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Council negotiates pool agreement By Isaiah Herard news editor The proposed management and operations agreement with the YMCA for operating Glenwood Pool in 2018 overshadowed discussions at Macomb City Council’s second consecutive Committee of the Whole meeting Monday. According to City Administrator Dean Torreson, the city of Macomb will endure a $12-13,000 deficit to uphold the Glenwood pool. “Our cost model shows about $31,000 worth of revenue and about $43,000 worth of expenses on average per year,” Torreson said. “The $12-13,000 deficit for running the pool that’s very acceptable. You check around other communities and it would be very hard to find a community that makes money off a municipal pool; it’s one of those services you figure you have to pay for. You need an outdoor pool for kids, it’s an important community asset that we need.” Later in the meeting, Transit Director Nathan Cobb presented to the Council a memo advocating the solicitation of bids for the construction of 11 new bus stop pads and shelters.
“The project was going forward two years ago and now we’re getting it started back up and hopefully the state will approve it,” Cobb said. “We’re going to have a shelter at Horrabin Hall and hopefully one at Campus Pointe and Campus Manor. The one at Horrabin will be a very large one because a lot of people stand there and wait. I think it’ll be a good project for the community.” In addition, Cobb also presented his resolution to the Council that authorizes Mayor Mike Inman to execute and amend the downstate operation assistance grant agreement for the public transportation program. “It’s just a standard document that gives the mayor the approval to enter an agreement with the state of Illinois to receive state funding for operating the transit system,” Cobb said, “so we can provide the bus, the GoWest service and command response service that we do.” The City Council held discussions on an ordinance to amend Appendix A Use Matrix to add Special Use, S, Recreation Center under Service Businesses Heading, to Residential districts R-1 and R-2 One Family, R-3 Two, R-3A Limited Multiple, and R-4 Multiple Family
Residential Districts. “This would be an amendment to the Use Matrix to allow recreation centers to be processed under the special use application,” said Ray Heitner, Community Development Coordinator. “This issue is separate because it’s trying to assess whether or not the use matrix will take place.” Finally, the Committee of the Whole adjourned last night’s meetings with discussions on a bid from Collins Concrete for sidewalk improvements at the Depot. In his memo, Torreson described the importance of Collins Concrete sidewalk improvement due to public safety issues and meeting the requirements of the American Disabilities Act (ADA). “We need some fixing of the sidewalk surrounding the train depot,” Torreson said. “There are places where it’s not safe and it also needs to be ADA compliant, handicap accessible and so forth. Amtrak Corporation itself made some improvements to the building and put in a ramp and the sidewalk leads to the ramp so that all has to be ADA compliant.” The next City Council meeting will take on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in City Hall.
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Mayor Mike Inman (top) and City Administrator Dean Torreson (bottom) discuss the Management and Operations agreement with the YMCA.
SGA considers new venues By Isaiah Herard news editor
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Inter-Hall Council President Killian Tracey proposes a change of meeting locations for the Student Government Association's (SGA) weekly meetings every Tuesday to increase external student activity, legislation and overall productivity of SGA..
The Student Government Association (SGA) attempted to create diversity and gain a bigger following in yesterday’s meeting with discussions and presenting the idea of conducting their weekly Tuesday night meetings in various residence halls to attract students on campus. Introducing the idea to change locations was IHC president Killian Tracey, who insisted the change of locations would increase external student activity and increase the audience of SGA. “Obviously, people aren’t coming to our meetings now and that’s on us and so hopefully this is something we can do to change that to get people to be more interested and do something differently so that way these meetings can be more productive and we can do more things for students,” Tracey said.
Speaker of the Senate Patrick Quinlan, who advocated Tracey’s sentiment, said the lack of attendance at Hall government meetings on Mondays is detrimental to the connection and networking from SGA to students. “Everybody knows that Hall Government meetings are on Mondays and no one goes to them,” Quinlan said. “That would be the number one way to connect with somebody if you’re a hall representative is to go to Hall Government, but if no one shows up to Hall Government there’s nothing you can do. As an organization we need younger people to come up and be the face of the organization after we’re gone, so reaching out to freshman is a great way to do that. Having meetings in say, Tanner Hall, would be a great way to do that.”
