Opinions: Reusable straws are better in the long-run.
Sports: Khabib and McGregor prepare for UFC 229.
Sports: Fighting Leathernecks look to take on the Redbirds.
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New scanning electron microscope unveiled in Currens Hall
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Associate Professor of Geology Thomas Hegna (left) unveils the capability of the new microscope located in Currens Hall and University officals cut the ribbon to symbolize the opening of usage for the microscope (right).
By Leah Murphy courier staff
On Monday, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held in Currens Hall for a new scanning electron microscope (SEM). The SEM installation was completed in mid-August. “The purchase was funded by a National Science Foundation grant from their Major Research Instrumenta-
tion program,” Dr. Thomas Hegna, one of the professors responsible for purchasing the microscope, said in an email. “It took three years of submitting the grant to get it funded. It took about six months after the grant was funded to make a decision as to which brand/model of SEM to purchase.” The professors responsible for purchasing the SEM are Dr. Thomas Hegna, Associate
Professor of Geology, Brian Bellott, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Andrea Porras-Alfaro, Associate Professor of Biology. Hegna, Bellott and Porras-Alfaro all had a hand in writing the grant that funded the SEM purchase. Hegna and Bellott worked together meeting with vendors and comparing manufacturer prices during the SEM purchasing process. The driving reason behind
the purchasing of the scanning electron microscope was straightforward. A number of faculties on campus do research on small objects, and the SEM allows users to see objects at higher magnifications than a normal microscope would allow. “The SEM allows us to visualize very tiny objects with down to the nanometer-scale resolution,” Hegna said. “We will be able to see cellular
structures, and the structure of rocks and fossils that are normally invisible to the human eye. A normal light microscope, or even our eyes, utilizes light, photon, to see. The SEM uses electrons instead, which gives a superior resolution and depth of field.
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'One Man, Two Guvnors' plays in Hainline theatre this weekend By Chance Darby courier staff
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE
"One Man, Two Guvnors" will be showiing in the Hainline Theatre located in Browne Hall until Sunday.
The Western Illinois University Department of Theatre and Dance will be hosting a performance of “One Man, Two Guvnors” under the direction of Western Professor DC Wright, with musical direction by Associate Professor Kitty Karn Wednesday through Sunday. The performances start on Wednesday and will run until Sunday. Performances from Wednesday to Friday are to start at 7:30 p.m. The final showing is at 2 p.m. Sunday. Western students are allowed in for free with a valid
student ID. General admission is $15 dollars and the show will be $13 dollars for students and seniors. The play written by Richard Bean takes place in Brighton, England in 1963. An adaptation of the Italian “Servant of Two Masters," “One Man, Two Guvnors” is a comedic show is about Francis Henshall, a currently unemployed musician. After being fired from a skiffle band and in search of work, he finds himself employed by small-time gangster, Roscoe Crabbe. Crabbe is in town to collect a fee from his fiancé's gangster father. Roscoe however, is really Rachel, posing
as her own dead brother. She however, is in love with Stanley Stubbers, her brother's killer, and the man who also serves as Henshall’s other guvnor or boss. Francis goes out of his way to serve both bosses hoping they don’t conflict or any issues arise. But with the distractions of a pneumatic bookkeeper, a self-important actor, and select members of the criminal fraternity, not to mention his own mammoth appetite, to contend with, he wonders how long can he keep them apart without them knowing.
