Western Courier| November 13th, 2017

Edge: Taylor Swift drops new album with a new sound.

Opinions: You pay too much for your coffee.

Monday, November 13, 2017 - Vol. 118 Issue 35

Sports: Sycamores stumped by Western offense, Leathernecks win 45-0

Western hosts veteran's tribute ceremony

By Tabi Jozwick courier staff

To honor veterans and remember the soldiers who never made it home, Western Illinois University held a Veteran's Day tribute ceremony in front of Sherman Hall on Friday.

The ceremony began with the presentation of colors by the Western ROTC Color Guard and the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by applied music major Zachary Palmar. Vice President of

Student Services Ron Williams welcomed the people to the ceremony.

President Jack Thomas showed his appreciation to the military veterans and active armed forces personnel in his remarks.

“Thank you for gathering here to pay tribute to the courageous men and women who have bravely served our great country in order to protect the land of the free and the home of the brave,” Thomas said.

“Western Illinois University is proud of our many students, faculty and staff who are vet-

erans and those who are active members of the armed forces.

To you, we offer our deepest appreciation for your service and dedication. Western has a rich tradition of honoring and serving veterans and active members of the armed forces.”

Thomas shared a quote from former U.S. Senator Bill Frist, of Tennessee, of what the members of the armed forces and their families go through during their times fighting for freedom.

“The valor and courage of our young women and men in the

armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect,” Thomas said.

Student Government Association Vice President Samir Almhiemid shared his family’s connection to the military in his speech.

“My grandfather served back in World War II,” Almhiemid said. “He is without a doubt the greatest influence in my life and the greatest person that I have the pleasure of knowing. He contributes his time

in the military to the person that he is today, which is to me, a direct reflection of the type of people in our military provided us with. Two of my cousins are currently serving in the armed forces and they are the most unselfish people that I have ever known. Just right there, the military have provided me with three people in my life who I have looked up to more than I looked up to anyone else.”

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Macomb displays Flags of Love

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To pay tribute to the Veterans and current members of Armed Forces, the Macomb community set up the Flags of Love to mark Veterans Day on Saturday at Chandler Park.

Western’s NAACP presents gubernatorial candidates

By Isaiah Herard news editor

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Senator Daniel Biss and State Representative and Western alumna Litesa Wallace prepare to share insight on political issues at Thursday's meet and greet in Morgan Hall.

To spearhead the political atmosphere as Western Illinois University has struggled with the budget impasse over the past two years, Western’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) hosted gubernatorial candidate State Senator Daniel Biss and Western alumna State Representative Litesa Wallace to share their political prestige with students at the university.

Wallace is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, serving the Rockford-based 67th district. Wallace is running for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in the Democratic primary alongside Biss.

Wallace said her foundation at Western is the leading fac-

tor in helping her become the woman she is today and one of the reasons why she can help lead a political campaign to help improve the current state of Illinois.

“I developed a lot of skills while I was here at Western,” Wallace said. “All I knew is that I was going to go out and save the world. I knew I wanted to help people, but the relationships I built at Western are very important. Also, the down times here at Western taught me a lot about myself, built my moral character and taught me about my strength and my will.”

Biss, a member of the Illinois State Senate, serving the 9th district since January 2013, said Wallace is the perfect running mate because of her high knowledge of how the government works and her solid moral base.

“I asked Litesa to join this ticket with me because

she’s got the values and the life experience,” Biss said. “She knows our government doesn’t work well enough and knows what it takes to make them sufficient. We’re going to fight for a state that can work for the rest of us … not just the rich.”

Biss and Wallace highlighted the Illinois budget impasse. Both agreed the impasse was unconstitutional and led to economic chaos throughout Illinois.

Due to the budget impasse, Illinois was without a state budget for fiscal years 2016, 2017 and part of 2018.

As a result, the budget impasse negatively affected Illinois’ economy and public confidence in Illinois’ state government has significantly decreased.

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Kendo Club adds to Campus Recreation

By Nicholas Ebelhack editor-in-chief

Tucked away on the second floor of Brophy hall, the Western Illinois University Kendo Club has been practicing week in and week out to stay active, develop discipline and become more engaged with Japanese culture.

Kendo Club President Frank Lin said that Kendo is more than just stick fighting, and that while Kendo isn’t one of the more popular martial arts, it is based around core values of focus and good manners.

“In Kendo, there is a lot of etiquette involved,” Lin said.

“For instance, when we are in the dojo we don’t want to walk in front of people, we walk behind them, so it’s a lot of little things to show respect and develop discipline.”

Yeongkwun Kim, the faculty

adviser for Kendo Club, is a veteran of the sport with over 25 years experience, and serves as the sensei at Western. He explained the structure of a Kendo match.

“A Kendo match is fought between two competitors in an individual match. In team competition, there are three to five members in each team,” Kim said. “A match usually lasts five minutes for adults and three for juniors. There are four specified target areas in kendo, each worth one point in a match.”

Kim further explained how to score in a match by striking various parts of the body.

“They are strikes to the head (MEN), the body (DO), the wrist (KOTE), and a thrust to the throat (TSUKI),” Kim said. “A match is finished when one of the players scores two points or until time runs

out. The match is refereed by three referees.”

Kim decided to start a club at Western after he hit black ice driving from the Moline Kendo Dojo. After that moment, he decided to bring a club closer to home in order to minimize travel and to share the sport with more people.

While Kim is currently on sabbatical in South Korea, Lin has been maintaining the club and leading practices.

However, Kim said that he has had the opportunity to compete abroad and develop his skills.

“It’s difficult to be away from the club, but it provides a great opportunity for me to improve Kendo,” Kim said.

“There are many great kendo masters in Korea and some near where I live. Whenever I have time, I meet up with

the senior Kendo players and practice to be a better adviser and coach.”

Back at Western’s dojo, however, students are still practicing with the anticipation that they will compete in a tournament in the near future.

Matthew Alwood said that he enjoys the workout and is happy to be participating in something he’s wanted to do since he was a kid.

“I had always kind of known about Kendo and I wanted to sword fight as a kid,” Alwood said. “I had seen fencing but that is more about poking at people and that wasn’t really what I was into. When I saw a poster for the club at the rec last year I decided just to go for it.”