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Kachold uses adversity as motivation By Matthew Armour courier staff
Madeline Kachold, a senior Psychology major at Western Illinois University, faces hardship every day. She suffers from severe fibromyalgia, which means she is constantly fighting chronic pain throughout her daily life. “You have neurons in your brain and neurons send messages; all you need to know is we have receptors for these messages, and you have pain receptors, my pain receptors are over-firing, throughout my whole body,” Kachold said. “It ranges from feeling like I have a paper cut to feeling like I have a bone protruding from my skin. Recently, I started losing my vision and my hearing, and my sense of mobility is getting worse than it’s ever been.” Kachold said that dealing with such severe pain on a daily basis can be quite troubling because of how it affects her day-to-day and social life. “I don’t go out at night, I cannot go to the bars, and I have very limited capabilities of maintaining social interac-
tions because I am exhausted all the time,” Kachold said. Despite a lack of social activity and overall mobility restriction she experienc-
learning, I would have been in college for that.”Although she has faced many complications, Kachold says she has worked her hardest to fight
to focus on what you are able to control instead of worrying about what you cannot control is very important,” Kachold said. “I’m graduat-
es every day, Kachold finds a means of escape from the chaos. “I like to read, and I really love to learn,” said Kachold, “If there was a career for active
off negative thoughts. She was able to do so by focusing on what is within her control and giving 100 percent effort into those things. “Making very realistic goals
ing in three and a half years instead of four, I met an amazing guy who keeps my spirits way up and we got engaged, and I have an amazing family and we’ve been
to every doctor in Chicago, there are so many positives in life.” The support from her loved ones has allowed Kachold to have a further appreciation for the simple things in life such as a nice view. “People trash Western, but the thing is I look out the window [of Thompson Hall] by the stairwells where you can see the forest, that is such a cool view. Something small like that, you’re not going to get that anywhere else,” Kachold said. Kachold said she has realized that even though someone appears to be mentally and physically stable, they might still be struggling internally. She encourages everyone to take this into consideration when encountering new people. “Don’t assume someone’s fine because of the way they look,” Kachold said. “There are days I look fantastic, I have my make up done and I’m walking, and to the general public, yes, I look ‘fine’, but I’m not… Don’t judge based on appearances, you have no idea what is going on mentally, physically, behind the façade someone puts on.”
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Opposing this idea was IHC representative Derek Lahey, who said the job of legislators is to go back to students and ask about their concerns in regard to SGA. “Isn’t that the job of every representative of our organization is to go back to those students and ask them for their concerns, how they feel about things and tell them what’s going on in SGA,” Lahey said. “That is how I feel we should keep it.” According to SGA advisor Michelle Janisz, SGA used to conduct their weekly meetings in various residence halls and the interaction in the inter-hall meetings increased. “A few years ago, we tried that a couple times and it seemed
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 to work really well,” Janisz said. “The students liked it and we had enough time to advertise it. We were in Bay-Henn, Corbin-Olson and I think we even did one, if I remember correctly, in Thompson. It’s not every meeting but I think it’s an opportunity for this group if they want to do that to get out there and demystify what goes on at these meetings and generates more interest in students to get involved.” Moving forward, SGA passed SGA Bill of Appointment 2017-2017.011 — .012, repectively electing Joseph Sikarin for the position of member to the information technology (IT) Governance Group and Elizabeth Swan for the position of member to the Council on Admissions, Graduation and Academic Standards (CAGAS). “I ran for this position because I
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have a lot of knowledge pertaining to IT related issues,” Sikarin said. “I am also president and founder of the cyber security enthusiast club so I know a lot of IT — related people.” Swan also addressed SGA with a brief speech entailing her desire to help students graduate and pursue their respective career as efficiently and quickly as possible. “I wanted to be on CAGAS in order to represent our student population in what we believe we as students must fulfill for our graduation requirements,” Swan said. “We as a university must look at students’ requirements and ensure they are learning what they need to learn in order to become what they want to become.” The next SGA meeting will be held next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Capitol Rooms of the University Union.
