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Nov. 10, 2010 Vol. 89, Iss. 3

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Student ScholarshipsFair for all?

When athletic scholarships are men-tioned on campus, many students become enraged. Most non-athletic students believe athletes are paid too much in comparison to the work they do. As one student said,

“It’s tragic that being able to catch a ball will net you more money than being intel-ligent, talented, and hard working.”

Another student, who receives a full ride for academics said,

“I believe McK should increase their aca-demic scholarship fund. Let’s face it, not everyone is a star athlete. Just because you can’t throw a ball into a hoop or kick one into a net shouldn’t keep you from getting a good amount of money to attend college.

The frustrating dynamic between academic and athletic scholarships is that individual academic scholarships some-times get cut in order to fund a fifth string freshman red-shirted football player’s full ride.”

It seems most non-athletic students have decided sports get too much attention and money.

After interviewing several athletes, though, another story played out. Many athletes are upset about how money is distributed between sports, and feel some are vastly misrepresented.

One problem with this, as Todd Reyn-olds, Director of Athletics pointed out, is that some sports are not allowed to have as much money under the national guide-lines. This is especially true for hockey, where no student is allowed to get a schol-arship for playing it here.

While students are upset over scholar-ship money, the faculty differs in opinion. Joe Blasdel, coach of the debate team, stated that he believes most athletes meet the standards of being good students, and are fairly rewarded monetarily. Most debaters on the team argue that a $1000 scholarship is not enough, but admit the

money is an extra benefit rather than the reason for joining the team. Nonetheless, the school did recently increase the budget by about $10,000, allowing debaters to go to more tournaments and even hire an as-sistant coach. So in some way, the team has been rewarded for its hard work.

As Brian Frederking, advisor for Model U.N. put it,

“Scholarships are merely a recruiting tool for all colleges, and are a way to entice students to that school, whether it is for academics, athletics, or anything else.”

Athletics do bring in revenue and keep alumni interested in donating, which is important for a private school. According to Todd Reynolds, the director of athlet-ics at Mckendree, $16 million is allocated each year to student scholarships, and only $2.5 million actually goes to athletics based scholarships.

The issue seems to be not that athletes get more for sports, but that they usually receive both athletic and academic scholar-ships.

This leads to the perception that athletes receive more on average than academic students, even though their money is for bronze AND brains. As for certain teams getting too much money, Reynolds added that each team is given money based on NAIA and other national standards.

Overall, Mckendree gives more students scholarships than most private colleges, but perhaps less money generally to indi-vidual students.

The biggest complaint from all students on campus is that Mckendree does not increase any of its scholarships to match the percent increase in tuition each year. This statute is implemented at some other schools, and would help students, jocks and brainiacs alike, afford college.

By Anna ChambersStaff Writer

Entertainment 6

-Service Saturday (Nov. 13): Participate in a volunteer project Saturday morning with your friends!-Blanket Making (Nov. 15) in the Lair: Meet in the Lair to make blankets to be donated to local

homeless shelters.-Change for Change (Nov. 15): Member of the McKendree Community Action Team will be hitting the

dorms to collect change to donate to charity at 9:00 p.m.!-Sleep-out (Nov. 16): During the Sleep-out, students sleep right in the McKendree Quad from 8:30

p.m. to 7:30 a.m.! Activities include building a house, a trivia game, learning survival tricks and more.-Empty Bowls (Nov. 17) at 12:00 p.m. in Piper 222-Hunger Banquet (Nov. 18) in PAC Lounge at 6:30 p.m.!-Legislative Action Day (Nov. 19) in Piper Academic Center. Students have the opportunity to participate in a letter-writing campaign to our Illinois and United

States governments to help stop hunger and homelessness. Letters and petitions will be already typed up that students can simply sign in Piper from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m.

Service Saturday 2 (Nov. 20)Participate in a volunteer project Saturday morning with your friends!

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov 13-19, 2010

Interdisciplinary Majors

The insight and progression of techniques needed

to combat complex issues facing the world today cannot come from one discipline alone.

According to Dr. Brian Frederking, “Global issues require global solutions,” and collaboration is our only hope for a remedy. One monumental predicament facing our generation is the toll which our industrialized world has upon the planet’s ecosystems and resources. “Green” movements to resolve climate change and sustainability are on a constant uptrend and are undoubtedly, as explained by Dr. Duane Olson, “the next big social and economic transformation in government, business, and private research.”

Other dilemmas, such as race and gender equality, are naturally inherent within our society and have been festering for ages. Many movements to address these problems may soon die out if they are not supported through research in

academia and an output of graduates qualified to understand and generate the breadth and subtleties necessary for possible future solutions. Aimed at aiding in the progress of these solutions, McKendree has instituted a number of interdisciplinary majors and minors.

New to the catalog this year is the environmental studies major and minor. Collaborating among the biology, chemistry and political science departments, environmental studies provides students the opportunity to view issues from a variety of perspectives.

Not only does the program offer in-depth understanding of hard sciences focused on the environment, such as ecology and conservation biology, but also the subtleties in economics and ethics necessary to implement changes in political and public policy. Students in the program will gain the skills to view environmental predicaments from

By Anthony JuehneStaff Writer

Blurring academic lines:

SARAH ADAMS

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American in DuetschlandPG 5

New CPR ProcedurePg 2

The image is indelibly etched into the American consciousness

– a man or woman lying on the floor, unmoving, while a desperate bystander boldly disregards typical social taboos and places his or her mouth firmly onto that of the victim, administering quick, forceful “rescue breaths” before beginning chest compressions.

Soon that image will no longer be accurate. The American Heart Association has recently changed the guidelines for administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as a bystander. Gone are the “rescue breaths.” The new guidelines are far simpler: essentially, you are to shake the victim and check for responsiveness, call 911 (or if possible yell for someone else to do so) and then begin chest compressions, pushing hard and fast on the center of the chest.

The reasons for the change are based on data gathered by the American Heart Association. According to an AHA report, “Fewer than 50 percent of persons in cardiac arrest receive bystander CPR. There are probably many reasons for this, but one impediment may be the A-B-C sequence, which starts with the procedures that rescuers find most difficult: opening the airway and delivering rescue breaths. Starting with chest compressions might ensure that more victims receive CPR and that rescuers who are unable or unwilling to provide ventilations will at least perform chest compressions.”

CPR, while featured relentlessly in media, has never been a particularly effective tool on its own. According to the United Kingdom Resuscitation Council, fewer than 4 percent of patients treated

initially with conventional CPR survive, even after hospitalization; those who receive the compression-only CPR have a 6 percent survival rate.

