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Friday, December 1, 2017 - Vol. 118 Issue 40
Campus recreation hosts health fair
MPD makes burglary arrest
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In an attempt to promote a healthy lifestyle, Campus Recreation hosts the annual Health and Fitness Fair to encourage students to learn more about the resources availalbe for them.
By Tabi Jozwick courier staff
To encourage Western Illinois University students to promote a healthy lifestyle, especially close to finals week, Campus Recreation hosted the Fall 2017 Health and Fitness Fair at the Spencer Recreation Center on Wednesday. According to Vian Neally, Campus Recreation Assistant Director for Marketing, the health and fitness fair was an annual event that the recreation center had for several years to encourage students to learn more about the resources available to them and to get answers for any
healthy living questions that might need an answer. “I think that they are doing a good job addressing everybody,” said Zack Jones, Campus Recreation graduate assistant. “They are able to take apart each individual age group and say ‘ok, this person can focus more on this issue that they can run into and this age group can run into this issue,’ so they are able to adjust their content to the age group rather than one size fits all approach.” “It’s just like for personal training,” Neally said. “Say, if someone comes in and wants a personal trainer, they are going to adapt, whether if you are an 18-year-old or if you are a non-traditional
student. Even then, if you are a non-traditional student, you’re going to have different needs according to your body type.” Office of Public Safety Sergeant Derick Watts gave students advice at the fair on making sure that someone knows which route is taken home in case of an emergency and how to prevent burglaries from occurring in their houses and apartments during break. Both OPS and the Macomb Police Department would be conducting more patrols near campus when students were not in Macomb during break.
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MCDONOUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Donald H. Friday was arrested due to an active warrant charging him with burglary in relation to an investigation into stolen property that was recovered in Bushnell on November 24.
By Isaiah Herard news editor
McDonough County Sheriff Rick VanBrooker reported the arrest of Donald H. Friday, 22, of Bushnell, Ill., yesterday. On November 29 at 9:30 p., the McDonough County Night Patrol arrested Friday due to an active warrant charging him with burglary. The warrant was issued the previous day, Nov. 28 in McDonough County. The warrant was issued
after an investigation into stolen property that was reported and recovered in Bushnell on Nov. 24. The McDonough County Sheriff’s office has been searching for Friday since then and has reason to believe he fled out of the backdoor as police approached the Bushnell residence to recover the stolen property. Friday was lodged in McDonough County Jail pending a $75,000 bond, ten percent to apply.
Jerk Shop introduces variety to Macomb By Matthew Armour courier staff In the spirit of entrepreneurship and expanding the variety of food choices on campus, three Western Illinois University students opened a new restaurant, “The Jerk Shop,” a Chicago-style Jamaican jerk cuisine house located at 602 North Lafayette Street directly across from West Pierce Liquors. “My sisters and I were unsuccessful in finding a job in Macomb, so we decided to start our own business,” said restaurant owner and manager Kadejia Berkley
via Twitter. As a result of their insufficient employment opportunities, Berkley and her sisters made a bold choice to open The Jerk Shop as a solution, .According to Berkley, the process of opening a successful business is time-consuming and difficult, however, Berkley and her twin sisters had help available. “The process can be complicated considering the multiple tasks needed to open a restaurant are never easy,” Berkley said. “We started in August around the beginning of the semester and it took my sisters and I about three months to put the loca-
tion together with the help of our parents.” Berkley said working as full-time university students and full-time business owners taught her discipline and excellent time management skills to be sure all class related responsibilities get done in a timely fashion. “The biggest challenge so far has been balancing fulltime students and being business owners,” Berkley said. However, my sisters and I have tried our best to overcome the challenge by keeping a majority of our focus on school and earning our degrees. We also try not to let the business become too much of
a distraction.” Kadejia Berkely reiterated The Berkley family’s primary reason for innovating The Jerk Shop with the goal to bring a diverse menu and various food options to the Macomb and Western community. “We serve Jamaican Jerk Cuisine,” Berkley said. “Menu items range from chicken and steak tacos, chicken and steak nachos, loaded chicken and steak fries, and we also serve chicken tips.” Located less than a mile away from Western’s campus, students can easily obtain the Berkley’s Jamaican cuisine, however, The Jerk
Shop also offers their meals for delivery. Cameron Steele, a senior at Western is impressed by the idea of bringing Chicago-style food to Macomb through entrepreneurship. “The whole idea of them bringing it out here was nice because it brought an actual Chicago restaurant out here to Macomb,” Steele said. “The food is good. I always buy the jerk fries, but all in all I think their minds are in the right place.”