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It’s not okay Talent is not an excuse for sexual assault
I overheard a disturbing sentence in our university union food court yesterday. “He can’t come after Kevin Spacey like that, he’s such a talented actor.” Yes, he can, and he shouldn’t be ignored. In a Sunday interview with BuzzFeed News, Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making sexual advances toward him after he attended a party in Spacey’s New York apartment in 1986. The next day, Spacey responded with an apology, stating that the was drunk at the time and that he will now “choose to live as a gay man.” Many of us heard the call of
students in the streets from last week’s Take Back the Night march against the tolerance of sexual harassment and abuse. Don’t let their voices go ignored. These allegations are coming off the heels of Corey Feldman’s promise to expose pedophilia in Hollywood. In an interview with the “Today” show’s Matt Lauer, the actor and musician who was a victim of abuse himself as a child actor ’s words were passionate. “I’m not playing around,” Feldman said. “It’s serious stuff and I vow I will release every single name that I have any knowledge of. Period. And nobody’s going to stop
me this time. As long as people support this.” I don’t doubt that Feldman will get his support, he had $160,000 raised toward his goal as of Monday. I don’t doubt that he will expose people, in that same interview he said that his publisher made him change the names of those he identified in his memoir “Coreyography.” What I do doubt is that I will hear more disturbing sentences as we continue to learn more about the darkness under Hollywood’s glitz and glamour. Time and time again, people have associated abusers with their positive attributes in order to excuse their actions or to disenfranchise the victim. But Kevin Spacey the actor is not Frank Underwood the character. Bill Cosby the comedian is not Bill Huxtable
Halloween weekend is a big event no matter what school, city or state you come from. Halloweekend usually brings creepy costumes, creepy people, candy and this year a lot of cold weather. Halloween is also a holiday where people commonly show a little more skin than usual when planning their costumes. As sad as I am to say it, I once too fell into that scandalous trap. Coming into college my freshman year I couldn’t wait to finally be out from under my parent’s supervision and really let my freak flag fly when it came to my Halloween costume. Three years later, however, my view on Halloween costumes has completely changed. This past weekend I enjoyed my time in numerous costumes that consisted of leggings, T-shirt’s, sweatshirts, and even sweatbands. This,
my friends, was definitely the best decision I made. The things I discovered by dressing comfy and warm on Halloweekend opened an entire new door in my Halloween experiences. Looking stylish and sexy can be fun, but throwing on a hilarious or clever costumer is not only funny to everyone you see that night but also more comfortable for you. Let’s first begin with the sweatshirt. Although not scandalous, this portion of my costume provided much more than any tummy-showing tee would. The sweatshirt provided some degree of warmth in the crisp, Macomb winds, which is more than a lot of my past costumes can say. Also, pockets! Nothing is more valuable than having pockets to hold all of your stuff while you’re out, so incorporating a sweatshirt into your costume can also decrease your chance of losing anything. Next, consider the t-shirt. The t-shirt also contains many perks. For starters, we ladies get the lovely privilege of
the sweater-wearing father. Brock Turner the talented swimmer is not Brock Turner the rapist. We will likely see many more acclaimed actors, producers and screenwriters be outed like Spacey as Feldman looks to oust predatory Hol-
lywood figures for what has been ignored for too long. But when the next one comes, the response is not “it’s fine because he’s an actor.” The response is “it’s not okay to excuse this behavior because they were drunk.” The response is “it’s not
okay to discredit these allegations because of their sexual orientation.” The response is “it’s not okay to allow this to continue because of their talents.” I won’t lie, I like “House of Cards,” and I’ve enjoyed watching Spacey play his role. And I believe he deserves every bit of scrutiny, every sponsorship pulled and every future role stripped from him for being a part of an issue for too long. The entertainment-consuming public will have just as much to reason to participate in the fight against sexual abuse in Hollywood as its victims. Which reason they fight for though will be what determines if this campaign will be successful. I sincerely hope that my fellow students choose the right reason. There’s no place in our society for excusing sexual assault.
being able to wear a sports bra. You are also able to cut the shirt into any specific style you want. For all the guys out there, you are simply able to enjoy the comfort of the cotton and polyester blend while living it up during the haunted weekend. The last big thing that I was so pleased to have been wearing was some a pair of sneakers. Whether you are popping out in some Nike’s, converse or even crocs, your feet will definitely be thanking you at the end of the night. No matter how much you think those heels complete the costume, I guarantee you will have a lot more fun and definitely be able to run much faster in the sneakers. Halloweekend here in Macomb is a legend. From as far back as we know students, adults and kids of all ages have been enjoying the terror and thrills the Halloween season brings. With it all just wrapped up, I hope everyone considers wrapping themselves up a little extra for their next costume and enjoy the hustle of the holiday season in warmth.