So why bother? Because the survival rate of cardiac arrest patients who receive no CPR from bystanders is only 2 percent. Under the old system, bystander CPR doubled a victim’s chance to live; now it can triple it.

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is still encouraged for medical professionals and still has a place in the new CPR guidelines, but if you are a bystander and see someone collapse, don’t worry about mouth-to-mouth. Check for responsiveness, call 911 or have someone else do so, then begin chest compressions, hard and fast in the center of the chest. It may be just enough to save a victim’s life.

Visit www.redcross.org for more information on CPR and how to find training classes.

The McK Review Crew

Chelsea Arnold-Editor -in-Chief-

Sarah Adams-Associate Editor-

Gabe Shapiro-Faculty Advisor-

Editors

In this issueAnnie BiermanJake Bennett

Anna ChambersNykhala Coston

Kyle HintzAnthony Juehne

Zak KilhofferShawn Printy

Eric RomaniKieran Rowley

Natavia Sanders

The McKendree Review is a student-run organization of McKen-dree University. The mission of The McKendree Review is to give students the opportunity to learn the news pro-cess and publish articles pertaining to their opinions and ideas.

The staff does not agree with all

statements and opinions, which rightfully belong to their writers.

The McKendree Review Office can be found in Eisenmayer 208 on the McKendree Campus, at 701 College Rd., Lebanon, IL, 62254. Staff can be reached by email at mckreview@mckendree.edu.

Eric Neblock-Web Editor-

Chris Moore-Assistant Editor-

Kevin Schaefer-Design Editor-

Page 2 News

OOPS!Corrections to the previous issue:

- Apologies to Emily Thoman for the wrong date of her recital, along with missing information.

We Messed up...

What is the Student Government Association you may ask? Student Government, or SGA, is the representative voice of the student body. Student Government Association serves three primary roles: to distribute funds to regis-tered student organizations, to sponsor campus events and initiatives, and to pro-mote communication be-tween the students, faculty, and administration. We currently have 23 Senators and Executive Board mem-bers ranging from first-year students to seniors. We also have two advisors: Joe Saf-fold, the Resident Director of the Suites; and Dr. Joni Bastian, the Vice President for Student Affairs.

Another question we get frequently is, “What does SGA do?” We buy and distribute calendars to any student who wants one to encourage time manage-ment skills. We also listen to student organizations and distribute funds to those who show financial

need. SGA representatives attend and participate in Faculty committees includ-ing the Library Committee, Undergraduate Council, and Student Affairs Com-mittees among others and we brainstorm constantly about ways we can improve the campus community for all students.

Every year, though, we focus on special projects to put our ideas into action. This year we are working towards purchasing a re-frigerator that will be avail-able to commuter students who stay on campus the entire day and an ADA ap-proved handicap-accessible ramp on the first floor of Piper Academic Center., Other plans include better lighting on campus at night, renovation of some of the sidewalks around campus, better equipment in the fit-ness center, a bulletin board on campus where organiza-tions can advertise coming events and group exercise classes on campus.

Already this year, we have partnered with the Spectrum Alliance to co-

sponsor the national aware-ness day to wear purple in an effort to put an end to anti-gay bullying in schools. Our current and probably largest goal is to convert the lower section of Pearsons Hall into a student lounge/mulit-purpose room. We imagine a space for stu-dents to both study and re-lax away from the constant traffic in the other lounges. Currently, the Public Rela-tions committee is working with Student Affairs to renovate and improve the space to make it available to students beginning in the Spring 2011 semester.

In everything we do, though, we consider our-selves as students and want all students to be the ones who benefit from any change we make. If you have any concerns you would like the SGA to work on, visit our website and fill out a “Got A Gripe” re-quest, find us on Facebook, or email us at sga@mckend-ree.edu. Most importantly, look for the upcoming changes around campus!

SGA Quarterly Review Changes in CPRNew way to save a lifeBy Annie Bierman

Contributing Writer

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

By Kieran RowleyContributing Writer

Disclaimer: Working and intentionally not declaring income is, in most cases, a federal offense. The McKendree Review in no way endorses tax evasion.

Money is a constant concern for college students. The stereotype of the cash strapped, starving college student is more accurate than most would imagine. As a result, many college students are forced to find jobs to pay for food, gas, and other extraneous costs that loans don’t cover. Unfortunately, in today’s economic climate, finding a job has gotten more and more difficult, with some students turning to less official jobs.

The concept of working “under the table” has

been around for a long time, as employers seek to avoid minimum wage or insurance requirements, and employees seek tax free income with few questions asked. For a college student, the advantages would be not having to pay taxes on the income, receiving pay in cash, rather than a paycheck and in some cases, a more flexible schedule.

This is obviously an attractive option for students needing an additional source of income; however, because the employment exists outside of the bounds of the law, there is the potential for abuse.

Kaitlyne Motl, a McKendree graduate, reported that she was underpaid, the owners did not keep track of hours, she was sexually harassed,

forced to serve drinks to kitchen staff until 2 a.m., then required to clean for an additional hour.

Some students don’t have a choice, however. International students that cannot legally work in the United States may be pushed into accepting under the table jobs in order to make a living here. Whose fault is it when these people are mistreated? Archaic immigration and visitation laws, restrictive business laws, or abusive employers?

Sometimes these “off the books” positions are taken up as a second job in order to make ends meet when the income from the first job just isn’t enough to make ends meet. Instead of blaming the people who

Working “under the table”By Shawn PrintyStaff Writer

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Page 3Features

Freerice.com

Do you like playing computer games or helping hungry people? If you answered yes to either one, you should check out www.freerice.com! November is Hunger Awareness Month and McKendree Bearcat Rotaract is promoting the freerice website where you can play fun trivia games and donate rice to hungry people. Log on to the website and you will be presented with a trivia question and multiple choice answers. For every question you answer correctly, 10 grains of rice go to the United Nations World Food Program. You can choose different subjects for trivia such as vocabulary, geography, chemistry and foreign languages.

Once you’ve gotten into the game, you can

step it up by creating a freerice account to track your progress. Submit a username and your e-mail address and you will be e-mailed a login

password. Once you sign in on the website, you can keep track of your total rice earned and maybe get on the front page for most grains earned. You can also create groups to start a team effort.

