Campus Events

By Mackenzie Auten, Contributing Writer McKendree University’s 5th annual Academic Excellence Day Celebration will take place on Thursday, April 26, 2018. On that day, students will have an opportunity to celebrate their scholarly and creative work in ways which include the following: research presentations, poster presentations, honor society inductions, art shows and performing arts recitals. There will be no classes held on the Lebanon campus this day, and all students are encouraged to attend or participate in the celebration. The schedule for the day’s events can be found on AEC webpage. To stay updated and get some helpful tips for the 2018 AEC, follow the McKendree Academic Excellence Celebration Twitter account. For questions, contact Dr. Chris Bahr, provost, at cmbahr@mcke...

By Magdalena Knapp, Editor “What do you wanna be when you grow up? “ “A doctor.” “And why?” “Because I want to look into people’s bodies.” “In which body do you wanna look?” “My mom’s body, because she has cancer, and I want to take it out.” Would you have expected this answer? Answers like this and interesting stories are all around us. Every person has a story to tell, but most of them do not share because they are not asked. Imagine how many stories you could hear during the day if you would simply talk to people on the streets. This is what Lindy Drew and her coworkers do: They talk to people they meet on the streets of St. Louis. Lindy’s lifework is called “HOSTL” which stands for “Humans of St. Louis”, their motto is it to take one picture and story at a time. The whole proj...