THE MCKENDREE REVIEW Vol. 87, No. 7 Spring Edition
March 24, 2009
Making Magic in the EnergyPod Enables Power Hett Sceneshop Napping in Public Places a 12-foot-tall, fully worded story book. The best part is that students do the majority of the work. In the back corner of the The student-made sets Hett, one can often hear the take most of the semester to sounds of a screaming drill create. The shop reuses plator smell the scent of freshly cut pine. Magical things take forms with every scene, and place within the Hett’s scene tries to vary on set colors and design. The current set for the shop. upcoming Techniproduction cal direc‘The Love of Three Oranges’ ‘The Love tor Doug is a giant, five-page book. of Three Magnussen Each page turns and reveals a Oranges’ has worked with McKen- different scene for the show. It is a giant, dree’s theater has taken over two months to five-page book. Each department construct and paint. page turns for several and reveals years. He a different scene for the has been a master electrishow. It has taken over two cian, tech director, carpenter, months to construct and paint. freelance technician and has certification in theatrical rig- Students cut the wood, design ging. He has been at the Hett the backgrounds, lay-out the design and paint everything. full-time since it opened in “We do everything: you’ll 2006. learn how to do lighting, Since then, the scene shop sound, set design, audio has built creations such work, using microphones, as the two-story house for recording and amplification. ‘Briton Beach Memoirs,’ Students can learn basic [and] complete with a hall and advanced carpentry skills, and two bedrooms upstairs, and how to be creative as posa full downstairs; a take-off sible with things that really of a professional set from ‘Laramie Project’ of elevated shouldn’t stand up, but have platforms; and most recently,
By Chelsea Arnold Staff Writer
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confessed to have taken a nap in her instrument case! Taking a nap may refresh You are in a lecture class. It us physically, but it can also is in the middle of the day and refresh us mentally, which you have already sat through increases our level of perfortwo other class perimance. According ods. Without forewarnto a NASA study, 26 ing, your eyes grow minutes of naptime heavy and your head can raise a person’s begins to nod. The performance by as teacher’s slow talk much as 34 percent. melts into a mixture of I am sure many of us the other faint sounds can say we perform you hear. Only two better on an exam or results can come out of on the job when we this familiar scene: you have experienced fight nature or you fall a good night’s rest. asleep. But you ask: where As a freshman, I can I find the 26 soon realized that I minutes to nap? The would spend the next answer may be as A college student at Carnegie Mellon University enjoys a nap four years walking simple as having in the EnergyPod. Courtesy of post-gazette.com. like a zombie, sleepdowntime at work. deprived for a good A small portion of portion of the day. Yet it did companies are actually offereight hours. In 2009, many take me around my sophomore college students and employees ing nap rooms and nap times year to realize that it was not for their employees. The small are pushing longer hours at only four years of “zombiehandful includes companies work. Some even bring work ness” but the rest of my life! home with them, thanks to cell such as Nike, Union Pacific Many of us college students railroad and Deloitte Consultphones, pagers and laptops. think we have a hard life when It is difficult in our “busy” ing. Many other companies it comes to fatigue, but studies have yet to recognize the society to find a quiet time to have shown that working adults nap. Some people have conusefullness of naps in terms are struggling to stay awake of boosting employee perforfessed to sleeping at work in just as much as we are. secret places, such as bathroom The National Sleep Foundastalls or their cars. A musician
By Tirzah Dawson Staff Writer
tion conducted a survey on sleeping habits. One in three respondents claimed they typically get six and a half hours of sleep or less. The recommended amount of sleep is
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Running Across Two Cultures
By Sophy Yapsabila Staff Writer
My name is Sophy Yapsabila and I’ve had the unique opportunity of running across two cultures. As a senior international student from Uganda, I have had experience running on the track team back in Uganda as well as here at McKendree, which has given me a unique perspective on my sport. When I was in Bukwo
Primary School, I used to think that running was meant for strong and tall people. Every evening, we used to play several kinds of games, and occasionally, the games teacher would tell us to run about 5km. Some of my class-
mates were very strong and were good runners. This made me think that running was meant for them, so I refused to run every time they told me to. It was not until I transferred to Bubulo Girls School in 2003 that I met great friends who were dedicated to running. At Bubulo, they
had inter-house competitions, where different dormitories would compete among themselves and the coach would pick the school team from the best runners in each house. My dorm was lacking one person to make their team, so the dorm members requested me to join them so they had enough members to compete among the other dormitories. That was when I discovered that I had
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Teacher Feature By Theresa Schmidt Editor-in-Chief Introducing the new Teacher Feature column, designed to test and strengthen your knowledge of McKendree’s faculty! Each issue we will present an
outdated photo and five fun facts about the professor. All correct entries received by 7 p.m. the following Friday will be entered to win a $5 gift card to McDonald’s and recognition in the next issue of the paper. Happy guessing!
*A graduate of Carthage College in Wisconsin, this teacher has taught at McKendree for 9 years. *She has a four-year-old daughter named Lauren, three goldfish and two “crotchety” cats--Annie who is 15 and Allie who is 12. * Her favorite television shows are Iron Chef America, Project Runway, Lie to Me, Doctor Who and House, and she usually listens to NPR in the car. *Popcorn is her favorite snack food (although she admits that her real guilty pleasure is Cheetos), and her favorite soda is Coke. She says, “Don’t even offer me a Pepsi!” * If she could have any superpower it would be teleportation, so there would be “no more time spent in the car driving around,” and the most valuable thing she has ever learned is to not take herself too seriously. Do you know the answer to this issue’s featured teacher? E-mail us at mckreview@ mckendree.edu by Fri., March 27 at 7 p.m. for your chance to win. Stumped? Check out our next issue of the McKendree Review to find out the answer or try your luck with a new featured teacher (See box at right
for the answer to last issue’s featured teacher)! Most importantly, seize the opportunity to get to know your teachers personally—nothing enhances a class like exchanging the latest events on your favorite television show, and nothing enriches life like connecting to those around you!
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Go Green This Spring: 20 Eco-Friendly Tips
By Maia Paluska Staff Writer Spring is finally here, and now is the time to spring clean and get in shape! While these are two great goals, we need to keep in mind the importance of making green choices. Much of the time, greening one’s life saves money, so even if it’s only to save cash, listen up! Living an eco-friendly lifestyle is not complicated, and can even simplify life, but often people just don’t know where to start. To combat this, I’ve compiled a list of 20 ways to green your life just in time for spring! 1) Tighten your gas cap until you hear a click three times; every year, U.S. citizens lose 147 million gallons of gas to evaporation. Who wants to lose gas they paid for to pure evaporation? In addition, drive with cruise control on the highway to keep your car burning gas at a constant rate. This lets you drive up to ten percent further on a single tank of gas. 2) Clean your car at a car wash, rather than at home. Less than half the water used at home is used at a car wash, and often, the soap water is recycled. Car washes also tend to do a more thorough and professional job in a shorter amount of time. 3) Ask coffee shops to use your
own coffee mug or thermos for candles don’t emit the eleven your next latte rather than wast- different toxins that are present in traditional, petroleum based ing a disposable cup. Many candles, and they places, such as The are available in a Sweeter House of variety of great Coffee and Lincoln smells and at Theatre, even offer affordable prices a discount to cusat places like tomers that bring in Target. their own cup or the 6) Purchase soda company’s reusable in two liter botcup. tles. In addition 4) Use a reusto being cheaper, able water bottle this saves plastic rather than plastic and aluminum purchased bottles. used in smaller Even though rebottles or cans. cycling is great, it Peace and Love Purple 7) Ride your bike would be better for Organic Cotton Shirt from or walk to school the environment and www.peacefuldisorder.com. or work rather your wallet not to than driving. Riding a bike or purchase bottled water in the walking saves money and is a first place. If you are throwgreat way to get some exercise. ing a party and actually need 8) Once a week, don’t eat meat. disposable products, paper or In addition to giving your body plastic products are the best a day off from a burger or way to go because paper and chicken sandwich, producing plastic can both be recycled. a pound of beef consumes 145 Also, once you begin using times more fossil fuels than reusable water bottles or cups a pound of veggies. If you’re at home rather than drinking worried about protein, drink bottled water, fill up your cup or bottle and put it in the fridge some extra milk or eat some yogurt--dairy products are an immediately. Letting the water easy way to get much needed run to get cold unnecessarily protein. wastes water because a faucet 9) Carry a reusable shopping releases a gallon of water a bag to Wal-Mart, the grocery minute. 5) Burn soy candles at home or store or even to the mall. These at your apartment. Natural soy Ctd. on p. 3
Last Issue’s Featured Teacher Revealed! Congratulations to Kenny Detmer, whose name was drawn from our raffle after he correctly identified last issue’s featured teacher as Dr. Alan Alewine, an associate professor of mathematics. Dr. Alewine is a graduate of Fruman and Vanderbilt Universities, and has taught at McKendree for 7 years. He currently enjoys the music of Pink, AC/DC, Britney Spears and “the divine Madonna,” and his least favorite school subject in college was history. If he had to live on campus, he would stay “on Dr. Quisenberry’s office couch.” His favorite meal at Ames or the 1828 is the veggie burgers, and his biggest fear is drowning. He is currently training for McK’s upcoming 10K walk/run, and if he could start a new rock band, he would name it the Bou Crou (pronounced “boo crew”). Thanks to Dr. Alewine for sharing with us, and thanks to everyone who participated.
