftheeditors orofficial
policiesottheCollege
Address alumnicorrespondence 10
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andMarketing,McDaniel Collage,
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Ientem chain tbespring ofherfresh- theme songforthemovie "Casablan- (tI2003 McDanielCollage
manyear. Infacl,sheslill hadthe ce," which hadjustbecome ahit.
paper lantern untilshedonated tttc Theseniorwomen,alongwithatlof
theCollege archives justlastyear. theguys,satinthe bleachers tobe
"Thelanterns were always made entertained bytheshow. Afterward,
ofKotexboxes," shereveals wnha theseniors sang afarewell tothe
chuckJe."Wecutchurchwindow performers.
holes intothesides andfitthem with Hiltzdoesn't remember participat-
crepe paper. Thenlila candle inginanothertanternchainafterlhe
inside." spring of1943.Ifyouhavedistinct
Assherecalls, thefreshmen memories efthelantern chain,
women sang while carrying their please share them.
lighted lanterns insingle filedown Write to:College Archivisf
theslope toward thestadium, where Barbara O'Brien, Hoover library,
theylined uponthefootball fieldto McDaniel College, 2College Hill,
await thesophomore andjunior Westminster, MD21157.Ore-mail
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Winter/Spring 2003
VOLUME XVIII, NO.1
8 Wrestling's Firm Grip
Wrestling Coach John Lowe and
champion wrestler Levi McVey '03
share alove-hate relationship with the
sport thatneither hasever been able to
leave for long.
10 Smart Growth
Creatingavision forthe enh:mcemcnt
and expansion ofcampus over the next
decade takes brain power, experience
and patience.
·16
Where the Doctor Knows
YourName
''Youdon"go home
Ircrnrnedicine. KimJohnston '92 treats families with
I'vebeenupnighls acombination ofhigh-tech and
worryingaboul old-fashioned personal attention.
mvpatients."
20
Sleeping inthe Gallery
Sophomore JCSSiC.l Watson very likely has
bunched the College'S firststudent-run
artstudio and showroom inadormitory.
Sophomore
Jessica Watson's DEPARTMENTS
artintooffertsheahegalidmpsaend 2 News fromtheHill
heart ofthis Hill People
self-asseunretrdeprenyeouur.ng HillSports
22 OUickStudy
24 Development Update
26 News fromAlumni
28 ClassNotes
N fWSm
the Hill
Long Live the Subsequent generations or
Western Maryland students havegathered there
torplays,concerts, lectures and
College Name convocations, The National
Symphony wasamong the
The Western Maryland Col- mmaaninysgtarogue,psfiltloingperefvoerrmysoeantthine
legename willhehonored and thehouse. Beneath themain
rperneasmerevdeddwurhincgnARleuumninoinHallis smtaogree,ianntimuautdeersstahgoewplapcroevidFeosra
iWngeekwenildl.beTrheededhicisattoerdicWbueisldt-- sdmucatliloenrs.groups andspecial pro-
terPHherrencaeelslpicMdteMieroanerantmyy'sloanno3ydnh.aottuhCs3ee:o3l0llwaewgiplenl.mfaA.orlllAurohmweni bvmtoayarIkuitnohepned1ai9tTrpm7erh9ooe,jratechtcarete$sb1wuu.A3iaitlasrdtbmsiclneoiglDmlnionepfpondleartretur-desnco-
wAgtfhrealieuseTstnmihcdobenosnriuosnudwcCgeifehclor'roitsuesmniocrtcnioeolac.nlotuschmimaedUmmenlriteBeeirndondaan3fnantttdeeliborlyyno,fstuhge- TomcImfohemipntshrtpo,elvepteawbimsoUhtneiiclnSdhtUisnomgfisma.tb•odeadrstiehtbideornoatuihn)getherteri.orthe
Thrstees bvtrustee andnlum..
