Vol. 87, No. 5 March 3, 2009

The McKendree ReviewSt. Patrick’s Day Edition

“Humanitarianism” is a word which we may toss around or casually hear while sitting in our morn-ing classes at McKendree. As incoming students be-ing initiated into the McK mentality and livelihood, we are told that volunteerism and community outreach are crucial to becoming involved and instrumental members of our society. So what does this often-uttered word truly mean? What is the essence of humanitarian-ism? McKendree places such a high significance on find-ing and recognizing noble workers for humanity that they have instituted an award called the Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award which honors students and faculty alike in their endeav-ors. Recently, two of our very own were chosen for this award due to their dedi-cation: Dr. Neil Quisenberry (associate professor of Soci-

ology, head of criminal justice) and McKendree Senior Sara Darnold (a chemistry major). Brent Reeves, Director of Multicultural affairs, was able to give me information pertaining to the selection of recipients. Each year, the recipients are chosen by a com-mittee comprised of faculty and staff, along with recipients from previous years. A call for nominations and a form is then sent out to the campus com-munity in early November, and nominations are made. The most important aspect

which is considered during the selection and nomination process is Dr. King’s own philosophy of striving toward equality and change. Is the nominee keeping that dream alive with their actions and involvements? Do their com-mitments to their work and to others reflect the same ideals which he himself lived by? Once all of these questions are answered, the committee makes their final selection. On February 4, a celebra-

By Miranda LinnemanStaff Writer

Happy lá ‘le Pádraig! Or in other words, Happy St. Pat-rick’s Day! ‘Tis the month of all things green and Irish. How much green and Irish is fact and how much is fiction? You will soon find out! This year, when you head out to the St. Patrick’s Day parade or twirl a shamrock ‘round your finger, you will be one smart leprechaun. Fact or Fiction? St. Pat-rick’s Day was named after a saint named Patrick. Fact! Although this is fact, it is difficult to note what is true and what is not about St. Patrick’s history. According to many sources, St. Patrick played a large role in convert-ing Gaelic Irish to Christianity during the 5th century. He did this through preaching, forming churches and schools and es-tablishing monasteries through-

out Ireland. After serving Ire-land for over twenty years, St. Patrick died on March 17, 461. St. Patrick has been honored on that day ever since. Fact or Fiction? St. Pat-rick’s Day is only a religious holiday. Fiction! St. Patrick’s Day actually became a public holiday in 1903. However, in

some areas, it is still strictly celebrated as a religious holiday. It was in 1996 that the first St. Patrick’s Day

Festival was held in order to display Ireland and its culture. Nowadays, St. Patrick’s Day is spent not only celebrating the religious aspect, but the Irish cultural aspect as well. Fact or Fiction? St. Pat-rick’s color was always green. Fiction! The color for St. Patrick was originally blue. Ancient Irish flags and Irish Special Forces proudly wear the color blue. The “wearing of green” in honor of St. Patrick

A Wee Bit of St. Patrick’s Day Trivia

By Tirzah DawsonStaff Writer

Quisenberry and Darnold Keeping MLK’s Dream Alive

As many of you know, the American economy is cur-rently experiencing a very bad recession. Can you remember how the economy got into such a state? Do you know how this recession is affecting McK-endree University? Have you heard how it might even end up affecting your student loans? These questions, as well as many others you may have, can be answered. According to Kimberly Ar-nadeo, a U.S. economy writer

for About.com, one of the main causes for the recession is high interest rates. A limit is placed on the liquidity, or the amount of money that is available to be invested. The Federal Reserve was slow to raise the interest rates when the economy started to thrive again in 2004 since the last recession, which was in 2001. These low interest rates in 2004 and 2005 helped to create what is known as the housing bubble. Irratio-

nal excitement got the best of investors as many took advan-tage of the low rates to buy

homes, just to end up reselling them to try to gain a quick profit. Oth-ers ended up buy-ing homes they couldn’t afford in the first place due

to interest-only loans. In 2006, higher rates began to kick in, which declined house prices and caught many homeowners off guard since they had taken out loans with little money

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down. These homeowners soon realized that they would be losing money by trying to sell their house for less than their mortgage, so they foreclosed. The increasing foreclosure rate panicked many banks since they real-ized they were facing huge losses. By August 2007, even the banks themselves became afraid to lend money to each other. This is what led to the $700 billion bailout, and bankruptcies soon followed. By December of 2008, em-

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Student lenders of college loans are

becoming ever more cautious about who they lend money to.

Everyone’s Irish on March 17th!

Vol. 87, No. 6 Page 2Featurestory ceremony entitled “Keep-ing the Dream Alive” was held at Bothwell Chapel; both Quisenber-ry and Dar-nold were recognized for their in-volvement and honor-able works. Donn Johnson, Director of Commu-nications for the Missouri History Museum, was the keynote speaker chosen to reflect upon the meaning of the award. When asked about the award’s significance and his re-action to the news, Quisenberry noted, “I was excited to find out I had won the MLK hu-manitarian award. I don’t think I am in the same league as the folks who have won it before, but I was honored nonethe-less.” He also felt that the award itself is quite important, and that he hopes McKendree will continue to honor future candidates in years to come. As a professor at McKend-ree, Quisenberry tries his hard-est to be there in every capacity for his students and support them when they face chal-lenges and obstacles. Quisen-berry works with the Women’s Safe House in St. Louis, is the advisor for the Sociology Club on campus and works with the Spectrum Alliance. He will be going to Jamaica in March for McKendree’s Alternative Spring Break project, where he will help aide individuals living in poverty by building homes and working at a school. He hopes to do as much as pos-sible in coming years.

As a Senior, Sara Darnold’s involvement at McKendree will definitely leave a lasting

legacy behind her to im-pact students long after her graduation. Each year she has exhibited excellence in her academ-ics; Sara is a Presidential Scholar and also made the Dean’s and Presi-dent’s lists. In cross-country she made Academic All-Confer-ence. She

is highly involved in many areas on campus, including Pep and Marching Band, Jazz and Vocal ensembles, Sigma Zeta and also Rotaract. She is an upstanding member of the Student Advancement Org., a student ambassador and a co-founder and leader of In-terFaith. Through her constant interaction with the campus community and her leadership roles in many capacities, it is no doubt that Sara has been an inspiration to many and a source of pride and joy for her friends and family. As we reflect on such involvement and concern for the common good in the two MLK awardees, let us remem-ber that each one of us can strive to keep Dr. King’s dream alive for as long as humanity continues. By keeping this in mind, we will be able to give others opportunities, shelter the homeless, care for the broken and lend an ear or your heart towards another human being. These two are an inspiration and an important part of our campus community’s growth and social evolution.

ployment was declining faster even than during the 2001 recession. The economy is still affecting many businesses today, including McKendree University. McKendree Ad-ministration and Dr. Dennis gave out some of the details of the financial status of McKendree as of November 5, 2008. The e-mail stated, “As you are aware our nation-al economy is experiencing a major slowdown. One result of this slowdown is a signifi-cant decrease in the school’s endowment fund earnings. At McKendree, the school depends on these earnings to support a portion of its op-erating budget and it adjusts their budget and operation as circumstance demands.” All 2008-09 operating budgets will be reduced by 5%. These funds will be held in reserve and restored to accounts if the school’s situa-tion allows. McKendree will not fill any open staff posi-tions this fiscal year. Excep-tions may be made for safety reasons and/or fulfilling state and federal mandates. All faculty and staff are asked to minimize University related travel expenses. Each budget

supervisor is requested to avoid any unnecessary financial com-mitments. Dr. Dennis would like to emphasize that these moves are taken as a precau-tion and that McKendree is fairing reason-ably well given the economic conditions. A lot of banks have experienced trouble lend-ing out money lately because of the many mortgage de-faults that have occurred. As a result, student lenders of college loans are becoming ever more cautious about who they lend money to. The student loan industry is struggling to continue business like it has in the past since it has been hit hard. The main reason is blamed largely on the influx of the subprime mort-gage defaults. Banks now act more conservatively and are more selective in their lending practices. This makes trying to find a loan significantly more difficult, and this definitely ap-plies to lower-income students. Some students continue to

take out loans even though the banks are in bad shape because of the great benefits. However, some students also believe that some schools should use their endowments to lower the cost

of going to school. As time goes on, lend-ers will be forced to scale back on existing benefits on many of their loans because of the econom-ic crisis. Over the

last ten years, a lot has hap-pened to the American econo-my as well as many businesses and organizations, including our own school. However, despite the current recession, McKendree University is do-ing alright financially which is very good news. The bad news is that student loans might be harder to acquire as time goes on. If you currently have a loan out for college, all you can re-ally do is try to be prepared to find another loan lender in case your current one won’t be able to help you out in the future.

did not become a custom until the late 1900s. It is suspected that this custom stemmed from the phrase “the wearing of the green”, which signified wear-ing a shamrock on a person’s clothing. Back in the day, “the wearing of the green” meant that the person was loyal to Ireland or the Roman Catholic faith. Fact or Fiction? Chicago dyes the Chicago River green on St. Patrick’s Day. Fact! Chicagoans started this tradition in the 1960s when dye was put in the river to detect illegal sewage discharges.

