The McKendree Review
Vol. 87, No.
Educating and Entertaining Bearcats for 1 Over 100 Years
A Café Comes to Campus
By Anastasia Tompkins Staff Writer
plan to transform Pearsons Hall into a café and hang out area. The café will be named It is 8 o’clock in the the 1828, in reference to the morning and before you year McKendree University head to your first class, was founded. The process to you know if you do not make the dream of Willett get some form of caffeine, and Dennis staying awake materialize will be close to has been impossible. Unrapidly defortunately, Mary veloping, as Rose is no longer the 1828 is in Clark lounge to anticipating serve you a cup of to open its coffee and a smile doors for the and paying four first time in dollars for a latte mid-October at the local Starof this year. bucks is simply “[Denunjustifiable. It’s a work-in-progress at Pearson’s. nis] has moved Last May, Edward this project at a Willett, Director of breakneck speed, but accuOperations, and President rately,” Willett said. James Dennis conceived a
Contractors and construction workers almost entirely gutted the inside of the building to bring it up to date with all new electrical wiring, plumbing, bathrooms, window treatments, and more efficient light fixtures so students can better view their homework or the two 52’ televisions. The 1828 will also provide wireless internet to give students yet another choice of where they might want to work. The café will have a large counter spanning nearly the entire width of the building where students can pick up their food and go sit on the new couches or stay and sip on a cup of coffee. Continued on Page 3
MCK 101: Do’s and Don’ts for Surviving Your toring children? Research Virtually all of the events First Year shows that volunteering and activities happening at
By Theresa Schmidt Editor-in-Chief Whether you are a first-year or transfer student, it can be difficult adjusting to a new place, new lifestyle and new people. I hope this list of “Do’s” and “Don’ts” will help make that transition easier, and allow you to enjoy and thrive during your time at McKendree. Do: --Get a Facebook account. Perhaps one of the easiest ways to meet new people and make friends is by getting a Facebook account.
Check out our new McK Match, featuring two single students each issue, on page 14!
McKendree are broadcasted improves health and selfesteem, so pick that issue on Faceor cause that book, and means the the majority most to you of students and get incheck their volved with it. Facebook The Center for account more Public Service often than offers a wide their e-mail. variety of proSimply go to Neighbors for Renewal, 2007 grams to choose www.facebook. from, and there are many com, click “Register,” enter your information and you’re clubs that raise awareness of issues, such as the Green set! Team. In addition, these --Make a difference. Are programs and clubs provide you a total tree hugger? Do another way for you to meet you enjoy tutoring or menpeople who share the same Wonder what’s goals and ideals as you. up with the trol- --Budget your time and money. Without Mom and ley? Find out Dad constantly nagging you more on page 4! to get your homework done, Continued on page 3
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Greetings from the Editor’s Desk! By Theresa Schmidt Editor-in-Chief My name is Theresa Schmidt and I’m very excited and honored to be the Editor-in-Chief of The McKendree Review this year! As a current junior, I have worked with the Review for the past two years, during which I have developed many hopes and ideas for the Review that I would like to share with you. My first and most important priority is to increase feedback and conversation not only among the Review staff but also within the McKendree community as a whole as well. One aspect of this will be ensuring that the articles that appear in the Review reflect the ideas and interests of the campus community. Part of this requires your assistance; as you are reading the Review, jot down a few notes about articles you loved or ideas you hated and send them to mckreview@mckendree. edu. We’d love to hear from you! Another way you can contribute or participate without being a Review Crew staff member is to submit article ideas, requests and more to our Hodge Podge boxes located around campus (see page 10 for more details). In addition, feel free to send us your own articles; just make sure you clear it with one of the Editors so we do not have people writing duplicate stories. Finally, it is never too late to join the Review Crew staff; if you suddenly find yourself with free time or decide you would like to become a staff member rather than a contributing writer, send us an
e-mail and we will fill you in on meeting dates and times and deadlines. In conclusion, our goal is to make the Review a newspaper you can be proud of and a helpful resource; if we are not doing our job, let us know! With an excellent and enthusiastic staff of both writers and editors, this promises to be a fun and exciting new chapter in the Review’s life and we hope you will become a part of it. Good luck to everyone; have a safe and happy school year!
Meet the other Editors on page 2! Index • Features...Pages 3-8 • The Pulse...Pages 9-13 • Hodge Podge... Page 14 • Politics...Page 15 • Sound Off!... Pages 16-20 • Sports...Pages 20-24
Meet the Editors
Vol. 87, No. 1 Stephanie Coartney: Associate Editor Hi! My name is Stephanie Coartney, and I will be Associate Editor for the Review this year. This is my third year at McKendree, and I’m an English major with a minor in Journalism. I’ve been very anxious to begin brainstorming and working on this year’s first edition of the Review! My hope is that it will grow to become the best means by which students can stay informed about vital issues on campus and provide an outlet where they feel they can actually make a difference in the campus community. In addition to contributing articles of my own throughout the year, I plan to include a little-known fact or story about McKendree’s history in each issue of the Review. I think it’s important for McK students to be more familiar with our university’s unique past, especially since we have chosen to attend the first college ever established in Illinois. I will also take on the responsibility of organizing McK Match, which will feature two available single students along with some fun facts about each. I can’t wait to start the year off with a bang and hope that our readers will find the Review to be an even more interesting and informative publication!
Kendra Sigafoos: Assistant Editor
Hi! My name is Kendra Sigafoos, and I’m a senior at McK majoring in English Literature and writing. I’m a commuter student, so I love that I can be involved with organizations on campus even thought I’m not around all the time. I work for a newspaper in my home town, but being an Assistant Editor for the Review offers a more hands-on and interactive environment. I’m looking forward to working with my fellow editors and all the talented and enthusiastic writers contributing this year, as well as producing a quality paper to represent our university!
Is McKendree adding a sport? Find out on page 22!
Kristie Manning: Managing Editor
Since this is my senior year, I wanted to find a way to leave my very own footprint here at McKendree. I hope to accomplish this by taking on the role of managing editor. With a major in Speech Communication, an emphasis in Public Relations, and a minor in journalism, I will use my editorial position as a jumping off point to solidify my writing and managing skills. I am also introducing the McK Hodge Podge Collage which will consist of whatever you want! Entry boxes are located around campus and I encourage all of you to enter any jokes, comments, questions, stoMy name is ries or anything you think needs David Hodges to be in the Review. and I am a The future awaits me, and senior majorit is bright. Upon graduaing in English tion, I plan on spendLiterature and ing a few years in the Writing with a work force only to return minor in Journalism. I just turned back to acadamia in the 22 years old and I am a commuter pursuit of a law degree. The new student living in Belleville. WritReview Crew is a promising one. ing is my passion, from lyrics We all look forward to receivto stories, I enjoy a good sit and ing feedback in the form of both write session. My other interest is criticism as well as questions and in computer technology, staying comments from the student body. current makes life easier.
David Hodges: Entertainment Editor
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Tired of the slow Internet around campus? Learn what the problem is and what’s being done to fix it on page 7!
Heather Belmonte: Assistant Editor Hi everyone! My name is Heather Belmonte, and I’m majoring in English with a minor in Speech Communication. I’m a senior this year and will be Assistant Editor of the McKendree Review. I’ve done a bit of writing for the newspaper before, but have always wanted to become more involved because I see this newspaper as being a vital part of McKendree University. The number of writers that have stepped forward to be a part of this newspaper has been amazing, and I’m excited at the prospect of working with their talent and ideas to create a newspaper that will be both informative and entertaining. I’m looking forward to working toward providing the McKendree community with an awesome newspaper this year!
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The 1828 will be able to hold around 70 to 80 people, this estimate includes the couches, seating at the counter and tables. The kitchen will be more extensive than the Lair and will boast a vast menu offering anything from salads to subs to french fries made available by Sodexho. With the installation of the new $17, 000 espresso machine, getting a quality latte will be at the convenience of anyone needing an extra boost to stay awake and alert in their studies. “I pictured the café having a combination of fast food, paninis and espresso,” Shazad Baig, Director of Food Services, said. The prices on the food and beverages are said to be close to that of the Lair but
considerably more reasonable than Panera Bread or Starbucks. “It’s going to be a lot less than Panera Bread. We have to keep out clientele in mind because students don’t have that kind of money,” Baig said. A stage will be available for occasional live entertainment or academic pursuits such as debates or local bands. When entertainment is not being offered, music ranging from classical to more modern pieces will be played in its place. The hiring process has already begun, but has yet to finish. If a student had any inquires or wanted to submit an application, he/she would need to give it to Lori Kuper, Kitchen Supervisor, in Ames Dining Hall.
Oct. 1st Part I: McCain? Obama? Someone Else? Come and quiz representatives of the Republican Party in our own petit coliseum. Would McCain be a good choice? What could he do for our country? Oct. 8th Part II: Obama? McCain? Someone Else? P.S. The election is only a month away. So who’s it gonna be? Join Democratic Party representatives as they discuss their historic presidential candidate and answer all your probing questions.
MCK 101 Ctd. it is easy to fall behind and perhaps lose that scholarship you need. While you are supposed to enjoy college, it is important to remember that the main reason you are here is to receive an education and prepare for the future. A great way to stay on-track is to set up a rewards system: if I read fifty pages from my English novel, I can watch half an hour of television. The same system works for budgeting money: if I do not eat out this week, I can rent that DVD I wanted to see. If you have a reward or treat to look forward to, it makes it much easier to save that money or get that homework done. --Find a “study buddy” in every class. Sometime during the semester, the inevitable will happen when you will, for whatever reason, be unable to make it to class. This is where the “study buddy” comes in handy: at the beginning of each class, find out the name of that nice girl or guy who sits beside you, and add them as a friend on Facebook. Then, when you cannot make it to class, you can easily get the notes or homework assignment from your “study buddy” instead of needing to contact or track-down the teacher. Don’t: --Put yourself on overload. Going to college is like traveling to another country: there are so many things to see and to do, and you want to experience and participate in all of them. Unfortunately, this can get you overcommitted and cause you much un-needed stress. Do
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not join every club or sorority that solicits you; attend a meeting or activity of all the clubs or groups you are interested in and then decide which most excite you. Make sure you understand the time and work commitment expected of you in each activity, and figure out how that will fit it with homework, job and class commitments. Finally, make sure you save room for “me” time and relaxing: you are not an asset to anyone else if you are completely frazzled from being on overload. --Hesitate to contact your teachers. Do you have some kind of mental or health condition that may interfere with class somehow? Be straight from day one: send all your teachers an e-mail describing your condition (I have diabetes, which is this, and means I have to do this) or conflict in your life (my parents are getting a divorce, my grandpa is dying) and how it may interfere with the class. If you let the teacher know ahead of time what issues you might be facing, it makes it easier for them to understand if you do need to miss class and lets them know that you are not lazy or “skipping.” Always let your teacher know if you are going to miss class, and try to get the homework ahead of time if possible. If you are having trouble understanding a concept, set up a time with your teacher to explain it: believe it or not, but the majority of them do not want you to flunk their class. --Stereotype others. High school has an uncanny ability to put labels on people and organize them into groups. There are the jocks, the nerds, the preps, etc.
Leave those high school stereotypes behind, and look at each person as an individual, not a member of a group. If you do not limit others, they will not limit you, and you are much more likely to discover true friendships than if you stick with your specified group. College gives everyone a new beginning, and by broadening your horizons you may discover a side of yourself that you never knew you had. --Skimp on sleep. Research shows that sleep deprivation negatively affects mood and decreases ability to pay attention and retain information. You might have a great time making a midnight Taco Bell run with your friends one evening, but when you have to wake up at 8 A.M. the following morning it can negatively affect your entire day. Always plan what time you need to go to bed in order to get the recommended eight hours of sleep you need each night. Include plenty of time to get ready for bed, fall asleep, and get ready in the morning. Arrange midnight rendezvous with your friends when you do not have class early the next morning. If you do have to stay up late one night, schedule time on the following day for a 30 to 45 minute nap, and make sure you can get to bed on time that night. For more information, check out www. sleepfoundation.org. Overall, college is about balance. Learn how to prioritize and organize your commitments now—it will help you succeed both in college and in the work force. On behalf of The McKendree Review staff, welcome to McKendree!
