Western Courier | September 14th, 2018

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Western Illinois University students have hit the “game on” button for this year ’s annual Homecoming celebration. Set for Friday-Saturday Sept. 28-29, this year's theme is “Game On: Leathernecks Win It All.” Friday Sept. 21, Homecoming officially starts with the annual Paint the Paws along University Drive leading to campus. Followed by Paint the Town and a Scavenger Hunt on Sept. 22, Rocky’s Boat Regatta and Chalk the Campus on Sept. 23, Variety Show on Sept. 25, Yell Like Hell on Sept. 27, and Spirit Women’s Soccer Game Sept. 28.

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The 2018, 7th annual Fallen Soldiers 5K is set for Oct. 27.

Registration for the event is now open.

Last years event consisted of 450 runners and walkers, who collectively raised more than $14,475 by participating in the 5K. All money

Paint the Paws is an event where the entire Western community comes back to paint over 200 Leatherneck paws across University Drive and Western Avenue, to show all Leathernecks the way back home to Western. With two shifts, the event consists of each team getting a stencil, brush, roller and can of paint to law down the paws of each Leatherneck.

Paint the Town on Sept. 22, is an event where the community goes into town and decorates the windows of each locally owned store to showcase Leatherneck pride all across the city of Macomb.

This allows the community to showcase the various talents the campus brings to the community while also show-

casing our school spirit.

Rocky’s Boat Regatta the following day is where each team builds a two-person powered corrugated cardboard boat capable of completing the racecourse. The boats will then race one another in a timed heat across a lake located in Everly Park across Lafayette Road. Each boat will be inspected at the end of the race to make sure the boat wasn’t improperly constructed. To be considered a winner both participants must be in the boat when crossing the finish line.

Chalk the campus begins on Sept. 23 and the purpose of this event is to promote Homecoming spirit and create an atmosphere of celebration throughout the campus

community. Members from each team will be assigned a section of the Union mall to chalk up to show support of Western’s Homecoming and their team spirit.

Variety Show hosted on the Tuesday of Homecoming week is an opportunity for members of each team and organization to show off the various talents of members within the team. During the routine, each team performs an act that highlights and incorporates the theme of Homecoming and their team.

“I like V-Show because everyone works really hard and we all grow closer through dancing and having fun,” Dustin Brown, Special Events Chairman said. “Being paired and working with differ-

ent Greek organization also helps us build Greek unity and just have a blast.”

Thursday of Homecoming week, Yell Like Hell, a cheerleading styled competition is hosted. Yell Like Hell is Western’s annual Homecoming pep rally event that sparks excitement for the Leatherneck football team, Western sporting events and the campus as a whole. The Western Cheerleading team kicks off the event with a competitive styled routine followed by the different teams and organizations.

raised from the run goes towards the WIU Fallen Soldiers Scholarship Fund, supporting veterans and service members enrolled at Western Illinois University.

The event was originally designed to honor two fallen Western alumni who were killed in the line of duty. Capt.

Derek Dobogai and Robert Baldwin. Dobogai graduated

from Western in 2003 with his degree in law enforcement and justice administration. Dobogai was one of 14 U.S. soldiers aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed on Aug. 22, 2007 in northern Iraq. Baldwin earned his bachelor ’s degree in industrial technology in 1993.

He was killed Sept. 21, 2010 when his Blackhawk UH-

60 helicopter carrying Navy SEALs crashed during combat operations in the Zabul province of Afghanistan.

Race day, check-in and late registration will be form 7-8:15 a.m., a ceremony will be held form 8:30-9 a.m. and the race will begins promptly at 9 a.m.

To register for the event, visit wiu.edu/fallensoldiers.

Western student registration fee is $20, the early bird fee closing Oct. is $25 and the fee after Oct. 9 is $35. Register until Oct. 8 for guaranteed shirt, finisher medal, and $25 early bird fee.

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Allison Young, Western Cheerleader, expresses why she loves participating in Yell Like Hell and all the benefits she's gotten from the experience.

“I enjoy cheering at Yell Like Hell because it gives you the experience to help kick off some school spirit,” Young said. “To start of the beginning of our home games with a big pep rally is always a fun experience and I’m happy to be able to have had the opportunity to participate in it.”

