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Friday, September 7, 2018 - Vol. 119 Issue 8

The Panhellenic Council presidents urge women to join Greek life

PANHELLENIC COUNCIL

The Panhellenic Council has chosen applicants to ease the stress of recruitment and to help potential new members find their home away from home.

By Marc Ramirez news editor

This weekend starts the beginning of the Panhellenic Council at Western Illinois University’s recruitment season.

Panhellenic Council (PHC) is the governing body of the

National Panhellenic Conference, and like sororities is responsible for setting standards and policy for the chapters at Western. This council is also responsible for the recruitment of women interested in joining the Greek community.

People join different orga-

nizations across campus for various reasons. President of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, Briana Cline, spoke about the why she would encourage all women on campus to go Greek.

“I would encourage women to go Greek because it really brings out the best in you,”

Cline said. “ My sisters constantly challenge me to become the women I want to be and without them I wouldn't be who I am.”

Similar to Cline, Marrion Ore, President of Chi Omega sorority, thought that joining a Greek organization would help women grow as people,

not only within her organization, but also in life.

“I would encourage other women to go Greek because it helps people learn a variety of skills to become a well-accomplished person,” Ore said.

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Art in the Park tradition continues

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Hand-made items for sale during last year's Gazebo Art Festival.

By Emily Boyer courier staff

Nearly two dozen local artists will have their work on display and for sale in Chandler Park this Saturday, Sept. 8.

Gayle Carper, one of the organizers of the festival, said the participating artists are extremely talented in a variety of mediums including photography, jewelry and pottery.

“Everything we have there is hand made by the artists who are showing it,” Carper said.

The Gazebo Art Festival is part of a 50-year tradition of having an annual event celebrating art in downtown Macomb.

GAF is a juried art show, meaning that the artists have

to apply and get accepted into the show. They will also participate in a competition on the day of the event. Another talented local artist, Melissa Inman, is serving as the judge this year and will give out awards for ‘best in show’ and other categories.

There will also be a ‘people’s choice’ award, which Carper said is an opportunity for anyone who attends the festival to cast a vote for their favorite artist.

But, it’s not just a competition. Artists will also be selling their hand-made items and one of a kind creations.

“We have a broad range of prices. You can buy things for $10 or you can buy things for $1,000,” Carper said. “You’ll

see expensive jewelry and inexpensive jewelry. You’ll see prints of paintings that sell for a lot less than the original painting. It’s very affordable for all price ranges.”

In the afternoon, WIU Art Professor Ian Shelley will lead a pottery demonstration with some of his students.

“You’ll be able to see firsthand how people make those beautiful pots they are selling,” Carper said.

Carper added the public will also get the opportunity to ask questions to the artists and learn more about how they make their items. Carper, who will be selling her hand-made jewelry during the festival revealed one of her favorite questions to get is, ‘how did you

make that?’

Carper said she loves to talk about her process and most other artists feel the same way.

“They love to talk about their art and talk with younger people who are interested in becoming artists too.”

The Gazebo Art Festival is held on Saturday in conjunction with the Macomb Balloon Rally at Western's Vince Grady field. Carper hopes many attendees go to both events.

“While the Balloon Rally has activities in the early morning and evening and then the Gazebo Art Festival is something to do during the day,” Carper said.

Chandler Park in downtown Macomb will be buzzing with activity this Sat-

urday. Vendors with the farmer’s market will be set up in the morning. There’s a sidewalk chalk art contest open to all hosted by Macomb Downtown Development.

Anyone looking for a good book to read can check out the Friends of the Macomb Library annual fall book sale.

There will be rows of tables set up that are overflowing with books for sale from all genres.

Becky Parker, one of the book sale organizers, said paperbacks typically start at 75 cents and hardbacks costs $2 each.

In the event of rain, the Gazebo Art Festival will move indoors to the West Central Illinois Arts Center which is located on the east side of the downtown square.

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Tuesday, Sept. 18, the Alcohol and Other Drug Resource Center at Western Illinois University will be offering a bystander training course also known as Step Up from 3 to 6 p.m. in Seal Hall Room 317.

Have you ever been concerned about something happening to someone and wanted to help but never did? This situation happens more often than you think and its known as the bystander effect.