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Help a broke college student out As your stereotypical broke college student, I am dismayed by the enormous lack of job opportunities available on campus. As someone who has checked the job listings website religiously since it opened on Aug. 1, I am extremely disappointed. Currently on the job listing site, there is only one job listed under the regular employment section, and that job is only there because no one has bothered to remove it. I know of multiple people who have expressed interest in the position only to be told it was full. In the federal
work study section, there is not a single job listed. In the off-campus employment section, there are no job listings. I was beginning to think I was crazy when I couldn’t seem to find a single legitimate job opening in all my searches, but my frustration was confirmed after talking to numerous other students facing the same problem. Students with car payments, insurance, gas and tuition know these bills all add up. And yet, we are 11 weeks into the semester and after scouring campus as well as the town
of Macomb, people still seem to come up empty. I can’t comprehend how we as students are supposed to be able to make any money to support ourselves — or even just have a little money to spend — when there are no jobs available. Weeks ago, the first week of classes, I visited the Student Employment Office in Sherman Hall in order to seek help in my job search. This long trek across campus turned out to be a bust. Their advice to me? To look at the student employment website. How helpful. I am aware that it would be impossible for provide a job opportunity for every student on campus. Yes, a job market needs to be competitive, but jobs on campus aren’t competi-
tive, they are nonexistent. I am glad I have been able to find work writing for the Courier, but I am still in need of more steady income. Maybe this job crisis is something felt only by freshman — I couldn’t tell you if that is true or not. If it is not, then the deficit is being felt by even more students. If it is, as I imagine, primarily impacting freshman, that is still a reasonable chunk of students living on campus. Freshman still have expenses just like everyone else. I also am aware that we are over halfway through the semester, so not many jobs will be opening up right now. My issue is that I began my search as soon as the job listings supposedly first came out on Aug.
1. I don’t know if the jobs actually opened earlier and I managed to miss them all, or if they were filled in the previous semester. Either way, it does not give incoming freshman — who are just as qualified to hold jobs as the rest of the student body — any chance to find their way in. All students should be given equal opportunity to apply for jobs on campus, and that clearly isn’t happening. Something needs to change so that all students with expenses have the opportunity to at least apply for something. I was not expecting to have a job waiting for me when I came to campus- but I was at least expecting the opportunity to be able to fight for one.
Natives security finally placed above immigrants
Despite all of the chaos occurring in Europe these days, or perhaps as a direct result of it, European citizens and their leaders are beginning to wake up to the existential threat to their very nations presented by wave after wave of immigration from Africa and the Middle East. Far-right and populist parties are seeing meteoric gains incomparable to anything they have ever made before, and much of that success lies directly in the fault of their governments to substantively address a clear issue and defend the borders of their own nations in response to it. Now that calls have been made, European governments are finally beginning to actually do something about it. This point was illustrated clearly just two weeks ago, when newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron stated that illegal immigrants who commit crimes in France will face deportation, in the wake of a stabbing which left two women dead in Marseille in early October. As it turns out, the man was a Tunisian
national by the name of Ahmed Hanachi who was not in the French state legally, and had in fact been arrested for shoplifting in Leon two days before. Furthermore, Hanachi “was known to police for drug and alcohol problems and had a history of petty crime, using seven aliases,” as originally reported on by The Inquirer. Macron said that the French government is not taking all the steps that should be taken, but added “that’s going to change.” In Austria, 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz was elected as the new Chancellor. Kurz is the leader of the People’s Party, a center-right party, and will likely coalition with the far-right Freedom Party, both of which campaigned against immigration as their main message, one that clearly resonated with Austrian voters. The centerright has only defeated their rival Social Democrats twice since the end of the Second World War, so Kurz understandably called the result “historic.” Any notion that this is just a fluke is one that
denies the very reality of the situation on the ground in Europe today. These are but a few cases happening in Europe as we speak. The entire Brexit vote — the recent referendum that decided Britain would exit the European Union — which was, in essence, a referendum on uninhibited immigration into the United Kingdom and the rise of nationalist Marine Le Pen to the later rounds of the French election also showed the poorly-concealed anger that Europeans are beginning to feel toward their governments for allowing their societies and social programs to be flooded by foreigners. It makes a great deal of sense, then, to expect, as I do, far-right parties to continue to gain increasing amounts of traction, resulting in their becoming meaningful opposition or coalition partners in European parliaments. Austria’s election showed us that they can even become part of the ruling government, and the same kind of traction is catching on in the U.S. My advice if you think this is unthinkable? Amend immigration policies to stem the immediate flow of immigrants and look for long-term solutions that natives find acceptable, lest you lose them to the far right.
