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SGA passes first appropriations By Isaiah Herard assistant news editor
Western Illinois The University Student Government Association (SGA) and the Finance and Special Project committee discussed and passed SGA’s first Bill of Appropriation, SGA Bill of Appropriation 2017-2018.001 in yesterday’s meeting. In SGA Bill of Appropriation 2017-2018.001, SGA requests the funding ($375) to pay for senator handbooks. SGA has traditionally given handbooks to each member to facilitate legislative action on the part of the senators. SGA President Grant Reed believes distributing handbooks will give senators a better understanding of the rules and bylaws. “Every year we provide our senators with a handbook that has our constitution, bylaws and senate rules,” Reed said. “It’s just a resource that we give to (senators) traditionally so that they can help settle in their role, especially if they’re new. We appropriate the money for it every single year, personally I enjoy having a handbook, it’s nice to physically have the document rather than go look for the
constitution online.” After the first Bill of Appropriation was passed, SGA moved to approve SGA Bill of Appropriation 20172018.002, allocating the funding ($75) to pay for food during its retreat. When asked if $75 is sufficient enough to adequately feed participants during SGA’s retreat, Reed responded “I sure hope so. We want to make sure our senators are well fed if they’re coming out on a Sunday and giving their afternoon to us,” Reed said. “You can’t do critical thinking on an empty stomach." SGA moved to address their Bill of Appointments, beginning with SGA Bill of Appointment 2017-2018.005 which examines the qualifications of Dawn Foss for the position of member to the Student Health Advisory Committee. The Appointments Committee then granted the approval to the appointment of Dawn Foss and according to Reed, Foss will prove beneficial and prove innovative to the Student Health Advisory Committee.
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Student Government Associaion President Grant Reed (top) discusses the SGA rules and bylaws with the legislative body. Speaker of the Senate Patrick Quinlan (bottom) facilitates Tuesday night's meeting.
Council amends municipal code By Isaiah Herard assistant news editor
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City Administrator Dean Torreson speaks on handicapped parking at Monday night’s City Council meeting.
The Macomb City Council on Monday voted to authorize an ordinance to amend Sections 15-214 and 15-216 of the Municipal Code of Macomb, which amends the location of restricted parking and handicapped parking for the Downtown Square area. According to Mayor Mike Inman, the approval of the ordinance grants the codification of the square in relation to the downtown revitalization project. “What we want to do is codify the way the square is now striped since completion of the revitalization project,” Inman said. “We’ve added a couple of additional handicapped accessible parking spots that
were not originally in the plan to take advantage of our desire to be fully Americans with Disabilities Act compliant.” City Administrator Dean Torreson said the City Council is officially designating handicapped parking spots in the downtown area. “They’ve changed around some and there’s two more parking spots than there used to be and we’re trying to meet new regulations from the Illinois Department of Transportation,” Torreson said. “Those spots are already existing; they were put in along with the other improvements of downtown.” Later, the City Council moved to approve the Franchise Amendment Agreement with Comcast, however, prior to the approval of the Fran-
chise Agreement Torreson addressed all discrepancies pertaining to public, educational and governmental (PEG) fees which in all actuality has no relation to the Franchise Amendment Agreement. “I received some remarks from City Council members that they got calls from people with concerns of the PEG fee being three dollars a month,” Torreson said. “The PEG fee is only 35 cents a month and it hasn’t shown up on any bills yet and probably won’t show up until November.” The PEG fee will be implemented for twenty-four months to aid the City Council in upgrading their televising equipment in City Hall.
