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Interviews with graduating students: Gabriella Luus

By Olivia Nickerson Gabriella or “Gabby” Luus is a 20-year-old South African and Hungarian student majoring in psychology. She was born in BedfordView, Johannesburg, South Africa. […]

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European policy expert gives a special lecture on Brexit and its impacts at McDaniel College

By Kristof Kocs Dr. Christina Griessler, an Austrian-born research associate for the Political Communication Network (netPOL) at Andrássy University Budapest, and a European integration policy expert, […]

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Interviews with Graduating Students – Janvi Baweja

By Olivia Nickerson Janvi Baweja is our current student body president and friend. She’s a double major in art history and political science. Born in Kolkata, […]

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Go Green!

By Mark Kollar All around McDaniel, we can see the “Go Green!” message, but “going green” can mean a lot of things: collecting waste selectively, using […]

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Interviews with Graduating Students – Daniel Bailis

By: Olivia Nickerson How well do you know your fellow peers at McDaniel College? Daniel Bailis is in his final semester here on our Budapest campus. […]

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Upcoming SAC events

By Tyler Wood Hello from the student activity council. In case you aren’t aware, the SAC organizes most of the fun events that happen on at […]

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Have you been unknowingly sitting above the best food option?

By Patrik Lyons It was a cold and gloomy winter morning when I arrived at the college to interview Szabolcs and Miklós at the downstairs cafeteria. […]

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US-based Hong Kong activist gave special lecture at McDaniel College

By Kristof Kocs Samuel Chu, a Hong Kong-born American human rights and pro-democracy activist, paid a visit to Budapest, on November 23, and delivered a special […]

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Yoga every Thursday makes the stress go away!

By Maria Fiala Yoga sessions on campus with “10/10 temple massages.” Have you ever wanted to try out yoga but never had the chance? Do you […]

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Rescue pets of McDaniel College.

By Astrid Söderström. This Fall again, students old and new, Hungarian and international, flocked back to Budapest for the study year. Many are living on their […]

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The Local Lowdown for Non-EU Students Studying in Hungary

By Niel Casas On March of 2020, the European Union banned all non-essential travel to non-EU visitors. Within the EU, internal border restrictions were enacted, suspending […]

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Flow into Writing: McDaniel Budapest Writing Center Edition

By Marketty Bleck   “Where do I start?” “The minimum is 1000 words, but I only have 600, how do I meet it?” “I guess I […]

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A club for diplomacy

By Bernadette Radnai Imagine a student club where it absolutely does not matter where you come from, what you’re studying, what experiences you have in the […]

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The Bethlen Gabor Ter food situation

By Paula Paredes Another year at McDaniel has started, but this time in collective dread as the terrible news of Find Food’s closure hit students hard. […]

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McDaniel Graduation Ceremony: Class of 2019

By Mubarak Aliyu The graduating class of 2019 included 16 outstanding students from 12 different countries. The ceremony began as usual, with the Hungarian National anthem, […]

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How to Stay on top of Assignments

By Mirella Otvos Some college students struggle with assignment deadlines because of bad time management. Always exhausted and stressed about the limited time alloted for each […]

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No change on climate change

Last semester, first year students in the Introduction to College Writing Course, taught by Judit Barta were required to write their final persuasive essays on the issue of […]

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From Budapest to Bulgaria and Back

By Mubarak Aliyu   BULGARIA TRIP The students of McDaniel College Budapest ventured on their semester trip, this time to Sofia, Bulgaria. Eight students gathered together […]

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International careers festival Rome

By Mubarak Aliyu   The International Careers Festival is an event held annually for people seeking to build an international career in fields such as business, diplomacy, […]

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A SAC of goodies for McDaniel Budapest

By Kiev Martinez, on behalf of the Student Advisory Council As the Fall 2018 McDaniel Budapest semester enters its final weeks, we welcome the holiday markets, […]

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McDaniel Budapest Fall 2018 Pub Crawl

By Kiev Martinez Camaraderie was the word of the night during the annual McDaniel College Budapest year-opening pub crawl. Students gathered at the customary spot UdvarRom […]

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Semester opening jaunt to Alsópetény

By Mubarak Aliyu   As the semester began, McDaniel students and staff were treated to a lakeside cookout near the scenic Hungarian village of Alsópetény on […]

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Upcoming School Year & its Activities

By Kiev Martinez To the entire Student Body of McDaniel, congratulations on another successful semester completed! To those of our fraters and sorors that will be […]

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Students of McDaniel College Budapest pitch first student organized conference

By Sofie H. Thomassen   Some students at McDaniel College Budapest presented the idea of a student-led event – an idea they have entitled 2019 International […]

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Busójárás: goodbye cruel winter

By Kiev Martinez We all go through our lives waiting for the next summer – no matter what type of climate we are from. Summer is […]

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McDaniel’s International Dinners

By Sarah B The spring semester of 2017 has seen a revival in McDaniel’s social events. Prominent among these events that are set to get the […]

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Experience America’s cultural and natural heritage in Virginia

By Maxim LeFleur Local Amish communities and The Great Dismal Swamp make for a great weekend excursion from McDaniel’s Westminster Campus.   Living and studying in […]

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Interview with Professor Josh Ambrosev

Professor Josh Ambrose: “Be ready to have fun and to write, a lot!”

by Bryn Blanchard Josh Ambrose is a professor and the head of the Writing Center at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD. But, for the duration of […]

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Interview with Professor Italo Simonelli

Interview with Professor Italo Simonelli: from Perugia to Budapest via Westminster

by Ming Huang   This semester’s guest professor has many more strings to his bow than pure mathematics. Not only did Professor Italo Simonelli play soccer […]

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A Special Lecture on Etruscan Civilization and Remains

By Maxim LeFleur   On April 27th, the students of McDaniel College Budapest gathered for a special guest lecture about ancient Etruscan civilization from visiting professor, […]

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CEU Finance Program featured at McDaniel College Budapest

by Maxim LeFleur   Central European University (CEU)’s MSc in Finance Program was presented to the students of McDaniel College Budapest, on Tuesday, February 19th. The […]

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Newly graduated Zsófia Balassa tells us how to think and stay positive

  ByYoumna Benmaymoun   Zsófia Balassa, a senior student who graduated this semester from McDaniel College Budapest, felt the necessity of sharing with the college students […]

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