February, 2017 - The McKendree Review

14Feb

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Sports

Women’s Track Takes Flight

By Zach Manion, Contributing Writer After a successful weekend at Missouri Southern State University, the McKendree University Women’s track and field team propelled themselves to 21st in the nation, their first national ranking since becoming a Division II program in 2012. Before joining Division II, the men's and women's track and field teams experienced some dominant years at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level. The men’s and women’s teams had a total of six national championships and multiple All-American performances before making the jump to Division II. The women’s team boasts five national championships, including winning the indoor national championship an unprecedented four years in a row. Fast forwarding to the present, the women’s success this ye...

McKendree to Host Fourth Annual Academic Excellence Celebration

14Feb

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Campus News, Local News

McKendree to Host Fourth Annual Academic Excellence Celebration

By Grant Riggs, Editor-in-chief McKendree’s fourth annual Academic Excellence Celebration with take place on Thursday, April 27, 2017. No classes will be held that day and all students are encouraged to attend or participate in the celebration. Applications for students to present or display a research poster are due by Friday, March 10 and can be found below. All applications require a faculty sponsor. Student application to give a PRESENTATION or PERFORMANCE Student application to exhibit a RESEARCH POSTER Applications for faculty and staff advisors who wish to host honor society induction ceremonies that evening are also due by March 10 and can be found here: Faculty/staff advisor application to host an HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION ceremony To view last year's 2016 Academic Excellence C...

13Feb

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Cartoons, Entertainment

Al Alone: Introduction & Issue One

By Benjamin Richter, Cartoonist/Contributing Writer Series Intro Earth looks very different from 250 million miles away. Growing up near Mars, Al never imagined traveling far from home. In an exploration of a surrounding galaxy, Al's spaceship collides with a satellite and sends his ship spiraling towards our planet. In this new world, Al attempts to make the best of the situation. Watch all of his experiences among human society unfold in Al Alone by B-RICHstudios. Al Alone is a series of comics that will be used to show the good, the bad, and everything in between. I want the emotions to be real and the humor to be funny. Growth and societal critique are two ideas I plan to utilize as the strip continues. I truly hope that readers enjoy and want more of this series. Al Alone is ...

McKendree Students Attend Rally to Save Higher Ed

13Feb

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News

McKendree Students Attend Rally to Save Higher Ed

By Grant Riggs, Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday, February 8, a group of McKendree students attended a rally at the Capitol building in Springfield, Ill. in support of higher education and the MAP grant. The grant, which does not require repayment and is given to Illinois residents who attend approved Illinois colleges, has provided numerous students the opportunity to attend college. The trip included individual meetings with Illinois State Senators and Representatives, as well as the actual rally, which was held by The Illinois Coalition to Invest in Higher Education. The rally was led by Dave Tretter, president of The Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities, and included Western Illinois University President Dr. Jack Thomas as one of its speakers. Dave Tretter speaks...

McKendree Students React to The Trump Presidency

13Feb

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Campus News

McKendree Students React to The Trump Presidency

By Allison Donofrio, Contributing Writer Since becoming the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump has been making headlines. I created a survey to discuss how McKendree University students feel about President Donald Trump on a scale from very negative to very positive. The survey asked a series of questions regarding President Trump’s policies from his first few weeks in office, including his executive orders on the Dakota Access and Keystone Oil Pipelines, rolling provisions on the Affordable Care Act, ordering organizations that provide abortion services motionless, building the wall and his travel restrictions. Lastly, it asks for any additional comments about President Trump. 22 students from various areas of study were randomly selected to discuss their opinions on the P...

10Feb

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Sports

Mike Babcock’s Relentless Pursuit

By Grant Riggs, Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday, February 1, at 6:30 a.m., Mike Babcock, 5th-year head football coach at McKendree University, walked into his office knowing the next five hours would determine the future of his program. The occasion? A day that would bring about the culmination of months of hard work - National Signing Day. For Babcock and his nine-man coaching staff, the current day's work began at 7 a.m., when high school seniors started faxing in their National Letters of Intent (NLI) to play football for McKendree. The preparation for this one day, however, required a countless amount of hours. “It’s not 8 to 5” Babcock said, “A lot of times, you’ll be up at 4:30 a.m. to be at a school at 7:30 a.m. because that’s the only time to talk to a kid. It’s a lot of hours for al...

7Feb

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Campus News, Sports

Weekly Sports Lineup: Feb. 5 – Feb. 11

By Grant Riggs, Editor-in-chief First Glance Sunday, Feb. 5 Men's Tennis: Loss 0-9 at Drury University Women’s Tennis: Loss 0 -9 at Drury University Men’s Wrestling: At the Greyhound Open at University of Indianapolis - http://mckbearcats.com/news/2017/2/5/mens-wrestling-places-10-at-greyhound-open.aspx Women’s Water Polo: Loss 2-17 vs. Villanova University Wednesday, Feb. 8 Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving: GLVC Championships in Crawfordsville, IN. Time TBA. Thursday, Feb. 9 Women’s Basketball: 5:30 p.m. at Drury University Men’s Wrestling: 7 p.m. at The University of Central Missouri Men's Volleyball: 7 p.m. at home vs Loyola University Chicago Men’s Basketball: 7:45 p.m. at Drury University Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving: GLVC Championships in Crawfordsville, IN....

7Feb

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Letter from the Editor

To our readers, Welcome to another semester of The McKendree Review, McKendree’s student-run newspaper. In previous issues, The Review has always been committed to covering interesting stories that McKendree students are passionate about. This semester, under new leadership and with a renewed sense of purpose, The Review seeks to provide the most relevant and topical stories for our readers while representing McKendree’s students, faculty and alumni, as well as everyone involved on campus. Our mantra for this semester is Revive The Review. This will be accomplished by members of The Review working hard to stay informed on what impacts people on campus and by you, the people of McKendree, holding us to a high standard to find more information on relevant topics so we can bring them to lig...