Think you can earn more

rice than your friends? Prove it by joining the freerice group McKendree Bearcats! It’s also a perfect way to observe Hunger and Homelessness week starting Nov. 13. Participate in activities such as the homeless sleep-out, hunger banquet and legislative action day as well as joining Rotaract in earning free rice. Help the Bearcats fight back against hunger!

By Sarah AdamsAssociate Editor

Play games, earn grainsWith school

and studying for upcoming finals,

November will be a busy month for students at McKendree. If you want to relieve the stress, get into an early Christmas spirit and simply have fun during this month, check out Lebanon’s annual Victorian Holiday Celebration. The festival honors both the upcoming Yuletide and Charles Dickens, who stayed in Lebanon’s own Mermaid House Inn a year before writing his beloved holiday masterpiece, “A Christmas Carol.”

The festival takes place from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 19 and 20 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 21, with a variety of events to be held on each day. Participants are encouraged though not required to wear Victorian-era clothing as they tour the streets of Lebanon and observe the decorated storefronts, some of which will bear placards explaining various Christmas traditions.

Horse-drawn carriage rides down St. Louis Street are offered on Nov. 19 and 20. Tickets are $5 a person or $40 for an entire carriage and are available at The Visitors Center.

If you’re in need of something delicious to eat, the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce is holding its Holiday

Dessert Sale from 5 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 19 and 20, and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 21. Many street vendors will also offer a variety of refreshments to purchase. If you’re interested in sweets to look at but not eat, check

out the gingerbread village. You can enter a decorated gingerbread house of your own for a chance to win at 3:15 p.m. on Nov. 21.

The Lebanon Woman’s Club will be holding a raffle for holiday-themed gift baskets on Nov. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Nov. 20 from 2 to 8 p.m. The raffle will take place at 221 W. Saint Louis St. at the Lebanon Visitors Center.

On Nov. 19 and 20 at 6 p.m., the holiday tradition of lighting the darkened storefronts on West Saint Louis St. will commence. This tradition is carried out by a singing lamplighter, carolers, and an accompanying violinist. The lighting of Lebanon’s Christmas tree will follow on those two days at 6:45 p.m. and be presided over by jolly Father Christmas. Children and adults alike are welcome to buy a picture with Father Christmas on both days from 7 to 9 p.m. at the cost of $10, although personal cameras are not allowed in this area.

Lebanon’s Victorian Holiday Celebration is one of the highlights of November and all McKendree students are invited to attend. For more coverage of local festivals and celebrations, check out future issues of the McKendree Review.

Winter holiday fun in LebanonBy Chris MooreStaff Writer

How do college athletes balance their

academics? On top of all the practices, games and workouts, they also have schoolwork. Athletes need to take a minimum of 12 credit hours to be considered a full-time student and to be able to participate in their sport. Attending classes is very important because if they do not attain a set mark for their GPA, then they will be not allowed to play.

As students, athletes need to go to their classes, do their homework, and sometimes attend outside meetings related to their classes. One wouldn’t want to fall behind in a sport and lose the starting role, but one definitely can’t fall behind in school work. They wouldn’t even be able to play the sport they love.

“I love baseball and it is my favorite thing to do, but when it, comes down to it school wins over baseball every time. I know that my time with baseball is going to end and I am going to need to be ready to enter the real world and have a legitimate job,”

Jordan Law, a McKendree Baseball player said.

He also went on to tell me that during the fall practices, if you have a class when practice is scheduled, the baseball coach will make you go to that class and miss practice. The coach definitely helps the students

sort their priorities, because if they know you’re not going to class, then you’re not going to be playing.

KaCee Marshall is a sophomore on the girls’ bowling team here at McKendree. After missing the fall part of the bowing season due to a conflict with classes, she is back and heavy into the season. Marshall is currently receiving a full ride from McKendree, half of which is coming from bowling.

“You have to learn to sort your priorities and choose what is going to make you successful in the future. I am working to make it into the FBI and that is going to take a lot of work so school comes first and bowling is going to have to be my fun, outside activity,” she said.

Not only do you need to balance school and sports, but what happens to your social life after all that?

After schoolwork and sports, how do you find time for your friends? You want to go out and have a good time, but you must also be careful not to get caught at the wrong place at the wrong time. You could possibly get kicked out of your

sport and even school if you get caught doing the wrong things. Then your future may be seriously crushed.

There are many people you can go and talk to around the campus who can help you sort out your schedule. There are your counselors, coaches, teachers, and even other students who would be willing to help you. While being a student is hard, I feel being a student athlete is even harder.

The student vs. student athletesBy Eric RomaniContributing Writer

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“You have to learn to sort your priorities and choose what is going to make you successful in the future,”

Marshall said.

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The great Debate (Team)

The McKendree

University debate team turned in a dominant performance by winning its fifth consecutive tournament to open the season. McKendree’s Jeff Jones and Ian Reynolds won an unprecedented fourth tournament to open the season, while six other McKendree teams advanced to elimination rounds over the course of the weekend.

“This is, without question, the best start to a season this program has ever had,” said Joe Blasdel, coach of McKendree’s debate team. “If we continue to work hard, there is no limit to what this team can accomplish this year.”

Nineteen colleges and universities attended the Bearcat Classic and the Richard Hunsaker Invitational, hosted by McKendree University on Oct. 15-17,

By McK Debate Associated Press

BLASDEL

the perspective of a number of sciences and humanities. Since solutions must satisfactorily fit within all aspects of daily life and policy, students must not “lose sight of the forest for one single disciplinary tree,” as Dr. Michele Schutzenhofer urges.

This degree of flexibility is quickly becoming crucial for students entering into an evolving job market where a great deal of work and research is interdisciplinary and collaborative. In this exciting new world in which cooperation is on the rise and lines between disciplines begin to blur, progress and solutions seem ever more possible.

Graduates must maintain a strong foundation or else risk getting lost in the breadth of the issues. One main worry when instituting interdisciplinary programs (as

opposed to more traditional majors) is that the focus may be too broad and graduates may enter this new job market lacking the ability to apply their information.

Faculty addressed this issue throughout the proposal of the program and felt the small size and liberal arts basis of McKendree lends itself to ensuring graduate preparation. Not only do students gain a degree of flexibility and focus through general requirements, but the 45-47 credit hour major and 25-26 hour minor leave plenty of space for a double major or multiple minors, only furthering the student’s intellectual range.

