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Council resumes Downtown Revitalization
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City Administrator Dean Torreson (left), Downtown Development Director Kristin Terry (right), and Mayor Mike Inman (bottom) discuss the remodeling and relocation of business establishents to the downtown square.
The Macomb City Council’s Committee of the Whole discussed the state of downtown development at Monday’s meeting. Kristin Terry, the downtown development director, addressed the committee about remodeling and the relocation of businesses to the square. Small establishments such as Chubby’s restaurant were relocated to the square earlier this year. Stores and restaurants were improved and expanded to meet the community’s needs. Terry mentioned how The Study, a new up and coming coffee shop, is making its way to the downtown square on Nov. 1.
Terry added that she has worked hard toward bringing the Macomb community and surrounding towns together by hosting events and activities for everyone of all ages. “There have been a lot of performances on the square as you can see. Events like the Downtown Summer Concert Series, the Sculpture Walk, and the Farmer’s Market,” Terry said. “We did the first Farm to Table and it was very successful. All the money we raised went to the Macomb FFA, where we raised over $5,000. It was more about just educating the community on feeding your family from a farm to a table.” Terry discussed the immense efforts made to persuade Macomb residents to shop
and eat locally through special events. “The Macomb Chamber of Commerce and myself did the Macomb Fashion Week,” Terry said. “It was trying to show people that you can shop local for your accessories and for your clothing. As we always say, shop local, shop Macomb and also shop downtown.” Terry said she has also been focused on helping small businesses get started and thrive on their own. Recently, on Oct. 14, the Business Institute Conference Workshop was held to help business owners with things like customer service, human resources, and marketing.
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SGA looks to model Purdue Owl
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Recovering from last week’s quorum discrepancy, the Student Government Association (SGA) voted 21-0-0 to unanimously pass SGA Bill 2017-2018.001 which requires the Provost to oversee the creation of a stand-alone Western Illinois University online writing resource center that will be accessible to the public. The bill’s author, Madison Lynn, Director of Academic Affairs, introduced the online resource writing center because of the lack of academic resources available to students. “The idea that Wil Gradle
and I had was that we could formulate something similar to the Purdue Owl,” Lynn said. “Having a writing center website is a quick resource for students who are looking for simple questions in regards to MLA like ‘how to cite a book’ or ‘how to cite an interview.’ I think adding this would be an excellent resource to market to high school students, especially in the local area.” Thompson Senator Elizabeth Swan said the ability to submit papers to the writing resource center through the online medium should be a proponent of the bill.
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Director of Academic Affairs Madison Lynn introduces SGA Bill 2017-2018.001to oversee the creation of a stand-alone university online writing resource center that will be accessible to the public at Tuesday's SGA meeting.
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Attempting to spread awareness about sexual, relationship and domestic violence, the Western Illinois University Women’s Center is hosting the 28th annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) Rally on Thursday. “TBTN is an opportunity for the community to come together to support survivors of sexual assault and other forms of interpersonal violence,” said Director of the Women’s Center Stephanie Hovsepian, “It came about in the 1970s to protest against sexual violence and violence against women.” This interntatonal event
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“I am currently working on a small business toolkit booklet,” Terry said, “It is for anyone who comes to town looking to start up a new business. The booklet could help them find everything they need to know about starting up a small business in the downtown or in the City of Macomb.” Mayor Mike Inman and Fifth Ward Alderman Gayle Carper expressed their satisfaction for Terry’s business innovations and improvements to the square. Inman is also pleased with the involvement of the arts in the events and activities held downtown. “One of the bigger goals that we have for the downtown is bringing in art events,” Inman said. “Particularly art activities, not only with the general public, but with those who are the underserved population like folks with disabilities. Because of the
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takes place on campuses all over the world. It has effectively gotten the word out about sexual assault and other gender-based violence. “The TBTN Foundation reports that more and more communities join this cause every year. I’d like to also believe it has helped spread awareness at WIU,” Hovsepian said. Although TBTN and other efforts have successfully made cases of domestic violence known, Hovsepian said it is still a significant problem in the world. “Not only do we see reports in the news, almost on a daily basis, but it happens here on campus,” Hovsepian said. “It is evident that rural setting, they are somehow not fully exposed to art and art in all its forms. I think Kristen has done a great job of bringing art to the area.” In conclusion of Monday’s meeting, the Committee of the Whole exercised their Power to Act and approved awarding the bid for the Pierce Street building improvements to Trotter Contracting, Inc. “We did open the bid this morning at 10 for that project and we got two bids,” said City Administrator Dean Torreson. “Trotter Contracting with $37,800 and Laverdiere (Construction Inc.) bid $57,000. Trotter’s bid seems to meet all specifications.” The council also put in a recommendation for changing the times for both the City Council and Committee of the Whole meetings to 5:15 p.m., effective January of 2018. The next City Council meeting will be a meeting of the Committee of the Whole held on Monday, Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. in City Hall.