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Ott inspires children through fishing By Emily Stieren assistant news editor
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John Ott finds enjoyment in catching a bass fish while participating in his unique camp "Kamp Kohut" located in Oxford, Maine.
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John Ott, a Western Illinois University sophomore studying broadcasting, spent this past summer away from the cameras to work at a unique camp in Oxford, Maine called Kamp Kohut. Ott was a fishing instructor for kids ages 8 through 16 who attended the camp. Costing approximately $10,000 for the campers, Ott and the rest of the counselors made their summer worthwhile with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. “Basically, throughout the whole camp the kids get to learn, like, super cool skills,” Ott said. “All the counselors are skilled in something, so it’s not just about entertaining the kids. Like I was the fishing counselor and the wake board instructor. There was also field hockey, gymnastics, golf, but also things like DJing, computer science and just everything you can imagine.” According to Ott, he did not actually apply for the position as the fishing instructor, but he believes Kamp Kohut found him through the Western fishing team, which is now a club.
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“They were interested and wanted to know if I wanted to be a fishing counselor, and I thought that sounded pretty cool,” Ott said. “Then I looked into it a lot more, and I called my mom, I was like, ‘Mom, this seems pretty sweet.’ Next thing I know, June 7 I was flying out to Maine.” Unexpectedly, Ott found himself among counselors of unique backgrounds. He said Kamp Kohut hired counselors through Camp America, an organization that recruits potential camp counselors internationally. “In Maine, out of all the camp counselors, about 80 of us, only 8 of us were Americans,” Ott said. “It was cool to show up there when I didn’t know there would be international people. There were people from like London, New Zealand, South Africa, East Belfast. It was crazy.” Ott said choosing to work at the camp the entire summer was nerve-racking, but he was glad he made the brave decision to go. “One of the reasons I went to camp was to kind of get away from home because I had just got out of a really bad relationship, so it was a way to move on with my
life,” Ott said. “I went to Maine not knowing anything about it. I had never seen the ocean before, but I decided to just hop on a plane and fly alone for the first time. I went knowing I wasn’t going to be home for another three months.” Kamp Kohut counselors were only allowed to use their personal belongings such as their cellphones for 30 minutes a day. This ended up not being a challenge for Ott. “It was like the greatest feeling ever knowing that I didn’t care who texted me, and I didn’t care what my notifications were,” Ott said. “It helped me learn that you don’t need your phone to have friends.” Among the lifelong friends, Ott made at the summer camp, was an unforeseen love interest from Ireland. “I did meet a girl named Siobhan,” Ott said. “It’s kind of cool because I got to meet someone and get really close. We never officially dated, because she lives in Ireland and I live in the U.S. We are an ocean away is what we say. We kind of made it work though, and she’s probably going back to camp, which means I’m probably going back.”
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“You want to make that everything is locked up,” Watts said. “It’s the season of people giving gifts, but it is also the season that people steal things.” Watts said that OPS does have electronic device registration sheets that students could use to fill out their electronic devices’ information, whatever they are cell phones, tablets, desktops, laptops, personal music players or their video game systems that would make it easier to track the information in case the item gets stolen and be put into a national database, especially if the stolen items get pawned or sold online. “If law enforcement officers caught somebody in Chicago
Jerk Shop from front page
According to Santino Proctor, a student at Western, the food is above average, but very spicy. “The food is amazing, but sometimes it may be too spicy,” Proctor said. “It’s good to eat there when you get sick of the dorm food and don’t
Friday, December 1, 2017 with a bunch of stolen items and they run those serial numbers, they could come back and say, ‘oh, that was taken from Macomb, Ill. and they would contact us to see if we want to press charges” Watts said. Some of the other issues covered during the health fair include healthy eating habits from Campus Dining and Student Association for Nutrition Education (SANE), alcohol awareness from the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Resource Center and the School of Nursing. The School of Nursing also covered fitness, exercise, STD and STI prevention, nutrition and stress management during the health fair. AOD Resource Center stressed that only people of the legal drinking age should drink alcohol responsibly. feel like cooking. It’s surprising to see people our age start their own business while also attending school." The Jerk Shop will reopen Saturday, Dec. 2, as Berkley welcomes consumers to try a variety of Jamaican Jerk cuisine. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday: 1 p.m. to midnight, closed Sunday.