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Someone had the brilliant idea of dyeing the river every year to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Today, Chicago only pours forty pounds of dye into the river to prevent extreme pollu-tion. The river flows green for several hours. Fact or Fiction? You get pinched if you don’t wear green on St. Patrick’s Day. Go figure! Actually, I say do what you will at your own risk. For those who do not have any green in their wardrobe, why don’t you let me know what happens post-March 17?

Economic Recession Ctd.

If you currently have a loan out for college, all you can really do is try to be prepared to find another loan lender in case your

current one won’t be able to help you out in

the future.

St. Pat’s Day Trivia Cont.

On behalf of the entire Review Crew, Happy St. Patrick’s

Day!

Dean Reynolds shakes hands with Sara Darnold as he presents her award.

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TeacherFeature

At McKendree we pride ourselves on our small class sizes and the personal atten-tion received, yet how well do we actually pay attention to our teachers? Introducing the new Teacher Feature column, designed to test and strengthen

your knowledge of McKend-ree’s faculty! Each issue we will present an outdated photo and five fun facts about the professor for your guessing and entertainment pleasure. All correct entries received by 7 p.m. the following Friday will be entered to win a $5 gift card to McDonald’s and will receive recognition in the next issue of the paper. Happy guessing!

By Theresa SchmidtEditor-in-Chief

*A graduate of Fruman and Vanderbilt Uni-versities, this teacher has taught at McK-endree for 7 years.*He currently enjoys the music of Pink, AC/DC, Britney Spears and “the divine Madonna,” and his least favorite school subject in college was history.*If he had to live on campus, he would stay “on Dr. Quisenberry’s office couch.”*His favorite meal at Ames or the 1828 is the veggie burgers, and his biggest fear is drown-ing.*He is currently training for McK’s upcom-ing 10K walk/run, and if he could start a new rock band, he would name it the Bou Crou (pronounced “boo crew”).

Do you know the answer to this issue’s featured teacher? E-mail us at mckreview@mckendree.edu by Fri., March 6 at 7 p.m. for your chance to win. Stumped? Check out our next issue of the McKendree Review to find out the answer or try your luck with a new

featured teacher! Most impor-tantly, seize the opportunity to get to know your teachers personally—nothing enhances a class like exchanging the latest events on your favorite television show, and nothing enriches life like connecting to those around you!

Features

Last Issue’s Featured Teacher Revealed! Congratulations to Tori Galle, who was the first person to correctly identify last issue’s featured teacher as Dr. Nancy Ypma, a professor of music and the Director of the music department. Dr. Ypma is a graduate of UCLA and Northwestern University, and has taught at McKendree for 21 years. She is a twin and the oldest of six, she has a Shihtzu named Wolfie and she loves french

fries and Diet Coke. She loves CSI shows and is afraid of riding rollercoasters, and once caused a black-out on the entire north part of the UCLA campus. Thanks to Dr. Ypma for sharing with us,

and thanks to everyone who participated.

If you’ve ever heard of “fair trade” and wondered what in the world that means, you’re not alone. I, for one, had never heard of the con-cept until a year or two ago when I visited a small fair trade shop near my home-town of East Peoria. Fair trade is a social and econom-ic movement to empower producers of goods in poor countries. This means that the economic playing field is evened by including more disadvantaged artisans or farmers in the marketplace. Fair trade gives impover-ished producers the chance to gain their political, social and economic rights that U.S. citizens take for granted. Often, these producers are from countries such as India and Mexico. In conventional trade, the producer receives 1% of the retail sale, but in fair trade, the producer receives 20%-45% of retail sale. To illustrate this aspect of fair trade and why the producer receives a higher percent-age of the retail sale, let’s use the example of buying a shirt at Forever 21. The shirt that I purchased

was produced in bulk at a rela-tively low cost to the company, but a fair trade producer may make only twenty shirts, each being handmade and unique. The time and effort required to hand make twenty shirts deserves more than 1% of the retail sale. The 20%-45% of retail sale makes it a fair trade between the producer and the outlet selling the product. The fair trade producer also receives a higher percentage of the retail sale because several middlemen are elimi-nated, and the product goes straight from the producer to the outlet to the consumer. By purchasing fair trade products, one is doing a good deed for the producers. Firstly, there is too much poverty in our world. According to the United Nations, approximately

1.3 billion people exist on $1 a day, 2 billion people do not have access to electricity and over 1 billion people have no access to clean water. Many of

these excessively impover-ished people work as fair trade producers, and participating

in fair trade is an excellent way to help these people. Also, the price of fair trade products stays low by elimi-

nating several middlemen so that the product goes straight to the market-place, getting you a great price. And if you’re wonder-ing what kinds of products are available, several variet-ies of global goods can be purchased. Coffee, choco-

late, clothes, bags, toys and almost anything in between is available for purchase. All of the items can be given as interesting and thoughtful gifts to a special someone in your life. To help out this worthy cause, purchase fair trade products for yourself and others in local stores or from organizations like Partners for Just Trade and Traidcraft. These organizations also could use volunteer help, which would be a great way to get in volunteer hours for scholarships! Before running out and purchasing fair trade merchandise, there is one important thing to remember: be sure one of the fair trade logos are displayed so you are sure that your money is going to a legitimate fair trade organization.

Environmental Update: Fair Trade

By Maia PaluskaStaff Writer

According to the Unit-ed Nations, approxi-

mately 1.3 billion peo-ple exist on $1 a day, 2 billion people do not

have access to electric-ity, and over 1 billion people have no access

to clean water.

The International Fairtrade Certifica-tion Mark, courtesy

of fairtrade.net.

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The plastic recycling industry provides jobs for more than 52,000 American workers, according to the National

Recycling Coalition.

What are you doing for the planet?

Summer has long since passed and it seems like study-ing and writing papers have consumed many students’ lives for yet another long, boring school year. Students will daydream for months of the hot temperatures and sun rays that spring break has to offer and reminisce about the spring breaks they’ve had before. Why not distract yourself from the stress that school brings with the excitement of plan-ning spring break? But how can you prepare for an action packed spring break on the penny-pinching budget of a college student? So what if there are only two beds in the hotel room? Pack up your sleeping bags and invite more to stay with you. Not only will their com-pany be nice but also, splitting the cost of a hotel room between five or six people rather than two will save you a ton of cash. Brett Dougherty, a senior at McKendree University, said that he and his friends split the

cost of a house between ten to fifteen people bringing it down from about one thousand two hundred dollars to about one hundred twenty dollars each. If you have access to a van you can all ride together and split the cost of gas as well! And attempt to fight off the urge to speed. Going the speed limit will save you gas and trust me, tickets aren’t cheap either. Look into travel agencies and what packages they have to offer. Oftentimes they can get you discounts that are not available to the general public and sometimes they even offer payment plans. Kayla Benham, a junior at SWIC, stated, “A payment plan allowed me to pay off most of my expenses before I ever left!” Travel

agents are much more experienced than the average col-lege student at planning trips. Not to mention, they might even have some good advice to offer in the

means of entertainment. Buy your groceries and check your suitcase before you go. Local business owners at hot spring break spots jump all over the chance to make a pret-

ty penny, but can you blame them? Stranded college students are easily persuaded to spend a couple extra dol-lars to cure their craving for Taco Bell or to buy that toothbrush they left at home. What kind of business owner would not jack up the prices to make twice as much off a com-plete stranger? So make sure to stop by the grocery store and double-check your suit-case before you go. Ever been to Jamaica? What if I told you that you could go to Jamaica and save money too? Well you can but there is one stipulation. You have to be willing to get dirty. Volun-teering for charity work is a good alternative to a spring break vacation. And what could be more fulfilling than building homes for a family in need? Each year, about twelve students from McKendree are chosen to volunteer their time during spring break by travel-ing to a location in need. Dr. Duane Olson, a professor at McKendree University, says helping others “helps reorient

my life”. This year the students will be traveling to Jamaica to build houses and repair schools but they will get time off to bask in the sun. Students in the past have even gone snorkel-ing. Wait, it gets better! Most of the costs are covered by fundraisers held prior to the trip. Stephen Kissell noted that his volunteer trip was an “eye opening experience” and that the “comradery between oth-ers [students on the trip] was strong.” Don’t get left behind watch-ing reruns of Rob and Big on MTV while your friends are having fun in the sun this