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We will be able to see the elements that tiny objects are composed of.” While the scanning electron microscope was purchased to assist faculty in their research, the SEM will also benefit students and the surrounding community. During the semester, the SEM will be available for classroom projects, classroom demonstrations and student research projects. Nine students have used the SEM for student research projects since the SEM’s installation in mid-August. Planning is being done for the SEM to be used in the following
classes: Inorganic Chemistry, Mineralogy, Integrated Science I and Paleontology. For the spring semester, students can register for Scanning Electron Microscopy, a dedicated class that uses the SEM for laboratory work. All science departments are expected to benefit from the new SEM technology available on campus. Other departments have the potential to benefit from this technology as well. According to Hegna’s email, work is being done to establish an outreach program to bring the SEM technology to local high school classrooms through video conferencing. Before the SEM purchase, Hegna and his students had
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to travel to Iowa City to use the SEM there. However, they could only use the microscope on weekends due to classes. With the installation of the SEM on Western’s campus, access to a scanning electron microscope is closer and more convenient for Hegna and his students. Hegna advised having a scanning electron microscope on campus allows himself and his students to collect more data per semester and attempt more ambitious projects. “The students will get more intensive training on the SEM that they will be able to put on their resume along with their research project,” Hegna said in an email.
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The play first opened at the National Theatre on May 24, 2011. Since then, it has toured the United Kingdom, opened in the West End and had a Broadway opening. The play had a second tour in the United Kingdom as well as Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. The second tour lasted about two years before a third tour began later that year. Actors and actresses in the performance have been nominated and have won several awards for the production including a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award all in 2012. For tickets, call (309) 298-2900 or visit westernpresents.com.
Dance programs will host open house By Steven Barnum assistant news editor
Western Illinois University’s Dance Minor program is hosting an open house on Saturday. Organized by Western Dance Faculty Lara Petrin, University Dance Theatre (UDT), the Western Swing Dance Club and the Belly Dancing Club,
the open house will offer demonstrations on various dances. Heidi Clemmens, an associate professor of dance that will also help orchestrate the open house, believes the event is necessary to promote the dance programs at Western. “We want to make sure the students on campus know that WIU has a strong Dance Minor program, as well as many
performing opportunities on campus,” Clemmens said. “We frequently have students approach us in their junior or senior years, saying they had no idea there was a dance minor at WIU, and they would have pursued it had they known.”
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The open house will offer students brief classes in styles of dance like hip hop, jazz, belly dancing, swing dancing and Afro-fusion. Each style will be taught in a half-hour session led by an experienced dancer in the program. Dance programs at Western regularly receive recognition: UDT attends a regional dance conference each spring; they’ve been chosen three times to perform at the National American College Dance Association conference at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; and they’ve made multiple appearances in Gala performances. No matter how busy they are, all students are encouraged to fit dance into their schedules. The Dance Minor is just 19 credit hours, which lessens the workload of pursuing another field as a major. It’s quite common for
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those who minor in dance to major in fields like psychology or business. Since many believe this is difficult to accomplish, the open house will seek to erase the misconception. “We try to help students determine how much time they have to commit,” Clemmens said. “You’d be shocked how many Law Enforcement major/ Dance Minor combinations have come through our program.” In addition to working around the schedule obstacles, Clemmens teases the possibility of meeting life-long friends or even future spouses in a dance program. On an academic level, dance could open up windows of opportunities for scholarships or teaching jobs. At the very least, dance could provide students with a fun method of fitness and a creative way of expressing themselves. Certain programs, like UDT, even allow students who aren’t dance minors
to participate. The UDT gives students opportunities in choreography and leadership. Clemmens highlights the strength and value within the dance minor program. After graduating college, some start their own dance companies, some open a studio and others perform or teach at the professional level. Saturday’s open house will be the first of its kind, but organizers hope to host more in future semesters. The complete schedule is as follows: Afro-fusion from 1-3:30 pm.; jazz from 1:452:15 p.m.; hip hop from 2:15-2:45 p.m.; belly dancing from 3-3:30 p.m.; contemporary/modern from 3:45-4:15 p.m.; and swing dance from 4:30-5 p.m. All sessions will be held in room 200 in Brophy Hall. “It’s so important to be able to pursue and feed your passion,” Clemmens said. “WIU’s dance program is small, but mighty. The rewards are plentiful!”