New to the University Counseling Center (UCC) is the relaxation skills workshop with three one-hour sessions on Mondays from 2-3 p.m., Wednesdays from 9-10 a.m. and Fridays from 11 a.m. to noon. “The purpose of the workshops is basically to help students when they are feeling anxious or stressed, especially when finals are coming up,” said Kelsie Schoonover, UCC graduate assistant. “So, one-hour sessions are basically different exercises, deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation type techniques, just help students feel more confident.” Schoonover said that for the moment, students do not need to make an advance appointment for the relaxation skills workshops nor having to see a counselor at
NEWS 3 the UCC. She said that the workshops should be beneficial for students that were seeing a counselor. “It helps students to relax or if say they are seeing a counselor right now and maybe if they cannot see their counselor like if it is every two weeks, maybe attending this session once a week might help out too,” Schoonover said. “I know that the counseling staff is really busy, so that is kind of the purpose of the workshop too.” If any students are unable to come to the workshops and cannot reach a counselor, the UCC would still be able to help with any anxiety and stress issues that they might have as it gets closer to finals week. “We do have different things on our websites or Facebook page that will help students
with deep breathing and walking through self-help videos,” Schoonover said. “Also, you can call the counseling center, even if you can’t get in with a counselor right away, you can meet with a graduate assistant and we can go over with deep breathing and other techniques to help with that.” Neally said that students should take the time to go to the Recreation Center during the stressful week of finals to receive help and guidance. “I would like for students to think about us when they get stressed, especially at the end of the semester when you are working with finals” Neally said. “We all get overwhelmed and stressed out, so if they can take a little bit of time away from their studies and come here to the rec center, it can really help them build a focus on their finals.”
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Alabama special election is apparently not a no-brainer
In just a few weeks, the citizens of Alabama will vote in one of the most highly contested elections of the past few decades, with exceptions in the 2016 presidential election between nowpresident businessman and racist real estate developer Donald Trump and former Secretary of State, New York Senator and first lady Hillary Clinton. I’m referencing, of course, the Alabama senate special election — which will take place on Dec. 12 — between attorney and prosecutor of Ku Klux Klan members Doug Jones, who is running as a Democrat, and Republican Roy
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Leave it to the Republicans to take an issue that is so universally clear in every aspect and twist it into a battle for 'freedom'.
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Moore, a twice-former Alabama Supreme court justice who was suspended from the Court for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument — who he himself commissioned — and for directing probate judges to continue enforcing Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage, a cutand-dry unconstitutional action. The reasons why this election is on the forefront of the national political consciousness are innumerable, it’s difficult to even know where to begin. Firstly, if Moore wins, the Republicans will strengthen their senate voting base and more easily pass legislation. If Jones wins, it won’t secure a Democratic majority; however, given that some moderate Republicans like Maine’s Susan Collins and, at inexplicable times, Arizona’s John McCain vote against their party, it will further increase the Democrat’s ability under New York’s Chuck Schumer’s leadership to obstruct Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s and the Republican party’s legislative push for trickle down tax cuts and taking away healthcare from poor people. Secondly, the controversies surrounding Moore are at best troubling and at worst criminal. On Nov. 9, The Washington Post reported that four women had accused Moore of sexual misconduct. Just a few days later,
another woman came forward and said that Moore was giving her unwanted attention when she was 15-years-old. At the time, Moore was in his thirties. Moore has, of course, denied all the allegations. Republicans at the national level, even turtle-face McConnell has said that if the allegations are true — which is more than likely — Moore should step aside. Trump, who has a vivid and documented history of misogyny and sexual abuse, on the other hand, said that the people of Alabama should consider Moore’s side of the story, too. Although so far, there isn’t another side. The crux of Moore’s campaign now is that no matter what he’s done in the past, no matter how many young, teenage girls he’s preyed on, no matter how many books he’s written arguing women shouldn’t run for political office, no matter how many dirty tactics he uses to sow distrust of real journalism, he is always going to be better than the baby-killing Democrat Jones. Moore’s wife, Kayla, argued during a pro-Moore rally that Jones is “for full-term abortions.” Stephen Moore, of no relation to the senate Candidate and a former adviser to Trump, defended Moore on CNN saying, “(Jones) is no saint, either. (Jones) is for partial-birth abortion, in a state that’s highly Christian and Catholic, so, you know, there is no moral high ground here.” Stephen Moore isn’t fully committing to the pro-life (read: anti-choice) argument so much as he is explaining the ever-present political risk of pro-choice Democrats running in the southern bible belt. Leave it to the Republicans to take an issue that is so universally clear in every aspect and twist it into a battle for “freedom” or “liberty” or any of those absurd trigger words that spark a fire of domestic nationalism in their reactionary base. Those who are against abortions simply value the life and liberty of an unburn fetus over the life and liberty of the woman who has to subject herself to nine months of pregnancy. Roy Moore and his camp believe wholeheartedly that life begins at conception, when a fertilized egg is no bigger than the period that ends this sentence.