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Western Illinois University’s University Counseling Center (UCC) offered anonymous screenings for depression and anxiety on Thursday for National Depression Screening Day. According to UCC director Jim DiTulio, National Depression Screening Day provides people the opportunity to learn about the signs and symptoms of depression along with other mental health conditions. DiTulio said the screening tool does not diagnose the different mental health issues, but rather introduce what the signs and symptoms are for further diagnosis by a counselor, psychologist or medical professional. “I think that it really has to do with how many different symptoms are present and if they are of some concern to the
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“The Student Health Advisory Committee is a very important part of campus,” Reed said. “It deals specifically with the Beu Health Center and how we help our students out with anything they have related to mental health, physical health etcetera. They can’t know how to improve if they don’t have student input and student voice and Dawn (Foss) is a fantastic person and fantastic fit for this committee.” Progressing to their next order of business, SGA bill of Appointment 20172018.006, SGA unanimously voted to confirm former SGA Senator Madeline Heinzer
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individual,” DiTulio said. “Our screening day is an opportunity for students who think they have signs and symptoms of depression or anxiety disorder, they can come here and there’s a screening tool that we use that will help them look at some of the symptoms of concern.” According to DiTulio, symptoms of depression include but aren’t limited to: difficultly concentrating, difficulty with sleeping whether it be sleeping too much or not sleeping enough, lack of energy, pessimistic mood, irritability, suicidal thoughts, change in appetite, whatever it is a lack of appetite or sometimes eating to feel better. During a low point in life, a person with clinical depression may think that they only solution to dealing with depression is to take one’s own life to feel better and some may tell a
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sations is a very healthy thing.” DiTulio believes due to a lack of awareness of mental health issues, that there’s a stigma against it that prevented people from seeking help, especially when being told to ‘snap out of it’ when they have depression or anxiety. He also hoped that the UCC could put a dent in the stigma against mental health issues using the depression and anxiety screening. “If you have cancer, kidney problems or a thyroid problem, I wouldn’t say ‘you need to work harder, you need to snap out of it, you need to pull yourself up by the bootstraps,’” DiTulio said. “You go get a diagnosis by a professional medical doctor who then prescribes a various form of treatment and (depression) is no different, but in our culture, there’s a stigma that you’re weak if you seek help and that’s a shame.”
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for the position of member to the Student Laureate Selection Committee for the remainder of the 2017-2018 academic year. Reed expressed feelings of elation after confirming Heinzer to her new role in the committee for the year. “Maddie (Heinzer) is a seasoned SGA professional,” Reed said. “She’s a fantastic student leader here on this campus, she’s one of the best. We were very excited when she said that she was available and interested to serve on this committee. She really connects with the students well and she’s been a senator, she’s been on several committees before and so she’s really a great representation of SGA and the students here.” STAFF MEMBERS editor-in-chief Nicholas Ebelhack NA-Ebelhack@wiu.edu assistant news editor Isaiah Herard IA-Herard@wiu.edu opinions editor Shannon Norris SA-Norris@wiu.edu sports editor Mat McClanahan MD-McClanahanw@wiu.edu
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friend about the suicide plan, even telling the friend to not tell anyone, causing the friend to be in a dilemma of either seeking help or not telling anyone. “What I say to students is if your friend takes his or her life, what would you feel better about,” DiTulio said. “If a student, a friend tells someone that they are suicidal, that individual will need to get some assistance immediately and so that a qualified professional can assess the level of danger and to provide the treatment recommendation on how to keep the person safe.” DiTulio informed participants of National Depression Screening day that Western provides ways to help anyone that has a friend contemplating suicide. “If there is a clear threat that has been made, the friend may need to contact, if they are on campus, the Office of
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Relive childhood memories with Play-Doh by playing with clay during Throwing Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at Western Illinois University’s Heating Plant Annex. “Throwing Thursday is a program that started when I started working here and it was an open house for people every Thursday,” said Ian Shelley, associate professor of art and ceramics. “I made it every Thursday of the fall semester and then we take a break during the spring.” Shelley said that Throwing Thursday is a recruitment tool for the art department to get both Western students and the
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Moving forward, the City Council moved to adopt the resolution authorizing the conveyance of real property to the Macomb School District 185 pursuant to the Local Government Transfer Act. “When we acquired the modern home property at the same time that process was ongoing there was a deadline for making those sealed bids available to the trustee,” Inman said. “City staff noticed that there was one other property that was also on that list of properties that was available through a sealed bid process and it was adjacent right to one of the elementary schools here in town.” The bid was due within 24 hours so staff suggested that the Superintendent and the Mayor should have a discussion about the city bidding on the property. “Since we had all the paperwork and everything ready
Macomb community to come out and enjoy constructing creative artworks out of clay. “They will get two hours a week during the fall semester of the free clay entertainment,” Shelley said. “They can throw on the wheel, they can hand build and they can take stuff home so they can make something. They can make one thing a week, glaze it the following week and by the end of the semester, they will have these things to take home. We have people make something every week and take home like 14 or 15 things at the end of the semester, which is pretty cool.” According to Shelley, Throwing Thursdays introduced to Western students the world of ceramics and initiates to go it would just be a manner of changing the property identification number and the address to file on the school district’s behalf,” Inman said. “The superintendent agreed so we acquired it and now we’re going to give them the property they wanted for the exact cost it was for us to precure it.” As for the Consideration of Right of Way Infringing Use Agreement for property located at 311 South Randolph Street between Roger Carmack and the City of Macomb, Torreson elaborated stating the agreement is “fairly minor.” “There’s a gentleman (Roger Carmack) who wants to put in some amounts to private lighting along the street,” Torreson said. “It’s out near the street and it’s a grassy area, but its owned by the city so we’re giving him the authority to put that in and he has to maintain it.” The next City Council meeting will be a meeting of the Committee of the Whole and will take place on Monday at 5 p.m. in City Hall.