Step Up! Is a pro-social

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Joining a Greek organization goes past the stereotypes of partying all the time. The core values of Greek life on campus established by the Organization of Student Activities at Western are: leadership, scholarship, community service, true friendship and accountability. Members have the opportunity to hold leadership positions within their organization, must maintain a minimum GPA established by their organization, lead by example and be proactive in helping their community through service, create deep bonds of loyalty and trust and hold each other accountable to University and organizational standards and values.

Not only does Greek life at Western combat stereotypes, but they also make sure to prove them wrong. Through philanthropic service each organizations donates thousands of dollars and rais-

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behavior and bystander intervention program that will educate students to be proactive in helping others.

They will be covering the five decision-making steps to help students learn to recognize when someone is in needs for help, as well as the S.E.E. (Safe; Early; Effective) Model.

Step Up offers information that can educate students on sexual assault, alcohol, anger, depression, discrimination, hazing, eating disorders and many more kinds of bystander intervention.

The goal of Step Up is to raise

awareness to helping others by developing skills and confidence when responding to problems or concerns and to make sure the safety and well-being of yourself and others. Athletics, Greek life, student affairs, campus health, violence prevention centers, residence life and many others have helped to adapt Step Up. For additional information visit stepupprogram.org, where they have several hours of different trainings and scenarios for free. Program methods include: discussion, collab-

es awareness to their cause throughout the year. Each national fraternity and sorority has established a philanthropy or community service program that raised money for charitable causes.

Along with shedding light on stereotypes, Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority President Megan Hilt explained benefits that go hand-in-hand with being involved in organizations like these.

“Networking is huge within our community,” said Hilt. “I can personally say that since my sorority does so much work with our philanthropies I’m looking to get an internship with one of them over the summer.”

Not only do you get educational benefits that will help you along your career path, but you get emotional and life support.

Joining a sorority gives you a nation-wide support system and networking opportunity, which can lead to new relationships, new experiences and new opportunities.

With recruitment being just a few days away, each organizations presidents gave out some words of advice.

“If you choose to wear heels, please wear sensible ones!

You will be going up and down a lot of staircases and we want you to be safe," Ore said. “Also, if you're in any FitBit step challenges, bring your FitBit because you'll be getting lots of steps!”

“A piece of advice I would give to women going into this weekend is keep an open mind,” Cline said. “You are going to hear it all weekend but honestly go in just being yourself and open to all of the 6 amazing houses that we have on this campus. When you know, you will know that you are home.”

“The day is long, stay hydrated and be sure to remain open minded,” Hilt said “Be open to trying new things, especially if you’re going through with a group of friends, do your down thing because only you know what is good for you.”

oration with students and student athletes, videos and PowerPoint presentations. ”This training is important for college students to be aware of because they are often part of situations that would benefit from bystander intervention,” Kaitlyn Smith said. “We want to raise awareness of helping behaviors, increase motivation to help and teach students how to be safe not only for their sake, but also for others around them.”

After attending, students will have a better understanding of what it means to be a

bystander and will learn ways to avoid inaction when action is needed.

The program is free for participants, and you can receive a certificate for participation.

To register for the training, email Samantha Klingler at SJ-Klingler@wiu.edu, or you can register online before September 18. If you cannot attend the September training you can request an individual group request. In addition to learning how to help others around you, some professors may offer extra credit for completion of the course.

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Dance Marathon to host charity race Jimmy pierson/production manager

By Steven Barnum assistant news editor

In a way to give to those in need, the Western Illinois University group, Dance Marathon, will be hosting a charity race on Sunday, Sept. 16.

Dance Marathon has been an active student-lead organization on Western’s campus for over five years. The event is part of a year-round campaign that focuses on raising money for the St. Louis Children’s Hospital, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and for the Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.

Next Sunday’s race is titled “Color Run for the Kids” and will begin at 11 a.m. in Macomb’s Veteran Park on University Drive. Dance Marathon hopes to raise $150,000 from the race,

which is two miles in length.

The group may set high goals, but the event did raise over $135,000 a year ago. Combined with the totals raised from the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, the group has helped raise more than $400,000.

Brandon Mabrey, who is a senior and the Vice President of External Events, believes there is a valuable lesson to be learned from the experience.

“I think people should take how they view life out of the experience of Dance Marathon.