After Jones said, “once a baby is born, I’m going to be there for that child — that’s where I become a right-to-lifer,” on Meet the Press in September, Alexandra DeSanctis, writing for the National Review, said Jones, “supports the right to an abortion right up until the child is delivered, the most extreme possible stance.” Talk about “reasonable” Republicans taking arguments to their “logical” conclusions. To Republicans like Moore and DeSanctis, it doesn’t matter that, according to the Centers for Disease Control, abortions performed after the 20th week of pregnancy account for just 1.3 percent of all abortions in the U.S. It doesn’t matter that, in Colorado just a few years ago, young women were offered free birth control and the abortion rate, specifically those sought out by teenagers, fell by 42 percent. It doesn’t matter that, much to the chagrin of the Republican Party that champions pro-abstinence sex education, abstinence isn’t effective in preventing sexual activity or teen pregnancy. It doesn’t matter that public services like food stamps, paid parental leave and universal healthcare can lower teen and unwanted pregnancies. None of that matters.
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Social media promotes good body image
Is social media turning us millennials into narcissists? It's something the older generation has been accusing us of for a while now, and if makes sense why. There are who-knows-how-many Instagram models out there getting thousands of likes for showing off their bodies and how beautiful they are. That seems to essentially be what the whole modeling industry is about: showing off how beautiful you are. Most people pay more attention to the models than the products they are advertising. So does all the attention make them narcissists? What about us normal people, who are happy with however many likes we can get? Although there will always be exceptions, I have to say that for the most part, the answer is no. And even if it does, maybe a little narcissism isn’t such a bad thing. Social media has come a long way with promoting good body I guess the answer to the age image. Not too long ago, the Instagram models and all their old question — what‘s worse, beauty was putting a lot of presgiving women autonomy over sure on teens and young adults to their bodies or pedophilia — look a certain way in order to be “beautiful.” Although this preshas finally been found. –Joshua Defibaugh sure is nowhere near gone, social media has come a long way in COPY EDITOR promoting positive body image. So maybe a little narcissism is What matters, according to a good thing. In a time where so pundit and counselor to the many people (especially young president Kellyanne Conway, girls) feel so lowly about themare votes for tax cuts for the selves and how they look, getting rich and votes for Supreme positive feedback on social media Court justices. can help people feel better about To say that a federal election in themselves. Now, I am not saying the U.S. has come down to a fight that a person’s sense of self-worth between an accused and pub- should be based on how many lished, respectively, pedophile likes you get on an Instagram and misogynist and a man who picture, I’m simply saying that wants to give pregnant women when you post that picture and their rightful autonomy is trou- get a bunch of likes on it, it feels bling may be the understatement of the century. What’s more troubling is that, according to JMC Analytics, Change Research and Emerson College, Moore is still polling ahead of Jones, even when Alabamans know all that they do about the two candidates. I guess the answer to the age old question — what’s worse, giving women autonomy over their bodies or pedophilia — has finally been found.