nusLeeRice'48. AStrong Voice for
"The choiceofthisNational Private Colleges
l-iistoricLandmark,which has
playedanintegral roleinthe
lifeoftheCollege, could not J.Elizabeth Garraway, who.for
havebeenmore fitting,"said nearlythree decades champi-
BoardChairjames Melhorn. onedthemission ofprivntc
JUST THE FACTS The cornerstone waslaidill higher education aspresident
1896andalumni andmemhers oftheMaryland Independent
WesternMarylandCollegeAlumniHall-Date cornerstone ofthe\tVesnninster communirv College andUniversity ASSOCI-
ofthisNationa! Historic landmark waslaid: 1896•Among the rpalleltieedthteopraroisjeect$.l3n1j,u0l0l0e to1c8o9r9n,- awtiiothn,thweasCohlolengoersedjoihnntheSmEitllhl
itemsfistedashavingbeendepositedinthecornerstone:the thebaccalaureate serviceserved Memorial Medallion.
asaJOyousinauguration ofits The awardisnamed fora
BibletheCol/ege'ssecondpresident, TH.Lewis,carried withhim use.IndlCearly 19005,various founder nndtheBrsrCbairnw''
onatriparoundtheworld. Mostcreativefund-raising strategy: ctolansesesw.cmadchowsdondaetpeidctintghetjheweel- owfhotheserBvoeadrdfroofmthe186C8ollteoge1,892.
TH.Lewis' lectures throughout Maryland and the Southern Liberal AnsandtheMuses Thisearlymentor notonly
states about his favorite destination, "OurNew Paradisein tthheatCtroullleyger.eflecttheessenceof mpraonviadgeedmenhtismskuicllhs-,nebeudtehdcused
Hawaii" •Totalcostofthebuilding: $31,000, excluding theheat-
ingthatwasstilltobesupplied· Yearthehal/wasrenovated Nodoubtyouhaveyourownmemoryortwo01AlumniHall.Many
recallb~ginningorendingcollege daysthere,exuberantly
andbecamealegitimate theatreafter DramaticAnProfessor appla~d.mgaclassmate'sperformanceonitsstage,listeningto
EstherSmitharrangedforacurtain tobehunginfrontofthe tshteepssctiornritnegmpslaotuinndgslileofas.ymphonyorperhaps simplysittingonthe
stage:1977•Nameoftheghostrumoredtohauntthepremises: .IIyouhaveamemoryorphotoofAlumniHallthatyouwould
Harvey· hk~toshare,[email protected]
malltoMemones, OfficeofCommunications andMarketing,
McOanielCollege,2CollegeHill,Westminster, MO21157-4390.
2'McOANIELCOllEGE
J.ElizabethGarroway
istbefourthrecipient
01theCollege's
presligiousJohnSmith
MemorialMedallion.
hisownresources toseethe ruentsandtotheper-srudene ingbenefits thantheeducation They aresignificantly more
fledgling institution through appropriations ofselected experienced atlarge,public likelythangraduates ofother
successive financial crises. four-year publiccolleges nnd universities nndorher institu- typesofcolleges tohold;1
"lnadistinctive wav, hewas universities. Currently, inde- tionsofhigher education graduate degree.
