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Month: October 2014

31Oct By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Entertainment

[Iss. 5] || Emberlyisms #5

WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY KIMBERLY BENNETT Editor-in-Chief I apologize for the rough drawings. I have been so caught up with midterms and assignments that I almost forgot about the Emberlyisms! Even though the drawing & design is sloppy, I hope you find it funny all the same!
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17Oct By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Review Crew

[Vol. 93, Iss. 4] || The McKendree Review Crew

Vol. 93, Iss. 4 Editors Kimberly Bennett Editor-in-Chief Mindy Allen Assistant Editor Emily Lucia Assistant Editor / Web Manager Editing Team Mindy Allen Kimberly Bennett Donna Bick* Emily Lucia Jenna Teetor* In This Issue Kaleigh Admire Mindy Allen Kimberly Bennett Joseph Blasdel, Ph.D. Elizabeth Crabtree Humanities Division Emily Lucia McKendree University Athletics Benjamin Richter Jenna Teetor Jessica Trout * volunteer 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 f...
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17Oct By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Letter from the Editor

[Iss. 4] Leditors | A Letter from the Editors

Hello everyone, We hope everyone has had a great fall break so far! As of right now, there is nothing new in regards to the Review, but we will continue to ask the campus to submit articles to us. You do not have to be in journalism or English in order to write for us. We accept any sort of material; thank you to all of you who have submitted to us in the past and have a great weekend! In this issue, you will learn more about the Center for Community Service, receive advice from Career Services, read about our Debate team and more! Thanks, The Editors
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17Oct By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Campus Events, Campus News

McKendree’s Center for Community Service Invites Students to Participate in Activities

BY JESSICA TROUT Program Coordinator for the Lyn Huxford Center for Community Service Contributing Writer McKendree University’s Lyn Huxford Center for Community Service (CCS) is off to a running start.  Weekly programs are up and going five days a week with eight different programs serving the community.  CCS started the year with Into the Streets where about 500 people from McKendree’s community made their mark on 26 agencies. The CCS group completed their retreat at DuBois Center doing team courses and group activities. The athletic department seized an opportunity to work with Adaptive Sports Soccer Camp in Granite City, and the Art Club coordinated a Bowl-A-Thon in the Quad to benefit Empty Bowls, coming during Hunger and Homelessness Week. To get involved with CCS, please come b...
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17Oct By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Advice, Campus News

This Major is not for Me!

BY MINDY ALLEN Assistant Editor Do you remember the anxiety you felt before graduating high school when you were concerned with your future? It is possible you were still in the process of finding the perfect college, or maybe you were not sure what you wanted to do after college. Now, while you are attending classes at McKendree University, you may still be undecided about your major or may have last minute fears about your current major, but you are not alone. Many students change their majors during their college careers – and some even multiple times before graduating. Whether you are a freshman or a junior planning to graduate in the next year, you may decide your major needs some tweaking or that you want to add an additional minor. Donna Bick, a nontraditional student whose origina...
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17Oct By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Campus Events, Campus News

McKendree Gallery of the Art Promotes New Show: Submerge and Surface

BY BENJAMIN RICHTER Contributing Writer The McKendree University Gallery of Art will be hosting its next show “Submerge and Surface: Paintings by Crystal Vicars-Pugh” from Oct. 9 to Oct. 25.  The gallery will host a reception with the artist at the gallery on Friday, Oct. 24, from 4 to 7 PM.  All receptions are free and open to the public. The gallery is located on the brick road in Lebanon, Ill. at 224 W. St. Louis Street. The gallery’s hours are 1-4 PM, Thursday through Saturday.  Amy MacLennan, one of McKendree University’s art professors, commented on Crystal Vicars-Pugh’s work which will be presented at the event: “In her series of paintings entitled "Submerge and Surface," Vicar-Pugh creates a metaphor for water in paint. Colors and textures ripple, concealing and revealing parts of...
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17Oct By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Archive

Highland School District Teachers Strike

BY EMILY LUCIA Assistant Editor Talk of a strike had been a much discussed topic at the start of the 2014-2015 school year in Highland, Ill. But despite relentless efforts from both the school board and the teachers, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, the teachers of Highland CUSD #5 voted to strike. On Thursday, Sept. 11th, the strike began. As a result, quite the controversy among the students, parents, and alumni from the district has arisen, dividing the community. While the majority of people support the teachers, there are many citizens that feel that the teachers are abandoning the students, some even going so far as to posting hateful messages online and spouting rude comments to the teachers themselves. According to the Highland Illinois Teachers’ Association (HIEA)’s Facebook page, the teac...
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17Oct By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Archive

McKendree Takes 2nd Place at Loyola University and Southwest Baptist University!

BY JOSEPH BLASDEL, PH.D.  Contributing Writer The McKendree University Speech and Debate team took 2nd place at tournaments on consecutive weekends, taking home 18 individual awards. “These two weekends were remarkably successful for us,” said Joe Blasdel, the coach of the Speech and Debate team. “This is a direct result of the work these students did during the summer and continue to do this fall.” Six colleges and universities attended Loyola University’s debate tournament, including Appalachian State University, Missouri Western State University and Cedarville University, on Sept. 26-28. Representing McKendree were senior Trent Boyer; junior Quinn McRoberts; sophomores Mary Makarishcheva and Rodney McBride; and first-years Alex Baldwin, Beth Graham, David Junge and Gage Simmons. At t...
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17Oct By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Archive

McKendree University Women’s Soccer Drops 4-2 Decision to Drury

BY MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Contributing Writer(s) The McKendree University women's soccer team lost a conference match to Drury University on Sunday 4-2. The Bearcats fall to 5-8 overall and 4-6 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) and will travel to Kansas City, Mo., on Friday, Oct. 17 to face Rockhurst University at 5 PM. McKendree got on the scoreboard first in the eighth minute on a header goal by sophomore midfielder Lauren Mantei (Springfield, Ill./Rochester) off a double-assist by junior midfielder Alyssa Patterson (Troy, Ill./Triad) and senior midfielder Liz Kaiser (St. Louis, Mo./Ursuline). The Panthers responded shortly after with a goal by Ciara O'Brien in the 12th minute to tie the game 1-1. Senior midfielder Mary Geiger (Fairmont City, Ill./Althoff Catholic) put...
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