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Vol. 87, No. 1
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Take a Joy Ride: The Story Behind the Trolley By Michael Anderson Staff Writer Starting each day bright and early for the past several weeks, the McKendree trolley has begun the arduous task of chauffeuring students across the university’s sprawled campus. Rumors have circulated over the new addition since the school year started, questioning the vehicle’s purpose, particularly due to the fact that the Bogey Bus has continued to provide its services for students. Incidentally, there is very little known about the trolley, even for the administration. Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Melissa Haas, was able to clarify some points
involving the vehicle. For example, Mrs. Haas explained that the trolley was a donation made by the class of 1976, which was ultimately an unexpected surprise. “We don’t know much else yet. We’re waiting for the title, so we have no idea how much it’s worth,” she said. But the question is: why would anyone ride the trolley? “I think for students, since it can seat more… more people will use it. We’re hoping if more people use it, there will be less cars and less worry on parking. Essentially, we are trying to work on wasting energy,” Haas added.
Lisa Wilson said. There have been other Haas also cleverly exrumors which Haas has been plained this situation as well. also able to dispel. Such as the heating problem and the At the moment, the administration is working on cost question on what happens comparison between the two when winter hits. vehicles; however, there is The trolley has both air little data on the subject. conditioning and heat, al“There are just too many though it may be difficult to variables,” notice. LargeHaas said. ly, the problem Both the occurs with trolley and the bus repeatedly opening the Bogey Bus will and closing its be running doors, and the alongside fact that it is Photo courtesy of Michael Anderson each other for so a large space, it the next couple is difficult to keep weeks, meanwhile, the insulated. administration will be col“I don’t think I have any complaints, but I just think it lecting data that will help is redundant to run both the prove how useful is the new vehicle. trolley and the Bogey Bus at the same time,” freshman
“I ride the trolley -- or the Bogey Bus, whichever comes first -- as much as possible. I live at [McKendree] West, and even though it is not a long walk, it’s convenient. “The only problem I have is that the schedules for both don’t extend to night classes which end at around 8:50. I’ve talked about this with friends, and I think it would make the trolley and the Bogey more useful,” senior Danielle Larson said. Despite most of the suspicious claims made against it, the trolley is a welcome extra perk for both students new and old. “I think it [the trolley] is cool, this is a historical town, so I think it fits,” Haas said.
Introducing “Emergency Procedure,” by Sarah Adams
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Page 5 Sept. 23, 2008 A Rain Garden Revolution How to Flee from the Freshmen
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By Christen Roberts Staff Writer The changes that college brings can be scary for anyone, especially the changes your body goes through. The well known horror stories of the “freshman fifteen” are true, just like those of the sophomore sixteen, junior jiggle, and the senior sixtyfive. But all this extra weight can be as easy to avoid as it is to gain. Tip Number One: College is stressful, and that is something that cannot be avoided. Many people eat food to cope with stress; after all, ‘stressed’ is ‘desserts’ spelled backwards. However, instead of shoving your face (and, essentially, your waist line!) with Twinkies and chips, try something a little healthier, such as fruits or vegetables. Even if you’re living in a dorm, and fruits and vegetables are not something you can keep around, there is still a healthier solution. Lean Pockets can but substituted for Hot Pockets, or baked chips can replace classic chips. In fact, many of the ingredients we use daily are now available in fat-free products, such as milk, butter, sour cream and even mayonnaise. Also, many different snacks are offered in lower calorie snack size, such as 100 calorie “Right Choices” which comes in a variety of miniature low calorie Rice Crispy
Treats, Chips Ahoy! cookies offers many different opportunities for recreation and even Oreos. Though throughout the year. The the snacks don’t look like Fitness Center located by the normal sized ones, they taste exactly the same. As an Leemon Field is open every day, and a new Running added bonus, they come in Club is starting on campus. small packages so they are Finding a work-out buddy easily stored and capable of or a support system is an being eaten on the go. essential tool to help keep you exercising and hold you Tip Number Two: accountable when you just With college comes freedom, and many students take don’t feel like exercising. In advantage of this by not only addition, having someone else to work out with not eating whatever they want, only gives you the drive and but drinking whatever they responsibility to work out, want as well. According to but it also makes MSNBC’s working out a article “Binge little less loathdrinking, pill some and a little abuse intenmore social. sify at colJust make sure leges,” 68% you are actually of college Photos courtesy of Google working out, and students, includImages not just spending ing those under the time exchangthe legal drinking age, drink ing weekend stories. Another alcohol. A single can of beer great thing McKendree ofcontains an average of 100 calories and these empty cal- fers to its students is Intramurals. Anyone can join a ories will add up in a hurry. team and play in a dodge For those of you who don’t ball tournament or a sand drink alcohol, remember healthier options when going volleyball tournament. Also, out to eat. Many restaurants, the intramural gym is open every day until mid-night, including Applebee’s, TGI perfect for relieving some Fridays and Chili’s all offer stress after a hard day. a small portion or healthier menu located on the back The “freshmen fifteen” of their regular menu. It’s can happen to anyone. The the same food, either less best way to avoid getting of it or substituted steamed sucked into its evil force is broccoli for French fries. simply to take responsibility Even though the McDonfor your actions and to be ald’s dollar menu is a steal, aware of what affects your remember that Subway is body. Just understand it’s also offering the five-dollar a bit of a struggle with all foot longs. the temptation that college brings, so stay positive and Tip Number Three: good luck! What’s the easiest way to lose weight or keep weight off? Exercising! McKendree
By Maia Paluska Staff Writer
However, there was a catch; rain gardens planted from state grant money cannot Last year, McKendree be moved. This posed a started its rain garden revoproblem, for McKendree lution during Earth Week, has grown in the last sevbut how many people actueral years and this growth ally know what a rain garden is almost sure to continue. is or does? A rain garden is What if the location chosen, a garden that has been plantoutside of Voigt Science ed in a low elevation with Hall, would be inconvenient the purpose of absorbing and in the years to come? Not purifying rainwater. Native wanting to miss out on an plants are primarily planted opportunity to beautify our in such gardens because school and help the environthey attract native insects ment, the President of the and are adaptable to the area university decided to decline that they are planted. Rain the grant. Instead, he handed gardens, like those on the over $500 of his own money McKendree campus, thereto fund the project. fore are an excellent habitat The rain garfor such plants. den on campus is How important a new addition; it are rain gardens, was dug as part anyway? Accordof the Earth Week ing to the state 2008 celebration. of Illinois, rain It was designed Water enters the rain gardens are imgarden, then dissipates by Dr. Michele portant because slowly into the ground. Schutzenhofer, a of the absorption former McKendthey provide. Much of our ree biology professor, who cities are cement, so when also bought the native plants rain comes, there is nowhere from a nursery located in for the runoff to go. When Alton, IL. These plants this continues to occur, for were put into the ground at example, because of a large the beginning of summer thunderstorm, floods can by Dr. Olson, a McKendhappen and cause devastaree religion professor, with tion to the areas affected. some assistance from Dr. Rain gardens are an easy Schutzenhofer. Dr. Olson way to eliminate some of has really committed himself that runoff, and also provide to the project by doing some a habitat for native plants of the dirty work required and insects. in a garden - working on The story behind how the weeding and general McKendree started the rain upkeep. Dr. Olson stressed gardens shows the generosto me in our interview that ity of our university. When the rain garden has really the idea first arose, McKtaken off and should show endree was offered a rain considerable growth in the garden grant from the state months and years to come. of Illinois. With a grant, the Next time you pass by Voigt, money was already provided check it out! for the project, and made it seem like an excellent idea.
Features Vol. 87, No. 1 Technos 2008: An Astounding, Multicultural Experience Part One: The Excitement Builds By Miranda Linneman Staff Writer With my heart quickly pounding within my chest, I raced down the sidewalk, skipping along and haphazardly informing random individuals of the great news: I’M GOING TO JAPAN! Some embraced me, others (probably complete strangers) gave me shy little grins as if to say, “Wow… she’s just completely lost it now…”, still others seemed to nearly match my excitement with their own. I felt as though my world had suddenly exploded with energy, possibility, and many other adjectives that could easily be used to describe a hallucinogenic experience. My eyes were filled with tears. I quickly met up with two of my closest friends and shared the news with them; the next two hours was a rush of phone calls made to family and friends, squeals of joy, and semi-chaotic explanations of the day’s events. I had just been informed of my acceptance to participate in the chance of a lifetime: I, along with one other student and a McKendree Professor, had been chosen to partake in Technos International week 2008, an all-inclusive
and culturally-opportune trip to Tokyo, Japan. Over the course of my life, I’ve always been interested in and influenced by my Japanese-American heritage. While it has not always been an integral part of my day-to-day life and growth (my family eats Japanese-style cuisine about once every couple of weeks, I don’t currently speak the language, I am not in touch with my full-blooded Japanese relatives, etc.), I have always been proud to say that I am one quarter Okinawan and to share my culture with others. Learning about the history, customs, language, arts, society, and psychology of the country has fascinated me. As a student and Psychology major at McKendree, I have started to appreciate these things even more as my courses focus on the idea of an increasingly globalized world and a more culturallyrounded education overall. Instead of encouraging ethnocentrism, our educational facilities (especially McK) have started moving towards an environment that embraces diversity and strives to encourage a multicultural campus. The
fact that McKendree has a partnership with Technos College in Japan speaks volumes about their emphasis on mutual understanding across cultures and language barriers. I knew, as soon as I heard word of my acceptance to the program, that my mindset, goals, and even personality would be forever changed after my chance encounter with real, bona fide Japanese people, places, and traditions. My excitement and anticipation grew stronger with each passing day, (I started a countdown to liftoff about 80 days before our actual day of departure!) and with each new facebook “friend request” from my trip companions belonging to other schools, new ideas about the encounters and experiences that we would have together started to fill my head. Concentrating on the present became difficult as I questioned my own cultural dilemmas and ideals, my own American thought processes, and the many-faceted cultural perspectives involved. Counting the benefits of the trip to come, my only guideline was to learn as much as possible about Japanese culture and to plan to let my own inhibitions go and to have an open and ready-todive-in attitude. Talking to participants from previous Technos years became one of my best resources, a main objective was to find out as much as I could and ready Continued on page 8
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The Doctor Is In: The Flu Vaccine mon strains from that season, but it offers a smaller degree of protection from Hello! I am Shawn all flu viruses. Printy, a pre-medical It is essentially a winstudent, majoring in biolwin situation. For those ogy. I am a freshman here afraid of the needle, the flu at lovely McKendree, and vaccine is a short, quick will be responsible for the process. The hours and health section of the Rehours of vomiting, headview. I have always been ache and fever that are passionate about medicine, associated with the flu are since a very young age, much worse than a five and have wanted to be a second sting. surgeon since I was six Furthermore, the cost years old. Thus, from even is hardly prohibitive eian early age, I have imther. The ten dollars spent mersed myself in medicine on the vaccine would be as frequently as possible, eclipsed by the money that and thereThe hours and hours would be spent fore have on medicine for of vomiting, headbecome quite the treatment of ache and fever that knowledgethe flu. In other are associated with words, it may able about its intricacies the flu are much very well cost for my age. worse than a five you more to not If anyone has get the vaccine. second sting. health related Why would ideas that they would like anyone gamble with their to see researched and cov- health like that? The flu is ered in this column, please an uncomfortable and disfeel free to email me at abling malady, and the vacsjprinty@mckendree.edu. cine provides protection for I promise to respond to the entire flu season. That each and every email sent means all the way through and can keep ideas anony- summer. The primary time mous if requested. for the influenza virus to Every year, notices for strike is in January. That the flu vaccine abound, and includes a good portion of we dismiss it as a needless the winter break. The last needle stick in the arm; thing anyone wants is to be something only the infirm, sick while on vacation. The elderly and very young flu vaccine can help preshould worry about. Actu- vent that. ally, the flu vaccine is a To schedule a time to very convenient tool in the receive a flu vaccination, fight against the pervasive contact Mary Frances Dayinfluenza virus. Not only lor R.N. at (618) 537-6503, can the flu vaccine protect or email her at mdaylor@ you from the most commckendree.edu.