Planning for Spring Break on a College Budget

By Danielle LongStaff Writer

Features

Stranded college

students are easily

persuaded to spend a

couple extra dollars to

cure their craving for

Taco Bell or to buy that

toothbrush they left at

home.

spring break; use these tips to plan the spring break of your dreams without breaking your bank.

Dr. Huxford’s Spring Break Group from the 2005 Jamaica trip, photo courtesy of Dr. Huxford.

On behalf of the entire

Review Crew, have a safe and

happy spring break!

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A screenshot of the math problems you have to solve when your ‘mail goggles’ are avtivated.

When you go to a concert to hear a band, what do you an-ticipate? Hanging out with your best friends? Settling back and listening to the music? Getting away from it all to shake off some stress? These could all be popular reasons why people look forward to attend-ing concerts. But what if you could attend a concert to contribute to a good cause? What if you could take part in help-ing out your local community by feeding the hungry? This is what LiveFeed does. A grassroots organization in St. Louis, LiveFeed raises hun-ger awareness and promotes donations through a source which almost everyone enjoys – music. LiveFeed supports local bands and musicians who, in turn, invite the audience to donate to the hungry. While the audience has a good time

swinging to the beat, they can perform a good deed by donat-ing money to St. Louis’s local food pantries. The audience can help out by just attending the concert or purchasing promo-tional items, such as CDs and shirts. The creation of LiveFeed arose from a man named Tom

Robinson. Before LiveFeed, Robinson was already a big contributor in help-ing the hungry. It was with his strong belief in helping the hungry and appre-ciation for music that he founded

LiveFeed. Since then, over fifty affiliated bands have joined LiveFeed and put on shows in surrounding communities and universities. Last semester, McKendree had the pleasure of seeing LiveFeed bands Common Roots and Last Nights’ Vice perform on campus. Kaitlyne Motl, who orga-nized the concert, recalled, “[About 50 people] showed up,

including community mem-bers, the bands’ followings, friends, students, faculty and LiveFeed staff. Over $100 was donated by concert-goers to benefit LiveFeed’s BackPack Program.” Motl explained that the BackPack Program is specifi-cally designed to help students who are at risk of food inse-curity and students who are dependent on receiving food from subsidized school lunches for at least two of their daily meals. The audience’s generous donation allowed these stu-dents to receive food items that would provide them with food over the weekend. What could be better? You and your friends could spend a night enjoying music while helping out the hungry. There are many opportunities to be a part of this organization’s cause. If you are interested in attending concerts or vol-unteering for LiveFeed, you can check out their website at www.livefeed.org. This is one way you can make a difference.

Feast on Music and Help Feed the Poor

By Tirzah DawsonStaff Writer

Have you ever had a bad day and, in the midst of your ranting and emotional turmoil, decided it would be a good time to e-mail your boss and tell her what you really think of her? It’s usu-ally not until an hour after you’ve hit that ir-revocable “Send” button that you realize what you’ve done. Fortu-nately, Google has a new tool called ‘Mail Goggles’ to ensure that you think before you e-mail, whether it’s confessing your undying love to your secret crush or cursing your boss. According to a USA Today article, the ‘Goggles’ get their name from the slang term ‘beer goggles,’ which the article defines as “the curious effect of alcohol on one’s ability to see the true nature of that ‘cutie’ at the other end of the bar.” Devel-oped by Gmail engineer Jon Perlow, ‘Mail Goggles’ work by requiring you to answer five math problems within sixty seconds before allow-ing you to send an e-mail at specified times of the day or night. Perlow admitted in a Gmail blog that he originally created the ‘Goggles’ out of self-interest: “Sometimes I send mes-sages I shouldn’t send. Like the time I told that girl I had a crush on her over text message. Or the time I sent

that late night e-mail to my ex-girlfriend that we should get back together.” Not only can you adjust what days and times you want the ‘Goggles’ activated, you can also set the difficulty level of the math problems from one to five, with five being the most difficult. The idea is that if you are lucid

enough to solve math prob-lems, you are prob-ably ca-pable of under-stand-ing the

repercussions of your actions. So turn on Google’s ‘Mail Goggles’ to save yourself the embarrassment of ex-plaining to your teacher an e-mail written when you were asleep, intoxicated or just without your morning cup of coffee. After all, five math problems are a small price to pay compared to an incrimi-nating e-mail. To activate your ‘Mail Goggles,’ create or login to your Gmail account, click ‘Settings’ and then ‘Labs.’ Scroll down until you see Mail Goggles by Jon P, choose the button that says ‘Enable’ and click ‘Save changes.’ You can then alter your ‘Goggle’ settings any-time by choosing ‘General’ under your ‘Settings’ tab in Gmail. To turn off or remove the ‘Goggles,’ simply go back to ‘Labs,’ choose ‘Disable’ next to Mail Goggles and click ‘Save changes.’ Good luck and happy e-mailing!

Google ‘Mail Goggles’ Ensure You Think Before You E-mail

Features

By Theresa SchmidtEditor-in-Chief

While the audience has a good time

swinging to the beat, they can perform a

good deed by donat-ing money to St.

Louis’s local food pantries.

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When you visualize domes-tic abuse, what do you see? A common misconception is that domestic abuse only occurs when the male is aggressive to-wards the female, and this just simply isn’t true. Women are more commonly victimized, but there are also cases where the male is the victim, and spou-sal abuse also occurs within same-sex couples. Many also believe that domestic abuse is limited to physical violence, but it can also include emotional or psychological abuse, sexual

abuse and even economic or financial abuse. In these cases, the abuser will do anything to gain complete control over every aspect of the victim’s life in order to make it difficult for the victim to escape. Abusers use tactics such as dominance, humiliation, isolation, threats,

intimidation, denial and blame to exert their power over their partners. The use of these tactics often results in the partner feel-ing as though they, for some

reason, deserve the abusive treatment. Domestic abuse usually falls into a common pattern or cycle. The abuser does every-thing that they can in order to

By Whitney BaillieContributing Writer

The abuser does everything that they can to regain control

over the victim and to con-vince the victim that they have really changed this time, but

the bottom line is that abusers never change.

act normal, then they begin to fantasize about abusing their partner, and eventually they devise a plan to turn the fan-tasy into a reality. This plan usu-ally involves setting up a situation where the abuser can justify abusing their partner. Then, the abuser actually lashes out with the aggressive or violent behavior to show the victim “who is boss.” After the episode, the abuser feels guilty, not be-cause of what they have done to the victim, but rather over the possibility of being caught and having to pay the conse-quences. The abuser resolves this guilt by rationalizing, to both themselves and the victim, what they have done; this often

involves excuses or blaming the victim. Then, the cycle be-

gins again with the “normal” behavior. The abuser does everything they can to regain control over the victim and to convince

the victim that they have really changed this time. The bot-tom line is that abusers never change. It is impossible to know what happens behind closed doors, but there are some tell tale signs of domestic abuse. Individuals who: have frequent injuries using the excuses of “accidents,” frequent or sudden absences from work or school, frequent harassing phone calls from a partner, fear of the part-ner, personality changes (ex. an outgoing woman becomes

Addressing the Dangers of Domestic Abusewithdrawn), excessive fear of conflict, submissive behavior, isolation from friends and family, insufficient resources to live, depression and low self-esteem may be involved in an abusive relationship. No one should ever have to live in this type of situation, and regardless of the circum-stances, no one deserves to be abused whether physical or otherwise. If you know some-one who is involved in an abu-sive relationship, or if you are in one yourself, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE. The best thing you can do if you suspect that someone you know is being abused is to let them know that you are there for them. There is always a way out; some people just need that extra little bit of support to give them the courage to seek help.