The organization is small at present but is looking to gain more members who are interested in Japanese culture and

martial arts.

Davidson Bideshi, faculty adviser for Western’s Ice Hockey Club, assisted Kim in founding Kendo Club, and said that the members of the organization are dedicated to helping each other achieve their personal goals.

“When I’m here I’m focused,” Bideshi said. “We try to get people into that mindset because practice is an artform, and you have to get it right. You have to be thinking about your movement and your footwork and your stance and if I’m messing up I expect them to correct me, and likewise I will do the same for them because we all want to get better.”

Kendo Club practices occur weekly and are open to interested members. For more information email Lin at FW-Lin@wiu.edu

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Almhiemid also shared his gratitude for the veterans and active military personnel who dedicate their lives for the betterment of the U.S. “Your unselfishness allows us to live freely,” Almhiemid said. “It has allowed us to pursue our dreams and asperations for putting yours on hold and great individuals of the highest quality.”

Veterans’ Club President Robert Rinell III lead a moment of silence for those veterans who never made it home and to thank the attendees for supporting the veterans and active armed forces service members.

According to Thomas, the contributions and sacrifices of the veterans will always be remembered and rejoiced.

“Let us remember those individuals who shed much sweat and tears,” Thomas said. “Let us remember those individuals who shed blood protecting our nation. Let us remember those individuals who gave the last full measure devotion so that we might enjoy freedom. Let us remember those families who are left behind and cherish their loved ones’ legacies.

Let us remember and treasure the freedom, liberty, justice and privileges that we have as American citizens which are protected by our military members dedicated their contributions have not been in vain.”

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Leapley chooses nursing over basketball

By Emily Stieren assistant news editor

Michaela Leapley leaves Illinois College to pursue nursing at Western.

Michaela Leapley, a sophomore studying pre-nursing, just recently transferred to Western Illinois University from Illinois College (IC) where she was on the women’s basketball team as a shooting guard.

“I left IC to come here to pursue nursing,” Leapley said. “The nursing program at Illinois College is not as good as it is here, and I wanted to graduate on time in 2020 like I was supposed to.”

Not only did she leave IC, but she left her basketball career that began in third grade behind as well.

“Leaving IC was a very tough decision because of basketball and because of the connections I made there, but I learned that going to college was what I was there for,” Leapley said. “I was there for my career, and sometimes you have to do things for yourself and your career. Although I miss it, I love it here also.”

Leapley said that balancing

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According to Western’s NAACP President Naisha Joyner, the meet-and-greet raised awareness about political issues and increased political involvement on campus.

This particular event was to help raise awareness as well as knowledge about the importance of political awareness,” Joyner said. “We find events like this really important because a lot of African Americans don’t find it important to vote or to be involved in politics. We like to get people educated and spread awareness about issues they could actually have a voice and say in.”

Mercedes Joyner, presiding member of the NAACP, said Biss and Wallace brought a level of knowledge and prestige that inspired students to

school and a college sport was time-consuming and tiring. It was difficult for her to concentrate on important things such as her education.

“When we would have away games, we would travel overnight, and it would lead to us missing classes, so we had to keep up on our school work as well as play games,” Leapley said. “Sometimes, I would be really tired at night and just want to go to bed or I would have a 6 a.m. practice and want to go bed, but I knew that school came first and that I had to succeed in my studies.”

Leapley mentioned her coach at IC did not play her as much as she would have liked, but that did not stop her from thriving and trying her best at practices.

“It challenged me physically and mentally because it took a lot of time management with having to go to practice,” Leapley said. “It was not just showing up to practice. You had to be there mentally, or there would be consequences.”

Despite the lack of time and energy the sport brought,

Leapley said she misses IC basketball and her former teammates that became her close friends.

“I miss basketball because I miss being active every day, and I miss being with some of the people who showed me how much they loved the game,” Leapley said. “I liked playing at IC because I felt like I was a part of the community, I met amazing people and I was actually doing what I loved. I think it is better now though that I can focus strictly on school, rather than being dedicated to something else like basketball.”

Leapley said she remains committed to being active and staying in shape. She also disclosed that she has no plans on completely giving up and quitting the sport she loves.

“When intermural basketball comes along, I plan to attend and participate in the games,” Leapley said. “For right now, I try to get to the recreation center as much as I can within the week to get some cardio in and lift every once in a while.”

come together and spearhead political issues.

“They serve to be very inclusive as well as empathetic with the people they serve,” Mercedes Joyner said. “They are very hands on with finding out problems and coming up with solutions. I do believe that students gained enough power and knowledge to spread their opinions and voices on topics they are passionate about.”

Mercedes Joyner also felt the most inspiring part of the meet and greet with the two candidates was the sense of humility and passion they brought to the environment.

“The two of them together expressing and addressing what their willing to represent was very important,” Mercedes Joyner said. “Listening to them explain their backgrounds helped create a sense of reality and their humbleness is inspiring. The very fact that they

came is amazing.”

According to Mercedes and Naisha Joyner, The NAACP on campus plays an active role in political activism as well as takes on the role of educating and empowering students while welcoming diversity.

The event served as a give and take experience.

“As a connecting organization on campus I thought it would be a great idea to have our general assembly as well as our young black students on campus to be involved in political issues,” Naisha Joyner said.

“We often talk about things we are dissatisfied with on campus, and here we can put those concerns into action. Which is why this will be in place of our normal meeting times. We are an organization that stands for knowledge being wealth.

What better way to educate than to stand behind something 100 percent.”

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We waste too much money on coffee It’s Sunday and like any other person I‘m out to get my grocery shopping done for the week. I make my way up and down the aisles searching for chicken broth for my soup.

I come to the aisle where the bags and beans of coffee are displayed and I think to myself, “oh that will get my morning going.” Since I trashed my coffee machine last semester (a mistake I relive every morning I wake up before the sun rises) I had been fairly dependent on fast food coffee and the coffee shops on campus.

Noticing there’s a long line for Starbucks I decided I’d get some coffee and gas on the way back to my room.