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bags are all over the place now, net, which supports the Arbor so they will be easy to find. Day Foundation. Even if you, like me, some15) Wash clothes in cold times forget to grab a reusable water, or with a warm wash, bag before heading to the store cold rinse cycle. The water and end up with temperature has about seven plastic little effect on how Producing a bags, use them to clothes get cleaned pound of beef if you have a good line your small consumes 145 detergent. If every garbage can or to carry toiletries on house in America times more an overnight trip. used cold washes, fossil fuels 10) Set your comthis would save than a pound puter homepage the same energy of veggies. to ecosearch.org. as 100,000 barrels This search engine of oil a day. Also, supplies the same results as hang clothes to dry rather than Google, but more importantly using a dryer. This eliminates the site donates all it’s per-click shrinkage, and if you are using ad profits to green groups like dorm or laundry mat machines, the Sierra Club. saves money. 11) Turn off the lights, T.V. or 16) Switch your computer disradio when you leave the room. play to sleep mode if you aren’t Leaving these items on wastes going to use it in five minutes energy and, if you’re paying or more. A traditional screenyour own bills, it also wastes saver uses 90% more energy, money. Unplug your cell phone the same as actively using the charger when not in use as well machine, than sleep mode. to save energy. 17) When running errands, try 12) Use natural cleaning prodto make it a worthwhile trip ucts like Clorox’s Green Works with several places to go. Drivline to reduce the chemicals ing each day for one errand in your cleaning products. wastes more gas, energy and Furthermore, use bar soap thus, money than consolidating rather than liquid soap. Most trips. of the time liquid soap comes 18) Keep your freezer’s temfrom non-reusable plastic. If perature at 0 degrees Fahryou can’t give up the liquid enheit and your fridge temp soap, purchase a stylish soap between 35 and 38 degrees dispenser and buy your liquid Fahrenheit to save 20% more soap in the largest container energy than having these appliavailable. ances set to a colder tempera13) If you get clothes dryture. cleaned, or anyone in your 19) Use soft white compact family does, return the wire fluorescent light bulbs, or hangers. Over 3.5 billion hang- CFLs, rather than traditional ers get thrown away every year, fluorescent light bulbs, to save which amounts to 200 million energy. tons of steel being thrown 20) Remember to recycle away that could be used again. unwanted paper and plastic or 14) Wear organic cotton aluminum. Put a recycling box clothes. The low impact profor each one next to your trash duction methods of organic in can in your house, apartment cotton use fewer pesticides or dorm room. and generate less than a fifth If you have any other enas much greenhouse gas as vironmental topics you’d like traditional cotton. You can to see covered, or if you have find organic cotton clothes at any eco-friendly tips you’d like most department stores and at to share, e-mail us at mckrewebsites like www.peacefuldis- view@mckendree.edu. Go order.com and www.tees4trees. green!
March 24, 2009
Life in Plastic: 50 Years of Barbie
By Doria Dawson Staff Writer
This year Barbie doll from Mattel celebrates her 50th birthday and is still as wellloved as ever. It was Ruth Handler who invented this fashionable doll that so many girls have come to love. Handler came up with the idea when she saw that her daughter, Barbara, and her friends liked to play with adult female dolls as well as, if not more so, than baby dolls. Handler thought it was just as important for little girls to imagine what they might be when they grew up as it was to learn how to take care of children. She thought this was a way a girl could dream about her future as well as raise her self-esteem, since Barbie was so idealistically womanly. Most adult dolls at the time were made out of paper or cardboard, so Handler invented the three-dimensional doll that was “lifelike enough to serve as an inspiration for her daughter’s dreams of her future,” according to the history of Barbie Doll from ideafinder.com. Handler presented her idea to the committee at Mattel Corporation, a three-male group, who rejected it as too expensive and not likely to be a good seller. Handler took a trip to Europe and returned to design Barbie after Lilli, a doll modeled after a girl in a German comic strip and that was used as a distasteful gag gift for men. After a long time spent on the design of Barbie as well as her fashionable doll clothes, the doll was finished and named in honor of Handler’s daughter, Barbara. Mattel eventually accepted Handler’s idea, and Barbie doll was debuted at the American Toy Fair in New York City in 1959. Barbie was a big hit with girls, and she set a new sales
record for Mattel her first year everything Barbie. on the market, selling 351,000 In lieu of Barbie’s condolls at $3 each. Barbie is still troversial beginnings, she popular to this day, with the has been criticized by many, average American girl between including feminists, as promot3 and 11 years old owning ten ing sexism and being a symbol Barbie dolls. of doubtful intelligence as well Barbie is sold in more than as a practically impossible 150 countries worldwide and physique. An academic expert sells at the rate of two dolls per found that the chances of a second. real woman having Barbie’s Since 1959, over one billion physique was less than 1 in Barbies, as well as Barbie’s 100,000, because if Barbie friends and relatives, have been were 5’6”, her measurements sold and would circle the earth would be 39-21-33 (Try more than seven times if placed achieving those measurements, head-to-toe. ladies!). OthThe first er criticism Barbie doll comes from had a ponytail concerned and a zebramothers who striped bathwonder if ing suit along this toy is with open-toed the type of shoes, sunwoman they glasses and earwant their rings. Though daughters to she started as a look to as a teenage fashrole model. ion model, she Many can be seen in books have Early Barbie, courtesy of Google many roles, inbeen writImages. cluding dentist, ten about firefighter, doctor and teacher. Barbie, exploring her history, Barbie also has many her criticisms and her place in friends and relatives, includAmerican culture and society. ing Ken (invented in 1961 and Some books explain how she named after Handler’s son), has changed over the years Midge (1963), Skipper (1965) to reflect American society, and Christie (1968). Others in- shown in ways such as her clude Stacie and Todd (named clothes, political endeavors and after Handler’s grandchildren), multi-cultural look. Others porKelly (Barbie’s little sister) and tray Barbie as a good marketBecky. ing technique and an icon with Numerous accessories many emotions, thoughts and are available for Barbie and ideas connected to it, which friends, including doll furrange from being simply a niture, cars, clothes and hair girl’s plaything to a symbol of brushes. In addition, there are women’s importance. Clearly, computers allowing children to Barbie means many different program and personalize their things to different people, but dream doll using Barbie softno matter what Barbie means ware. Other products featuring to you, hers is a name that will Barbie include books, food, go down in toy history. Happy backpacks and apparel so that a birthday, Barbie! girl can think, be, have and do
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MyKey program gives your car key to parents putting a cap on the maximum speed and even limiting stereo volume. In a way, it is just like having one of your parents Remember when you first with you, but better as their got your license and your parents were always concerned voices would be replaced with warning beeps. with how fast you were drivFord is making an attempt ing? For those that had parto reduce reckless driving, ents who insisted on backseat especially by teenagers. At the driving, it is slowly becoming unnecessary with the invention moment, Ford is still working on MyKey, since they overof MyKey. looked a few important safety Ford Motor features. Company is one MyKey restricts the Some statisof the corporatics regarding tions providing car’s speed so that the MyKey include the backseat drivdriver won’t be able its ability to ing for parents. to accelerate over 80 restrict steThe company will be selling cars that mph, and includes cen- reo sound to 44 percent have computer chips installed that sors that will beep any- of the maxiwill force drivers, time a driver goes over mum volume. Also, MyKey mainly teenagers, 45, 55 and 65 mph. restricts the to follow the rules car’s speed so of the road and that the driver won’t be able safety regulations. This techto accelerate over 80 mph, and nology is known as MyKey includes censors that will beep and includes features such as
By James Murphy Staff Writer
anytime a driver goes over 45, 55 and 65 mph. Another main advantage of MyKey is that it won’t allow drivers to disable the safety features. The features include traction control and blind spot detection as well as Ford’s park aid and cross traffic alert. The program also immediately mutes the radio if the driver’s seatbelt isn’t buckled for more than five minutes. Although this sounds like a good idea, some claim that it isn’t good enough for a truly safe environment. MyKey would need to mute the volume in order to give someone complete concentration while behind the wheel, critics say, and an 80 mph maximum speed limit is too high, since 80 mph is over the speed limit in most places. Instead of simply muting the radio when a seat belt isn’t being worn, many insist that more features should be added such as seat belts that
The Review Crew
Theresa Schmidt: Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Coartney: Associate Editor Kristie Manning: Managing Editor Heather Belmonte: Assistant Editor David Hodges: Public Relations Editor
Staff Writers Sarah Adams, Michael Anderson, Chelsea Arnold, Heather Belmonte, Stephanie Coartney, Doria Dawson, Tirzah Dawson, David Hodges, Miranda Linneman, Danielle Long, Kristie Manning, Ilana Milkes, James Murphy, Nicole Neal, Maia Paluska, Theresa Schmidt, Melissa Wilkinson and Sophy Yapsabila.
