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Mikayla Walton, Contributing Writer Pictures: google.com COVID-19 is a word you can clearly see anywhere now; it is everywhere. It has people afraid, annoyed, worried, and paranoid. There are people making their own cloth masks, and others buying toilet paper and hand sanitizer off the shelves as if it were Black Friday. People tend to think only of themselves in a crisis, but there are people we forget to ask ourselves about. The essential employees. The essential employees have had a wrench tossed into their well-oiled machine. I, for one, wanted to know exactly what those still going to work are doing to protect themselves in these times, namely, what the companies are doing to protect their employees. I reached out to a few people, but I had only a few willing to discuss it. One of t...

Isabella Strimling, Contributing Writer Pictures from Google I was mid-Zoom session the other day, in an intensified discussion about the ethics behind political decision-making in public policy. But, in between my professor and classmates’ mini soap box moments, I swore I heard the faint sound of childhood nostalgia come floating through my bedroom door. A, B, C, D, E, F, G… I’m sorry Dr. Z, but unmitigated curiosity dragged me up and forced me out the door to see what in the heck was going on, and why in the world someone was blaring the ABCs like we were headbanging at a rave. Down the hall from me, my mother was taking part in a little Zoom session of her own. Our entire den had been turned into her literal preschool classroom—I seriously could not tell the difference, real from imp...

Camryn Scully, Contributing WriterMarch 20, 2020 was the day I left McKendree University. I had to take three connecting flights back home to Prince George, B.C, Canada. The airports and flights were emptier than usual, with a total travel time of 16 hours.  It was extremely stressful when I arrived at the Vancouver International Airport in Canada and went through customs. Two customs officers pulled me aside and grilled me with many questions. They wanted to know where I was coming from, where I was going, and if I was sick. They also informed me I needed to self-quarantine when I got home for 14 days. My parents had informed me not to cough and to say that I didn’t have a fever or any symptoms going through, the reason being that I could get taken on the spot into quarantine. This i...

Luis Alvear, Contributing Writer Featured image from Luis Alvear of his near-empty flight home Coronavirus is something crazy that none of us expected. I think that we need to take care now that we know the bad consequences that it has. It is also having a lot of economic impact for the world and I think that governments are not reacting well. I left campus on the 21st of March. The situation in Spain was so bad and it was so difficult to book a flight. I remember waking up the day before to see messages from my mom saying, “Pack everything, you have a flight tomorrow at 11 a.m." I was so surprised and I asked her to wait so she could let me organize myself and talk to my coach but she told me that the prices of the flight were rising up to $7,000 and that she got that flight for free be...

Meredith Geyer, Contributing Writer Featured image from Meredith Geyer St. Louis has become a hub for young chefs and entrepreneurs to create the newest tastes and trends in the restaurant industry. However, among these hip venues and flavors, St. Louis still has a number of pioneer restaurants that have seen the city through a number of generations. Crown Candy Kitchen, one of St. Louis’ most well-known original eating establishments and oldest soda fountain, was opened in 1913 by Harry Karandzieff and Pete Jugaloff. The Karandzieff family, which has owned Crown Candy for three generations, has maintained the original décor, and has made a big name for the small establishment. Along with its BLT being featured on the Travel Channel as Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America, C...

Victoria Sananikone, Editor Gifs and pictures from Google Welcome to the fourth installment of Vic’s Tuesday Tunes! As a lover of music, I thoroughly enjoy sharing my tunes with others who share my obsession or those who are simply looking for new music to listen to. Please enjoy the music listed below that I have been listening to frequently within the past month. "The Perks of Being A Wallflower" is a cinematic gem, one that tugs at your heart and opens your eyes to real struggles that humans face on the daily. Don’t worry, this isn’t a movie review, but the other week, Netflix placed this film amongst its ranks, and as a coming-of-age film fanatic, I immediately watched it for the second time. Remember that scene where Charlie, Sam, and Patrick are driving and “the tunnel song” comes...

Mikayla Walton, Contributing Writer Pictures from Mikayla Walton Being a college student is rough. Being a parent is rough. But, juggling college course work and being a parent? It’s a walk in the park. Jurassic Park. For those that don’t know me, I am Mikayla Walton, and I am an English Literature and Writing major with a Creative Writing (and possibly Journalism) minor. I am also a mother to an autistic three-year-old boy named Jensen, and yes I am married. That may sound like a lot to take on, and yeah it is. There has not been a day where I haven’t seen another of my peers chugging coffee as if their lives depended on it so they could finish that last page of a paper they desperately need to finish. Hellish right? Well, try being that college student and then having a toddler shove th...

Victoria Sananikone, Editor Photos from the courtesy of Google DISCLAIMER: I am no gaming connoisseur. In fact, some may even disregard this review based on the misogynistic idea that I am a woman. However, I believe it’s safe to say that most of my opinions on this video game are shared by my likeminded fantasy nerds. I have recently rekindled the title of gamer-girl, a title that I proudly found an identity in from the ages of around 10-14. Those were the good old days, when you came home from school with about a page or two of homework that you finished within 30 minutes to an hour. Afterwards, you were free to do whatever your heart desired, and mine longed to escape to other worlds of intricate stories, brutal combat, and the addicting sensation of completing a quest. I’m lucky to h...

By Victoria Sananikone, Editor Photos and gif from Google Welcome to the third installment of Vic’s Tuesday Tunes! As a lover of music, I thoroughly enjoy sharing my tunes with others who share my obsession or those who are simply looking for new music to listen to. Please enjoy the music listed below that I have been listening to frequently within the past month. You and Me- Penny & The Quarters This is such a sweet song, one that encompasses the definition of love to a T. This is the kind of song that you sing out loud by yourself and pretend that you’re Adele incarnate. The tune is old fashioned, channeling the impression that it was recorded in the 70’s; however this soul band found fame much later in 2010 after “You and Me” was featured in the film Blue Valentine. Blue Valen...

Katherine Gemmingen, Head Copyeditor Featured Image from Columbia University Hello, fellow Bearcats. My co-editors and I hope that everyone in the McKendree community is safe and healthy during the craziness that has occurred in just the last couple of weeks. Although we may not be having physical classes for the rest of the semester, the Review team is still striving to post content as regularly as we can. For that purpose, we need your help. We want to hear from you. Tell us about your experience with online classes, sports ending, quarantines, and anything else you want to discuss. This is a challenging time for all of us, and while I am neither a people person or an optimist, I do think we need to try to stay connected to each other. This is a strange, stressful time for us all. Our...