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•On Sept. 26 at 6:55 p.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the International House on Westbrook Circle. The alarm was activated by burned food and no injuries were reported. •On Sept. 27 at 1:52 a.m. non-student Justine Lashure, 22, of Macomb, was arrested at the intersection of Murray and Albert streets for driving under the influence of alcohol. She was lodged in the McDonough County Jail at 3:04 a.m. pending bond. •On Sept. 27 at 10:49 p.m. non-student Samuel Simmons, 19, of Markham, IL, was arrested in Henninger Hall for domestic battery. He was lodged in the McDonough County Jail at 11:33 p.m. pending bond. •On Sept. 28 at 1:16 a.m. non-student Vanessa Bailey, 20, of Macomb, was given a notice to appear Oct. 30 for a Macomb City ordinance violation of consumption of alcohol by a minor on Western Avenue. •On Sept. 28 at 6:18 a.m. two students were judicially referred for suspicion of cannabis possession in Q-Lot. •On Sept. 28 at 12:12 p.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in Memorial Hall. The alarm was activated by a steam leak and no injuries were reported. •On Sept. 28 at 4:21 p.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in Tanner Hall. The alarm was activated by burned food and no injuries were reported. •On Sept. 28 at 4:41 p.m. a student reported the theft of a wallet, valued at $20 and containing several credit and identification cards, from the University Union. The incident is under investigation. •On Sept. 28 at 7:12 p.m. a student in Q-Lot was judicially referred for suspicion of cannabis possession. •On Sept. 29 at 1:40 a.m. nonstudent Samuel Simmons, 19, of Markham, IL, was issued a notice to appear Oct. 30 for a Macomb City ordinance violation of unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor on North Charles Street. •On Sept. 29 at 2:09 a.m.
Casche Knox, 21, of 900 Linden Lane, was arrested for fighting on West Adams Street. She was lodged in the McDonough County Jail at 2:25 a.m. pending bond. •On Sept. 29 at 5:47 p.m. one student at Hanson Field was judicially referred for behavior and alcohol possession. •On Sept. 29 at 12:51 p.m., in the University Union, non-students Mia McCorkle, 19, of Glenwood, IA, Joseph Coronado, 18, of Hampton, IL, and Emily DeVilder, 18, of Silvis, IL, were issued notices to appear in court Oct. 30 for Macomb City ordinance violations of unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor. •On Sept. 29 at 1:27 p.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in Lincoln Hall. The alarm was activated by burned food and no injuries were reported. •On Sept. 30 at 4:43 p.m. three students on North Charles Street were judicially referred for cannabis use. •On Oct. 1 at 10:53 p.m. Peter Hill, 17, and Leonardo Garcia, 18, both of 412 Henninger Hall, were issued notices to appear Nov. 13 for a Macomb City ordinance violation of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia in Henninger. •On Oct. 1 at 12:31 p.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in Tanner Hall. No smoke or fire were found and no injuries were reported. •On Oct. 1 at 2:43 p.m. non-student Shakyra Brown, 20, of Peoria, IL, was arrested in Mowbray Hall on a McDonough County warrant for battery. She was lodged in the McDonough County Jail at 2:53 p.m. pending bond. •On Oct. 1 at 3:20 p.m. Makaylia Jackson, 20, of 423 W. Wheeler St., was arrested in Mowbray Hall on a McDonough County warrant for battery. She was lodged in the McDonough County Jail at 3:26 p.m. pending bond. •On Oct. 2 at 8:21 p.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in Thompson Hall. No smoke or fire were found and no injuries were reported.