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From the 1960s to the 1970s anything from marijuana to hallucinogens were cheap and easy to come by. Illegal drug use and trafficking quickly grew to epidemic proportions. To deal with America’s grow-ing drug problem, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was created in 1973. Over the years, a combination of tech-nology and law enforcement has helped to solve many of these drug related problems, but drug abuse has yet to be put down. So how prevalent are drugs in America’s society today? Oaksterdam University in Oakland, California is a school dedicated entirely to training students for work in the medi-cal marijuana field. They offer a class for as little as $75 that will educate you on the history, politics and even the botany behind marijuana. Even though purchasing and selling marijua-na is a federal crime, Oakland officials do not pur-sue Oak-sterdam University. It seems in American society today, less harmful drugs like mari-juana have become more ac-ceptable, whereas the espe-cially dangerous drugs such as heroin and meth are still frowned upon. In a survey of the McKendree student body, twenty-five of the forty-five students questioned admitted to trying marijuana at some point in their life, yet all of the students denied ever trying

heroin and only two students claimed they had ever tried meth. Monte Lowery, who has been part of our McKendree Public Safety staff for almost 15 years now, said that encoun-ters with drugs on the McKen-dree campus are rare, and when a student does get busted, the majority of the time it’s alcohol or marijuana related. Lowery added that possessing drug amounts totaling to less than a felony are typically handled judicially by McKendree Uni-versity, but amounts equal to or exceeding a felony are turned over to the Lebanon Police Department. The abuse of prescription drugs has also be-come common amongst college students as well. Students at McKendree admitted to abus-ing prescription drugs such as Vicodin, Adderall and Xanax. So how can you tell if a friend or family member is using? The most prevalent symp-toms of drug abuse are usu-ally physical. Any significant change in eating habits or

weight gain/loss could be related to drug abuse. Stumbling or a slowed pace while walking can also be a tell tale sign. Looking at someone’s eyes to determine whether they could pos-

sibly be under the influence or not, has been used for years. Enlarged or shrunken pupils usually throw up a red flag. Red, watery eyes could be as-sociated with the use of drugs as well. Some substances give off strange smells that could stick to the drug user’s clothing

and other items. Other drugs cause their user to experience increased hyperactivity. This increased hyperactivity may cause the user to talk exces-sively. Not all signs are physical, though. Many signs that some-one could be abusing drugs are behavioral. One of the most common signs is a sudden drop in the student’s grades. Drug abusers often hold more signifi-cance to their drug habit and fueling it then school or work. Money is also a constant issue with a drug addict. They may start out by borrowing money here and there but eventually they may resort to stealing as well as lying to their own family and friends. An abrupt change in friends can also be drug related. Many that are new to the drug world may find that their old friends disap-prove of their unhealthy habits, forcing them to either quit or seek out friends who do ap-prove. Other drug abusers may resort to completely detach-ing themselves from society or may begin to act unusual and secretive. Next time your buddy doesn’t show up to class for three weeks and calls you begging for money because his grandma died for the third time, think twice about giving him your lunch money. While drugs may not be as widely spoken of like the psychedelic days of our grand-parents, they are still out there. The young, especially, are sus-ceptible to being pressured into abusing drugs. The struggle to put down drugs may never be completely resolved, but it is important to know the signs to help save someone from going down that path. For more in-formation about drug abuse or to get help, contact Nurse Mary Francis-Daylor at mdaylor@mckendree.edu.

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It would be nice to look back on McKendree’s history and see that students of any race, religion or gender were always welcome. Yet for a span of thirty years in the college’s past, this was not the case for women. When McKen-dree College first began as Lebanon Seminary School in 1828, it was co-educational, allowing women to enjoy the same rights to a higher education as male students. Although there were only five females enrolled when the col-lege began, the small number of students had, if nothing else, the promise of growth and expansion as the institution was starting to get on its feet. Around 1834, however, the Board of Directors at McK-endree made an attempt to segregate female students by passing a resolution in which a “Female Department” was created and led by the wife of the college’s first president Peter Akers. In 1836, McKen-dree made additional plans for “a Female Institute connected with the college but conducted in a separate building with a fe-male boarding house connected with it.” When the college’s first cat-alogue was published in 1837, however, no girls were listed as students of McKendree. Earlier that year, the College Board was reported to have signed a charter in which ban-

ning women from receiving a McKendree degree was one of the conditions. Although the is-sue was vehemently discussed and debated by administrators and professors alike over the

next thirty years, it was not until 1869 that the admittance of women was reinstated in a piece of legislation that reads: “Whereas the universities and colleges of the west are opening their doors to women, and whereas women need education as much as men, and whereas McKendree College owes a debt of gratitude to noble Christian women,

therefore be it resolved that young women be hereafter admitted to all the classes of McKendree College on the same terms as young men.” While a majority of college faculty backed the resolution, a few of the male students were not as happy. Shortly after the decision was made, some of the boys took a professor’s mare and dragged it into one of the second floor classrooms with a sign around her neck say-ing, “First Female Student in McKendree.” Thankfully, women have become a more prominent part of McKendree since their admittance long ago. With a current student ratio of 53 fe-males to 47 males, McKendree women have not merely proven the extent of their desire for knowledge; they have also demonstrated an undying deter-mination to do so.

By Danielle LongStaff Writer

McK Fact Attack:Early Struggles of

Women at McKendreeBy Stephanie CoartneyAssociate Editor

Edith Flint, McK’s first female

graduate.

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By Nicole NealStaff Writer

McK Singles

Chris Mondy

Kristie Manning

A sophomore majoring in marketing, Chris is a fun, adventurous guy who loves traveling the open road. His idea of the perfect Spring Break would be a motor-cycle trip to New Orleans because it’s “an awesome town, and there’s no better way to see the world than on two wheels.” Upon visit-ing New Orleans years ago, Chris fell in love with the French Quarter and all its his-toric buildings and friendly people. Having a passion for cars and motorcycles as well, Chris would love to start a collection someday, but feels they deserve to be driven, not just kept in the driveway for looks. If he could buy any-thing in the world, he would get a red 1968 427 Corvette roadster for its beauty. In looking for a girl to accom-pany him road tripping, Chris is most attracted by her face and eyes because he believes they are the windows to one’s inner self. One little known fact about Chris is that he loves writing poetry, song lyrics and prose.

Graduating this spring with her bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication, Kristie has an ambitious per-sonality and is excited to start a full-time career in the field of her expertise. For Spring Break this year, she looks forward to spending time re-laxing with her friends, listen-ing to live music and running with her dog, Shadow. One of the most attractive qualities Kristie finds in guys is a great sense of humor. “If we can’t laugh together, we probably won’t enjoy each other’s company too much,” she says. Having a strong sense of who she is and what she wants out of life, Kristie is looking for a guy with the same passion for success and happiness as she has. If she had the money to purchase anything in the world, she would buy one enormous farm to provide a home for every stray and ne-glected dog. With a big heart and love of life, Kristie hopes to meet others who enjoy hav-ing fun as much as she does.