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pretty good. So while I am sure there are a number of people out there who are truly narcissistic and love to post all over social media about themselves, it does not mean that we all are like that. There is no harm in allowing yourself to feel beautiful, and sometimes social media can help. While we shouldn’t seek approval from others over social media, allowing others to like your social media posts can make you feel pretty good about yourself, and there is nothing wrong with that. So back to the main question — if someone continues to post pictures and gets tons and tons of likes, can it turn them into a narcissist if they weren’t one already? I’m no psychologist, but I’ll admit it seems like something that could happen. However, clearly, this is not something that happens to everyone. There are plenty of people out there getting hundreds or thousands of likes and still don’t like the way they look. While social media can sway our opinions of ourselves either way, I don’t believe it has a strong enough influence to form our opinions completely. There are people who get lots of likes and don’t like how they look, and there are people who don’t get a lot of likes and do like how they look. Social media may be a booster to one’s self-esteem, but it is not a determining factor. All in all, it does seem possible that social media success could turn a person into a narcissist. But not the whole millennial generation. So while there may be a select few sitting on their own imaginary pedestal, most of us are out here just happy to get a little confidence boost now and then.
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‘America doesn‘t need a toddler in a suit’
Last Tuesday it was reported that President Trump hired undocumented immigrants, paying them $4 an hour for his demolition project. According to CNN there were hundreds of undocumented workers working for Trump back in 1980. Admitting that they would work 12-16 hour shifts without any safety equipment provided. This isn’t surprising considering the fact that Trump is a cold hearted businessman. And this cold hearted man is now our president,
who not only scrutinizes immigrants but has proved to support cheap labor. There are so many red flags about our current president that have gone ignored ever since election day. It’s only a matter of time before Americans can truly see that this man is an unfit leader. Sure, he is a successful businessman, but he lacks the compassion and empathy that is needed to lead a country. It’s understandable that most Americans would turn to him
to get us out of our debts, it also makes sense as to why he even won the election. But to decide the best outcome for Americans, he has proved ignorant. He throws tantrums online, he disrespects women, he taunts dangerous leaders and is a hypocrite of his own words. Trump needs to be stopped. From his actions, I know that I am not the only one who fears what he’ll do next. His words are so vulgar and offensive, no leader such as Kim Jong Un would ever in their right mind cooperate with him. Our only hope is if he stumbles onto an impeachment, but that will likely not happen until he’s done wreaking havoc. There was a time in my mind that I
believed there was a possibility for Trump to turn his horrible ways around and start acting for the good of the people. Maybe when he finally saw the difficulties of presidency, he would learn that the good of the people matters the most. Because in the end, we are the ones who suffer the repercussions of his actions. And no matter what or where Americans came from, they are still here on American soil, making them an American. My mother raised me to see the good in everyone, no matter what. But Trump takes that all away. He is a selfish man who doesn’t care about the people who elected him. He leads almost like a toddler throwing a tantrum. Cursing and rudely crying
until he himself is appeased. America doesn’t need a toddler in a suit, we need an empathetic, compassionate leader to get us away from our dark days. But Trump is just pushing us forward to a future that doesn’t look so bright. And the only thing we can seem to do is stand by as bystanders, as he wrecks our country. It’s sad and discouraging, that because of this man and his actions, our generation might not even see the future generations. We might be nuked at any second or thrown into a war. It’s scary and saddening to see such a man wheeling the lives of millions without any course of action, we the people can take.
Dunkin Donuts brings miracle to Macomb The holidays are a time of great joy for people all across the world. It’s a time of sharing and being together with family and friends. So many great things come during the holiday
season; caroling, taking a picture for your holiday card, decorating your house, the list goes on and on. The good boys and girls in Macomb have received an early holiday treat this year,
some may even call it a holiday miracle. The Dunkin Donuts is finally open. After months of plans and building and delays, the Dunkin Donuts on Jackson St. is finally open for business. Rumors of its opening have gone all the way back to last fall, but more finalized plans for it came in March of this year. Funding issues delayed the project a couple months but it has finally come together. The
doors to the heavenly sanctuary for college students on a budget and anyone who gets up way before humanly possible opened yesterday. This may be one of the safest store openings for a while, as many of Macomb’s finest seem to be looking over the security of the establishment, according to their Facebook page. So what does this mean for Macomb? Well for one, there are now more options in terms of coffee and ice cream as well. The only designated coffee place in Macomb is the Study, as well as Dividends for students. Dunkin is definitely a more affordable option than the other choices, although I still can’t resist some of the holiday drinks at Starbucks. Anyway, many students and locals are excited about the new coffee option for that quick caffeine fix. The new location also brings a Baskin Robbins which will give Macomb a new ice cream option. Unfortunately local hot spots like Dairy Queen and F.Y.I. close for the winter months. That left the only option for ice cream
during the winter even fast food places, which have a very limited selection. The issue with this is that ice cream is not a seasonal food. Ice cream tastes good year round. I have literally walked to work in a blizzard while eating an ice cream cone, and I’ll tell you it tastes just as good then as it does in the summer time. Maybe a little better because you have to work for it. You can eat ice cream at any point in the year and no one will judge you. The Baskin Robbins will give more ice cream options (31 to be exact) as well as other ice cream related treats all year round. As we approach this exciting time of holiday activities and late night studying sessions for finals, we will have coffee to look forward to. We have ice cream as well but I’m sure coffee will help more with staying up late. Anyways, the holidays are almost upon us and for anyone looking for gifts for college students or even high school students, consider the gift of coffee. Please, we will use it.