Advisor: Gabe Shapiro
will always lock, especially be surprised if you know somesince many state laws require one purchasing a new Ford in seat belts anyway. In addition, the near future that may have many argue that Ford engineers it as an added feature. MyKey should continue to expand seems to be a very useful tool upon that parents can use to The program MyKey’s keep a look out for their existing immediately mutes the children when they are features driving, but technolradio if the driver’s ogy can only go so to incorseatbelt isn’t buckled far to prevent reckless porate more driving. Regardless of for more than five programs its effectiveness, with minutes. that many cell phones and would cell phone companies be crucial to protecting teenoffering GPS tracking, MyKey age drivers, such as live video is just another tool in the long from inside the car so parents line of recent inventions geared would know what their teens to helping parents monitor and are doing and who they’re keep track of their teenager’s with, or technology that would behavior. send a message to parents letting them know such things as where their children are located and the exact speed they are driving. Within a few months, vehicles with MyKey installed will start being sold, so don’t
Find out your fellow students’ views on invasive technology on page 15!
Bunny Hop for Canned Goods with the Center for Public Service on Mon., April 6 from 5:00 to about 8:00 PM Bring your Easter Basket and/or wear your Easter Bonnet and join us as we collect canned goods for the Lebanon Food Pantry! Meet in the Fitness Center Parking lot; transportation is provided. For more information check out the CPS website at www.mckendree.edu/cps or call us at x6900. See you there!
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The Future of Marketing: How McK Students are on the Cutting Edge
By Kristie Manning Managing Editor
Friday, February 27 marked the 48th Annual Marketing Conference sponsored by the St. Louis chapter of the American Marketing Association. Associate Professor of Marketing, Dr. Roger Smalley, accompanied five McKendree marketing students to the conference that included colleges and universities throughout the region. Amongst those in attendance were Webster University, Illinois State, Central Missouri State and Maryville University. Award recipient photo, left to right: Dr. Smalley, Cari The conference took time Adams and Don Marek (AMA Outstanding Marketing to recognize an Outstanding Student Award Chairman). Marketing Student from each as marketing devices, Torbit friends to stop in and buy their of the universities. This year’s concentrated specifically on M- product. Although some may honoree from McKendree was commerce (mobile-commerce). argue that this form of M-comCari Adams, a senior majoring He described technologies such merce may be a little invasive, in marketing and psychology. as shopping carts with video Dr. Smalley points out that it “Cari was chosen because screens that, as you role around “certainly is communicating of her outstanding academic the grocery store, put ads and with the customer at the moperformance and community coupons on your screen that ment of choice.” involvecoincide Other speakers highlighted ment,” with the new ways to reach a wider said Dr. items customer base through online Smalley. you are networking systems like FaIn adpassing. cebook, Myspace and Twitter. dition to Torbit Companies are recognizing recognizdisthe growing accessibility they ing the cussed have to their customers due to scholars how technology, and no company that will compashould be taking such access one day nies are for granted. help shape taking “The industry always leads the world Marketing student group, from back it even the text book writers,” said Dr. of marketto front and left to right Cari Adams, one step Smalley of the significance of ing, cutting Audri Cunningham, Mark Oroyan, Ali further. what was discussed at the Anedge proWilloughby and Keri Allison. nual Marketing Conference. fessionals To attend the conference attended “You’re walking through the next year and hear about things the conference to highlight mall,” Dr. Smalley explained, that are actually guiding the new technologies that will “and as you pass the ice cream purchase decisions we all make likely show up in text books shop you hear the “ding” of on a daily basis, contact Dr. in years to come. Amongst your cell phone. When you Smalley at rsmalley@mckendthose professionals was Vice open your phone you see a ree.edu . President of Mobile Solutions, coupon from that very same ice Students can only be better SmartReply, Chris Torbit. cream shop you are standing in off by hearing about cutting While all of the speakers disfront of.” edge technology. Since we are cussed different areas of MoThat dollar off coupon may the future, we should be prebile Marketing, or the use of be the reason that ice cream pared to embrace the new era technologies like cell phones shop gets your entire group of of marketing and technology.
March 24, 2009
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McK Fact Attack: The Past and Present History of Religion at McK By Stephanie Coartney Associate Editor
McKendree community, but also provides an illustration of how much student enrollment On March 22, 1948, St. has grown since then, if all the Louis Post-Dispatch reporter students could congregate in F.A. Behymer wrote, “McKen- the chapel sanctuary at once. dree is a Christian college. It On some occasions, howhas as its purpose to surround ever, Baker explained that its students with an influence students were allowed to take and atmosphere charge of the conducive to the service. She development of recounted Christian charone instance acter, conduct, in which the and citizenship, music profesto give them a sor became liberal education angry after and to provide students hired in some measure a young Jazz specific foundaplayer from tional training St. Louis to for an occupaplay organ tional career.” music during Religion has the seralways played vice. To the a pivotal role Campus Ministries Mexico conservative in the character members of Mission Trip over Spring of McKendree, society at the Break 2009. and although to time, Jazz this day, it still music was retains its rich Methodist herinot seen as being morally aptage, the university prides itself propriate for church. in the respect and acceptance it McKendree’s view of relihas for people of all religions. gion has greatly altered since Looking back on McKendree’s that time, and today’s Campus past, one can clearly see how Ministries program provides much the approach to faith has optional services for both Protchanged while the passion for estant and Catholic students. it continues to remain strong. Equally important are the recGraduating in the class reational activities and mission of 1931, McKendree alumna work that are open to students Merle Lang Baker recalls the of all faiths. With the addition college’s strict rules on stuof a new Interfaith group this dents to attend chapel services year, Reverend Tim Harrison on a regular basis. Services encourages the discussion of usually consisted of campus different religions in an open, announcements, the singing of respectful environment. Even hymns and a brief sermon by though much has changed the chaplain or sometimes a to the face of religion since faculty member. Baker noted McKendree’s earlier years, the that role was taken to ensure university has managed to take all students were present, pride in its Methodist traditions which not only reiterates the while growing in its acceptance importance of religion to the towards other faiths.
