Advice - The McKendree Review

4Sep

By The McKendree Review3 Comments

Advice, Campus News, Opinion

When Eating Becomes a Struggle

By Alec Deyong, Contributing Writer Love it or hate it, Ames dining hall is ground zero for a great deal of the complaints that students lob at McKendree University. Between the variety, the quality, the staff, and the hours, it is hard for a small campus to make everyone happy. For some, however, it goes beyond mere inconvenience. Whether it be by choice or by way of genetic lottery, there are students among us that have varying dietary restrictions—from vegetarians to students with severe allergies. These restrictions can make everyday life for students much more complicated. Taking into account all the factors that stress out the average college student, the last thing anyone wants to add to the concoction is a lack of fuel. One person who is anxious to face this reality is senior Mad...

9May

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Advice, Entertainment

Adventures of Frisbee Golf

By Daniel Kimmer, Contributing Writer Frisbee Golfing is a leisure inexpensive outdoor activity. A little overview about Frisbee Golf (Disc Golf or Frolf; street terms). Most courses are either a 9-hole course or an 18-hole course, depending on the land and space within the public park it was designed and built at. As a beginner to frisbee golf it is played like normal golf, there are T-Boxes and Fairways on each hole, “Greens” are non-existent in frisbee golf, as the basket location is the goal to get the frisbee to and the “hole” are metal chained baskets to catch the frisbee’s as they are thrown into the basket. In order to complete the hole, you have to successfully make the frisbee within the basket, then onto the next hole. The frisbees are designed for each shot and distance; driver...

8May

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Advice, Opinion

Why You Should Try Sea of Thieves

By Andrew Gardewine, Contributing Writer The video game industry has been constantly changing for the last fifty years starting off with the first ever and very simple game, Pong, to more recent, complex games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Fortnite, Overwatch and League of Legends. The most popular genre of games nowadays is multiplayer shooters with linear gameplay: Kill the enemy teams, win the game. Now, I’m not saying these games are bad, I play and enjoy many of these games regularly. However, there is one game like very few others that goes against the fad and popularity today. Released in 2018 on March 20th, Sea of Thieves is considered an action-adventure game. At face value the game is just a simple pirate game dropping you into a tropical world as a simple sailor to go out and sear...

It’s (Not) All in Your Head: McK Students Seek Mental Health Treatment

24Apr

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It’s (Not) All in Your Head: McK Students Seek Mental Health Treatment

By Caylin Dean, Contributing Writer Depression, anxiety, addiction: just a few of the disorders that many colleges’ students battle in a constant tug-of-war. Academic responsibilities and expectations placed upon us, coupled with separation from home, participation in athletics, relationships and upholding a job can lead us nearly to insanity- that’s when it is important to have someone to turn to. With nearly 2,500 students, the mere four person staff is simply not enough to meet the demands of the ever-overwhelmed college population. An article by the National Institute of Health says that almost 12 percent of college students suffer from some form of anxiety, and seven to nine percent of students experience depression, which, if not properly addressed, can lead to suicide. In fact, a su...

The Politics of Beginning College With a Significant Other

1Apr

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The Politics of Beginning College With a Significant Other

By Victoria Sananikone, Assistant Editor Featured image by Google.com - Meme content by Victoria Sananikone Loneliness is certainly the bane of human existence, which is why the prospect of beginning college with a boyfriend or a girlfriend seems like the best decision you’ve ever thunk. Well, think again. When asked if one believes they should kick off their freshman year of college with a significant other, my opinion on the matter steers towards a definite and dramatically aggressive “NO.” This conclusion was confirmed by personal experience, one that shaped my character and taught me lessons that I wish I had known beforehand. All of our lives are different so I can’t speak for everyone, but I will agree that there are a plethora of pros and cons to beginning college with a love inter...

18Mar

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WWE or the Bar?

By Andrew Gardewine, Contributing WriterPhotos by google.com, Andrew Gardewine You may be someone who prefers to stay in on weekends. If so, stir things up a bit and go to your local bar; anything could happen. In my experience I’ve found that one of the best ways to entertain yourself is by going out and experiencing the world by meeting new people and seeing new things. There is no shortage of strange, especially when it comes to college bars. For instance, back in December I was at a bar in Champaign, Illinois called Brothers where I witnessed a large shirtless man with a pre-fight bloody nose get bashed in the face by another man with a barstool. It turned into an all-out brawl between 15+ people excluding the bouncers that tried breaking up the fight. You don’t need to spend money o...

Boost Your Intellectual Wellness Through Food

6Mar

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Boost Your Intellectual Wellness Through Food

By Tiffany Davis, Contributing Writer Often times when we think about being healthy and our personal wellness, we relate this back to our diet and exercise routines, or sometimes, lack thereof. We tend to forget that our intellectual wellness is also influenced by what we eat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, when a child goes hungry there are negative impacts on his or her overall academic performances. A lack of adequate nutrition can essentially affect a person’s ability to focus when taking in new information. It can lead to feelings of restlessness, distraction and even headaches. These symptoms all impair a person’s ability to perform intellectually. The nutrients that we get from our food can affect all realms of our personal wellness. Celery is ofte...

4Mar

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What is Intellectual Wellness?

By Tiffany Davis, Contributing Writer Pictures: google.com While we are in college we are oftentimes so focused on studying and earning good grades that we forget about our intellectual wellness. When discussing intellectual wellness, we often mistake it for learning or the amount of knowledge we have accrued in our current life, but it is so much more than that. Intellectual wellness includes our ability to learn and grow from experiences while utilizing various intellectual capabilities. It encourages personal creativity while also focusing on stimulating mental activities. In order for people to be considered intellectually well, they must be capable of using resources available to them to expand their knowledge and improve their skills along with expanding their potential to share ...

Tips for Tackling the Stigma of Mental Illness

25Feb

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Tips for Tackling the Stigma of Mental Illness

By Rebecca Chicosky, Contributing Writer Photos by Rebecca Chicosky Films like “Split,” a 2016 horror film centered around a man with dissociative identity disorder (DID), shock and horrify theater-goers with the Hollywood-glamorized terror of mental illness. Whenever mass shootings occur Facebook and news articles flood with comments and beg very similar questions: Who was the shooter? Why did they do it? What mental illness do they have? Media misconceptions and stigma regarding mental illness, particularly DID and schizophrenia, can often lead individuals to spiral down a path riddled in stereotypes. Although colleges try to prepare students in psychology, influences from outside sources bleed into educated minds. How can those informed about the reality of mental illness tackle stigm...

Join the Green Side, Learn About Recycling on Campus / Make McKendree Green

22Feb

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Join the Green Side, Learn About Recycling on Campus / Make McKendree Green

By Ashley Hathaway, Contributing Writer As a student of McKendree, I have always cherished the faculty and staff that encourage students to be involved highly in academics, sports, and the variety of clubs on campus. While students are constantly encouraged to be involved and often see promotion of different athletic events and club meetings across campus, I cannot recall an instance where I have been encouraged to recycle or compost while on campus. While there happens to be an occasional recycling bin throughout the classrooms and a single compost bin near the garden behind the student success center, recycling and composting seems to be lacking around McKendree. Even when recycling bins are present, it seems as if our community is lackadaisical in their efforts to recycle their waste. A...