themodel ofthenon~cdllcnror pcndenrinsrimrions receive The Hardwick Daysrudy Andtheycredit their under-
who,inabycapacity, hasbeen about $1,200 pcrsrudenr, com- wasbasedon interviews with graduate experience forhelping
abulwark intheemergence of pared toS9,600 perstlldent'1t 1,571alumni from five typesof them develop abroad r,mgeof
American highereduc3tion," public institutions. schools: Annapolis Group lib- skillsimporrnnt rotheirevery-
soldPresident joan Develin \Vhilejust3.5percent of:.III eralarts colleges, private uni- daylives,suchasproblem solv-
Coley. statedollnrs spenronhigher versities, d1Ctop50public ing,milkingeffective decisions,
Garraway, onlythefourth education gotoindependent universities, national flagship thinking analytically, writing
recipient ofthehonor, hascon- colleges anduniversities, public universities andregional effectively, relating topeople of
tinued Smith's legacyof j\-1cDaniel's portion ofthatrep- publicuniversities. different backgrounds nnd
dogged devotion tohigher resents $2,849,124 annually, a Unlike most previous studies developing newskills.These
educationand toMcDJnicl significant contribution toits rhnrhnvesurveyed srudcnrs broad skills-more thanthe
College, whichplayed akey operating budget. But[hisses- shortly aftertheirgraduation, undcrgraduare major itself-
roleinbringing hertothestate sion,legislators areconsidering theHardwick Daystudysur- helped grads gettheir lirstjob
in1974. twoseparate recommendations veyedalumni fromtheClasses orgainadmission togr!Hlu:lte
ItW~lSformer McDaniel toreduce theamount ofstate of1970through 1995. school nndhavecontinued to
President RalphC.John who aidindependent colleges and Amongrhe findings: helpwithcareerchanges or
recruited heron behalf ofa universities receive. Under one Liberal artscollege alumni advancement.-
fledging organization founded proposal, McDaniel would reported closer interaction
bythestares private higher loseabout one-third ofstate withprofessors nndanempha-
education presidents toraise funding. sisonvaluesandethicsthat
thecollective visibility oftheir MTCUA'svoiceinAnnapolis isoften nhsenrnrpublic
institut.ions andtoworkjointly isespecially crucial during universities.
inmeeting theacademic and tough fiscaltimes likethese.
financial challenges theyfaced. Thanks roCcrroway's yearsof
Now better known byits leadership, it'sloudandclear.-
acronym MICUA, theorgani-
zation servesasaunified voice The Lasting Benefits
Fortheindependent institu-
tions andndvocarcs theircause ofthe Liberal Arts
tothestateandthenntion
During hertenure, Carroway Does thetypeofschool an
helped theCollege bnd mil- undergradu:1teattends really
lionsincapiral improvement l11:.1keadifference? AneWCOlTI-
grants andannual suppOrt. The pariltivesurvey ofalumni sug-
mostrecent bond bills,both in geststhat itdoes.
1995,included money forthe "\Vhat iVLHtersinCollege
construction ofE~tonHnllof AfterCollege" wasconducted
Scicnce andLewisI-Iallreno- independenrresearch
vatIOns. ofHardwick ]),ly:md
Apivotal momcntin the commissioned bytheAnmpo- McDANiEl SHARES SPOTLIGHT IN'SMART TALK' SERIES
shtiagthe'esrseudpupcOarttionforcianmdeepeinndtehnet ltihseGlreoaudpin,gnnnatoirognaanli7_in.:dlteiopnenodf- iTnhgewCoomlleengesspheaarkeesrsin1I0hBeaslpti.motolirgeh'staJsosielphhelpMsebyreinrhgoflifveSyimnnpuheonntyiaHlaanlld,inineslpuidr-·