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All’s Well That Ends Well:
New Shakespeare Portrait Found By Doria Dawson Staff Writer “To be, or not to be; that is the question.” These words are by far only a few of the many that bring the renowned playwright William Shakespeare to our minds. Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratfordupon-Avon, England, and he died on his birthday in 1616. He has left behind divers tragedies and comedies as well as histories and poetry. The performance, teaching, studying and reading of these great literary works are not the only signs of how much of an impact Shakespeare has left on the world almost 393 years later. A recently discovered portrait of Shakespeare also reveals his importance to the world. Though other portraits have been painted posthumously, this portrait is believed to be the only one painted during his lifetime. It was painted around 1610, when Shakespeare was around 46. The date of the painting has been revealed through scientific testing such as xray examination and infra red reflectography analysis of the painting and its panel. The portrait is a beautiful oil painting on wood panel, with intricate details such as the fine Italian lace, delicately-crafted
was thought to be a life portrait buttons and a life-like beard. of Shakespeare and realized If this painting reveals anythat it was a copy of the portrait thing to us of Shakespeare, it is his nobility and intelligence, in his family collection. It was then tested and discovered to which his facial features be an authentic, one and only, clearly portray. In this portrait, life portrait of Shakespeare. Shakespeare appears wealthy, The portrait will go on contrary to most of our mental display starting April 23 in the images of Shakehim speare as a strugBirthgling playright wright. Trust in The Stratportrait has ford-upbeen owned on-Avon. by the Irish After Cobbe a few family for months, years, but it will be they had returned not realized to the the porCobbe trait was Trust. As of Shakeof yet, speare. The the famCobbes ily has inherited made no the portrait mention when an A picture of the newly discovered of sellancestor ing the married portrait of William Shakespeare, painting. England’s courtesy of ChicagoTribune.com. This Earl of portrait Southampis a testimony of the greatness ton. The Earl was a friend of of a well-loved writer captured Shakespeare and is thought through the to have commissioned its beauty of art. It is a tribute painting. When Alec Cobbe to Shakespeare to have this attended the National Portrait portrait displayed and enjoyed Gallery exhibition “Searching by so many who appreciate his for Shakespeare” in London literature. in 2006, he saw a painting that
Theresa’s Quote of the Issue: “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” ~Thomas Jefferson
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March 24, 2009
In With the Band: Come On and StumbleUpon:
The Epic Racoons By Sarah Adams Staff Writer
Illinois. All the members of the band are or were students Hi, I’m Sarah Adams, first of O’Fallon Township High year student at McKendree School, coming together as a and staff writer/cartoonist for group simply because of their the McKendree Review. The complimentary musical talents. purpose of the McK Bands fea- Practicing together is someture is to highlight what difficult for a different local the Raccoons due musical talent every to singer Keller issue, as well as the living at U of I, but McKendree student Eric Wilson plans or students involved to attend McK next in it. I can’t find all year. the bands on camThe Epic Racpus myself, so if coons write their you have your own own songs and do band or know of one covers of other artthat deserves a little ists’ work in a style publicity, e-mail me described by guitarat sadams@mckenist Jake Bennett as dree.edu. Get your “alternative.” The name out there and band hasn’t landed remember the ones any playing gigs McK member Jake that appear in this Bennett rocks out on his yet, still working in guitar. feature…you never their “garage band know, they could be phase,” but Benfamous someday. nett said he hopes they make If their music is as creative it through the experimental and unusual as their band’s stage to some kind of success name, the members of the Epic as a group. When I asked about Raccoons could surely go far in the meaning behind the band’s the industry. The six-member unique title, Bennett explained band includes three McKenthat it was based on an inside dree students, freshmen Jake joke about man-eating “epic Bennett and Daniel Sheldon raccoons” that was made while on guitar, and junior Ryan the band members were on a Sheldon on keyboard. Basscamping trip. Let’s hope that ist Eric Wilson and drummer the band that makes raccoon Kelsey Swanson are currently jokes together stays together, seniors at O’Fallon Township and look forward to hearing High School, and singer Byron more from them in the future. Keller attends University of
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Another Addictive Timewaster!
By Melissa Wilkinson Staff Writer Do you ever feel out of the loop when it comes to the Internet? Maybe you are one of those people who wonder how your friends can find all these interesting websites or videos while you are stuck persistently checking your Facebook. Know what’s going on; join StumbleUpon! Founded in December of 2001, today over 7,000,000 people use StumbleUpon; that’s 50% more than Twitter. Similar to Reddit and Digg, StumbleUpon (SU) is a free application in which you can “stumble” through websites that relate to your personal/ professional interests and preferences. Although you may occasionally come across a page or two with some advertisements, the sites you are directed to are usually of high quality and there are over 500 topics separated into 15 categories to choose from. You currently are allowed to select up to 127 topics, which makes stumbling extremely random and fun; you may find anything from a flow chart about bacon to an article about how Styro-
foam cups from coffee shops if you want to see the profiles fill America’s landfills. Also, of like-minded “stumblers” you when you stumble, you will can even stumble through their only see pages that friends and profiles. like-minded stumblers have So how do you start stumrecommended, and you can rate bling? The StumbleUpon toola site with thumbs up (express- bar is currently only compating that you like the website ible with the browsers Internet and you would like Explorer, Firefox to see more things or Flock. Go to the similar to it), rate it StumbleUpon website with thumbs down (www.stumbleupon. or use the drop com) and sign up for down menu on an account and downthe toolbar to say load the toolbar. Once you’ve stumbled you sign up you will on this page before The StumbleUpon Logo, have your very own photo courtesy of Melissa “stumbler” profile. or that you are Wilkinson. tired of stumbling Feel like you’re being on a certain topic. rushed and don’t want Therefore, SU basically learns to download anything yet? It’s what you like and don’t like so okay! You can try out stumthe more you stumble, the more bling by using the toolbar on sites that are likely to come up the SU website (www.stumblethat you enjoy. upon.com/toolbar). When you If you are feeling a bit sign up you can start editing more focused, you can also your profile and choose topics stumble around on a favorite in which you wish to Stumblewebsite with StumbleThru. Upon. I tried “stumbling through” I do warn you, StumbleMySpace and was delighted to Upon is very addictive. Hours find many high quality music can pass very quickly thanks MySpace results. You also can to that little “Stumble!” button. stumble through websites such However, it can bring you lots as Flickr, HowStuffWorks, of information and entertainTheOnion, and even US govment. Now if you’ll excuse me, ernment or university sites, and I have some stumbling to do.
EnergyPod Ctd. EnergyPod comes with spemance. cial features such as a music One company called Metronaps has taken steps to make player and a timer that gently wakes the person with lights naptime more relaxing and and vibrapeaceful. Their Some people have contions. Imagine new product, the fessed to sleeping at work how pleasant EnergyPod, is in secret places, such as naptime would a semi-shaped bathroom stalls or cars in be if an Enerdome chair. Its the lot. A musician con- gyPod had a purpose: to shut fessed to have taken a nap home in a stuout the hustle and in her instrument case! dent lounge or bustle of 21st an office! The century America cost may not be within a colin order for employees to lege student’s budget (around take a well-deserved nap. The
$8,000), but it would be a great addition to any workplace that provides naptimes for employees. You may not have an EnergyPod at your workplace, but you still need to catch up on your sleep. It makes a world of difference in how you perform at school, work or daily life. So like everything else, my fellow classmates, we must balance our time so that we can not only be successful students but also well-rested people.
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Fashion Forward: Bring on the Rain going for the fashion punch of a new spring coat in your favorite color. They say that April brings You’ve got the April showshowers … and ers part down. Now we say “bring it it’s time for the secon”! ond part of the red You will, too, hot rainwear trend, when you see flowers! A brightly the dashing colored floral-print rainwear that’s coat is a cheery in style right way to pop some now. style into your They also wardrobe (and, of say that April course, keep you showers bring dry). Your print May flowers, may be vintageand this season inspired in tones of that’s certainly pink, green, blue or true fashionlilac, or you may wise. prefer eye-popping For those op-art prints in April showboldly contrasting Patterned Rain coat from ers, the classic colors. Like the Macys.com. trench coat is trench coat, this one piece you style looks chic in must own this spring, for a length that hovers around the rainy days, sunny days and knee. everything in between. It’s Each year, there’s always always a classic, but it’s hota new twist on the traditional ter than hot right now. If you slicker and classic mackintosh want to make the investment, styles. This season, the rubyou can’t go wrong with a berized or nylon neon yellow beautifully tailored doubleslicker has been updated in a breasted trench in a neutral short cape style, thanks to raincolor such as beige, ivory wear specialist Burberry. As or black. On the other hand, for the mackintosh, it’s always there are so many affordable a winner for all ages, whether trench coats available right worn in a neutral or trendy now in gorgeous colors and color (turquoise yellow, orange patterns that it’s hard to resist and green are hot right now).
By Nicole Neal Staff Writer
Plus, the rubberized cotton fabric and easy button-front style is a flattering choice for most body types. The bucket hat you wore as a child has come around again. Get a hat to match your coat, of course, but you can also pick up a few more in fun prints to add a splash to your wardrobe. Brim up or brim down? You decide! Remember those incredibly unattractive “galoshes” your mother used to make you wear? They’ve gone by the wayside, thank goodness, but you can still jump in puddles to your heart’s content with a pair of trendy rain boots. These pull-on rubber protectors are a must-have for spring, the more outrageous the better! You’ll find rain boots in every color and pattern, Floral Footnote from chic from Target.com. designer versions to wild and whimsical patterns at great prices. Wear them to battle the elements on your way to work, or even all day with jeans if you want to go casual.