Pressing the plastic lid to my parched lips I am engulfed with hazelnut goodness and warmth. I’m terrible at consuming anything so I miss part of my mouth and spill a bit on my shirt, “crap.” I then carry my bags to my room and my phone dings. It’s my electronic receipt from Hyvee, and as I’m inspecting it I noticed something that irked me … the price of this Styrofoam cup.

It was also here that I realized despite the fact that this

semester I was making more money than any other semester — due to several promotions from my various jobs — my savings weren’t as large as the previous years. I started to look at my habits, trying to figure out where my extra quarters were being spent. The answer didn’t come as much as a surprise when I started to realize just how much coffee I was consuming on a weekly basis.

Typically, I’ll have a one 16 oz. coffee Monday, Wednesday and Friday at approximately 9:45 a.m. and if I’m running late to class I will have that same cup of coffee at approximately 10:53 a.m.

On especially tough days I’ll will have the same cup up to sometimes three to four times in the span of six hours … yes, I understand I have a problem, especially if I go from three days a week to five days a week sometimes as much as four times in one day, but that is beside the point and stop judging me. There’s no way I am the only one this reliant on coffee.

To find out just how bad I really am with purchasing items

I went out on a scavenger hunt in order to find the cheapest coffee in Macomb. A little driving here and there and a few phone calls (I forgot my receipt at Casey’s) later and going as far back to the end of last semester through my bank I realized that not only was I basically throwing money into the garbage can, but that this was not an action I wanted to continue.

The research shows that in Dividends I spend $3.27 for 16 oz. for a caramel latte. If I head to Ayerco for a caramel macchiato off of West Jackson I spend $1.19. You can start to see where the math starts to add up to a large hole in my pocket. A McCafe Frappe Caramel from McDonald’s is $2.39 for a small, Burger King is $1.39, a 20 oz. from Casey’s is $1.74 and a cup from Wendy’s is 99 cents. This, ladies and gentlemen, is quite honestly an attack on college students. As if we don’t have to worry about credit card companies preying on our naïve minds to establish student loan payment plans with them we can’t even enjoy a hot cup of joe without pulling out our debit card for a grande coffee frappucino from Starbucks ($3.95).

Business Insider finds (depending on where you live) that if you brew your own coffee at home it costs between

Jerry Pow has said that he will vote for Roy Moore even if the allegations are true. But perhaps the most despicable reaction from the Republican crowd was that of Fox News host Sean Hannity. He had Moore on the air with him, defended him, asked his audience to give him the benefit of the doubt (why not give the benefit of the doubt to the women who were assaulted) and then devoted an entire segment of his show to false accusations.

Clearly he is attempting to accuse these women of lying, despite the fact that 30 people corroborated these women’s stories and only around two percent of sexual assualt accusations are

found to be false, according to the National Sexual Violence Research Center.

But there is good news.

Multiple companies including Keurig, Nature’s Bounty, and 23andMe have pulled their advertisements from his show. This is reminiscent of when advertisers pulled their money from Bill O’Reilly’s show in the wake of sexual assault accusations against him. Hopefully, this will have a similar effect. Although Hannity is not a newscaster, but a talk show host, he still has a responsibility to the public, and to his millions of viewers, to not muddy the waters in conversations about sexual assault.

There are some that would say that he isn’t muddying the waters, that he is simply reminding people that these accusations may be false.

But that is not what he

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16 and 18 cents per cup whereas, buying your coffee from the aforementioned stores will cost the average American one to five dollars per cup. With the amount of money you could save from taking the time to wake up a little earlier in the morning you could have save enough to purchase a coffee maker, a Keurig or even a French press if you feel especially bourgeois. Honestly after going through one semester without a coffee maker and experiencing this setback

I know what’s going on my wish list this winter and hopefully more people follow suit as well.

With that information in mind I encourage more people to become more cognizant of how much of their money goes to one item. I hope that if you’re looking to make a little extra money, maybe cutting back on a commodity here and there will actual benefit your pocket so that you can invest in something that will help you out in the long run.

Stop ignoring sexual assault victims

Last week a big scandal broke in the campaign for the Alabama Senate seat. The Washington Post published an article containing testimonies from four woman about how Republican candidate Roy Moore attempted to have sex with them when they were as young as 14. These stories were not isolated; the Washington Post interviewed 30 other people, all of whom corroborated these womens stories. You can read the article yourself online.

Reactions from Republican leadership has been varied. Mitt Romney and Senator John McCain said that Moore should immediately step down from the election, while Alabama GOP official

is doing. He is trying to frame the conversation in a way that makes the victims appear to be at fault.

This is a phenomenon all too common in our national discourse.

Time and time again women (and men) are ignored when they come forward about having been sexually assaulted. Yes, it is great that people such as Kevin Spacey, Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein are finally being brought to the light for their assaults, but shouldn’t this have happened sooner?

It was absolutely no secret that Weinstein had abused his power in order to coerce women into having sex with him. People had come forward about it before. The same goes with Cosby, Spacey and Louis C.K. The difference between those times and now is that people are fi-

nally listening. The victims who came out about it before were ignored for the same reasons Hannity is ignoring Moore’s victims; trying too hard to give the assaulter the benefit of the doubt.

As Romney said on Friday, “Innocent until proven guilty is for criminal convictions, not elections.”

It is also not for comedians, producers and actors.

Victims who come forward should be listened to and cared for, not ignored and accused of lying like Hannity would like you to do. The only way this will ever change is with pressure from the public.

That’s what is driving the advertisers to pull their money, and networks to cut actors from shows and movies. We can change the world for the better, all we need to do is stop ignoring victims.

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Call of Duty has been the premier first-person shooter for nearly a decade now, dominating the competitive multiplayer scene by adding more each iteration. From advanced movements, cybernetic powers and futuristic weaponry, Activision’s hallmark series hadn’t been afraid to try new things.

But the future has been abandoned with Sledgehammer Studio’s newest installment, “Call of Duty: WW2,” a game that has satisfied a vocal

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portion of fanbase with an old-school setting and made for an overall more compelling player experience.

