27Feb 
No Comments
No Comments
26Feb 3 Comments
3 Comments For the Love of the Game
By Kaylee Fann
“What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere” – Bill Russell
Charismatic. Outgoing. Loving. Talented. Inspiring. Resilient. These are all words that can be used to describe 19 year old Winslow Martin, a basketball player for Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg,
Illinois. Born and raised by a single mother in Centralia, Illinois, Martin fell in love with the game of basketball from a young age. His older brother and grandfather served as positive role models for a young Martin, teaching him everything he knows about the game. Once he started playing, he practiced with his brother nearly every day. His grandfather was actually a professional player overseas until an injury abruptly ended h...
23Feb 5 Comments
5 Comments Is Anyone Listening? : The Strong Demand for a Black Sorority and Fraternity at McKendree
By Essence White
McKendree is a very proud university, full of proud students, faculty, and sports teams. The students happily sport clothing or accessories that display the teams and organizations that they are part of on campus. Although this university is filled with lots of pride, what does one do when the university does not offer anything to represent what you are truly proud of?
African-American students do not have a strong presence at McKendree. According to the McKendree Fact Book for 2016-2017, African-American students make up only 13.11%, which is 385 students, of the total 2,937 students at McKendree.
Because there is not a strong presence of African-American students and culture on campus, many of them feel alone. To combat this, African-American students here at McKendree...
19Feb 1 Comment
1 Comment Humans of St. Louis – One Photo and Story at a Time
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...
5Feb 2 Comments
2 Comments Faculty Offer Advice for Grad School, Gap Years, and Beyond
By Sophie Jeffery, Editor
On Friday, January 26th, faculty members offered a presentation to McKendree students interested in pursuing graduate studies or a gap-year program. Those involved in the presentation came from a wide background of experience, from Dr. Jennifer Guillén, Associate Professor of Sociology, who completed a gap-year program though Americorp to Dr. CJ Dulaney, Assistant Professor of Computing, who completed his graduate degree while working full-time for Boeing.
Also present was Dr. Martha Patterson, Professor of English, who stressed how “important it is to think big” and encouraged students “to think beyond your undergraduate education.” Acknowledging the fears many McKendree students have when contemplating graduate school, Dr. Patterson told those in attendance t...
31Jan 3 Comments
3 Comments The State of Ames
By Victoria Sananikone, Contributing Writer
Ames Dining Hall is one of McKendree University’s central hubs where students can go to mingle with their friends during a break from class while indulging in the solace of food. Not merely a haven for the starved student, it also serves as a relaxation zone away from the stressful dimension known as the classroom. A dimension where some professors become wary at the sight of you pulling out a Nature Valley bar to assuage your hunger.
Food is imperative for a college student to thrive within their university. It aids in fueling their brains to apply their knowledge and provides energy to walk to and from classes. This being the case, most students purchase a meal plan throughout their undergrad years that will allow them to fulfill their needs o...
29Jan No Comments
No Comments WANTED: Banner Vandal! Reward Offered!
The wrap-around banner at McKendree University's tennis courts was vandalized over the weekend when a thief made off with a rather odd section of the banner: part of Bogey's face. If our hunch is correct, the vandal probably has it hanging up in their dorm, hoping to garner some cool-points. Keep your eyes peeled as it could net you a cool reward!
All joking aside, this is a serious issue and the campus is treating it as such. There is a $500 reward to anyone who reports information leading to the apprehension of the vandal. Of course, the reward does not apply if the vandal turns themselves in.
All reports can be filed with Public Safety in person or on the phone at: (618)-537-6911
25Jan 1 Comment
1 Comment Edibles on Campus; Where to Find Them
By: Brad Wyss
Disclaimer: Eat wild food at your own risk
McKendree University is a dynamic campus that has much to offer from a fruitful education to a smorgasbord of personalities on campus. One may be a resident of McKendree’s landscape for years yet not realize resources that are omnipresent. You can find these resources in many different forms on campus from the middle of the quad to right in front of the library and even the edges of our overgrown plot of land formerly known as the golf course. Edibles are everywhere, and the best way to get hold of them is to go out and get them yourself. Also, you had better make sure you find the right ones or you could be in for a trip...to the nurse’s office.
The first example of an edible on campus that is often overlooked is the presence...
20Dec 1 Comment
1 Comment Unpaid Internships
By Elexis Baltimore, Editor
Intern...what?
Although internships have been an ongoing opportunity for students to gain first-hand experience, the issues regarding pay have become discussed more often in recent years. The stigma regarding internships has for years leaned towards the issue (and fear) of running errands and getting cups of coffee for your new bosses and, in the end, being no more qualified for that industry than when you began. As the access to education becomes more available, employers have started looking for ways to distinguish between the “go-getter” and the “just get it done” candidates. So how do they do this? According to a survey by The Chronicle of Higher Ed, when evaluating college graduates internships and employment are two of the highest-ranking qualities emp...
6Dec No Comments
No Comments McKendree Buckles Down on Parking Violations
By Merisa Ashbaugh
Most students groan and indignantly pay (or procrastinate paying) their parking tickets they are issued on campus. However, paying up is becoming more of a challenge since the tickets have exponentially increased from $20 to $35 just last year and from $35 to $50 this school year. Some students make the case that because parking is limited on campus more so than other universities that the price is far too high. “The cost of college alone is a pretty penny and not many college students have 50 bucks just laying around. That’s someone’s budget for groceries right there,” says McKendree junior Caitlin Roche.
However, others argue that because students are not charged a parking fee to have their vehicles on campus, the parking citation cost is not unreasonable. “...