By Shawn Printy Staff Writer
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Page 7 The Road to Graduate Business School By Ivan Stoyanov Staff Writer On the road to business graduate school one has to be analytical in the process of asking oneself the important questions – “Where do I want to go?” “What do I want to achieve by heading there?” and, of course,”How in the world do I get there?” Well, the answer to the first question can be fairly easy. I, for instance, a senior with a Management major and two relevant minors, including involvement in a few extracurricular activities, chose just a few, but very well known graduate schools, because I did not feel like searching for a “substitute product”, as an economist would say. I maximized my concentration potential and aimed it strictly at the top three business schools in the nation, including two extra ones that are in top 25-50 for reasons that I will discuss further. First, I secured an alternative for myself. Second, I gained a competitive edge because, for some reason, graduate schools seem to feel tempted to offer you a higher scholarship if someone else is also offering you a high scholarship. With an acceptance rate of 4% of all applicants, Harvard University poses roughly a one in 25 chance of getting in. Can you imagine how valuable every single accepted applicant is to that university? Yes, we indeed are valuable everywhere
we get accepted, offered a job position, asked for help, etc. The selection process is tough folks, but it pays off once you have been “chosen.” What do I want to achieve by getting in the graduate school of my choice? This is a question of great consequence for all stakeholders involved – you, your family, the graduate school that you plan on attending, the ones that you plan on rejecting acceptance from, the people that you already have, might and will influence throughout your life, etc. One cannot be accepted in a top graduate school without the possession of this self-awareness. Most programs would advise you to be clear with yourself on what do you want to achieve by attending the specific graduate program that you would be aiming for. For instance, on Harvard’s website one can read an array of fascinating aspirations and stories about the goals and dreams of people who attend the Harvard Business School. One man’s dream, though, caught my attention. He would like to open a chain of stores that would enhance his community and allow its residents to get a free education in the trade, on location, during the weekends, so they can eventually take on the operations of those stores and thus contribute to the elevation of the standard of living there. Continued on page 12
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Virus Holds McK Network Hostage By Eric Pingolt Staff Writer
transported here through student-owned computers, the residents with connections Once upon a time, (this are the ones suffering. That summer), life was good and means the dorms, suites, campus internet access was McKendree West and even “blazing fast”, in the words the wireless network are of McKendree’s Network all experiencing occasional Systems Administrator, crashes and generally slugGeorge Kriss. Then, with gish response times. On the the arrival of our new and bright side, the labs in Clark, returning students, a plague descended upon the network Piper and Holman Library all run on a separate system in the form of a malicious and are functioning well. internet virus. The virus, When asked about the brought in via a student’s network slowdown, most personal computer, quickly students immediately asked spread to many other machines, and has now choked what the IT department was doing to remedy the probthe network, reThe students hold lem. Anyone sulting, at times, most of the power to infected with in a complete the virus was standstill. bring change to the This evildoer, virus problem. Ap- completely blocked from which our Inforproximately one fifth the network mation Technology department of the computers that by IT. These were blocked from the PCs, (approxidid not readily have a name network have yet to be mately 25), were denied for, performs a brought in for repair. all types of couple of nasty internet access through the services for those the virus school to limit the virus’ has infected. When a user effect and prevent it from is browsing the web, a page similar to the one the user is spreading. Because of student rights to privacy, the IT looking for will appear, but will have added extras, such department cannot seek out the owners of those computas pop up windows. Also, this virus will try to redirect ers that were infected and blocked. They have, howall traffic on the network ever, informed Resident Life through an infected comabout the problem and it will puter, which can crash the hopefully be resolved soon. connection altogether. According to Kriss, the Since the infection was
campus residences will be undergoing a major connection upgrade which will support higher speed and traffic of the current lines. Bandwidth measures how quickly you move from one point to another on the internet, and although an exact number was not available, there will be at least five times the available bandwidth. In the meantime the students hold most of the power to bring change to the virus problem. Approximately one fifth of the computers that were blocked from the network have yet to be brought in for repair, so if you know anyone who has completely lost access to the internet from campus, convince them to contact IT. There is absolutely no charge for cleaning the viruses out. Make sure you have active antivirus protection running at all times (not just an expired service) so you don’t become another victim. Kriss highly recommends a program called Avast!, which weighs less heavily on your system than Norton or McAfee and has higher customer satisfaction ratings. Most importantly, it’s completely free! For more information on Avast!, visit www.avast. com.
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A College Student’s Guide to Dealing with Parents By Deanne Puloka Staff Writer Whether you’ve been in college for a couple weeks, a few semesters or you are in your last year, something that binds us all together as college students is our confusing, ever changing relationship with the people we call Mom and Dad. Your parents have been there since day one. They have fed you, clothed you, loved you… and now you’re in college, miles away from them doing God knows what. You can’t blame them for worrying like they do, and you don’t know how to approach them. So what is a college student to do? If you live away from home now your parents have probably visited once or twice.You know the routineyou or your roommate’s frantic removal of all risqué photos and posters, asking the R.A to say nice things about you and how you always go to class. Spending
It’s not only awkward and time reminding your roomunproductive- it is only mate that your mom anygoing to make your parents thing about your social life, angry when you decide to and you would like to keep tell them down the road. Let it that way. your parents see you grow It’s difficult to describe and allow them to grow your parents’ first visit to with you, rather than shockyour new home. You’ve ing them past the point of missed them so much, forgiveness prepped Keeping your folks up to date at Thanksfor their with your activities helps giving. visit all week and them transition from full-time Says senior, now all parents to call-me-when-you- Adam Schwind, of a sudneed-me advisors. who reden you don’t know how to act when cently moved out of his parents’ home last semester, they are here. You are not “Nine times out of 10 your the only one who’s having parents want what’s best trouble with this new phase for you, whether you think in your life.Your parents so or not. They most likely want to let you go too, they already have a lot of respect really do. They just don’t for you because you are in know how. It’s partly your college and you are striving responsibility to help them. for something.” Even if you think you’ll So they respect you… be in trouble with the folks sort of. You are the perand may truly be a starving son you are today largely college student for the next few weeks, hiding your new because of your mom and values or “different” friends dad’s influence on your life. Show them they have not is not going to help your wasted 18 years of their lives relationship with the ‘rents.
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Technos Ctd. myself based on what they had to say. Now, with hindsight, I see that no excessive amount of planning and preparation could’ve made me any more equipped for the beauty, awe, and hospitality I experienced while on the trip. With my own background, I was literally floored when it came time to be truly immersed in the Japanese way of life. I was so proud to be a small part of such an elegant and hardworking people. Until
raising you and that they can truly trust you. If your mom has left 10 voicemail messages in one day, calmly call her back to (truthfully) tell her you are busy with classes and that you will follow up with a detailed phone call or email every week about how you’re doing. And then, actually do it. Keeping your folks up to date with your activities helps them transition from full-time parents to call-mewhen-you-need-me advisors. Danny, a sophomore says that his parents call him a lot less than they did his freshman year. “They give me more space now because they know I’ve lived on my own for a year.” Eventually, when you have learned to communicate on a more mature level with your parents, you will begin seeing them less as “the bank” and more as human beings. You might think this is a good thing. You might have actually accepted that you could
learn something from these people now that they have stopped with their interrogations. The difficult thing to accept is that once you begin conversing as adults, you will see your parents as what they are, adults, no longer rulers of your world. No longer the perfect heroes you looked up to in your childhood, but real people with real flaws. However, before you completely forget your childhood heroes, remember that they are your parents. These people brought you into the world and raised you, for better or for worse. They are the reason you are reading this article today. If you’re lucky, you’ll learn that you and your folks have a lot more in common than just your genes. And, if you’re even luckier you won’t waste four more years of your life just pleasing them, but rather, developing a real relationship- one that changes as you change.
one actually interacts with other individuals and sees them face-to-face, engages in conversation, laughs, cries and becomes interwoven with the new environment, for however short a time, there is no hope for much more than armchairscholar knowledge. When dealing with people, you must befriend them and have an exchange of trust and humanity before you can understand where their lives have come from and who they truly are. I hope to convey a small portion of what that truly means,
concerning the Japanese, in the upcoming segments I will be writing for The McKendree Review. My experience is something that my words may never fully encompass, but I will do my best to share such a marvelous thing with my fellow students, professors and with many other individuals I will someday know. This trip’s influence does not stop at my own knowledge and passion; it will continue far past what I can see on the horizon.
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By Nicole Neal Staff Writer
shirt dress. It is one of those styles that has been around forever and is going to stay. McKendree may not Depending on how it is compare to Fall Fashion worn, for work or play, simWeek, but it can still rock ply adding a bright belt adds the new styles and warm a pop of color to the shirt tones of fall. Perhaps your dress and creates a personal wardrobe needs a hint of statement. updating? Well, here are a Blouses are helping to few 2008 fall and winter fashion trends that are defi- show off a more soft and feminine side this season. nitely worth considering. Soft materials such as raw, The colors that are in heavy silk, are very popular. this fall and winter are The ruffles and bows and amazing jewel tones, plus tailored fitted man’s shirt tons of shades of gray. As with long sleeves always, black are so hard not to holds the numfall in love with. ber one spot in Matching up with fall and winter a cute pair of color choice. skinny jeans and This season, belt is the key to Purple is BIG! keeping this girlie No, not McKtrend. endree purple. The biggest Try mixing new trend this eggplant with fall…Pendants. a deep gold or The bigger the Belted Shirt Dress rust tone. better! They are Waistlines are everywhere from dresses to making a comeback this season, and it is about time! hair, and they come in all shapes and sizes. Designers Whether choosing a belted sweater or a pencil skirt, the are using lots of sparkle with crystals and loads of other waistline is being hugely gemstones. A lot of popular emphasized. This fitted pendants have a great, old, style is a much different gothic design. Chunky, bold approach from summer’s bracelets and cocktail rings loose and shapeless trend. Dresses have returned in are also jewelry must haves. a gigantic way. No matter if They are easy to dress up and look fabulous with a the hemline is up or down, funky dress down. most dresses are being The trick is to balance designed to be easy on the out the accessories with the figure and to enhance the ensemble you are wearing. curves. Many are styled to So pack away the short fall right above the knees, which has been found to be shorts and hide the tanks, set your clocks back and flattering on most women put your best fashion foot and is considered the apforward. propriate length for most occasions. The newest trend in this fall’s dresses is the
Sept. 23, 2008 New Art Club Receives Makeover By Chelsea Arnold Staff Writer
In the early 2000s, a group of McKendree students discovered a most amazing aspect of life: Art. To celebrate, the students banded together and created the Art Club. With the club basically inactive for the past few years, a new group of students has now banded together to reform and restart the McK Art Club. Art professor David Ottinger was not surprised that the members of the group willing to lead the Art Club were first year students. “[They] are young and enthusiastic, and not loaded down with a ton to do yet,” he said. The ring leaders behind this whirl of activity are first year students Anna Niebrugge and Lisa Wilson. “I like to hang out with other art people who have the same interests as me. No one else has stepped up
to get it started,” Niebrugge Members would also like said. to start fundraising at sportOthers shared in Nieing events to fund field trips. brugge’s desire to bring back Some other possibilities the Art Club and lent their include a campus as well as ideas to the brainstorming a community art project. process. Students will have the op“As a commuter, I don’t portunity to visit galleries, get a lot of interaction with plan trips, have sketch days on-campus people. So this and show previous works to club will let me meet a wider their peers. There has even array of people who share been talk of doing a ‘living a common statue’ project Students will have the in the spring. interest on this sacred opportunity to visit galler“I’m exground of ies, plan trips, have sketch cited! I love education days and show previous art because and learnit’s fun and works to their peers. ing…and I open(s) your want to go out sketching at imagination. It has similarithe zoo,” Wilson said. ties to life and is relaxing. I In previous years, the really want to join,” freshclub had mainly focused on man Grace Fisher said. promoting artistic culture The Art Club is open to and exposing members to art all students, Art majors or through multi-faceted club not, and will meet at a curactivities. Current students rently undecided time and would like to broaden this place every other Tuesday. to not only viewing art, but Dues are $5 to begin fundcreating their own art and raising, but are not required expressing their own indiuntil the second meeting. vidual styles.