mid 19705whcn itadopted enTliberalartscolleges, includ- ingl:omedian LilyTomlin(pil:tllredherawithPresidentJoanDevelinColey).As
what isknown astheJoscph A. ingMcDaniel. I~eonlvedul:ation~1 institutio."suppo~ingtheh.!l:ture series,McDanieljoins
TgSreh~lil1sinl1gfceoarrlwleaSdrtda-tfteohrinAalciwdinagrPdrionggpraroms-tate ustnudTdeehrnegtnslsdmuc:dnltyceoeuxfnoptueernri:deltnctehaitndteh-e ASlaacIpttXerr.ieolsMt~h2eaw1rr:~tiM.onshpaalroulsnentshe·olelrreMstdKaIet~aIil~fwOngee.Jslarcs.noh,maMAnidcnaalrgccdahepmTh6ove;mrAc~hanwnrneaeJrRrad,nMi·c.Wha2ayin8r7dn;asiCnn,dogtJrhareentaeln4alRd5teShEnl:omGo,tomlvyKe-rinnnoogmr,wionifafteTedeoxfasth,e
:lidtoindependent higher edu- pendent, residential liberalarts thenallonsfirstlemaleattor~evgenetal,Juna2.Forticketinlormation,call
cation institutions through a colleges ismorceffective in :i~~:::;~S~~ ~!Ir::: ~:~:~ Officeat410-857-2296lorinformationabout
formula linked totheirenroll- producingme'lIlingful andlnst-
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Shining Light on the The compelling one-page Well-known historical fig- Simpson, Classof1889,whoin
Amazing Feats of stories arearranged bycare- ureacanalsobefoundwithin 1925rosetobecome nssisranr
gory-from theartstoeduca- these pages.There's Clara Bar- statesuperintendent ofschools
Maryland Women tiontoscience (Qlawand ton,rhetireless nurseto incharge ofelementary
publicservice-and revealhow wounded soldiers andfirst instruction andBertha Shep-
NmbtinwofUncogoruYkl/la{yHlrIeIr,dnhaarlyslrldt,aSw'eu'8elentulHfcn3hsriozhin,0cihslarrlatIdgeohenohAMrannrcegycnierrw,egbLcwasliloeAolyeehlilvrsr-nnfNekaengrvllueii'il8dgildincssna8hacotlihhIromrevIeeeaonl1er'Sebt1d,r,-'eis0etFip1ibdyigo1eoleile-Ocurtrt--tst- sTScAmtaouhneounpovdncnIteiehnihrerr,ceesnlctBuTaoawsrrdynntssaaoeildo,xrnedmemtrg'os.eBiisnnncnua,grcslc'tohihwwm"caitinhvehaaoeolelsrl,te-hbpgcoepeorobioepnnnvcwlotgiihrotvs.iiuiubecnrlslaucigipltsheetrdin yMhcuRpCMmieoulrniraateuncoaccBrtsrhdesnlyDiusuumsrdylene,adtae,toddnnihnnmniwsideftsegwdoecool:rroosmbsootvm.oeffeSeeCoxneridakawtnoenhuuAm,dtloeecrlwemipmragipbgthlnAouooeereocbcni.lnrrlniyyngutgieahdAcmlwrIiisii.snnato'cJoh5thdgnaemoso9osrwrte.esyonee,,EfHrlrpliRlhcCoalheeepraned-s dumRpnf1ienaao9readrts3bTrnidt0eiiohntsrnwessAaooredoelrancdem'nrskpwedpaiatnonaorwMstrmlnm,yihit:neitoelcdonrwnsget,had.hiorneionChdblideatsectrnecahyrtoeMtevmhmdeegiamdinonrekvipgrdeoahv-srseoantrnt--hoef
brnrcdJives ofJtif
wornen-c-ntnny with connec-
tions totheCollege.
Seibert, asenior lecturer in
theEnglish department, kept
atit.I,.Vh,H hadsnmed ourasa
routine freelance assignment
became ,1personal mission
"Icametocareabout the
women's stories andwanted to
helptheauthor putthehigh
polishonthosestories andtell
them inStichowaythat the
women would nmrrer roread-
ers," sheexplains. "Sornc ofrhe
women fenrured inrhebook
hadnever hadanyone speak for
rhem, had neverhndthcir sro-
riestold."
TheHlcmm ofAcbievemcllr ill
Mmylrll/d f-listOlYproject was
spearheadedbyfonuerjvlnry.
land First LadyFrances
HughcsGlcndeningro"help
rectify hisroricalncglecr while
setting nnexample forfuture
generations toproperly record
women's accomplishments."
Nowcomplete, thebookisin
everypublicschool library in
thestate.