Faculty also highly encourage taking advantage of study abroad opportunities in order to widen one’s perspective of the program’s issues and witness applications outside of the classroom.

including the University of Texas at Tyler, Purdue University, and Indiana University. Representing McKendree were seniors Amanda Ataiyan, Whitney Baillie, and Nishant Timilsina; juniors Sarah Brown, Anna Chambers, Jeff Jones, Zak Kilhoffer, Chris Polanc, and Ben Reid; sophomores Lance Allen, Mat Myles, and Ian Reynolds; and first-years Lucas Barker, Trent Boyer, Sarah DeBruyckere, Eddie Cox, Alex Cunningham, Josh Fleming, Brent Nicholson, Brad Thomas, and Caitlyn Westfall.

In the open division of the first tournament, the team of Jeff Jones and Ian Reynolds posted a 4-1 record. After defeating Washburn University, they beat the University of Texas at Tyler in quarterfinals on a topic dealing with African piracy. In semifinals, they overcame another Washburn University team, arguing that Turkey should be admitted to the European Union. In the final round, they defeated William Jewell College arguing that the United States should not adopt a unicameral legislature to win the tournament. Jones was the 4th ranked speaker, while Reynolds took 6th place.

In the junior division of the first tournament, Lance Allen and Sarah DeBruyckere posted a 5-0 record. They went on to defeat Oklahoma City University, Indiana University, and William Jewell College to win the division. The team of Sarah Brown and Alex Cunningham went 3-2 and reached semifinals after defeating

William Jewell College and Metropolitan Community College. The team of Lucas Barker and Eddie Cox went 4-1 and lost to William Jewell College. Allen was recognized as the 2nd place speaker while Barker took 4th place; DeBruyckere took 5th place, and Cunningham took 10th place.

In the open division of the second tournament, Jones and Reynolds again posted a 4-1 prelim record. After beating Indiana University, they again overcame the University of Texas at Tyler in the quarterfinal round. In semifinals, they defeated Washburn University, arguing that the United Nations should eliminate Security Council veto status. In finals, they beat another Washburn team, arguing that China should repeal its one-child policy. Reynolds took 5th place speaker, while Jones claimed 7th place.

The team of Mat Myles and Ben Reid went 3-2 in prelims. They defeated Washburn University in octafinals before losing to another Washburn team in quarterfinals. Amanda Ataiyan and Whitney Baillie also went 3-2 in prelims and lost to William Jewell College in octafinals. Brent Nicholson and Brad Thomas posted a 4-1 record before losing to Drury University. Reid was recognized as the 2nd place speaker in the open division.

McKendree will next compete at the University of Central Missouri on Nov. 5-7.

Interdisciplinary Majors Cont.

Blink and Rorschach in “What Goes Around” By Sarah Adams

Along with the environmental studies program lead by Schutzenhofer, Dr. Rob Van Putte and Dr. Duane Olson, McKendree now offers ethnic studies and gender studies minors spearheaded by Dr. Brenda Boudreau. Aimed towards understanding gender and racial equality, these programs serve as great accompaniments to many traditional programs in the humanities.

Frederking is also in the process of proposing a global studies major--involving political science, history, business, philosophy and speech communications programs—in order to prepare students for future careers in which technological advancements allow for increased globalization and quicker spread of policies and ideologies across cultures.

While many of these new programs are proposed and driven by faculty eager to advance McKendree’s intellectual community, students making their desires known is vital for new courses and programs to grow. The small, hands-on setting of the university allows faculty to craft the learning experience around the student as well as offer the opportunity for individually designed majors and independent studies.

As academia adapts alongside social and political movements, students must maintain motivation to succeed in this collaborative world or they may falling behind.

The rise of interdisciplinary work and research is tremendously exhilarating for hopes that we may soon find satisfying solutions for many of the world’s dilemmas. McKendree is pushing forward to allow students to find a place in this evolving society.

Military Appreciation

Football GameNov. 13

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An American in DuetschlandThe first

page of my leather-bound

journal reads “Glory Road” in big handwritten letters. It’s a reference to one of my favorite novels, which I reread on the plane ride from Chicago to Brussels. The book describes a man’s journey through rich new worlds, but focuses as much on the protagonist’s internal change as on the escapist narrative. My glory road unfolded likewise.

The trip spanned countries rather than planets, but the experience made no less of an impression. Joep (pronounced “youp”) Schreurs, whom you may remember as the Dutchman who played soccer for McKendree, offered to lead me through Europe, and I happily obliged. We bought 30-day train passes valid in over 20 countries, ultimately trekking seven of them.

Thumb through 20 pages of journal and you find the passages about my stay in the Czech Republic. The first line reads, “I just slept in a tent under a castle with Polish hitchhikers.” That particular experience taught me a number of things. To mention a few, the Czechs have a unique way of taking two shots at a time, which is precarious to perform but impressive to watch. Gypsies come out at night, so it’s best to keep your belongings nearby.

Foreigners will always laugh if an American makes fun of their government. Old Czech men ride comically small mopeds and wear funny old-man hats. Rural Czech girls kiss you on both sides of the face when they meet you.

The night began when Joep and I got off the train at a random stop between Prague and Vienna. We figured we should see more than

capital cities. The town was called Břeclav, according to the peeling signs in the empty station. I walked outside of the station to look for a map. I found one, but it was in Czech. I thought I recognized the word “town,” but I couldn’t be sure.

I walked back to the train station and approached two guys and two girls wearing backpacks seated on the curb, and asked if anyone spoke English. Naturally, they all did. We started talking about how we got to the town and where we would go from there. These four Poles, aged between 19 and 23, planned to cover over 4000 kilometers hitchhiking over seven weeks. Suddenly my hardcore backpacking adventure seemed safe and comfortable. The Poles were friendly and we all hit it off. We walked a short ways into the village,

stopped in a nice grassy area with benches, and commenced with enthusiastic intercultural socializing.

The next morning I woke up sopping wet, muddy, and cold from the rain getting into my tent. Unzipping the janky second-hand tent took several minutes. I stumbled outside through half an opening, stretched, groaned, popped my back about 20 different ways, groaned again, and then stopped. Not 100 yards away rose castle ruins. I stood still, awestruck for several minutes. It wasn’t beautiful. Moss and mildew

covered the tallest tower. Massive chunks had been blown out of the walls. The castle had seen generations and wars and empires. After a minute or two I woke up everyone else to see. The Poles brought out a butane camping stove and pot. We sat and dined on the Czech equivalent of Ramen Noodles under a castle.