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During the summer, Starbucks started offering lids for their coffees instead of straws. Since this movement arose, other companies are hopping on this trend in hopes of creating a better environment and an environmental milestone. This milestone hopefully will encourage other people and companies to start offering a better alternative to plastic straws. This is a simple way to step forward. Since Starbucks decided to offer lids instead of straws, should
other places do the same? My answer is yes; I think that other places should offer their customers lids when buying a cold drink. For the obvious reason of helping the environment. I know I’ve stated this before, but if we all want to still live on a clean planet where we can breathe clean air, something must be done and if that means getting a drink without a straw I’m here for it. If you didn’t know already, straws hurt the animals on our planet more than
other plastic items. According to a website called StrawlessOcean. org, we use over 500 million straws every day and that is only in America. this number increses, “in 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.” If that statistic doesn’t terrify you, then I’m not sure what can. Not only does the plastic get into the oceans and kill off marine life, it physically harms them. While doing my research, I have come across many videos of turtles, who have straws stuck up their noses, making it difficult and uncomfortable for them to breathe or simply live. Thankfully there were people who noticed that this turtle was in danger and helped take the straw out of his nose, but there are thousands of turtles that
may be in the same situation but no one is around to help them. With that being said, avoiding straws in general will help prevent any animals from being in discomfort. Although a lot of people are all for the no straw movement, some people do bring up very valid points as to why straws are beneficial to some people. The most common argument as to why some people disagree with the straw less movement is for those people who have disabilities, especially people with mobility related impairment. With that argument comes an easy fix and compromise, which is environmentally friendly straws. Environmentally friendly and reusable straws can vary
very metal to wooden straws, all depending on your personal preference. I myself have two metal stars that I keep handy with me wherever because they’re easy to wash and very hard to break or bend. Another simple fix is using reusable straws that bend. Obviously the metal straws won’t bend, so you can easily pick up a reusable plastic straw for all your bending and adjusting needs. Many companies are starting promote and make reusable straws with different designs on them, but there is also the option of getting metal reusable straws. With a simple movement and environmental milestone, we can all help keep the oceans clean and healthy for those who live in it.
Should the second amendment be repealed?
When you hear and see people die from gun violence on the news it leaves behind an eerie feeling of anger and sadness. People die every day, that is what we always hear when another tragedy hits social media. So, the question arises if the Second Amendment should be repealed or restructured? I believe it should not be repealed. It is difficult at times to take this stance and knowing that thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people, have died and many more seriously injured with guns and in gun
related incidents in America. Yet, I must. This is because I have a powerful belief in individual rights over the collective in this specific instance. It is my belief that humanity was born to be two things, free and independent. To have the right to bear and keep arms is also to have the right to freedom of expression and due process. We must remember that individual rights are not granted to us by government, so much as that they are granted to us by us, and the government only exists to uphold them. That is
why we have the military, the police force and the courts. If we wish to coexist in a free society, we must be willing to defend that freedom. The right to bear and keep arms is fundamental to maintain a society free and civilized, because it will deter any organization, or political entity from attempting to take advantage, or abuse of the system. When the people are armed, they are less likely to roll over for corrupt bureaucrats or politicians. Less corruptions means a better-run government and the overall success of the society will be greater. When politicians run amok, they siphon the tax revenue from hardworking men and women and that in turn results in poorer funded schools, unmaintained streets
riddled with pot holes, cuts in welfare and rises of property taxes etc. The simple fact is that there will always be a bad guy. A person who does not hesitate to get their hands dirty and turn to corruption to get their way. We see it every day, in our neighborhood elementary and high schools, where a child who is ruthlessly bullied turns to violence and assaults their peers. We see it in the offices of corporations where an ex-employee was abruptly fired without compensation, which resulted in the loss of his home, and he now goes on a rampage and runs his minivan into his ex-workplace. We see it in the streets where kids hang out at midday instead of being in schools, because their classrooms are so underfunded they can't afford a book
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for each student. When I was a child my father told me that for a bad person to commits an act of evil a good person must allow them. That when a bad person does an act of something bad it is because a good person did not act. Now is the time to act, the time to bear and keep arms has arrived, for when the people go fourth and arm themselves, it is like an adrenaline shot for the economy. More guns bought means higher demand, and less supply this means more money in the pockets of employees who work at gun manufacturing facilities. There is also the final obvious conclusion that is often forgotten and overlooked; just because you have a gun doesn’t mean you will misuse it.