After putting a solid 12 hours into multiplayer last weekend, I will attest that the multiplayer is still as addictive as it’s ever been. Call of Duty has always succeeded as an arena shooter, putting the player into the action and never taking them out of it.

Everything still feels like Call of Duty, but WW2 slows the

pace down significantly, and it takes a lot of time to get used to if the last game you played in the series was Black Ops III or Infinite Warfare.

Call of Duty is back to traditional boots-on-the-ground combat, and while it’s nice that the game has brought the series back to reality (or as much as a videogame can), it is a stark change, and I personally felt frustrated when I could not chain movements to wall run, dash and slide to chain kills together.

Additionally, the online servers are littered with latency issues at the moment. Considering Call of Duty has now been making multiplayer-focused shooters for a decade since 2007’s Modern

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Warfare, it’s disappointing that I still experience host migrations, server failures and party disconnections multiple times in a session.

What I will credit “Call of Duty: WW2” with though is the visuals and sounds. With this installment in the series everything has been retouched to make an arena shooter look as close to war as it possibly can. Explosives kick up dust around the blast zone, standing next to a fire distorts the air and makes it harder to aim down sights and every bullet whizzing past your head leaves a brief streak of light. Additionally, the sound of firing a few shots down range with the M1 Ga-

rand and matched with the classic “schwing”of reloading, it is very satisfying.

This game isn’t afraid to get gory though. Shrapnel grenades tear soldiers apart limb from limb, stabbing someone with your bayonet gets you up close and personal with the enemy’s entrails and there’s enough spilt blood on the ground to rival “Mortal Kombat.” The player has the option to turn it off, but considering that “Call of Duty: WW2” is a game about war, its presence grounds the game in some sense of reality.

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Spring Awakening tackles puberty in ninteenthcentury Germany with music and teen angst

CHRIS HOLLINGS/COURIER STAFF Left: Zeke Bocklage plays lead Melchior a bright teen in 19th century Germany. Top Rigt: Melchior gets beaten up by his classmates from reformatory school. Bottorm right: Wendla (Hollyn Gayle), Ernst/Reinhold (Eric Clemons), Anna (Megan Graal), Otto/Ulbrecht (Caleb Johnson), Mortiz (Austin Roach) singing during a group number.

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“South Park: The Fractured but Whole” will have you laughing

Every Wednesday night people are eager that the week is halfway over, and that Comedy Central will be airing a new South Park episode.

What happens when South Park finishes its season and we all have to wait a couple of months for a new episode?

Well, there is good news for gamers who are also fans of the show. Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker of South Park released their second role-playing video game, “South Park: The Fractured but Whole.”

Unlike the first game, “South Park: The Stick of Truth,” released in 2014, the newest game gives players more choices

and combat techniques than before. During battles, players have the opportunity to play the different characters and attack their opponents through a grid system. Though you get more choices on how your character looks and acts remember that will affect how the others interact with you in the game.

Just like the show, the game takes place in the fictional town of South Park, Colo. Many of the storylines based in the series are a part of the game. Some find the game to be like a 20-hour episode that hasn’t been broadcasted on television.

The plot of the game centers on the children and their superhero personas. The teams

of Coon and Friends (led by Eric Cartman) and The Freedom Pals (led by Timmy Burch) are enemies due to disagreements with how their future superhero shows will go in order on Netflix. There are other plots within the game, but if you have not played it yet, I won’t ruin it for you.

As the new kid in town, the player ’s job is to keep the town safe with their superhero abilities, along with pleasing your allies and following through with the missions given to you by the locals in South Park.

Many video game reviewers have been in awe with the game, and have given the content high ratings.

The game critics have all said that the storyline is what makes the game a great play through.

If you enjoy a good laugh then “South Park: The Fractured but Whole,” is the right game for you.

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Disney’s feud with Anaheim shows a harsh side of the franchise

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Throughout September of this year, Los Angeles Times reporter Daniel Miller was investigating Disneyland and its influence on the city it inhabits, Anaheim. In a well-written piece, Miller explains how, at best, Disneyland provides jobs for tens of thousands of Anaheim locals; however, at worst, Disney gives little more back to the community than average wage jobs.

In the first four paragraphs, Miller explains just how lucrative anything with a Disney logo attached is. The parking garage — that costs $20-35 for a day’s worth of parking — brings in over $35 million in annual revenue. And that’s just the parking garage at half capacity. Disney defenders and people

pro-corporate positions could argue that the Walt Disney Co. built that parking garage.

They can charge whatever they want and make as much money as possible. However, as Miller explains, that line of thinking is absurd.

Anaheim built the garage, which cost over $100 million.

The city charges Disney just one dollar a year for the lease.

“More than 20 years after Anaheim agreed to pay for the parking facility as part of Disneyland Resort’s expansion,” Miller wrote, “it has become a symbol of the city’s complicated and increasingly tense relationship with its biggest and most powerful corporate citizen.”

Disney’s annual profits in-

crease every year with its acquisitions — of such titles and franchises like Star Wars and Marvel — and corporate leveraging; however, it fails rightfully pay back Anaheim for its subsidies, incentives, rebates, and protections, which, according to public policy experts, could be worth more than $1 billion.

In response to the negative but true coverage, Disney barred Times’ film critics from screenings. In a letter that ran with their 2017 holiday movie preview, the Times explained: “This year, Walt Disney Co. studios declined to offer The Times advance screenings, citing what it called unfair coverage of its business ties with Anaheim. The Times will continue to review and cover Disney movies and programs when they are available to the public.”

Although Disney walked back its ban on the Times’ film critics, it showed a remark-

ably, corporately callous move from a company that, on its surface, has produced some of the most family-friendly movies from the past 80 years but, down below, in the corporate underbelly, is a scheming business so big and so bent on world domination, it often steps over itself trying to get ahead. That may sound like hyperbole, but consider this.

We know that Disney owns Marvel and Star Wars. We know they still have a lucrative relationship with Pixar Animation Studios. We may even be aware that Disney owns Touchstone pictures. But there’s much, much more.