One of the final events before the weekend is the Spirit Day Soccer Game. This year the game will be held Friday, Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. to watch the Fighting Leathernecks Women’s Soccer game. The theme this year is planned to be a purple out, encouraging the Macomb community to wear everything purple to show support for Leatherneck Athletics.

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The Mile Marker sponsors for the event are WIU Foundation and Dave and Jackie Thompson.

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dents are also looking forward to. The All Alumni Social will kick off Friday, Sept. 28, from 5-9 p.m., complimentary food, beer, wine and soda will be available, as well as a cash bar for all to enjoy located at the Alumni House. All are also welcome to watch the Homecoming Parade from the Alumni House as it makes its way throughout Macomb. Starting at 8 a.m., Western Alumnus George Baughman '60 '67 will lead the parade as the 2018 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.

Following the parade alumni and student events will take place at Hanson Field and Q-Lot as the Fighting Leathernecks prepare to take on Youngstown State Penguins. The game is easily Homecoming Secretary and Student Member to the Board of Trustees Justin Brown’s favorite part of the week.

“It’s exciting to be able to see all students, faculty, staff, community members and alumni come together and cheer on the Fighting Leathernecks,”Brown said.

Race Route sponsors are Refreshment Services Pepsi of Macomb and Hy-Vee of Macomb. Other Race Sponsors are Road ID, Prairie Farms and McDonald’s of Macomb.

WIU Blood Drive Wednesday Sept. 26 WIU Student Rec Center 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.

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Campus Crime Reports

By Steven Barnum

Chalk one up for Peace Day

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•On Sept. 5 at 10:21 a.m. one student was judicially referred and at 12:20 p.m. one student was judicially referred, both at Mowbray Hall, for possession of fraudulent identification.

•On Sept. 5 at 3:42 p.m. a student reported the theft of a mountain bike, valued at $100, and cable lock, valued at $10, from a bike rack near Bayliss Hall sometime between Aug. 30 and Sept. 5. The incident is under investigation.

•On Sept. 6 at 12:22 a.m. OPS was notified of a fire alarm in the University Union near the food court. No smoke or fire was found and no injuries were reported.

•On Sept. 6 at 10:05 a.m. an employee reported the theft of medical equipment, valued at $2,100, from the Beu Health Center sometime between July 30 and Aug. 30. The incident is under investigation.

•On Sept. 7 at 1:16 a.m.

Isaac Booker, 20, of 324 W. Elting St., was arrested at the intersection of Johnson and Pierce streets on a McDonough County warrant.

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He was transported to the McDonough County Jail at 1:24 a.m. where he was lodged pending bond.

•On Sept. 7 at 9:47 p.m. one student in Tanner Hall was judicially referred for possession of cannabis.

•On Sept. 7 at 10:15 p.m.

Asher Hines, 19, of 513 Tanner Hall, was arrested n Tanner for possession of a controlled substance (hydrocodone) and possession of cannabis (30-500 g). He was transported to the McDonough County Jail at 10:39 p.m. where he was lodged pending bond.

•On Sept. 7 at 10:26 p.m. the Macomb Fire Department was called to Corbin Hall after a smoke alarm in the second floor laundry room was activated. It was determined that a fire extinguisher had been unlawfully discharged. The incident is under investigation.

•On Sept. 8 at 12:47 a.m. two students in Henninger Hall were judicially referred for possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia.

•On Sept. 8 at 3 a.m. non

student Tyler Sweenie, 19, of Morrison, was arrested in the Sherman Circle Drive, for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, possession of a false ID, and possession of a controlled substance (Adderall).

Non student Michael Dixon, 20, of Fulton, was arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor and possession of a false ID. Non student Devon Ballard, 20, of Fulton, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, possession of a controlled substance (Amphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia and for manufacture/sale/ delivery of cannabis (30-500 grams). He was also cited for disobeying a stop sign.

The three men were transported to the McDonough County Jail at 3:28 a.m. where they were lodged pending bond.

•On Sept. 10 at 11:42 a.m.

OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the University Art Gallery. The alarm was activated by workers in the area, and no injuries were reported.

Friday, Sept. 21 is known as “Peace Day” all around the world, and Western Illinois University is encouraging students and faculty to celebrate.

First developed by the United Nations back in 1981, Peace Day is designed to nudge the world in a direction that is free of violence and bitter behavior. Julia Albarracin, a Political Science Professor at Western, strongly believes that the holiday can be effective for Western.