You’ve worked hard all year and now, thank God, it’s almost March. Spring Break ’09 is right around the corner and every day brings us a little closer to a week of much needed relaxing, sleeping and partying. You know what that means…time to start shop-ping and getting ready for your week of fun in the sun. To look your most fabu-lous this vacation, here are some of the hottest clothes, shoes and accessories that you are going to want to have in your suitcase. If you are go-ing to be spend-ing your days on the beach, a bathing suit is definitely a key item. You want one that flatters in the right plac-es but still stands out in a crowd. For women, swimsuit trends this spring are ruffles, stripes, bright colors, 50s inspired one pieces and cut-out monokinis (technical term for one pieces). Large, all over floral print was the trend on the runways

this season. Get ahead of the trend by picking up some floral dresses now to wear on spring break and to wear through the summer. For a night out, it’s all about the dress. Sad but true, tank tops are taking a back seat. The mini dress is really fun and short for spring break and can also be worn with leggings during the school year. The

wrap and empire waist dress are also in for spring. I would say that a solid, cotton dress is going to be the most popular seller. All that glitters this spring should be your acces-sories! This trend was popular on the spring runways at Michael Kors, Stella McCartney and Tory Burch. Play up your tan with gold shoes, bags and, of course, jewelry. So basic and easy, don’t leave home for spring break without some comfy rubber flip-flops. I love bright ones

in colors like yellow, orange and pink, which give a more

neutral outfit a trendy pop of color. Keeping in mind that most of us are prob-ably breaking the bank on the vaca-tion itself, Old Navy has a great selection of flip-flops for around five bucks. And if you keep an eye for sales, you

can catch a better price than that! Men, when you hit up the beach, keep it simple. The norm for you is a boxer-style suit in solid colors such as red, blue or black. Perhaps men would rather make a statement above the waist with sunglasses. Whether spring breakers want to make a fashion statement at the beach, protect their eyes from harmful rays or go incognito to avoid that annoy-ing ex that they can’t seem to ditch, sunglasses are a must. Colored lenses such as yel-low, blue or pink are popular. Women should look for big-ger frames, but make sure the shape fits your face. Even if you’re not headed to a warmer climate or tropi-cal paradise, in the view of the fashion world, the cold, windy, snowy days are about to end and bright spring fash-ions have arrived.

Women’s Wrap Dress in I Feel Teal from Oldnavy.

com.

Men’s Solid Swim Trunks in Dark Sea

Blue from Oldnavy.com.

Have a fashion tip or trend you’d like to share? E-mail us at mckreview@mckendree.edu!

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About Hear It, See It, Read It: Salutations my fellow McKendree peers and welcome to the new Hear It, See It, Read It column. I’m David Hodges and I will be providing you with the latest music, movie and book reviews of quality and mainstream media that I have personally seen, heard or read, unless cited otherwise. My goal

is to provide you with new and different titles to check out—all you need to do is bring the popcorn! Thanks for reading; enjoy!

Dave 1 and Pee Thug, a.k.a. Chromeo, are not new to the music scene. The duo is a live delight, mixing funk guitar with vocoder vocals and percussion to keep a

statue’s toe tapping. The band’s self-consciously limited palette-- an electrofunk-by-numbers mixture of talk boxes, 808s, canned percussion, and Prince-style atmospherics—makes for another manifestation of the 80’s sound. “Momma’s Boy” is a mashed-out keyboard confessional about a romance between a girl in love with her dad and a boy equally in love with his mom. On the 1980’s throwback “Opening Up (Ce Soir On Danse),” Dave 1 is in the middle of baring his soul to a new girlfriend when he loses her number. More lovable is their “Intro,” where over some tinnily epic synths the two Chromeos get a girl to chant their name, over and over, the three syllables ascending like stadium entrance music.

Rhymefest became a Grammy Award winning artist before the general public could pick him out of a lineup. The Chicago MC snatched up a statue for his role in co-writing Kanye West’s smash hit “Jesus Walks”. Now, Man In the Mirror serves as a dedication album to the man with one glove. Mixed by English music producer Mark Ronson, Man In the Mirror is sewn together by mock conversations between Rhymefest and actual audio of Michael Jackson. Discussions range from groupies to Michael poking fun at Mark Ron-son’s british accent. Rhymefest and Mark Ronson jump back to raid several pieces of the Jackson 5 catalogue. So here we have it, Rhymefest meets the King of Pop.

Hear It, See It, Read It offers students a little insight into new releases of music, movies and books.

Hear It...

Hip-HopRhymefest:

Man in the Mirror

ElectronicaChromeo:

Fancy Footwork

See It...

Action/Thriller:Body of Lies

CIA operative Roger Ferris uncovers evidence indicating that a major terrorist leader may be operating out of Jordan. He enlists the aid of CIA veteran Ed Hoffman in infiltrating the elusive saboteur’s vast under-ground network. During the course of his dangerous mission, Ferris gradually comes to ques-tion how much he can trust his presumed allies -- who include not just Hoffman, but the outwardly helpful head of Jordanian intelligence as well. This films stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Rus-sell Crowe.

Comedy:What Just Happened

Ben is a struggling movie producer who has just suffered through his second divorce,

and slowly finds his soul being ground up in the machinations of the Hollywood machine. His ca-reer was already on a downward turn when his personal life went straight into the toilet. Not only is Ben juggling two ex-wives and a daughter who seems to have grown up overnight, but his colleagues seem to take pleasure in watching him suffer while he

attempts to complete his latest film on an impossible schedule. This film stars Robert De Niro, Catherine Keener, Sean Penn, John Turturro, and Robin Wright Penn.

Released: Feb. 24, 2009

Released: Feb. 17, 2009

Read It...

Fool: A NovelBy Christopher Moore

Pocket has been Lear’s cherished fool for years, from the time the king’s grown daughters—selfish, scheming Goneril, sadistic (but erotic-fantasy-grade-hot) Regan, and sweet, loyal Cordelia—were mere girls. So naturally Pocket is at his brainless, elderly liege’s side when Lear—at the insidious urging

of Edmund, the son of the Earl of Gloucester—de-mands that his kids swear their undying love and de-votion before a group of assembled guests. Of course Goneril and Regan are only too happy to brownnose their father. But Cordelia believes that her father’s request is kind of stupid, and her blunt honesty ends up costing her her rightful share of the kingdom and earns her a banishment to boot. Discover gratuitous shagging, murder, spanking, maiming, treason and heretofore unexplored heights of vulgarity and pro-fanity in this latest novel from Christopher Moore.

The Book of Dead PhilosophersBy Simon Critchley

In this collection of brief lives (and deaths) of nearly two hundred of the world’s greatest thinkers, noted philosopher Simon Critchley creates a register of mortality that is tragic, amusing, absurd and exemplary. From the self-mocking haikus of Zen masters on their deathbeds to the last words of Christian saints and modern-day sages, this irresistible book contains much to inspire both amusement and reflection. Informed by Critchley’s acute insight, scholarly intelligence and sprightly wit, each entry tells its own tale, but collected together they add up to a profound and moving investigation of meaning and the possibility of happiness for us all.

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Citation: goodreads.com

Citation: barnesandnoble.com

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Somewhere over the rainbow way up high, there’s a land that I’ve heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. Recognize these lyrics? Hopefully, you do. They belong to the ever popular song “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz. Some of you may be asking yourselves what this has to do with McKendree. Well, one of your fellow students happens to be directing the mu-sical version of The Wizard of Oz at Wolf Branch Junior High in Swansea, Ill. Danielle Jung, a junior majoring in elementary education, is half of the duo in charge of the theater depart-ment at Wolf Branch. She set the bar for future great produc-tions when they tackled High School Musical last spring and came out with the biggest success that the junior high had ever seen. For those who don’t know the story, in The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, a girl from Kansas, is swept up into the magical world of Oz with her little dog Toto. Once here, she befriends a lion, a scarecrow and a tinman in order to find the all powerful Wizard of Emerald City. On their quest, they are thwarted by the Wicked Witch of the West, who’s all green and cack-les spookily in laughter. After a journey down the yellow brick road, a few trials and tribula-

tions, three clicks of Doro-thy’s ruby slippers and a little chant of, “there’s no place like home,” she and Toto are sent back home to Kansas. Stated Jung, “We picked the show because we have such a talented group of eighth grad-ers. We wanted a show that would show-case what they are capable of. Last year we did High School Musical, and this year, we wanted an even bigger obstacle to draw in a larger crowd and challenge the kids.” Jung has been involved in music and theater most of her life. Throughout high school and college, she has participat-ed in choirs and show choirs. She has also been involved with the Hard Road Theatre group in Highland, Ill. Both Jung and Megan Rauh, the

other direc-tor, choreo-graph each show. Jung and Rauh have had ex-tensive train-ing in

dance and vocals, which allows them to take on harder shows. In November, more than 70 junior high students auditioned to be part of thismusical before the cast was finally narrowed down to just about 40. Practices are held after school four days a week, plus weekend rehearsals. There

are five big choreographed numbers that are both chal-lenging in dance as well as

vocally. This production will also include a live 20 piece orchestra. Not only are the junior high kids talented, the staging and costumes are phenomenal. There are more than 20 set changes in the show. All of the

props and sets were made by hand by the entire cast and their families. To make Glinda the Good Witch look sparkly and bubbly, one mom dyed her old poofy wedding dress pink. The Wicked Witch’s guards were given jackets straight from West Point military academy, tailored to fit the kids. Jung said, “I love working at Wolf Branch. They have given me an opportunity to work with these talented kids, which only enhances my love for teaching.” The show is Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m and tickets are $5. If you love the show Thursday night, bring your ticket stub back Friday night and get back in for $3! Wolf Branch Junior High is located at 410 Huntwood Road in Swansea, Ill. “It’s sure to be a good time,” said Jung, “These kids have worked really hard to put on a great show. The costumes are amazing and very realistic. The set designs were all con-structed by the cast and their families. It’s been a great ef-fort on everyone’s part. Come and head down the yellow brick road with us.”