Flip 20 pages. This section is almost illegible; I scratched it down so quickly. It’s about the most intense

dream of my life, in which fire destroyed the world twice, my sister married her fiancé, I mistakenly interrupted a bar mitzvah, I read a novel (written just for me) and watched a movie based on Into the Wild (again, shot just for me). In dream land the experience took days, but in reality it only lasted two hours. Joep and I slept at a railway station in Vienna since we were almost broke and had to catch a 5:00 a.m. train to Ljubljana (pronounced

Loo-blee-ah-na), the City of Dragons and capital of Slovenia. We formed a triangle with our bodies and a bench, surrounding our luggage so no one could steal it.

The whole time it stormed, and some super-creepy people kept walking by; serial killer-looking people pacing with no luggage and no apparent reason to be there except to glare at us, smoke cigarettes and be creepy. Luckily none managed to rob or kill us. At 4:45 a.m. I woke up and told Joep about the dream. He said to write it all down before I forgot anything. While I did this, he found a vending machine and bought candy and soda. We sat and dined on the Austrian equivalent of Hershey’s bars, silently waiting for the train on the concrete.

Flip through yet more pages; nearing the end, there’s an attempt to make sense of it all. It says something about how America is young and so am I.

There’s a paragraph that mentions dreaming. In the corner I wrote a little farewell to all the nations and friends I met on my glory road. It’s from a song in my favorite movie, Dr. Strangelove.

“I’ll see you againDon’t know whereDon’t know whenBut I’ll see you again Some sunny day.”The last sentence on the last page

ends, “I have grown.”

In with the Band:The Yard Dawgs

Jazz is a music steeped in tradition dating back decades representing cultures around the world and the soundtrack of momentous events. Unfortunately, its presence is lacking in the current mainstream and some feel that the genre died with the masters of past generations.

Two students at McKendree dedicated to keep this rich tradition alive and introduce it to a new audience are Bryce Kohn and Dusty Page. Long time friends, drummer Dusty Page and guitarist Sam Brush, began playing together throughout high school and continued in their joint music endeavors when the two split off to attend different colleges.

Dusty is now a sophomore pursuing a major in business management and a minor in computer information systems, but is also rigorously involved in the jazz and marching band on campus.

While setting tasty grooves in jazz ensemble, Dusty came to respect the tremendous saxophone chops of junior music education major, Bryce Kohn. Though Sam Brush was pursuing a computer science major and music minor at SIUE, he was able to squeeze in substantial free time to participate in a few jam sessions alongside Bryce, Dusty and bassist Brady Page.

Originally coined The Yard Birds, attributed to a much loved classic Charlie Parker tune, the group played their first show together at the Oh That Jazz festival. Since their debut, The Yard Dawgs have gone on to play various events and conventions around the Metro East area, including the Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation 25

anniversary dinner on Oct. 22. They have graced multiple stages such as the Villa

Marie Winery and the group’s personal favorite, Hunters Point Mansion in Edwardsville. Their sets are often comprised of familiar jazz standards and reworked pop classics, like Billie Jean and Day Tripper.

Keeping along the jazz tradition of past legends, the most impressive aspect of their live show is each member’s ability to infuse flawless technique and subtle communicative emotion within their rousing solos swirling between breadths of musical styles. Drawing inspiration from masters of their respective instruments -- such as Jeff Hamilton, Michael Brecker, and Wes Montgomery” along with “taking lessons from classrooms and ensembles outside onto the real world stage” as Dusty Page states, The Yard Dawgs epitomize the new era of jazz musicians.

While progressively building their catalog of standards and composing original pieces, as Bryce asserts, the group “enjoys persistently evolving and merging diverse musical elements to develop [their] personal sound within the genre.”

The group steadily posts show updates and videos illustrating their engaging performances on their Facebook page. They will headline a show at the Belleville Cigar Inn Nov. 11 and perform for the Collinsville Chamber of Commerce Nov. 13.

I urge you to witness The Yard Dawgs live, because without our support, the priceless jazz tradition may soon lose momentum.

By Anthony JuehneStaff Writer

Bryce Kohn and Dusty Page

By Zak KilhofferContributing Writer

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Page 6 Entertainment

Eat Pray LoveThe movie

adaptation of the book “Eat

Pray Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert plays in theaters as the McKendree book club discusses their thoughts and opinions on the novel. So far, the book seems to have gained even more attention than the movie since the film came out Aug. 13, 2010. Now, two months later, libraries all over the local community from Edwardsville to Alton and Belleville seem to have a long list of eager names waiting to check out the book.

According to one librarian, the movie was just not as great as the book which “just seems more real and down-to-earth than how it is glamoured-up on the big screen.”

When asking some of the McKendree students if they saw the movie, some of them expressed the same sentiments and were less enthused about watching the movie than they were about reading the book. There are a couple of students who expressed their interest in watching the movie. So should people should read the book before watching the movie or the other way around?

Elizabeth Gilbert focuses on several different themes in her novel; obvious themes include marriage, separation, divorce and self-discovery. Other themes deal with romance, friendship, traveling

and spirituality. If all these themes could be wrapped into a few words it would have to be spiritual growth and maturity. In the beginning of her book, Elizabeth Gilbert makes her spirituality and her belief in God very clear, which carries on in her personal one-on-one conversations with God in the unsettling event of her marriage and later in her independent traveling adventures. However, her spiritual choice to reach God by going to an Ashram in India may be debatable amongst people of different faiths.

In response to the question of whether she believed traveling to places such as Italy and India is a good way of dealing with life problems, president of the Literary Interest Society, Heather Yancy, stated that “I deal with the problems that crop up in life by leaning on my support system. I would love to go to Italy, but I don’t think it’s necessary to travel to experience spiritual fulfillment.”

Yet it was Gilbert’s self-realization that

By Nykhala CostonStaff Writer

3.5 out of 5 Paws

RedBy Kyle HintzStaff Writer Red is an action

comedy starring Bruce Willis, Mary Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, John Malkovich and Richard Dreyfuss.

The story begins with the dull life of Frank Moses (Willis), a retired CIA agent. His only excitement stems from a long distance relationship with Sarah Ross (Parker), a receptionist with the CIA, who he calls to tell that he hasn’t received his pension check (as he rips it up for an excuse to talk to her), even going so far as to read the same cheesy romance novels as her.

The plot-line then kicks in, and an anonymous hit team comes to kill Moses in the middle of the night. Of course, he’s prepared for this and wipes the floor with his assassins, carries out an obviously well-prepared plan for an emergency such as this.