“Messages can be related to our community, our state, our country or the world,” Albarracin said. “After a few years of crises in our state that affected WIU, we need to look forward and build more empathy and acceptance at WIU.” The celebration at Western calls for students to create their own art and messages by using chalk. Western will celebrate the holiday over a two-day period on Thursday, Sept. 20, and Friday, Sept. 21, in the University Union from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. After participants are finished, they are encouraged to take a selfie with their art and share it on Western’s Peace Day page on Facebook.

Manager of the Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Program in Community Development at Western, Karen Mauldin-Curtis, is proud to be a sponsor for this year’s celebration.

“In our ever more complicated and divided world, surely we can come together to shine light on peace for a day.” Mauldin-Curtis said.

Other sponsors for the event include the Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Program, the WIU College of Arts and Sciences, the office of Global

Education and Outreach and Western’s Department of Political Science.

Coming up with the idea of using chalk to contribute to the day’s celebration was Alicia Guyette. Guyette is a volunteer for the Peace Corps and is currently vying for a master’s degree in health sciences. She believes that the celebration will help bring those in the Western community closer.

The assistant director of International Student Services in the School of Global Education and Outreach is also optimistic that Western’s tradition in celebrating the holiday will have a lasting impact. “I’m very proud that WIU continues to celebrate International Day of Peace,” Dana Sitsko said.

Per the group's website at internationaldayofpeace.com, there are many reasons to celebrate Peace Day. “From education to the arts, social justice to sports, health to the environment, neighborhood issues to service for others, there are many ways to participate in Peace Day!” This year, the holiday will also focus on the appreciation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is "The Right to Peace - the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." This right is especially important to acknowledge this year because it will be celebrating its 70th year of existence.

There are over 140 Peace Day-themed events scheduled in states all across the United States. While each of the events are different depending their location, they typically involve music and marches.

"I hope faculty, staff, students and administration will join us.” Albarracin said.

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The rise of E-cigarette As technology develops, and the awareness of negative cigarette health effects spread, e-cigarettes have become increasingly popular.

According to USA Today, the FDA has declared vaping an epidemic among youths.

Companies like Juul, Vuse, MarkTen XL, Blu and Logic 60 make up more than 97 percent of the U.S. market for e-cigarettes.

Because of the large growth in e-cigarette use, the FDA has become concerned with how easy it is for kids to have access to e-cigarettes.

The FDA feels they need to take action due to middle and high schoolers becoming regular users.

In the past, these five large companies have been exempt from many regular tobacco regulations. The FDA is reversing that as well as have written more than 1,300 retailers with letters warning them of penalties if they sell to minors. According to an article in USA Today, from those letters, 131 retailers have already had to pay penalties. In my opinion, the most dramatic regula-

tion they should enforce is the banning of flavored e-cigarette liquid.

The e-cigarette liquid is the juice used that you smoke out of any of the vaping devices. Although I personally am not an e-cigarette user, I can see many benefits to the liquid being flavored.

E-cigarettes were originally created as a way to help people quit or lessen their smoking. With the vape juices being flavored, I would think it would make smoking them more enjoyable. It would also make it more fun to smoke them considering the wide range of flavors you can try. If the FDA bans flavored e-cigarette liquid, then it is likely many cigarette smokers would just stay with cigarettes instead

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of moving to the less harmful vape liquid.

I understand that the flavored liquids may be a large part of why minors are drawn to e-cigarette use; however, it could also be a large foot in the door for helping adults quit. Like I mentioned before, I am not an e-cigarette user, but I don’t believe that removing the flavors would be completely beneficial.

I think enforcing regulations on selling to minors, as well as making parents aware of teen vaping will be beneficial. All of the major e-cigarette companies are responding to this movement from the FDA in a very positive manner. They have agreed to enforce tougher regulations and have even done

their own personal actions to try to help reduce the use of e-cigarettes in minors.

These actions range from creating commercials aimed at informing parents of teen vaping, to even partnering with campaigns like tobaccofree kids. The FDA, as well as the major e-cigarette companies, hopes that these actions will help deter minors from using e-cigarettes.

I think vaping can be a good tool for people trying to slowly break their nicotine habit; however, ensuring kids can’t get their hands on e-cigarettes is even more important. I am glad to see the FDA making changes to protect kids from e-cigarettes but I also hope it can continue to help adults break their own addictions.

Time for Uber and Lyft in Ma comb Last week I had a conversation with one of my friends who was craving Taco Bell.