student interest in taking a ceramics course. “I don’t really keep hard numbers on it, but every year, I do see one or two people in my class that would be like, ‘hey, I remember you from a Throwing Thursday,’” Shelley said. Shelly even mentioned that some Western students that took a ceramics class due to coming to Throwing Thursday actually became art majors, including a recent female bachelor of fine arts in ceramics graduate who started out as an art education major. “She came to Throwing Thursday and got a sense of how fun of a department I like to run,” Shelley said. “She took the pill and did the degree with me and now she’s
in graduate school in Texas, so yeah, it helps our department, it helps my classes. I think it’s a great recruiting tool.” Shelly said that even though working with clay is tough to figure out, Western students have been able to create the ceramics arts that they aspired to create during the Throwing Thursday events. “They are a little on the rough side and that what is sort of the point,” Shelly said. “If you’re interested and you like doing this work, take the class and I can show you how to make them good. I think on average, people make a lot of flat bowls and they get to decorate the sides of them. A lot of people make animals and stuff, little plates with things written on them, so it’s usually
cool stuff.” Shelly mentioned that Throwing Thursdays is an event where students from all different majors get to hangout and have some fun. “My vision for it was like Throwing Thursday can be like a hangout place for people,” Shelly said. “They are not going to learn everything about ceramics, but hopefully either enough to hook them so that they wanted to learn more about ceramics or just have a safe place to hang out and do something cool.” On Thursdays during the fall semester, take Stallings’ advice and “ explore your horizons to try something new” while meeting new people or taking a study break for a chance to play with clay.
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4 OPINIONS
The freezer aisle. The cold wisps of the closing doors tickle your skin as you try to peer through the frosted over glass. The hum of the freezer ’s HVAC system echoes in your ears as you weasel your cart around the other anxious shoppers. At last, you’ve made it to the frozen pizza section. I know there are some discrepancies about which frozen pizza is the best, but I’m here to clear all of that up.
When going to buy a frozen pizza most shoppers have the same things in mind. We want something easy, fast, cheap and doesn’t taste like cardboard. On that note, let’s start with Jacks. Although cheap, this nearly-paper-thin pizza will have you scouring the fridge for more food even after you’ve eaten the entire one to yourself. They do offer a rising crust option which will fill you up more than their
original crust, but still doesn’t help the fact that their cheese barely covers the whole top of the pizza. Once I found myself having to buy extra cheese to add to the top, or having to buy two pizzas to get full, I decided this wasn’t the frozen pizza for me. Next up, Tony’s frozen pizza. Many remember this as the discolored edible object we had slapped on our cafeteria trays in grade school. Although also on the lower range of the price scale, Tony’s pizza is well known for their lack of seasoning and bland taste. Extra greasy pepperoni’s also make this pizza a hard no from me. Now let’s mosey on down
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the aisle to Totino’s land. I’m talking about Totino’s party pizza, that is. With almost the identical taste to Totino’s pizza rolls, the super flaky crust on these pizzas will have you finding crumbs in your bed for weeks. Extremely cheap, these suckers ring up for under $2 but like people say, you get what you pay for. In this case, you might as well just pay the extra and get their pizza rolls. If you are an eater of one of these previous pizzas I mentioned, I feel sorry for you. You’ve been in the dark for so long, but now it is time to reveal the light: Tombstone. Tombstone pizza will have you saying goodbye to all
the past pizzas you may have settled for. Tombstone is in the middle of the frozen pizza price scale coming in between $3-4. The tombstone five cheese pizzas even goes above and beyond your cheesy needs so barely covering the top is never an issue. Tombstones original crust is also almost double the thickness of jack’s so getting full shouldn’t be a problem either. This crunchy, cheesy, juicy, pizza will satisfy both your taste buds and your wallet. With just the right amount of spices in their sauce, Tombstone pizza should definitely be the next addition to your freezer at home.
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It’s not often that I sit down and enjoy a cold one, but when I do, I prefer skim milk over whole milk any day of the week. Wait don’t flip that page just yet. Hear me out on this one. Sure it’s just a preference and there are benefits to each side, but ultimately I think skim milk takes the cake on this one. Once again after a 10-minute Google search, I found the history of milk dating back to World War II and about that time Americans had no idea Skim milk was even accessible to them. They were surely missing out. What I found out from the Dailyburn was that medical establishments were just starting
to realize the correlation between saturated fats and heart disease. Looking more into the heart disease statics I found from Harvard Medical school, those that consume more saturated fats increased their risk for coronary artery disease by sky rocketing it to 18 percent. That’s an unnecessary risk I’m not taking, in fact just by replacing one percent of commonly consumed saturated fats — such as lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid — your risks of heart issues would decrease between 6 to 8 percent. That is something I’ll toast to, with low-fat milk.
What I continued to find out from the Center of Disease Control (CDC) made me further realize I had undoubtedly made the correct decision in switching to skim milk three years ago. Heart disease is the cause of death for one in four people. 610,000 people die in the United States due to heart disease and contributing factors to heart disease as listed in the CDC report were diabetes, obesity, excessive alcohol abuse, physical inactivity and the most important one that everyone can control: a poor diet. You know what a poor diet consist of? Whole milk. You know what you can make phenomenal Mac and Cheese with? Skim milk. The facts don’t lie people, time to get accumulated with the low-fat diet. All I want to do is live my daily life without being judge by the color of my milk. Is that so hard to ask? I think not.
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The unbridled terrorism of the police toward people of color has created an atmosphere of fear and distrust. The people have tried peaceful protest. The people have used their voices and engaged in the democratic process, but to no avail; at the end of the day, when the dust is settled, we are dealt the same hand. There seems to be no end and no solution to the extremely deep and violent relationship between the police force and black Americans. After former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was acquitted of first-degree murder the protests began; by nightfall they devolved into full-blown riots. Stockley allegedly “executed” Anthony Lamar Smith, a black man, and allegedly planted a gun on Smith’s body after the incident. In a nation where
one in three black males land in jail according to the Bureau of Justice and Statistics, and police kill black men without repercussion, this incident was just more of the same thing. When yet another black man is murdered and justice falls away; when all the protests are disregarded, it is no surprise that riots erupt. Our nation witnessed this after the killing of Rodney King in 2012 who was beaten to death by police. and this was no exception. What is exceptionally disturbing about these riots, is the behavior of the police. After arresting over 80 people, the St. Louis police paraded through town shouting, “Who’s streets? Our streets!” St. Louis police chief Lawrence O’Toole said, “We’re in control. This is our city and we’re going to protect
it.” While O’Toole may see the defense of shop windows as “protecting the city”, the radical intimidation march of his police force displayed anything but. In fact, the victory march of the St. Louis police indicates the underlying nature of their relationship with the populace. The “us versus them” behavior only broadens the divide between us. Instead of behaving like a professional group of law enforcement officers, they seem more like an invading military who just conquered a city. They have risked the further radicalization of protest and created a much more violent atmosphere for everybody in America. The St. Louis police are clearly a reckless force of intimidation and violence. Officer Stockley was recorded saying, “Going to kill this mother —, don’t you know it.” This case paints a picture of a military police force that can kill at will with no legal consequence. Now the St. Louis Police Department, as representative of police
everywhere has set an example of their city, and the next time there is a protest, the next time there is a riot, the police may be seen as an opposing military force rather than bastions of the law. The people have spoken, they want justice, they want to live in a world where speeding raises the risk of a traffic accident, not being
shot through your car window. The police don’t own the people or the streets, they serve the people and protect the streets. At least that’s what we’ve always been told. When the St. Louis Police Department was asked for accountability and justice, their response was clear and resounding, “Whose streets? Our streets!”