Inediting anambitious andimportant
bookabout Marv1and women,
Suzanne Seibert learned about her
own··will tosucceed atwhat attimes
seemed likeanoverwhelming task:
4·M,DANIEl COLLEGE
'Eagle-eve'Carol
Rothenberger caneven
spotatypowhenifs
upsidedown.
wall-educatedadults. In7ixbies,checrcwrriesto
Then there istheStoryof decide howtodealwiththe
$arah"S,ldie" KnellerMiller, deadbodyofamurdered set
Classof1885, anadventurous designerwithout interrupting
photographer whoshattered itsCOnstruction schedule.
social convemions tocover Knight, 28,ofFrederick,
someofherera'sbiggest Sto- Md., cornplcred thescript for
Eagle-eye spreads herwings ries,such'ISrheconstruction of histhesisprojectin theMaster
thePanama Canal, earthquakes ofLiberal Artsdegree pro-
Supermanmaybeendowed withX-Rayvision,hutofficeman- illjamaica andtheWorlds Fair gram.The ID-member cast,
agerCarol Rothenhergerboasls aneagleeyesharpenoughto illSt.Louis.Sheeventraveled thesetdesigner, thelight
spotatypoanytime,anywhere. alonebydogsled intheYukon. designernnd rhecrewwereall
Shestillrememhersthe second-grade teacher whosenther "I've beeninspired bymore undergradunrestudents.
sonDavidWetherson '91homewithaworksheet thathadthe ofthesestories than [can The playwright satinthe
wordleprechaunspelledincorrectly. coullt,"s~ysSeiberr, "Women, audience duringeveryshowto
The19-yearColiege veteran, whoretired [ustafterSt. especi,ll1y'those pursuingan gaugeaudience reaction. He
Patrick's Day,servedallbutthreeyearsonthefrenetic front education inthelnre-fvrhand wasgrarifierl bvwhar heheard.
linesoftheOfficeofCommunications andMarketing. The carly-20thcenmries,rnerwith "There was~lotoflaugh-
departmenl onthesecondfloorofHarrison Housegenerates strong resistance inapntr-inr- ter,"hesays."When you're
morethan300printpuhlications peryear,handlesmediarela- chal socicry.They had tofight, rehear~ing 3comedy, since
lions,theCollege Website, advertising and TheHillmagazine. truly fight,against alloddsto there's noone rolaugh, you
Rothenberger specialized incatching emharrassingfactual makeit.The stories inthis don't knowifit'sreallyfunny.
errars,misspeUings andtyposbeforetheywentoutthedoor. bookare~\testament rothe Butwhenyougetanaudience
Shealsofielded public inquiries ofeverykind. struggles ofwomen." • forthefirsttimeand they
"Iremember whensomebody calledtofindautwherethey respond, youbegin tosuspect
couldrentasurrey," Rothenberger recalls with achuckle. The Drama Behind youdidn't dosuch abndjob."