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At approximately 1:18 p.m. central time on Wednesday, almost all of the cell phones throughout the United States lit up with a familiar text alert that probably came as a surprise to many of us. The text acted as a test of the nation’s first wireless emergency alert system. The emergency alert system is designed to be used by the president in the event of a dire threat, such as a terror attack or natural disaster. However, the idea that the president has access to all of our cell phones has caused an outcry from many people on social networking sites. According to The New York Times,
their cell phone turned off or if they don’t have service. This could eventually be a concern if there is an urgent threat that people need to be made aware of. The first test of the wireless emergency alert system was originally scheduled to be done last month; on the other hand, Hurricane Florence pushed the test back to this past Wednesday. Government officials are portraying this new wireless emergency system as a benefit, but many citizens are speaking out in disagreement. The biggest concern is the threat of our privacy. The Communications Act of 1964 allows the president to use communication systems to send alerts in the event of an emergency, and in 2006 the Federal Communications Commission made a movement for that to be applied to wireless devices. Local governments have been using
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Emergency alert system helpful or harmful? government officials reported that the alert was predicted to reach about 75 percent, or 225 million cell phones, nationwide. The reason this number was not predicted to reach 100 percent is due to small cell phone service providers that did not adhere to this proposal; however, almost all major service providers agreed to this alert system. Some flaws that they found to the alert system is the delay that some cell phones had in receiving the message. The alert could take up to 30 extra minutes to reach some cell phones than others. This could occur if someone is in the middle of an ongoing call, has
wireless alert systems since 2012, but the recent transition to the federal government using it has many concerned. I personally can see the benefit to the use of a wireless emergency system. People have their cell phones with them nearly all day, every day and cell phones have evolved to easily become the fastest way to get ahold of people. An alert system that works through our cell phones is undoubtedly the most efficient way to get a message out. However, I can definitely relate to people’s concern with their individual privacy. According to The New York Times, three New York City residents have started a lawsuit, claiming that the alert violates their free speech, and is considered an unconstitutional seizure of their devices. I can understand their concern, but I think an easy solution to this would be to give people
the option to opt out of receiving these alerts. The new wireless emergency alert system could be beneficial in the case of a dire threat to the United States, but the decision to receive these alerts should still lie in the individual cell phone user’s hands. There is a very slim chance that the president would ever have to use this system, and the scare of invasion of privacy is the last thing I would think Trump would want on his plate. The idea behind the alert system is a good one, but the worry that all of our cell phones are tracked and linked to a government server is definitely not. Leaving it up to the American citizens to decide if they want to opt out of these alerts would in my opinion, be a smart move by the government.
Students should give teachers grades When going through college, one should be able to grade their professors just as harsh as they grade their students. Obviously there’s teacher evaluations at the end of one’s course, but that’s not enough. Sometimes the evaluations can be beneficial, sometimes not so much. If a professor is tenured, then there’s really no point for the evaluation, because they will most likely be staying because they’re locked in. Obviously the teachers and professors have a higher education level than the students, but their career should be in jeopardy just as much as the students. This type of tactic is not for someone who wants to get back at their professor who flunked them. This tactic should be used to fairly and accurately represent a professor’s curriculum. Obviously not everyone is going to like the professor,
but if one has mutual respect, comes to class, does their work and still fails a class, then that might be the professors fault. Some students that get extra help from tutors and still managed to fail the class are the students I am addressing. The goal of the professor is to teach the student what they need to know to pass a test, homework and a final. After their final they are done with the class and they get credit for it. Once the student earns enough credits, they will graduate. The goal of a student is to get through classes,establish a major and graduate. The professors who are not adequately providing information needed to pass a class, should receive a poor grade. This is very similar to teacher evaluations except they’re actually should be some consequences to the professors who receive a failing grade for teaching. I’m not
saying that a professor should be fired, but they should be held accountable for their actions. These questions could be worded differently than a professor evaluation focusing on academics alone. This may help eliminate an opinion on the professor and get an accurate average of how the professor is doing. If the professor is not meeting a C minimum average, they should be put on some type of probation. If they continue to fall below the average, they should be put on an academic probation and if it continues to happen, they should be let go. If this was something that could be implemented into universities and colleges, this might encourage students to attend class more. If a student fails with this type of plan implemented into their studies, then at least the student knows that they earned their grade. This would also make the student feel more credible, because they would notice that if they didn’t deserve a failing grade, that the professor would at least be held accountable for their curriculum.
