Mikayla Walton, Contributing Writer Pictures from Mikayla Walton Being a college student is rough. Being a parent is rough. But, juggling college course work and being a parent? It’s a walk in the park. Jurassic […]

Mikayla Walton, Contributing Writer Pictures from Mikayla Walton Being a college student is rough. Being a parent is rough. But, juggling college course work and being a parent? It’s a walk in the park. Jurassic […]
Magdalena Knapp, Editor in Chief Pictures: mckendree.edu Many things have changed over the past few weeks because of the Coronavirus. It has changed the way we used to live, the way students go to school, […]
Victoria Sananikone, Editor Photos from the courtesy of Google DISCLAIMER: I am no gaming connoisseur. In fact, some may even disregard this review based on the misogynistic idea that I am a woman. However, I […]
Meredith Geyer, Contributing Writer Energetic, goofy, caring, feisty, competitive, wearing Lululemon pants…these are just a just a few words that characterize Nathan Townsend, McKendree swim team’s new assistant coach. After growing up in Kingwood, Texas […]
Magdalena Knapp, Editor in Chief Dear Diary, It’s 9 a.m. on a Friday morning. I should be in the United States. I should be sitting in Senior Thesis right now, looking at Dr. Boysen while […]
Laurynn Davey, Contributing Writer When scrolling through your social media accounts, such as Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram, you are most likely to find at least one dark humor joke or meme floating around. Many […]
By Victoria Sananikone, Editor Photos and gif from Google Welcome to the third installment of Vic’s Tuesday Tunes! As a lover of music, I thoroughly enjoy sharing my tunes with others who share my obsession […]
Katherine Gemmingen, Head Copyeditor Featured Image from Columbia University Hello, fellow Bearcats. My co-editors and I hope that everyone in the McKendree community is safe and healthy during the craziness that has occurred in just […]
Magdalena Knapp, Editor Students, Get your calendars ready, sharpen your pencils, and write this date down: Thursday, April 23, 2020 On Thursday, April 23, 2020, we will have our annual Academic Excellence Celebration where you […]
Christopher Fernandez, Contributing Writer Photo Credits: Ifeolu Adeoye To some, the ideas of limitations in life have kept them from reaching many different places, but for one man and his brand, that mold is in […]
Article and Pictures contributed to by Joseph Blasdel, Director of Speech and Debate; McKendree Review staff McKendree University’s Speech and Debate Team is one of the teams on campus that does not get enough credit […]
Magdalena Knapp, Editor in Chief First-year and senior students, listen up! Some of you might have received an email during the past week about the “NSSE” (spoken: Nessie) survey. While most students probably have skimmed […]
Mikayla Walton, Contributing Writer Featured image: Facebook/ Kaylyn Ruiz Many students here at McKendree know Kaylyn Ruiz as the woman who works while delivering fantastic customer service with a smile in Ames or chatting with […]
Claire Jennings, Contributing Writer Kara Grafton, a 21 year old senior at McKendree University, has reached the busiest point of her college career. As a major in Music Education, her final semester at McKendree is […]
Jhaidyn Brown, Contributing Writer Pictures: google.com The greatest to ever do it? That question seems somewhat unreal to ask now with this passing 5x NBA champion, 18x NBA All-Star, 2008 NBA’s Most Valuable Player, and […]
Katherine Gemmingen, Head Copyeditor Photos from McKendree University Near the end of January, I sat down for a meeting with McKendree University’s new president, Mr. Daniel Dobbins. The campus never really had an official “welcome […]
Laurynn Davey, Contributing Writer Whenever friends and family ask what my major is, I confidently tell them Public Relations. However, I can always feel that confidence start to dwindle when they ask the following questions: […]
Kyle Shahenian, Contributing Writer This past summer I was fortunate enough to work for DriveTime, a used automobile company, as a Robotic Process Automation intern at their national headquarters in Tempe, AZ. At the conclusion […]
Story and pictures by Meredith Geyer, Contributing Writer If Saturdays couldn’t get any better, imagine if they were the one day of the week you could have sugar, carbs, or anything truly delicious. My boyfriend, […]
Kae Edgcomb, Contributing Writer Pictures taken by Kae Edgcomb in the Office of Health Services, McKendree University You have probably been seeing it on the news. Maybe you have heard jokes about it around campus. […]
By Victoria Sananikone, Editor Napoleon gif from Google Welcome to the second installment of Vic’s Tuesday Tunes! As a lover of music, I thoroughly enjoy sharing my tunes with others who share my obsession or […]
Annika Beal and Hayley Luster, Contributing Writers As many may have noticed, recycling on campus has been discontinued. Many different theories and questions have come up regarding the reasons for the termination. Where has it […]
Magdalena Knapp, Editor in Chief Pictures provided by Magdalena Knapp and Mckendree University January 22nd 2020, time 11:50 a. m., PAC Lobby: McKendree writes history. The year 2020 has already been a year full of […]
Katherine Gemmingen, Head Copyeditor Featured image from CNN What better way is there to start off the spring semester than with a talk about the impending doom that describes the current state of foreign relations […]
By Magdalena Knapp, Editor in Chief Picture courtesy of the three interviewees and Magdalena Knapp Every athlete knows this moment will come eventually: One day we all are going to put on our goggles for […]