He was too busy studying to go, and wished that Taco Bell delivered.

One of my friends made the comment that in some cities you can get Taco Bell delivered to you. I looked it up out of curiosity and he was right, in a couple major cities Taco Bell does deliver via Grubhub, a food delivery service. In fact many other major fast food restaurants also have delivery through delivery services.

McDonald’s was one of the first with Uber Eats, Wendy’s is part of DoorDash and Burger King is also part of the Grubhub family. Those four major resturants would deliver in bigger cities, but do not since Macomb is smaller.

For students who don’t have cars, that means they have to find a friend and beg them to drive if they’re craving a Big

Mac or a Gordita or just stick to dorm food. Which is a loss for both the consumer and the restaurant. While some places in Macomb do deliver, you won’t be able to find dollar burgers or tacos there.

The biggest reason I’ve been told for the lack of these services is they say the town isn’t big enough. 10,000 hungry colleges students plus the rest of the residents of Macomb seem like more than enough demand, especially on weekends. Plus if you have college kids who have a car and are looking for a source of income, this could be a good way to do it. The student could schedule his own hours and work around his classes while being able to work in prime hours. For example the drive thru lines at McDonalds can get really long later at night and someone could order delivery if they didn’t want to wait in that line.

The other luxury for those of us from the Chicago area that isn’t here is Uber or Lyft.

This is another service that I hear there just isn’t enough demand for it but it could be a good job for college students with a car. A trip from the dorms to Walmart on the brown bus can be anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour.

If you need to go earlier in the day it takes more than one bus. If you have to buy a bunch of things or heavier items taking the bus can be difficult. An Uber or Lyft would be a much faster and easier method and it wouldn’t cost too much for the rider.

Again, the drivers could schedule their own hours.

This would also help on nights when people are leaving the bars if their house is off the bus path or is towards the end. While the bus is nice, it can get overcrowded during major events and can take awhile to get to different locations around town.

There are so many benefits to having these kinds of services in Macomb. Is “not enough demand” really a good enough reason to not have them.

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Balancing extra curriculars and school

Focusing on just grades alone is hard enough, let alone adding extra curricular and work to the equation.

For some,managing things is not that hard, but for others it’s nearly impossible. Every story is different and not everyone has to work to afford college, but some do. In high school the teachers always said one had to join multiple clubs or have a job and be able to manage school work as well. They said if one just goes to school and does homework they’re not going to get into the colleges they want.

Some still need to go on to med school, get their masters, and even work on their PHD or

PsyD so doing the bare minimum is not going to get someone in an Ivy League school.

College is a lot harder than high school so trying to evenly balance school work, work, extra curricular and a social life can be quite the challenge. Although it may come to some as a challenge, it’s not impossible.

A lot of it could depend on how many classes someone is taking or how many hours they work.

A lot can also depend on how many clubs someone wants to join or if they’re in a sport or something along those lines.

The key to being successful is to prioritize what’s most important, follow a strict schedule

and write everything down. I like many other people forget what’s going on because I am so involved that I will accidentally schedule something at the same time as something else.

That can make the stress load a lot heavier because then one needs to choose on which activity to partake in when it could have been all avoided had it been written down in multiple places.

One should utilize technology and write scheduled events in their notes and calendars as well as the old fashion way on a piece of paper for the refrigerator or a notebook. Another healthy way to manage extra curricular is to not try to schedule too many things. It’s always great to be heavily involved with your university but at the end of the day, your health is what matters most.

Trying not to schedule more

than you can handle is a lot healthier and might seem a bit easier. Putting your own happiness first is another way to manage extracurricular and school. Unless one completely has to, it’s not wise to join something that would make one miserable. Participating in hobbies and finding jobs that you likes would make the time go a lot faster and people should want to join clubs for themselves and not just because it looks good on a resume.

At the end of the day, keeping track of an important date, and joining things that makes one happy is how to manage extracurricular and school and to make the process a bit easier.

Nothing is impossible, but with the right mindset and guidance if someone wants it all and to be super involved, then it is very possible.

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On offense, McGuire stepped up in the second half against the Illini throwing for 276 yards in the game. Grad transfer George Wahee catching six of McGuire’s passes for 104yards with a touchdown. The running game could not get going the whole night after the first drive of the game.