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Stuff your face with this food for thought Chances are if you live on campus at Western Illinois University or at any other university you have purchased a meal plan to use at your university. Most campuses require students living on campus to buy a meal plan. So is it right for the university to force the meal plan on students? Personally, I think the meal plans at Western are great. At first, I was concerned with the ala carte style of the dining halls, but I have come to find the basic meal plan offers plenty of money. Additionally, I enjoy that the meal plan will work at restaurants at the University Union and there is no additional cost for those like there is at other schools. I, however, believe that we’re in college now and we should be able to choose if we have a meal plan regardless
of the residence hall we stay in and the benefits that are associated with having a meal plan. Meal plans have their benefits and drawbacks, but in my eyes, the pros outweigh the cons. One benefit I have noticed is that having the money set aside for food is helpful in budgeting my spending money. This also goes hand-in-hand with eating healthier foods. Since the meal plan money is not something I am able to go spend on anything else, I am able to not only make sure I am eating proper meals, but that I have access to healthier ones. If I am honest with myself, I would have to say that if I did not have a meal plan, my diet would consist of a lot of Ramen noodles, pizza and fast food, and I would bet that many other students are the
same way. You always hear young adults talking about how they are surviving off of Ramen noodles, which are good for the bank but bad for the body. Having access to the dining halls gives students a wide array of food options so that they may have a full meal. If a student is counting on their pocket change to feed them every day, chances are they are going to buy the cheapest food, which is normally unhealthy food. Although healthier options in the dining halls are unfortunately much more expensive than their unhealthy counterparts, students have enough money in their meal plan to be able to afford it. As a person who tries to eat at least somewhat healthy, I enjoy this perk. Another value of meal plans is that they are eligible to be covered with financial aid. This allows students who struggle with money to still be able to feed themselves. This benefit is big to those who may not be able to afford to feed themselves on their own dime. On the other hand, the dining halls also make it easier to gain the dreaded “freshman 15” pounds because they give easy access to plenty of unhealthy food. Since the unhealthy food
is cheaper, students on the meal plan can get more of it, which contributes to weight gain. Also, it could be argued that even though meal plans allow students to eat healthier, students are, as many say, “in college now,” so they should be able to make their own food choices. Though I personally think meal plans are the way to go, I do agree with this statement. Since we are adults in college now, we should be able to stuff our faces with the cheapest, greasiest, most processed food there is if that’s what we want to do. Because of this reason, I have to say that I disagree with the policy of students living on campus to be required to buy a meal plan. We as independent young adults should be able to choose our food as we please.
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6 SPORTS
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The ball was a low cross from Peters, who was easily tapped in by Edwards to double their lead. Western made it 3-0, as freshman midfielder Natalie Nagle passed a through ball to Romay, as she tapped the ball away from the charging goalkeeper, and put it into an empty net for her second goal of the day. The game remained all Western as they made seven substitutions in the 28th minute to keep fresh legs on the field and add to their lead. The next goal came straight
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In the Leathernecks case it’s remaining strong throughout the entire set. Usually in the beginning Western comes
from one of these subs, as sophomore forward Emily Bollman weaved through a series of defenders to put the ball into the bottom left hand corner, unassisted, for the 4-0 lead. This goal came only three short minutes after being subbed in, and she was just getting started. Bollman later got an assist as her shot bounced off the cross bar and fell to the feet of sophomore midfielder Kayla Kirkwood for the easy tap in to make it 5-0 Western. They took this lead into half time, extremely pleased with themselves. Goal number six came after only 55 seconds into
the second half, as a cross from Romay was headed in by senior defender, Carly Hoffman. After many more shots from Western, goal number seven came from Peters for her first of the season, assisted by Nagle. Both teams made more substitutions, but no one could stop Bollman. She scored goal number eight, her second of the night, off of another through ball from senior midfielder Devan Jones. The Panthers ended up getting a consolation goal from freshman forward Jensyn Stanberry as she struck a ball from about 20 yards out. She
found the top right corner to score a spectacular goal, not giving Western the satisfaction of a shutout. Western returned, immediately to make it 9-1, as freshman midfielder, Jenna Lundgren scored in the 77th minute off of her own breakaway. This was the final score for the Leathernecks, but they finished strong, putting many more shots on goal. “Obviously, it was tough for them off that red card, which made our big field even bigger," said Director of Soccer Eric Johnson. "We've been struggling on the road and it was nice to be back home and see the way our team
out ahead, however toward the end, they can fall short. For the Coyotes as quoted by their head coach Leanne Williamson “coming out sluggish in the beginning, but remaining steady toward
the end.” Western faces off against USD at 7 p.m. on Friday. Two days later on Sunday, he Leathernecks travel to Tulsa, Okla. to take on Oral Roberts University. Starting Sept. 29,
Western has three home games at Western Hall. The first game is against University of Nebraska Omaha. Second home game will be against Indiana University – Purdue on Oct. 1.
