Opinions: Stoik — Szechuan sauce caused more harm than good.
Edge: "Once Upon a Time" back with a new cast.
Sports: Football wins in final seconds.
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By Isaiah Herard news editor The decision by a jury back in March to grant over $4 million to a family involved in a fatal accident with a county sheriff’s deputy was overturned by Ninth District Judge Richard Gambrell. According to appellate court records, the origin of the incident happened on Sept. 3, 2004, at 11:30 p.m. The report states that Deputy Thomas Pledge responded to a dispatch about an unstable driver in an SUV. Pledge found the SUV and after seeing the SUV swerve habitually, turned on his squad video and initiated the traffic stop. Before Pledge could approach
the vehicle, the driver sped off, and Pledge pursued the vehicle south on U.S. Highway 67 toward Macomb. Pledge’s patrol vehicle reached speeds of 110 mph before reaching the intersection of University Drive. As the assailing SUV and Pledge’s squad car approached the intersection, a minivan driven by Amanda Dayton, 16, was driving north on U.S. 67 and entered the center turn lane to turn left onto University Drive. The SUV sped through the intersection, but Dayton turned in front of Pledge causing a collision on the front passenger side of the minivan. Dayton and rear passenger Mark Lorenz received inju-
ries as a result of the collision. Dayton’s mother, Jill, died as a result of her injuries. Pledge also received injuries. In March the jury awarded $3,660,968 to Brian Dayton, the surviving husband of Jill Dayton, and $468,065 to Amanda Dayton-Nehring. The case goes to the Third Circuit Appellate Court to see if the appellate judges will uphold Judge Gambrel’s ruling. VanBrooker said Spesia and the Daytons can take the matter to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals for a review by the justices of Gambrell’s ruling. The next step for legal counsel Matthew Booker, according to Gambrell, is to present orders to the court to establish retrial.
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Travis L. Emmer (above) was arrested for unlawful use of a weapon, possession of methamphetamine under 5 grams, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while license suspended.
By Isaiah Herard news editor
On October 4 at 11:30 p.m. a McDonough County Night Patrol Deputy conducted a traffic stop on Travis L. Emmer, 28, of Columbia Missouri, just north of Macomb on Highway 67 for a traffic violation. After making contact with Emmer the deputy requested a canine. The Macomb Police canine ‘hit’
on the vehicle. A search led to the seizure of 2 grams of Methamphetamine (Ice), digital scales with Methamphetamine residue and a 20 gauge sawed off shotgun. Emmers was lodged into the McDonough County Jail charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of Methamphetamine under 5 grams, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Driving under a suspended license.
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For three consecutive years, The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has ranked Western Illinois University second in the nation among institutions offering a master’s degree in physics as the highest degree. “AIP collects data on all programs in the nation on their bachelors, masters and PhD programs and put out a booklet each year based on the data of the previous year,” said Kishor Kapale, professor of physics and physics graduate coordinator. “There are 56 masters-only programs in the nation and in the terms of graduates, we
been ranked second and we been doing that for the last three years, third year in a row.” The AIP ranks degree-granting institutions nationwide and reports statistics on all U.S. physics program, following the demographics and trends of the physical sciences community. “We are very thankful for the hard work and continual efforts of our faculty in mentoring our graduate students in their graduate research projects, which makes our program very attractive to potential students,” said WIU Physics Chair Mark Boley. According to the AIP, Western had 29 graduate students and concurred 16 Masters of Science in
physics degrees during the 20152016 school year. “Our numbers within the last two or three years have stayed about the same,” Kapale said. “It’s one or two institutions with similar programs matching with us or a little above us.” Kapale said that the master degree in physics had three options: internship, thesis or coursework. “All we require our students to do is to get that research experience and get that hands-on experience of how it is to do physics in a real-life scenario,” Kapale said. “Through that, they get that specialization, they get that flavor of the area that
interests them.” Kapale said that graduate students can take courses in several specializations of physics that included experimental, theoretical, observational astrophysics and quantum physics. “We have an observational astronomer, meaning with the help of radio telescopes that exists around the world, you can access them through the computer and looks at certain objects in the sky,” Kapale said. “Once they get that data, they download it here and analyzes it and that’s how astronomy works.” According to Kapale, the development of the physics department is important from a technological
standpoint based on his experience in the quantum physics sub-genre. “For my area of research, which is quantum physics, a more technical name for that is quantum optics, which deals with how light interacts with matter,” Kapale said. “It allows us to develop new tools for measuring small quantities of physical fields like electrical fields, magnetic fields, gravitational fields. It also allows us to develop new kinds of computers, so I work in quantum computing as well, which would be a lot exponentially faster than our traditional computers.”
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Western Illinois University’s Office of Public Safety (OPS) and the Macomb Police Department (MPD) hosted Coffee with a Cop on Wednesday to allow members of the campus community to come together with local law enforcement officers to ask questions, voice concerns and become familiar with the officers. OPS hosted their Coffee with a Cop at the University Union Concourse while the MPD hosted theirs at Hy-Vee. “The purpose of Coffee with a Cop is to have a one-on-one interaction with police officers,” said Office of Public Safety Police Sergeant Derick Watts. “There’s no agenda, there’s no program and there’s no PowerPoint. It’s just if you have a question, you go up and ask a police
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Kapale said that the physics facility worked hard in their specializations and even helped graduate students with their research by training them how to use the physics lab equipment properly. Kapale said that several Western graduate students have published papers in physics journals. “Students that are getting into the master ’s program, for the most part, are interested into going to a Ph.D.