They may view spilling coffee on themselves or being rained on as one of the terrible parts of their day, but the majority of these kids have already gone through more than I could have ever imagine before they even turned two years old,” Mabrey said. “Suddenly,

that spilled coffee or rain all over themselves really does not seem so terrible.”

On March 30, 2019, the year of fundraising comes to a close with an actual dance marathon, lasting 12 hours.

The symbolism behind the 12 hour marathon is to recognize and show respect to those in the medical field who often work 12-hour shifts. It also serves as a way to honor handicapped children.

Mabrey has participated in Dance Marathon since 2016 and has been impressed by what he’s seen.

“I have gained an entirely new perspective on life, as I have heard many stories of these kids fighting an everyday battle, but they all still fight with smiles on their faces,” Mabrey said. “They

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•On Aug. 28 at 10:19 a.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in Thompson Hall. The alarm was activated by workers using a saw.

No smoke or fire was found and no injuries were reported.

•On Aug. 30 at 1:33 a.m. Cutler Sanders, 21, of 415 N. Johnson St., was arrested in the 400 block of North Johnson Street for driving under the influence of alcohol. He was transported to the McDonough County Jail at 2:38 a.m. where he was lodged pending bond.

•On Aug. 30 at 8:36 a.m. an employee reported the theft of a plant from the Malpass Library, valued at $10. The incident is

have truly shown me what being a superhero means.”

Mabrey encourages everyone to participate in the event, even if they are not confident in their athleticism.

There will be opportunities to dance and sing, plus the chance to celebrate with Miracle Children and their families who are expected to attend. There will also be an auctioneer, guest speakers and several performances from groups across campus.

“All you need is the heart to help others, and the determination in challenging yourself to make a difference in a vast number of lives,” Mabrey said.

According to the group’s Facebook page, Dance Marathon was founded in 2013 and is a nonprofit orga-

nization that exists at over 150 schools in the United States.

In the past, they have held events at Buffalo Wild Wings, American Legion and Western Illinois University. They consistently drew over 500 participants at their events, and even had over 1,100 guests at a pancake dinner.

To compete in the event, the cost is $30 and will begin at 10 a.m. on the day of the race at Veteran Park. Online registration is also an option and you can do so at tinyurl.com/ ydcbjoxs. If you are unable to participate in the run, donations are encouraged and can be given through dancemarathon@wiu.edu. Visit www. facebook.com/WIUDM for more information on both the race and future Dance Marathon events.

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•On Aug. 30 at 10:53 p.m. two students near Thompson Hall were judicially referred for possession of cannabis. Tyray Ratliff, 19, of Chicago, was issued a notice to appear for a Macomb City ordinance violation for illegal possession of drug paraphernalia near Thompson Hall.

•On Aug. 31 at 2:43 .m. non student Jeremiah Young, 20, of Chicago, was arrested in Olson Hall for criminal trespass to property. He was transported to the McDonough County Jail at 2:48 p.m. where he was lodged pending bond.

•On Aug. 31 at 9:51 p.m. Tashara Royster, 19, of 838 Thompson Hall,

was arrested in Thompson on a McDonough County warrant for failure to appear. She was transported to the McDonough County Jail at 9:56 p.m. where she was lodged pending bond.

•On Sept. 3 at 8:25 p.m. one student in Q-Lot was judicially referred for possession of cannabis.

•On Sept. 3 at 8:54 p.m. one student in Tanner Hall was judicially referred for possession of cannabis and possession of a taser without a valid FOID card.

•On Sept. 4 at 4:57 p.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in Corbin Hall. No smoke or fire was found and no injuries were reported.

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Tattoos shouldn’t be taboo Have you ever talked to someone for a long time and realized that they are not the person you thought they were?

This can be a positive or a negative thing. What I mean by this is, have you ever talked to someone who was dressed in sweat pants, a sweatshirt, with their hair all messy and realized that they are not this lazy person that your mind sought them out to be, but actually turned out to be a highly intelligent individual who just happens to like to wear sweat pants every day? You were constantly told as a kid, and even now, to never judge a book by its cover, so

why do we still do it?