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came out determined today. We took advantage of our chances so we are pleased to see our team pick up the win. Hopefully we can get better on both directors in defense and the attack.” Western overall outshot CSU 44-3, and 21-2 on goal. Western had seven corner kicks to the Panthers’ none as well. Western dominated throughout the game, and that is exactly what the Leathernecks wanted heading into their next match against Drake University. The two teams will face off this Sunday Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. here in Macomb. Twitter: @Bradjp08
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Kevin Durant’s fall from grace continues
Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 offseason and he hasn’t been the same since. Yes, he’s been the same player on the court, but off the court, we’ve seen a Durant that is struggling to find an identity after making a move that he criticized LeBron James for making 6 years prior. Keep in mind we are talking about a former NBA MVP, a NBA Finals MVP, four-time Western Conference champion, seventime NBA scoring champion, eight-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA team selection and rookie of the year. Durant, possibly the greatest scorer in NBA history, was caught creating fake Twitter and Instagram accounts to argue with people posing as a fan. That is, our second-best player in the NBA is trashing his former head coach and teammates online to try and defend his cowardly actions. It all started on when the Oklahoma City Thunder choked away a 3-1 lead against the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 Western Conference Finals. The leader of Oklahoma City couldn’t finish the job. Durant then decided on June 5 to make the most cowardly move we had ever seen a superstar play er make in NBA history. He
decided to go to the 73-9 Golden State Warriors who embarrassed him in the playoffs and also blew a 3-1 lead in the Finals against the Cavaliers. I’ll spell out why this move was one of the most jaw dropping and spineless moves we had ever ever seen a future Hall of Famer make. On Twitter, which seems to be a continuing problem for Durant, he criticized NBA players for wanting to join teams with other established superstars. “Now everybody wants to play for the Heat and the Lakers? Let’s go back to being competitive and going at these peoples!” As Harvey Dent said in ‘The Dark Knight,’ “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain,” and Durant has become the villain. The NBA community was outraged when James decided to join the Miami Heat to combine the forces of Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh calling the move “unfair.” Here’s where it was different. Cleveland was an unstable franchise that couldn’t grab James a second-best player other than Zydrunas Ilgauskas and an old deteriorating Shaquille O’Neal. James left a franchise that had been poorly run over their entire duration of their history. All the evidence
needed to justify James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010 was the results they produced in the season following his departure. The Cavaliers were 61-21 with James in 2009, and they dropped to an abysmal 19-63 without the superstar. Durant left a team that was in the Western Conference Finals who handed away a finals appearance and left to the team that beat him. Durant is the biggest example of a person who tries to show publicly that he doesn’t care about public's perception and what we think about him, but proves to be a petty coward behind the scenes. It was funny in the beginning when he wore the cupcake hat after winning the Finals to comeback at all of his critics. Then he just kept piling it on and it got to the range of being overboard and it’s left me wondering whom he’s trying to convince anymore. He’s released two pairs of shoes. One pair once again, going at the cupcake label and the second pair, definitely the most noteworthy, had the insults that anonymous internet people threw his way. One of the most embarrassing and surprising developments in the Durant story was when it came to light that he has created multiple social media accounts that he regularly uses. Monday, on Twitter, Durant was asked by a fan to give him one other reason for leaving Oklahoma City other than ringchasing. Then, Durant replied from