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officer what your question is and you get free coffee or water out of the deal, so it’s a win-win for the students.” Both Watts and Macomb Police Officer Troy Shoudel said people may be scared to talk to law enforcement officers, especially if they see a police officer on the street. They believed that Coffee with a Cop is a good way to interact with local law enforcement officers. “Sometimes people aren’t comfortable speaking out in a public setting,” Shoudel said. “Maybe there’s a question that they are not comfortable voicing out in from of an entire room. Coffee with a Cop takes just about your average citizen and puts them in touch face to face, not at a podium, with somebody who is your low level, what I call, is your basic cog in the system, not the chief, not the public
information officer.” According to Shoudel, citizens of any district, county or city should become familiar with the officers who pledged their life to serve and protect them. “You call 911 because you have some emergency or someone breaking into your house, whatever the case may be, the people that you will be talking with today are some of the officers that are coming out and the public deserves to have confidence in those people if they do call,” Shoudel said. Communications major Richard Lawrence spent some time talking with OPS officers about the national anthem protest at the homecoming game, to ask questions about the issues between Western’s black community and OPS and to bridge the gap with answers and solutions. “You create a better trust,
program afterwards,” Kapale said. “There are some students that are very bright, they can directly go to the Ph.D. programs after their bachelors, but if they are not decided and if they really don’t know which area of physics that they want to go into, then getting a master’s degree is actually a much better route to a further study of physics.” To learn more about AIP, visit the AIP site at aip.org. To learn more about the physics graduate program, contact Kapale at 309-298-1450 or by email at KT-Kapale@wiu.edu.
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create a better relationship when you have dialogue,” Lawrence said. “I feel that the more we dialogue, the more we ask questions, share our concerns and now they know our problem and we know their problem, now we can come up with solutions. Now we can work together, figure out how we can make things better for both of problems.” Both OPS and MPD used various ways to reach out to the people from their Facebook pages to their programs. OPS teach selfdefense courses, give lectures to University 100 classes, do safety floor programs and give out prizes to students who practiced safety habits. “We have an Explorer program that is growing leaps and bounds in recent years,” Shoudel said. “It involves having to give youngsters a kind of breakout into the world of policing and to get
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to know about it a little bit more rather than maybe trying to decide whatever to go to college to be a cop. It gives them a little taste of all the different things before they get into that. We also have a citizen police academy, which is a recent development and it brings in people who are residents of the community and go through a pseudo police training that is very similar to what we got. We had a great response from that.” Shoudel stressed that police officers not only work for their communities, but that they also live within the communities. “We are your wrestling coaches, your cheerleading coaches for your kids,” Shoudel said. “Some people don’t realize that because they see us wearing our uniforms all the time and it could be intimidating.”
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The Macomb Police Department announced Oct. 4 that two subjects responsible for a July 7 burglary at the 726 East Jackson St. U.S. Cellular store in Macomb were arrested on July 31. Michael Davis, 24, of Chicago, Ill. and William Sanders, 31, of Bellwood, Ill., were arrested in Davenport, Iowa, where over $60,000 worth of cellular devices were stolen at a U.S. Cellular store. Davis and Sanders are also charged with the Macomb
U.S. Cellular store burglary, which resulted in $33,000 worth of cellular devices and accessories being stolen from the business. Similar incidents had also previously been reported across Illinois in Monmouth, Galesburg, Silvis, Washington, Peoria and Canton, in addition to other communities located in Iowa and Wisconsin. The Macomb Police Department conducted a joint investigation alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to a media release, MPD was also assisted by the Western Illinois University Office of Public Safety
and the McDonough County Sheriff’s Office. Both Davis and Sanders were
charged with McDonough County warrants on charges of burglary and theft.
Davis is awaiting a $10,000 cash bond for Scott County, Iowa and $7,500 for McDonough County. Sanders is awaiting a $10,000 cash bond for Scott County and $10,000 for McDonough County. Both are currently lodged in the Scott County jail. All subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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•On Sept. 29 at 2:19 a.m. Richard Bongeorno, 18, of 519 Bayliss Hall, was issued a notice to appear Oct. 31 for a Macomb City ordinance violation for possession of cannabis in Bayliss Hall. •On Sept. 29 at 2:52 a.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in the Henninger Hall fifth floor lounge. No smoke or fire were found and no injuries were reported. •On Sept. 29 at 9:10 p.m. nonstudent Krusan Garth, 23, of Macomb, was arrested on West Calhoun Street on a warrant for failure to appear. He was lodged in the McDonough County Jail at 9:50 p.m. pending bond. •On Sept. 30 at 2:08 a.m. Eric Mackenna, 19, of 1403 Thompson Hall, was arrested at Hanson Field for illegal consumption/possession of alcohol by a minor. He was lodged in the McDonough County Jail at 2:31 a.m. pending bond. •On Sept. 30 at 2:10 a.m. a student at Hanson Field was judicially referred for alcohol possession. •On Sept. 30 at 9:20 a.m. Vincente Reyna, 19 and Andriy Andrusyk, 19, both of 819 Corbin Hall, were arrested in Corbin Hall for unlawful possession/consumption of alcohol by a minor. Andrusyk was additionally charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were lodged in the McDonough County Jail at 10:24 a.m. pending bond. •On Sept. 30 at 1:42 p.m. a student in Q-Lot was judicially referred for behavior. •On Sept. 30 at 1:44 p.m. a student in Q-Lot was judicially referred for alcohol possession. •On Sept. 30 at 1:57 p.m. a student in Q-Lot was judicially referred for alcohol possession. •On Sept. 30 at 2:20 p.m. a student in Q-Lot was judicially referred for alcohol possession. •On Sept. 30 at 2:30 p.m. a student in Q-Lot was judicially referred for unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor. •On Sept. 30 at 2:33 p.m. nonstudent Matthew Milani-Moran, 23, of 130 N. Ward St., was arrested in Q-Lot on a warrant for failure to appear. He was lodged in the McDonough County Jail at 2:43 p.m. pending bond. •On Sept. 30 at 3:32 p.m. nonstudent Mikaela Broom, 20, of Atascadero, CA was issued a notice to appear Oct. 31 for a Macomb City ordinance violation of unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor in Q-Lot. •On Sept. 30 at 5:08 p.m. a student in Q-Lot reported her cellular telephone stolen. The incident is under investigation. •On Sept. 30 at 5:54 p.m. nonstudent Nestor Gutierrez, 28, of Chapin, IL, was issued a notice to
appear Nov. 7 for a Macomb City ordinance violation of disorderly conduct in Q-Lot. •On Sept. 30 at 9:40 p.m. Brody Williams, 20, of 1302 Thompson Hall, was issued a notice to appear Nov. 7 for a Macomb City ordinance violation of unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor in Thompson. •On Sept. 30 at 9:51 p.m. two students in Tanner Hall were judicially referred for cannabis possession. •On Sept. 30 at 10:53 p.m. one student was judicially referred for possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia. •On Sept. 30 at 10:56 p.m. Kevin Chism, 25, of 502 Thompson Hall, was arrested in Thompson on a warrant for failure to appear. He was lodged in the McDonough County Jail at 11:06 p.m. pending bond. •On Oct. 1 at 2:21 a.m. nonstudent Logan Cooper, 18, of Monmouth, IL, was issued a notice to appear Oct. 31 for Macomb City ordinance violations of unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor and misrepresentation of age in L-Lot. •On Oct. 1 at 2:54 p.m. a student reported she was sexually assaulted Sept. 16 in a residence hall by someone known to her. The incident is under investigation. •On Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. a student reported at Mowbray Hall that sometime between Sept. 30 and Oct. 2, his license plate and part of the bumper on his vehicle were stolen while the vehicle was parked in the Knoblauch Hall lot. The estimated value of the items is $126. The incident is under investigation. •On Oct. 4 at 10:53 a.m. an employee reported the theft of a TV from the Bayliss Hall third floor lounge. The incident is under investigation. •On Oct. 4 at 7:40 p.m. OPS and the Macomb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in Bayliss Hall. No smoke or fire were found and no injuries were reported. •On Oct. 5 at 5:25 p.m. one student was judicially referred for cannabis and alcohol and one student was judicially referred for cannabis in the 900 block of North Charles Street. •On Oct. 5 at 6:48 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. 5 at 7:21 p.m. two students in Tanner Hall were judicially referred for behavior in Tanner Hall. •On Oct. 5 at 7:26 p.m. two students in Tanner Hall were judicially referred for behavior in Tanner Hall.
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Szechuan sauce spoils the hearts of many
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In the season three premier of the popular cartoon “Rick and Morty”, Rick, in a crazed rant, describes his obsessive need for McDonald‘s Szechuan Teriyaki Dipping sauce,“That’s my one-armed man. I’m not driven by avenging my dead family Morty! That was fake. I’m driven by finding that McNugget sauce!” The dipping sauce was previously sold as a promotion for the Disney movie ”Mulan” in 1998. The episode left many fans of the show eager and hungry to taste the sauce, many petitioned the fast-food giant to bring it back onto the menu. On Saturday, Oct. 7 we Szechuan hopefuls got what we wanted or so we thought. McDonald‘s announced that
on Saturday at 2 p.m., select stores would be selling the dipping sauce for one day. There were lines out the door of 30-sometimes-40 customers at a time waiting with baited breath for the legendary dipping sauce. They took time out of their day to visit the golden arches, and waited in long lines only to find out their store was only given twenty cups of the sauce to sell, or in many cases none. When the hungry citizens of our great nation realized their local McDonald‘s was only given twenty sauce cups, they did the math; with over thirty people ahead of them in line, they were wasting their time. They scrambled for the list of participating stores and sped off to the next nearest restau-
rant, only to find out that that McDonald‘s wasn’t given any sauce at all. It’s true. Many of the listed participating stores weren’t given any Szechuan teriyaki sauce at all. In fact, many of the stores were completely unaware of the event at all. On that day, McDonald‘s gave hope to millions of Americans
Teriyaki dipping sauce at each participating location, so one can only deduce they intended for this to happen. McDonald‘s told customers that the sauce would be available at 2pm, but many people found the stores were already out of the sauce long before then. Twitter user Frederick stated, “They ran out of Szechuan
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and brought many people under the banner of the golden arches who are not regular customers, only to shoot down their hopes and crush their excitement. They could not have possibly expected only twenty people would order the Szechuan
sauce already, #giveusthesauce @McDonalds @adultswim #RickandMorty.” What McDonald‘s may not have expected, is the violence that resulted in their massive taste-bud tease. One man, under the alias of TSOV,
reported on Twitter, “Too bad I waited for 12 hrs and got injured as a reward for waiting patiently”. Along with violence and anger, McDonald‘s also left many children in tears, Lisa Dahlkoetter tweeted out, “My son is 9 (years old) and was crying as well ..after we got home he was still upset and said he may never eat @McDonald ‘s again...that’s huge for him!” A dark image comes to mind of McDonald‘s CEO, Steve Easterbrook, laughing maniacally as he dips a chicken Mcnugget into the coveted Szechuan sauce, watching the children cry and the people hang their heads in sorrow and wrath. Having just tricked millions into believing they could taste a sauce of legendary status. He may not be laughing for long. Many disappointed customers are calling for a boycott of McDonald‘s.
Not everyone is entitled to free speech There has been a lot of talk in the news recently of the resurgence of Neo-Nazis in this country. While just about everyone agrees that Nazis are bad, there is still a lot of debate on what should be done about Neo-Nazis, and what constitutes an appropriate reaction to Nazi demonstration. Many people are saying that violence against Nazi demonstrators is unjustified and wrong. But this is not the case; Neo-Nazis are inherently violent, and should not be allowed to hold demonstrations.
Part of this disagreement comes from the confusion of what constitutes violence. The reason I say that Neo-Nazis are inherently violent is that the ultimate goal of their movement is the extermination of entire races of people. It is possible that they have demonstrations where there is no physical violence (although the events at Charlottesville demonstrated that this is often not the case), the entire reason for them coming together is to spread an ideology based upon incredibly violent ideals.
People often argue that Nazis should not be prohibited from public demonstrations, that the ideals of free speech grant them the right to do so. But free speech is not without its limits. You are not allowed to yell “fire” in a crowded movie theater, or to start a riot using incendiary speech, because these actions would lead to situations where many people would get hurt. In other words, your right to free speech in those scenarios is superseded by other people’s right to not be injured. This idea is relevant to the conversation around Nazism, because the effect and purpose of their gatherings is the eventual extermination of entire groups of people. Free speech is largely irrelevant here, because people’s right to not
be killed is more important than people‘s right to speak their mind. People may notice a bit of a paradox here. How can a society that claims to be tolerant value free speech while prohibit the expression of certain ideas. I acknowledge that at first this can seem absurd, but I would argue that this situation is actually necessary. In other words, if a society is limitlessly tolerant, eventually intolerant people will destroy the values of tolerance. So there have to be limits to what we allow to be publicly said. Obviously there will always be argument as to which ideologies are too dangerous to be given the platform of a public demonstration. But I don’t think that it is too far a stretch to say that Nazi ideology has no place in American society.
Now, I’m not saying that simply holding beliefs sympathetic towards nazism should be illegal. People should be allowed to privately hold whatever beliefs you want. However, there need to be limits on what ideas one can attempt to spread. Spreading and attempting to implement beliefs that will lead to literal genocide simply should not be allowed. Taking steps that will lead to genocide, even if those steps aren’t physically violent, such as public demonstrations, are by their very nature violent, and should not be tolerated. America needs to stop sitting on the fence on whether or not to tolerate hatred, and actually begin to take meaningful action to eradicate the horrible racist blight that is the NeoNazi movement.
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Meanwhile, the president of the hospital, Dr. Glassman (Richard Schiff), is defending his decision to hire Murphy as a resident to the board of trustees. He explains how he has known Murphy since he was a young teen, though even at the end of episode two, we do not know just how familiar the two are. Glassman is trying to convince
Monday, October 9, 2017 the board that hiring Murphy is not going to be catastrophic and he even puts his own job on the line to secure Murphy the spot. Glassman argues that not hiring Murphy on the basis that he has autism is not all that different than when the hospital discriminated against women or those of color. Finally, after saving the young boy from the airport, in a very dramatic fashion, Murphy comes to his
interview with the board. He is asked why it is he wants to be a surgeon and after a flashback showing his brother ’s death, he explains that he watched his bunny and his brother go to heaven before his eyes and it was very sad. Murphy continues to explain that they didn’t get a future, they didn’t get to grow up or have children and that he wants to be a surgeon to save people. Which, to no surprise, led
WesternCourier.com to a round of applause and the job. The show also flashes to different doctors in the hospital, before Murphy even meets them, in a “House” or “Grey’s Anatomy” fashion. These tidbits of the other doctors are supposed to demonstrate the environment Murphy will be working in, but it feels tired. The show is supposed to be about Murphy, adding in so many other characters and backstories
is a lot, especially for the first episode. The show definitely has potential and I look forward to seeing how the season progresses. Hopefully it will establish a distinct feel and shed some of the copycat aspects of other medical dramas on now. If you missed the first two episodes you can catch up on ABC.com. The next episode of “The Good Doctor” airs tonight at 9 pm.
“Once Upon A Time” returns without majority of original cast
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Fans of the show “Once Upon a Time” were excited to find out that the show was renewed for a seventh season; however, many of the main characters, Snow White (Ginnifer Goodin), Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), Belle (Emilie de Ravin) and Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) will not be returning to the show, with the exception of Morrison who will return for one episode. The show originally signed on actors for six seasons because the shows creators, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, were planning
on doing a six-season run, like the show “Lost,” which they executively produced. So when the show was renewed for a seventh season, and had been losing followers since the fourth, the creators decided to change things up, but only ever-so-slightly. The seventh season starts with adult Henry Mills (Andrew West) in present day, driving for an Uberlike company. He is obviously struggling to get by and returns to a run down apartment. When he answers a knock at his door, a little girl is on the other
side claiming to be his daughter. Sound familiar? The whole first episode features new characters and a slightly different story than how previous seasons started. The enchanted forest is cursed, a child goes to find their savior parent, there is an evil mother — step this time instead of adopted — but you get the point. Some fan favorites have returned to the show though. For example, Lana Parrilla, who played Regina, Colin O’Donoghue, who played Captain Hook and Robert Carlyle, who played Rumplestiltskin, are returning. This time around, all the returning actors have different roles, at least so far. Cinderella returns to the cast, but this time they changed the actress. Dania Ramirez
now plays Cinderella and so far there has been no explanation, in show, as to how Cinderella’s face and story have changed. Instead of the classic story, which has already been depicted in the show, Cinderella is now out for revenge. Attending the ball not to find true love, but to kill the prince who apparently killed her father. Cinderella’s true love is, evidently, not the prince but instead is Henry. After an unlikely meeting where Henry crashes into Cinderella’s carriage and then she steals his motorcycle, the two apparently hit it off and eventually the two get married and have a little girl, Lucy (Alison Fernandez). It is all very confusing so far.
Once a huge fan of the show, I can say that this first episode fell really flat and does not have me itching to see more, like in seasons past. The story is exhausted. It has already been done, and for fans of the show, it feels that way. The shows acting was pretty average before and now feels forced. The influx of new characters and changing roles of returning ones is confusing and odd. Overall I was not impressed with this start to the season. Hopefully things will turn around for the rest of the season. The next episode features the return and final departure of Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan and airs Oct. 13th at 7 pm on ABC.
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“Big Mouth” is a test in how long you can be uncomfortable while watching television, but if you pass that test, you will be rewarded with a unique and personable form-defying animated comedy. The Netflix original series comes from the mind of Nick Kroll, notable for other wacky comedies including “The League” and “Kroll Show,” and explores every awkward moment from your junior high puberty transformation. Whether it is your first period, your first experience with pornography or your first kiss, Kroll is not afraid to tackle the insecurities you have repressed since the
eighth grade. The show is filled with plenty of gross-out humor about vomit, semen, periods and anything and everything in between, but fortunately the show doesn’t focus on it as much as I thought it would after watching the trailer. The opening credits say everything you need to know going in, “I’m going through changes.” This is not a show asking you to laugh at children riding a rollercoaster of hormones; it is about reflecting on your experiences so that you maybe find a bit of humor in yourself. This awkward subject ma-
terial works significantly better than expected. “Big Mouth” is probably the one of the most universally relatable series to come out of Netflix because everyone who watches it (or at least everyone who is of appropriate age) will be able to relate the show’s characters to themselves while they were going through puberty. Kroll and his supporting cast of voice actors succeed in bringing these situations to life. Kroll himself voices Nick Birch, the lone prepubescent boy in his group of friends who watches everyone else go through their transformation before he does himself. Alongside and generally overshadowing Kroll is Andrew Glouberman, voiced by John Mulaney, Nick’s best friend who deals with enough untimely erections and awkward encounters for
both of them. There could not be a better voice actor for this character than Mulaney, as his standup lends itself well to the character. Listening to Andrew talk is almost like listening to Mulaney perform standup, he really knows how to make uncomfortable subject material enjoyable for his audience. Mulaney and Kroll are also joined by Jessi Klein, voice of Jessi Glasner, who undertakes puberty from the female perspective, and Jason Mantzoukas, voice of Jay Blizerian, who’s hormonal transformation leads him from one obsession to the next. The children are surrounded by a host of other wacky characters, such as the overly sex positive parents of Nick, Elliot and Diane (voiced by Fred Armisen and Maya Ru-
dolph) and the ghost of deceased jazz musician Duke Ellington, who is voiced by Jordan Peele and occasionally gives advice in the attic of Nick’s house to the troubled teenagers. Two of the more entertaining characters though are the Hormone Monster and Monstress, voiced by Kroll and Rudolph respectively. These characters, invisible to anyone but Andrew and Jessi most of the time, represent the impulsive, frantic and self-conscious attitude that comes with puberty. Aside from providing a few good laughs, these well-voiced characters are incredibly dynamic and poke fun at the thought that puberty is a scary thing with their overall goofiness.
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Are you looking for a good read? If so, “Drunk Dial” by Penelope Ward might be for you. Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and No. 1 Wall Street Journal best-selling author, so in my opinion, her book is worth reading. In summary, the book is just as the title claims, a “Drunk Dial” leads to a journey that you do not want to miss. After 13 years
of pent-up emotions, the main character, Rana, decides to make that call to a man, Landon, one night after a few drinks, and nothing could prepare her for what happened next. Once you start this book and get caught up in Rana and Landon, you will not want to put it down. Imagine all the things that can take place in 13 years. If you look at the social
content, you will probably be able to relate to this story, either from a personal standpoint or by association with someone who has been there. Everyone has skeletons in their closet and a bone to pick with someone from their past. I am sure you or someone you know has had a moment when you have had a few adult beverages and you felt the urge to call someone and express your thoughts. Whatever the case may be, this book is very realistic and will touch your emotional chords from time to time.
Ward writes the book so you can follow along. At the top of each chapter, she gives you a brief description so you know what the chapter is about. I liked that it helped keep the flow of the story going. Ward also wrote the book in today’s time so us college age students can relate. She is a little descriptive with some of the adult content she put in the book, but for some readers, the more descriptive the better the visual you get. Personally, I enjoyed this book. I will not lie, the
title is what caught my attention, but I was not disappointed at all. I like a book that is realistic and that I can relate to personally, or know someone who can. I like an author who is not afraid to put in details so I can visualize the emotions and picture the characters. I also like a book that will catch me off guard and make me “feel” what the characters are feeling at any given moment. If you like books like that, then add this one to you list of books to read in the near future. You will not be disappointed.
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While the show focuses on puberty primarily, the show still tries to shed light on the fact that once puberty is over you will still experience uncomfortable decisions for the
rest of your life. Without spoiling some of the major story arcs, the show looks at how marriage, sexual consent and drug and alcohol usage are all still choices that you will deal with after puberty concludes. In short, “Big Mouth” is about change and a re-
flection on how what you thought might have been the most difficult time in your life, probably does not matter as much as you think it does. Admittedly, “Big Mouth” takes a little bit of effort to really enjoy. What I said at the beginning still stands, this show will make you
WesternCourier.com uncomfortable, possibly to a point where you would turn it off. Honestly speaking, this is a show where I did not want my roommate to walk in on me watching, because it could be hard to explain why you are watching a 15-year-old girl talk to her vagina, or a hormone-driv-
en teenager have a sexual relationship with his pillow. But if you push through, you will be rewarded with a well-written, wellanimated and well-voice acted five-hour series that won’t leave you in stitches, but it will make you chuckle and reflect on your own life experiences.
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The one thing that makes “Grey’s Anatomy” such an interesting show to continue to watch season after season is the complexity of the stories. There is the continuous story as we follow the lives of the doctors working in the hospital as well as many smaller stories, each episode, surrounding the different patients. Last week’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” left the
viewers right after Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone), found out she had a massive tumor, leaving fans to anxiously wait a week to find out what was going to happen. This week’s episode, “Go Bigor Go Home,” which aired last Thursday, was a wonderful episode. It started off with Shepherd avoiding telling all of her close friends, coworkers, family and her husband
about the tumor in her brain. Instead, Shepherd calls an old friend back to work to console her through this process. Yet, throughout the episode she consistently mentions that she should not have called him due to his bluntness and differing opinions. Shepherd finds out that she has had this tumor for over 10 years and needs to figure out a way to tell her close family and friends. Shepherd is a well-liked character on this show and it is definitely a twist that Shonda Rhimes, who is an executive screenwriter along with a pro-
ducer, has thrown at viewers once again. While most of this episode focuses on Shepherd, as she tries to figure out her options with her tumor, it also prominently features Chief of Surgery Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson). Bailey is worried about how her hospital is functioning as she finds out Harper Avery (Jesse Williams) is coming to check in on it. Bailey is a strong willed character within this show and you see a different side of her this episode; she is beyond stressed trying to make everything perfect. For example,
she was upset that a woman in labor was moaning in pain because that was not a prime example of a well running hospital, which is not like her. While it seems that “Grey’s Anatomy” only focuses on being in the hospital, this is a truly addicting show that has so many storylines throughout the season, you do not want to miss out. This is an emotional show that has many viewers addicted for many more seasons to come. Check out the next episode airing on ABC next Thursday, October 12th at 7 p.m.
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This past weekend, we watched news coverage as the reports of the mass shooting in Las Vegas came in and still continue to come in. Over 50 killed and over 500 wounded, and the emotional and psychological damage is still yet to be fully seen. Details on the shooter are still being released including the possibility of a similar act at Lollapalooza in Chicago as reported by the Chicagotribune, seemed to have also been a plan that was luckily never followed through. After an event like this, there will obviously be a big public outcry on social media, but there were a few posts that seemed to be less about the victims or the event and more about trying to take cheap shots at political opponents. Surprisingly, it was not a tweet from President Donald Trump.
His tweets were actually pretty respectful and appropriate for the situation. Now let’s not get
tion, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The comments came from a string of tweets that were posted the next morning after the shooting. The first tweet was an appropriate grieving tweet but the next two were clear shots at the NRA. The first said that if legislation to make silenc-
of guns and gun safety. They are not a terrorist organization nor have they been responsible for any mass shooting or attack on this country that we know of. I don’t think the average citizen needs a silencer for their weapons, but it has nothing to do with making mass shootings easier, it is aimed at helping
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too excited, if you give a monkey a typewriter, sooner or later they will write Shakespeare, or at least something that is not offensive or starts a nuclear war. These controversial tweets actually came from Trump’s opponent in the elec-
ers easier to get passed, mass shootings of this nature would be much bigger. The last thing the NRA wants is mass shootings. The NRA is a pro-Second Amendment group that believes in a citizen’s right to gun ownership and education
hunters protect their hearing. It’s still a controversial issue, but not one that belongs in this conversation. The last tweet is the real kicker. She states that, “our grief isn’t enough,” essentially cancelling out her own first tweet.
Then goes on to say that, “we can and must put politics aside, stand up to the NRA.” So we must put politics aside and make a political statement? Either Clinton’s short-term memory has come back again, or she doesn’t understand the concepts of irony and hypocrisy. You can’t make a political statement after saying we can’t be political. The first part of her statement was right, in times like these we need to put politics aside and unite as a country, but that’s not what she’s doing. She’s using this recent tragedy to make a political statement and try to push her ideas while people are still trying to figure out what happened and families are still trying to figure out whether or not their loved ones are going to be coming home. Tragedies like these are not the time to push political agendas and yet this is not a rare occurrence. Using tragedies like this for political gains is a style of politics we need to stop, and also a style of politics that cost Hillary the election, for good reason.
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McGuire’s confidence fueled the team on their final drive and head coach Fisher expected nothing else from the leader of the offense. “We always feel we have a chance, he is a true champion” Fisher said. “There’s just some guys that have ‘it’ and however you want to describe it, he’s got ‘it’. He’s got every intangible that you want a quarterback to have and the most important one is he is a high character, tough cat that loves to win football games.” Following a kickoff that sailed out of bounds and
resulted with Western starting their drive from their 35-yard line, the Leathernecks found themselves with their backs against the wall early with a crucial 4th and 15. McGuire found sophomore receiver Brandon Gaston on the sideline for a 16-yard reception to put Western in Panther territory. After a couple unsportsmanlike conduct penalties that hurt the team last week against South Dakota, head coach Fisher was elated to see Gaston get back on track. “Brandon has come so far and we had a lot of talks this week” Fisher said. “I’m so proud of him because he played under control and
he’s played good football all year for us. He’s just made a couple mistakes he needed to clean up and he understood that and the great thing is he took ownership for that and understood where he needed to go moving forward.” McGuire scrambled for 13 yards on the next play for a first down at Northern Iowa’s 20-yard line with 16 second remaining. The Leathernecks ran two plays that resulted in incomplete passes before the game clinching catch. Western lined up on 3rd and 10 with 11 second remaining and snapped the ball. A flag flew out from the side judge but the play continued.
WesternCourier.com McGuire found his number one target, Acklin, streaking down the middle of the field through three Panther defenders for the touchdown. Everyone in the Northern Iowa Dome held their breaths waiting for the call that changed the game. The Panthers were offside and Western declined the penalty, resulting in a touchdown with six seconds remaining. “At first, I thought we might have had a penalty because I saw the penalty flag thrown and when I saw the ref say that it was on the defense, I can’t even describe it,” Acklin said. “It was like being in a dream or something. I kind of
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Men’s soccer shuts out Loggers By Haley Richards courier staff
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The Western Illinois University men’s soccer team hosted the Lincoln Land Community College Loggers this past weekend for a 6-0 win. This now puts the Leathernecks at 5-5-0 on the season while the Loggers dropped to 0-12-0 on their season. Being a rainy day in Macomb, the slick surface made for an interesting match for both teams. Despite the rain, the Purple and Gold had a crowd larger than usual. Umbrellas up and rain jackets on, alumni from the past 50 years came out to support their alma mater. “It was about getting a win for our alumni today.” said Director of Soccer Eric Johnson. “We have close to 50 guys of all different ages who came back to watch us play. It was good for our guys to come in and we got to play a lot of guys. Lincoln Land came over and played very hard, and I thought we were able to finish some goals today.” It was a good game for fans to come out and watch as the Leathernecks dominated the Loggers. The ball was in the
offensive third for just about the entire match. Considering Lincoln Land rarely made it past the Western's half, the defense didn’t have much work to do. Sophomore goalkeeper Tim Hansen didn’t see much action at all besides a low driven ball shot wide just 24 minutes into the game. Offensively we saw some new Leathernecks get their names in the book. Just three minutes into the game, senior forward Fernando Pacheco assisted junior defender Orsy Gonzales for his first career goal. Just ten minutes after that, we saw a goal from junior defender Angelo Amato, who scored off of a rebound in the box. This was Amato’s first goal of the season as well. Trailing by just two at half, Lincoln Land still had some hope for the remainder of the match. However just minutes after the whistle blew for the start of the second half, Gonzales found the back of the net once again. This seemed to give Western the momentum they needed to finish the match. In the 58th minute, senior forward Drew Whalen found
a goal off of an assist from senior defender Ben Fiddes. This put Western at a 4-0 lead over their opponent, but also put Whalen at seven goals on the season. Whalen’s goal now has him leading the offense for the Leathernecks. Next, a well-played ball by sophomore midfielder Eli Blasi placed just 15 yards out put junior forward Niko Nitti in the perfect scoring position. Nitti was able to slide it past the Lincoln Land goalkeeper to give him his first career goal for the Purple and Gold. To top off the match, freshman midfielder Gavin Nevshemal scored his first career goal off of an assist from Blasi. This game was the perfect opportunity for Western to gain the confidence needed for the remainder of the season. Sitting at 2-0 in conference, the Leathernecks have a fair shot at making it to the Summit League tournament. However, they will not have another conference game until the end of this month. Their next matchup will be today on the road against the Northwestern University Wildcats. Twitter: Hayfourrr
The Club takes the wrestling world by storm In every sport there is one athlete or team that gains popularity with their fans. In the prowrestling field, the Bullet Club does just that. Though their name may seem intimidating, the men in The Bullet Club give their fans what they want: their money’s worth. Over the years many wrestlers have come and gone who have either left a mark or left unnoticed. The Bullet Club, however, is leaving a milestone within the independent wrestling companies. Before I talk about some of the big names in the Bullet Club, I should start off with the differences between independent prowrestling and the WWE. The independent circuit (or indie circuit) is wrestling promotions smaller in roster and television promotions. Usually these shows don’t tour as often as companies like WWE. They’ll pre-record their shows at the same venue in advance, and air them on television weeks later. Examples of indie circuits include Ring of Honor, and New Japan Pro Wrestling. The WWE is a major promotion that has more televised events, live events, and a bigger roaster.
Now you may be wondering why fans prefer watching indie wrestling over the WWE? The first reason is the storylines. Usually in independent companies, the storylines are believable. It’s less talking and more action. In the WWE it’s vice versa. Most of the time in the WWE; the wrestlers can’t pitch their storyline ideas. Instead they are given a script from the creative team, who write the stories for them, and they must follow it. In the independent companies, the wrestlers get to pitch their ideas and have them granted. Above all things, the most important concept to these companies is their fan base. Recently, the WWE has seen a decrease in sales for live events, pay-per-views, and merchandise. The reason why is because their fans’ voices aren’t being heard. For years fans have wanted an anti-authority group to gain popularity. Unfortunately in the WWE, a fan won’t get that wish. In 2013, New Japan Pro Wrestling listened to their fans’ request and created the Bullet Club. It all began when Prince Devitt, currently known as Finn Balor in the WWE, turned on his tag
team partner, and formed alliances with “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga. Together the four named their group the Bullet Club. All four members were known to be cocky, tough and villianous. Though most wrestlers in the indies prefer to be the good guys, the Bullet Club preferred breaking the rules. Devitt led the Club from 2013-2014, before leaving NJPW to join the WWE. When Devitt left, a popular indie wrestler named A.J. Styles took over as the leader. During Styles’ two year leadership from 2014-2016, he added more talented wrestlers to the group. Though the group had only one tag-team group, Gallows and Anderson, two more tag teams joined. The first tag team to join was the Young Bucks. Known for their long hair, over the top costumes, and super kicks, Matt and Nick Jackson have held most of the tag team titles on both NJPW and ROH. In 2016, the third tag team Guerillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) became a part of the Bullet Club. While fans were getting to know the tag-teams of Bullet Club, a new face appeared. Kenny Omega is the new face of the the Bullet Club and has taken the entire wrestling universe by storm.Omega has been ranked the number two wrestler in the world and has put the Bullet Club to the forefront of professional wrestling.