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Their secondary has been forcing turnovers like never before. The Redbird defense has gotten two interceptions in each of the last two weeks bringing their season total up to a whopping eight picks. This contest will feature some of the best linebackers in not only the Missouri Valley Conference, but also the entire FCS. The Redbirds have Zackary Mathews, who ranks fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference in tackles per game. For the Leathernecks, they have a stellar line-backing core of senior Quentin Moon and Zach Glisan. Moon leads the FCS in tackles with 7.3 a contest, and also is tied for eighth in the nation with two forced fumbles on the season. The game plan for the Leathernecks has to be to get the running game established. Whether it is with senior running back Steve McShane, sophomore wide receiver Tony Tate or junior running back Clint Ratkovich, Western needs to exploit the Redbirds' weaknesses. Last year the Leathernecks spoiled Illinois State’s homecoming, and helped clinched a playoff berth for Western. The Leathernecks will look to repeat that same formula on the road this year, and go 2-0 in conference play. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Hancock Stadium, and will be aired on NBC Sports Chicago and ESPN+. twitter: brendanreidyII
Even though he lost the match to Mayweather, due to a technical knockout in the 10th-round, he proved many critics and fans wrong by outlasting what most people predicted he’d last, which was 3-5 rounds tops. Because of his other obligations, White only thought it was fair for other contenders to fight for the lightweight title back in April. After several changes to who would compete for the title, it came down to Nurmagomedov versus Al Iaquinta in a five-round match. The Eagle by a unanimous decision became the new de facto champion of the lightweight belt. Nurmagomedov couldn’t express enough in interviews
after the bus incident and when McGregor was let go from law enforcement that he wanted to get his hands on the “coward.” It was only a matter of time before White could make this match officially happen. Several factors stood in the way of this match happening sooner than this Saturday. The first was if McGregor was going to spend time in jail, which he didn’t, instead he was let go with fines and community service duties, and his immigration status. When everything looked up on McGregor’s end, the advertisement for this match began back in August. When it comes to Khabib and McGregor’s style of fighting, both have strengths in their attacks but The Eagle is more dominant in his grapple attacks and McGregor is stronger with
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WesternCourier.com his strikes. Nurmagomedov is quick when it comes to taking down his opponents. He has this Superman strength, and with a strong background in wrestling, we can expect he’ll be throwing McGregor down a lot during this match. Meanwhile McGregor is quick with his kicks and hits. We haven’t seen him kick in a long time, but here’s to hoping that he’ll use his cat like reflexes and try to do anything in his power to avoid being taken down. The only concern I see is that The Notorious likes to fight fast and put his strongest moves out first, and then once he hits the third and fourth rounds, he starts moving slower. If McGregor can maintain his stamina in each round, he could come out victorious. Let's remember here the
biggest thing on the line this Saturday for these two men is not so much the title, but their pride. If McGregor walks out of Las Vegas the champion, this could hurt Nurmagomedov’s reputation, especially since he’s an up and coming MMA fighter who has a lot of big opportunities ahead of him, and White needs to recognize these types of men more. If McGregor wins, he'll once again be the face of the UFC, which will leave a bad taste in a lot of fighter’s mouths, and will cause many fighters to be pushed off to the side and forgotten for future title opportunities. There is a lot at stake this weekend, but rest assured all the backlash, smack talking and threats will come to an end. Well at least for now. twitter: boxin_briecoder
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Conor McGregor at a press conference for UFC 198 back in 2015.
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Volleyball goes to battle with Bison By David Koier courier staff
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Melanie Patenaude goes up for a kill at Western Hall.