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“We are really focusing on being scrappy, because we need to make a habit of chasing long rebounds, being able to fight for a rebound and not have it taken away from you,” Gravina said. “Also going and focusing on catching a ball when you cut as opposed to letting the defense tip it away, and vice versa. Those little things are what's going to make the difference in a lot of games. We played a lot of close games last year and won 26 of those games. It wasn't that we were a physically and athletically overpowering team. We did the little things right, so we want to even get better at that.”
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The Hawks are an NCAA Division II team and went 5-23 last year. Their leading scorer, guard Nikia Edom will not be returning for them this season. This game will be a good opportunity for the Leathernecks to start their season without pressure. Going against an opponent that has a considerably lower skill level, it gives a chance for the new players to get exposed to the college pace as well as for the coaches to try out some new things and work out any kinks. After the season these ladies had last year, a lot is expected from them. Opening the season against the Hawks will be a chance to get the preseason jitters out and set the tone for the remainder of the season. Twitter: @hayfourrr
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Statistically, the Leathernecks scored 13 out of their total 207 opportunities on goal, 10 of those goals being assisted. Out of those 207 shots, only 94 of them were on target, and they averaged 12.2 shots per game. As for free kicks, Western took 35 corners and three penalty shots, however none of those chances were finished. The players of the year, in my book, start off withs sophomore midfielder Bianca Romay, as she recorded three goals and two assists for the year. She was voted offensive player of the week and created plenty of opportunities for herself as well as for her team. In second is Madeline Edwards. She scored a pair of goals and also assisted two. She also recorded 1,306 minutes for her team, starting all 17 games for the Leathernecks. My last pick is Ines Palmiero. The sophomore goalie started in 13 games, while Senior Jennifer Currie started the other 4 when Palmiero was injured. She recorded 1,048 minutes and was voted Summit League defensive player of the week on Oct. 9. She recorded one shutout against Fort Wayne, and only allowed 26 goals out of 196 shots, and made a total of 62 saves on the year. Twitter: @bradjp08
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Antetokounmpo coming for the crown LeBron James has held the NBA crown for about 13 years, but there is a terrifyingly determined buck with the ferocity of a thousand lions within his very soul in Milwaukee that is looking to snatch away the king’s throne. Looking back at the 2015 NBA draft, you might want to bash your head against the ground a few billion times when you consider the 10 picks. The worst basketball player that anyone has ever seen, Anthony Bennett, was picked at the number one overall pick. I’m 100 percent positive that I’ve seen better basketball players in my local recreational center. It doesn’t get much better from there as Victor Oladipo and Otto Porter rounded out the top three. But, if you are a Milwaukee Bucks fan you are praising whatever higher power you believe in as you look back in 2015 when the franchise stole Mr. Fantastic disguised as an NBA player, Giannis Antetokounmpo at the number 15 pick. Antetokounmpo came into the NBA at 19 years old as a relatively unknown talent. The 6-foot-11 twig of a young adult stunned the entire Bucks’ fan base with the pick that came out of left field. Antetokounmpo had an underwhelming debut playing just under
five minutes and putting up a whopping one-point on a free throw. His first season was nothing to write home about, but the work ethic that Antetokounmpo showed propelled him into NBA stardom. My favorite Antetokounmpo story comes from when he was a rookie. Like a lot of NBA talents, Antetokounmpo didn’t come from a particularly wealthy family, so when he got his first game check, Antetokounmpo took a cab straight to Western Union and sent all of his money back home. When he finished his transaction, he realized that he didn’t have any money left for a cab fare. He decided to run miles back to the arena before playing a full basketball game. After he ran about a mile, a family was driving along the highway and saw the Slenderman sprinting toward the arena and offered him a ride. I like to imagine the couple had a Mini Cooper or something so Antetokounmpo was crammed inside like a full-grown bear playing hide and seek in a cardboard box. Antetokounmpo has steadily improved every season that he’s been in the league. However, everyone knows you aren’t considered a star unless you get a nickname. I know
