Month: February 2011

By: Chris Moore. Published: February 11, 2011. Are you interested in exploring exciting new career opportunities? Are you unsure of how to apply your degree in the working world? Do you want to meet possible employers and discover the world beyond college? If so, you may be interested in the upcoming career fair.The annual McKendree University Career and Internship Fair will take place on Wednesday Feb. 16 in The Hett Lobby. It will run from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will be host to a wide variety of businesses interested in college students. (more…)

Published: February 11, 2011 Official results of this poll will appear in the next issue of the McKendree Review.

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By: Kyle Hintz. Published: February 11, 2011. Based on the international best seller by Swedish author Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a Danish film directed by Neils Arden Oplev and starring Noomi Rapace and Mikael Blomkvist. Don't worry, I'm aware that you have no idea who these people are, I didn't either until I saw this film. This is one of the best thrillers I've seen in recent times, not surprising, given the source material. (more…)

By: Kyle Hintz. Published: February 11, 2011. The Girl Who Played with Fire is the second film adapted from Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, this time helmed by a new director, Daniel Alfredson, brother of director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In) and a new writer, Jonas Frykberg. Noomi Rapace and Mikael Nyqvist reprise their roles with equally great performances as in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. (more…)

By: Chris Moore. Published: February 11, 2011. As I walked into the darkened arena, my eyes drawn to the circular stage set up in front, I wondered what I’d be in for. I had never been to any sort of circus, least of all the one that had dominated my thoughts for weeks. Would my younger sister, who sat by me in the front row as we watched the colorful lights on stage undulate back and forth, be as captivated with the spectacle as I was sure to be? Could the show possibly compare with the fanciful scenes that I had built up in my head ever since hearing about the St. Louis show? Would it be worth the rather pricey sum for two front row tickets to what I long considered must be the true greatest show on Earth? (more…)

By: Jake Bennett and Tavi Sanders. Published: February 11, 2011. My girlfriend and I are both going to graduate in the spring. She plans on moving to New York this summer. I love her deeply, but I’ve been offered a lucrative internship in St. Louis that could net me a prestigious job. I’m conflicted. If I followed her, there’s no guarantee that I’d get a job, but if I stayed and accepted the internship, I’d be away from her. What should I do? (more…)

By: Kevin Schaefer. Published Online: February 11, 2011 Photo Slideshow - Snow - McK - Jan, 2011 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL