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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - Vol. 119 Issue 11

City Council discusses mental health

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Members of the Macomb City Council address and bring awareness to suicide and encourage those in the community to advocate and contribute to the topic of mental health.

By Steven Barnum assistant news editor September is ‘National Suicide Awareness Prevention Month’ and Mayor Mike Inman is in full support.

While addressing the topic from the podium, Inman relayed some unfortunate facts about the reality that is suicide. One stat that stood out was that more than 41,000

people commit suicide each year, which makes it the 10th leading cause of death for adults in the United States.

“Macomb, Illinois is no different than any other community in our country,” Inman said. “We all need an occasional reminder that we are all fighting our own battles.”

Often a taboo subject matter, Inman believes that now

is the time to show appreciation for others and make sure they get the resources they need to overcome battles with mental health. The city council’s discussion on suicide prevention comes just days after the overdose of famed rapper Mac Miller, who had battled depression throughout his life.

“Suicide can affect anyone – regardless of age, gender,

race, orientation, income level, religion or background.

A simple phone call, handshake or hug can go a long way,” Inman said.

Picking up from last week’s meeting, Community Development Coordinator Rey Heitner ironed out the details regarding the regulation of signs placed on properties within the community.

Discussed in depth by the

planning commission on July 25, the city of Macomb is calling for an ordinance revision for Chapter 17 Division 3 of the Municipal Code. Titled “Signs,” the ordinance is now not as clear as it should be due to a 2015 Supreme Court ruling.

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SGA discusses Western's future plans

By Marc Ramirez news editor

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President Jack Thomas discusses presidential Initiatives for Western Illinois University with the Student Government Association.

Wednesday’s Student Government Association meeting began with guest speaker, Western Illinois University President Jack Thomas. Thomas began the presentation by handing out what would be the Presidential Initiatives for Western Illinois University. Outlined within the plan was the university's vision and what steps must be taken to ensure that the university stays on the track of success.

Strategic planning and initiatives, academic programs, enrollment management, budget, alumni relations and development, facilities and technology, governmental relations, campus collaboration, professional development and committees were all areas of focus and improvement outlined in Thomas' Presidential Initiatives

for Western.

By making change, Thomas hopes to turn the institution in a new direction by doing small things such as looking into applications for admission more thoroughly; we can recruit students who want to pursue higher education in a more effective manner.

“This year's freshman class brings in one of the higher ACT and grade point average because of the changes we’ve made when it comes to recruiting students to the university,” Thomas said.

Thomas highly encourages any students who have questions or concerns to reach out to him. Students can get in contact with him via email at j-thomas2@wiu.edu, or by scheduling an appointment within the Office of the President.

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NEWS

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Amtrak is in the middle of a major sale that the passenger rail service is calling “too good to ignore.” Currently, Amtrak is selling train tickets for up to 30 percent off for college students.

The sale price is automatically applied on all train tickets purchased through Amtrak’s website only until the end of the day Thursday.

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In a nine to zero decision, the court decided that signs need to be grouped into categories and that specific standards are to be applied to signs in each category.

One of the many takeaways that Heitner came away with was that the city must remain neutral when regulating the use of signs in the community.

Per msu.edu, local governments are not allowed to regulate the content of the signs, as it would violate a citizen’s right to free speech. Instead, regulations will impact size, location and the timing in which the signs are placed.

The revision will also provide answers about the placement and regulation of billboard signs. Specific sizes and

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Travel dates must be between Oct. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31, 2019.

This sale is a good opportunity for anyone planning to take the train from Macomb to Chicago and back during WIU’s upcoming holiday breaks.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Amtrak was selling tickets between Macomb and Chicago for as little as $15.40 each way during Western’s Thanksgiving break as well

as during winter break.

Prices are not likely to go lower than this. Macomb is one of the top 10 busiest Amtrak stations in Illinois.

According to Amtrak, ridership in Macomb was 65,759 in 2017. That’s down slightly from 66,874 in 2016.

Across the state, Amtrak ridership was up to 4.7-million in 2017 from 4.5-million in 2016. The bulk of that traffic came through Chicago, which recorded ridership of

3,321,201 in 2017.

Most of the other communities on the top 10 list of business Amtrak stations are also college communities including Normal, Springfield, Champaign, Carbondale and Galesburg.

To take advantage of the discount, tickets must be purchased online through Amtrak.com.

Once you arrive at the site, click on the deal tab at the top which will lead you to the student

promotional page: https:// www.amtrak.com/studentssave-30-percent?cmp=wspStudentFlashSale-Deals.

From there, plug in your destination and date of travel and then click on find trains. Underneath the listed price of the seat should appear the words “promo applied.” If not, check to make sure you’re not on the main ticketing page versus the special sales page for college students.

restrictions for the type of sign in each category can be seen in the new code once it becomes official. Other than adding clarity to the existing ordinances, this revision will limit the legal risks for the city of Macomb in the future. Amending “Signs” will be on the agenda for final action during next Monday’s meeting.

“There was a little bit of ambiguity in the former code,” Heitner said. “We’re trying to gain some consistencies.”

To close out the meeting, Inman reminded the public that Tuesday was Patriot Day and that flags would be at half-staff. Proclaimed by thenPresident George W. Bush, Patriot Day serves to commemorate those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

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way to provide recognition for all the hard work that our students do here at Western along with a feature in the SGA Newsletter.”

Aside from announcements, Reed authored a SGA Presidential Bill of Appointment 2018-2019.004 to appoint transfer student Michael Harmon as the new Director of Finance. As finance major with previous background in being a founding partner and manager a non-profit organization, Reed thought that Harmon would be a qualified candidate for the position.

SGA Bill of Appointment 2018-2019.001 was also passed by the Senate to appoint Hayden Goleman as a student representative to the Lincoln Laureate Selection Committee.

“The Lincoln Laureate is a state-wide award that is given each year, our university

gets to submit one nominee each year on behalf of the school,” Reed said. “Hayden has expressed his interest to serving on this committee and has the time and availability to do so, and has been very involved in several leadership positions.”

With no discussion on the motion and no objection for appointment, Goleman was approved by the SGA to become the student representative to the Lincoln Laureate Selection Committee.

Last on the agenda was to nominate a Speaker Pro Tempore in the case of an absence of the Speaker of the Senate. Senator at Large Derek Lahey nominated College of Business and Technology Senator Joe Reinert. Reinert was the 2017-2018 recipient of the W. Garry Johnson Award for Excellence in Student Governance.

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Moving on to the next point in the meeting, SGA President Grant Reed advocated for all senators in the room to reach out to their constituents and inform them on the $400 SGA scholarship awarded to two students each semester who are deserving, involved and academically gifted. Requirements can be found on Purple Post under the Student Government Association page.

SGA also offers a Student of the Month award.

“This is an initiative that we began last year, it’s a smaller monetary award, certificate and photo that we give to one student every month who is doing an exceptional job, making a positive contribution to our campus community,” Reed said. “ It’s a great

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We s t e r n Illinois University is set to give students a fun and eventful Homecoming week.

On Friday, Sept. 21, Paint the Paws will give students, alumni, staff and friends the opportunity to paint paws on the streets around the Macomb campus.

Over 250 paws in total may be painted on Western Avenue and University Drive for the event, which is sponsored by the Western Illinois University Alumni Association.

Anyssa Hining, an Alumni Programs Practicum Student, explained the purpose of the event.

“It continues to be a kick-off to Homecoming and our way of leading alumni and friends back to campus to celebrate Homecoming,” Hining said.

The paws are placed

in locations that guide people to both ends of Hanson Field, where the Leathernecks call home.

Painters will be separated into two shifts: the first shift will begin at 1 p.m. and the second shift will begin at 3 p.m. Approximately 15 minutes before each shift, participants are encouraged to check in at Western Hall, where they will then be broken up into groups and sent to a location to begin painting. Hining expects at least 200 people to participate in Paint the Paws this year, which is what the event has usually drawn in the past.

For those interested in participating in the long-standing Western tradition and help celebrate Homecoming, Hining can be reached at AM-Hining@wiu.edu or (309) 298-1914.

Paint the Paws has been around for 30 years as of this fall, but the event is just one of many chances students

will have to participate in Western’s week of festivities.

“Paint the Town” will take place on Saturday, Sept. 22 and a Variety Show will be held on Tuesday, Sept.

25. Additionally, the Alumni House is hosting a social event from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28. The event is open to all alumni and will include food and a cash bar.

Moving closer to the big game, the Homecoming Parade will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept.

29 and will be making its way around Adams St., Carroll St. and Lafayette St. in Macomb.

Later that day at 3 p.m., the Leathernecks will be squaring off against Youngstown State in their Homecoming game.

“Game On: Leathernecks Win it All” is the theme for this year ’s game at Hanson Field.

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We all grew up in an era where social media, computers, cell phones and the Internet are all just so common in our everyday lives.

We are all so used to sharing every detail of our lives on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram whether that be sharing the location of our favorite Italian restaurant, sharing pictures of your past vacation or even using your full name when making a profile. These little things that we do daily may not seem like a problem, but our privacy is something that we all

have we are just unsure how to really use it.

One of my biggest fears is getting stalked and kidnapped. When I tell people this they just call me irrational but in reality am I really being irrational? The Net is helpful because it holds so much information but it can also be scary if you are very public about your life with strangers. You may think you’re doing everything right to be safe from strangers, but you must take the extra step to be aware of what others see when viewing your profile.

You may not know this, but if you don’t adjust your privacy settings correctly, anyone who comes across your Facebook profile can easily get your phone number and your hometown. That’s why I think it is very important that websites really express how you can stay safe and avoid unwanted harm when it comes to social media.

Facebook does a very good job making it easy to access and adjust your settings so that you know exactly what a stranger sees when viewing your profile. Facebook allows the users to choose if they would like their profile to be open to anyone on Facebook, just their friends, or information that they would like to hide from everyone except themselves. This allows the

users to limit what others see when viewing their profile.

Mostly the thing that is only seen is a single profile picture and the name of the person.

The most important thing to take into consideration when using Facebook is being aware of what you’re posting. If you are someone who has over 1,000 friends on Facebook but are not very close with them, be aware of what you post.

You may not know it but that random person you accepted an application from may be your future employer.

Recently Snapchat has come out with something called “snap map” where you are able to view all your snap chat friends’ locations. Your location updates every time you get on the Snapchat application making it easy for people

to track your moves. This is awesome if you want to know where all your friends are hanging out, or where the best spot in town is but it is also very scary when you have over 300 friends on your Snapchat. These people can see exactly where you are through snap map, because they see the town and even the street you’re on. Although many people are aware you can disable the snap map location, some people decide that they don’t mind that their friends have their locations.

The best way to stay safe is not accepting random people on any social media and making sure your private information like your address or phone number is not out in the public.

Should we impeach Trump?

Who ever said that “hell has no fury like a women scorned,” had probably never met an angered President of the United States Donald J. Trump, and the largest and most powerful economy and military the world has ever seen has been angered and went on a rant on the popular social media outlet known as Twitter.

The president took to Twitter to declare that if he would to be impeached, it will undoubtedly harm the U.S market as well as the global economy. The cause for his uproar? The increasing possibilities and probabilities of his impending impeachment after the midterm elections.

There doesn’t seem to be any place you can look or go where people are not openly debating this issue, to impeach or not to impeach.

There is growing concern for

investors on the rising probability of the impeachment of the current U.S president.

Economic fears have risen over the last few months and have been building for the past few years. All the anxiety has accumulated to the tipping point, and the president of the United States has commented on what he believes will happen if he is impeached. The president has proclaimed that there will be an economic downturn if he is impeached. Whether the idea of impeachment is lawful is up for debate, whether the president ought to be impeached is also up for debate. Yet, what is not up for debate is what will happen to the U.S economy if impeachment proceedings are introduced and concluded.

To understand what will happen we must first understand what an economic downturn

is. An economic downturn is when the current economy is hit with a recession or even worse a great depression. Now the question becomes, what causes economic downturn?

The answer varies. In 2008 for example, it was the failed mortgage banks that lead the downturn and created one of the worst recessions in recorded history. In the early 20th century, attributing variables like high cost of common goods, low wages to high inflation and historic unemployment rates could be used to explain the causes of the Great Depression.

In today’s global market based economy, anything can impact the global stock exchange from a celebrity tweet to a political debacle.

When the question arises of whether or not an impeachment of the highest office will hurt the U.S economy, the answer might be complicated but overall easy to understand.

To put it in a nutshell, biases aside, it is almost certain that an impeachment of the president of the United States

will hurt the global economy.

The reason why it would, are as followed.

First, the global economy is based on demand and supply and growth is relative to the stability of markets across varying regions. The more stable a region is in regards to its politics, cultures, religious and racial tensions, the better off their economies will be.

This is because investors rely on constant growth and stability in order to properly invest their funds. While instability and volatility is what scares them off. Thus, when a region is stable and its direction predictable, investors buy in and help grow the economy, while a region that is unstable and its future unpredictable is what forces investors to look elsewhere in order to invest.

Investors don’t like putting their money in a lost cause, when the outcome may be negative. In order to turn a profit, investors have to weigh the risk versus the possible gain, and when there is high risk and low gain, investors shy

away. Yet, all is not lost. If the president is impeached, I would most certainly expect to see a correction or at worst a bear market. (A correction is when the economy drops by 10 percentage points while a bear market is when it drops 20 percent or more.)

Although it would hurt the global economy in the short term, it should and most likely will benefit the global economy in the long term. This is because, although creating immediate instability with the impeachment of a state leader, the stability that will come after a new state leader is elected will be well worth it. In other words, if today the president is impeached then today the economy will drop. Yet, tomorrow a new president will be elected and with it hope comes stabilization and economic growth.

The economy is like a spring mattress, what goes up must come down and what goes down must come up. The good thing about this is that the worst off the economy gets, the better it will be after it recovers.

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Social media ruins relationships

Has society ruined our relationships? This generation has shifted the way that we expect, allow, and settle for with our significant others. Everything nowadays is all about social media and doing things for attention rather than for enjoyment.

More importantly, I’m ashamed of the women who deminish their self-worth in order to please a man rather than setting standards to be valued as woman.

Now, we’ve all heard the saying “there’s plenty of fish in the sea,” but us women act as if every man we get is the only man we’ll ever get. There’s been too many times where I have seen girls screaming, swearing and pulling each other’s hair out

over one boy who’s really playing the both of them. As women, it’s already in our nature to submit to a man. Whether it’s intentional or not, many women feel a sense of security in a man’s presence. But all men are not worthy of our subservience. I believe that women in this generation should be reminded of how valuable they really are. Too often do we base our self worth on the attention we receive from men..

If he doesn’t realize your value, leave him, or if he feels like he has to mess around with other women because you’re just simply “not enough” for him, then leave him.

The sad part is that we take our anger out on each other. We fight with one another as if the “other

woman” is the enemy. There’s so much hatred within the female community, and there doesn’t have to be. We can’t expect men to respect us if we don’t respect ourselves and each other. Instead of fighting and calling each other names, we should start making it habitual to uplift one another. Compliment each other, lend a helping hand. As women, we fight amongst each other too much. It affects our self esteem in the long run when women are constantly in defense around other women. I challenge anyone who’s reading this article that identifies as female to compliment at least one other girl today. Even if you don’t know them. The little things make a big difference; we must make peace with one another.

Social media is one of the main causes of failed relationships within our generation. We try to base our happiness on competition rather than quality. I see a lot of content on Facebook and

Twitter that defines a “real woman” as one who will do anything for her significant other, even if he doesn’t do the same in return.

If another woman comes along, we feel as if we have to fight her off in order to prove our loyalty. Isn’t that backwards?

Hell, a lot of girls are even okay with being the “side chick.” So they settle for a man who is already involved with another woman, but basically they are available whenever he needs sexual satisfaction.

Women in this day and age need a reminder of how beautiful they are so that they don’t feel like they have to settle for less. What a woman allows reflects upon how she perceives herself. I will do my part today by letting all woman know; you are beautiful and you are more than enough. Never let a man determine your self worth, and be happy with yourself before going out of your way to make others happy.

Letter to the Editor

In the immortal words of Tony Curtis (Operation Petticoat 1959) … the ones saying money can’t buy happiness were the ones with all the money.”

This was never as true as for a homeless person with a stomach growling so loud it drowned out the passing freight train. I’ve been there.

Many times, I question whether life is worth living when you survive month to month with barley enough to keep starvation at bay. When you cannot feed yourself, a pet is out of the question (if you consider the welfare of the animal.) I have had to forego a so longer than most of the student populace has been so much as a wet dream in their papa’s pants. For some of us, the simplicity of stopping into a convenience store and buy-

ing a coke without regards for money is happiness. When you live in poverty, you come to realize the simple things are happiness. This happiness is withheld from a great many with the chasm growing ever larger.

The fact alone brought me to WIU (again.) Yes, I earned my BS here and came back to get a MLAS on the road to becoming an advocate for social justice. OH, how many people told me, I am squandering my money (I am here on loans, so technically it is taxpayer’s money.) I know not if they are being sincere or simply think the poor aren’t worth the air they breathe. What can I say with 100 percent certainty is the attitude that the poor should be kicked to the curb, just pisses me off and spurs me on my quest. I guess I should

mention, I am a former columnist for the Western Courier. My publisher suggested I write with the pen from hell. I have lost a lot of things in my life, but I still write with that pen. It has awakened from a long slumber, and boy, does it have things to say.

When I did my undergrad, every Spring, Thompson Hall would host a box weakened to bring attention to homelessness. This would always raise my hackles as none of the participants seemed to have any clue what real homelessness is. The homeless don’t need any more token gestures to bring awareness. They are persecuted each day. Law enforcement ignores the court system as much as supreme leader (rest assured I will be taking him to the task.) I once was accused fo racism when I

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said it is easier for someone of the streets to become homeless than it is for a person of means.

This has absolutely nothing to do with race and everything to do with economics. I came from a well-to-do “family.” It seems my medical issues mad e me landfill fodder. How I didn’t die that first night is beyond me. That is a reality of homelessness. The miracle of waking up the next morning… assuming you got any sleep to begin with.

The largest group within those prone to homelessness is disabled. The last group to earn rights and/or recognition.

When you li9fe on a paltry $750 a month on disability and are always the butt of the joke when budget deficits mean cuts, a foot into homelessness is a sad reality. The stress just keeps piling on to your over-

bearing issues.

Many moons ago, I authored a bill to address what I politely consider an oversight. A solution to get the disabled into homes of their own. The process is halfway done in that the federal government has a home purchase option with the Housing Choice Voucher program (formerly known as section 8.)

I have promoted my proposal for almost a decade with not interest from government. For those who don’t know how the modern bill creating process works, a corporation writes a bill benefiting them, gives millions to legislators who in turn, vote it into law. Seems I don’t have the millions. Mark, in my eagerness to respond to your column, it appears I hijacked it. Sorry.

Roderick Boyd, Class of 2003

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Meanwhile after winning their first game of the season, the Leathernecks are looking to ride that momentum into Dekalb against the Huskies.

“Northern Illinois has scored 10 goals in five games so we will have our work cut out for us on Wednesday,” Director of soccer Dr. Eric Johnson said. “If we can get the effort we had on Saturday we will give ourselves a chance to win on the road in DeKalb.”

Johnson has vocalized the importance of having a strong backline that will be a key factor into the final record for the leathernecks. That being said all eyes will be on senior defensive backs Jamison Kozar and

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John Duggan III chipping the ball.

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He bounced back from an underachieving first round to post scores of 75 (+3) and 74 (+2) in the final rounds.

The team’s efforts were not enough in the end, as they finished dead last in their first action of the season. Western’s starting lineup was led by Wetherbee, who finished the contest with a score of 210, tying for fifth individually. Duggan III finished with a score of 227, placing second on the team.

Karney (232), Burke (234), and Irlbacker (237) rounded out the

Leatherneck’s starting lineup.

They finished with a combined team score of 901.

Southern Illinois took home the top prize from the Fuzzy Zoller Invitational, posting a score of 836 as a team, topping the second-place Indiana Hoosiers by 10 strokes.

However, expectations for this season have not been held in-check, as the team fully expects to have a positive year.

Before the invitational over the weekend, Director of Golf Lia Biehl Lukkarinen was fully aware of the team’s first action on the unfamiliar course.

“The team has been to

Indiana University previously, but this year it's at a new venue,” Lukkarinen said, “The men have been playing well in qualifying, making plenty of birdies. Their focus will be on course management and making the most of birdie opportunities.”

While the Leathernecks didn’t show out how they had planned in the team’s first real action of the season, there is still plenty of time for these golfers to showcase their skillsets. The team will look to right the ship when they head to the Crusader Collegiate this weekend in Chesterton, Ind.

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Jacob Bjornsen.

These two players are the consistent starters and leaders in the backline, and the team will look to them for this tough road matchup. Along with that junior goalkeeper Tim Trilk will be looking help his team by more than just stopping the ball hitting the back of the net.

Trilk is known to be a vocal player on the pitch. As a keeper it is his job to communicate where the defenders need to be if a man is unmarked he must vocalize to his defensemen where that player is and how to position himself. He secured his first clean sheet last matchup against Dayton University, but will look for one more against NIU. Western looks to win one more on the road, as kickoff is at 7 p.m.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Ups and downs from U.S. Open

The U.S. Open is my favorite of the four tennis majors, above the French Open, Australian Open, and even Wimbledon.

With its conclusion, I’m going to tell you why this was one of the most entertaining tennis tournaments to remember in the last decade.

First of all, how does the tournament work? I’d like to point out I’m only going to be focusing on singles competition.

One-hundred-twenty-eight men and women qualify for the tournament and are seeded appropriately. The entire tournament is single game elimination, so, just like other tournaments, there can be major upsets. It’s essentially the March Madness of tennis.

Everything was typical through the first and second rounds heading into the third, but wow did the third round deliver. It kicked off with a four hour and 23-minute classic between the No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal (Spain) and No. 27 Karen Khachonov (Russia). To the surprise of many, the Russian went out and took the first set 7-5, leaving Nadal a little rattled. The Spaniard brushed it off, though, and went and won the second set 7-5, tying things at one a piece.

Khachonov would take the

early lead in the third set, but Nadal was able to force the tie-break and win set three 7-6. He would do the same thing in the fourth set, as he put the final nail in the coffin for Khachonov. Words can’t describe this match. I encourage you to go find highlights, because this, in my opinion, was the most spectacular match in the entire tournament.

Everything else was normal, until the biggest upset of the tournament. The No. 2 seed Roger Federer (Switzerland) was eliminated by unranked John Millman (Australia) in the fourth round. Winner goes on to the quarterfinals to play No. 6 seed Novak Djokovic (Serbia), and it was expected to be easy work for Federer to get there.

However, that was not the case. Everything was going great as Federer took the first set 6-3. But it was Millman’s resilience that saw him through to the next round. He went and won three straight sets, all of them in dramatic fashion as he just eliminated debatably the greatest player of all time. Holding the status of most major singles wins by a man (20), most people, including myself, wanted Federer to go through to the finals to play Nadal in another one of those

By Haley Richards

this season.

The 1-1 score line remained the same until the 60th minute marker where freshman midfielder Jelena Sever scored off a corner from Corrigan. Sever found another goal off of a long pass from sophomore defender Gaby Schwartz.

This final goal allowed the Panthers to capture the 3-1 lead.

Sunday’s match ended in a draw after playing through two overtimes totaling 110 minutes of play time. The Purple and Gold scored early in the match after freshman forward Amy Andrews found Bollman who finished the ball in the back of the net.

“The best we've played on a Sunday after a Friday match,” Director of Soccer Dr. Eric Johnson said. “Our effort and defensive intensity was consistent all game. This is a good result for us against a quality team.”

In the 21st minute, Andrews nearly had a goal of her own, but it found the hands of the Ball State keeper. Junior goalkeeper Ines Palmiero Herrera had two saves for

epic clashes.

As the competition came to a close, things were beginning to heat up. The fourth round was do or die as it was multiple ranked matches in a row.

Nothing too spectacular happened and just like that, it was down to eight men.

