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By Dr. Trask's COM 252 class Feature photo from Unsplash Interpersonal Communication is the ability to identify, connect with, and analyze interpersonal communication concepts by engaging in critical reflection, engaged discussion, and applied learning. To achieve this objective, over the course of several weeks, our COM 252 class will attempt to help our MCK students by providing advice and suggestions for creating and maintaining healthy relationships. The goal is to synthesize the content we have learned from this class, the class text, research, personal experiences, and write for public consumption. Dear Bogey, My childhood best friend and I decided to attend the same college. We met through our youth group at church when we were 11 years old and later we attended the sam...

By Gaëtan Soulier, contributing writer Photos by Gaëtan Soulier Caring, loving, energetic, kind, and a lover of McKendree are the best words to describe Reverend Tim Harrison. Tim is the son of a pastor who grew up in Southwest Kansas. Tim graduated from a Kansas college, majoring in elementary education and special education because he wanted to be able to help and work with kids. You could say he was destined to help people. While in college, Tim suffered the terrible loss of his father. Though he was a very influential person in Tim’s life, Tim found himself a new mentor during that time. A pastor of the United Methodist Church helped him get back on his feet. Although Tim did not say much about him, you could hear in his voice how important this guy was for him. When he was s...

By Victoria Sananikone, Editor In Chief Photos from EdSurge and EasyBib Jo March from Little Women will always be one of my favorite literary figures. Not only does her tomboyish nature and longing for independence exceed the boundaries of traditional women in the Civil War era, but her passion for writing and refusal to give up on her failures is honorable. A particular scene in the recent movie that came out this summer where Jo began to reign as my favorite would be when her sister, Amy, burned the book that Jo was writing out of spite because Jo did not allow her to tag along to the theater.  “You’ll be sorry, Jo March!” Amy screamed in frustration after her sister.  She proceeded to rifle through Jo’s drawer, finding the manuscript that Jo had put her heart and ...

By Isabella Strimling, contributing writer Feature photo from Unsplash, graphic by Chandler Henson As many of you know, Election Day will soon be upon us. What does that mean for students and staff at Mckendree? I urge those of you who have not voted by mail or absentee ballot to join the ALL-IN Campus Democracy Committee in the Hett on Nov. 3, for a safe, judgement & harassment-free zone to fill out and drop your vote for the 2020 presidential election. Social distancing policies will be enforced and face-coverings will be required throughout the voting process for your safety. The event will be all day long on Tuesday, Nov. 3, starting at 7 a.m. and ending at 7 p.m. You must be registered to vote using your Mckendree on-campus address to vote with us in the Hett. We w...

By Mikayla Walton, Associate Editor Photo by Mikayla Walton She is an English professor, an author, and a BLM advocate, but I bet you didn’t know that she is also doing a fellowship at Harvard. That’s right, Martha Patterson, one of our beloved English professors, is now working with the Hutchins Center at Harvard University. I had the opportunity to talk with Dr. Patterson about her work and to learn more about her Hutchins Fellowship semester, as well as subjects she’s passionate about. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of taking a class with Dr. Patterson you know that she is very passionate when it comes to teaching, and she doesn’t avoid teaching topics that are deemed sensitive such as racism in literature and resistance to it. This is precisely how she joined in a fellowship...

By Clara Andrews, contributing writer Photos from Google Images “You guys have a yellow heart on Snap? Things must be getting pretty serious…” In a society where social media dominates culture, symbols are more prevalent in communication than ever before. Emoticons, or emojis, offer the ability to demonstrate thoughts and feelings non-verbally through text. These small pictures can display happiness, sadness, confusion, anger, disgust—basically any existing emotion. Although the specific contextual uses of some emojis have universally-accepted meanings, people often apply their own definitions to emojis based on their interpretation of the message. For example, a face with a soft smile could imply the sender is feeling either content or uncomfortable, depending on the receiver’s...

By Haley Rey, Head Copyeditor Photos by Haley Rey and Kelsey Cameron Growing up, we all had our dreams. Some people hoped to become movie stars, astronauts, doctors—even superheroes. Plenty of us give up on dreams we deem unrealistic and decide to focus on something else we love. Once in a while, however, you find a gambler doing everything they can to make it big in what they enjoy the most. McKendree’s own Matt DeTore is one of those dice-rollers, and his story has only just begun.  Matt first felt the magic of music in the fifth grade. “The first instrument I ever played was the bass clarinet,” DeTore said. “Then I learned trumpet, percussion, flugelhorn, harmonica, electric and acoustic guitar, piano, and ukulele.”  All of these were self-taught, with a little help...

By Kevin Memminger, contributing writer Photos by Kevin Memminger Collegiate football seasons have been cancelled or postponed throughout many states across the country. Some seasons were pushed through for modified fall play, some have upcoming spring seasons, and others don’t have a season whatsoever. These decisions have caused disarray for hundreds of players, leaving some left in the air with possibilities of never playing the game again. During a time in which the mental health of the nation is shaky, these players are left with a piece of their identities gone. College football players are typically some of the most recognizable people on their campuses. At times, they can literally be the face of the school–getting notoriety because of their athletic ability–which is a ma...

By Gaëtan Soulier, contributing writer Photos by Deccan Chronicle and Gaëtan Soulier In recent years, there has been a spike in forest fires. While the world and the news have focused on California and the Australian bushfires, massive forest fires have been prevalent and destructive in other areas around the globe. On Aug. 3, 2020, one of the biggest fires in the history of southern France started. With almost 2600 acres of land burned, 9000 people relocated for their own safety and a potential danger from the fire reaching nearby biochemical factories. While this fire is now under control, I interviewed both a local and a firefighter to give us insight into the event. Fires are raging throughout southern France Claude Soulier is a southern France citizen who has lived throug...

By Brent Reeves, Director of Diversity and Inclusion and International Student Services at McKendree University Photos from Unsplash I’d like to start this article/editorial by saying that I have never written an article for the McKendree Review in the entire 23 years of my tenure here. I typically feel that students should be the primary providers of content for this media communications tool on this campus and beyond. However, I feel compelled to write and submit this article for publication in the Review to share my thoughts on a recent incident that was brought to my attention that disturbed one of our first year students. This event was also brought to the attention of the Social Justice and Equity Committee (SJEC) that I subsequently sit on as well.  As a committee, we discuss...