Disney owns ESPN and all of its affiliate channels. Disney also owns ABC Television Group, which produces ABC News. Disney owns A&E Networks, which include the FYI channel, the History channel, the Lifetime movie network and even has a sizable stake in the seemingly radically in-

dependent Vice Media, which produces Vice News for HBO. The list goes on and on, including books, magazine, local radio and television networks, video games and even venture capital firms.

The Walt Disney Co. earned an astounding $55 billion in revenue last year. Not only can they afford to pay back what they owe to the city of Anaheim, they could also afford to lower ticket prices to give more low and middle income people and families opportunities to go to the Disneyland, which start at $97 per day for children aged 10 and up.

The Walt Disney Co. today is just too big and its power is too overreaching. These problems won’t likely change, though. And a corporate boycott would be worthless, since some people would have to drop their media consumption entirely to boycott the whole of Disney. Though, maybe that’s worth doing.

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Soccer drops final game

By Hayley Richards courier staff

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Fernando Pacheco jogs into position in a road matchup.

The Western Illinois University men’s soccer team concluded their season this past weekend with a 2-0 loss against the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks. The Leathernecks entered the Summit League Tournament ranked No. 2 while Mavericks were ranked third. The Purple and Gold endede the season with a record of 5-10-1.

“It was a good college game.

Omaha played well in the first half and caught us on the break in the second. We were better in the second half and created some chances, but couldn't equalize,” said Director of Soccer Eric Johnson. “Our seniors really brought the game to a higher level and we will really miss them next year. They gave their hearts out to our program and we appreciate the work they have put in as student-athletes representing Western.”

Western fell to a deficit just 13 minutes into the game after Maverick sophomore forward Fred Frimpong touched the ball into the back of the net off of a pass from Maverick senior forward Emmanuel Hamzat.

A corner kick was almost the

equalizer for the Leathernecks but the shot by senior forward Fernando Pacheco went wide of the net. In the start of the second half, Pacheco had another shot which was saved. Senior forward Drew Whalen’s header in the 59th minute was another opportunity that was also saved by senior goalkeeper Joseph Ghitis of Omaha.

The Mavericks increased their lead to 2-0 in the 61st minute after Frimpong received a pass from freshman forward Diego Gutierrez and beat a defender to slip the shot between the legs of sophomore goalkeeper Tim Trilk.

Trilk totaled four saves in the game; this puts him at 51 saves on the season. He is ranked third in the league for saves.; however, his save percentage of .797 leaves him at second in the league behind senior goalkeeper Mike Novotny of Eastern Illinois University.

The Mavericks outshot the Leathernecks 16-10 and held a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal. This win will put the Mavericks in the Summit League Championship game against Denver University, where the winner of that game will make an appearance in the Division I NCAA Tournament.

The Leathernecks had four players gather All-Summit League honors. Whalen received All-Summit League First Team.

The Pacheco brother’s, Alejandro and Fernando, both received AllSummit League Second Team honors. Lastly, freshman defender Ben Marrett was named to the All-Newcomer Team. Fernando Pacheco was also named to the Academic All-District Team.

The men’s team will lose eight seniors looking into next year. Those eight players are defender Jacob Bjornsen, midfielder Amadeo Carbo, forward Fernando Pacheco, midfielder Alejandro Pacheco, midfielder Ben Fiddes, defender Ayo Makinde, defender Aziz Tahir, and forward Armel Kouassi.

This group of players is definitely a big loss for the Leathernecks as they will be deeply missed next season. Carbo, Fiddes, Kouassi, and Fernando Pacheco were all starters but all eight players played a large role for the team.

Johnson will look to be recruiting this spring as a large chunk of his team will be leaving. The Leathernecks won’t be back in action until March when spring games begin.

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Women’s basketball dominates opener

MACOMB, Ill.— Women’s basketball head coach JD Gravina picked up his 100th win at Western Illinois University behind six players who scored in double figures for a 90-71 season-opening victory over Kansas City inside Western Hall Friday night (Nov. 10).

“We played in a hard-fought game tonight and I think it gave us some confidence. This is a veteran group and UMKC is a good basketball team,” said Gravina. “They have some of the better post players we've played against, and they have some athletic kids that can shoot and guard. I am shocked we out-rebounded them since they are a very good rebounding team. That's a lot of credit to our team and that is exactly what we wanted for the first game. They were able to push us.”

The Leathernecks were led by the 21 points and 12 assists from senior guard Emily Clemens, while senior guard Morgan Blumer followed with 15 points and seven boards. Both senior guard Taylor Higginbotham and sophomore guard Olivia Kaufmann added 11, while senior forward Olivia Braun and senior guard Michelle Farrow chipped in 10. The last time the Leathernecks had five or more players score in double figures was March 4 of last sea-

son in the opening round of The Summit League Championship against Denver.

Things were close in the first half, as UMKC hit a pair of threes to take a 30-26 lead with under five minutes to go in the second. The Leathernecks, however, were able to respond off a three by Kaufmann that preceded a 9-0 run to put Western up 41-38 at the half, capped off by a Clemens bucket.

UMKC eventually regained a 49-48 lead with 4:49 to go in the third, but a bucket by sophomore guard Sam Pryor off a Clemens dish, followed by critical corner 3-pointer

by Farrow, gave Western the lead once again. With a 6-point lead at the end of the third, Western eventually made it a 10-point game after Blumer knocked a pair down from the charity stripe.

The Purple and Gold went on to outscore UMKC 22-6 over a 7:20 span, which increased the lead to double digits (7256). From there, Western was able to cruise to the 19-point win and improve to 1-0 on the season. Western Illinois has a quick turnaround, as they take on Illinois College at home this yesterday at 4:30 p.m.

The Championship Ring and Banner Ceremony will also take place prior to the game.

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Oliva Braun dribbles past a defender against Quincy University.

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Call of Duty from E2

“Call of Duty: WW2” Also attempts to bring campaign and multiplayer hand-in-hand with a new game mode, War. Each team gets a chance on offense and defense to complete a series of objectives, such as storming the beaches of Normandy on D-Day or guiding tanks through a German snowfall. It’s not a super competitive mode, but it’s a refreshing take from the deathmatch/capture the flag style games traditionally associated with the genre.