MACOMB, Ill. --The Western Illinois Leathernecks (1-16) play host North Dakota State Bison (3-13) this Friday in an overall conference volleyball matchup. Western is coming off of a very rough start to the conference season, after dropping their last two matchups three sets to none in both occasions bringing their overall conference record to 0-4. The Bison have faced similar luck winning only one match in their five conference matchups. The Bison swept the Leathernecks last season winning six sets to Western’s one. The Purple and Gold are looking to get something going this year, as they haven’t won a match since their first matchup against the Farleigh Dickenson Knights back in August. First year head coach, Ben Staupe, hasn’t made much of a splash since coming to a Division I program. Staupe coached previously for the NCAA Division III powerhouse the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Last season, Staupe led the
Warhawks to a 22-8 overall record bringing his career record at Whitewater to 16153. He assisted the Warhawks to seven straight NCAA Championship appearances, which were highlighted by a spot in the Sweet 16 in the 2016 season. So far, his success with the Purple and Gold has been limited to a single match win, while the Leathernecks have been shutout three sets to none on nine separate occasions. Senior outside hitter Melanie Patenaude leads the Leathernecks offensively. Patenaude leads the team with 134 kills, scoring a season high 16, against the Evansville Purple Aces back on Aug. 25 in a 2-3 loss during their third game of the Leatherneck Invitational tournament. Patenaude also leads the Purple and Gold in kills per set (2.31), points (157) and service aces (14). The front line for the Leathernecks is its strongest factor. The team has out blocked their opponents 113.0 to 105.0. Western has 17 solo and 192 assisted blocks, to their opponents 17 and 176 respectively. Western also has more blocks
per set with 1.8 compared to their opponents’ 1.7. This defensive performance has been led this season by redshirt sophomore outside hitter Mackenzie Steckler. Steckler leads the team in blocks with 59, which places her fourth on the Summit League leaderboards. She also places third in the Summit with 1.07 blocks per set, a statistic that she also leads in for Western. Junior libero Claire Grove has been doing her job very well this season. She has covered the court and got as many digs as she can for the Leatherneck defense. With her 3.92 digs per set, which is fourth on the Summit League leaderboards, Grove leads the team with her 196 digs on the season. With a team like the Bison, who have 624 kills so far this season; the Leatherneck defense really needs to step up their game if they want to stop the Bison offense. Western’s offense needs to get hot soon if they want a chance to make it towards the end of the year conference tournament. The match is on Friday, and is set to start at 7 p.m. inside Western Hall.
Men’s soccer takes on Eastern Illinois By Bradley Piros
assistant sports editor MACOMB Ill. – The Western Illinois men’s soccer team take back to the field tomorrow afternoon as they continue their two-game road trip. They will take on their crossstate rivals in the Eastern Illinois University Panthers over in Charleston, Ill. The Leathernecks are coming off of a 1-0 loss to the Missouri State Bears, bringing their record down to 2-6-3. They opened up their Summit League conference play against the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles and tied 1-1. EIU will be Western’s first of three straight Summit League matchups. The Panthers are also 2-6-3 on the season, and also tied their first Summit League game. They tied the University of Denver Pioneers 0-0 after two overtimes. Last time out however they lost to the University of Northern Kentucky on the road 3-0. “Critical road game for the Leathernecks,” Director of Soccer Dr. Eric Johnson said. “Both teams are sitting on one point, so this is a real swing game for the standings. Eastern Illinois drew Denver at home with a great defensive effort and shutout, so we will have to be sharp and on our game to get the win.” EIU is yet to win a game at home, going 0-2-2, while Western is 0-3-2 while away. This will be the first of two
straight home games for the Panthers, as they look to improve their record. Last season, Western topped the Panthers 2-0 at home with goals from graduated forward Armel Kouassi and senior forward Drew Whalen. Junior defender Paul Kirdorf assisted on Whalen’s goal, and he now leads the team with two goals. Scoring goals has been one of Western’s problems going forward this season, only scoring six goals in 11 games. Kirdorf has two on the season, still in defense, while his teammates Orsy Gonzalez, Daniel Kadima, Xavier Brown and Christian Junna each tallied one. Offense has been a problem all season, and when they depend on Kirdorf so much to get up field, it leaves them a little more exposed in the back. Luckily for Western, senior captain Jamison Kozar has been steady in the back field, along with goalkeeper Tim Trilk. Western has plenty of individual talent, and sometimes they don’t get the results they deserve. It only gets harder from here on out though, so if they are going to turn their season around, now is the time to start. The game against the Panthers starts tomorrow at noon. The Leathernecks will return home to take on the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks next weekend. twitter: bradjp08
Jamison Kozar scrimmages alongside and against his other teammates.
