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17Apr

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McKendree Celebrates Diversity

By: Grace Gross, Lead Editor Photography by Grace Gross, Marketing and Communications, & Student Government Association On Tuesday, April 16th, the Office of Residence Life hosted the annual Diversity Carnival in the quad. At the same time, McKendree Student Government Association hosted their biannual International Meal Day. It was a very eventful day, full of learning about diversity and culture and having fun! Students were able to meet other students in a fun and creative way! Photo taken by Grace Gross. Photo taken by Marketing and Communications. Spectrum Alliance hosted a table that taught us about the “Genderbread Person.” Photo provided by Spectrum Alliance. McKendree Review Photographer, Phoebe runs the Genderbread Person table! Photo taken by Grace Gross....

Diversity Carnival

By: Grace Gross, Editor in Chief Photography: Grace Gross The McKendree University Office of Residence Life hosted its annual Diversity Carnival on Tuesday, March 21st. The carnival took place from 11 AM to 1 PM, originally supposed to be located in the campus quad outside of Ames Dining Hall. Unfortunately, it was raining during that time, so the carnival was moved to inside the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. The Diversity Carnival was a hit! Students and faculty could engage to win raffle prizes, get free items, eat snacks, and talk to cool people. Most importantly, the opportunity to learn about others was given to all. In an email promoting the carnival, Craig Tompkins, Resident Director of Walton Hall, stated, “This event’s goal is to celebrate the differences t...

McKendree: Justice for all

BY LAUREN REEVES Staff Writer This 2015-2016 school year, McKendree University is taking a new approach as they dive into the mysterious waters of diversity. Our university has elected to create the Social Justice and Equity Committee (SJEC). This committee was called into action to help McKendree University take the front lines on all menacing social justice issues that try to step on McKendree’s front lawn. Appointed by President James Dennis, Director of Public Safety Ranodore Foggs was asked to form a “task force” to explore issues of social justice and equity on our campus. Some goals of the committee are to develop strategies for moving forward, support our co...