One of the main issues involves judging before knowing someone is in the work field. Most work places do not allow employees to have noticeable tattoos or piercings. Some places may allow it, as long as they are covered with a Band-Aid or you are wearing a long sleeve shirt to cover the tattoos on your arms. The question that always comes up is why do work places require this. Recently I read an article that stated that a recent study proved that someone with tattoos does not make them a bad a person. Well, that is painfully obvious.

So why do employers ask if

you have any hidden tattoos when applying for a job? Or why do employers ask for you to cover up your tattoos if you are already hired? The most common answer is that it can cause distraction to other employees, customers, students or patients. Tattoos can give off an impression of someone that may be viewed as aggressive or mean, such as a tattoo of a gun on someone’s forearm. That tattoo gives off the impression that this person may be violent and aggressive, which employers do not want, but in reality it may just be a tattoo to represent that time someone spent serving our country. Like mentioned in the beginning of this article, judging someone or in this case something before knowing the entire back story may cause confusion or a misinterpretation.

Do tattoos in the work place

make a difference? Should anti-tattoo discrimination be illegal? I personally do not think that what your body looks like, or how you choose to show off the art on it, affects the way a person works. If you were to observe two teachers side by side, one of these teachers has multiple tattoos while the other has none, the way they do their job would be the same. The way they teach, the way they interact with students and even the way they portray themselves will be the same.

Employers should be more open-minded and focus less on what a person looks like, but focus more on how the candidate does the job and how they present themselves when speaking to other people. Judging someone off of the way they decide to show off art does not portray how the person works or acts.

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Lacking enough money to cover your basic needs can cause stress in even the strongest of people but is there a correlation between money and happiness?

There have been examples where the meaning of basic needs have been looked at differently by different people.

Maybe it’s more about the expectations and what we desire rather than what we need. We also know many people who are making great amounts of money, but are still not happy.

If having a great amount of money equals happiness, how do you explain those who do not have a lot money, but are some of the happiest people around?

Looking at my personal life, I’m not filthy rich, but my family and I are pretty well off and I am still happy. I am not rich where I can just spend, spend, spend but I’m still happy; happy with life, school, and where I’m at in my life right now. I think that money can’t buy happiness; there is

no correlation between money and happiness.

What makes you happy are the other things in life such as family, friends, your significant other, pet, job etc. Things that we enjoy doing and things we look forward to doing are the things that makes us happy in life. Happiness is about your life, the components of your life and how you live your life. If you are happy with making a lot of money, then your job makes you happy. There is a certain amount of money where we all have to meet our required necessities and accomplishing those basic needs make us happy.

Having more money, your worries and stress levels increase greatly. You begin to

worry about getting more money to pay bills, go on trips and look good with all of the money you have. Having just enough money, you do what you have to do with your money and then you know you’re satisfied which brings happiness. The fear of losing money, spending useless money, and/ or even being taken for granted for your money becomes a worry and headache for you.

Trying to make a whole lot of money to make you happy sometimes may mean you need to have a stressful and hard job that may or may not interest you.

In today’s society, we do not know the real meaning of happiness. Happiness is constant joy and bliss. Today’s happi-

ness is looked at being excited and joyful for a moment in time due to an instant event that happened. After the event brings happiness, we lose that happiness and begin to look for other things to bring that happiness back. It goes the same way with money; once we have made a certain amount, we are happy and once that amount is gone, we are desperately seeking other ways to bring that money and happiness back.

Money can’t buy everything we want in life. We can’t buy peace, joy, health and strength with money. Yes, it could help achieve these things in life, but overall in life happiness comes from our life actions and how we are living life.

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OPINIONS 5

Short hours for large stomachs Have you ever returned from class and realized you haven’t eaten all day? I have, and usually when I make this realization the dining halls are closed. While I very much appreciate the fact that we have dining halls all over campus, I just wish they were open more often.

The problem is some people don’t make time in their class schedules for lunch right at noon. If you’re anything like me, you have class until two and then when you get out, you’re starving. I think if the dining halls are closed, the convenient stores should be open. For example, once the dining hall is closed at 1:30 p.m. for lunch the convenient store should be open until 5 p.m. when dinnertime begins in the dining hall. The benefit of this would be students could get their food whenever they need it, instead of having to spend money off-

campus or just wait until dinner. Another benefit would be more students could have on-campus jobs. If the people that already work in the dining halls and C-stores cannot work the hours between breakfast, lunch and dinner, then I am sure there are students who could take those spots.

