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Into the Unknown: A Look into Student Athlete Life

8Oct

By Delaney JudkinsNo Comments

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Into the Unknown: A Look into Student Athlete Life

Written By Delaney JudkinsPhotography By McKendree Athletics In sports, growth often comes from stepping outside of your comfort zones. Whether it’s trying a new position, testing a new skill, or joining a different team, taking risks can feel intimidating. Athletes sometimes hold back because of fear – fear of failure, fear of judgment or simply fear of the unknown. But risks are what push us to improve, build confidence, and discover abilities we didn’t know we had. By challenging ourselves, we not only learn what we are capable of, but also gain valuable experiences that shape us both as athletes and as people. Trying something new in sports can also create opportunities that weren’t there before. An athlete who experiments on a different sport or role may uncover hidden tale...

28Sep

By Megan MeloneNo Comments

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Into the 21st Century

McKendree Renovates 1980s-Era Student Apartments Story By Megan MelonePhotography By Megan Melone and McKendree University In 2017, McKendree University had a problem. The school needed to provide more housing for its growing student population. An opportunity presented itself in a cluster of apartments a few blocks down from the University. McKendree entered into an agreement to maintain the property and rent-to-own this cluster of apartments. The problem was solved and McKendree West joined the McKendree family of housing options alongside the infamous and impenetrable traditional halls and the luxurious East and West residence halls. Since its induction into the McKendree union, the West apartments have seen no major renovations to their original construction in the late 1980...

24Sep

By Megan MeloneNo Comments

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Students Found ‘Ecology Club’

Ecology Club founders Olivia Miner, Austin Crouse, and Paisley Gabel Article By Megan MelonePhotography by Paisley Gabel, Mckendreeu, and Water Rangers Paisley Gabel, Austin Crouse and Olivia Miner are showing their love for the Earth through their new Ecology Club. I sat down with two of the new club’s founders to learn more about their mission: OK, so tell me about yourself. Who wants to go first? CROUSE: So, I'm Austin, a senior here at McKendree and I’m an environmental science major. I was a transfer student, so I came in my junior year. I am on the board for the ecology club that we just made. GABEL: I’m Paisley and I'm an environmental science minor, and I'm majoring in business. I just care so much about nature. I really wanted to be part of something that...

From ZZZ’S To A’s: A Deep Dive Into Sleep-Induced Learning

21Nov

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From ZZZ’S To A’s: A Deep Dive Into Sleep-Induced Learning

From Zzz’s to A’s: A Deep Dive into Sleep-Induced Learning | Popular Delusions (wordpress.com) Imagine if you could study for your midterms by listening to tape recordings of every lecture while sound asleep, rather than cramming during the day or pulling all-nighters. This phenomenon, known as sleep learning, would be an ideal situation and it seems a common belief among college students, 68% of whom believe that people can learn new information while asleep (Lilienfeld et al., 2010). But is it true that students can harness the power of their subconscious to learn new languages, study test material, and improve themselves all while getting a good night’s rest? To answer that question, it’s important to understand the science of sleep. Sleep is a dynamic process with distinct stage...

10Oct

By Grace GrossNo Comments

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Spirit of McKendree Color Guard

Photography by Sadie Miyler The Color Guard team has been working hard this year! Here are some photos from the season so far! Breanna Sampo, color guard captain, teaches a new routine Kaliyah Newby: Freshman Charlee Taylor: Senior Grace Gross: Sophomore Breanna Sampo: Senior Sadie Miyler: Sophomore Sadie Miyler and Kaliyah Newby writing a new routine on riffle The team before their performance at the Pink-Out football game, Saturday, October 8th Tailgate performance of 'Edge of Glory' on Saturday, October 8th Don't miss their upcoming performances: Saturday, October 15th and 29th at the football tailgate and during half-time! To keep up with the color guard, follow their Instagram: @mckcolorguard

28Sep

By Madison Rohn1 Comment

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Senior Spotlight: Madeline Trinity

By: Madison Rohn, Editor Madeline Trinity, the last theater major at McKendree, is directing a scene in this year’s fall play as a part of her senior project. The play, Months on End by Craig Pospisil, is a comedy that follows a group of friends in one calendar year with one scene for each month. Madeline is directing the October scene, which involves a couple on the verge of breaking up over The Beatles. I recently sat down with Madeline to discuss her thoughts on directing, McKendree’s theater program, and her plans for the future. During her time at McKendree, Madeline has been deeply involved in theater productions by making props, building sets, acting, and now directing. Out of all these components of theater, Madeline says that being a part of the crew and work...

To Build or Not to Build? Fortnite’s New Zero Build Mode

29Apr

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To Build or Not to Build? Fortnite’s New Zero Build Mode

By: Nat Wilk, Editor in Chief Photos collected by Nat Wilk If you play online video games or have a 12-year old, there is a very high chance you have heard of Fortnite. Their Battle Royale (BR) mode is one that helped define the battle royale genre, along with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG). A battle royale features many players in one space and fighting until just one remains - you normally play as a solo or in a duo or squad (four players), but trios have also been seen in these modes. Fortnite didn’t start with their BR mode, however; it started with a mode called Save the World (STW), a mode you have to purchase where you work to defend against and fight zombies with weapons, fortifications and more. It wasn’t until after PUBG had released that Epic Games, who had devel...

Powerful Influences of the Pacific Islands

30Mar

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Powerful Influences of the Pacific Islands

By: Chloe Gamber, Head Academics Writer Kealoha Charles, a Sociology major at McKendree from Hawaii, is the presenter of this week's Brown Bag. She first discusses the three regions in the pacific. Kaeloha starts by explaining the regions they are from - one is from Papua New Guinea in Melanesia, which was occupied by Australia during World War I. Polynesia Samoa has a neighbor called American Samoa that is occupied by the U.S. along with Hawaii, which has been occupied by the U.S. since the 1800s being in the same region. “The importance of this is to show that these women are all from the pacific, but from very different regions and each place has its own occupation which has changed its society and culture.” All images collected from Kealoha Charles; Presentation link: https://w...

28Mar

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McKendree Sports: Weekend Recap

By Dylan Powell, Head Sports Writer Photo collected by Dylan Powell It was a successful weekend in Bearcat athletics, from football hosting their first Saturday practice of the spring to men’s tennis climbing to an 8-game win streak. Here’s what happened this weekend, in case you missed any action: This weekend, women’s bowling for the second consecutive season, is the champion of the GLVC conference. This also comes from back-to-back titles won in 2018 and 2019, with the tournament canceled in 2020, and winning last spring as well. McKendree men’s tennis is moving up to 8-1 on the season and 6-0 at home, beating Rockhurst on Saturday and bumping the Hawks down to 5-4 on the season. This comes as men’s tennis captain Boriss Kamdem moves up to 52nd in the nation, per ITA Divisi...

25Mar

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Spring Break Stories

By Kenneth Glidden, Head Culture Writer Photos collected by Kenneth Glidden Two weeks ago today was the start of arguably the best part of the spring semester: Spring Break. The perfect time to destress, forget about school for a week and enjoy the beautiful spring weather. Spring break is that breath of fresh air after eight weeks of drowning in schoolwork, sports, extracurriculars and everything else that comes with being a college student. The chance to unwind by the beach, at your house or for my fellow international students, at a good friend's house is all one needs to recharge their constantly draining school battery. I spent this past week asking some Bearcats where they went for spring break and what they did. A few answers (including my own) were what you might th...