Moving on to the campaign mode, “Call of Duty: WW2” has made a few significant improvements. When tossed into the first mission, I was very satisfied to see some more relatable characters.

The last few games have focused on an overly-generic burly

Monday, November 13, 2017 white guy killing lots and lots of nameless foreigners, and while Ronald “Red” Daniels is still fits those criteria the storytelling is a bit better.

While I was disappointed to see the campaign is still as America-centric as ever considering how many nations were involved in World War II, the men the game follows as they travel from Normandy through France at the tail end of the war are generally more personable than other Call of Duty characters.

But D-Day didn’t occur until June 6, 1944. The game disregards the first five years of the war, and the entire pacific theater, so while it ignores most of the other nations involved to focus on a group of Americans it also ignores what is arguably the more significant half of the U.S.’s involvement. Personally, I would have preferred

for the game to take on the perspective of multiple soldiers of multiple nationalities.

But what the campaign lacks in scope it makes up for in strength of gameplay. Each mission is fun to complete and feels more skill-oriented than other games.

One of the best inclusions was the elimination of regenerating health. In previous games, you could hide behind a wall until your health regenerates, but now that you have to rely on finding medical kits to heal the game rewards smart gameplay and target prioritization instead of long periods of waiting behind cover.

The voice actors in this game have succeeded where “Game of Thrones” star Kit Harrington and “House of Cards” lead Kevin Spacey couldn’t. Nothing felt overdone, everything felt like it could be a real story, even at the

WesternCourier.com improbable end of the campaign.

And of course, “Call of Duty: WW2” brings back Nazi Zombies. I’ve never been particularly f ond of, or good at, Call of Duty’s horde modes, but it’s still a fun cooperative mode when you need a break from the more serious aspects of the game. The puzzles aren’t as hard as Black Ops III’s zombies mode, but the mode has gotten back on its feet after a horrendous stumble from last year’s Infinite Warfare.

With the addition of more downloadable content available in the coming months, zombies mode will have time to improve and the people who are really interested in it will be satisfied with new releases.

Speaking of downloadable content, it was relieving to see “Call of Duty: WWII” abandon supply drops that affect gameplay. Supply drops earned through

the various game modes are (for the most part) cosmetic, and the game is no longer about who got lucky enough to get the best weapons in the game, which plagued the series since Sledgehammer’s last attempt, “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.”

Overall, “Call of Duty: WW2” is a step forward from a series that has been on the decline. There’s plenty to complain about, such as server connection issues, framerate dips on menu screens and a confusing multiplayer hub world nobody asked for, but the game’s strengths outweigh the it’s detriments.

Call of Duty still is the genre’s premier series, and if you have not played one in a while “Call of Duty: WW2” just might be what former players need to come back. Rally your friends together, Call of Duty is back on the rise.

Western’s film club hosts an emotional event for community On Nov. 7, Western Illinois University students, faculty, veterans and the public were invited to the showing of “In My Brother’s Shoes,” at the Sandburg Lounge at the University Union.

According to Film Club President, the event was sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Film Minor, Western’s Film Club, Casa Latina, the departments of Broadcasting and Journalism,

English, History, Music and Political Science, Foundation Veterans Fund and Veterans Resource Center, Distant Learning, International Studies and Outreach, University Counseling Center and the Colleges of Arts and Science and Fine Arts.

Attendees not only witnessed an emotional film, but also had the chance to meet the filmmaker and composer behind

the piece. The Interdisciplinary Film Minor’s also celebrated its 10-year anniversary during the event.

“In My Brother’s Shoes,” was originally released in 2014. The story is about a young man from Chicago named Danny, whose younger brother served as a Marine. A roadside bomb kills the younger brother during combat in Iraq. Filled with sorrow, Danny travels to Rome, Italy, while wearing his brother’s boots, and honors his brother’s memory in a positive way.

Lucia Mauro, the writer and director of the piece, said the movie was based on a time

she met an American tourist in Rome who was on a mission to fulfill a dream his late brother once had. The late brother dreamed of one day backpacking through Rome and other cities in Italy.

Mauro began her career as a theater critic as well as an art and culture writer. She has written for The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Magazine and In Theatre Magazine. “In My Brother’s Shoes,” was the first piece Mauro directed. After receiving tremendous praise for the film, she went on to make two more films. “One Year Later” centers on a cancer survivor who takes a

trip to the Italian Alps to rediscover herself. Her third film “Frances Xavier Cabrini: The People’s Saint” is currently in postproduction.

The composer behind “In My Brother’s Shoes,” Enzo De Rosa is an internationally known pianist and composer. He has worked on more than 600 productions for film, Italian television and radio, international television, theater and opera.

“Allegro non troppo” will be the next event hosted by the Film Club. The screening will take place on Monday, Nov. 27 from 6-8p.m. at Simpkins Hall.

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Melodic hardcore group Rise Against recently announced that they would be playing two new holiday shows. The first show will be at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on Nov. 30, with special guests Papa Roach and Night Riots. The second show will be on Dec. 1 at The Pageant in St. Louis.

In June this year, the band released their eighth studio album “Wolves,” which debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 charts. The album focuses on the 2016 presidential elec-

tion and the concern for the future.

Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Tim McIlrath stated the album’s theme was for people to take the power back, and to fight back for what they think is right.

Rise Against began their musical career in Chicago in 1999.

They recorded their first two studio albums at Fat Wreck Chords, a label focused on punk–rock groups including Anti-Flag and Against Me! The group’s fame picked up though, once they signed with Geffen

Records in 2003, where they recorded their other four albums. The current band’s lineup consists of vocalist/guitarist McIlrath, lead guitarist Zach Blair, bassist Joe Principe, and percussionist Brandon Barnes.

The band’s lyrical content since their album “Revolutions per Minute” in 2003, focuses on social issues. The subjects they’ve written songs about include animal rights, economic injustice, modern warfare and environmental disasters. The band’s goal is to create music that spreads awareness about issues fans don’t know much about.

“Make It Stop”, a song off their 2011 album “Endgame,” references the September 2010 suicides of LGBT teenagers. Throughout the music video the band mem-

bers each name those who had passed due to bullying. Each member of the band is an advocate for It Gets Better, a project where this very issue they sang about is addressed.