After the failed attack, Moses rushes off to Kansas City to protect Sarah, assuming that their phone conversations have been

tapped and that they’re after her too. From there they team up with Joe (Freeman), Moses’ mentor; Marvin (Malkovich), a wacked out conspiracy nut; Victoria (Mirren), a semi-retired assassin and Ivan Simanov (Cox), a Russian secret agent.

Everything leads back to a secret mission in Guatemala in 1981 that Moses was a part of. And that’s even a plot for you, now to brass tacks. Malkovich all but steals the show as Marvin with his paranoid antics and sometimes dead-pan expression; easily my favorite part of the movie. Willis, Freeman, Mirren and especially Parker also shine in the comic department and

are all believable as action heroes, albeit retiree action heroes.

Ultimately, the comedy outshines the action with shoot-outs dragging on with a seemingly endless supply of blank rounds when I would’ve much rather had a comedic aside, it’s worth a look more for that than any of the action scenes.

“Old Man, My Ass!”

MOVIEGOODS.COM

5 out of 5 PawsJackass 3D

By Kyle HintzStaff Writer

Does a movie titled Jackass 3D really need a description? The title says it all. The audience arrives at the theater expecting to see some crazy stunts that they would never have the balls to actually do, and that’s what they get.

I must admit that since the release of Jackass 2, which I saw twice in theaters, I’ve changed, grown; all that adult crap and I almost developed into a person to which such antics do not appeal. Almost. But seeing Jackass 3D reminded me how much fun it is to be stupid. There’s nothing wrong with being stupid; in fact, it’s a vital part of our lives. Could you imagine a world with no stupid fun?

It would suck! It would be boring!

Jackass on the other hand isn’t boring and doesn’t suck. It is stupid fun that can free us from that dreaded illness “Serious-ness-itis,” a condition college students can be very prone to catch and one that some never recover from: Lawyers, Doctors, hardcore Feminists, etc. It’s a necessary distraction from the too-serious lives that we all tend to cultivate. I’m not saying it’s a good movie or a bad movie

or art, but you know what; sometimes pissing in the wind can be an art.

Go see it!

“Pissin’ in the Wind”

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made her journey to Italy, India, and later Indonesia seem like the surest way of reaching her spiritual potential. Somehow she is able to place the readers in her shoes and drag them along as if they were the best of friends. Gilbert has a unique, funny, and very feministic way of relating to the reader. It is as if you are sitting with her chatting away about life at a nearby coffee shop.

Among her beliefs, Gilbert remains true to herself, both upfront and honest about who she is and what she is going through as an individual. After going through a divorce with her long-time companion, she decided not to let the separation get her down. She sought independence, healing, and a love that does not come from a companion. At first glance, the book can seem like just another one of those self-help “chick books” to help one get through a couple of dead-end relationships and accept being alone for a little while waiting for Mr. Right to come when the first Mr. Right didn’t work out.

“I think it was unwise for her to get married before she even knew herself [spiritually/emotionally]. Because she wasn’t honest with herself about what she wanted out of life [i.e. a life without kids], she inevitably hurt the people around her by entering into a union she couldn’t sustain” commented Yancy.

This could be in regards to Gilbert’s untimely love affair with an attractive younger man named David only shortly after her marriage. Yet Yancy does have a point in being spiritually and emotionally prepared before entering into a seriously commitment with someone else. However, in real life many people skip the self-improvement channel and jump straight into a relationship before knowing if they can deal with the added stress.

Still, you can’t help but sympathize with the narrator after she has deliberately been so truthful about her own flawed qualities with little to say about her husband’s.

The movie critics, when discussing the adaptation of the book into the movie, described the transition in a more critical tone. New York Times writer A.O. Scott described the movie as breaking away from the reinforcing stereotypes of marriage and that a woman’s potential is wrapped up in a man’s. His reviews stated that the movie had taken a bold step forward, breaking away from what he considers “superficial” when comparing the movie to others such as Sex and the City. Towards the end of the movie, he became a little more critical since it wraps up with main character Gilbert (Julia Roberts) falling in love.

Los Angeles critic Betsy Sharkey, is more technical in her description of the movie, describing the beautiful shots of the cinematographer and other works done by the screenwriters. Overall, her article gave fair applause to those behind the scenes and the dedication of the talented actresses and actors who helped pull together what she describes as a difficult project because of the book’s “self-help, self-absorbed qualities.”

A report on reviewstl.com described the movie as a complete bore with nothing really going for it but pretty pictures and a good cast.

In general, critics did not consider it a must-see film, but it was a great attempt at conveying what at times seemed like a personal diary. To answer the question of which comes first, the book or the movie: if you read the book first and then watch the movie, you may be sorely disappointed.

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Page 7OpinionMcKendree:

No-Parking Zone for Commuters?

Ever had one of those mornings

where the alarm didn’t go off, so-and-so needed a ride, or some unfortunate incident occurred that threw your schedule off just enough to not get a parking spot? Regardless of incident, for some McKendree students, it’s difficult enough to find parking on a good day.

The majority of those reading have seen, heard, or read previous grumbles about how parking on campus pretty much sucks. But why IS it so difficult to find the elusive parking spaces at McKendree?

Let’s face it; we are a small school with a lot of students, and not a lot of parking. There are plenty of reasons why those sacred spots are becoming harder and harder to find; we’ll start with “driver error.”

Students are allowed to park along College Rd. and Stanton, and many do. The problem: most of them either leave huge gaps between themselves and other cars or they just can’t parallel park to save their lives. Granted, a pick-up truck will need more room than a little car, but I seriously doubt that the truck driver needs half of a car space between himself and the car in front of him.

Next, we have the issue of who needs the space. That’s right, campus-dwellers, I’m talking to you. No offense, but unless the Bogey Bus is running 15 minutes behind schedule or you have to make a mad dash from class to the highway, I SERIOUSLY doubt you need to drive from McK West to campus. That’s just extreme laziness. It’s not only a waste of your gas, but you take parking away from commuting students, some of whom have an hour-long drive to McK in the first place, like Ashley Dunning.

“I drive from St. Louis, and I normally have to park on the streets,” she said. Dunning is not the only one. Bridget Wilhelm and Josie Juelfs have both driven around 50 minutes every day for the past four years.

“I drive from south of Waterloo. It takes me about an hour with all the construction and I park on the street. The one “a billion miles” from campus,” Juelfs said.

The same can be said of senior Madeline Lonski.

“I’ve totally had [parking problems.] Freshman year, I had no choice but to park way out there, and sophomore year was rough [too.] I learned to make my classes all start at 8 a.m. so I could get a “good” spot, which meant I would leave 45 minutes early to get to campus,” Lonski said.