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The theme this year at TBTN is “People Helping People,” so it is not focused on just one gender. Graduate Assistant Myranda Anderson has helped coordinate the event and strives to make a greater point that the rally is not just about women’s issues. “I think not only violence against women, but violence against men is relevant in today’s society,” Anderson said. “It is often times overlooked, so that is one thing we are trying to make a point about at this year’s rally. Domestic violence does happen to men even though it is often stigmatized that men are the perpetrators.” A campus and community resource table fair will be at 6:30 p.m. on the front steps of Sherman
Hall. The rally will follow at 7 p.m. and the march will end at Macomb’s Chandler Park. “After the march to Chandler park, we have a performance by a student on campus and then we have a “Survivor Speak Out” where we just open the floor to any domestic violence survivors who would like to tell their story or share their experiences,” Anderson said. The Women’s Center is selling 2017 TBTN t-shirts in the University Union Concourse from Oct. 23 – 25 and at the event for $5 for students and $8 for faculty, staff and the community. For more information about TBTN contact the Women’s Center at 309-298-2242.
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physically go to the writing center when we have the resources (online) ready for them. You don’t have to go to Purdue Owl or University of Minnesota and search through their website you can go do it right through the WIU website.” College of Education and Human Services Senator Lukas Urbane proposed SGA Bill of Resolution 20172018.001 recognizing the College of Education and Human Services Department of Health Sciences and Social Work on the 10-year anniversary of the start of the Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management. “The Bachelor of Science and Risk Management program is a 4-year program here at Western Illinois University that prepares student to go into the emergency management field,” Urbane said. “This program is the only one in the state
solely dedicated to risk management so this is the only program in the state where you can get a degree solely in risk management. This is just congratulating them on the 10-year anniversary of the program.” “We are unique that we are an institution that has a specific program dedicated to emergency management,” Reed said. “With them celebrating their 10th anniversary one of our senators thought that it was important to be able to highlight that and of course we always want to celebrate the positive things and accolades that we have here at the University. It’s just another way of SGA being able to say we appreciate we have this and congratulate them for their hard work.” The next SGA meeting will be held next Tuesday in the Capital Room of the University Union.
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“I know the library also has a system where you can instant message librarians so I think that would be a great addition to the plan of online help for the writing center,” Swan said. President of SGA Grant Reed believes implementing a resource center provides students convenience and a sense of scholastic identity because they no longer have to go to Purdue Owl but instead conduct extensive research through their own network. “I think it’s an excellent idea, we already have the writing resource center here on campus so this is just another resource that we will be able to provide our students,” Reed said. “It’s for student benefit and it’s a little more convenient because they don’t have to
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violence against women is a big issue or, I should say, violence against women isn’t viewed as a big deal, which absolutely makes it a big issue.” TBTN in Macomb is open to all genders on campus and in the community. Men are encouraged to participate and help spread awareness about violence in all forms. “While programs implemented by the Women’s Center have a focus on women and women’s issues, anyone can be involved in the Center and attend our events, regardless of their gender identity,” Hovsepian said. “In fact, I argue that we need men to be involved as we need them as our ally’s in order to create change.”
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Western Illinois University will host the annual Dads’ Day this Saturday. Tracy Scott, Director of the Student Development Office, says Dads’ Day’s purpose is to give students the chance to let their families get a glimpse of student life on campus through the variety of activities offered. “The event is held in order to provide opportunities for families to attend events on campus, and be a part of their student’s college experience,” Scott said, “The inspiration to continue this event is to help foster the student/family connection along with their relationship to the Western Illinois
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University Community.” Western invites and encourages all relatives of students, not just dads, to attend Dads’ Day. “One thing that I would like to note is that while the event is called Dads’ Day, any family member(s) or friends are welcome to attend," said Scott, “Sometimes we have dads, moms, grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters or family friends are welcome to attend.” Western is presenting a variety of activities on campus for students and their families this weekend. Horn Field Campus invites families to the high ropes course from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The event is first come, first serve and
is $10 a person. Participants 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and closed-toe shoes are required. Western’s All Volunteer Effort (WAVE) is presenting Make a Difference Day in the University Union Lamoine Room at 10 a.m. Families are welcome to participate in the country’s largest single-day of volunteering. The Leathernecks will host South Dakota State for Leatherneck football at 1 p.m. on Hanson Field. All Western students receive free admission with their student identification. “The feedback for the most part is very positive. The families like having the event
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in conjunction with a home football game and they like their Dads’ Day T-Shirts,” Scott said. Game tickets can be purchased at bit.ly/2elMsdA or by calling (309)-298-1190. Tailgating starts four hours prior to kick-off in the Q-Lot adjacent to the field. Tailgate games such as bags, ladder golf, bocce ball and more will be available on the east side of the Student Recreation Center. From 6 to 11 p.m., the annual Haunted Housing, put on by Western's Resident Assistant Council, will be in Thompson Hall. The event features a haunted house on the residence hall’s 18th floor. The entry fee is $3 and all proceeds
are donated to local charities. The Dad Joke Open Mic Competition will take place in the University Union Sandburg Lounge from 7 to 8 p.m. This free event allows dads to tell family friendly “dad jokes.” Food and beverages will be available for no cost. The movie “Get Hard,” starring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, will be shown in the University Union Sandburg Theatre at 8 p.m. The goal of Dads’ Day is to bring families and the community together on campus through activities, while showing friends and relatives what Western is all about. For more information on Dads’ Day, visit bit.ly/2ecPC4W.
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Seek a higher income There have been arguments circulating for years on whether or not the minimum wage should be raised. People argue the current minimum wage is not sufficient enough to be a “living wage,” which is a ridiculous argument. My issue is that minimum wage is not meant to be a living wage. People trying to support themselves and their families on a minimum wage income are clearly not going to have financial security, and this is because the minimum wage isn’t meant to completely support a person. It is not meant to be a living wage. I can’t help but notice that the majority of the people you see campaigning on the news are adults. A minimum wage job is not meant to be the sole supporter of an adult — especially not one with a family. Minimum wage is meant to be just that — minimum. Minimum wage jobs are best suited for teenagers just getting into the workforce, adults looking to make extra money on top of their day job or retirees looking for some extra money. Those are just a few examples. There are clearly more situations than just those where a minimum wage job comes in handy, but a
grown adult trying to survive when their sole income is $8.25 (in Illinois, but $7.25 nationally) per hour is not one of them. I understand that sometimes a minimum wage job is all a person can find, but that doesn’t change what its real purpose is. It is true in life, people get down on their luck and lose their job or can’t find a suitable one. And obviously, minimum wage money is better than no money at all. But as previously stated, being in this situation doesn’t change what minimum wage jobs are meant for. I commend those who would rather go out and work a minimum wage job and do their best to support themselves than collect welfare. However, that’s a completely different issue, one I won’t go into now. My second issue with wanting to raise minimum wage is that advocates for the movement want to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. To me, that just seems insane. The minimum wage has been rising little by little since it was implemented in 1938, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Twentyfive cents here, a dollar there; it has been a gradual climb to accommodate inflation. The latest change
was in 2009, when the $7.25 national minimum wage was established. So to say a new wage is due now since it has been 8 years is not out there at all. That is reasonable, even. To raise the wage 50 cents or so would make sense to follow the curve over the years. But $15 an hour is completely unreasonable. It doesn’t fit the growth curve that has been established since 1938. Additionally, paramedics make about $15 an hour. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for a paramedic/EMT was $14.77 per hour. Forgive me, but anyone who thinks the person making my cheeseburger at McDonald’s should make more money than the person potentially saving my life is irrational. It just doesn’t make sense. To make the minimum wage so high would mean needing to increase salaries to other jobs to make up for it. Then we are right back where we started. In short, a minor increase in minimum wage would not be a damaging thing. It makes sense, even. But to try and increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour to make it a “living wage” doesn’t make a bit of sense. To do that would be doubling the current wage in an attempt to make it something it was never meant to be in the first place. A minimum wage salary is not meant to raise a family on, it's not even meant to fully support one person on. A “living wage” comes from a career, not a job meant for a teenager.
A common idea I hear from not all, but many, conservatives is that poor people need to work harder, and anyone can be rich, or at least not poor, if they have the motivation and skill. However, this is not true. Poverty is cyclical and a trap. Conversations on poverty need to shift away from demanding the poor work harder, and move toward developing ideas on how to eliminate the poverty trap. Part of the issue is that wealth is generally considered to only involve money. But it’s about more than that. It’s comprised of the opportunities that are offered to a community. In those terms, poor communities are a lot worse of even middle class ones. Think about it this way: if someone is a business owner, they are likely to know other business owners, and have connections with people in local government. The same goes for professionals such as doctors, lawyers or accountants. But someone who has a job working at a gas station or a factory is quite unlikely to have those connections. Now consider their children. Both children may be equally intelligent and motivated, but the child of the business owner has access to the connections of their parent, while the child of the factory worker does not. Those connections go a long way in creating success in the future, whether through job or internship offers or otherwise. But the opportunity gap extends beyond connections like that. Parents who are impoverished need to spend more time working low-paying jobs in order to make ends meet. A child growing up in a household with two parents working two jobs isn’t going to be involved in character building extra-curriculars such
as sports or scouting. They won’t be getting the help they need on their homework. Their parents will have a hard time engaging in their children’s education, not because they don’t care, but because they have to spend so much more effort and time working to put food on the table. But the disparity in education doesn’t end in the home either. Schools themselves are unequal. I think that’s a fairly-well known phenomena; a lot of people recognize the need for improvement in inner city schools. But the problems in the schools aren‘t entirely due to mismanagement, as many people think. For the most part, schools are funded by property taxes. It follows that wealthier communities with more property value will have better funded schools. Poorer areas will have underfunded schools. Now, the government is supposed to intervene and at least try to bridge the gap between this, but school funding is often first in line for budget cuts. Because of this, children growing up in poorer neighborhoods will attend poorly funded schools, receive worse education than their middle and upper class counterparts, and are ultimately less likely to attend college. The barriers and challenges facing poor people prevent them from moving into the upper classes, not a lack of work ethic. Once you are already in the middle class, it is far easier for your children to move up the socioeconomic ladder, but if you are impoverished, your children are more than likely going to stay that poor. Efforts to reduce poverty should be focused on providing opportunities for poor people, not focused on telling them to work harder.
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Stop inflating the price of Lunchables
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the last 3 months and visited the Lunchables section, you will notice an alarmingly large difference. A sad, heartbreaking $1.78 sign has now replaced what was once a beautiful $1.00 sign. I don’t know if this is because of some crazy Macomb inflation, or if it’s simply the end to any chance of happiness for my bank account. Wal-Marts nationwide have been known for having low
prices. Their old slogan even used to be, “Always Low Prices. Always,” before they later switched it to, “Save Money. Live Better.” It wasn’t a surprise to me when I returned to Macomb at the end of summer and was greeted with a big “$1” hanging over the fridge chest full of Lunchables. We all know the quality and healthiness of lunchables are far from good, so $1 seems like a completely reasonable price.
What doesn’t seem reasonable however is them nearly doubling the price months after we have all gotten used to the $1. The thing about the months of lunchables being $1 is that it wasn’t any sort of sale or coupon. It was simply a tease: a dark, twisted tease to all of us returning college students. Last week after realizing the sudden increase in price, I left the Wal-Mart and spent a lot of time thinking. If Wal-Mart and Oscar Mayer, the company that makes Lunchables, can all make money when we buy them at $1, just think how much more of a profit they make when we buy them for $1.78. Well let’s be honest It probably
only takes a few cents to actually make a Lunchable, so they would probably make money even selling it for under $1. Either way, the price increase is not necessary. Lunchables, as unhealthy and processed as they might be, do have some perks. These quick, on-the-go snack meals come in 26 different combinations. They offer everything from nachos, to pizza, to small hot dogs, to even mini chicken nuggets. Although tasty, mind you, they are not ranked well on the healthy scale. Although packed full of high fructose corn syrup, GMO’s, and cellulose powder; Lunchables is still making an effort to minimize its impact. According to
the Lunchables parent website, they have recently partnered with The Boys and Girls Clubs of America and pledged to donate $1,000,000 in the next five years to promote active lifestyles in our young generations. This along with offering organic pizza lunchables is a great thing Oscar Mayer is doing. I will not deny my deep love for Lunchables. They not only make my life ten times easier when I am in a rush out the door, they also are perfect for snaking on in bed while watching some Netflix. Lunchables however, should not be soldfor $1.78 when they are much more fit being priced at $1.
Trump digs a deeper hole
President Donald Trump has
gotten himself in hot water in the past by comparing himself to his predecessors, both Republican and Democrat alike. He sometimes forgets that Presidents leave office when their term ends, not when they die, so they are very much able to see and respond to Trump’s criticism of them and their past decisions. This time, however, Trump thinks the hot water is a hot tub. Last Monday, a reporter asked Trump why he had not yet commented on an ambush in Niger earlier this month that cost four U.S. soldiers and five Nigerien soldiers their lives. He did not reference the ambush itself, but did say he had written letters to the families of the fallen soldiers and would be calling them shortly. He also claimed that former President Barack Obama and other former presidents didn’t make calls. Criticism for the last statement spread incredibly quickly and lead to White House press secretary Sarah Sanders making a statement that President Trump’s comments were not an attack on his predeces-
sors but simply “stating a fact.” She then went on to say that previous presidents have sent letters, made call, and visited gold star families as well as President Trump. Why in the world would Sarah Sanders agree to take this position in the Trump administration. The press secretary is Trump’s designated scapegoat. We all watched former press secretary Sean Spicer come into the position with a pretty good head on his shoulders and slowly lose his will to live and his mental health. You could see the light slowly leave his eyes day after day making statement after statement defending the Trump administration only to be strung out to dry by Trump’s Twitter feed and then have to find someway to twist the President’s tweet into something that makes sense. I seriously hope that guy is taking a long vacation. President Trump then went on to say that he contacted the families of “virtually everybody” while speaking on a conservative talk radio show and went back on Sanders‘ statement bashing
his predecessors. It come out later in the week that the White House scrambled to get the list of service members who had lost their lives in the line of duty since Trump became president, which really hurts his claim. Gold star widow Myeshia Johnson and House Representative Frederica Wilson came out to say that although Trump did call Mrs. Johnson about the loss of her husband, he was very disrespectful, did not seem to know her widow’s name, and made the comment that, “he knew what he signed up for, but when it happens, it hurts anyway.” That is the last thing you say to a gold star family, you never say that. Members of the armed forces do not sign up to lose their lives overseas away from their family, they join because they believe in the cause and want to protect the people back home. President Trump would try to defend his word choice and enlisted the help of General John F. Kelly but it didn’t make it any better. Especially when half of the gold star families contacted from Trump’s presidency stated that they had received no contact from the president. President Trump still has a lot to learn in terms of respecting our armed forces, or else maybe the U.S. will find someone who can.
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As of now, Fort Wayne seems to be out of the running. Holding a record of 0-3-1 leaves them at the bottom of the conference. Even if the top teams lost their last two matches, they would still have enough points to be in the top four. The Leathernecks have made a conference appearance in
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A goal in the 43rd minute finished the scoring for the first half as freshman midfielder Meg Halvorson dribbled through three Leatherneck defenders and shot it into the right side of the net to make it 3-0 heading into half time. The second half started off relatively slowly compared to the rest of the game; however, the Leathernecks were finally
able to get in a little bit of offense. In the 65th minute, Western took two shots and create a good opportunity from their corner kick, but sadly couldn’t make anything out of it. Denver regained momentum in the 74th minute when they were awarded a penalty kick. Junior forward Leah Swander stepped up to the spot and put one home to make it 4-0, Pioneers. The final goal of the game came from Dancy in the
WesternCourier.com each of the past six years. The last time Western Illinois won the conference tournament was in 2012. The last time Western Illinois finished first in the conference and also won the tournament was in 2011. A chance at ending the season at the top of the league is not far out of reach for the Leathernecks. A win against Denver could be the determining factor. However, Denver has been capping
the conference the past couple years. Not only have the Pioneers been first in the standings, but they have also won the Summit League tournament the past four years since they joined the conference in 2013. Following winning the conference tournament is a trip to the NCAA College Cup where 48 teams compete in a singleelimination tournament Twitter: hayfourrr
79th minute as the ball was passed in by freshman midfielder Maya Roston, setting up an easy finish for the senior’s 11th goal of the season, which leads the Summit League. The Leathernecks didn’t get the result they were looking for, but they try to turn things around as they wrap up their season on the road against the University of Omaha Nebraska tomorrow night; kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Twitter: @bradjp08
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017
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Volleyball losing streak grows to six By Becca Langys courier staff
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Emma Noris serves the ball in a home game.
MACOMB IL. — The Western Illinois University Leatherneck volleyball team (6-17) faced the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles (11-10) for the second time this season last Sunday, taking their eighth conference loss of this season, scores being 16-25, 12-25 and 11-25. Western continues to struggle with their gameplay outcomes throughout the course of their conference season. Still having a 1-8 record in conference, the Leathernecks knew that their match against the Golden Eagles, who now have an 8-1 conference record, would be a tough one. Western struggled offensively during their match against the Golden Eagles, earning a lower percentage of kills and aces than in previous matches. Leading the offensive stats for the Leathernecks, red-shirt freshman outside hitter Mackenzie Steckler and freshman outside hitter Emma Norris made an impact on the court, both earning five kills throughout the course of the match. Norris and freshman setter Cassie Hunt each earned one ace during the match as well. Defensively, the Leathernecks
also struggled to pick up their stats. Senior outside-hitter Shalyn Greenhaw led Western with a total of 6 digs, closely followed by sophomore Libero Claire Grove who earned 5 digs. Leading the Leathernecks at the net, junior middle-hitter Emilee Dechant had a total of 3 blocks. The Leathernecks started out the first game with a substantial point deficit that proved insurmountable. Oral Roberts went on an 11-point run in the very beginning of this game which killed any type of momentum that the Leathernecks originally brought to the court. The Golden Eagles had a strong offensive presence on the court, with most of their points either resulting from kills or service aces. The Leathernecks struggled to keep up with the strong offense that the Golden Eagles brought to the court, which put them at an even greater point deficit as the game continued. Western eventually fell to Oral Roberts in the first game with a score of 16-25 and match score of 0-1. The Leathernecks came out with a greater momentum in the second game. Between Oral Roberts service errors and Leatherneck kills, Western was able to remain neck-and-neck with the Golden Eagles for a good chunk of the second game.
When the score was 11-14, the Leathernecks gave up an 8-point run to the Golden Eagles. At this point in the game, it was too late for the Leathernecks to work their way back up into winning position. The Leathernecks fell to the Golden Eagles for the second time of the night, final game score reading 12-25 and match score of 0-2. During the third and final game of this match, the Leathernecks had an extremely slow start, giving up 6 points without scoring any of their own to Oral Roberts. During the third game, Western really struggled with picking up the hits that came from the ORU side of the net. Oral Roberts took advantage of the Leatherneck’s struggling defense and continued to push on, earning kill after kill. The Golden Eagles went on several point runs throughout the rest of this game, giving the Leathernecks no chance at pulling out a win. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles beat Western Illinois in this final game of the match, game score of 11-25 and final match score of 0-3. Western’s volleyball team will play the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks this Friday in Omaha at 7 p.m. Twitter: beccalangysxo
Dodgers primed to take home World Series The 2017 World Series is here and it is slated to be a matchup for the ages. The Los Angeles Dodgers are taking on the Houston Astros in a best-of-seven series. For Los Angeles, after steamrolling past the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs, it’s apparent that a combination of pitching and a dynamic offense has propelled the Dodgers to a record of 7-1 in the postseason thus far. Clayton Kershaw has been dominant in this post season; he started off the Dodgers in game one Monday night. Trade-deadline acquisition Yu Darvish and 37-yearold Rich Hill join Kershaw. Throughout these playoffs it has seemed that the pitching of Los Angeles has been absolutely unstoppable. The Dodgers pitched phenomenally against the Cubs; they did not give up a single run off of a base hit except for homeruns. Led by standout third
basemen Justin Turner and right fielder Yasiel Puig, the Dodger’s offense seems invincible. Turner, during the NLCS, may have had the second most exciting homerun in Dodger’s history. Turner got the best of John Lackey of the Cubs, sending a rocket over the centerfield fence giving the Dodgers a walk-off gametwo victory and taking a commanding lead over the Cubs. Overall, Turner has been outstanding in the postseason with a batting average of .387, three homeruns and 12 RBI’s. Puig brings excitement, charisma and a very hot and dangerous bat. Los Angeles during the regular season had 104 wins, which included a historic run during the middle of the regular season. The Houston Astros are led into battle by a veteran pitching staff alongside a very young and talented offense. Former Cy Young Awardwinner Dallas Kuechel and 34 year veteran Justin Verlander
highlights the Astros pitching. Verlander struck out 13 batters, in game two of the ALCS, against the New York Yankees over nine innings. Verlander’s stat line and filthy curve balls led to an ALCS MVP award. José Altuve and the Astros bring baseball’s number one offense into the fall classic. Altuve’s postseason has been highlighted by his three homerun performance during the division series against the Boston Red Sox. Altuve, so far, in the 2017 playoffs has an outstanding batting average of .400 and has impressed with five homeruns. Altuve isn’t the only offensive threat for the Astros; shortstop Carlos Correa and centerfielder Cameron Maybin also have the ability to hit the long ball. The Dodgers have much more pitching depth, particularly in the bullpen. The Dodger’s bullpen handled the Cubs in the NLCS and looked like an unstoppable force. On the other side, Houston’s pen has not been even close to perfect this postseason and remains a concern. Closer Ken Giles, is really the only reliable reliever in the Astros’ bullpen; Astros manager A.J. Hinch will not want to use him until the
ninth inning. Where it really is a deadlock is with the two offenses, both teams have young talented rosters and a lot of depth. With the Dodgers, timely hitting is always there, the Astros have a legitimate chance for a homerun all through their lineup. Both teams have exhibited clutch hitting in the toughest of situations and they have shown they are not afraid of the big moment. With all factors on the table, I feel the Dodgers will win this series. They have played just eight games so far and are fresh heading into the series, Houston has played 11 games and was nearly defeated by the Yankees. The Astros long stretch of games will hurt them by the end of this series, the Dodgers will take this series in six games. If there is one thing we know about baseball, it’s that anything can happen in October. Both the Dodgers and Astros have been on long championship droughts. Los Angeles is seeking their first title since 1988 while Houston has never brought home a championship trophy in the franchise's history.
