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BY KIMBERLY BENNETT “Oh Captain! My Captain!” –Dead Poets Society Millions experienced a tragic loss on Aug. 11, 2014 when the media informed the world of Robin Williams’s shocking demise. According to The New York Times, Mara Buxbaum, Williams’s publicist, found him unconscious inside his home and alerted the 911 dispatcher that he was not breathing. An emergency response team arrived at the scene and declared Williams dead at 12:02 PM that afternoon. He was 63 years old when he died. Once the investigation of Williams’s death was completed, the media was notified that Williams had committed suicide by hanging himself with his belt. Buxbaum disclosed that Williams, for the longest time, had been “battling severe depression.” Susan Schneider, Williams’s widow, recently released informa...

BY EMILY LUCIA  “Why would you want to save the galaxy?” “Because I’m one of the idiots who lives in it!” -Rocket Raccoon & Peter Quill/Star Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy Just when we thought the Marvel Cinematic Universe could not get any bigger or better, Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn, raises the bar even higher! Based off of the Marvel Comic Book series, Guardians of the Galaxy follows five unlikely heroes. No, seriously, these five are literally the most unlikely group of people to come together for a common cause: to stop Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace, The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug), a servant of Thanos, from getting an artifact that could potentially impact the universe in a bad way. Now if you remember the post credits scene from The Avengers, Thanos is...

BY LOGAN GHAST Promise That you Will not give in To all of the sin Those demonic hypocrites Push on you. Do not believe That we are free, Because we are far from it. THE THOUGHT POLICE ARE COMING FOR YOU. And now insanity Is the only place To truly be Free...

If you are great with Sudoku and would like to participate in the challenge, simply print and complete the Sudoku, scan it in and send your answers to the McKendree Review via email (mckreview@mckendree.edu). The answers will be posted in the next issue. If you are the first to complete your Sudoku, your picture will be featured in the next issue.

BY KALEIGH ADMIRE Even though the official issue will be published on Friday, August 29th, the McKendree Review was asked to post an advertisement early seeing as time is of the essence. So, if you are interested in seeing the movie, "If I Stay," in theaters, please take the time to look over the following ad for a great night with a friend.   If you have any questions about this movie event, feel free to email kmadmire@mckendree.edu. Thanks and can't wait to start the semester out with a fresh Review season!        

BY KIMBERLY BENNETT On April 24, 2014, McKendree University held its first (and now annual) Academic Excellence Celebration Day event in which students, faculty and staff participated in numerous events throughout the day to display and present overall academic excellence. In order to cover as many events as possible, the McKendree Review has made a video as a way to appreciate McKendree University’s hard work and academic achievement. Before presenting the video, a few members of McKendree’s faculty and staff would like to share some words of encouragement regarding the first annual AEC event. And now, the McKendree Review presents the first annual Academic Excellence Celebration Day Video (all given credits will be given at the end of the video): [【McK Review】McKendree Universit...

Vol. 92, Iss. 6 Editors Kimberly Bennett Co-Editor-in-Chief Natalie VanBooven Co-Editor-in-Chief Mindy Allen Assistant Editor Emily Lucia Assistant Editor / Web Designer Editing Team Mindy Allen Kimberly Bennett Natalie Van Booven Emily Lucia In This Issue Mindy Allen Sharon Beard Britani Beasley Kimberly Bennett (video) Michael Feezer Bryan Gross Kyle Jackson Janelle Jankowski Christopher Streetman Natalie Van Booven 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 foun...

Hello, As you all know, this is the last issue for the McKendree Review of the 2013-14 academic year. It has been a blast working with everyone who helped make the McKendree Review happen this year. We hope you enjoy the different posts for the last issue, and if you have any questions about site navigation, please email Kimberly Bennett (kmbennett@mckendree.edu), and she will be more than happy to assist. The movie project is underway; it will be the last post of the year and will be uploaded to the site no later than Monday, May 12th as time is needed to create the video. Again, thank you for reading the Review, and we hope to be back next year with even better material. Sincerely, The McKendree Review Team

BY BRITANI BEASLEY “Nothing like you expected, but everything you’re looking for.”  Like most college students coming to McKendree University, I was not only nervous about the new experiences but also excited to start a new chapter in my life. I was excited to join anything and everything in hopes of being just as involved as I was in high school. At the involvement fair, I found myself overwhelmingly signing every paper that seemed fit for my interests, but I overlooked one table that I knew I wanted nothing to do with; or at least that was what I originally thought.  In my sophomore year of college, I decided it was time to explore a new corner of McKendree University I had no prior education about, other than the stereotypical movies and television shows showing excessive party...