Along with their advocacy for It Gets Better, the group also supports animal rights organizations such as PETA. Being animal supporters, they have chosen to live vegetarian lifestyles.

They also are straight edge, which means that they do not use any tobacco, alcohol, or drug paraphernalia.

There have been a few songs however that the band centers on broken relationships and forgiveness. “Savior” off their fifth studio album, “Appeal to Reason,” focuses on just that.

The song tells about a couple

that realizes they aren’t meant to be, but how they can save each other from the heartache of a broken relationship. This is also the same album that reached certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2008.

Currently Rise Against is finishing up their European tour.

Their first show back from Europe will be in Chicago. Tickets are on sale now ranging from $30-75 for general admission.

The same prices apply to the show in St. Louis. Songkick, a concert app that updates fans on their favorite performers upcoming concerts, added another concert event for Rise Against again in St. Louis later in the year. That show has not been officially confirmed yet.

Monday, November 13, 2017

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It has been a little over a year since Donald Trump pulled out the unexpected win and won the 2016 presidential election. President Trump won over Americans all over the country with his plans and promises to bring jobs back to America and to support the working class. Well now we are about a year into Trump’s presidency and we’ll look back at the promises he made. President Trump said changes would be quick so a year should be more than enough time.

In Trump’s attempt to scare citizens into working together he gave the people two “common enemies,” Mexicans and Muslims. While I personally have yet to run into a member of either of these groups that’s trying to take my job or life, this was a point that Trump stressed a lot during his campaign and even more right after he won.

A temporary Muslim ban was implemented by the Trump administration early in his presidency but was shot down and picked apart quickly. He seems to have stopped caring about that right now which is not a bad thing. It wasn’t the best use of time anyways. The Mexicans,

or rather undocumented immigrants, have had it a little harder.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has cracked down on immigrants and have increased searches and seizures, including a few controversial ones that were posted online.

Trump also rescinded the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, a program started by President Barack Obama but has since gone back on that decision, no final decision has been made yet.

President Trump also planned on building the giant border wall between the U.S. and Mexico and was going to get Mexico to pay for it. Much to everyone’s surprise, Mexico has no plans to pay for this wall. Also to President Trump’s surprise, the U.S. does not have a father who gives out small loans and money does not grow from ATM bushes.

Funding for the $21 billion project has yet to be determined, so no progress on that front.

A few of Trump’s promises were just forgotten altogether.

Many military and intelligence plans such as ditching the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreement and his plans to

bring back waterboarding and other “information gathering techniques” have never been approached, or at least not that the public knows about. He also swore to prosecute Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for what he deemed illegal activity, so far nothing has been done on that promise either.

There were also a few he did actually follow through on though. His selection for a Supreme Court justice was rammed through congress during the nomination process but did make it out successful nonetheless. He also did follow through on his promise to leave the Paris Climate Deal because he is apparently one of the few people who don’t like penguins. He also threw a tantrum and got Canada to talk about renegotiating NAFTA. The one thing that is still ongoing though with very little progress is the plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. President Trump’s plan to remove all evidence of his predecessor has run into completed roadblocks and house and senate Republicans can not find a better health care plan to pass, even leading to some Republican congressmen and congresswomen to vote against it.

We will see what the future holds; one year down, hopefully three years to go.

One of the things that sets Western apart from other schools is the campus police force. Many other schools have campus security, but we have actual police officers.

While they may be troublesome for a few people, for me, it really helps me feel safe on campus.

Their presence on campus — to me, at least — really makes a difference. The squad car parked in Q-Lot makes me unafraid to walk from the Student Recreation Center back to my dorm at 11 p.m. The car patrolling North Quad makes me not scared to walk from my friend’s room in Tanner to my room in Bayliss/ Henninger at 1 a.m. after a movie night. I have had a personal encounter with the Office of Public Safety (OPS), and I have nothing but good things to say.

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine told me a story about something she had seen in a residence hall. It was late on a weekend night, and an OPS officer was standing in the lobby of a residence hall, checking things out.

A girl and a guy came back together, both intoxicated, but the girl was nearly belligerent. The officer spotted the couple and approached them. My friend of course thought they would both receive drinking tickets, but what happened surprised her. The officer singled out the girl and spoke to her in a normal voice. He kept asking her if she knew the man she was with, and if she was with him willingly. Although it took some prodding because of her condition, the officer eventually got it out of her that she did in fact know the guy and he was just walking her home and waiting for her roommate to come get her. The officer nodded and left the couple alone, although he did

not leave the lobby until he saw the girl’s roommate come get her.

The story warmed my heart in the sense that it would have been easy for the officer to issue the two tickets and be on his way. Instead, all he cared about was the girl’s safety. With all the emails we all have been receiving about reported sexual assaults, this story gave me confidence that our police force has its priorities in order.

Unfortunately, I recently found myself a witness to a matter that had to be reported to OPS. The conduct of the officer we dealt with was my motivation for writing this article. Although I obviously am not going to go into details, I will get my point across. While the victim and I were talking to the officer, he asked about details that had happened in the days prior that led up to the incident which was reported. In telling the details, the officer didn’t care a bit about when the victim revealed she had gone to a party and was intoxicated when some of the events occurred. The only thing our very nice officer cared about was her safety. That really helped form my opinion of the police force.

I am very fortunate to live on a campus with its own real police force. I am also grateful that our officers clearly know what is of utmost importance: the students’ safety. It would be easy for officers to issue their tickets and walk away, but it is obvious to me that they are much more concerned with the safety of the students than with writing tickets. The OPS force is a presence that allows students to feel safer on campus and that is something for which I am very grateful.

Monday, November 13, 2017

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Football from page 8

Western did not waste time in the second quarter. Just two minutes in, McGuire completed a pass to junior tight end Adam Conrady to give Western a 10-0 lead.

The Leatherneck defense once again forced a three and out and Western started their drive at the Sycamore 34-yard line.

Western was able to find the red-zone once again by a 38-yard run from McShane.