Rathenbergerwasacalm, steadypresence duringemergen- Knight gottheideaforthe
cieslargeandsmall.Severalyearsago,whenpoolchemical the Scenes storyduring thesuuuucrof
fumesforcedtheevacuation ofcampus,shehelpedsetup a
satellite officeinthe physical plant."Everyone wascalling to Forthcfirstrimeinmore rhnu
ask,'Aremychildren OK?"'she recalls. adecade, theTheatre Arts Carelul.a drill canbedeadly in
Morerecently, shekeptrightanworking whenatruck department fullyproduced a student plavwright Jcneh Koight"s
soluatmsimdeedheinrtowinadnodwk.no"cIkheadddaonwenxctuhseecaforrponrtottphaaytinhgadabtteeenntion," sptLudlyewntr.itteTneednstieirse,lybbyygaradllate asopwnoaobrdle,T-hweinicld1hniein$thg,iesscarshicpoetb.nTtwelisehmatvgosoftaeesryt_heatre
sheexplains. "Ihadgottenusedtoitbeingprettynoisy ~nldcntjonah Knight, madeirs productiol1
aroundhere." stagedebut inNovember
Rothenberger carried asecretintoretirement thaimany attheDorothy Elderdice
students would covet:thecodewords assigned bylocalbraad- Srudio Theatre
castersforusewhenreporting IheCollege's closings dueto The play,aeombinntion
badweather, mystery-spoof abour the
"Don't askherwhattheyarebecauseshe'll nevertellyou," drama rhnrhappcns behind
confirms JoyceMuller, associate vicepresident ofcammunica- rhescenesofa Slimmer
tiansandmarketing. "Besides aneagleeye,Carolhasawill s[I)ckthe,ltre production,
olsteel.". previously wonanhonor-
ablemcmion inRegion II
ofthe34rhannual Ameri-
tarylevel.Shewasresponsible ceprress, bter known asdean C,1IlCollege Thenre
forestablishing highschools in ofwomen, attheCollege. She Festiv,ll.Competitors in
fourcounties, including open- taught undergf3duate women rhefestivalincluded
ingtheGirls High School in toe."cel incharacter, aswell.ls colleges .mduniversities
FrederickCoulltyeven asthe academics. The garden shccre- fromDehlware, theDis-
BoysHigh School there w~s atedisviewcd bylllanyas,l trictofColumbia,Mary-
stilladream. [n1908,she metaphor forherlifelong role bnd, Newjersey, New
llcCeptedtheposition ofpre- nurrurlng young women intO Yorkancl Pennsylvanh.
WINTER/SPRING 200"3.5
Through literature. fieldtrips and
IB'o'eiatory lectures, Debnra
Johnson·Rossshedslightonthe
politics GIAlrica.
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choiceandwere Longevity Runs in
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"The general popula- Gifts, byNuruddin Farah, Penguin, 2000 Oppressed." secrctarv forfacilities manage-
tiondoesn't reallyknow In"African Poli- ment; GiennMartin, house-
theamount ofwork ticsthrough Litern_ keeper;TerryCrabbs,
thatgoesinbef~re the Ut\lmosteverything Itell Ulre,"shemakesuse
,tCtorsandthe(lirecto!.·s~ow them isnew,"saystheassistant ofnovelstohumanize thehis- ~~t;~~~:~I~:~~~~::r~:nve assis-
up,"Knights~ys. "Th!s!s the professor of.poiiti('':lls~iencc toricalfacrssheteachesin tantforadministration ;lnd
waytogivemem?crs o~the andinrernanonal studIes. class, whilefrequenrfield trips
technical crewalittleb!tof. Johnson-Ross, whojoined makecourse material more rel-
recognition-and tol:nak~,~m thefacultyasthe2001-02 evant.
ofthe!ll atthesametime. Jessie B:lllduPont Visiting Having comefromWofford
Scholar andwillcontinue next College inSouth Carolina,
Connecting the Dots yearinatenure-track position, Johnson-Ross isreveling inthe
triestoconllectthe dotsfor proximity tothenation's capi_
ofWorld History students bc::tweenwhatthey talandaccesstoworldleaders.
knowabout worldeventsand She'stakensUidents toheal
Astheresident uAfricanist" on therestoftheStory. U.N.Secretary-General KoA
campus, Debora Johns~n-Ross "Wetendtoteachhistory in Annan andtoseetheAfrican
often findsherself wowmg SUl- discreet boxes,butItryto exhibit attheSmithsonian.
dents withinfonmtio.n they'd makeconnections between Oneofherstudent~ even
never learned before Inschool World WarIIandwhatwas arranged fora group fromher
classtodinewiththeambassa_
6'MtOANIELCOLLEGE
Despitehisconventional navy
blazer.KevinMclntyred(les log Cabin Project a Jan Term Tradition
hisbestteeeunterstadents'
perceptions thateconomics
pr(llessorsare··slightlynerdy: The coldest, snowiest partofthewinter found fourscpuc-
1110rcsbrushing sawdust offtheircargo pantsandtrying to
keeptheirladders fromslipping ontheicewhilestripping
barknndchinking logs.
