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Witch’s Night Out 2024
Community Events

Witch’s Night Out 2024

Written and photography by Madison Bonner On Saturday, October 19th, the town of Lebanon hosted its annual Witch's Night Out on the historic brick streets as a celebration of the days leading up to Halloween. People of all ages are welcome to attend this event, and costumes are the highlight of the night! The event commenced at 5:00 p.m. and concluded at 9:00 p.m. for an evening of music, contests, food and shopping. Street shops were open throughout the evening, as were outdoor vendors which lined the streets. This was the 22nd year that Lebanon has hosted Witch's Night Out, and it was held earlier in the month this year in hopes of avoiding the colder weather. As the night grew darker, more witches joined the gathering. Soon a costumed crowd filled the historic brick street and en...
Solar Eclipse Shines Over McKendree
Campus Events, Campus News, Photos

Solar Eclipse Shines Over McKendree

By Madison Rohn, Lead Editor Photography by Phoebe McCutcheon, Madison Rohn, and Mia Wylie On the afternoon of Monday, April 8th, students gazed through glasses at the sky to watch the Great American Eclipse pass over McKendree. Even the Bearcat statue wore protective glasses to watch the eclipse! Photo by Madison Rohn. This year’s eclipse was a total solar eclipse, in which the moon travels between the sun and the Earth, covering our view of the sun. McKendree’s campus was in an area of 99.7% totality, meaning that almost all of the sun was covered during the peak of the eclipse, which occurred around 2:00 P.M. (Padilla & Zaiets, 2024). The next solar eclipse in the U.S. isn’t until 2044, so this phenomenon was worth celebrating (Padilla & Zaiets, 2024). Celebratin...