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Jaelon Acklin pulls in a pass in the final seconds to beat Northern Illinois on Saturday in Cedar Falls.
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assistant sports editor After a bitter loss in their homecoming game, the Western Illinois University Leathernecks were looking to bounce back in one of the most hostile environments in the FCS. The University of Northern Iowa Panthers had won five of the last six matchups between the two teams. Western fought through adversity and came out victoirous Saturday afternoon, 38-29. Western started the game with an eight play scoring drive that resulted in a field goal from sophomore kicker Sam Crosa. However, two false start penalties held them from scoring a touchdown after junior running back Steve McShane took a screen pass to the one-yard line. The Leathernecks’ field goal was the only score of the quarter, as both offenses couldn’t seem to get anything going. Western and the Northern Iowa combined for five punts in the first quarter. The Leathernecks opened the second quarter in nightmarish fashion after a bad snap on the punt. Red-shirt freshman punter Adam Fellner saved the Leatherneck defense from being placed with their backs against the wall by attempting a forward pass while he was being tackled, keeping the Panthers at the 46-yard line to start the drive. The next Northern Iowa drive ended quickly after ju-
nior quarterback Eli Dunne threw an interception to senior defensive back Tyrin Holloway on the first play of the drive. Western’s next possession ended with another punt. Fellner performed a textbook 42-yard punt and pinned the Panthers at their own one-yard line. The first play for Northern Iowa was a quarterback sneak from Dunne that gained two yards. Next, sophomore running back Trevor Allen busted a 97-yard run up the gut for an untouched touchdown, but the play was called back due to an illegal formation. One play later, junior linebacker Pete Swenson put pressure on Dunne and recorded a sack in the back of the end zone for a safety, putting Western ahead 5-0. Northern Iowa closed out the first half strong with two scoring possessions. The first came on a 3 play, 54-yard drive that ended with a 30-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end Elias Nissen and gave Northern Iowa their first lead of the game, at 7-5. The next drive ended in a second touchdown after a 17-yard reception by Daurice Fountain was fumbled into the end zone and recovered by Nissen. The Panthers went into the locker room up 14-5 at half. The first two possessions of the second half ended with a punt by both teams. Northern Iowa’s third drive was halted with Dunne’s second interception of the night, this time com-
ing from senior defensive back David Griffith. Western Illinois head coach Charlie Fisher saw how important Griffith’s interception was for their team. “All it took was a play like that, our defense played so well” Fisher said. “We were getting after the quarterback and sacking him, we’re hitting him and getting turnovers. When you get that type of field and that flip that’s what we needed and once we got going and figured it out, we got in rhythm.” The Leatherneck offense certainly did find their rhythm in the third quarter. The first drive was a touchdown on a toss play to the outside by McShane after making a defender miss with a spin move on the 4-yard line. The Leatherneck defense continued to hold strong and forced a punt on the Panthers’ next drive. Junior quarterback Sean McGuire dropped a pinpoint pass right into the hands of junior receiver Isaiah LeSure for a 46-yard touchdown that gave the Leathernecks a 18-14 lead after a failed twopoint conversion. Northern Iowa finally had a big play after Dunne found sophomore receiver Aaron Graham over the middle on a post route but he then fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Griffith. This play resulted in a very confusing moment for everyone in the Northern Iowa Dome. The officials elected to review the play which was ini-
tially called an incomplete pass. They came back on the field and changed the call to a fumble that was recovered and resulted in a first down, but did not specify which team had possession. They reviewed the play a second time and maintained that it was a fumble and Western recovered it. The Leathernecks capitalized on the fumble with a familiar face catching a touchdown from McGuire, senior receiver Jaelon Acklin. McGuire and Acklin have shown a chemistry on the field that has proven to be almost unstoppable the past two weeks. McGuire praises the offfield relationship between the two star players. “It feels awesome, Jaelon’s like my best friend, we texted each other before coming [to Western] and said ‘You’re good at football, I’m good at football, let’s go play together’ and we’ve been rooming together since freshman year. So, we’ve been so close that I tell him, ‘I’m going to throw it, I know you’re going to be there to catch it” McGuire said. Acklin’s touchdown gave Western a 25-14 lead with 11:01 left in the first quarter and all the momentum. Yet, Northern Iowa came back on their next drive refusing to go down easy. The Panthers put together a nine play, 81-yard drive that ended with a wide-open Nissen finding the end zone for an 18yard touchdown to give Northern Iowa a chance by shrinking
the lead to 25-22. The Panther defense then recorded a threeand out giving Dunne and the offense one more shot to take the lead. Northern Iowa converted two fourth downs on the masterful drive that resulted in a 16-yard touchdown pass from Dunne to Graham to give Northern Iowa a 29-25 lead with only 1:12 left in the fourth quarter. McGuire and the Leathernecks found themselves in this position last week in their heartbreaking homecoming loss to the University of South Dakota. Their final drive ended in an interception that iced the game against the conference rival. McGuire was not going to let that happen again to his team. He talked to his offense before stepping on the field for the final drive. “I said ‘We’re going to win, and I think everyone believed it” McGuire said. “There were times it was hard to believe. It was louder than ever and it was hard to hear everything. You can feel it, and I told them ‘Keep feeling it. Let it take over, every emotion. Nervousness, anxiousness, all of it.’ Sometimes you’re just in that moment and you have to let it consume you and we did. We let it consume us and we took the most out of it.”
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