Itwasallinnday'sworkforIanLoper, Chris Hines, Tim
Sheets, andEricWilliston, whobuiltalogcabin forrheirJan
Term project.
Loperwnsconfident thattheundertaking could earncredit
monetary policybydeciding forthegroup because hisfather Richard Loper '75haddone
whether toraise,loweror justthatduringJanTerm ofhissenior yearmore thana
mainraiu interesr ratcs-Tho quarter-century ago.The younger Loper wrote 3letter to
reamsmake20-minutc presen- wasyl Palijczuk, professor ofartandarthistory, telling him
rations basedonrheir findings hewanted tocontinue thetradition hisfnrher hadstarted.
before apanelofjudges :1.t,1 pnlijczuk wasimpressed withthesrudenrs' skillandinitia-
mock meeting oftheFederal tive."They basically knowwhattheheckthey're doing," he
finance, Jeffrey Proescher, desk Open Market Comminee, the observed. Project details:
aa~ttte1n\d,latinets;lfyonrdianteCrcaosslleerglyia,tecoer- pFoeldiceyralarmRe.seTrvhee'ns mthoenetetaarmys Size:10feetby12feet
dinator ofinterpreting sentices mustanswer avariety ofques- Location:The Loper family'swooded property inEldersburg,
andPhilipBoob, director of tions fromthejudgesabout Md.,JUStaquickhikefromthelogcabin Richard Loper '75
groundS3nd special events. boththeir research andgeneral constructed during hissenior yearwithpalsSteven Makcr
RitaHunt,billing Federal Reserve information. '76,D,111iclTrimmer '76,M.£d. '80,andRichard Elliott '76.
Everytwoweeksleading up Special features: Aloftcharextends Outoverapatio area with
Etlioaulwrtecayroncefocr,lrlfein~gdai~eanisrc~eki~a~la~tta:ae~cintd~di;v~ai~ntPi~teh~sil~iitpn!aOnd~::~c_ tMsdoiixncnt1shemeern.yiroNerOosvvieenomrvvbietdereirdshtoehscihosimsotfpehcapotmoiutriskoeonf,for ,liIantveitreh.wesolofptehdelroocoafl.rAessetravinoeird-glforossmthweinldoofwt'swtoinbdeowin.staSlkleydlights
CharlesBiggus,team leader of mole,chicken andwineor Marketing success: The studentssnagged financial helpfrom
building services.• shrimp erouffee theydiscussed Lowe's,whichdonated $[,525 worth ofmaterials and
whatwashappening inthe Willoughby Plumbing inSykesville, which made ;1$100
Updating Economics' macroeconomy andformulated donation. The College gavethestudents o$500gr;\nt.
theirstrategy. Mascot: Boomerang; theLabrador retriever.•
Image with Good Their recommendation: The
Cooking and a Harley iFnedtersmhosulodfn'tecocnhoamnigce apnoylitchyingat (afnrdomdloegh:)BoSoompehroamngo.res IanLoper.TimSheets.Cltris Hines.EricWillisl(ln
leastuntilJune.
HeridesaHarley andserves "The primary reason isthat
upameanshrimp etouffee for interest ratesright !lOWareso
groups ofdining hall-weary low,theFedreallydoesn't have
~tudents. KevinMcintyre, 31, anydownward wiggleroom.