Antetokounmpo’s name is ridiculously easy to pronounce and you haven’t had any problems with it so far but the commentators in Milwaukee often had issues so they gave him the nickname, The Alphabet. Another one of my favorite things is watching NBA games and hearing Chris Webber or Reggie Miller, who both make my ears bleed profusely every time I turn on an NBA game that they are commentating, pronounce “Antetokounmpo” a different way every time they say it. Antetokounmpo has increased his scoring output each season, he’s raised his point total about 6 points every season and has become a mega-star in Milwaukee, big enough to get another nickname better than The Alphabet: the Greek Freak. Freakish is a perfect adjective to describe Antetokounmpo. Sometimes he does things on the basketball court that make me want to turn my television off, go to a classroom and learn how what he just did is possible. To this day, you cannot tell me that Antetokounmpo’s legs and arms are not giraffe necks disguised as human limbs. He is also unfairly athletic for his height. Antetokounmpo runs like a deer with the size of Andre the Giant behind him, which I didn’t think was humanly possible. All my life I thought the human race had put a rule in place where if you were over 6-foot-10-inches, you had to run like you had a regular sized person attached to your back the whole time in
order to slow you down to make things fair for the rest of us. In the wildest NBA off-season I have ever witnessed, retired Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant issued challenges to NBA players and Antetokounmpo looks like he has taken his to heart. Antetokounmpo tweeted to Bryant in August, “Still waiting for my challenge... @kobebryant” Bryant replied with three simple letters: “MVP.” Since then, all hell has broken loose for opposing NBA teams that Antetokounmpo has gotten his obscenely large hands on this season. He is averaging 34 points, 10 rebounds and five assists through six games this season and has put up more points than any Milwaukee Buck in history, which is ludicrous considering it is the franchise where Lew Alcindor, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, started off his career. The Greek Freak opened up his season bullying an Australian hipster lumberjack that plays for the Boston Celtics, Aron Baynes, on his home court. Antetokounmpo met the 6-foot10 center in the paint after snatching an offensive rebound and dunked on Baynes so hard, his man bun fell off his head and the game was delayed so they could have a funeral for the beloved hair accessory. Yet this was not even the worst thing Antetokounmpo did to the poor Australian in the game. In the fourth quarter, down 86-80, the Bucks designed a play that I
will argue until the end of time, earns the entire coaching staff and roster accessory to murder charges. Reigning rookie of the year Malcolm Brogdon dribbled to the arch of the three-point line where Antetokounmpo met his defender, Terry Rozier, with a pick and roll. Antetokounmpo then turned to the basket and Brogdon threw up a pass outside of our Milky Way galaxy and Antetokounmpo turned into a pterodactyl and flew into the sky, reached out his arms like Michael Jordan when he was in Space Jam, grabbed the ball, and spiked the alley-oop so hard that Baynes turned into water vapor and ash as the crowd agreed collectively to call the Boston Police Department, report the crime and never speak of the incident again. The thing about the Greek Freak that should have the NBA running for their lives is the fact that Antetokounmpo is doing all of this with a jump shot that is as dependable as Donald Trump’s moral compass. If he ever finds a jump shot that he can hit somewhat reliably, he will be the most un-guardable player I’ve ever seen. He’d turn into a stronger Kevin Durant. Also, he is 22 years old. Every time I read that fact, I imagine where I’ll be at 22. If all goes to plan, I’ll be graduating college and barely looking to start my career but Antetokounmpo is already establishing himself as a monstrous force that will be stomping on the NBA with his hooves for the next decade.
Swim team flops in first meet
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Western Illinois University's wim team huddles together after their first meet of the season.
