Month: September 2014

PROMOTED BY THE MCKENDREE REVIEW It’s time to show off your writing skills by participating in the annual Humanities Division Essay contest! The official rules will be posted on Oct. 3, but in case anyone would like to get started on the contest, please read the following guidelines. As of right now, rules are subjected to change between now and Oct. 3 so be on the lookout for an email regarding the official rules.  You may view the flier here: Humanities_Essay+contest_2014 This year you may choose from one of two prompts: The Villain You Love to Hate or Hate to Love! and What’s Alive in the Cemetery?. Prompt Idea #1: The Villain You Love to Hate or Hate to Love! Have you ever heard the saying “The Devil has all the best tunes?” Many times the devil, or villain, also has the best lin...

Vol. 93, Iss. 2 Editors Kimberly Bennett Editor-in-Chief Mindy Allen Assistant Editor Emily Lucia Assistant Editor / Web Manager Editing Team Mindy Allen Kimberly Bennett Emily Lucia In This Issue Mindy Allen Kimberly Bennett Donna Bick Emily Lucia McKendree University Athletics The McKendree Review is a student-run organization of McKendree University. The mission of The McKendree Review is to give students the opportunity to learn the news process and publish articles pertaining to their opinions and ideas. The staff does not agree with all statements and opinions, which rightfully belong to their writers. The McKendree Review Office can be found in Eisenmayer 208 on the McKendree Campus, at 701 College Rd., Lebanon, IL, 62254. Staff can be reached by email at mckreview@mckendree.edu....

Welcome! The McKendree Review is starting something new this year; for the first time in forever, we will be publishing twice a month instead of only once a month. There will be an online issue published around the fifteenth of each month and a print and online issue published at the end of the month. This is certainly a challenge considering it hasn’t been done before, but we are convinced we can make it work. But, we need your help in order to do so! Please keep submitting articles to the McKendree Review as much as possible. We will publish anything written by McKendree faculty, staff, students and alumni. The first deadline for the print edition is Wednesday, Sept. 17. If you plan on writing an article or two, please submit them by then. If we will not have enough articles to create a...

BY EMILY LUCIA Just in time for the new semester, Public Safety added two new members to their ranks. Lance Hunt and Brittney Newport join the 17, now 19 member staff, and both are very excited to begin their new journey. When asked why they chose to work for McKendree, Hunt and Newport had similar responses, commenting on how the university was close to home and very beautiful. “It definitely is a good college and you guys definitely have a good reputation out there and it looks like it’s a fun place to be a part of, whether you’re a student, faculty—just a fan of the sports teams,”  Newport said. “It kind of makes you feel like a family too,” Hunt added. Hunt, a retired firefighter, said he was interested in the idea of police work. Prior to being a firefighter, he said he had taken a f...

ANSWERS: BY THE EDITORS Dear Editors, I am a first-year student at McKendree University and already know what I want to pursue as a career. The problem, is, I only have a certain amount of money saved up to attend college for four years; however, my program requires a minimum of five years with all of the general education courses we have to take in order to graduate. I understand these classes may be essential in some areas, but I do not understand why I would have to take a mathematics course when my major is in the arts. It’s a bit ridiculous. What do you suggest I do? Thanks, McKendree Newbie   Dear McKendree Newbie, As someone who has gone all over the place in regards to changing majors, I can assure you that these general education classes are required for a reason. They...

BY MINDY ALLEN Think of all the places you shop. You probably frequently visit the local Wal-Mart, the local Dollar General or even the McKendree bookstore, where, most likely, your items are stuffed into the thin, plastic bags that you throw away when you get back to your room, save to use for your trashcan or hopefully, if you are environmentally conscious, you recycle. In California, though, according to the Wall Street Journal, the state legislature recently passed a bill that will ban the use of plastic bags if the governor, Jerry Brown, signs it. Obviously, a ban on plastic bags would improve the quality of the environment. In the state of Illinois, Chicago approved a ban on plastic bags back in April of this year that will take place August 2015. Joseph Erbentraut of Huffington Pos...

BY DONNA BICK It will not be long before cold season starts making its way to campus—and that nasty bug spreads about McKendree University like wildfire. Did you know that cold and flu season typically occurs between the months of October and May? One of the main reasons why we get sick during this time is because we stay indoors more than we go outside. All it takes is for one person to catch a cold, and then BAM! That sucker infects almost everyone on the campus. In case you have not seen The Dr. Oz Show, there is an episode where Dr. Oz talks about combating colds. I personally have benefitted from his advice. He lists over-the-counter medicines on his website, but my personal favorite is anything with zinc. Anytime I feel like I am getting a cold, I take a Zinc pill to combat that nas...

BY MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS (BELLEVILLE, Ill., Sept. 14) The McKendree University women's tennis team won its second match of the weekend on Sunday with a 6-3 win over Webster University. The Bearcats improved to 2-0 and will host Tiffin University on Sept. 24 at 10:30 a.m., in Belleville, Ill., at Kings Point Sports Club. Match-By-Match Results McKendree University 6, Webster University 3 Sept. 14, 2014 - Belleville, Ill., Belleville East High School Singles Marissa Lewis (WEBSTER) def. Kelcie Comley (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West) (MCK) 7-5, 7-6 Monica Behrle (WEBSTER) def. Anna Mernick (Swansea, Ill./Belleville West) (MCK) 6-3, 6-3 Kaylen Kress (WEBSTER) def. Sara Janulavich (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) (MCK) 2-6, 7-6, 10-5 Tori Lindsay (Shiloh, Ill./O'Fallon Town...

BY MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS (BELLEVILLE, Ill., Sept. 14) The McKendree University men's tennis team earned its first victory of the season on Sunday with a 8-1 win over Brescia University. The Bearcats improved to 1-1 overall and will head to the ITA Regional held in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sept. 19-21.     Match-By-Match Results McKendree University 8, Brescia University 1 Sept. 14, Belleville, Ill., Belleville East High School Singles 1. Maximilian Aviles (San Bernadino, Calif./Citrus Valley) (MCK) def. Tom Roidl (BRESCIA) 6-1, 6-1 2. Brad Dunn (BRESCIA) def. Blake Kebblewhite (Elanora, Queensland, Australia/Palm Beach Currumbin ) (MCK) 6-7, 6-3, 10-7 3. Arapeta Collier-Waiomio (Gold Coast, Australia/Coombabah High School) (MCK) def. Joshua Ackermann (BRESCIA) 6-2, 6...

BY MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS McKendree University Bass Fishing Leads After Day One at FLW Central Invitational (GILBERTSVILLE, Ky., Sept. 13) The duo of seniors Dustin Pendegraft (Summerfield, Ill./Lebanon) and Phillip Germagliotti (Highland, Ill./Highland) weighed-in a five-fish limit of 15 pounds-13 ounces and ended day one in the lead by just under one pound at the FLW Central Invitational on Saturday on Kentucky Lake. The McKendree anglers and the other top 14 teams from day one advance to the final day where the top 10 finishers will qualify for the 2015 FLW College Fishing National Championship held on Lake Keowee in Seneca, S.C. Only 17 of the 45 boats competing on Saturday weighed in a five-fish limit, while six boats weighed in no fish. Sophomore Brian McClanahan (Elkville, I...