She continued, “This semester, I stay in Lebanon one night a week and I still leave the house 20 minutes before class to get a close spot behind the Library or Voigt. So, not only is parking awful, but I now have to come early no matter where I come from. I think that all resident students should have to park in the far lot and let commuters park closer.”

Some skeptical students may now be saying, “That’s your own fault for living off campus,” right? Some of us (the commuters) don’t want to, or just can’t live on campus.

According to Mitch Nasser, Director of Student Affairs, there are around 1419 students who attend McK; of those, 792 live on-campus. Assuming that not all students have their vehicles on a school lot,

that leaves very little room for the other 627 students.

I personally live 10 minutes from the campus, and while the drive is a hassle in the morning, it’s kind of pointless when I live so close. I feel that on-campus students in West and the dorms just need to be aware of where they park so students who drive can have the opportunity to be here on time.

The same can be said for students who live in the Suites; sorry kids, you have your own parking lot).

Another issue will be the upcoming construction for the new dorms. While a new parking lot has already been constructed on the old practice field, it has been in use for days and the problem is not any better.

As McKendree continues to expand institutionally, campus officials will need to consider expanding the amount of parking along with the new dorm space. Let’s face it; the parking situation has just gotten way out of hand for a growing campus.

By Chelsea ArnoldEditor-in-Chief

SARAH ADAMS

Guy SpeakGirl Talk

Got a question for Jake and Tavi? Send it to mckreview@mckendree.edu

with Jake Bennett

with Tavi Sanders

I have been with my fiancé for a long time. My problem is that he refuses invitations from my family to events and leaves me to go solo. It’s humili-ating going to these family events alone; I could give the “work” excuse, but I’m sure they’ll find it hard to swallow that he can never get time off. I’m worried that when we’re married, my family won’t show up because

he does this. Giving me a few days out of the year shouldn’t be a big deal, right? Am I right to be angry?

Q

Guy Speak: Have you talked to your fiancé about why he refuses to go with you? As I often say, communication is the key. There may be a very good reason as to why he doesn’t want to go with you to these events, and discovering this reason could lead to it getting worked out. I would try to understand his side of the story before getting mad at him; there may be more at work than just this problem. Granted, this is all assuming you haven’t talked to him about it. If you have, and he is still refusing to go with you, then you should re-evaluate your relationship with him and see if it’s fair how he’s behaving. Are you doing anything similar to him? I think this problem can be easily resolved by having a completely open discussion about the matter. That being said, if anything is withheld, the issue may not get resolved.

Girl Talk: Anger should never play a part in a relationship before open commu-nication. First, find out his reason for not wanting to be around your family. It could be that someone offended him and he never disclosed it to you, which is very common amongst couples. There is usually a set of in-laws that one of the partners does not get along with. I want you to know that he is marrying you and not your family. If this is your only problem with him, he is worth keeping. Tell him how important it is to you that he attends these family social events. I am sure that he is willing to support you in all that you do. Remind him that it is only a few days out of the year.

Guy Speak: First off, you need to ask yourself what “out of your league” means. Women tend to approach relationships differently than men do, so keep that in mind. I understand what it feels like to be overshadowed in certain aspects by your friends, but you can’t let that discourage you. If this girl is worth your time, she will ac-cept you for who you are. I get the feeling that you are looking for a long-term, fulfill-ing relationship, and that’s not something that is only available to “ladies’ men”. What I would recommend to you is that you try to be more confident with who you are. Own yourself, and it will show. As for your problem with talking to women, I am going to give you advice you can apply to many other situations. When you are around girls, act the way you are when at your most comfortable. Too many people try to change who they are to get somebody’s attention only to revert back to their normal personal-ity as they get more comfortable in the relationship. This can be dangerous; the person liked you for the impression you gave him or her. They might not like the “comfort-able” you, if that makes sense. What I’m basically saying is don’t change yourself for others, just be yourself and the right girl will come. Anything less and you won’t get the full, wonderful experience that you deserve.

Girl Talk: When you think negative thoughts, you get negative results! You must first believe in yourself. Your guy friends are no better than you, so quit shooting yourself down. We are all different and unique in our own way. You must be yourself. I would first find out what her likes and interest are. The next thing you need to evalu-ate is if you two share anything in common. Once you find out these things, you will have plenty of subjects to strike up a conversation about. Continue small talk until she becomes comfortable with you. Remember, do not rush things, and let her naturally gravitate to you. Follow these few steps and your first date will come sooner than you think. Good Luck!

I really like this girl, but there’s a problem. I never know what to say to her -- or any girl, for that matter. The right words never come to mind. All my guy friends are what I guess you would call “ladies’ men,” and I’m tired of every-one else making fun of me. I have liked this girl for a long time but she’s “out

of my league.” What should I do?

Q

Don’t forget to recycle this newspaper

create or take these jobs, we should look deeper, at what forces people to take these jobs in the first place. With legislative changes, the need to secretively work a second job just to put food on the table could be greatly diminished.

Under The Table Cont.

Page 12 Sports

Sports articles by Eric Buck and Scott Cummings

BIG SECOND QUARTER PROPELS NO. 13 McKENDREE FOOTBALL TEAM PAST

QUINCY, 50-21; FISHER SETS SCHOOL MARK WITH FOUR TD PASSES

The McKendree University football team ripped off 33 points in the second quarter on its way to a 50-21 road victory Saturday at Quincy University in a Mid-States Football Association Midwest League contest.

The Bearcats overcame a 14-3 first-quarter deficit with their highest-scoring quarter of the season to grab their fifth victory in six games. McKendree, the No. 13-ranked team in the NAIA, improves to 7-2 overall and remains tied for the MSFA Midwest League lead at 5-1.

Junior quarterback Austin Fisher (Washington, Ill./Washington) set a new McKendree school record by throwing four touchdown passes in the game, three of which came in the decisive second quarter. Fisher broke the record of three he shared with Billy Gray.

“We had a burst in that second quarter that really seemed to change the game plan for both teams,” said McKendree football coach Carl Poelker, who earned his 198th career victory on Saturday. “It got to a point where each of our units – offense, defense, special teams – started to feed off each other. Once we got in a rhythm we really started to play with a lot of confidence and it showed as that quarter went on.”