Another issue I have with the dining halls is they close at 8 p.m., at this time the C-stores open and all is well. The problem with this is when I am up until midnight doing homework and I feel hungry and do not have any food in my dorm room, I have to order food from off-campus. I also believe the convenient stores should be open until at least midnight, once again causing there to be more jobs on campus. Another benefit of having the C-store open that late is it would most likely get more business late at night. Wheth-

er there are students staying up working on schoolwork or maybe they just got back from their friends’ party, students need to have options for food late at night.

While there are many dining options on the WIU campus, a lot of times students will not leave the dorm they live in for food. I am one of those people, whether it’s laziness, lack of comfort in other dining halls or whatever the case may be, I just do not leave my dorm for food. While this may just be me, I think it would be nice to have just a few more options at dinnertime in Thompson Hall.

During the week the main serving area switches out Monday through Friday with things like wings, noodles and tacos. This is nice because it isn’t the same thing every day, but it would also be nice for them to be able to space out how often they have wings, noodles, etc. I think the dining hall could have many more options if students came forward and told someone what they’d really like for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Quentin Moon puts pressure on Illinois State opponent.

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In the Missouri Valley conference, McShane is one of the best statistically. He tops the individual scoring and individual touchdown scoring lists as well as ranking second in receptions.

McShane was another key offensive player who saw the field the last time the Leathernecks played the Illini.

Back in the 2015 game, McShane led the team in rushing with

nine attempts and 41 yards. He also had three receptions for a total of 13 yards.

The Leatherneck defense is looking to be strong against the powerful rushing offense that Illinois brings to the table.

The Purple and Gold allowed 171 total rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against Montana State last week. Illinois rushed for 279 total yards and scored all four of their touchdowns on the ground in their week one matchup against Kent State.

Redshirt junior linebacker Zach Glisan, senior linebacker Quentin Moon and senior linebacker Pete Swenson each had six total tackles, leading the team in that category. The three Leathernecks are tied for 23rd with several other players in the Missouri Valley in that same category.

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Last time out, they played a weather shortened match, but led Charleston Southern University 2-0 before the contest was cancelled due to lightning and incoming storms.

The Cardinals have posted two shutouts as well, 3-0 and 1-0.

They’ve scored eight goals in four and a half games time and look like a force to reckoned with this season.

Both of these teams have been great so far, defensively as well as offensively. Last season, Western lost to both of these teams 3-0 on the road. This time around, Western will have home field advantage as they try to upset these teams from last year.

Western still knows their downfalls, one of them being their defensive composure. Last time out, the Leathernecks took an early lead but couldn’t figure it out defensively to shut down

LA Tech. Both of these incoming teams are expecting to walk all over Western like they did last season. The Leathernecks need to go out strong like they did last time out, but this time around, play the required defense to finish the game out and get the win.

Obviously to win games you need to score goals as well, which has been Western’s other key issue. Their midfield is solid, and will be for years to come, but at the moment, their forwards are in a bit of a slump.

Whether that be a communication issue in midfield, or an attacking problem, they’ll need to figure it out if they expect to play against these teams.

Western will kick things off at 5 p.m. tonight against Milwaukee and 1 p.m. Sunday against the Cardinals. Expect both of these games to be played on the practice field due to the tremendous rainfall over the past couple of days.

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Friday, September 7, 2018

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Breakdown of FIFA shortlist

For soccer fans, there is a heated debate that has recently popped up. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) has released their men’s player shortlist, which is the best male athlete in international soccer. The reason why this topic has become such a controversy is the fact that one very important player was left off this year’s list.

Argentine captain Lionel Messi failed to make the cut for the world player of the year for the first time since 2006.

Messi and Portugal’s captain, Cristiano Ronaldo have been the only two winners of the award since 2008. The award was narrowed down to three contenders out of 10, and voting was split evenly between fans, journalists, national team coaches and team captains. The owner of this respected award will be named on Sept. 24 in London.

Of the 10 individuals that were considered for this award were players like France’s Kylian Mbappe and Antoine

Griezmann, England’s Harry Kane and Belgium’s Eden Hazard. Anyone who watched this summer’s World Cup would know that narrowing down the incredible talents was no easy decision. The three finalists are Ronaldo, Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Croatia’s captain Luka Modric.