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Vol. 87, No. 1 Page 10 Tuning in to McKendree Radio Student Government Update website and downloadable to media players. Local bands can submit music for broadFor some students on casts along with their own the McKendree campus, the prerecorded introductions, phrase “McKendree Radio” if they wish. Music will be represents a project long in combined with commercials the works and now almost for events and organizations fully realized. For others, it related to McKendree Unimay be an interesting new versity and the surrounding mode of entertainment and community. As for accessing communication. But for the radio, Ivan said, “There those who have not heard or will be a button soon, hopehaven’t found an interest in fully on the main page [of Mck Radio, Ivan Stoyanov the website]” is getting the word out. Finding the previous Ivan, a senior at McKen- broadcasts on the website is dree, handles not that easy. To find them, online go to McKendree’s main coordination page, Student Life, Regisfor McK tered Student Organizations, Radio. In an McK Radio. McK Radio is interview on also on Facebook. Sept. 9, he Any students interested in described getting involved with McK how McKRadio will be in very good endree Radio will work once company. Rachel Doyle, it is fully operational. There publisher of Bearchat, has have been three broadcasts five years previous experiso far, each one a twenty ence working for KMOX to thirty minute talk radio and works as publisher for program. But the planned the McK Radio group as version of McK Radio well as assist with getting is much more extensive. the radio on the website. The radio program will be Staff advisor Peter Palermo streamed from McKendree’s works the recording equip-
By Sarah Adams Staff Writer
ment for the group. McKendree senior Annabelle Hedtkamp has been pushing for a radio program since her first year at McKendree and now acts as the president of McK Radio. The group has approximately fifteen members, but they are looking for anyone who might be interested in doing radio shows, comedy skits or other programs, as well as running the radio. Ivan noted that they are looking particularly for people who will be very interested in keeping the radio active once the group looses several members to graduation next year. Students with computer skills would be especially valuable to take over for Ivan and the group’s other senior computer genius, Jeremy Alexander. If you’d like to be a part of McKendree Radio, the organization meets at 4 P.M. on Mondays in the Hett lobby. You can also contact Annabelle Hedtkamp at amhedtkamp@mckendree. edu or Peter Palermo at pjpalermo@mckendree.edu for more information.
Martians and Dinosaurs Set to Invade the Hett
By Melissa Wilkinsin Staff Writer
Do you think Tom Cruise destroyed your favorite novel? Do you enjoy science fiction and adventure? Do you miss the Jurassic Park Movies? In October, the LA Theatre Works national tour will be presenting the double feature War of the Worlds and The Lost World. LA Theatre Works is the oldest radio theatre company in the country and has been touring
since 2005. This company has been widely broadcasted on XM, NPR, BBC, and many other English language networks. On October 30, 1938, Orson Wells broadcasted a dramatic story based on HG Wells’s novel of martians invading earth, adapted by Howard Kooch. The broadcast sent much of
America into a panic; not realizing it was just part of a show. The Lost World is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel of adventures in a prehistoric dinosaur filled land. Radio theatre, also known as audio theater, is a type of storytelling that focuses on dialogue, music, and sound effects. I asked a representative of the com-
By Braden Posey SGA President
begin, SGA Senators will be expected to be much On behalf of Student more involved in bettering Government, I would like the campus community. No to welcome everyone back longer will the President for another great year at alone bear the bulk of the McKendree University. As burden for SGA activities. some of you might know, the Instead, Senators will sign McKendree Student Govup for various committees ernment has a new elected and projects and take direct president this year, Braden responsibility for what they Posey (myself), and a whole sign up for. For example, host of new ideas and plans Student Government will for the future. To begin, be teaming up with the however, let me start with newly formed McKendree some of the successes of this Running club to create a summer. The sidewalk to race for charity starting at McKendree West, one of the McKendree in the spring. first priorities of the SGA, Individual senators have has been completed and will signed up to work on the provide a safe walking area project and those individufrom McKendree West to als will receive credit when the side streets leading to the race gets off the ground campus. SGA considers this next semester. Furthermore, an important addition beSenators will be expected to cause the sidewalk provides bring student comments and a protected area for walkers complaints to each meeting; in bad weather conditions, thus, please feel free to tell especially when icy in the any member of SGA your winter. Also, Upper Pearconcerns. son’s hall is currently being SGA is looking forward converted into a café with to this year and is hoping a broad and healthy menu. to improve our relationThe SGA was able to advise ship with both the student the administration regarding body of McKendree and the the menu choices and overadministration. If you are all appearance of the café interested in SGA please and are eagerly awaiting the feel free to email bjposey@ opening. mckendree.edu. We are curApart from the successes rently looking for Freshman of the summer, SGA has Senators for the school year numerous new ideas for the and anyone else interested in upcoming school year. To bettering McKendree! pany about the uniqueness of the performance. “Yes, there will be live sound effects for both War of the Worlds and The Lost World, just like radio theater style. But the actors will also have props, costumes, etc. They will carry scripts as props as well; the entire effect is very
exciting for the audience to watch.” says Marc J. Baylin of Baylin Artists Management One can only guess what the live sound effects will be like, so check out these thrills and chills of great literature on October 5th at 7:30 p.m. in the Hett.
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The Pledge Edge: Greek Life at McK By Ashley Dressler Staff Writer
provided at Meet the Greeks, Greek outsiders do not feel comfortable committing to a Greek week began last group they know relatively week with the customary nothing about. However, “Meet the Greeks” session to make it easier for potenat PAC, but how much do McKendree students actually tial pledges to commit, the McKendree Review has know about the fraternities gotten the scoop on the three and sororities on campus? sororities, two fraternities Not a whole lot, according and one service group here to several new students that on campus. attended the affair. Even Another reason why a though Meet the Greeks’ main purpose is to introduce great deal of McKendree potential pledges to each fra- students do not join a Greek ternity or sorority, not every organization seems to be because there aren’t any Greek organization makes houses. In typical Greek their intentions clear, causcommunities there are sororing possible Greek students to become confused and dis- ity and fraternity houses for the students to live together couraged about Greek life. in. However, Lebanon has Although the students a law against more than four involved in Greek life here people of the same sex livat McKendree are enthusiing together, because then astic and passionate about the house is considered to their fraternities and sororities, many new and returning be a brothel. “If that’s the case then they should probstudents do not share those ably get rid of the suites,” same feelings. Largely in part to a lack of information says sophomore Ashley
Hash about the out dated law. Perhaps this law needs a little updating, but as it stands now, we can not have Greek housing because we might become too promiscuous in larger groups. Money is always a consideration of McKendree students when deciding whether or not to join a Greek group. Being involved in Greek life means that a student has to pay dues and that doesn’t appeal to many students. This being true, a large number of students are scared away from joining because they don’t think they can afford it. However, one Greek member says, “You can find a Greek organization that isn’t expensive. If you join a national organization it can be...but most dues are under $30 and that is really all you pay unless you want t-shirts.” While the amount of money differs Continued on page 12
McK Sororities Alpha Omega
Founded: 1953 Advisor: Shirley Jacob President: Tabitha Touchette
Values: Building relationships and helping one another grow intellectually and socially Charity: Susan G. Komen
Kappa Lambda Iota
Founded: 1869 Advisor: Bethany Hill-Anderson President: Emily Thoman
Values: Friendship, Loyalty, Sisterhood Charity: Susan G. Komen
Kappa Sigma Tau Founded: 1974 Advisor: Alan Alewine President: Katie Eilers
Values: Sisterhood & Service Charity: Center for Autism, Susan G. Komen, Adopt a Highway, Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods
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Pledge Ctd. from group to group, the dues are typically cheaper than your monthly cell phone bill. If you’re willing to pay for text messaging every month then you should be just as willing to pay the same amount every six months to make new friendships and join a fraternity or sorority. The number one excuse that students give for avoiding going Greek is that they don’t have the time. “Between finding time to study, work, volunteer, spend time with family and sleep, its very difficult to find any extra time to pledge a fraternity or sorority. You have weekly meetings and group events. I have too much on my plate to add another responsibility,” says sophomore Tony Sanders about the foreseen obligations of
Greek life. However, what most students don’t understand is that the only real time-consuming part of the process is pledging. The pledging process, though it does take time, is only one semester and is a rewarding experience once its over. The weekly meetings last mostly an hour or so and wouldn’t take up much time at all. There are also plenty of Greek social activities that might take up a students’ time, but those are always optional. So now you have the information for each sorority and fraternity, you know why there currently aren’t any Greek housing, you know the dues aren’t so intimidating after all, and you found out you actually DO have time in your busy schedule for another activity. With all this knowledge, why wouldn’t you go Greek this upcoming spring semester?
Graduate school ctd. After one has decided on a destination and has figured out their life’s purpose to put in an essay on the application form, then comes the fun part – getting in! In order to successfully complete this last part of the beginning of one’s graduate career in business school he/ she has to take care of a few minor administrative steps. First, take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Second, fill out the application forms (nowadays showing a habit of leadership and involvement in extracurricular activities “on steroids” is highly preferred) and write the essays (ap-
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proximately four different ones for each university). Third, go to an interview, in case you are called in for one. No biggie if you are not. Usually a graduate institution would call applicants who the admissions committee just needs an extra look at to make up their mind, because they would not want to reject someone truly deserving. What this means is that it is your big chance to shine, because they do see the potential in you! The next step comes after being accepted. In case you might not be able to afford the whole 100K+ price for two years, it is time to apply for financial aid, merit scholarships, etc. The higher the rank of the university you are applying to, the higher
the amount of scholarship you could be awarded. But fret not if you are accepted and you somehow do not get awarded enough financial support. Most graduate schools will allow you to defer your acceptance for a year or two if you talk to them and share that you believe you would benefit more from getting some work experience before starting up your MBA. In overview of the facts, it is inevitable to recognize the importance of the degree of wisdom involved in one’s decisions and the level of self-awareness that one has to posses in order to be deemed eligible to attend the graduate program of his/her dreams, or even that of his/ her substitute choice.
McK Fraternities Sigma Nu
Phi Rho Chi (Ferox)
Founded: 1996 Advisor: Lester McQuaid President: Ben Pieper
Founded: 1963 Advisor: Janzten Eddington President: Matt McKendree
Values: Love, Truth and Honor Charity: St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Values: Outgoing, determined, caring, driven, socially responsible and socially active Charity: Ronald McDonald House and Food Outreach Program
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New McK Club Hits the Ground Running...Literally By Jake Wittenauer Contributing Writer
them in shape for their sport. Basically, if you can put one foot in front of the other, What is the first thing you meet the club’s requirethat comes to mind when ments. someone asks, “Would you This is the first year for like to join a running club?” the Running Club. It was a Many would not consider the idea, since the thought of surprise to me that McKendree, a school with such a running club just sounds like work, but McKendree’s a prestigious sports background, does not currently Running Club is anything offer a general but work. fitness proThe premise gram for the behind the club average stuis quite simple: dent. Because it’s an opportua substantial nity for students amount of and faculty alike students here to make conneceither play a tions on campus, sport or are meet new people, health constay healthy, and scious, it just have fun doing Running Club President Jake seemed like it. The best part Wittenauer a no brainer to is, there are no offer a program standards members these students could physimust meet to be in the club. It is a fully flexible program cally direct their energy into. Having played soccer that allows participants to all my life, I understand the come and go as they see fit. drive students and athletes The club is currently broken down into those who alike possess to set and conquer goals. It makes you feel enjoy power walking, those better about yourself and working to compete in their your abilities when you push first race(s), those who just yourself. I want students to like to run, and those who just want an activity to keep know this is what McKen-
dree’s Running Club is all about! When new members join, they will set a goal for themselves, whether it is to lose weight, compete in an upcoming race, or increase their speed, endurance, or overall physical shape. General strengthening and cross training (i.e. biking, swimming, etc) will also be provided. Future Running Club programs include evening group runs, traveling to compete in local/national races, and creating a 5k (3.2 mile) run for McKendree and Lebanon in the spring. Furthermore, members will receive a McKendree Running Club T-shirt and have the option of purchasing various personalized McKendree Running Club apparel (i.e. jerseys, track jackets, sweats, etc) If you are curious about the club and what it’s all about, feel free to visit a meeting, held weekly on Thursday evenings at 8pm in the McKendree West Clubhouse. Also, drop me a line through my email or join our facebook page: McKendree Running Club. God Bless!