ISnotyourstereotypical, but- There's nospacelefttocut
toned-down economist. rates. Beyond thatthere were
Despite thenavyjacket he somenascent deflation fears,"
wearstoclass. explainsMclnryre. "The
Sincenrrivingon campusn srudcnts predicted exactly
littlemore thantwoyears:lg0, whatishappening-a slow
theassistant professor ofeco- andsluggish economic per-
nOmicsandbusiness has formnnce without slipping
worked hardtoshowsrudeuts intoarecession again.They
howeconomic theory relates to wereright on."
therealworld.Tothatend,he The teamofseniors-Adelia
for111edthefirstMcDaniel Akhmctchina, Holly Smith,J:!.y
College teamtocompete in Stine,Andrew Ewing, Melissa
theFedChallenge sponsored Pingley andYuriBasncrr=-
bytheFederal Reserve Bankof earned anhonorable mention.
Richmond lastfull Not bad,saysMcimyre, for Mclntyre, alwaysrheecono- "1'111soproud cftheStu-
The academic COntestcalls their firstrimecompeting mist,ispHricularlyimpressed dents, particularly inlightof
forsrudenr reams1Oundertake against 12reamsfromsuch rhorrhcsnldenfS putsuch thefacttbatthere wereno
research, analyzedataabOllt other schools asGeorgetown h,lrdworkintonnextraeurricu- rewnrds," hesays."They didn't
currentandnear-tem1eco_ andtheNavalAcademy. hlractivity. getpaid,theydidn'r gercredit.
nomicconditions andrecom- They diditstrictly forthefun
mendaspecificcourse for ofn." •
WINTER/SPRING <003.7
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Wrestler and Coach !-Ieshared hisownStoryandhe
Work Out Personal wenicthourwagreesdtlingM.cVey.tostick
Struggles onthe Mat ~Pe?ple comeandgo,but
~~~~:II~J':~:~~r leavesyou,"
BY AlTA asve R Bythetimetheletter
WhW"'HrCcsOrldingCo'lch lreefatchWed&LM.cVHeey,whasewhaodrrailerdeadv.
John Lowe firstsaw abcur beingso
LeviMcVey onthe faraway from
sm(0t1ra1utckafnodrby'LAet'hnees,hihnnetgh--was yIh-oiIesunmrgeeoturthrnesreidstaenr.d
lerc"'Hsesyk,i!lw.here'd yougel this ehrotomne, tNo.JT.u,cakn-d
gIlY?"theMcDaniel College enrolled ina
conchaskedCury Franke, who community
notonlycoached McVey, but college.
wascoach toLowe when he "Mymomkindofwanted
wrcst!cdforW&Lasan mehome," J\llcVeysaid."1
undcrgrad. reallywasn'tthinking toomuch
"Ithink we're going tolose about wrestling atthatpoint"
him," Franke toldLowe. Lowe's lettercaught his .
McVey's fnrhcr haddied ofa ~ttenrion---and hismother's.
heart arrnckjusr afterhishigh Shecalled Lowetotellhim
schoolgraduation, andMcvey theywanted tolearnmore
was!l:lving trouble adjusting about hisprogram andthe
c(0ollheigse.firsrsemester awayat Ccoomllpegeteiti"v.eLowaeshfcehcagnuilbtv~.hAes
Loweknewthatstorv toO nevermeanrrostealapl~yer
well.Dliringthcsurnm'er fromhisowncoach.
between hisfreshman and Still,ifLoweisacltief,crime
sophomore yearsat\V&L, doespay".AsMcVey prepares to
Lowe's father hadpaused fora graduate IIIMay,heisoneof
sodaduring theirsoftball g;.mc rhetopwrestlers inLowe's
andsuffered afatalheart program. Againthisyearhc
attack. Loweremembered wasth~J84-pound conference
struggling withthelossofhis champion andcompeted inthe
father, whilenotfeeling hefit national championships.
innHtecoalllseoge.knewthatwrestling hisMscuVcceeyssedso.Je-slne't ibsona'tstaacbaolkuetr,
hadhelped himcope.$0hesat Ofsomeone whoshowsmuch
down towriteMcVeyaletter. emotion. Loweviews[hatreti-
cenceasastrength inasport
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