While it may be a surprise to some that Messi was omitted from the finalists for the first time in 12 years, the achievements of the other finalist may say different. This past year, Messi has won the La Liga, the Copa del Rey and finished as the top scorer in Europe’s major leagues but unfortunately that was not enough for him.

Perhaps the voters only remember his performance in the recent World Cup. Yet to have a World Cup title to his name, Messi was heartbroken once again this past summer.

Argentina was eliminated early this year, not even making it out of the group stage.

Ronaldo won the Champions League with his club team, Real

Madrid, for the third time and finished as the tournament’s top scorer with 15 goals. He then had a spectacular individual performance in the World Cup but only got his team to the Round of 16.

Salah led his team, Liverpool, to the Champions League final and set a new Premiere League record with 32 goals in one season. Modric, a teammate of Ronaldo, also won the Champions League final and helped lead his country to the World Cup final, earning him the golden ball award.

Personally, I would like to see Modric win this award.

Although he may not hold the individual stats that Ronaldo and Salah do, there is another aspect that voters should take into consideration. After watching both the Champions League final and almost all 64 games of the recent World Cup, Modric has earned the spot as my favorite player in professional soccer.

As a Messi fan, seeing his named excluded from the finalist has hurt but after this year of soccer, I understand the decision to leave him off.

Ronaldo, Salah, and Modric have all had remarkable seasons for both their club and country but only one deserves the prestigious title.

My reasoning for choosing Modric as FIFA’s best men’s soccer player is something that cannot be seen on paper or in the stats. Modric brings something that very few players can. It is one of the most significant aspects of not only soccer, but sports in general. Modric’s heart is unmatched in today’s professional soccer era.

Part of the reason I have considered becoming a Real Madrid fan and my reasoning for rooting for Croatia in the World Cup was Modric.

Being an ex-soccer player, I enjoy watching the things that players are doing off of the ball because I think it says a lot about them as a player.

It not only shows you their work ethic but their passion for the game itself.

There is one specific play of Modric’s that I remember in the World Cup. It was not a game winning goal or a remarkable free-kick, it was a pointless slide tackle. Modric was in the center of the field, the opposing team’s (I forgot who they were playing) right back played a bad ball which was going out of bounds and as the ball was rolling, I watched Modric start a dead sprint to the ball. He ran about 40-yards out of position

to slide tackle the ball right before it went out of bounds.

He wasn’t the closest player to the ball, and if the ball went out, Croatia would have had a throw in, but Modric chose to keep the ball in play. This might sound like an irrelevant play but it was the fact that Modric sacrificed his body and showed an effort that most players don’t put forth.

Obviously, any professional athlete sacrifices their body for their sport but then, there are players who go beyond that, because their love for the game is so strong. Some coaches, might think Modric was being wasteful of his energy but for Modric it isn’t about that. The heart that he has on the field inspires his teammates, coaches and fans like me. Both his club and professional team made it to the final in the most important matchups in soccer. He is a natural leader and is more than deserving of this award.

Most people might look at the amount of goals scored or titles earned, but in the game of soccer, more should be taken into consideration.

Anyone who knows and appreciates the beautiful game can understand why Modric deserves this award.

Volleyball travels to Florida

By Christopher Bean courier staff

The Western Illinois volleyball team travels to Florida this weekend to participate in the Florida Gulf Coast Tournament. The Leathernecks come into the weekend looking to improve from their 1-5 record. However, two of the five loses have come in a heartbreaking fashion, with a loss in the fifth set.

Seniors Melaine Patenaude Mand Shiah Sanders lead the Leathernecks. Patenaude leads the team with 79.5 points (averaging 3.31 set) and 66 kills, while Sanders is fourth in points with 48.5 and third in kills with 38. Sophomore Emma Norris has gotten off to a hot start with 59.5 points and 50 kills making her second on the team in both categories right behind Patenaude.

They will open up against the University of Albany Great Danes on Friday at 11 a.m. in the first game of the tournament. The Great Danes come into the weekend with an identical 1-5 record same as the Leathernecks.