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Women’s Basketball from page 8
This game marked Farrow’s 15th career game double-digit scoring. Senior forward Krishna Merriman set a career high in both rebounds and steals. She had four rebounds on the night and two steals. Lastly, Higginbotham recorded her seventh career double-double and set a career high in both rebounds and steals as well. The Leathernecks will hit the road and are set to play Wichita State University today. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. at the Charles Koch Arena. The Wichita State Shockers are 2-6 on the season and they are still trying to get into the groove with their new head coach Keitha Adams. Their two wins being against the University of California-Irvine and Missouri State University. The Shockers hold an overall 15-8 advantage over the Leathernecks in the all time seriers. and the last time the Purple and Gold came out on top was 1991. Western is 2-1 on the road this year and look to improve in the all-time series and their road record tonight. Senior forward Rangie Bessard leads the Shockers with 17 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Twitter: hayfourrr
Track and Field from page 8
He came in second again on the 400-meter hurdles setting a new PR with a time of 53.16. This time allowed him a top-10 finish in the program’s history, now sitting at ninth. Along with him, returning juniors Ashley Graham and Khalyia Lawson recorded top 5 performances at the league championships. Graham scored 39'09.75" (11.83 meters) putting her on the podium in third, while Lawson’s 38'06.25" (11.74 meters) put her right after her teammate in fourth. Both women broke the top 10 scores in program history as Graham sits at fourth of all time and Lawson is in sixth. Some impressive scores last year at the Summit League Championships for sure, but what can we expect from our incoming freshmen? Someone that really has people buzzing is Alexis Danner. Coming out of Dowling Catholic in Des Moines, Iowa she has earned All-District and All-Conference honors three times, and made state appearances in the 400meter hurdles (three times), shuttle hurdle relay, 4x200meters and 4x400 meters. The
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WesternCourier.com incoming freshman was also a two-time state diving championship qualifier and was a twotime letter winner on her high school basketball team also, including a state tournament appearance her senior year. Meanwhile on the men’s side you have Arturo Bautista. He’s had his fair share of accomplishments including making the All-Conference team in 2016 for cross-country and in the 800-meter race for track. He is also a Track Sectional Champion in the 800-meter race as of last year and even qualified for state championships. Some of his best times include 52 seconds for the 400, 1:55 for his 800 and 4:35 for his mile and a flat 10:00 for his two-mile. Overall the Leathernecks are looking forward to an exhilarating season. They have some big shoes to fill because of the graduating seniors, but have some promising freshman and returning sophomores and juniors to make up for it. The Purple and Gold will kick-off their season in Charleston, Ill. for the Eastern Illinois Early Bird Opener. It’s set to be in one week on the eighth at 4 p.m. Twitter: bradjp08
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Friday, December 1, 2017
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Men’s hoops tries for sixth win
By Becca Langys courier staff
The Western Illinois University men’s basketball team takes on their seventh game of the season this Saturday Dec. 2 against the Miami University RedHawks, tipoff will take place at 7 p.m. in Western Hall. The Leathernecks have been having a successful season, only having a single loss under their belt as they enter the seventh game of their 2017-2018 season. To start the year, the team was incredibly determined to bounce back from their previous season, and they have been very successful with this goal thus far. When talking to the team during their pre-season interviews, the Leathernecks made it clear that their main goal was to rack up as many wins as they can in order to boost their record and pick up their program. Western is currently being led by top scorer senior guard/ forward Dalan Ancrum who has 117 individual points and 43 total successful shots on the season thus far. Closely following Ancrum is junior center Brandon Gilbeck with 85