Western only had 66 rushing yards the whole game, and 41 came from wide receiver Tate, combining more rushing yards than running backs Steve McShane, Max Norris, and Clint Ratkovich, who only had 36. They will need to improve their running immensely if they want to balance between the running game and

throwing game.

As I said, Montana comes in with a 2-0 record, knocking off Northern Iowa 26-23 and Drake 48-16. Leading the offense is junior quarterback Dalton Sneed. In the first two games Sneed has five touchdowns and no interceptions. He also led the team with 65 rushing yards last week to go along with a rushing td. Last week Sneed threw to junior wide receiver Jerry Louie-McGee 14 times for 133-yards and a touchdown.

The Leathernecks will have to pay close attention to this duo if they want to prevent another break out performance from Louie-McGee. The keys to the game for Western: First, be aggressive throughout the entirety of the game. Last week after

the first drive against Illinois the offense couldn’t move the ball until the second half when they were down by 17. If they can stay aggressive they can hold on to their leads unlike the first two games. Secondly, they need to fix up on special teams. In the first game Western gave up big plays on kick-off and missed two field goals and an extra-point. Last week they gave up a blocked punt for a touchdown. They need to be better each week moving forward.

Western needs this to win this game to prevent them from a 0-3 start. It’s only week three, but since they play in the hardest conference in the FCS, they need this win to keep them in the hunt for the playoffs. twitter: cre_bean

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The Big Red stayed tough, picking up a 25-22 victory in the first set against Houston Baptists, but the Huskies came back to win the next three sets.

Cornell (4-3) was led by Jillienne Bennett’s career-high 17 kills.

The freshman right-side hitter posted a .424 hitting percentage. Two other players to watch out for are Jenna Phelps and Carla Sganderlla who finished with 11 kills a piece.

Western Illinois is looking to bounce back after falling from a five-set match against Southeast Missouri on Tuesday. Steckler put together an outstanding performance against the Redhawks, totaling 10 kills (.529 hitting percent-

age), seven block assists and two solo blocks. Steckler leads the Summit League in blocks per set.

Scholar athlete of the month, senior Melanie Patenaude, lead the team with 13 kills against Southeast Missouri.

“There is no reason to question these kids’ hearts, effort or toughness. I was proud that we came back to win the second and third set after letting the first one get away,” head coach Ben Staupe said. “The way we battled in the fifth set after falling behind showed that we never lacked the effort.”

Catch the Leathernecks back on the court in Valparaiso, Indiana this Friday at 4:30 p.m. against Wright State following two games on Saturday versus Valparaiso and Cornell.

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Friday, September 14, 2018

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Why the Bulls are coming back

The Chicago Bulls have been mirrored in mediocrity over the last few years. Bulls fans, like myself, have had to deal with tremendous heartbreak.

With LeBron James terrorizing the Eastern Conference, and Derrick Rose tearing his ACL, Bulls fans have seen the worst of the worst.

They have been looking for someone or something to save them, and pull them out of the abyss they’re in. However, with LeBron out of the East, and an exciting young core in place, is it finally time for the Bulls to come back to relevancy? The answer is yes, and I will tell you why.

First things first, the Chicago Bulls have a promising young core. Every player in the potential starting lineup will be 25 years old or younger. The lineup will consist of Kris Dunn at point guard, Zach Lavine at shooting guard, Jabari Parker at small forward, Lauri

Markkanen and power forward, and Wendell Carter Jr. at center.

Let’s start with Dunn, he was the No. 5 overall pick in the draft a few years ago, and was acquired in the Jimmy Butler trade a summer ago. Last season he averaged a quiet 13 points, six assists and four rebounds, and was one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA last season.

What people don’t realize is that in Russell Westbrook’s second season in the NBA he averaged a very similar stat line. I am not saying he is going to be a future MVP like Westbrook, but there is a lot of potential in the Bulls point guard of the future.

Zach Lavine will be the shooting guard of the future. He was a former lottery pick, and twotime dunk contest champion.

He has shown flashes of AllStar potential throughout his career, and was thought to be

the centerpiece of the Jimmy Butler trade.

Last season, Lavine was coming back from a torn ACL. He was not 100 percent back, but still showed fans flashes of what’s to come. He had his best game on national television when he was matching up against his former team the Timberwolves.

In that contest, he dropped a team high 35 points, while also hitting the go ahead three-pointer in the final minute. Other than that game, he played solid.