his official account, which he apparently forgot to log out of, and replied. “He didn’t like the organization or playing for Billy Donovan. His roster wasn’t that good, it was just him and Russ.” Durant said. “Imagine taking Russ off that team, see how bad they were. KD can’t win a championship with those cats.” This could’ve easily been a slip up by one of Durant’s assistants or social media handlers that forgot to switch out of his main account, we’ve seen that mistake made before with the Texas Rangers in baseball when one of their social media handlers called for the firing of Texas head coach Charlie Strong. He could’ve discounted it as a hack by a crazed fan. There were multiple moves he could’ve chosen to reason out why someone was defending him online in the third person from his primary twitter. But, yesterday, Durant admitted that it was indeed him who was the culprit. “I use Twitter to engage with the fans. I think it’s a great way to engage with basketball fans. But I happened to take it a little too far, that’s what happens sometimes when I get into these basketball debates. What I really love is to just play basketball, and I went a little too far. I don’t regret clapping back at anybody or talking to my fans on Twitter.” Durant said. “I do regret using my former coach’s name, and my former organiza-
tion that I played for. That was childish, that was idiotic, all those type of words. I regret doing that, and I apologized to them for doing that. So, I want to move on from that. It was tough to deal with yesterday, I was really upset with myself. But I definitely want to move on and keep playing basketball. But I still want to interact with my fans as well.” He went on to say that he hasn't slept or eaten in days. Durant used to be one of the most respected players in the NBA. He was a homegrown hero that rose above all the odds in a rough childhood to take a small market NBA team in Oklahoma to the Finals. He gave a MVP speech that touched the hearts of millions of people across the country. Then he ripped those hearts out in the move that left the NBA world in shock. He abandoned those values and principles that he stood by in Oklahoma and transformed into a lesser man and competitior and he’s now proved to us that he himself is having trouble dealing with his decisions. Durant lost himself when he went to the Valley. Now he’s lashing out at fans because he’s trying to convince himself that what he did was justified. He needs to get back to the man we saw with the Oklahoma City Thunder, instead of the insecure petulant child he’s transformed into during his tenure with the Golden State Warriors.
Men’s soccer prepares to host Drake University By Haley Richards courier staff
The Western Illinois men’s soccer team will host the Drake University Bulldogs today. The kickoff is set for 4 p.m. at the John Mackenzie Alumni Field. After a win last Saturday at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Leathernecks are now 2-4-0. With some momentum going into the game, the Purple and Gold hope to get their first home win of the season before conference games arrive. The Drake Bulldogs are currently 1-6-0 on the season, their only win so far against University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, which they won by a score of 1-0. Despite their record, this game should be an even matchup between both the Leathernecks and the Bulldogs. Earlier in the season (Aug. 27), Western faced Green Bay also and lost by a single goal in a high-scoring game ending with a score of 4-3. Drake is coming off of a conference loss against Valparaiso University. The Bulldogs lost a 2-0 lead after Valparaiso came back in the second half to tie the game. The Crusaders found
the back on the net in double overtime, ruining the one game winning streak for the Bulldogs. In total, the Bulldogs have only had five goals on the season compared to the Leathernecks nine goals. Point leaders for Drake are senior defender Mason Leonard and junior forward Ryan Merideth, both tied with one goal and one assist on the season. Western Illinois beat Drake on their home turf in 2016 by a score of 2-1. In that game, we saw goals by midfielder Daniel Collins and senior midfielder Alejandro Pacheco. Collins is now alumni for the Leathernecks, however, last game we saw an assist from Pacheco. The last time the Bulldogs defeated the Purple and Gold was in the 2015 season, after a last-minute overtime goal by Leatherneck alumni andforward Steven Enna. Enna has only seen 19 minutes of play this season for Drake and should not be an issue in the game on Wednesday. If anything, Drake should be more worried about senior forward Fernando Pacheco.