Quincy (0-9, 0-5 MSFA Midwest) jumped out to a 14-3 lead late in the first quarter. Bobby Brenneisen threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to DeShun Smith on the Hawks’ first possession of the game, and Robenson Merci broke free for a 16-yard scoring run with 2:27 left in the period. Those scores were sandwiched around a 26-yard field goal by McKendree senior kicker

Jordan Fark (Nashville, Ill./Nashville).McKendree started its scoring frenzy in the

second quarter as Fisher connected with junior wide receiver Travis Brown (St. Louis, Mo./Mehlville) on a six-yard touchdown pass. Fark’s point after brought the Bearcats with 14-10 just 1:16 into the period. Fark later added his second field goal of the day, a 35-yarder, to trim the deficit to 14-13.

The Bearcats then took control by exploding for 16 points in a 38-second span later in the quarter. McKendree reached into its bag of tricks to grab the lead for good when sophomore wide receiver Nick Jones (Murphysboro, Ill./Murphysboro) took the handoff from Fisher on a reverse and raced untouched down the right sideline 47 yards for a score to give the Bearcats a 20-14 lead at the 4:34 mark.

On Qunicy’s first play from scrimmage after Jones’ touchdown, McKendree sophomore defensive lineman Tim Weidenbacher

MCKENDREE ATHLETICSAustin Fisher was 10-of-15 for 196 yards with a school-record four TD passes at Quincy

The McKendree University volleyball team split a pair of matches Saturday during the final day of play at the McKendree Invitational at the Melvin Price Convocation Center. The Bearcats started the day with a five-set victory over Iowa Wesleyan College before being swept by Lindenwood University in the final match of the weekend.

By taking one of two matches, McKendree moves to 24-10 on the season. The Bearcats will have three matches next week to wrap up the 2010 regular season, beginning with a road contest Tuesday at Hannibal-LaGrange College. First serve is set for 7 p.m.

In the first match against Iowa Wesleyan, McKendree rallied to take a 2-1 lead after the third set. However, the Tigers bounced back to grab the fourth set and force the deciding fifth set. The Bearcats took control and held off Iowa Wesleyan, winning the contest by scores of 25-27, 25-9, 25-22, 23-25 and 15-10.

Junior right-side hitter Kaitlyn

Kollmann (Collinsville, Ill./Metro-East Lutheran) led the way for McKendree with 16 kills. Junior setter Melissa Bayer (Collinsville, Ill./Triad) handed out a career-best 50 assists, while junior right-side hitter Melinda Bayer (Collinsville, Ill./Triad) contributed five blocks, including three solos. Senior libero Lindsey Gray

(Lebanon, Ill./Lebanon) registered 24 digs in the victory.

Against Lindenwood, McKendree matched up against the No. 24-ranked team in the latest NAIA poll. The Lions flexed

their muscle in the contest, sweeping the Bearcats by scores of 25-10, 25-13 and 25-15.

Kaitlyn Kollmann posted a team-high six kills against Lindenwood, while Melissa Bayer collected 17 assists. Senior middle hitter Carrie Brickey (St. Louis, Mo./Rosati-Kain) chipped in with three blocks, and Lindsey Gray handled 10 digs.

McKendree is now 24-10 overall.

VOLLEYBALL TEAM TAKES ONE OF TWO ON

FINAL DAY OF McKENDREE INVITATIONAL

The McKendree University men’s hockey team was limited to just one tally in a 5-1 loss Friday at home against Bradley University.

The loss gives McKendree an overall record of 5-3-1. The Bearcats will play host to Bradley Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the U.S. Ice Sports Complex in Fairview Heights

Junior defenseman Derek Hartung (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West) provided the only goal of the night for McKendree in the first period off a pass from graduate defenseman Brooks Boeschen (Belleville, Ill./Belleville East). From there, the visiting Braves took control. Bradley scored twice in the second period to take a 2-1 advantage, then netted three insurance goals in the third period to pull away for the victory.

Senior Mike Stier (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West) took the loss in goal for the Bearcats. Stier registered 33 saves on the night, including 26 over the first two periods of play.

MCKENDREE ATHLETICS

MCKENDREE ATHLETICS

(Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) sacked Brenneisen and forced a fumble. Junior linebacker Jason Rejfek (Arlington Heights,

Ill./John Hersey) recovered the loose ball at the Hawks’ 15-yard line. Two plays later, Fisher threw a 20-yard TD pass to junior wide receiver Myron Hicks (Sauk Village, Ill./Bloom Trail) to extend the Bearcats’ lead to 27-14.

On the ensuing kickoff, Quincy’s Antonio Chow bobbled the ball and picked it up at the goal line. Chow raced laterally, and was tackled by sophomore defensive back Melvin Banks (Jacksonville, N.C./Mascoutah) a yard deep in the end zone for a safety, giving McKendree a 29-14 lead with 3:56 left until halftime.

The Bearcats then took the kickoff and completed its offensive outburst with just 41 left before intermission. Fisher threw his third touchdown pass of the quarter, hitting junior running back Richard Bailey (Mascoutah, Ill./

Mascoutah) in the back of the end zone with a four-yard TD strike to push McKendree in front 36-14 at the intermission. The Bearcats had 213

yards of total offense in the period.Fisher then threw his record-

setting fourth TD pass of the game on the second play of the third quarter when he found senior running back Jimmy Berezik (Fraser, Mich./De La Salle) down the left sideline for a 41-yard scoring strike. Fark’s extra point boosted the Bearcats’ lead to 43-14 and capped a run of 40 unanswered points for McKendree. Fisher ended the day by completing 10-of-15 passes for 196 yards.

After a Quincy score midway through the fourth quarter, McKendree closed out the scoring thanks to a one-yard touchdown run by senior fullback Larry Russell (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) with

6:08 left. Russell had a 41-yard run deep into Quincy territory to set up the touchdown.

Senior running back Marlone Chenault (Bellwood, Ill./Proviso East) led all players with 87 yards rushing on just eight carries. Russell added 59 yards on seven attempts. Hicks and Berezik each caught three passes in the victory for McKendree. The Bearcats held a 439-285 edge in total offense over Quincy.

Rejfek led the defensive charge for McKendree with eight tackles along with a fumble recovery and an interception. Weidenbacher finished with five tackles.

McKendree will have an open date next week before closing out the regular season at home on Nov. 13 against Grand View University. Kickoff for the Senior Day contest at Leemon Field will be at 1 p.m.

BEARCAT HOCKEY TEAM SHUT

DOWN BY BRADLEY, 5-1

Derek Hartung scored the Bearcats’ only goal against Bradley