He averaged 16 points, three rebounds and three assists last season. While not tremendous numbers, it was enough for the Bulls to give him a fouryear extension.

This summer, Lavine has gotten back to 100 percent and said his goal is to have an All-Star caliber season. That motive, in itself, should have Bulls fans excited for the future of the franchise.

The newest addition to this young Bulls squad is hometown legend Parker. Parker went to Simeon High School on the south side of Chicago where he became one of the most highly recruited high school players of all-time.

Jabari was then drafted number two overall by the Milwaukee Bucks, and things did not go as planned. Two ACL tears later and a backseat role to Giannis Antetekounmpo in Milwauee, Jabari was the odd man out.

He played out of position most of the time for the Bucks, playing at power forward instead of his natural position of small forward.

Parker became a free agent this summer, and instantly was targeted by his hometown team. The mutual was interest, and Parker signed with the Bulls on a one year, prove it, kind of deal. This is perfect for the Bulls because they have a former top-two pick that has a chance to resurrect his career with a change of scenery.

Lauri Markkanen was one of the best players in the rookie class last season. In fact, he has already surpassed every record set by a Finnish basketball player in his rookie season.

The 7-foot sharpshooter was quite the surprise his rookie year. He averaged 15 points to go along with six rebounds.

While some believed he was a project, he seems more than ready to elevate his game to

All-Star level next season.

Before you call me crazy, listen to this. Markkanen statistically had a better rookie season than Kristaps Porzingis, and look how improved Porzingis was in his third year. If Markkanen can do the same things Porzingis did, besides tearing his ACL, the Bulls will be legit playoff contenders.

Carter Jr. was the most recent player added to this exciting young core. The Bulls drafted the standout Duke player number seven overall. This summer, he made the first-team all-summer league team, and showed us all what he can do on both sides of the ball.

Right now, he predicts to be a very strong post defender, with a developing offensive game. He has the ability to space the floor with his shooting, and it will be interesting to see the 1-2 punch of him andMarkkanan down in the post.

While this Bulls team is young and unproven, it will be very interesting to see this Bulls team play. They have a lot of potential. It is only a matter of time before things start to click again in the Windy City.

Hopefully it’s sooner, rather than later.

Mens soccer fall to Huskies

By Bradley Piros

assistant sports editor DEKALB, Ill. – The Western Illinois men’s soccer team took back to the pitch on Wednesday as they traveled up state to visit the Northern Illinois University Huskies. The Leathernecks lost that contest 1-0 under the lights, bringing their record down to 1-4-1.

Northern Illinois was on its game right away and made it a really difficult night, head coach Eric Johnson said after the game.

He was referring to the early goal that his side allowed in only the 13th minute. It was a quiet game up until then, only a couple of fouls as the teams were feeling each other out. One of those fouls though would award NIU with a rather dangerous freekick.

The ball was whipped in from Anthony Markanich and headed along by Alex Welch. Finally, the ball made its way to Diego Sanz as he headed it in for his first goal of the season, giving the Huskies the early lead.

Western didn’t let this bother them too much, as they did their best to get one back all game. Around the 16th minute mark, Western had a string of three straight corner kicks.

Sophomore midfielder Paul Kirdorf whipped all of these in, looking for his usual target, senior defender

Jamison Kozar.

The pair have connected to score off a couple free kicks this season, however they failed to do so on any of these attempts. This string of offense would end up being Western’s only chances in the first half, as the Huskies took the 1-0 lead into the locker-room.

Western changed a few players around to begin the second half, relying on the depth of the team’s underclassmen, but the first action of the half would still come from the Huskies. In the 48th minute Christian Molina sent in a shot trying to test the junior goalkeeper in Tim Trilk, however this shot would soar over the crossbar.

Western took the goal kick and sent the ball all the way up field where they were awarded another corner.

Kirdorf took this one as well, but still couldn’t find a connection, as there were a couple of fouls inside the box from Western.

From here on out, the game was back and forth between the teams. NIU took the ball down field to take a shot that was blocked away for a corner. Nothing would come of that chance for the Huskies.

Western came back with a corner kick of their own in the 60th minute. Kirdorf once again sent in the ball, this time connecting with Kozar, however, his header

was blocked. This ended up being one of Western’s best opportunities to tie the game.