Chistian Junna awaits a pass while on the run at practice.
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Football fights for another conference win By Brendan Reidy courier staff
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Khalen Saunders running to the play in last weekend's homecoming game on Hanson Field.
NORMAL, Ill. — The Western Illinois University Fighting Leathernecks (2-2, 1-0) will travel to Bloomington-Normal to take on the Illinois State University Redbirds (3-1, 0-1) this Saturday. It has been two completely opposite stories for these two programs, as the Leathernecks started the year off with two losses, but rebounded the previous two weeks after reeling off two consecutive victories. The Redbirds started the year off 3-0 and beat Colorado State, an FBS opponent, in the process. However, they lost their first conference matchup against Missouri State the previous weekend. Western Illinois will look to ride their two-game win streak into this weekend’s contest. Since week three, the offense has been scorching. Last week, against Youngstown State, the Leathernecks scored five offense touchdowns. Senior quarterback Sean McGuire was exceptional. He is now the school record holder for most touchdown
passes by a Leatherneck. Not only has McGuire been outstanding during his career at Western, but the last game he played was an ideal game for a quarterback. He spread the ball around to every receiver, and even threw a touchdown pass to senior defensive lineman Khalen Saunders. Western will need to carry their momentum they have gained from the previous two games, to get the victory against the Redbirds this weekend. However, the Redbirds will be a tough test. Illinois State will be looking to come and get their first conference win, and will come out hungry against Western Illinois. Leading the charge for the Redbirds is quarterback transfer Brady Davis. He is a transfer from Memphis who has led Illinois State to three early wins, but it has not just been Davis. The defense has been superb. Their secondary will present a daunting task for reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the week.
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Khabib versus McGregor: the feud of the century By Brie Coder copy editor
LAS VEGAS — Torment. Hostility. Enmity. These three words describe the six month feud that has been brewing between Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov (26-0) and “The Notorious” Conor McGregor (21-3). This Saturday, these two men will finally put their ammunition to use as they square off for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 229 in Las Vegas. Blood will be spewed and there is no way this fight will end in a clean way. A match like this is a once and a lifetime kind of a thing. We will be witnessing a real David vs Goliath in terms of McGregor being Mr. UFC (Goliath) and Nurmagomedov (David), who won the lightweight title back in April. It’s just a matter of asking will David really “kill” (defeat) Goliath? How this match came about is quite a chaotic story. It all began back in April, during the UFC 223 conference, when McGregor and his friends decided to attack a bus containing fighters like Nurmagomedov, Artem Lobov,
Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg, due to being told that he was going to be stripped of his lightweight title because he was not defending it on a regular basis. Some thought his actions were to create publicity and make UFC more exciting again, while others thought it was because McGregor was actually quite enraged with White’s decision. This was the second title McGregor had stripped. The first one was his featherweight belt that he won back in UFC 189 in July of 2015. Since UFC president Dana White saw a lot of potential in McGregor, he wanted him to go more towards the lightweight title and not to focus on the featherweight belt. Because of that, McGregor agreed and decided to drop that title and focus on the higher up ones. While being the lightweight champion, McGregor had other priorities then defending his newly established title belt. He wanted to take time off to be with his newborn son, and to end the beef he had with legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. back in August of 2017.
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