CHARLESTON, Ill.Western Illinois University’s mens swimming and diving team suffered a loss in the waters at Charleston Saturday afternoon. The men faced the Eastern Illinois University Panthers and fell 141-121, while the women fell to Butler University 163-99 and the Panthers 133-129. Head Coach Greg Naumann said the team raced well despite the loss. "We raced very smart, which is why we had so many come-from-behind finishes,” Naumann said. “There are definitely things that we need to continue to work on, but I saw a substantial improvement upon our racing last week against IUPUI." Both the men and women's teams placed second in the 200-yard medley relay. For the women Sophmore Madison Chao, Junior Erica Hagen, Sophomore Miranda Mathus and Sophomore Casey Roberts finished with a time of 1:51.89. Sophomore Brennan Bladel, Senior Kyle Siebert, Junior Chance McQuigg and Junior Samir Alhiemid finished in 1:38.36 on the men's side. The Leathernecks picked up their first win with Connor
Owens swimming a 10:07.94 and Phillip Kudella (10:10.54) finishing first and second in the 1000-free. Sam Almhiemid continued the first place finishes in the 200-back (23.90), followed by Chance McQuigg in the 50-free (22.17) and 400IM (4:20.44). Owens continued the momentum for the Leathernecks in the 200-breast (2:11.00) and Kudella in the 500-free (5:00.18). The women picked up their first win in individuals with Miranda Mathus at the 200free (1:57.64) and 100-butterfly (1:00.15), followed by a win from Erica Hagan in the 100-breast (1:05.06) and 200-breast (2:27.01). Other first place finishes for the women came from Marissa Purdum in the 50-free (25.36) and Casey Robers in the 100-free (55.04). The Leathernecks are back at home take on Valparaiso and Olivet Nazarene on Nov 4. “I look forward to our meet next weekend at home against Valpo and Olivet Nazarene,” said Naumann. “Olivet, will be a very strong team, so I'm interested to see how we can compete.” GoLeathernecks.com
Monday, August 21, 2017
High hopes for women’s hoops By Haley Richards courier staff
Hoping to continue what they started last season, the Western Illinois University women’s basketball team will open 2017 with an exhibition game against the Quincy University Hawks this Thursday, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. inside Western Hall in Macomb. The Leathernecks have been awaiting this day for quite some time now. Last year, the women’s basketball team went 26-7 and not only ranked at the top of the Summit League but went on to win the conference tournament. Unfortunately, the Purple and Gold then lost to Florida State University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The defending league champions will have a total of eight players returning, four of them being starters from last season’s roster. The four of those players, who are also all-league honorees, are senior guards Emily Clemens and Morgan Blumer, junior guard Taylor Higginbotham, and se-
nior forward Olivia Braun. Head coach JD Gravina is returning for his seventh year and had some words about his returning players. “It’s helped a ton, especially those veterans who have set an example for what it means to be part of our team, with the culture and work ethic we want to set,” Gravina said. “We have that leadership and kids have really embraced their role, not just as a basketball player but as a teammate. I think having all of those veterans help keeps our intensity high and our enthusiasm is probably higher than it's been, and I credit that to having so many returners.” Along with the returners, Western will have a few new faces on the court this season. Freshman guards Grace Gilmore and Danni Nichols will be joining the team as well as two transfers, junior guard Annabel Graettinger and senior forward Krishna Merriman.
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Emily Clemens scouts the defense in a home game last season.
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Women’s soccer ends after tough season By Bradley Piros courier staff
Bianca Romany runs to position in a home matchup.
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The Western Illinois University women’s soccer team’s season ended their season last Thursday night losing to the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks 3-1. They were outshot 13-12 and 9-3 on goal. This was one of Western’s relatively close matches, but they weren’t able to get a victory and failed to reach the Summit League Tournament this season. The Leathernecks finished the year at 2-15 and were seventh in their conference. In the Summit, only the top four teams go to the tournament in South Dakota. The first eight games were all against non-conference opponents, one of the tougher matches on their schedule being against the University of Kentucky where they weren’t able to hang on long enough, and fell 1-0. Their next match was against their biggest rivals, the Eastern Illinois University Panthers. They lost a hard-fought game and scored their first goal of the season as they lost 2-1. One of those wins came in spectacular fashion as Western cruised past the Chicago State University Cougars. The Leathernecks broke a scoring record, as they beat the Cougars 9-1 Freshman forward Lauryn
Peters, sophomore midfielder Bianca Romay and junior forward Madeline Edwards scored against CSU; this game ended up being the highlight of the season. The second, and only other win of the season, came against the Fort Wayne University Mastodons. This was the Leathernecks’ only league win, as they stole a 1-0 victory at home. The game winning goal came from sophomore forward Emily Bollman, it was her second of the season. After this win, Western would go on a five-game losing streak to finish out their season out, all against Summit League competition. Head coach Eric Johnson adressed the loss of his senior players, “We will miss our seniors and their leadership. We thank them for their contributions to the program.” Western will lose total of six seniors this offseason; that’s not a whole lot, however, these players will still be missed. The graduating class consists of goalkeeper Jennifer Currie, midfielders Micaela Cody, Devan Jones, Mary Street and Alexandria Siavelis, as well as defender Carly Hoffman.
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