Nadal won in five sets against No. 9 Dominic Thiem (Austria), while Djokovic made easy work of Millman, defeating him in three sets. The third quarterfinals match saw No. 7 Marin Cilic (Croatia) get upset by No. 27 Kei Nishikori (Japan) in three sets. The final round-ofeight match was heartbreaking to all Americans watching, as it saw No. 11 John Isner (United States) fall short to No. 3 Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) in four sets. Isner had a standing ovation after his defeat as he and del Potro embraced after the match.

The tournament, now down to four men, still had a very long way to go. The semifinal matchups were Nadal vs. del Potro and Nishikori vs.

Djokovic. Both set to be spectacular matches, all four men would fight tooth and nail to climb their way to the finals.

Both matches ended after 3 sets, seeing the Serbian and Argentine through to the big game.

It eventually saw Djokovic win the U.S. Open three sets to none (6-3, 7-6, 6-3) and his 14th major singles title overall.

A little bit of a lackluster finish, but it got the job done to cap off the tournament.

Now let’s move on to the women’s bracket. Same thing here; 128 initial competitors, who have to obviously qualify just to be in the tournament, and then are seeded accordingly. The only difference is that men play best of five sets while women only play best of three.

Anticipation wise, Federer was the biggest upset, but statistically, it came from the first women’s match to be played. Simona Halep (Romania) obtained the No. 1 seed in qualifying, while favorite Serena Williams (United States) was ranked an average No. 17. Halep was upset in the first round by unranked Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) in two sets.

Halep had just won this year’s French Open and was expected to get at least to the semi-finals by many.

The second round went by smoothly, nothing too exciting happening, but once again, it was a third-round matchup that was captivating everyone’s attention. This time around it was the Williams sisters going at it. No. 17 Serena took on her slightly older sister Venus who was the No. 16 seed.

These two have been a dominant force since they first burst on to the scene back in 1999. 19 years later, they would go head to head. Not at all the first time this has happened, but every time it does come around, it gets better and better.

This one was insanely hyped up to be something special, but to be honest, it wasn’t. It was cool to see the sisters do battle

under the lights on primetime ESPN, but Serena just made easy work of her sister, defeating her in two sets (6-1, 6-2) to move on to the fourth round.

The third round finished with a couple more upsets, like the No. 30 Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beating No. 6 Caroline Garcia (France). You also had No. 29 Dominika Cibulkova (Serbia) defeat No. 4 Angelique Kerber (Germany) and No. 26 Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) beat No. 5 Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic).

Everything went normal in the fourth and fifth round, leading us to the semi-finals once again. Serena Williams went up against No. 19 Anastasija Sevestova (Latvia) while No. 14 Madison Keys (United States) took on No. 20 Naomi Osaka (Japan).

I myself, wanted an all-American final between Williams and Keys, but that didn’t happen. Williams and Osaka both won in two sets, meaning they would see each other in the finals. Osaka would win in a rather controversial U.S. Open final, defeating Williams in two sets 6-2 and 6-4 to get her first Grand Slam singles title.

Needless to say, this was a terrific tournament that did have its ups and downs along the way. It was fun for all viewers from the casual tennis fan like myself, to the hard-core fans that watch every single match week in and week out. It was all good fun in the end, and I especially can’t wait for the next majors’ tourney.

Women's soccer settles for draw sports editor

BETTENDORF, Iowa. – The Western Illinois women’s soccer team had two games this past weekend. Their first game on Friday when they faced the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and lost 3-1. Their second game was on Sunday where they tied with Ball State University 1-1. The Leathernecks move to 1-4-1 on the season.

The games were originally supposed to be played at home on John Mackenzie Alumni Field but were moved to the TBK Bank Sports Complex in Iowa. On Friday, Western fell just 19 minutes into the match after freshman forward Haley Johnson scored off of a corner kick from senior defender Erin Corrigan.

Immediately following Milwaukee’s goal, junior forward Emily Bollman had the equalizer. Bollman dribbled the ball into the box and the ball found the back-left corner of the net. It was the first goal that the Panthers allowed

the Leathernecks in the first half.