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A Letter from the BSO By: Kristin N. Chism Contributing Writer It was just a little bit over twelve years that a group of students would meet at various locations and conduct meetings about what ever they deemed was important at the moment. The group had no charter and was not considered an official school club. The name of this so called club was Alpha. With the random meeting arrangements, Brent Reeves, Multi Cultural Affairs Director, thought it would serve the students better if they would form an official school club. Reeves felt passionate about this because he felt that one person’s voice is not as loud as a group of voices harmonizing together to make an issue heard. The former Alpha “club” was then formed into what is now known as the Black Student Organization, BSO for short. The name alone caused confusion amongst the student body. Their concern was that it was there solely for students of African descent. The anxieties the students were facing were not necessary because the BSO charter clearly states that any student of any race can be a part of the organization. Though BSO is open to students of all races, its ultimate goal is to promote black culture. BSO accomplishes some of the culture promoting through recruiting from different high schools, conducting various study groups, and volunteering in black com-
munities. The mission of BSO is to serve the McKendree University campus and Lebanon community through education, volunteerism and interaction between students and their peers. The McKendree BSO is here to help preserve, advance and promote the intellectual and social aspects of the African American culture. During some of the past years BSO was able to create classic memories of events that most people would not be able to do on their own. BSO throws some great parties and plans some exciting trips like the Back To School Pool Party and the trip to the Ebony Fashion Show to name a few. Along with the parties, BSO also takes part in fun informational trips to leadership conferences where students are able to gain insight about some of the roles African Americans play in today’s society. This year BSO is reaching deep and trying to help the African American community. The club is hoping get involved in conducting a bone marrow drive because African American donors are severely needed to help save the lives of dying patients on the transplant waiting list. Also, BSO would like to help the young and old alike to become registered to vote and help share why it is so important for people today be aware of what is going on with their government. So, if you like to meet new, interesting people that share some of the same goals and would like to help make a difference in the lives of people around them, then go check out the Black Student Organization.
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Vol. 87, No. 1 Finding Your Spouse in College: What Are the Odds? into a lasting relationship? Psychologists note that the intimate atmodiscovered that “Yeah, she’s only in sphere of college about 63% of college to get her MRS life and abundance female students degree.” How many times of people with believed they have you heard those words would find their similar education spoken about a college-age levels are two major future spouse in girl looking for the future qualities that act as college. Sociollove of her life among the forces of attraction ogy professor at dorms and lecture halls of among students. the University of a university? While such a Consequently, we Texas and co-auAt Murray State University, statement is often twisted thor of the study, it’s a tradition for spouses are more likely to with sarcasm, it’s true that a Norval Glenn, who met as students to nail marry those with their shoes to the “shoe tree” significant amount of colwhom we frequently claimed that just on campus. lege-age students, typically interact and who we over 15% of marwomen, expect to meet their ried or divorced women in feel share a common bond spouse-to-be while working America actually marry their with us. towards a degree of higher Unlike the young adults college sweetheart. educationredundant, is alSo why do so many high in college prior to the ready implied by “degree”. school graduates show up at 1960’s, today’s students are In a 2001 report called not as apt to consider matrithe university filled with a “Hooking Up, Hanging Out false sense of hope regarding mony while in school, a fact and Hoping for Mr. Right: which has led to a consistheir chances of stumbling tent increase in the average marriage age nationwide. Glenn’s study revealed that a majority of students regard college relationships as “recreational” rather than something that could last By Stephanie Coartney After battling feelings of their entire lives. inadequacy in response to This, however, is not alAssociate Editor his call to preach the Gosways the case for everyone, Born in Virginia on July pel, McKendree decided to especially those who don’t 6, 1757, William McKenbecome a Methodist minisshare the attitude that lasting dree was the first Methodter and was later elected as love will be found in casual ist Bishop to be born in bishop. He was most known hookups. Glenn believes America. While he was for his work establishing there’s still a strong possibilstill very young, McKenand securing the Methodity that people who attend dree served in the Patriot ist church throughout the college together do marry, Army during the RevoluWestern Conference and but they typically wait until tionary War and took on the riding the circuits in frontier several years after graduaposition of adjutant under communities. McKendree tion. General Washington’s aldied on March 5, 1835, at With a student body of lied forces. He witnessed the home of his brother near roughly 1400, McKendree firsthand General Cornwal- Nashville, Tennessee and is might not seem to be stalis’ famous surrender at currently buried at Vandertistically promising when it Yorktown in 1781, which bilt University in Nashville. comes to searching for your marked the end of Amerifuture spouse. Despite its ca’s struggle for indepensmall size, the university dence from Great Britain. hosts countless weddings of
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McK Match
By Stephanie Coartney College Women on Dating and Mating Today,” experts Associate Editor
McK Fact Attack:
William McKendree: More than Just a Name
Theresa Schmidt
David Hodges
Theresa is a junior whose idea of the perfect date is simply the old-fashioned kind of dinner and a movie. If she could be any type of car, Theresa would be a solar-powered golf cart “just because it’s way fun, has tons of energy, is all about the environment and is kind of dorky at times.” Her motto in life is “be happy and enjoy every minute!” Theresa’s main strengths are her positive attitude and passion for life, while her weakness is her occasional self-doubt. The first thing she notices about a guy is his sense of humor. Some interesting facts about Theresa are that she loves books, movies and music and has an uncanny ability to quote all three.
David is a senior whose idea of a perfect date involves “just being with someone who is interesting and can hold a good conversation.” If David could be any type of car, he would be a 2009 Nissan Skyline GT-R because of its sleek design style. Currently, his top priority in life is to secure a stable, enjoyable career. David’s main attribute is his ability to remain openminded, but he describes his weakness as “definitely the females.” The first thing he notices about a girl is her eyes. Some interesting facts about David are that he breakdances for cardio exercise and enjoys writing lyrics and poems and playing video games.
alumni every year. Just this past summer, Michael Prince ’07 and Kelly Boxdorfer ’08 were married at Shiloh United Methodist Church, and on September 6th of this year, Curtis Stahl ’06 and Monica Todich ’06 tied the knot on the sidewalk between the Chapel and Old Main. As editors of the Review, we thought it would be fun to begin a column this year called McK Match, in which an available single guy and girl will be featured in every edition with a few interest-
ing tidbits about each one. These first two were selected from among the editorial staff, but we are looking to our readers to submit the names of potential candidates for our future issues in the Hodge Podge boxes around campus.
Nominate your single friends for next month’s issue! Boxes are in PAC and Clark Lounges as well as in Old Main and Holman Library.
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Who Are These Guys?
A Look at the V.P. Candidates
By Theresa Schmidt Editor-in-Chief
Joseph “Joe” Biden Background: After graduating with a double major in History and Political Science at the University of Delaware in 1965 and a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1968, Joe Biden was elected as Delaware’s Senator in 1972, a position he has held to this day. He was the Chair of the Committee of the Judiciary from 1987 to 1995, and has been the Chair for the Committee on Foreign Relations since 2001. Biden has three children: two with his late wife Neila Hunter, who passed away in a car accident in 1972, and one from his marriage to his current wife Jill Jacobs in 1977. Strengths: After 35 years in the Senate, Biden has the experience that many voters worry Obama does not have, especially in foreign policy. As a native of Scranton, Penn., he offers the opportunity to tip this swing state Obama’s way, as well as other swing states such as Michigan and Ohio with large populations of the blue-collar workers that Obama has had such a hard time courting. Weaknesses: Obama’s choice of Joe Biden, an
established Senator in Washington, appears to conflict with his message of change. Biden also has difficulty watching what he says, which could prove to be a big liability for Obama. In addition, many Hillary Clinton supporters are seeing “Republican” red after Obama passed her over for the number two slot. A USA Today/Gallup Poll taken Aug. 28-30 reveals that only 47% of Clinton supporters say they are solidly behind Obama, with 30% saying they will vote for McCain, someone else or no one at all. For more information, visit: www.barackobama.com/ http://biden.senate.gov
age 44, has been married to Alaska native Todd Palin for 20 years, with whom she has five children.
Strengths: After tackling corruption in her own party in Alaska, Palin has earned a reputation for being a maverick and reformer, a distinct advantage when the Republican brand is tainted and President Bush has a 67% disapproval rating, according to RealClearPolitics poll from Aug. 18 to Aug. 24. In addition, Palin is a strong social conservative with the potential to motivate and mobilize the Republican base, which McCain has struggled to do.
