Vol. 93, Iss. 9 Editors Emily Lucia Editor-in-Chief Donna Bick Assistant Editor Taquisha Drisdell Assistant Editor Lauren Apetz Media Editor Editing Team Emily Lucia Donna Bick Taquisha Drisdell In This Issue Donna Bick Lauren Apetz […]
Category: Iss. 9
[Issue 9] “Ledditors” from the Editors
It really was an honor to collect, read and edit all of these article for this 2nd Issue of the Spring 2015 semester. All the articles were well written and told wonderful stories. In this […]
[Issue 9] A History and Life in Lebanon – Belinda McAllister
BY MORGAN ROSCOW, STAFF WRITER Lebanon is known as a place that is rich in history, which is far more advanced than the rest of the country in regards to the relations between ethnicities. When […]
[Issue 9] There’s No Place Like Home
BY LAUREN APETZ, MEDIA EDITOR A majority of the McKendree University student body is from around the area and can go home whenever they like. But for a lot of students, going home takes more […]
[Issue 9] McKendree Takes 5th Place at Webster University
BY JOE BLASDEL, SPEECH AND DEBATE COACH McKendree University finished in 5th place in overall program sweepstakes at Webster University’s Gorlok Gala and took home 21 individual awards. Fifty colleges and universities, including Boise State […]
[Issue 9] Summer Internships: Paying to work for Free?
BY LAUREN APETZ, MEDIA EDITOR I recently took a summer internship through McKendree to work at a local news station in Orlando, Fl. I loved the idea because I would then be close to home […]
[Issue 9] Donna’s Profiles: Taquisha Drisdell and Kennon Henderson
Name: Taquisha Drisdell Major: Theater/Journalism Favorite Professor: Gabe Shapiro Year: Junior What do you like best or least about Valentine’s Day? What I like least about Valentine’s Day is that everyone treats it likes that’s […]
[Issue 9] Greek Fire: A Concert Review
BY RONNIE DRUMMOND, STAFF WRITER On Saturday January 24, 2015, my girlfriend, Kaitlyn Spires, and I attended our first Greek Fire Concert. Before I get into my review let me give you a brief background […]
[Issue 9] American Sniper: Movie Review
BY JENNIFER BLUMBERG, STAFF WRITER American Sniper captured the life of Chief Chris Kyle in a way that captivated audiences like never before. Clint Eastwood did an amazing job turning Kyle’s auto-biography, American Sniper: The […]
[Issue 9] North Country: Movie Review
BY LAFAYETTE WATERS, STAFF WRITERS The movie, North Country, is about a woman named Josey Ames. Josey is married with two children. She has problems with her husband and decides to move away to see […]
[Issue 9] Cheerleading At McKendree
BY KENDRA BARACKMAN, STAFF WRITER As McKendree grows, so does their sports and programs. In the past few years, the cheerleading program has made a huge transformation. It all began when coach, Bianca Timmermann took […]
[Issue 9] Superbowl Sunday At McKendree
BY WILL BASLER, SPORTS COLUMNIST On Sunday, the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks to win Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix, Arizona. Quarterback, Tom Brady threw for over three hundred yards en route to […]