points and standout freshman point-guard Kobe Webster with 84 points. Gilbeck also leads the team with a whopping 20 blocks this season so far. During their previous game against IUPUI, the Leathernecks bounced back from their first loss of the season against Iowa State, and they plan to continue maintaining their high energy levels and momentum coming into their game against the RedHawks. The Miami University roster is abundant in players who are tall and athletic, and the Leathernecks must bring an equal amount of athleticism and determination to the court in order to come out on top. The RedHawks currently have a record of 4-3 compared to Western’s record of 5-1, putting the odds in favor of the Leathernecks for this weekend’s matchup. Currently, the Leathernecks average a total of 78.5 points per game and the RedHawks average 72.4 points per game, making the teams similar from a scoringstandpoint. Miami currently only has 23 blocks this season whilst Western has 31, making the Leathernecks
a stronger team from a defensive standpoint. Historically, the Miami University basketball team has performed poorly when playing away games, so it may benefit the Leathernecks that they are hosting the game on their home court. In tune with this, the Leathernecks have an undefeated record at home, putting them at an even greater advantage. Both the Leathernecks and the RedHawks are evenly matched across the board, so it will be crucial that the Leathernecks bring high amounts of energy and momentum to the court in order to secure their sixth win of the season. With it being a home game, the Leathernecks should have no issue using the energy from the crowd. Not only do they need to bring the fire, but the Leathernecks must also maintain their strong defense and continue making their shots or else they may lose their chance to maintain their perfect home court record. The Western men’s basketball team takes on the RedHawks in their seventh game of the season tomorrow in Western Hall. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. Twitter: beccalangysxo
Six Western Illinois Leathernecks were selected to the Academic AllMissouri Valley Football Conference teams, the confernce announced Wednesday (Nov. 29). Senior linebacker Brett Taylor and senior center Jacob Judd were named to the First Team while junior defensive back Justin Fitzpatrick and senior right tackle James Torgerson were picked for the Second Team. Junior quarterback Sean McGuire and junior linebacker Quentin Moon earned Honorable Mentions. An Academic All-MVFC honoree for the third year in a row, including consecutive First Team awards, Taylor was also named First Team All-MVFC earlier in the week. He is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is given to the FCS’ top defensive player, and recently became just the fourth Leatherneck to win a conference's top defensive honor when he was named MVFC Defensive Player of the Year. The nation’s leader in tackles (162), stops per game (13.6) and assisted tackles (90), Taylor graduated in December 2016 with a bachelor's degree in Recreation Park and Tourism
Administration. He currently holds a 3.90 GPA in the Sports Management graduate program at Western. Judd is also an Academic AllMVFC honoree for the third consecutive year, including his featured on the First Team, the first Leatherneck offensive lineman to accomplish that feat since Jimmy Holtschlag in 201113. Judd concluded his career at Western by starting 36 straight games at center. This season, he helped the Leathernecks’ offense finish among the nation’s top 30 in team passing efficiency (10th, 154.36), red zone offense (15th, 87.8), turnovers lost (18th, 13), scoring offense (19th, 34.2), time of possession (20th, 31:43), first downs (23rd, 241), third down conversions (24th, 42.2) and passing offense (29th, 241.3). A native of Clinton, Iowa, Judd graduated in May 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Law Enforcement Justice Administration. He currently holds a 4.0 GPA in that program's graduate program. Torgerson earned Academic All-MVFC honors for the second straight season. He started a team-high 42 consecutive games to conclude his career as a Leatherneck, and helped Western rank among the FCS’
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Dalan Ancrum looks for the ball on a Leatherneck fast break.