Weaknesses: Palin’s inexperience jeopardizes McCain’s ability to label Obama as being inexperienced, as intense Sarah Palin fighting has broken out beBacktween the parties comparing ground: Obama and Palin. Another A journalgamble with Palin as V.P. ism major is who will define her first. from the Being relatively unknown, University Palin and the Republicans of Idaho, will have to move quick to Sarah define her and introduce Palin her to the public positively began her political career before the Democrats do so as mayor of Wasilla City, negatively. Finally, Palin’s Alaska from 1996-2002. lack of debate and national Palin was named chairman stage experience may make of the Alaska Oil and Gas her an easy target for debateConservation Commission in savvy Biden and the rest 2002, then pushed forward of the Democratic Party as to beat both the incumbent well. Republican governor and the Democratic nominee For more information, for Alaska Governor in visit: 2006. She was the youngest www.johnmccain.com/ and first woman elected as http://gov.state.ak.us/bio. governor of Alaska. Palin, html
Sept. 23, 2008
The 411 on Voting By Theresa Schmidt Editor-in-Chief We are looking at either the first African American President or the oldest man to be inaugurated President and the first woman Vice President. It is universal health care for all or tax credits for health insurance. This is a record shattering election of monumental importance, with two candidates who have very different views and ideas for the country. Your future will be impacted directly by the results of this election, so doesn’t it make sense that you should have a say in who wins it? Making the decision to vote is easy, but figuring out how to can often be confusing and complicated. I had some of the same questions you have: what do I have to do to register? How can I vote on Election Day when my home is in California and I’m stuck here in the cornfields of Illinois? I hope this lesson on Voting 411 makes it easier and less confusing for you to vote; after all, your future depends on it. Registration Basics In this age of technology, voter registration is easier than ever with many states offering voter registration forms online. The simplest and easiest way to register to vote is to visit www.eac. gov and click on “Register to Vote” under “Resources for Voters” in the right-hand column. This will take you to the National Mail Voter Registration Form, which you can use to register to vote regardless of what
state you are from (the only exceptions are North Dakota, Wyoming and New Hampshire). In addition to the standard information (name, home address, etc.), you will be required to submit proof of identification either as a copy with your application or at the polling place on Election Day. Proof of identification includes a current and valid photo identification or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or government document that shows your name and address. Otherwise, simply complete the application (be sure to follow all directions exactly!) and mail it to the address listed for your state in the directory following the actual application. Finally, in order to vote in the Presidential Election on November 4, 2008, you must submit your voter registration application before your state’s deadline. For a list of registration deadlines, go back to www.eac.gov and click on “Voter Information Center” in the left-hand column. Specifically, the deadline for Illinois is Tues., Oct. 7th and Wed., Oct. 8th for Missouri. Absentee Voting First, you must be registered to vote in order to request an absentee ballot application, so make sure you read and complete “Registration Basics” before tackling absentee voting. Compared to voter registration, obtaining an absentee ballot can be a little trickier, Continued on page 16
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Vol. 87, No. 1 Waste Not, Want Not: Eating Habits at Ames times as they want. Because of this, meal plan holders are not obligated to pick their Many have noticed that entire meal in the first run, there is a significant waste of or even the second. Despite food at Ames Dinning Hall. the widespread awareness As a result, several concerns of this situation, food is still have been raised about the going to waste. abundant portions of meals The circumstance dethat go to scribed waste, and The national average of above more immay not wasted food in the US be apparportantly, about the is about 163 pounds ent for attitudes incoming per person. of those freshmen who fail who have to acknowledge the issue of been in school for a few world hunger. The casual weeks. For those of us who observer may see a simple have eaten at Ames in previdish unfinished but closer ous semesters, the issue has observation shows a much come to a point that requires more alarming reality. an evaluation. Pizza, meats, cakes, beverShazad Baig has worked ages and other foods find as the general manager of their way to the trashcan Ames Dinning Hall for after being carelessly added several years and therefore to trays. has witnessed the habits of The meal plan at Ames a wide variety of students. Dinning Hall is designed to His job consists of managing allow students to come back all food services required by into the food area as many the University, which in-
By Carlos Marin Staff Writer
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cludes the ordering, preparation, storage and service of meals and foods. When Shazad was asked to describe and define the problem, he remarked that there is in fact a significant waste of food at Ames. He also stated that wasteful habits are not only characteristic of meal plan holders, but of everybody. Shazad indicated that last semester several pro-environmental organizations performed an exercise in which the amount of unconsumed food was measured. “From what I remember it was over 100 pounds a day,” To understand why the waste of food is a concern, one should look at hunger statistics. According to the United Nations, 854 million people suffer from malnutrition. One out of every seven people is not able to access adequate amounts of food. In some countries, especially in southern and central Africa, about a third of the entire population is undernourished. According to Bread for the World, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting hunger, one child every five seconds dies from hunger related disease. Thirty five and a half million Americans live in households considered to be food insecure. In contrast to these statistics, the national average of wasted food in the US is about 163 pounds per person. This amount would, in theory, be more than enough to feed those who fail to receive adequate nutrition. In addition, it is also impor-
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since it is more specific to the state and county in which you reside. To find out the specific rules for your county, visit www. longdistancevoter.org and click on “Get Your Absentee Ballot” under “Voter Tools” in the right-hand column. Click on your home state, and then scroll down to “Absentee Voting.” This is where the different states start going in different directions; some, like Missouri, will offer an Absentee Voter Application directly online for you to print and mail to the address provided. However, some states such as Illinois will only provide a link for finding your local election authority, after which you will be asked to provide or find your hometown jurisdiction or county from a list. If you are unsure of what jurisdiction your home is in, visit quickfacts.census.gov/ cgi-bin/qfd/lookup. After choosing or finding your home county, the contact information for your election authority will appear along with a website address if your county has one, in which case an absentee
ballot may still be available online for you to print and mail. Otherwise, you will need to contact your election authority to request an absentee voter application by mail or fax. Lastly, in order to vote using an absentee ballot in the Presidential Election on November 4, 2008, you must submit your absentee voting application before the deadline. Specifically, the deadline for Illinois is Thurs., Oct. 30th and Wed., Oct. 29th at 5 p.m. for Missouri. Also, pay close attention to the deadline for turning in your completed Absentee Ballot; this date can also be found on your home state page at www.longdistancevoter.org. Voting is one of the most important ways you can affect American policies and decisions. As the famous American writer Louis L’Amour said, “One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Once you have completed your voter registration and absentee ballot application, take the time to research the candidates, their policies and their proposals. If you have any problems or questions, contact Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Ann Collins at avcollins@mckendree.edu.
tant to note that hunger is present around McKendree’s community and in Lebanon, where some families and individuals are not able to obtain meals for themselves and their relatives. Dishroom attendant Elias Melly provided a simple but promising solution for the
problem of wasted food on campus. In his view, “people should grab what they are going to eat for sure, grab what they can take, and then come back for more if they want.” Meal plan holders should “take fewer drinks and use their common sense.”
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The Soapbox By Kendra Sigafoos Assistant Editor
A lot of students on this campus are at McKendree for more than just an education; many are here for athletics. Unfortunately, with so many sports at McKendree, (hockey, volleyball, soccer, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, track, basketball, cheerleading, etc.), practices must be scheduled depending upon the availability of our limited space, so class conflicts are inevitable. Recently, a classmate of mine left class early for “practice” with the permission of the professor. I saw the same classmate less than half an hour later in another building on campus, clearly not participating in a sport. Perhaps practice was canceled, but it got me thinking: are there consequences to getting out of class early for practice, or are athletes just “excused?” Several athletes told me that their coaches insist that classes come first; however, one may assume that some coaches may unknowingly develop biases against student’s whose class schedules conflict with practice. Athletes with non-conflicting schedules may become more appealing to coaches, and may receive unintentional favoritism. Class conflicts can also cause a student to arrive to class late if practice started before class Arriving late
to practice can mean a student misses out on developing their skills. Not getting adequate practice time means not getting what may be necessary to improve athletic capabilities. After discussing this topic with a few faculty members, I learned some interesting things about McKendree’s attendance policies. Sure, we’re in college and we can decide when to go to class and if we’re going to study, but it doesn’t just end there. Even if you decide to skip your lectures and only go to class for tests, that doesn’t mean there won’t be penalties. McKendree University Professors are given the right to institute their own attendance policies. One may never require you to attend class, but another may deduct points if you miss even once. This decision is left entirely up to the professors themselves, and every policy differs. Even though McKendree sends lists to all faculty members listing students involved in athletics, professors are not required to excuse these athletes when they’re absent due to games or practice. Schedule conflicts aren’t limited to athletes by any means. Students in debate, band, theatre, and RSO are all subject to conflicts because of their campus involvements. Meetings and practices are scheduled Continued on page 18
Sept. 23, 2008
The Issue of the Issue: Parking park close and the upperclassman park farther since the freshmen are This month’s issue is new to the campus.” about: PARKING. As we Sophomore Shilpa all know, the parking at McKendree is designated by Hamilton letters, which are determined “Where I park is too far by grade level; A for the from campus, on the faculty, B for upperclassman C lot. I and C for freshman. Before feel they 7am and after 7pm you can park anywhere you desire. need to For some, parking outside let everythose hours are a hassle. I one park have randomly selected a anywhere student representative from not deeach grade level to fill us in pending on credit hours! on their parking situations and how they feel about the Freshman and transfer parking situation at McKen- students are considered dree: as freshman and should Freshmen Christen be able to park in the Roberts A/B parking lot until “I park on they get used to the the C lot school. Or at least have of McKa few designated spots endree, in the A/B lot that are and I hate first come first serve.” it because Junior Candice Carter it’s such an inconvenience. I live on campus in the dorm and the walk is very far. I feel very unsafe on the walk back. My suggestion would “I have to park on the be to let the freshmen freshman lot, and I feel By Jessica Bell Staff Writer
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it’s not fair because there are so many other close places to park that aren’t in use. If I could change the parking it would be on a first come first serve basis. I also feel like even if we are parked in the wrong parking places we should get a warning before a ticket.” Senior Jessica Ready “I love my parking location because it’s really close, considering I live in Walton. I wouldn’t change the parking placements. Even though, when I was a freshman, I felt far parking was a little unfair, I think seniority is how it’s supposed to be.“ Got an idea for next issue’s issue? Send us an e-mail at mckreview@mckendree. edu.
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Soapbox Ctd. to accommodate the most members involved, but that may mean for some missing a class or missing a rehearsal. The only way to avoid scheduling conflicts all together is to remain uninvolved. For most, this is impossible. McKendree offers so many opportunities for outreach, new experiences, and fun that to stay out of extra curriculars would mean missing out on the college experience. Those who came to McK for athletics, many with scholarships, can’t help but face scheduling conflicts. Because there are no set rules for attendance, and because there are only so many hours in a day, nearly all McKendree students will face some type of scheduling conflict. McKendree is a small University so the availability of courses you may need to graduate varies. Therefore it is important to consider all aspects of your college experience, both inside and outside the class-
room, before making your schedule. The best bet is to address the issue with your professor personally. Don’t assume that they know your schedule or that they will make an exception for you, and don’t assume that because you’re an athlete, or in theater, band, choir, or and RSO that you’ll automatically be excused. Find a way to work around the conflicts with the help of your professor, or figure out a way to make up points you may lose. Remember, when you’re planning your semester schedules and scheduling your RSO meetings, that if you miss a class you may be lowering your own grade. If you miss practice, or even just part of practice, you may be hindering yourself athletically. Consider your schedule carefully and don’t assume that you can fit thirty minutes worth of activities into a ten minute break between classes, or that your lecture or lab will let out early enough for you to make it to practice on time.
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The Flies in Ames’ Ointment By Shawn Printy Staff Writer
to be waved away from our mashed potatoes and pizza. Typhoid fever, cholera, But, in reality, these buzzing bacillary dysentery, tubernuisances become pestilent culosis, anthrax ophthalmia, carriers of disease. They infantile diarrhea, gastroenspend just as much time in teritis and parasitic worms. rotting food and fecal matIt sounds like Strangely enough, ter, dead animals a nightmare of and garbage as the school seems to they do landing on diseases that have other priori- our food. Deadly you would find in a government ties on its agenda pathogens spread funded research and budget than this way. Luckily, laboratory, but student health and no one has fallen unfortunately seriously ill as a safety. for McKendree result of this unstudents and hygienic tide, or if faculty, these bacteria are all they have, it is not traceable carried by Musca domestica, to the poor pest management or, the common housefly. inherent in our dining hall. These are the very same Strangely enough, the ones that infest Ames Dining school seems to have other hall. priorities on its agenda and Everyone who has eaten budget than student health in Ames has noticed the and safety. Repaving the abhorrent fly infestation, but parking lot, which was in most of us just see them as serviceable condition before a nuisance, just something was recently completed,
while the health hazard that are the flies are free to use Ames as their personal playground. Action needs to be taken to eradicate the threat to our health. If the school would put forth the effort to actively eliminate the flies, they could be purged within one or two breeding cycles, which equates to roughly a month. But instead, the school meagerly fights back with the highly ineffective lovely blue mood lighting in Ames. Next time you see flies making targets out of your food, consider the diseases that they carry, and think about who is allowing them to do these things. Being proactive is the foundation of public health, because prevention eliminates the burden on the already taxed healthcare system.
The Review Crew Staff Writers: Sarah Adams, Michael Anderson, Chelsea Arnold, Jessica Bell, Stephanie Coartney, Tirzah Dawson, Ashley Dressler, Mariano Flowers, Emily Gavilsky, Miranda Linneman, Carlos Marin, Nicole Neal, Maia Paluska, Eric Pingolt, Shawn Printy, Deanne Puloka, Christen Roberts, Theresa Schmidt, Kendra Sigafoos, Ivan Stoyanov, Anastasia Tompkins and Melissa Wilkinsin.