By Cat GryzmalaAlumnus, Contributing Writer

McK Student Follows the Yellow Brick Road to Wolf Branch Jr. High

A photo of Jung’s little “munchkins,” courtesy of Cat Gryzmala.

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To make Glinda the Good Witch look spark-ly and bubbly, one mom

dyed her old poofy wedding dress pink. The Wicked Witch’s

guards were given jack-ets straight from West

Point military academy, tailored to fit the kids.

We won’t let summer classes break your bank!

McKendree University’s regular $690 per credit hour rate will be cut to $345 this summer. Under-

graduate students may register for one or two courses, up to eight credit hours. Classes begin

June 1 and last four to eight weeks. Most areoffered Monday through Thursday in the morning

or afternoon and online.

For complete course listings, go to www.mckendree.edu after March 6.

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Burning Down Oceans got its start about two years ago when its Okawville members got togeth-er to form a band, practicing as a group for about a month be-fore their first show. Guitar-ist Lucas Blumhorst has played his instru-ment for about three and a half years and described his band’s style of music as, “70’s modern rock covers and 80’s alternative original songs.” In addition to Blumhorst’s guitar, the band features Jonny Roberson on keyboard and vocals, Freddie Cole on bass and Daniel Erb playing drums. Blumhorst and Roberson have both performed in state talent shows, and Erb, a former mem-ber of a moderately successful band called Faze 3, was named St. Louis Drummer of the Year in 2005. Some students may

Congratulations to the following Phi Kappa Phi Nominees from Lebanon Campus for 2009!

Faculty: Dr. Dawn Hankins

Staff: Dr. Christine Bahr, Dr. Joseph Cipfl and Rev. Dr. Tim Harrison

Alums: Ms. Jennifer Pickerell, Mr. Jeffrey Campbell and Mr. Matthew Olmsted

Junior Students: Emily Anderson, Humanities; Bridget Buckley, Social Science; Stephanie Coartney, LLC; Tirzah Dawson, Education; Emily Eilermann, Business; Hannah McDowell, Education; Kaitlyne Motl, Social Science; Shari Thurnau, Business; Nicole Wilhelm, Business; and Tiffany Wilhelm, Science and Math.

Senior Students: Denise Argo, Nursing; Ida Billingsley, Health Prof.; David Brown, Nursing; Miranda Cashio, Nursing; Margaret Edwards, Nursing; Janice Eveker, Nursing; William Fer-guson, Business; Terri Foster, Education; Julie Frizzo, Education; Catherine Gillham, Nursing; Diana Grabowski, Nursing; Amber Jansen, Business; Elizabeth Jeremiah, Social Science; Cheryl Klein, Nursing; Brittney Koerkenmeier, Business; Joseph Lofink, Business; Mallory Maschhoff, Social Science; Christopher Miller, Social Science; Hope Patterson, Business; Kaitlyn Richter, Education; Karla Schutzenhofer, Nursing; Emily Smith, Humanities; Lynelle Smith, Science and Math; Jamie Smith, Business; Sarah Smothers, Humanities; Kelsey Straetor, Business; Alison Thole, Business; Erin Thoman, Science and Math; Jennifer Weier, Nursing; and Anne Wolfe, Nursing.

On Mon., Feb. 16, members of PKP entered classrooms and tapped or invited students, faculty and staff to join PKP. On Fri., April 17, 2009 the PKP initiation ceremony will take

place shortly after the morning Honors Ceremony.

About Phi Kappa Phi

Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest and most prestigious inter-disciplinary national honor society.

Students are selected based strictly on their GPAs and they can not be nominated or apply.

The selection process for PKP is a little complicated. People can NOT nominate themselves and there is NOT a GPA cutoff. National PKP criteria REQUIRE that we follow National bylaws and we bring people in based on the top 7.5% of juniors and the top 10% of seniors. Therefore the GPAs may change slightly year by year. To make things even more complex, we select based on different locations (KY, Scott and Lebanon), and on the Lebanon Campus by Division (e.g., Math/Science, Social Science, Nursing, etc.). Therefore one student with a 3.88 may get into PKP because they are the top 10% of their group, but another student with a 3.95 may NOT get into PKP because they are not in the top 10% of their group. In addition, very large divisions will, of course, have more students than very small divisions. Yes, it is a little complicated, but we are trying to strictly follow National PKP bylaws. Graduate students also must be in the top 10% of their class and this typically takes a 4.0 to be in the top 10% of graduate students. In addition, PKP can induct a few faculty, staff and alum and the national office has suggestions for that procedure as well.

already have heard of Burning Down Oceans from the fly-ers that were around campus a few weeks ago, advertising

the band’s participation in the 105.7 The Point Battle of the Bands. The band played at Pops night-club and their music was aired on the Point radio station. Currently, Burning Down Oceans plays mostly local gigs for three or four hours at a time, although they have

played at Six Flags in addition to Pops. The band will soon compete in another battle of the bands event at The Fubar in St. Louis, and in the mean-time perform at local bars. Blumhorst said that he and his band hope to go professional someday and make a name for themselves.

Interested in hearing some of their music? Check out their myspace page at www.mys-pace.com/burningdownoceans.

In With the Band:Burning Down

Oceans

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By Sarah AdamsStaff Writer

Burning Down Oceans (from left to right): Freddie Cole (bass), Jonny

Roberson (keyboard/vocals), Daniel Erb (drums) and McK student mem-ber Lucas Blumhorst; photo courtesy

of Lucas Blumhorst.

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We won’t let summer classes break your bank!

McKendree University’s regular $690 per credit hour rate will be cut to $345 this summer. Under-

graduate students may register for one or two courses, up to eight credit hours. Classes begin

June 1 and last four to eight weeks. Most areoffered Monday through Thursday in the morning

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Everyone wants to have the latest and greatest in tech-nology but most do not know what the latest gadget entails. Therefore, many people do not get the most out of their things simply because they do not know how. Phones are a great example. How many of you have an iPhone? Prob-ably a lot of you, but how many of you have heard of jailbraking your iP-hone? Jailbraking an iPhone allows you to install third party applications, enables video recording, allows more control of the iPhone’s look and feel and unlocks for pro-viders other than AT&T. What about for those who

By Andrew BrinerStaff Writer

don’t own an iPhone? What services are out there for them? Any phone with texting capa-bility can text message Google. If you type in “d apple” and send it to the number: 46645 (the spelling of Google without

the “E” on a nu-merical key-pad), Google will respond with the defini-

tion on apple in just a few sec-onds. The service is completely free. The only charge you may have is a normal text message charge from your provider. You can get much more than just definitions though. Try typing in gas station 62254. It responds with a text telling

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you the name, address and phone number of the local gas stations. It does this for any town and it does the same for the weather. It also can give you directions. Try typing “Directions 701 Col-lege Road 62254 to 28 plaza drive Fairview Heights IL”. Google will send you step by step directions from the cam-pus to Best Buy in Fairview Heights IL. There are many more possibilities. Since Google only pro-vides computer-generated re-sponses, you won’t have the benefit of a person-to-person conversation. Instead, try asking ChaCha, a company that pays people to answer your questions. Although it may take a little longer than Google text any question to 242242 and you will get an answer back.