The teams traded shots around the 65th minute, none of them finding the back of the net. The Leatherneck’s last chance for redemption was in the 88th minute as freshman forward Cesar Cosio took a shot, going just wide left of the goal.

“We were second to the ball during the entire first half and fortunate not to go down by two or three.

We rebounded a bit in the second half, but they closed it out and did not give us much. Hats off to them,” Johnson said.

The Leathernecks were outshot 13-5, unable to find a way to put a shot on goal.

Each team recorded seven corner kicks and there was a total of 23 fouls between them. Trilk made four saves to try and keep his team in the game.

In the end, they lost to a talented NIU side and will have to pick themselves up as they take on the Crusaders of Valparaiso University at 1 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. This will be the final game of their two-game road trip. The Leathernecks will return home on Tuesday to take on the Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis Jaguars. twitter: bradjp08

Tim Trilk catches the ball in practice.

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Necks host Grizzlies in home opener

By Christopher Bean courier staff

Isaiah LeSure runs toward the action at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill.

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MACOMB, Ill. — The Western Illinois Leathernecks (0-2) will take on the Montana Grizzles (2-0) on Saturday at 3 p.m.

The Leathernecks are coming off a tough week after falling to the University of Illinois 34-14. Western got off to a great start after a quick touchdown from Sean McGuire to George Wahee just 2:53 into the game.

Followed by a three-and-out by the defense. The score remained 7-0 Leathernecks after the first quarter. The Fighting Illini scored two touchdowns to take a 14-7 lead into halftime. The Leathernecks gave up a blocked punt for a touchdown trailing 24-7 with 7:22 left in the third quarter.

The Leathernecks answered 59 seconds later from a Tony Tate 49-yard touchdown to cut the deficit back to 10. After another stop by the Leathernecks defense, the offense found themselves into Illini territory again to start the fourth quarter. Looking to pull within one score, and only 10 seconds into the quarter, McGuire

found Isaiah (Zeke) LeSure around the 20, but unfortunately LeSure fumbled at the 15 and shattered all hopes of a Western comeback. Illinois scored ten more to make it a 34-14 final.

After a tough first two weeks for the Leathernecks they unfortunately have another tough opponent against the undefeated Montana Grizzles.

Fortunately, they have their first home game of the year.

For the Leathernecks to get back on track before they open up conference play, they are going to have to be more consistent on offense and special teams. There is no doubt that has cost Western in its first two games. The defense has clearly been the most consistent unit of the three.

They only gave up six points in the first half in the first game against Montana State, and shut out a Big Ten team in the first quarter. Senior captain Quintin Moon was a force last week with a career high of 15 tackles, improving a lot from week one.

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Volleyball heads to Indiana

By Taylor Jordan courier staff

VALPARAISO, Ind. — The Western Illinois volleyball team heads to Indiana for the Crusader Classic this weekend for their fourth tournament of the season.

First serve against Wright State is set for 4:30 p.m. on Friday following two games on Saturday against tournamenthost Valparaiso at 12:30 p.m. and Cornell University at 4:30 p.m..

The Leathernecks are coming off the FGCU Classic in Florida last weekend. The Leathernecks fell 3-0 in its final match against tournament host Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday. In the tournament, sophomore Mackenzie Steckler recorded 26 kills while hitting .500 while logging three total blocks.

Junior Claire Grove led the Leathernecks with 41 digs over the weekend and senior Jaime Johnson logged a team-high 45 assists.

After falling short during their third match in 24 hours last Saturday against Appalachian State, Wright State (6-3) is hungry for a win.

Abby Barcus had nine kills and 22 digs while Celia Powers and

Alannah Lemming had eight kills and two blocks each in their last game. Barcus is leading the team with a whole 89 kills so far this season following Powers with 83 kills and 43.0 blocks.

Valpo (9-2) returns home to the ARC for the first time in regular season play this weekend, as it hosts the Crusader Classic on Friday and Saturday.

This is their third tournament in a row.

After falling in mid-week action at No. 20 Michigan, Valpo went out west and won the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic, beating Air Force and Cal Baptist 3-1 and CSU Bakersfield 3-0. Their senior Allison Ketcham was named Tournament MVP, while fellow senior Katherine Carlson and sophomore Rylee Cookerly joined Ketcham on the AllTournament team.

The Cornell University volleyball team played in the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup in Houston, Texas last weekend where they won two out of four of their games.

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Mackenzie Steckler jumps to spike the ball over the net.

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