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Lest We Forget
America’s veterans, we say Regiment members were found in the southeast corner ‘thank you’ as we proudly demonstrate—McKendree of the cemetery. They were remembers!” On Friday, 23 May 2008, the graves of Jesse Brandt A prayer of Chaplain and William Ogden. Flowa Memorial Day ceremony Tim Harrison followed ers of red, white and blue was held in the southeast the speech by Mr. Willett. carnations were placed on corner of College Hill Then there was a sword the gravesites, in addition Cemetery by members of presentation as Mr. Wilthe McKendree community. to small American flags and lett commanded, “Present decorative ribbons. Hopefully that ceremony Arms.” Afterward, taps As Noon bells chimed in was the first of more to come Bothwell Chapel on May 23, were sounded by the bugler, in a new tradition that may Alex Bigley. Followflowers and colevolve at McKendree Uniing taps, the commands ors were posted versity. of “Order Arms” and on the graves. A Memorial Day is a day “Recess” were given. solemn ceremoto set aside, honor, and pay The colors detail was ny commenced. respect to those who died then marched across Mr. Ed Wilin our nation’s wars, but the the street to D lot to lett, Director of ceremony on 23 May also conclude the ceremony. Operations and focused on a unit known Although the cer117th Regiment as “McKendree’s own” emony was the first Reenactment –the 117th Illinois Infantry of its kind, it attracted Commander, Regiment in the Civil War. Frank Austin, wearing an proceeded with authentic 117th Illinois a sizable crowd and The nucleus of the unit was the ceremony as Infantry Regiment uni- received substantial composed primarily of men he said, “Today form at the ceremony publicity in local from McKendree College. newspapers. Mr. Wilwe honor the The unit was active from lett remarked, “McKendree veterans of our wars, both September 1862 to August history runs so deep and is past and present…” Em1865. so rich, and a small part of phasizing a most pertinent McKendree College aspect, he said: “It is proper that history was our role in had only three buildings in the Civil War.” that these men of the 117th 1862—Bothwell Chapel, Hopefully the ceremony Infantry Regiment of the Wildy Hall and Old Main. of May 23 was the beginning Civil War (also known as the These buildings remain in of a new tradition for McKuse today. In that year, men McKendree Regiment) are endree. Since that time, two of McKendree came forward rendered honors by our instimore graves of 117th Illinois tution. These honored dead to form a unit to fight in a Infantry Regiment members resting here answered the war at a perilous time. The have been found in College unit fought in six battles and call to serve at a time when Hill Cemetery—including thirteen skirmishes as it saw sectional differences threatened to divide our nation…” a former professor of lanaction in six states. Eleven guages. Anyone interested After mention of hardships men were either killed in in participating in the proaction or mortally wounded, endured and a proud legacy gram, or supporting the but more than ten times that for McKendree, Mr. Willett program in any way, should said: “One thing is crystal number died of disease. contact either McKendree clear—they fought for the With the ceremony of Public Safety Officer Frank union of our great nation. 23 May, the service and Austin or Operations DirecFor that we can be grateful sacrifice of the McKendtor Ed Willett. Plans are in and we must never lose the ree Regiment for the union the making for expansion of victories that they won.” cause was honored and Mr. Willett concluded his ceremonies and hopefully remembered. In days prior new traditions will evolve, to the ceremony, two graves speech by saying: “To these lest we forget. of the 117th Illinois Infantry honored here and to all of
By Frank Austin Public Safety Officer
Sept. 23, 2008
There's Something in the Foam
By Kendra Sigafoos Assistant Editor
groping and mostly uninvited touching that certainly crossed lines of propriety at I couldn’t hide my surfoam parties. prise last semester when “That’s why people go,” I saw the pink flyer with bubble lettering on a table in one student told me. I did a little research Piper Lounge. “Foam Party” when I got home. I found was scrawled across the top stories about people who’d of the paper and below it advertised the Lair Pit as the fallen at foam parties, hit their heads, and suffered location. I snatched up the long term damage. I also flyer and stated to no one in particular that I was shocked found a story about a woman who was found dead in the that there would be a foam foam during clean up. Two party on the McKendree brothers in Turkey were campus! electrocuted to death when a “This is not just any frafoam machine short-circuitternity party -- it’s a ‘’foam ed during a foam party. party,’’ a sweaty, alcoholsoaked bacchanalia [a riout- Sure, these are rare situous, drunken festivity] that’s ations. It’s not likely that someone will a little like It seems that foam par- die on the taking an enormous ties are an excuse for McKendree campus during bubble bath students to cluster to- a foam party with hungether, nearly naked, and – but it does dreds of have anonymous public happen. strangers,” Urbanforeplay! says rollingdictionary. stone.com. com defines a foam party as When I’d gone to school “A party where you dance at Southern Illinois Univermadly in mounds of foam. sity at Carbondale, foam Otherwise known as a wet parties were really popular orgy.” One comment on the and I knew a lot of people website said that the writer who went, though I never actually saw people having did. I also knew a girl who, sex in the foam at a party. while at a foam party, was dancing when a strange man Another website said, “the suggested attire for women came up and stuck his hand down the front of her pants! is bra and panties or a bikini and for men it is shorts or This was reason enough for boxers.” It further said that me to never attend. Also, the usual conversations were I’ve never before heard of a foam party being hosted on a apologies from one guy to another for accidental gropcollege campus. ing because one thought the I told the other students that I was surprised McKen- other was a girl. It seems dree would host such a party. that foam parties are an excuse for students to cluster I told them about the girl together, nearly naked, and I’d known and about what have anonymous public I’d always assumed to be
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foreplay! It seems further to be an opportunity for rape and molestation. And the conditions are hardly sanitary. Potential death aside, sanitation is hardly possible in a foam party. Sure, the foam is made from soap, naturally sanitary, but the potential for contamination is high. I imagine that few people wear shoes in the foam. Imagine if someone were to throw up in the foam; no, that’s not foam between your toes, it’s vomit. And, if a couple acts the
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way described in the comment from urbandictionary.com, any bodily fluid exchanged during sex has the potential to mix with the foam. One McKendree student told me that high school students had previously snuck into foam parties. If this is true, than supervision is certainly lacking at foam parties and the potential dangers become a bigger possibility. All the foam parties I’ve heard of involve alcohol. McKendree doesn’t allow drinking on campus, but what is to stop students from drinking before?
Great perspective on love and how we humans often botch it. Well-written, thought-provoking and inspiring. At the same time of the foam party last semester, McKendree was plastered with posters with images of vaginas and penises covered in venereal diseases. What a contradiction a foam party on campus is! Is McKendree promoting this kind of questionable behavior? With injuries, death, and rape happening at foam parties, they hardly seem like a sensible or safe student activity. Certainly safety with sex isn’t being pursued on the McKendree campus when foam parties are rounding out the school year. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to hear
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about a foam party at a local bar; it would bring in patrons and generally, groping in bars is a given. You rarely see posters advocating safe sex in bars. But McKendree’s stance on safe sex and STD’s seems to send the opposite message of a foam party. What kind of messages are we sending to students and to parents by promoting foam parties? Promoting a foam party is promoting the dangers and questionable behaviors that occur at them. McKendree is doing just that by hosting one on its campus.
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Cross Country Ready to Run By Emily Gavilsky Staff Writer
qualified for the National meet last year, which is a true testament of her hard Sophy Yapsabila is ready work. As a leader, Yapsabila to run this season. Yapsabila believes that her team needs has already gained a 13th to have a positive attitude overall finish at Washington towards practice and compeUniversity, and will contition. tinue to better her running “It’s an important optimes as the season goes portunity to compete and we on. Yapsabila, a senior, will need to support each other be the top competias teammates both tor for the Women’s physically and Cross Country team. mentally.” YapA native of Uganda, sabila, a diligent Yapsabila seems destudent, also emtermined and focused phasizes academon her goals. She ics. “As we work stated, “My goal Senior Sophy Yapsabila hard to make it for this season is to to nationals, we train hard to gain endurance. should put much effort forth I believe in training hard in terms of our academics in because when I put much order to get good grades at effort into training, the comthe end of the semester.” petition will always be easy. The team has three other As my friends say, train hard members, all who are new and win easy. to McKendree, including “I will be able to top my perAirika Tyler, Jasmine Penny formance from last year by and KC Root. following coach’s program On the men’s team is every day and also working Elias Melly, a transfer on hills, repeats, intervals student and native of Keand speed work. After the nya. Melly qualified for the workout, I will make sure National Cross Country that I get enough rest to Championship last season recover.” while attending Missouri As the lone senior on the Valley College. Like Yapsquad, Yapsabila plays a sabila, Melly shares the idea major leadership role. She of “train hard, win easy” and
will look to that as his main focus this season. “As a team, all we need is to be focused, have serious training, stick to our coaches instruction, and, finally to do the right thing at the right time at the right place. It is a matter of positive attitude.” Melly has a personal goal of breaking his time in the five mile run. He is hoping for a time under 25 minutes and 15 seconds. Melly, who succeeds in the classroom as well as in running, stresses his studies. “As a team we should strive towards balancing athletics with our studies. At the end of the day, it is education that brought us to college and our GPA is what determines our eligibility for sports.” Melly is joined by 12 other runners including Mike Mendez, who ranked 50th at Eastern Illinois University. Carlos Marin is the lone senior on the squad, but is joined by juniors Jeff Brown, and Devin Williams. The other 8 runners are all first-year student-athletes. The cross country teams will be back in action in Carbondale on September 27th.
Did You Know? Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. Marilyn Monroe, when inquiring about modeling work, was told, “You better learn secretarial work or else get married.” When Lucille Ball began studying to be an actress in 1927, she was told by the head instructor of the John Murray Anderson Drama School, “Try another profession. Any other.”
Sept. 23, 2008
Hockey Team Hits the Ice
lost. I hope that our team will recognize these efforts and take on a similar lifeThe McKendree Hockey style as well.” team comes off an impresThe team will be favored sive season last year where this season due to their they were crowned chamwinning ways last year, but pions of the MACHA SilHaeffle believes the team ver Division. This year the needs to take it one game at team will look to match that a time and focus intently on achievement, with many key each, rather than focusing players returning. Providing on making it to the National leadership for the Bearcats is Tournament. “Nationals Ryan Haeffle, is not really the now a gradufocus of our team ate student at this time. We are at McKendgoing to take our ree. He had games one step at 6 goals last a time in hopes of season, and maintaining a winis now one ning season, and if Senior Scott Roberts of the Captains. invited to nationals, Haeffle stated that he and his we will then begin to focus teammates have some major on competing at the national goals this year. Haeffle level.” listed that they would like In addition to Haeffle, coto “perform to our greatest Captain Nick Dreyer will see potential in class and on the a great amount of playing ice, represent McKendree by time after leading scoring being positive role models with 39 goals, while assistin the classroom, in society, ing another 29 goals last and on the ice, winning the season. Joining Dreyer will MACHA Silver Division be fellow senior and Captain Championship for the secChris Donahue. Last season, ond year in a row, and bring he had 22 assists and five more interest into McKengoals. The other co-captains dree Hockey in hopes of atare seniors Scott Roberts tracting more fans and future and Brooks Boeschen. Robplayers to the organization.” erts was 2nd in goal scorWhen asked about his ing last year with 34, while leadership role, Haeffle Boeschen had eight assists. indicated that it is a great Seniors Zach Crawford, who honor. “I am very proud to had 10 goals last season, and be recognized as a leader of Z.T. Evans with 12 assists, the team. I have tried to be will both be dominant forces a leader on and off the ice for the team in 2008. by working hard, playing The Bearcats are curwith dignity and pride for rently 1-1, and will host the name on the front of the Robert Morris on October jersey, and never losing hope 10th at 8 p.m. in Fairview even when hope may seem Heights.
By Emily Gavilsky Staff Writer
Sports Vol. 87, No. 1 Volleyball Team Aces Competition By Emily Gavilsky Staff Writer
Everyone is becoming more confident in themselves, which makes us a The Bearcat Volleystronger team. We need to ball team is on a roll this trust that everyone will do season, currently with 5 their “jobs” to make us the wins. The team looks to best team we can be.” senior Katelyn Kombrink The team has 3 other for blocks, attacks and seniors, including Lindsay leadership. Kombrink, an Amerson, Dana Maedge All-Region and All-Conand Jessica Ellsworth. ference starter from last Amerson, a right side season, has a positive out- hitter, will be very versalook for this year’s team. tile on the court. Maedge Kombrink stated, “I love brings solid setting skills how we all get a long with to the team and Ellsworth each other and there are will offer hard work and no problems on the team. leadership. Another AllThis makes Conference playing volplayer from last leyball fun.” year, Dani ColWhen asked lins will join the about goals for hitting squad. this season, Transfer Andrea Kombrink Lucas has made explained, an impact in all “I really just of the Bearcat want to have wins with both Senior Katelyn Kombrink a winning kills and digs. season and Rounding out the have our team play to the junior class are Lauren best of our ability. Some Sarver and Kristina Paisley personal goals of mine are who are both in their first that I want to be a stronger seasons with the Varsity blocker and try my best to squad. Sarver will fill the close every block. I also role of a defensive spewant to do well with my cialist, while Paisley will hitting and serving.” To be counted on for outside accomplish those goals, hitting. Sophomores Carrie the team will need to work Brickey and Lindsay Gray, on communicating on the along with newcomers court, according to KomMelissa Bayer and Kaitlin brink. “We are a younger Kollman will also look to team that has not played make immediate impacts together long, so I was this season. worried about or commuThe team will face nication. Communication their next conference opon the court still needs ponent on September 26 improvement, but is going at 3 p.m. at home. good. So far I think we have improved each game.