After several Leatherneck penalties, the ultimate hookup, McGurie to Acklin was able to connect again for a 25-yard Leatherneck touchdown, Western extended their lead 17-0.

The Western defense was able to force a punt, but Western offense could not find the sticks and went three and out. Right after the punt, Western’s defense stood tall once again. Junior safety Justin Fitzpatrick picked off Sparks and got Western the ball back inside Sycamore territory. The Leathernecks added to their lead with a shovel pass to McShane who busted a 48-yard touchdown run that gave Western a 24-0 lead.

After another Sycamore

punt, McShane scored again on his next touch. This time it was an 81-yard punt return to give Western a 31-0 lead.

Western piled it on in the second quarter; senior safety Aaron Diggs grabbed a tipped ball out of the air to give Sparks his second interception of the day. Western was unable to convert on the interception and they were forced to punt.

In the second half, Western picked up right where they left off. McGuire found junior wide receiver Zeke LeSure for a big gain that got Western into Sycamore territory.

Western was unable to add to their lead due to a fumble

by LeSure, but the Western defense forced a three and out, the Leathernecks got the ball at their own 44 yard line.

Western started to work the clock by following McShane and sophomore running back Max Norris into the red-zone.

Junior tight end Tyler Slamans caught the three yard pass from McGurie to extend the Leatherneck lead, 38-0.

In the fourth quarter, Western had the victory sealed and everyone got a chance to play. Leatherneck fans were able to get a look into their future, red-shirt freshman Connor Sampson was able to get into the ball

game and lead the offense to a touchdown. In Sampson’s first drive of the game, he was able to go four for four and a passing touchdown to sophomore wide receiver Darron Wheeler to give Western a 45-0 lead.

After the Leatherneck touchdown, senior defensive lineman Colin Olsen fell on a fumble to get Western the ball back at the Sycamore 20-yard line. Western showed that they were going to fight until the end; on fourth and one the Leathernecks went for it and got the first down. However, that was not the end of it; Western went for it on fourth down the very next set of downs, but this time it did not payoff. The Leathernecks turned the ball over on downs and gave the Sycamores the ball on their own two-yard line.

Indiana State could not get past their own five and were forced to punt to the Leathernecks for the final time of the day. After 60 minutes of play the Leathernecks got their seventh win 45-0 and secured a 2017 playoff berth.

The Leathernecks return home Saturday to take on the Southern Illinois University Salukis at 1 p.m.

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Basketball from page 7

Gilbeck and Ancrum both put together career nights with Gilbeck scoring 31 points and Ancrum scoring 21. Freshman guard Kobe Webster left a strong impression on Leatherneck fans in his debut game, knocking down three of his five three point attempts on his way to scoring 19 points, dishing out 8 assists and recording 4 steals.

The Leatherneck offense showed some promising signs and scored over 100 points for the first time since 2005.

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Monday, August 21, 2017

Necks sic the Sycamores

By Mat McClanahan sports editor

With a playoff berth on the line, Western Illinois University performed at the highest level and proved that they belonged in the FCS tourament.

The Leathernecks destroyed the Indiana State University Sycamores 45-0 on Saturday on, their senior day.

“We have to continue to stay on that rise,” head coach Charlie Fisher said. “You want to stay on that upward plane this time of year. I certainly hope win number seven puts us another step closer to our goal. Quite honestly, in that locker room, these guys know we can play better, and they know where we are capable of getting another one.”

The Leathernecks kicked off in their final regular season away game with a touchback, which gave Western’s defense a chance to get things started. On their second play, Sycamore quarterback Case Sparks threw a 44-yard bomb to senior wide receiver Bob Pugh for the Sycamores’ first completion of the game. After an unfortunate series of

events for the Sycamores, freshman defensive end Kyle Williams sacked Spark and gave Western the ball for the first time.

On Western’s first drive, they were swallowed up by the Indiana State defensive line and went three and out.

The Leatherneck defense was able to pick up the offensive struggles and forced a three out on Indiana State.

On Western’s second drive, they changed up their game plan and switched to a fastpaced offense. A 12-yard completion from junior quarterback Sean McGuire to sophomore wide receiver Brandon Gaston to move the chain for the Leathernecks for the first time this game.

Not long after, McGuire threw a dart to senior wide receiver Jaelon Acklin for another first down. That would be all the Leathernecks could do on their second drive, Western settled for a 44-yard field goal to earn the lead, which they would hold on to the rest of the game.

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Steve McShane weaves through Indiana State University defenders on his way to a touchdown.

Men’s hoops beats down Cardinals

By Devon Greene

assisstant sports editor

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Kobe Webster races down the court on a fast-break to help Western get a victory.

The Western Illinois University Leatherneck men’s basketball team opened the season in dominant fashion with a 109-68 victory over the St. Mary’s University of Minnesota Cardinals.

Sophomore guard C.J. Duff scored the first basket of the Leathernecks’ season to start the big scoring night for the Leathernecks. Western opened the game on a 7-2 run before the game tightened up about half way through the first half.

Junior center Brandon Gilbeck and senior forward Dalan Ancrum looked to get involved in the offense early on in the game and contributed for 27 of the Leathernecks 47 points in the first half.

However, the Cardinals stuck around and fought Western hard in the first half in large part due to freshman forward Kareem Anthony-Bello who converted on four of his first six field goal attempts, all of which being 3 pointers. Anthony-Bello recorded 14 points in the first half and kept the game close at 47-43 going into the break.

The second half was where

the Leathernecks began to turn it on. They became much more efficient in their offensive output shooting an astronomical 85 percent from the field. The Purple and Gold opened the half on a 15-0 scoring run that put the Leathernecks up 6246. Brandon Gilbeck took over the game in the second half, dominating the offensive and defensive glass and scoring 13 points in the second half.

Head coach Billy Wright was excited for his team for picking up the early win but sees plenty of improvement that his squad can make for when they get into some tougher matchups.

“It was a good win for us. I think that the way our guys responded in the second half is something we can learn from and is very encouraging moving forward,” Wright said.

“We give them credit, they came in here and made some shots early. It was a good test.

Obviously, it will get tougher moving forward and I think our guys are up to the challenge.”

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