Introducing Blink and Rorschach in “Force of Logic” by Sarah Adams

Text Your Way to the Internet

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It’s probably happened to many of us at some point. You go out to your car after a class you were in too much of a hurry to get to, or a long night spent in the dorm focused on studying for a test, only to find a little square of white paper flapping at you from under a windshield wiper. That paper represents a parking viola-tion and will cost you twenty dollars at the Business Office. Twen-ty dol-lars? That’s a tank of gas right there, a few meals at 1828 or a chunk of your grocery money for the week, just for parking in the wrong lot. While the purpose of designated parking lots and tickets to make sure students and faculty abide by the rules is obvious and reason-able, the fines for our parking tickets seem a little high. The fine on a regular street parking violation issued by the town of Lebanon is half of what a first year student pays for leaving a car in the Hett lot on a weekday. Kaskaskia College in Centralia and Lewis and Clark in Godfrey issue tickets for about five dollars. A ticket at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will run you about ten dollars. Why do McKendree tickets have to be twice or four times the fine of other schools in the area?

I spoke to Chief Lowrey of Public Safety to find out some more information. Lowrey started work at McKendree in 1997, and said that the fines then were twenty dollars and that this was prob-ably set by the Board of Trust-ees, not Public Safety. Money from tickets most likely goes to the general fund of the school for funding programs, build-ing, etc. If you think you got away with not paying a ticket because Public Safety didn’t come after you, think again.

Accord-ing to one student who works with Pub-lic Safety, unpaid tickets get added to your tuition bill and can keep you from regis-

tering for classes if left out-standing. Faculty and staff are subject to ticketing just as students are, and some parking violations can even threaten their jobs. “I make sure nobody gets picked on,” said Lowrey. When asked if he thinks McKendree fines are too high, Lowrey said no, pointing out that McK-endree is a school that offers free student parking as well as allowing first year students to keep cars on campus. It’s true that those are great benefits that students appreciate, and parking tickets should serve their regulatory purpose. With that being said, the point could still be made with less pricey tickets.

Elementary education major Adam Schwind is a student willing to try almost anything and enjoys many forms of the performing arts. However, when Schwind joined Vocal Jazz Ensemble last semester, he was shocked to learn he would need to register, and the grade would count towards his transcript, even though he took it for zero credit. “When I took Vocal Jazz as an extra curricular and found out that I had to regis-ter for it because it was going on my transcript, I was very surprised,” Schwind said. “I immediately wondered why the extra curriculars my heart is close to, such as the main stage productions, weren’t also asking for students to register so that they could also be recognized on a tran-script.” “Vocal Jazz Ensemble has rehearsals, memorization and performance with names on a program and likewise in par-ticipating in the play. Neither one has homework outside of memorizing lines and chore-ography, nor tests except the ac-tual performance. They both have directors,” he said. This stirred several questions which led to a visit to Ms. Deborah Larson in the Registrar. “To be considered a course, it must be required by

a degree program. Each divi-sion decides what is and is not a course, and what is needed to gradu-ate,” Larson said. McKendree requires students to be registered for all courses they plan on taking, whether for credit or not, to keep track of the number of students in each one. Students are not allowed to attend a course without registering, even if it is a zero credit course. Some form of Jazz is required by some of the music majors, so it is a course. The-ater majors do not have to join the play productions, and until they are required, will not be a course nor count on transcripts. Acting and Tech Practi-cum, however, are available for graduate credits, but they require a long journal to be turned in by the end of the semester. The same is said for sports, clubs, arts and other teams: you may be a partici-pant, but it will not end up on the transcript. Mrs. Michelle Magnussen,

assistant professor of Theater, has “con-sidered making it mandatory to register after making the play, as a way to hold stu-dents to the respon-sibility and commit-ment to rehearse,”

but it would no longer be considered an extra curricular. She has not done so yet; she does not want to have a threat looming over participants, but

rather for those involved to be self-disci-plined and not worried about the grade. But what would happen to Acting and Tech Practi-cum should registration

for the play become manda-tory? “We would still have [them], but it would be extra work beyond being in the show. If, and that’s a big ‘if’, it became required for play participants to register and they were in Acting or Tech Practicum, we would have to work it out with both,” Mag-nussen said. Should the school start counting extra curriculars towards a transcript, McK-endree would need to start working with co-curricular transcripts. These would include anything a student worked on that was not con-sidered a course, including productions, clubs and sports. This, however, would require more staff at McKendree and would be more difficult in transcript management. “If it goes on the tran-script, it’s already more than a personal obligation. If not, and people just don’t show up, it’s more of an attack on their honor and responsibility, not their grade. I respect that decision, but I think it would still be cool to have it count…but that’s just my opinion,” Schwind said.

Ticket to ParkAre McK's Fines

Excessive or Acceptable?By Sarah AdamsStaff Writer

“If it goes on the transcript, it’s already more than a

personal obligation. If not, and people just don’t show up, it’s more of an attack

on their honor and respon-sibility, not their grade.”

Parking tickets line the cars in the parking lot behind Barnett Hall.

Clubs for Course Credit: What Counts?

Save a tree--don’t forget to recycle this

newspaper!

By Chelsea ArnoldStaff Writer

Students are not allowed to attend a

course without regis-tering, even if it is a zero credit course.

Vol. 87, No. 6 Page 14Sound Off!

A year ago I noticed sev-eral of my McKendree friends grew strangely quiet. They were seniors and I’d known them for several years. They used to be vivacious and out-going to a fault but suddenly I noticed a somber aura about them, a slight stooping of the shoulders, a wearied, haggard look in their eyes. At the time I thought there must be some-thing going on in their personal lives, some family trag-edy or some major disap-pointment. Now I am a senior. I will be graduat-ing only a mere two months from now. I realize that the metamorphosis I observed in my friends is a natural pro-cess of life and had nothing to do with their personal lives and everything to do with the fact that they were seniors on the cusp of graduation. I learned that this is just how seniors are. As soon as you finish your third year, your shoulders automatically droop and, bit by bit, your demeanor changes. It comes with the territory. I realized this not too long ago when I found myself constantly behaving as if I was sucking on a lemon at a funeral. What, I asked myself, caused such a change in me? I was strangely moody, burst-ing out into frenzy, venting at any slight provocation, snapping at people for no apparent reason and suddenly viewing myself as completely different than the rest of the student body. It wasn’t just a bad case of senioritis. No, I

was realizing something for the first time. With startling clarity, I saw that McKendree was not life. McKendree was just a brief moment of my life, preparing me to actually go and live life. That may sound obvious, but in the midst of years of papers and exams it is quite easy to lose sight of this simple fact, quite easy to lose sight of the larger picture. I hear many students talking about what

they’re going to do after graduation. I used to talk about that too. But I realize now that, while I was talking about it, I never really envi-sioned it. I knew it was inevitably going to happen, but I detached myself from it, giving the appear-

ance of putting a lot of thought and energy to my future with-out really doing so. I sense that most students treat graduation this way. My senior year hasn’t found me wholly unprepared; it’s just found me a bit more wide-eyed from the reality of entering a world I talked so flippantly about for the past three years. I’ve learned a few things this year, a lot of which have to do with personal initiative and commitment, and I still have much more to learn. One day, you’ll wake up and find that your life at McK-endree is about to end. That’s generally around the time when the shoulders begin to droop as the care of the world silently climbs onboard. So if, every once in a while, you catch sight of a stoop-shouldered, pucker-faced individual, know that he or she is preoccupied with thoughts of life outside McK-endree. One foot is here and the other is somewhere else. Be kind to us, please.

By Heather BelmonteAssistant Editor

Confessions of a Stressed-Out Senior

As soon as you fin-ish your third year of college, your shoul-ders automatically droop and, bit by

bit, your demeanor changes.

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The Issue of the Issue:Gender-Neutral Housing

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According to a Newsweek article from August 2008, more than 30 U.S. colleges have introduced gender-neutral or gender-inclusive housing policies, including larger state universities such as the University of Chicago and Oregon State, smaller private colleges such as Oberlin and Willamette and even religiously-affiliated institu-tions such as Wesleyan. Mainly offered only on certain floors or specific halls, gender-neutral or gender-inclusive housing policies allow students of any gender to live together in the same room. Celia Easton, dean of residential living at the State University of New York (SUNY), explained that gender-neutral housing accomplishes two goals: “To provide a living space for friends to share regardless of gender and to adequately accommodate students whose gender identity does not correspond with a conventional label.” With organizations such as the National Student Genderblind Campaign springing up and more universities joining the ranks of those with gender-neutral housing policies, it’s important to see where McKendree’s students stand on this issue. Could McKendree be the next university under pressure to adopt gender-neutral housing policies? Read on to find out!