Necks take talent to the classroom top 30 in team passing efficiency (10th, 154.36), red zone offense (15th, 87.8), turnovers lost (18th, 13), scoring offense (19th, 34.2), time of possession (20th, 31:43), first downs (23rd, 241), third down conversions (24th, 42.2) and passing offense (29th, 241.3). The Springfield, Ill. native currently holds a 3.882 GPA in Economics/Finance. Fitzpatrick finished the season tied for the MVFC lead with five interceptions. Earlier this week, he earned Second Team All-MVFC, and this marks his first career Academic All-MVFC honor. A native of O’Fallon, Mo., Fitzpatrick owns a 3.59 GPA in broadcasting. He intercepted two passes during Western Illinois’ 52-10 triumph at FBS-school Coastal Carolina. An Honorable Mention AllMVFC quarterback, McGuire earned his first career Academic All-MVFC honor. The Franklin, Wis., native places 12th nationally in passing efficiency (154.1), 14th in both passing touchdowns (25) and yards (2,852), 16th in completion percentage (64.0), 18th in yards per attempt (8.34) and 23rd in passing yards per game (237.7). The junior's 25 touchdowns are tied for the second-most in a single season
by a Western signal caller. McGuire ranks third in school history in career passing touchdowns (51), His career passing yards (6,925) and total offense (7,244) are fourth. He possesses a 3.33 GPA in Law Enforcement Justice Administration. After his second straight Honorable Mention All-MVFC award, Moon was named Academic All-MVFC for the first time. He finished second on the Leathernecks this year with 70 tackles. The Indianapolis native also returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown at North Dakota State. A product of Pike High School, Moon currently holds a 3.447 GPA in BiologyMedical Sciences. To earn Academic All-MVFC honors, nominees must be a starter or important reserve with a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average. Studentathletes must have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at their institution (freshmen are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution. Sports Information Directors from the MVFC voted on the team by designating 11 players for First Team and 11 for Second Team. GoLeathernecks.com
Monday, August 21, 2017
Leathernecks tame the Cougars By Haley Richards courier staff
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Michelle Farrow pulls up from outside.
The Western Illinois University women’s basketball team took on the Chicago State University Cougars at home this past Wednesday and dominated 71-54. The Leathernecks move on to 6-2 on the season while the Cougars drop to 0-7. This was the 36th win over Chicago State in the series history. Junior guard Taylor Higginbotham led the team with 17 points and a career high 14 rebounds. Senior guard Morgan Blumer also scored 17 points. Following Higginbotham and Blumer, was senior guard Michelle Farrow with 12 points and senior guard Emily Clemens with 9. “I had a feeling that this game would be tough to get in a rhythm, especially after we just played them a week ago,” said head coach JD Gravina. “That's a tough turnaround and credit to Chicago State. I thought they were scrappy and they did a great job of getting their hands on the ball after we coughed it up. We had some kids step up which made a big difference. I thought Tay-
lor Higginbotham’s mentality has been off the charts over the last couple of weeks and that's been big for our team. I also give a lot of credit to the bench when they came in and picked us up.” In the first half, senior guard Michelle Farrow scored backto-back threes and helped the Leathernecks to a 10-point lead early on. At the end of the first quarter the score was 27-16. The Purple and Gold kept the momentum going and were up by eight points going into half time. After the third quarter, the Leathernecks secured a 13-point lead which would carry into the remainder of the game. With 7:47 left in the game, Higginbotham and Blumer both netted a pair of threes to give Western the 20-point advantage. Clemens recorded her 47th career game with five or more assists. Blumer tied her career high of five steals for the second time.
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Track sprints into 2018 season By Bradley Piros courier staff
MACOMB Ill. – The Western Illinois University track and field teams are looking forward to having an even more successful season than last year. With the help of incoming freshman and returning seniors, these teams have the experience and the younger talent to achieve great things, but first, let’s take a look back at what they did last season. The last time out for both teams was the Summit League Finals back in May. The teams didn’t place well but head coach Mike Stevenson was optimistic. “I was really pleased with our team's performance today. We couldn't have asked for a whole lot better, especially from our seniors. The seniors were great and set a high bar for the rest of the team to look up to in the future,” Stevenson said. “As for the team scoring, we accomplished our goals and are enthusiastic about the future. It will be hard to replace this senior class, but we will work hard with the underclassmen develop them
and hope they can live up to their own expectations." The men placed fifth out of six teams and the women finished fourth out of eight.” Looking back at that meet, it was the seniors who were really getting stuff done. Seniors Alyssa Johnson, Jaclyn Finney, Kaliyah Cobb and Sierra Woods recorded a new PR in the 4 x 400 with a time of 3:51.45. With that entire 4 x 400 team graduating, everyone is eager to see who steps up for one of track and field’s most exciting events. Johnson also found the podium in the women’s 800-meter race with a time of 2:09.33. All of those seniors will definitely be missed, but what does the future hold? Right now returning sophomore Josh Kirby is looking to improve on his 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdle times. Last year he won second place in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.72.
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Alyssa Johnson lands in the long jump.
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