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A New Sport at McK? By Tirzah Dawson Staff Writer Ever heard of a team chasing a ball with a net-like stick across a field? Do not feel bad if it is all Greek to you; it was not always in my vocabulary either. Apparently, a group of people chasing a ball with a stick is a popular sport called lacrosse. Lacrosse’s roots can be traced back to Native American religion. At that time, lacrosse was played for purposes such as healing and war preparation. The sport eventually transformed into a modern game, which has grown popular throughout the U.S. The youth in particular are avid players of lacrosse with an estimated 200,000 high school players. It is also a prominent sport at the NCAA level. Apparently, it is rising in its popularity. What is lacrosse all about? The US Lacrosse website describes the sport as being a “combination of basketball, soccer and hockey.” The players are equipped with a stick – known as the crosse- which they use to throw, catch and scoop the ball. The object of the game is to shoot the ball into the opponent’s goal. The team with the most points wins.
will be offered as a “club” I first heard of lacrosse last semester when there was program. The program is a member of the Central talk of McKendree University adding it to the athletics Plains Women’s Lacrosse program. It has become offi- League (CPWLL) and also associated with the United cial now. Starting the 2009States Lacrosse Women’s 10 school year, McKendree Division of Intercollegiate will be adding a women’s Associates (USA-WDIA). lacrosse team. Although a men’s lacrosse For some time now, McKendree has been considering team is currently being considered, there is no definite adding another women’s sport. The possibilities other decision as to when one will actually be formed. than lacrosse McKendree is going included to observe the womswimming and en’s program first and field hockey. see how that turns out Because of before making any the factors final decisions on a that had to men’s program. be taken into Will lacrosse be consideration awaited for with (i.e., facilianticipation? Dr. ties, schedules Photo courtesy of Google Reynolds views the and interests), Images sport as growing in lacrosse was popularity around chosen out this area and the rest of the of the three sports. Once a Midwest. Because it is espelacrosse team is started, it cially increasing at the high will be played on the Leemon Field during the spring school levels, many incoming McKendree athletes will semester. most likely be interested in Dr. Todd Reynolds, president of Student Affairs, joining the lacrosse team. said that there are many sur- Current athletes, as well, will probably be involved in rounding colleges that have lacrosse. women’s lacrosse teams. So come spring of next Some of these colleges are school year, show your Saint Louis University, Bearcat pride and be one of Washington University and the first to cheer (or play) Missouri Baptist UniverMcKendree’s first lacrosse sity. McKendree’s program game ever!
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Sept. 23, 2008
The Top Five Reasons to Attend a Bearcat Game By Mariano Flowers Staff Writer 1. Our athletic teams are good! Our teams here at McKendree University are really good considering that each one of our varsity teams in the fall are ranked top 25 nationally in the NAIA and some among the top 10 in the nation. Every varsity team also has members that are all-Americans, all-conference athletes on the field and in the classroom. Plus, we have some great coaches. How many schools can say that they have a head coach in men’s basketball who is already in the NAIA Hall of Fame and the all-time leader in wins at the men’s fouryear collegiate level? Harry Statham is the only one in the country that can say he has accomplished this. Not only is he a great basketball coach, but he is also a great
athletic director. Statham was named the 2007-08 AMC Athletic Director of the Year. This is the last time anyone will be honored with the award because Statham was the final NAIA Region V AD of the Year recipient. We are also blessed to have a future Hall of Famer in Carl Poelker, the head coach of the varsity football team. He has brought the football program out of nothing to one of the best teams in the nation. It has been ranked nationally every year since I’ve been here and has a 99% graduation rate of its players. That is truly amazing. 2. You pay for the games, so why not go? I don’t know if everyone realizes this, but when you apply to attend McKendree you are not only paying for your tuition, but also a $250 student activity fee. What is this fee, you ask? It’s your
ticket to every athletic event distances to come when all here that McKendree offers you have to do is leave your on campus. Don’t let your dorm, suite or apartment to money go to waste! attend a game. 3. Your friends and fellow 4. Come experience an students appreciate your athletic event you never support! attended before. As an athlete myself, I We have 20 different wouldn’t like it if I looked varsity teams here at McKup in the stands at a home endree with the addition of football game and didn’t see another one in the spring. any of my peers. Our proThere will be a women’s grams here have some great lacrosse team in the spring athletes, and they work hard making it the 21st athto get in shape letic program in to compete and All you have to do school history. win for our is leave your dorm, There are some school. Waking suite or apartment to sports that you up at 6 a.m. may never have attend a game. every morning had the opporto watch film tunity of seeing in person and lift weights isn’t fun, before, such as a hockey or but winning doesn’t come soccer game. Plus, everyone easy. You have to put in remembers how fun attendsome hard work, and it feels ing a varsity game was in good to know that work is high school. The same feelappreciated. Yes, it’s nice to ing can be here at McKendsee your parents and famree if you come to the games ily come to the games, but with Bearcat Pride and cheer often they have to drive long on our teams. There are fun
things going on throughout tournaments, such as 50/50 raffles and free prizes like Bearcat t-shirts. 5. When you have free time, check out a Bearcat team. People frequently say they are bored when there is actually so much to do at McKendree. No matter what day of the week it is, there is usually at least one sport that has a game. You don’t want to be the one to hear how a friend of yours on the soccer team scored the game winning field goal to take the team to the national championship tournament, and you missed it because you were too busy watching television. What a lame excuse! So come out, show some Bearcat spirit and support our student-athletes and coaches who work their hardest to win for good ole’ McK.
Upcoming Home Games Volleyball
Soccer
9/26/2008 MPCC, 3 p.m.
9/27/2008 (M) Leemon Field, 5 p.m.
9/26/2008 MPCC, 7 p.m.
9/27/2008 (W) Leemon Field, 7 p.m.
9/27/2008 MPCC, 10 a.m.
9/30/2008 (W) Leemon Field, 7 p.m.
9/27/2008 MPCC, 2 p.m.
10/1/2008 (M) Leemon Field, 7 p.m.
9/30/2008 MPCC, 7 p.m.
10/9/2008 (JV M) Leemon Field, 7 p.m.
10/7/2008 MPCC, 7 p.m.
10/11/2008 (W) Leemon Field, 7 p.m.
10/13/2008 (JV) MPCC, 5 p.m.
10/14/2008 (M) Leemon Field, 7 p.m.
10/13/2008 (JV) MPCC, 7 p.m.
10/16/2008 (JV M) Leemon Field, 6 p.m.
10/16/2008 (JV) MPCC, 5 p.m.
10/21/2008 (W) Leemon Field, 7 p.m.
10/16/2008 MPCC, 7 p.m.
10/24/2008 (W) Leemon Field, 7 p.m.
Men’s Hockey 10/10/2008 Fairview Heights, Ill., 8 p.m. 10/11/2008 Fairview Heights, Ill., 3 p.m. 10/24/2008 Fairview Heights, Ill., 8 p.m.
Men’s Football 10/11/2008 Leemon Field, 1:30 p.m. 10/12/2008 (JV) Leemon Field, 1 p.m. 10/20/2008 (JV) Leemon Field, 6 p.m.
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Soccer Teams Go for the Goal-d
By Emily Gavilsky Staff Writer
winner. Goalkeeper Liz Yanko, who has 2 shutouts The women’s soccer team and only 2 goals against her this season, will also be a will look to junior Kelsey major part of the defensive Johnson for leadership, as effort. The team includes well as solid defense. Last several upperclassseason, Johnson men including Katewas named a Firstlyn Cleveland, Sarah Team All-ConferEckelkamp, Theresa ence player, and Kaiser, Sam Hartin her first season man, Lindsay Freeshe was the AMC man, Erin Spotanski, Freshman of the Megan Ansley, Kyla Year. Johnson, a junior from Gran- Junior Kelsey Johnson Nighohossian, Brittany Lowell, Lindsey ite City, has four Ponder, Sarah Brede and assists and one goal on the season, and their defense has Ashley Varns. 11 first year athletes will also play key only allowed 3 goals thus roles for the Bearcats this far. Johnson said her team season. “has tremendous talent and The team is now ranked we get along great.…we 25th in the nation and will work together well and are look to improve their reimproving every game and cord on September 27th at practice.” The Bearcats are 7 p.m. at Leemon Field. looking forward to making an appearance at the National Tournament. Johnson stated, “Our goals for this season are to win conference and make it to Nationals. We really want to make it to the final four, but we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. We are taking one game at a time.” The team will also look to junior Sarah Ryan, who leads the team with nine goals. Ryan comes off an impressive season where was a First team All-Conference selection, as well as an Academic All-Conference
Men’s Senior Midfield Ryan Miller had a lot to be happy about two weeks ago. The Bearcat Men’s Soccer team was voted as the number eighth ranked team in the nation, after winning five consecutive games. Miller, the team captain, stated that his team needs to continue to “play as a unit with everyone giving 100% and believe in ourselves so we can win the big games. As
a captain, I just try to get the team to work as a unit to get the victories we need and to get team chemistry up.” The Bearcats have many new faces, as Miller and sophomore Max Stainmez are the lone returning starters. Miller stated “Our team does have a lot of new people, but we are playing as a true team and playing great together. It is going to be an exciting season with some exciting games for us. We want fans to come check us out.” Stainmez has five goals and one assist, followed by first-year Fraser Williams, who tallied three goals and five assists. Also seeing major Senior Ryan Miller playing time for the Bearcats are goalkeeper Joe Sagar, who recorded three shutouts. Seniors Joey Lofink and Eric Friedrich have also racked up points this season. Adding points for the team are Thomas Ward, Richard Henderson, Max Vogl, and Sam James. The team will look to stay undefeated in a home match on September 27th at 5 p.m.
Straight From the Athlete’s Mouth: Hank Aaron I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you’re inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you’ve never seen before. If they do, I’m still looking for it.
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News from the Football Front By Emily Gavilsky Staff Writer The Bearcat Football team is looking forward to completing a winning season in 2008. With the help of several key players, including senior George Smith, they have high odds at being championship contenders. Smith, a Florida native, is very optimistic about the possibilities for the team. He stated, “We set out a goal to win conference and to go to playoffs. We want to win a championship.” Individually, Smith is hoping to top his All-American Honorable Mention status with a first or second team nod. He will also look to top the team high of last year that he set with 12 touchdowns. So far this season, Smith has had to overcome lingering injuries, but thinks his team is in a good place right now. “We are fine. We had a bad loss, but that all doesn’t matter until we get to conference. I’m just trying to get healthy.” Joining Smith is fellow senior Shane McBride, who has provided major offensive energy for the team this year. McBride has scored two touchdowns and has rushed for 173 yards. Junior Dan Loudenslager, who is also a Florida native, has been the starting quarterback this season. Loudenslager is adjusting to a new spread offense, which is incorpo-
rated into the Wing-T. So far, he has thrown for 259 yards and completed five touchdown passes. The team will look to several other key players for support. On the offensive side, Steve Moravec and Tommy Gayfield have already helped out this season. Zach Atkins and Mason Williams have also been strong on the receiving end. Defensively, Reece McCall leads with 11 solo tackles, followed by Aaron Barnett who has 9. Also racking up the tackles are Ryan Klier, Donny Petterson, Kevin Lambert, Jon Malandrucco, Antonio Greer, Wade Adamson and Heath Bohannon. Sharing kicking duties are Kevin Kinsall, Bret Dougherty and Jordan Fark. Adding depth and leadership for the team are seniors Jake Harris, Shane O’Brien, Adam Connor, Sherman Ellington, Tony Mitchell, Daniel Schaunuel, Shawn Silvera, and Mariano Flowers. The team is prepared and willing to do what it takes to win a championship, and Smith believes there’s just a few things the team needs to improve on to ensure their success. “We need to stay consistent and concentrate on the little details.” The Bearcats will be back in action October 4th against Quincy University. The game will be broadcasted live through McKendree Athletics; visit athletics.mckendree.edu for more information.