Pacheco earned his first career Summit League ‘Offensive Player of the Week’ accolade. After two goals in last week’s game against UMKC, Pacheco is more than deserving of this award. He is also tied at second in the Summit League with five goals this season; and third in the league with a total of 10 points. Last year, Pacheco found himself on the Second Team All-Summit League but with how his season is going so far, he is sure to receive more honors. In the all-time series between Western and Drake, the Bulldogs hold a 17-8-2 advantage. This week’s game will be shown on Fighting Leatherneck All-access page or can be followed via live stats as well. The Leathernecks hope for another win before going onto Summit League play. After last week’s games, Western moved back down to the bottom of the conference. However, they are now just one point behind Oral Roberts University. A win will earn them three points moving them closer as they fight for a position in postseason play. Twitter: hayfourrr
Alejandro Pacheco gets past the defense.
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Monday, August 21, 2017
Western gets first season win 9-1 over CSU By Bradley Piros courier staff
MACOMB Ill. — The Leathernecks finally arrived back home after six games Sunday to play the Chicago State University Panthers, and went on to beat them 9-1. The score line set a program record for most goals in one game, beating the previous record of eight against the University Arkansas Pine Bluff back in 2012. Western’s attack came out strong for this game as they were looking to make the home crowd proud, and they delivered. After this game, Western now sits at 1-7 for the season while CSU falls to 1-9. This is Western’s first win this season after a long and strenuous road trip. They are looking to forget the past but learn from their mistakes in their upcoming matches. The Leathernecks came out expecting to win and that confidence led to a fast start. In the 5th minute, a ball was slotted through to freshman forward Lauryn Peters. CSU’s senior goalkeeper, Gabby Klemp, slide tackled Peters in
what would end up being a game breaking decision. The tackle was ruled a red card as Klemp was sent off. Back up keeper, junior Audra Wisehart, was sent in to finish the game. Western was allowed a penalty kick for this foul; however, junior forward Ashley Kuhlman essentially kicked the ball straight into the hands of Wisehart as the save was made to keep the game tied. This early missed chance drove Western to create more opportunities, as they were very eager to win this game in front of their home crowd. The Leathernecks would keep pounding in shots off of through balls behind the defense, but it wasn’t until the 16th minute that they finally broke the tie. The pass was from junior forward Madeline Edwards, who picked up and put away nicely by sophomore midfielder Bianca Romay. Western kept the shots coming as they soon scored another goal in the 22nd minute.
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Ashley Kuhlman pushing the ball up the field in the Leathernecks first win.
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Western volleyball gears up for conference play By Brie Coder courier staff
Mackenzie Steckler gathers herself before a kill against St. Louis University.
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After competing in the Buffalo Wild Wings Invitational at home, the Western Illinois Universitys volleyball team is taking a different approach toward their next game against the University of South Dakota Coyotes. The Purple and Gold are traveling to Vermillion, S.D. on Sept. 22 to face off in their first Summit League match of the season. This past weekend was tough for Western with all three games ended in a loss during the invitational. Even though they didn’t come out victorious, several women on the roster stood out during the matches. Sophomore defense specialist and libero Claire Grove is second in the Summit League with a total of 236 digs. Also second in the Summit League is middle/outside hitter, red shirt freshman Mackenzie Steckler. Steckler hit a .332 clip and a .435 hit. Junior outside hitter Melanie Patenaude recorded season highs with 16 kills and 13 digs. Another junior outside hitter, Shalyn Greenhaw, had 16 digs to add to the team lead. Greenhaw also recorded two service
aces. Both sophomore setter Makenzie Bouse, and junior setter Jamie Johnson, also recorded two service aces. The Coyotes won two out of their three matches in the Northern Colorado Tournament this past weekend. Currently the Coyotes’ record is 6-6. In their game against the Air Force Falcons, three players on the Coyotes recorded double-digit kills. Outside hitter Hayley Dotseth led the team with 14 kills. Dotseth and setter Brittany Jessen contributed with nine digs each. Jessen also had a match-high with 44 assists. Middle blockers Meagan Kerns, and Kelly Law added ten kills apiece. Concluding the matches’ highlights is defensive specialist Anne Rasmussen, who led the team on the defensive end with 19 digs. This matchup between the Leathernecks and the Coyotes will captivate the strengths and weaknesses on each side. Both teams’ strengths are from digs and kills. One thing both teams have to work on is carrying their momentum throughout the entire game.
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