“I don’t exactly believe that our living arrangements should be gender-neutral. More than likely, a boy would want to room with a girl, or vice versa, because they were dating. If that was the case, what would happen if they broke up; how could they stand to live with each other? I think it could potentially cause a lot of problems with living arrangements. I think possibly at McK West, having a room for two girls, then the other room for two guys could possibly work out better than the dorms. The dorms could also have gender-neutral floors where guys or girls could live on the floor, but then a dilemma about bathrooms would arise. I think a compromise between all these ideas might be just to abolish the floor hours. Allowing the opposite sex on each floor at anytime would probably solve a lot of issues people have with the dorm rules.”

“Same sex rooms should not be allowed because it lowers the threshold level of respect between genders. For example, if a woman roomed with a man whom she had never met before, wouldn’t that be a bit awkward? This is not to say that relations between sexes shouldn’t be allowed but the rooming together of opposite sexes when neither is committed to the other.”

Sophomore Jordan Virgin

Freshman Susie Monteith

“I think that gender neutrality in McKendree University housing would be beneficial. I think that it would be best if the West apartments were gender-neutral because they offer more “real life” living experiences and having a roommate of the opposite sex is a real possibility in the real world. I wouldn’t recommend it to couples be-cause it could obviously be uncomfortable if they broke up, but it would be good for people who would prefer living with members of the opposite sex. I don’t think that it would get out of control because only a few people would probably opt to live in a coed apartment. I think it would be an interesting opportunity.”

Sophomore Denise Kennedy

By Theresa Schmidt, Editor-in-Chief

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“In most cases I don’t think it would be a good idea to have guys and girls rooming together in housing, especially the dorms because college students are still very ir-responsible and young. I think it would be okay to have coed dorm halls and apartments but not to actually live in the same room. I just think it would end up doing more harm than good. I guess if it were an apartment it would be okay because the guy could have one room and the girl could have the other. It just gives each person a little more privacy and space. In the end it all depends on the people who are going to be living with each other. If girls and guys are comfortable living together than go for it but I think in most cases girls are going to live with girls and guys are going to live with guys.”

Junior Sarah Ryan

“I don’t think actual bedrooms or dorm rooms should be gender-neutral but I have no problems with apartments. It all depends on the person and who they live with, just like same sex roommates. For some people it works, others it doesn’t. I personally think it is easier to live with the same sex roommate because you tend to have more things in common. I honestly would be for it if you had enough in common. I shared not a room, but an apartment with a guy friend of mine this summer and we made it work because we got along so well.”

Senior Kate Risley

“I think that gender neutral housing would not be good idea because it wouldn’t feel right to me. I think that it would create an awkwardness that just couldn’t be fixed. There are some things that I just don’t want to see and if I roomed with a girl I am afraid that there would be some problems. To me I feel that some things just need to be private.”

Freshman Brad Gebben

Senior Cody Grosz“I have no issue with gender-neutral rooms. I believe if two consenting adults sign a housing contract and wish to live with each other regardless of gender then they should be allowed to do so. If for what ever reason they can not live together then they always have the option to switch rooms or roommates or find alternate living ar-rangements. There is the understanding that students right out of high school might not be mature enough to make a logical decision, so I would support students over the age of 21 or have completed two full years of college to be able to live with whom ever they wish.”

“Like a lot of things the idea of co-ed rooming sounds good in concept, but in actuality it would be a big old mess. So I disagree with it. The majority of residents apply-ing for this co-ed rooming would be couples, which is great until they break up or hit a rough patch. Then you have two people who don’t want to see each other let alone live together in a highly awkward situation. Also, would this mean that showers and bathrooms are co-ed too? This would only work if a whole floor was dedicated to co-ed in the dorms or if it was solely in apartments. So I think it is a great concept but would fail when put into motion.”

Junior Jared Winters

Vol. 87, No. 6 Page 16

Senior John Ruesler was one of two Bearcat players honored on Senior Day before the Feb. 21 game against Hannibal-LaGrange.

Sports

The Review CrewTheresa Schmidt: Editor-in-Chief

Stephanie Coartney: Associate EditorKristie Manning: Managing EditorHeather Belmonte: Assistant Editor

David Hodges: Public Relations Editor

Staff WritersSarah Adams, Dominic Angelo, Chelsea Arnold, Heather

Belmonte, Andrew Briner, Stephanie Coartney, Tirzah Dawson, David Hodges, Miranda Linneman, Danielle Long, Kristie Manning, James Murphy, Nicole Neal, Maia Paluska

and Theresa Schmidt.

Advisor: Gabe Shapiro

The Mckendree Bearcat men’s basketball team con-tinues their winning ways by posting wins against Harris-Stowe University and Colum-bia College in two American Midwest Confer-ence games. With these two wins, the Bearcats extended their winning streak to 16 games, and also earned a share of the AMC confer-ence cham-pionship. Their record on the season improved to an impressive 23-4 and they re-main undefeated in conference play at 11-0. In the latest NAIA Division 1 poll, the Bearcats are ranked 6th and continue to climb with their stellar play.

The team’s 15th consecu-tive win came at home against Harris-Stowe University in a convincing fashion, posting an 86-61 blowout. The Bearcats overwhelmed the Hornets from start to finish. Leading 39-27 at the half, the Cats started the second half with a 16-4 run

and never looked back. Their dominat-ing per-formance was lead by senior guard Eric Palm and freshman forward Sean Rakers who each scored a game high of 20

points. Sophomore Eric Hobbe contributed with a great per-formance, achieving a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, along with sopho-more Andy Wolff, who added

11 points and six-assists. Five days later, the streak-ing Bearcats found themselves back in the Melvin Price Convocation Center facing off against gritty rivals Columbia College. Three weeks earlier, Mckendree played the cougars in Columbia and came away with a close 68-65 victory. Tuesday’s game had much more on the line, a piece of the conference title and a chance to win it in front of a supportive bearcat home crowd. Everyone anticipated this to be a close, competitive game and the fans would not be let down. Early off the bearcats seemed to be in control, clawing their way to an early 18-9 lead; the cougars would come back and even the score at 29-29 late into the first half. With three seconds left, Senior Eric Palm hit a go-ahead jumper to put the Bearcats ahead 31-29 head-ing into the locker room. The second half proved to be just as challenging. Columbia took the lead with two minutes left 53-52, and then Ken Detmer scored 2 of his 10 points with a

minute left to give Mckendree the lead. Finally Palm sealed the deal with a free-throw with less than 30 seconds left to give the bearcats the win. Palm finished with a game high 20 points; other key contributors were Detmer 10 points, 4 rebounds, Eric Hobbe 11 rebounds, and Sean Rakers 9 points, 9 rebounds. Another highlight from Tuesday night’s victory was Eric Palm passing former Bearcat Mike Strobbe on the McK all-time scoring list. With his 20 point performance he became the 7th highest scorer in school history and now has 1,885 points in his 4 years of competing in purple and white. Three more conference games are left for the bearcat

By Dominic AngeloStaff Writer

Men’s Basketball Looking Tough in Final Stretch of Season

men, in which they’ll look to capture the regular season con-

ference title com-peting against Hannibal-Lagrange, Williams Baptist and Uni-versity of Illinois at Spring-field. Starting March 5 is the AMC

conference tournament play with the Championship game being on March 10th. The Bearcats look good and feel confident heading into post-season play. Lately they’ve been unstoppable and if they continue to play with the heart and desire I saw in the past week, they’ll be playing well into the month of March. Visit athletics.mckendree.edu for the latest updates, stas-titics and schedules.

Sophomore Andy Wolff scored a career-best 19

points at Williams Baptist on Feb. 19.

March Newman Schedule 3/5: Newman Night 3/8 & 3/15: Spring Break--NO MASS 3/19: Newman Night 3/22: Mass with Father Ben

Contact Information Erin Hammond at erhammond@mckendree.edu.

Spring Office Hours are 6-10 p.m. on Sundays,

1-6 p.m. on Mondays at 2-6 p.m. on Tuesdays.