Men’s soccer sits atop of the Summit By Haley Richards courier staff
The end of the regular season is approaching for Western Illinois University’s men’s soccer team. However, their season won’t stop there. The Summit League tournament starts Nov. 9 in Omaha, Neb. this year. As of now, postseason play is looking good for the Leathernecks. A current conference record of 2-1 puts them at second place in the league. Western just saw their first conference loss against Omaha this past weekend; fortunately, though, it did not affect their standings. Currently, the University of Denver holds the top spot with a record of 3-0. The Pioneers have seen wins against Eastern Illinois University, Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne , and Oral Roberts University, all of which rank amongst the bottom of the Summit League. Denver will face their two toughest league opponents in the upcoming weeks. Just below Western, in the third spot, is the University of Nebraska Omaha. The Mavericks hold a record of 1-0-2 in conference play. The two ties
being against Eastern and Fort Wayne, and their only win being against the Leathernecks. Of the six teams in the Summit League, the top four will make it to the conference tournament. The smaller size of this conference makes it much easier to find a spot amongst the top. It is safe to say that the Purple and Gold are in a good position to make an appearance in the postseason, but there are still conference games to be played. Western will face Oral Roberts University this weekend, which should be another point in the conference win column. Holding a league record of 1-2, the Golden Eagles are ranked fifth out of the six teams. However, that does not end league matchups for the Leathernecks. Western will be facing Denver in their last game of the season, which will be a tough opponent. Since all teams in the conference still have games to play, the results of the Summit League are still unknown. Anything can happen in the next couple weeks.
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Fernando Pacheco fights for a ball in a tough loss to Valparaiso .
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Women’s soccer gets shutout By Bradley Piros courier staff
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Madeline Edwards races to the goal in a loss to North Dakota State University.
DENVER CO. — The Western Illinois University women’s soccer team continued their threegame road trip as they took on the University of Denver Colorado Pioneers. The Leathernecks looked to get a win in the mile-high city, but were unable to do so as they were defeated 5-0. This was the Leatherneck’s biggest loss since 2015 when they lost 7-1 to the Austin Peay State University Governors. The Leathernecks now drop to 2-14 while the Pioneers stand at 8-81. It was senior day for the Pioneers and they tried to put on a show for the home crowd of over 1,200 people; however, that didn’t stop the Leathernecks from having one of their strongest starts to this game. Very early on, in just the second minute, junior forward Madeline Edwards took a shot that bounced back off the post and keep in play. This led to another shot right after from freshman forward Lauryn Peter; however, hers was saved by Pioneer sophomore goalkeeper
Brittany Wilson. Little did Western know that these would be their only two shots of the half. The overall shot summary was 28-7 and 14-3 on goal in favor of the Pioneers. These early chances gave the Leathernecks confidence until the sixth minute. The Pioneers started creating some offense of their own as their first shot of the game was saved by sophomore goalie Ines Palmiero. Denver kept the pressure on which led to their first goal of the game. A cross came in from senior forward Jessie Dancy and was misplayed by a Western defender as the ball fell to the feet of sophomore midfielder Hannah Adler; she slotted home her first goal of the season from about eight-yards out to give the Pioneers a 1-0 lead. The Pioneers stayed on the front foot as they went to take the next 13 shots before doubling their lead in the 40th minute. The goal came from a Pioneers corner kick that was headed along to freshman forward Macee Barlow as she put the rebound past Palmiero.
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