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McK Singles
Jake Rohman Jake is a senior majoring in math and secondary education who is looking for a girl with a strong faith and the kind of genuine qualities that set her apart from most. Jake’s ideal place to meet the girl of his dreams would be at Mass because he believes it would show that she holds her religion as an important part of her life. In addition to the emphasis Jake places on morality and devotion, the qualities he most values in another person include honesty, compassion and zeal. He believes that an individual with all of these characteristics is a joy to be around every day and strives to maintain the same high standards he sets for himself. Jake’s favorite memory growing up is playing junior football league with his brother and their father as coach. One little known fact about Jake is that he plays piano and used to dress up as Elvis for Halloween.
Denise Kennedy A sophomore psychology major with a minor in gender studies, Denise is highly learned in the field of male and female interaction. Her ideal location and scenario for meeting Mr. Right is in an everyday situation, such as buying something to eat or meeting in class. “I think you see the real person in a regular, everyday scenario,” she says. The top qualities she values in anyone, regardless of sex include intelligence, sense of humor and responsibility. Denise enjoys having conversations that stimulate thought, loves to laugh and thinks being responsible is the best way to earn respect. Her favorite memory growing up in a small Nebraska town was hanging out with her best friend and taking trips to the bowling alley. An interesting fact about Denise is that she coordinates the CAC program for the Center for Public Service and enjoys playing indoor soccer on a weekly basis.
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March 24, 2009
Hear It, See It, Read It offers students a little insight into new releases of music, movies and books.
Hear It... Reggae
Retrospective: Lucky Dube On Oct. 18, 2007, one of Africa’s and the world’s most beloved and renowned artists, Lucky Dube, was tragically murdered in a Johannesburg carjacking. His music touched the souls of many through an amazing 22 albums recorded in English, Zulu and Afrikaans. Retrospective was compiled by Tom Schnabel of KCRW radio in Los Angeles and features a chronology that reflects the phases of Lucky Dube’s career from his first release in 1982 to his last in 2006; capturing the genius, hope and enduring truth of Lucky’s message and the beauty in his music. Retrospective celebrates the life work of a musical pioneer who effectively addressed social justice issues in his songs, especially the need for political change in South Africa. Retrospective begins with “Baxoleleni” (1982) and “Abathakathi” (1984), both featuring Lucky’s lush voice and music. In “Trinity” (1995), Lucky calls for an end to racism and the beginning of change. The call for unity continues with “Guns and Roses” (1997), a song that calls for the end of black-on-black violence in his homeland.
Alternative Rock Viva La Vida – Coldplay Viva La Vida is a positively celebratory collection of songs drenched in melodies, hooks, and emotion. Even as Chris Martin deals a dark, angry collage of lyrics, Viva La Vida shows Coldplay taking risks that the general public would never suspect them to take. The result is easily one of Coldplay’s best albums to date, a record filled with exuberance and charm. There’s something blissfully carefree in this record’s ten tracks, for example, the shuffle beat of “Lovers in Japan” or the folk-pop stylings of “Strawberry Swing.” However, the track ” “Cemeteries of London” really exemplifies the tone of Viva La Vida.
See It... Comedy: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People This film tracks the outrageous escapades of Sidney Young, a smalltime, bumbling, British celebrity journalist who is hired by an upscale magazine in New York City. When Sidney accepts a position as a contributing editor for iconic fashion magazine “Sharps,” his subsequent attempts to gain acceptance for himself, with his egotistical boss, Clayton Harding, and the superficial celebrities who populate the pages of the magazine prove disastrous, yet hilarious. In spectacular fashion, Sidney enters high society and burns bridges with bosses, peers and superstars. This film stars Gillian Anderson, Jeff Bridges, Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox and Simon Pegg. Released: Mar. 16, 2009
Romantic Fantasy: Twilight
When Bella Swan reluctantly moved to the perpetually overcast town of Forks, WA, and set out to carve a niche for herself, she assumed it would be one similar to the low-profile social position she held back in Phoenix. However, she begins to receive unfamiliar attention from the male population of her new high school, particularly from Edward Cullen, a vampire. Before long, the unlikely soul mates find themselves in a passionate relationship with a variety of significant setbacks, including Edward’s special-needs diet and the human girl’s mortality. Though things proceed relatively smoothly at first, a visiting vampire clan consisting of James, Victoria and Laurent catches Bella’s unique scent and threatens the young couple’s budding, if not dangerous, happiness. James, known for his powerful tracking ability, becomes obsessed with making Bella his next victim. Fearing for Bella’s safety, the Cullens must combine their talents in order to stop James. This film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene and Nikki Reed.
Released: Mar. 21, 2009
Read It... Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle By Marc Gonsalves and Tom Howes On February 13, 2003, a plane carrying three American civilian contractors—Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Tom Howes—crash-landed in the mountainous jungles of Colombia. Dazed and shaken, they emerged from the plane bloodied and injured as gunfire rained down around them. As of that moment, they were prisoners of the FARC, a Colombian terrorist and Marxist rebel organization. In an instant they had become American captives in Colombia’s volatile and ongoing conflict, which has lasted for almost fifty years. In Out of Captivity, Gonsalves, Stansell, and Howes recount, for the first time, their amazing tale of survival, friendship, and, ultimately, rescue, tracing their five and a half years as hostages of the FARC., one of the world’s most notorious terrorist organizations. The book goes behind enemy lines with vivid and haunting imagery. Citation: www.booksonboard.com
Promises in Death By J.D. Robb
Amaryllis Coltraine has been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself against an assailant. When Eve Dallas finds that Coltraine has been taken down just steps away from her apartment, killed with her own weapon, she discovers that Coltraine isn’t your average cop. Dallas’s friend, Medical Examiner Morris, had started a serious relationship with Coltraine, and from all accounts the two were headed for a happy future together. Until someone put an end to it all. Eve soon starts questioning everyone, including Coltraine’s squad, informants, and neighbors. The truth will need to be uncovered one layer at a time, starting with the box that arrives at Cop Central addressed to Eve, containing Coltraine’s guns, badge, and a note from her killer: “You can have them back. Maybe someday soon, I’ll be sending yours to somebody else.” But Eve Dallas doesn’t take too kindly to personal threats, and she is going to break this case. Citation: barnesandnoble.com
About Hear It, See It, Read It: Salutations my fellow McKendree peers and welcome to the new Hear It, See It, Read It column. I’m David Hodges and I will be providing you with the latest music, movie and book reviews of quality and mainstream media that I have personally seen, heard or read, unless cited otherwise. My goal is to provide you with new and different titles to check out—all you need to do is bring the popcorn! Thanks for reading; enjoy!
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Rowling’s ‘Beedle the Bard’ Disappoints Harry Potter fans
or younger siblings, I give a word of caution. Rowling writes the stories well, espeThe highly anticipated book cially when it comes to deThe Tales of Beedle the Bard scriptive narratives. One story, reached the Muggle world “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart,” December 2008. Harry Potis a bit graphic in words and ter author J. pictures (RowlK. Rowling ing attempts once again to illustrate, sets out to but I think she unlock the should leave magic and that to Harry wonder of Potter illustrator the WizardMary Granding World. Pre). While the This time moral may be avid readers a good lesson, are not enthe content may raptured by prove too scary Harry’s adfor children ventures but who are easby a collecily affected by tion of tales such things. Photo courtesy of Amazon.com. compiled by DumbleBeedle the dore’s additional Bard. Among the stories is the information would appeal to famous “The Tales of the Three extreme Potter fans who are Brothers”, which plays a part in interested in the ancient history the seventh installment Harry of wizards and witches. But for Potter and the Deathly Halthose who are expecting a charlows. Interesting? Yes. Magiacter from Harry Potter or bits cal? A little. As good as Harry of its storyline to pop up will Potter? Impossible! be disappointed. Like so many When I picked up the book, others, I was hoping the book I was entertaining preconwould be a continuation or ceived ideas that the book was enhancement of Harry’s story disappointing and unexciting of which I was saddened to see compared to the Potter books. end. It was people like me and But my faith in Rowling’s writ- other Potter fans that inspired ing and philosophy of “never Rowling to publish The Tales judge a book by its critic” of Beedle the Bard. Once allowed me to pick up Beedle Beedle the Bard hit stores, the the Bard. Thus, I started the proceeds went to the Children’s quest into Harry’s world. What High Level Group charity for I found were a couple of decent vulnerable children. fairy tales conveying common As a Potter fan, I was glad lessons, such as generosity, to have read Beedle the Bard. tolerance and love. At the end I would not personally add it of each tale, Albus Dumbleto my bookshelf, but if you dore provides commentary on want to read fairy tales while the historical background and embracing the language and origin of the story. imagery of Harry’s world, then For those who have children go for it. Happy reading!
