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Month: December 2014

11Dec By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Review Crew

[Vol. 93, Iss. 7] || The McKendree Review Crew

Vol. 93, Iss. 7 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 Natalie Van Booven* In This Issue Mindy Allen Brittany Anspach Britani Beasley Megan Benitone Kimberly Bennett Taquisha Drisdell Martha Eggers Jacob Schlote Morgan Roscow Natalie Van Booven * 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 found in Eisenmayer 208 on the ...
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11Dec By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Letter from the Editor

[Iss. 7] || Leditors | A Letter from the Editors

Hello everyone, We would like to apologize for the delay. The Review staff had every intention to publish the online edition of Iss. 7, but there was a recent death in one of our member's family so we wanted to give her some time to cope and focus on her studies instead of worrying about the last online issue for the semester. In this issue, everything that was printed in the seventh issue will be included in this online version as well as some new material! We have an article on renowned graphic novelist, Marjane Satrapi; a phenomenal interview about colorblind love, a detailed scoop regarding McKendree's future and more! Enjoy the last online issue of the semester and have a great holiday! ~ The Editors A Personal Letter from our Editor-in-Chief:  Dear McKendree University students...
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11Dec By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Campus Events, Campus News, Entertainment

[Iss. 7] || Marjane Satrapi Visits McKendree University

BY KIMBERLY BENNETT & MINDY ALLEN Editor-in-Chief & Assistant Editor  Since 1998, McKendree University has invited renowned speakers for the George E. McCammon Memorial Distinguished Speaker Series which is held every year. In the past, the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts opened its floors to well-known people such as the founder of the nonprofit organization, To Write Love on Her Arms: Jamie Tworkowski as well as actor and Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement (Obama Administration): Kal Penn. Each year, McKendree University invites people who make differences in our world to share their experiences with the McKendree Community. Monday, Oct. 27, Marjane Satrapi – award winning author of the graphic novel, Persepolis – visited the campus, allowing hers...
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11Dec By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Campus News

[Iss. 7] || Love is Colorblind

BY BRITANI BEASLEY Staff Writer Interviewees: Darlisha Farmer and Simeon Bradshaw As we grow up we find ourselves being judged by our income, jobs, families, friends, etc., but why must skin color be added to this list? It seems as though interracial relationships are viewed much differently today than they were 30 to 50 years ago, but how true is this concept? After reading a few articles on interracial relationships, I wanted to see how progress seems to be going in our area and on our campus community. To satisfy my curiosity, I interviewed Darlisha Farmer and Simeon Bradshaw, a couple who attend McKendree University. Simeon is a junior at McKendree University, majoring in religious studies and history, while Darlisha is a senior studying business management and marketing. The couple m...
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11Dec By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Campus News

[Iss. 7] || McKendree University Bearcat Rotaract News

BY MARTHA EGGERS Group Advisor The Bearcat Rotaract Club met recently to carve these pumpkins as a community service project.  The pumpkins were donated to Lebanon care centers, elementary school, and day care center, and to offices on campus. During Homecoming Week and in conjunction with Rotary International’s World Polio Day they conducted a “Purple Pinkie” fundraiser to support Rotary’s campaign to eradicate polio world-wide.  (When children are given the polio serum, their “pinkies” are dyed purple so children can be easily identified who have not received the serum.) At their meeting on October 27, four new members, Lucindia Adams, Tasha Doerr, Jessica Fort, Rachel Kaltwasser, were inducted and given membership certificates and Rotaract pins. The Past District 6510 Rotary Governo...
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11Dec By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Campus News

[Iss. 7] || What’s Next? Looking into the Future of McKendree University

BY BRITTANY ANSPACH Staff Writer In the past two years McKendree has welcomed the biggest classes in the college’s history. Like many other students, I wonder, what’s next? Due to the number of students being accepted to the university, the campus will continue to grow to accommodate the needs of the growing student body. In recent years, McKendree has built a new resident building and rented other apartment buildings and housing to help provide lodging for its students. The school also added a new fitness center and plans are in the works for an updated science building, renovations to the library, and an athletic and recreational building for students and trainers. On a bigger scale, McKendree has come a long way. When the college started in 1828, it was called Lebanon Seminary and the ...
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11Dec By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Campus News

[Iss. 7] || Student Taylor Simmons Provides Insight on Athletic Training

BY BRITANI BEASLEY Staff Writer Taylor Simmons, a junior at McKendree University, is an athletic training major with a minor in sport psychology. Simmons is also a student Ambassador and a Lyn Huxford Center for Community Service Scholar/ McCat Member. When asked why she chose athletic training she said, “I chose athletic training because I have always wanted to pursue a medical degree and help others. When I was injured at a University of Illinois softball camp, I had to be seen by the attending athletic trainer. I asked about her job and what she was doing; I knew instantly that was what I wanted to be.” I then asked what the toughest part of being an athletic trainer was, and she responded, “I think that the toughest part of being an athletic training student is time and stress manageme...
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11Dec By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Campus News

[Iss. 7] || Introducing One of the Newest Staff Members of McKendree University

BY BRITANI BEASLEY Staff Writer This semester you have probably seen new faces on campus, including students and faculty members. Also, there are new offices, such as the Center for Community Service Office (CCS), formally known as the Center for Public Service Office. With a new name, office, and program coordinator, The Lyn Huxford Center for Community Service is now located in Bothwell Chapel and is directed by St. Louis University graduate Jessica Trout. Trout graduated from St. Louis University with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work and International Studies in 2009, and she continued her Masters of Science in Social Work with an emphasis in International Social Work and Social Policy at Columbia University in 2013. While she was in school, Trout not only graduated Cum Laude, but s...
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11Dec By The McKendree ReviewNo Comments
Uncategorized

[Iss. 7] || Winners of the Humanities Division Essay Contest

PROVIDED BY THE HUMANITIES DIVISION Winner: Megan Benitone Megan Benitone 2014 October 30 Hans: The Most Lovable Villain She is freezing to death.  Her skin is so cold it feels like it’s blistering, and her fingers—well, she can’t even feel them anymore.  All she needs is a kiss from her true love to fix this.  A kiss from him.  He strokes her face gently and it makes her miss her parents and her sister.  But this will fix it.  This is what she traveled back down the mountainside for.  He leans in closer and so does she, one perfect, life-saving moment about to be had.  She closes her eyes and—“Oh, Anna.  If only there was someone out there who loved you.” The vast majority of us recognize the above description as the infamous Kiss-and-Diss scene from the hugely popular Disney movie Fro...
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