March, 2025 - The McKendree Review

By Megan Melone, Writer Photography By Trevor Pickerell Junior Trevor Pickerell is our 2024-2025 Student Government Association president. Trevor is from Maryville, IL, and is studying exercise science. He plans to pursue an occupation in physical therapy. I interviewed Trevor about his position and his experience here at McKendree. Ok, so I’m here with Trevor Pickerell. You’re a junior, right? PICKERELL: Yes, yes, I am. Where are you from? PICKERELL: Maryville, Illinois. It’s about 30 minutes from Lebanon. Why did you come to McKendree for your undergrad? PICKERELL: I loved the small-town environment and the small campus. You can form closer relationships with your classmates and professors. What is your major? PICKERELL: I’m an...

This year’s student editors are excited to work on Catalyst, McKendree’s student-run undergraduate arts and literary magazine. Catalyst is a way for students to be recognized for their art, short stories, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Catalyst gives students a chance to express their love for art and literature, which originated as a website in 2016, while Catalyst has been a printed magazine for over 30 years, starting in 1991. Submissions for the 2025 Catalyst are due March 21st, so get your art in so the student editors can get to work! With each year comes new excitement and creative students. A past contributor, Sonia Halabi, who read her poem at the Academic Excellence Celebration last year, talked about her experience, saying, “Presenting at AEC was a very beautiful fe...

Month: March 2025

Student Government President: Trevor Pickerell

McKendree’s 2025 Catalyst