By Tirzah Dawson Staff Writer
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Hett Sceneshop Ctd.
to,” Magnussen said. “We do the rigging, flying curtains, projecting movies. If you can figure out what happens in a theater, we pretty much do it.” One thing workers enjoy is setting lights for events. They have learned how to light classical events, dark and dreary forests, and create dramatic atmospheres with colors and light levels. New to the light madness is the giant ‘intelligent light.’ “We work with intelligent lighting systems; what a fun thing. I have to say thank you to Pastor Tim at the Chapel for letting us use it, because it is a wonderful piece of equipment and the students will get a great experience learning how to program it. They’ll leave here knowing how to program something that is pretty much standard in the entertainment industry,” Magnussen continued. Other benefits of being a part of the life behind the
curtain is meeting the speakers learn the ins and outs of theatre production. We all have those and artists who perform at the Hett, and getting to know them days where we want to let out some pent up on levels that aggression or the audience feel like being doesn’t. Reartistic; why not member Jack use it to make Hanna’s sold something others out show? in the school Magnussen can use? Who and his crew wouldn’t want to met Jack play with power personally, tools and use an and found that industrial-size he is “a laidSharpie? Magback, honest nussen is also to goodness hiring three to person who four more people can travel Doug Magnussen, Master next year: “If all over the you have an of the Hett sceneshop. world, but interest in someacts just like thing, contact your average me and we’ll talk. No training person.” is needed, I will teach you,” While Magnussen has a he said. “You can contact me crew of seven or eight people who work for him, student vol- directly, go through work-study or just drop by and chat. All unteers are always welcome. you need is excitement for theThe only thing they need is an ater and an interest to learn.” interest in theater and a will to
Award-Winning Poet Will Visit McKendree on March 31 book, Mixology, won the National Poetry Series award and is scheduled for publication On March 31, McKenby Penguin on May 26, 2009, dree has the honor of hostalthough it is already availing awardable for preorder winning on Amazon.com. poet Adrian His first book, The Matejka, who Devil’s Garden, will read from was published by his works at 3 Alice James Press p.m. in 2003. Matejka is “I’m delighted a graduate of that Adrian will be the MFA provisiting Mckendgram at Southree,” says Jenny ern Illinois Mueller, poet and University at Associate Professor Carbondale of English at McKand currently Photo courtesy of Amazon.com. endree. “His poetry teaches creis wonderful. The ative writing and literature at idea of ‘mixology’ is a great SIU Edwardsville. His second way to express what he does
By Jenny Mueller Contributing Writer
in poetry, since he so freely mixes sounds and styles in his poems. It’s probably hard work to write, but it comes off sounding as if he does it easily; it’s so musical and and beautifully done.” Mueller adds that many of Matejka’s poems deal with cultural mixing: “He’s a child of an interracial marriage, and many of his poems are about cultural boundaries--how we set them up in language and in life, but also how we straddle and mix them.” Matejka’s reading will take place in room 302 of Old Main. Please contact Jenny Mueller at 618-537-6459 for more information. See you there!
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Meet Me in (East) St. Louis the students have various other projects to do. The classroom display for this semester’s class Visitors to Carnegie room highlighted the East St. Louis 303 have probably noticed last race riot that took place in July semester’s English 111 honof 1917. ors class Harlem Renaissance Although it lasted only for exhibit, the “Museum Project” a couple of days, the racial incorporated into the syllabus violence seen in this riot is taught by Drs. Martha Patterrecognized as some of the son and Kevin Zanelotti. This worst in U.S. history. Students year the second half of the in the English 112 two-part English “The thing I find most class studied the course has taken interesting about the works of local a focus that is class is simply learn- writers such as Bill just as historiing about the history of Nunes and Taylor cal, but much East St. Louis, a history Pensoneau to write more local. The that is much richer and the informational English 112 more tragic than I ever essays that achonors class, companied related realized.” team-taught by photographs in the Drs. Martha Patterson and Ann exhibit. The class will also be Collins, focuses on the history presenting a poster on the same and culture of East St. Louis, subject for Honors Week. Their with the result being an educa- presentation will take place in tional website created by the Piper Lounge on April 25. students of the class. However, The purpose of the exhibit before reaching that end goal, and poster is to educate people
By Sarah Adams Staff Writer
about causes and effects of racial violence, as well as to provide a unique look at race relations in East St. Louis history. Other activities of the class will include a tour of St. Louis city and a Brown Bag on March 25 featuring Harper Barnes, one of the authors included in the class curriculum. Lauren Mikkelson, a member of the class, said, “The thing I find most interesting about the class is simply learning about the history of East St. Louis, a history that is much richer and more tragic than I ever realized.” While we live in such close proximity to East St. Louis, few people in our area really know anything about its historical value and important figures. Perhaps through the efforts of the honors English class, we could all become a little more educated on the subject.
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Running Across Cultures Ctd.
a talent in running. I started sunshine, moderated by the to train hard until I was serelatively high altitude. We lected to be on the school team. only have two rainy seasons, Through my training, I learned usually beginning in early April that running was not meant just and again in October, with little for a special group of people; rainfall in June and December. it takes training, dedication When I came to the United and hard work to succeed in States, I was welcomed by running. chilly, cold weather in February Runners in my hometown and plenty of snow. Over the only focus on running when summer it was extremely hot, they are talso much so that Studying at McKendree ented. Some University while running is I could barely go of them drop challenging because in order outdoors to run. out of school, to maintain eligibility for These weather join clubs and scholarships, one has to not changes greatly become profes- only run well but also get affected my runsional athletes, good grades, a combination ning here. and therefore, I also had difthat is difficult to balance. earn a lot of ficulty adjusting money. Most of them go to Eu- to running on concrete roads. ropean countries because they Back in my country, it’s very know that they can earn a lot smooth to run on the richlyof money there. They want to colored dirt roads of sugar cane come to America, but it is very or pineapple farms. In my different here since Americans home town, many people walk value both running and acaor run on the dirt roads and the demics. air feels fresh and clean all the My great friends and I chose time. This was completely difto come to the United States in ferent when I came over here 2005 because we had a goal to because it’s hard to find a dirt further our education here. We road to run on. Most sidewalks knew that education was the where I could practice are conprimary key to success in life crete. It makes it very difficult and running was secondary. We to train from the concrete roads also knew that when we came because it hurts the shins, causto America, we would be able ing injuries. to expand our talent in running I also had a challenge in and further our education. We adjusting to the food, which decided not to go to Europe also affected my running because if we had gone there, greatly because it was so difwe would probably not achieve ferent. In my home, we get our goal. food directly from the farm; all Studying at McKendree families have farms that plant University while running is crops and rear animals, not for challenging because in order to commercial, but for domestic maintain eligibility for scholar- purposes. When I came to the ships, one has to not only run United States, food was totally well but also get good grades, different; there are plenty of a combination that is difficult fast foods over here and food is to balance., Fortunately, my preserved a lot. For example, coaches and professors have some kinds of food are kept always been there to guide and frozen for so long time that by advise me in every situation to the time they are defrosted to make sure that I am a success. be eaten, they are literally stale. I had difficulty adjusting Although it was hard to to the weather. This was a big adjust to all the challenges of problem because I was not different weather conditions, used to extreme temperatures. food, the balance between In my country, the climate is running and school, and getequatorial; we have enough ting used to concrete roads, I
am grateful for the experience because it made me a different person. I enjoyed working with my professors, fellow students and coaches. Above all, I am grateful because my friends and I have achieved our primary goal that brought us here: aquiring a quality education.