After that they will play their second and final game of the day scheduled at 3 p.m. against The Mountaineers of West Virginia University. The Mountaineers have also struggled so far with a 2-4 record, losing four straight. However, they haven’t had the easiest schedule, with two of there

four loses coming against top ten opponents: No. 9 BYU and No. 1 Stanford. Freshman Kristen Lux has been a spark plug early in the season for the Mountaineers, leading them with 51 kills and 62.5 points. Juniors, Katelyn Evans and Natania Levak are respectively second and third on the team in points and kills. These three players will try to overpower the Leathernecks for their third victory of the year.

The final game will start on Saturday at 10:30 a.m., Western will go up against the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast University. The Eagles not only have home court advantage, but they also have sophomore super star Courtney VanLiew.

VanLiew leads her team with 87 points and 83 kills. She along with senior Amanda Carroll (46.5 points and 41 kills) and junior Danielle Serrano (48 points and 32 kills) are the top three players of their team. Together this trio has helped the Eagles go 4-2 coming into the tournament.

No doubt the Leathernecks will have their hands full in this matchup.

The Leathernecks come into this tournament with their backs against the wall losing five in a row. It won’t be easy, but winning these three games against high quality teams will get their season back on track.

Shiah Sanders goes up for a kill.

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Necks look to topple Illinois

By David Koier courier staff

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Sean McGuire prepares to pass the ball at a home game.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two weeks before their first conference game, the Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks football team travel this Saturday to Champaign, Ill. to face the University of Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big 10 Conference at 6:30 p.m.

The last time the Leathernecks played a Power-5 conference team in football was back in 2015 in a losing effort to Illinois 44-0. Western is coming off of a tough loss last week to the Bobcats of Montana State University 26-23.

The Leatherneck offense powered their way to 317 yards and three touchdowns in the unfortunate loss in the season opener. The Purple and Gold’s offensive effort wasn’t enough to place high in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Western placed only seventh in total offense and is tied for sixth in the scoring offense category.

The Leathernecks had a strong passing game against the Bobcats lead by senior quarterback Sean McGuire.

McGuire completed 20 passes out of his 31 attempts while also throwing two interceptions and 164 yards in the process.

With his performance against the Bobcats, McGuire is already near the top of the statistical charts in the Missouri Valley Football Conference after week one. He ranks third in average yards per game and is fifth in pass efficiency in the conference.

The last time the Purple and Gold played the U of I, McGuire, then a redshirt freshman, threw three for six accumulating 21 yards in the process after replacing then starting quarterback junior Trenton Norvell.

Another impact player on the Leatherneck offense is senior running back Steve McShane. McShane leads the Leathernecks in rushing with 79 yards on only 11 attempts.

McShane also leads the team in receptions with six and is second in receiving yards with 40.

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Soccer set to bounce back

By Bradley Piros

assistant sports editor MACOMB, Ill. – The Western Illinois women’s soccer team will take the field twice this weekend, beginning with their match tonight against the University of WisconsinMilwaukee Panthers. They’ll finish their four-game home stand this Sunday afternoon against the Ball State University Cardinals.

The Leathernecks are currently 1-3 heading into these matchups and are coming off of a 3-1 loss to Louisiana Tech University. Western scored first early on in the 10th minute with a goal coming from junior forward, Emily Bollman. It was a scramble right outside of the 18-yard box, and the ball fell to Bollman’s feet as she onetimed it into the upper corner of the net.

The Leathernecks held that lead to halftime against a very good LA Tech side and believed they could finish the game out for the win. That was not the case however, as the Techsters came out strong in the second half and grabbed an equalizer in the 47th minute. The goal rattled Western and it was all

downhill from there. LA Tech would eventually put two more in the back of the net and go on to win 3-1. Western was outshot 21-8 that game.

They’ll head up against one of their toughest competitors in UWM tonight, as Western tries to bounce back and gain their second season win. It won’t be easy, going up against the reigning three-time Horizon League champions, as they are currently undefeated on the season at 4-0.

Last time out, the Panthers took down the Depaul University Blue Demons 2-1. UWM has scored nine goals in their first four games, posting two 3-0 shutouts along the way against the Northern Illinois University Huskies and the Eastern Illinois University Panthers; two of Western’s biggest rivals.

After battling against UWM, Western will have to take on BSU in one day’s time. The Cardinals are also off to a great start, sitting at 3-1 on the season, kicking things off with a five-game road trip.

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Emily Bollman midstride in a gameagainst Northern Illinois University.

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