Two minutes into the second half, the Cardinals found the equalizer putting the score at 1-1. Andrews had a shot in the 85th minute, which was saved by the goalie keeping the game tied in regulation play.

The two 10-minute overtime periods remained scoreless and the Leathernecks received their first draw of the season. Bollman currently leads the Leathernecks in goals at three. Following her is junior forward Bianca Romay with one goal on the season.

Coming up for the Purple and Gold is another two game weekend series on the road.

On Friday, the Leathernecks will face Chicago State University and on Sunday, Drake University.

In the 2017 season, Western defeated Chicago State 9-1.

Bollman and Romay both had two goals and one assist in the match. Drake, however, beat Western last year 2-1. In that game, Romay found the only goal for the Leathernecks. twitter: hayfourrr

Emily Bollman prepares to settle the ball.

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Golf grabs individual success

By Jacob VanZuiden courier staff

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Jackson Wetherbee drives the ball on the course.

Sever weather and lightning seemed to hinder the Western men’s golf team that placed 13th overall out of 13 qualifying teams in the Fuzzy Zoller Invitational that took place this past weekend, hosted by the University of Indiana.

However, there were plenty of bright spots for the Purple and Gold.

Senior Jackson Wetherbee was the standout amongst the group in the invitational, as he shot his way to the third top-five finish, individually, of his career. Wetherbee came out firing on all cylinders in round two of the tournament, finishing with a 69 (-3), and the second lowest total for a single round in his time as a Leatherneck. Senior John Duggan III also impressed in last weekend’s action, posting the best overall score on the team outside of Wetherbee.

Other than seniors Wetherbee and Duggan III, Western went with juniors Kyle Irlbacker and Joe Burke and talented freshman Cameron Karney to make up their starting lineup.

Through the first round on Saturday, Wetherbee and Karney were the top performers for Leathernecks. For Karney, this was his first go at collegiate golf, and he more than held his own through the opening parts of the contest.

The rest of the team struggled to find its footing early in the event as Duggan III, Irlbacker and Joe Burke all turned in scores of 78 (+6) as the first round concluded.

Extreme weather found its way to the course in Henryville, Ind., as golfers prepared themselves to tee off for the second round Saturday afternoon. Lightning and heavy thunderstorms forced the golfers to hit the showers early and prepare for the coming rounds on Sunday.

For Duggan III, the rain delay showed to be exactly what he needed for him to clear his mind. As the second round began on Sunday, Duggan III was dialed in and began to show his true colors as an experienced veteran on this team.

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Soccer hits the road to DeKalb

By Michael Harms courier staff

Western Illinois University looks to sneak into enemy territory and steal a win against Northern Illinois University on Wednesday night. The Leathernecks (1-3-1) will look to improve their win streak to two against the Huskies (3-20), who are coming off a strong win against Fort Wayne over the weekend.

This will be the second game of the Purple and Gold’s four game road trip, and their opponent looks manageable. The Huskies had a subpar 2017 campaign posting a record of 3-11-1 and missing a playoff appearance.

That statistic has not derailed NIU from taking this season head on as they already have three wins and are ranked second in the Mid-American Conference standings.

They are an attack heavy team leading the MAC in goals and assists with 10 and eight respectively. They look to feed their forwards often and plenty throughout the game. Leading the offensive front is freshman Nick Markanich. Leading the team in shots and goals, this

new blood has proven he is a force to be reckoned with.

However, the Huskies have almost a 20-shot different from the nearest MAC team. The amount of chances they have created deserves more goals.

“It is nice (to have offensive balance) but I would still like to have someone have six (goals) at this point,” head coach Ryan Swan said. “We are creating a lot of chances, Anthony (Markanich) got his first tonight, and Nick (Markanich) has three goals, but you are looking for someone to consistently be a goal threat. It is nice that we have multiple guys, but I would like someone to get in the box and be a threat every time. But we will take the goals any way they come right now.”

While Markanich leads the team, he has been getting help from senior midfielder Kevin Rodriguez with two goals and four assists, and twin brother Anthony Markanich with one goal and two assists. The young core looks to stay strong after winning it’s home opener, and keep an undefeated record at home.

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Drew Whalen midstride in a game on the exhibition field.

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