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March 24, 2009
The Hidden Cost of Graduation At first glance it doesn’t seem that your attire for graduation will break the bank. For $20.95 you can get a nice cap, There are many surprises gown and tassel from Herff around the corner and many bumps along the road to gradu- Jones. For another $5.00 they’ll even thrown in a nice souvenir ation. One such surprise is the tassel with your school colors. hidden cost lurking at the end However, when you proceed of the road. You must register for gradu- to check-out you discover the shipping and handling fee is a ation the first semester of your whopping $15, almost as much senior year, and the second as the cost of the product! semester you’ll be receiving a There is no way to get around lovely letter in the mail asking this expense. The cap, gown for $100. Why? It’s your gradand tassel uation fee. come in As if paying one order thousands of and are dollars for specific to your educathe school tion wasn’t and there enough, you are no must now alternative fork over shipping another $100 options. for the priviWith shiplege of walkping and ing down the Graduation Announcement Package One: tax the aisle and re$117 from Herff Jones. final price ceiving your for cap, hard earned gown, tassel and souvenir taspiece of paper. No $100, no sel comes out to $43.51. diploma, so budget wisely or The class ring represents you may not be graduating.
By Heather Belmonte Assistant Editor
yet another pricy addition to your graduation costs. The very cheapest ring offered for both men and women is $373. The price goes all the way up to $664 for women and $755 for men. Of course, depending on what features you choose, the price may increase as you navigate the personalization of your ring. Who knew the commemoration of your graduation achievement would come at such a hefty price? Graduation Announcement Packages range from $90-$117 and come with such things as announcements, thank you notes, envelope seals, tissue inserts and address labels. If you prefer, however, you can buy the products separately, mixing and matching to suit your needs. Thankfully there is an alternative for this product as you can simply buy a package of cardstock at Wal-Mart and print them at home. If you are a part of an academic honor society, yet another cost arises. Membership fees can be hefty, ranging from $35-$50 and sometimes (depending on the group) such
Professor Politics By Michael Anderson Staff Writer While college campuses have the luxury of being bastions of higher education, they have, nonetheless, become a battleground for political point-scoring. Students may or may not have noticed this unrelenting tide of propaganda, especially now that the election has passed; however, it is still brewing as sharp criticisms and keen retorts on the capability of the new president are made every day. It is understandable that
universities have become a institutions? And perhaps breeding ground for politics, even more dastardly, from the but it is a wonder when and mouths of professors? where these competing ide“I think talking about ologies draw it would be the line. The “It is distracting when a perfectly fine, as political storm teacher is going off on long as profescan be found sors use it as a political rant out of everywhere, nowhere, obviously at- a debate, and either in the tempting to convert us to don’t bash on form of ralanother line of thinking.” students for lying banners believing differand posters ently,” freshman on walls and in dorm rooms, Kelsey Rittenhouse said. or simply casual conversation This is a common idea while in line at 1828. amongst students; that teachBut, the question is, do the ers should have the ability politics enter the classroom, the holiest of holies for educational
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Animal Rights: How Far is Too Far?
animals live in horrible circumstances at the hands of humans, they realize it and suffer for it. Doing something to help As a former vegetarian, I is better yet, and allows more understand the measures that holistic thought-processes to can be taken to help aide in begin forming: i.e., this world the fight against unnecessary is not only mine, it is yours, it cruelty towards animals. belongs to every person, creaMany food establishments ture, citizen… it must be taken believe these measures to be overly sensitive to the needs of care of in accordance with this realization. sub-human creatures. In their At the other extreme, how philosophy, if it inhibits revenue production at all then it is can we define the instance where being a responsible not something worth investing in or becoming educated about and ethical member of society becomes over-the-top and is Others are conscious of the taken too far? I believe PETA cruel treatment of animals in thoroughly defined the line in slaughterhouses which are some of their recent activism. made up of tiny square-foot Of course, PETA hasn’t ever coops on farms. Animals such as calves on a cattle ranch may been one of my favorite ways to create positive feedback for never see the light of day. Many people give up all forms animal rights. They like to use of animal products. Included in celebrities to cause a big commotion: think Pamela Anderson this group are devoted vegans explaining why who consume chickens are absolutely nothChickens may be extraordinarily ing produced at the expense of smarter than we be- smart. Chickens may be smarter animals (butter, lieve, but Pamela [Anthan we believe, cheese, milk). It derson] isn’t a prime but Pamela isn’t is easy to make a prime candidate an impact doing candidate for convey- for conveying small things. that message. ing that message. If that means PETA uses “sneak simply realizattacks” to spy ing that food is on companies like KFC in costly and learning to eat every order to expose them. While morsel of meat on your plate I keep up with PETA from in order to reduce waste, so be it! If you have the opportunity time to time and am familiar to buy free-range and hormone with their modes of operation, PETA’s latest idea truly took free meat, better yet. me off guard. In September of Realizing that animals have 2008 PETA wrote directly to sensation and feeling is a step founders Ben Cohen & Jerry towards taking an active roll Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s in the abuse of livestock. If
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Ice Cream and asked them to switch from using cow’s milk in their ice cream toward a more humane and healthy form of milk: human breast milk. PETA has however earned a few brownie points. In theory, their idea is a good one. Human breast milk is the best thing for new borns and research shows that the adult consumption of breast milk has not been found to have negative effects. However, going mainstream with this idea is very risky, and, one can argue, completely against societal mores. Considering such a bold step toward animal rights protection, as well as the interests of human rights, would need more support and a change in societal norms. I would probably not consume something that includes a bodily fluid from someone I may or may not know. The way that PETA described it, the breast-milk would be obtained from compensated donors who are currently lactating. This would prevent the unnecessary impregnation of milk cows that are ONLY impregnated for the purpose of bringing on the after-effect of lactation. This process seems inhumane, but I would never use human breast milk as an alternative. Rice and soy milk are alternatives to cow’s milk and no animal is harmed in the milk’s production. Whether you think PETA is taking it too far or on to something here, we can probably agree that soy and rice have never been harmed or mistreated in normal agricultural processes.
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Politics ctd. to spark diverse discussions a certain way might use their as long as they exemplify an rhetoric to sway unsuspectopen marketplace of ideas. ing and susceptible students Dr Brian Frederking, As- toward differing ideologies. sociate Professor of Political However, a study in PS: Science explained Political Science & Politics, “There is an organization, the a journal from the American American Political Science Asso“In my lower level cours- Association, ciation of suggested that es, I do my best not to University students know convey my beliefs, but in Professors themselves politiupper level courses, I am cally long before (AAUP), willing to talk about my college life and which political opinions in the that politicking says ‘Yes, appropriate way.” professors in the classroom have this would either be right and met with interest freedom within certain limits or filtering, depending the as long as it connects to the student. class’.” Beside the fear of ideoWhile there is a fundalogical conversion, there is mental right for professors to also a lingering sense that a express themselves politicalstudent would be outright ofly, the AAUP does concede fended by anything a profesthat there are a couple limits: sor says. for example, if the argument “Hurt feelings based on is not really connected to the what a professor says are not material, it is obviously not based on the actual words, needed to promote debate; but what one interprets these additionally, it would be words to mean. Profescrossing a line if a professor sors need to say whatever evaluated students based on they want to say to provide their political beliefs. debate, but if someone is of“If it has some sort of fended, it is largely because pedagogical purpose, then the they inferred something else conversation, the debate, is contrary to what the profesperfectly fine,” Dr. Frederksor meant,” junior Erica Blair ing continued. said. However, there are some Some professors censor naysayers in the crowd. their speech primarily in their “I don’t mind if they talk introductory courses. about it, but I’d rather not “In my lower level courses, have them say things in the I do my best not to convey classroom. It is distracting my beliefs, but in upper level when a teacher is going off courses, I am willing to talk on a political rant out of about my political opinions nowhere, obviously attemptin the appropriate way,” Dr. ing to convert us to another Frederking said. line of thinking. Even then, In conclusion, a professor we probably won’t change is very well in their rights whether we listen or we to express whatever politidon’t, so it is pretty much cal views they may have, as needless,” senior Josh Pullen long as it has purpose to the said. subject at hand; however, There has been a longthat does not mean that a standing fear on both sides of professor should openly the political spectrum worry- share whenever they have the ing that educators who lean chance.
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The Issue of the Issue:
March 24, 2009
Parental Monitoring Required
By Theresa Schmidt, Editor-in-Chief
With President Bush out of the White House and the controversy over wire tapping disappearing, worries about “Big Brother” are the last thing on most people’s minds. But what about Big Parent? As James Murphy touched on in his article “MyKey Gives Your Car Key to Parents” on p. 4, technology is providing parents with more and more ways to keep track of their children. According to an article on GPS technology at PBS.org, in addition to vehicle equipment that monitors teen driving such as MyKey, parents now have the option to install a small box in their teenager’s car that allows them to monitor the car’s location and speed, some even providing an automatic e-mail or phone call to the parent when the teen goes into a “restricted” zone or goes over the speed limit. GPS is also being installed in cell phones, with companies such as Sprint, Verizon Wireless and Disney Mobile all offering parents the ability to track their child’s location online. Verizon Wireless goes even farther, allowing parents to mark up to 10 areas with “virtual fencing” that sends them a text message when their child enters one of these boundaries, and includes “usage control” features that let parents block certain numbers and set time restrictions. Sprint is currently the only company that informs the child that he or she is being monitored by sending periodic text-messages, so many teens may be being monitored by theirs parents without even knowing it. It makes you wonder: are your parents spying on you? Proponents of these technologies point out they can help parents put a stop to risky behaviors and reckless driving, but others consider the measures too intrusive. Where do McKendree students stand on this issue? I set out to find some answers.
Freshman Lauren Snyder “I think that the GPS locating systems can be very helpful to keep track of kids. However, there’s always the chance for abuse of it. I think that the 12-year-old kids with cell phones definitely need to be tracked and it would be helpful in the case of a kidnapping. But, if a parent is using the tracker to keep super close eyes on their kid then it does nothing but depreciate the trust between the parent and child. Hacking and privacy needs to be looked at also; if the wrong person can know at all times where someone’s 16 yr. old daughter is the system has failed to protect the safety of the child.”
Freshman Jason Roehrig “Installing a GPS into a teenager’s vehicle is a complete invasion of privacy. If the parents are paranoid enough to the extent of installing a GPS into their child’s car, then they have a trust issue. If the parent’s are suspicious about the whereabouts of their child then they need to ask their teens “who, what, when and where” and trust that the teen will make the right choices. If the parents still do not trust their teens then they need to resolve the trust issue in another way, such as discussion.”
Sophomore Mallory Neisler “‘Guided freedom’ is what I think of when people talk about GPS systems being a way to keep check on your high school aged child. It’s a way for parents to let their children make their own decisions while still staying semi-informed. Parents usually want their children to make the right decision on their own. If the teen is truly rebellious, the GPS won’t matter to him or her in the first place, but if the teen is just trying to survive those teenage years, GPS systems will more than likely help him or her to make the better decision. Teenage years are an awkward transition from child to adult, and I’m sure parents are only trying to aid their children through them.”
Sophomore Nick Schwalb “To me GPS tracking devices in cars and cell-phones seems to be crossing the privacy line. If a teenager is buying their own car and cell phone parents should not be able to put tracking devices on it. Also, once they reach age 18 they should be considered adults and not be restrained by tracking devices. But for teenagers learning to drive and first getting their licenses, I think that parents have every right to track where the teen is going.”
Junior Maegan Hamilton
“I do not approve of GPS tracking in phone or in cars. I feel like it is more or less an issue of trust. Parents should trust their kids enough to tell them the truth on where they are going to be. If the child chooses to disrespect their parents and go somewhere else, then that’s up to them. The tracking system really just alerts the parents on if the child is doing something wrong, and I feel like parents and children should develop a relationship such that they wouldn’t need to find out this information from the machine.”
Junior Zachary Rhines “Honestly, I feel that this can be a very useful device for many parents that fear their children may get into trouble. It allows parents to know where their children are truly going. Many may say that it is an invasion of privacy, but it just tells you a location not an activity that is taking place. If the child has nothing to hide, then it is not going to hurt them in anyway.”
Senior Beth Schwierjohn “Parents need to trust their kids. I understand that parents want their kids to be safe, however, I think putting the GPS tracking technology is not the answer. My parents were very protective and if they would have used a GPS tracking device for me I would not be happy. Parents should not use these devices to keep track of their kids.”
Senior Jeremy Alexander “I do believe that there are some privacy concerns that would have to be addressed between the parent and their children. I don’t believe that parents should without the knowledge of their children install these devices in cars or use cell phone GPS to track their children. Parents should sit their children down and at the very least have a discussion about why they are considering using them. I do though believe that it is definitely the parent’s decision, especially if they are the owners of the cars and if the children are below 18.” Note: We strive to solicit opinions for the “Issue of the Issue” from a variety of people with different backgrounds, races and ages; however, please remember that these are individual student views and may not represent those of the entire student body or the administration. Have an idea for next issue’s issue? E-mail us at mckreview@mckendree.edu.
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March 24, 2009
Silenced Voices:
A Tribute to Human Rights Activist Rachel Corrie By Ilana Milkes Staff Writer
the Israeli occupied territories. In fact, more than 200 activists have died under similar Rachel Corrie was 23 when circumstances, the difference she was killed in the Gaza strip being the darkness of their skin by a 9-ton Caterpillar bulldozer and their country of origin. In the words of journalist Brooks on March 16, 2003. Raised in Berndt, the “moral radar” in Olympia, Washington, Corrie many places has not extended graduated from Capital High to their “lands and hue.” CorSchool and then went on to rie’s death generated controattend The Evergreen State versy and led to international College. During her senior coverage for two reasons: in year, Corrie decided to travel part beto Gaza and cause of follow an her naindepentionality dent-study and also program as because a volunteer of the member in highly the Washpolitiington State cized naConservature and tion Corps. delicacy She became of the part of the conflict Internationitself. al SolidarIn adity Movedition to ment (ISM) generatand was ing exworking to tensive prevent the Rachel Corrie, courtesy of rachelswords.org. media demolition coverof Palestinage, Corrie’s death has been the ian homes in the strip, demolisubject of much debate due to tions under the order of the the many differing accounts of Israeli government. how she was killed. On the one This American human hand, ISM eyewitnesses assert activist is not the first to die in
that the bulldozer driver “deliberately ran Corrie over while she was acting as a human shield to prevent the demolition of the home of local pharmacist Samir Nasrallah.” On the other hand, the Israeli army’s report states that the ground forces were searching for explosives in the border zone when Corrie was “struck as she stood behind a mound of earth that was created by an engineering vehicle operating in the area and she was hidden from the view of the vehicle’s operator who continued with his work. Rachel Corrie was not run over by an engineering vehicle but rather was struck by a hard object, most probably a slab of concrete which was moved or slid down while the mound of earth which she was standing behind was moved” (The Guardian, April 14, 2003). International organizations such as Human Rights Watch have condemned the Israeli military’s investigation into Corrie’s death as “inappropriate and accusatory” and have referred to the measures taken by the authorities as “inefficient.” After Amnesty International USA called for an independent inquiry in March 2003, stating that “U.S.-made bulldozers have been weaponized and their transfer to Israel has to be
suspended,” U.S. RepresentaToronto and New York. Songs, tive Brian Baird introduced websites, videos and letters can a bill in Congress calling for be found at www.rachelcorrie. an inves“Let’s pretend that everything org. In adtigation, dition, many will be OK/It is not our fault; although no groups and action on the let’s look the other way/And organizations go to films or dance lessons have sprung resolution or baseball games at night/and from this traghas been taken yet by trust elected leaders to choose edy. One such the House of group, “Raright./Let’s pretend.” Representa- ~From the song “Rachel Cor- chel’s Words,” tives. summarized rie,” by Ten Foot Pole. Corrie’s the lesson we parents have been trying to pro- can learn from Corrie: “We mote awareness of the situation hope that Rachel’s words will in Palestine and the support open the door for other equally of the United States to Israel. important and silenced voices. They have set up foundations We resist the pervasive climate and have approached Congress of fear and challenge to free and the courts for redress. speech that is increasingly Always defending Corrie’s prevalent in our society. Rachel Gandhian nonviolent resiswrote about issues that concern tance, they have conveyed the us all. People must have the message that America should opportunity to hear her mesfocus its vision closer to home. sage and decide for themselves They consider their daughter what they think. Nobody’s “fully alive” since she “did not agenda should stand in the way live for her own conformity but of that.” had a global concern for peace Corrie once said, “We and justice.” should be inspired by people Many artistic tributes have who show that human beings been created commemorate her, can be kind, brave, generous, such as the cantata “The Skies beautiful, strong--even in the are Weeping” by Philip Mungmost difficult circumstances.” er and the play “My Name is Corrie’s life may have been Rachel Corrie,” which was cut short, but it is clear that her censored and in some cases words will live forever and be forced to close even before its an inspiration for future activopening in places like Miami, ists for years to come.
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