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Students participate in new engaging welcome week events
Jelen Evans, Courier Staff
August 23, 2019 • No Comments
Last Tuesday at 7 p.m. Western Illinois University hosted a trivia night partnered with the Think fast company. Students were able to go to the University Union’s grand ballroom to participate in the activity. When coming in to attend the event, students were told the rules before checking in to be...
Balloon Rally returns to Macomb next month
Marc Ramirez, News editor
August 23, 2019 • No Comments
There are many unique things that the city of Macomb has to offer that people sometimes overlook. A very popular and uncommon event that has been a tradition since 1987 is the Macomb Balloon Rally. This year's event will be hosted on Sept. 6-7 on Vince Grady Field located across from North Quad. Festivities...
Dance Marathon gets ready to host 2nd Annual Color Run
Marc Ramirez, News editor
August 21, 2019 • No Comments
Western Illinois University Dance Marathon is scheduled to host their 2nd Annual Color Run Saturday, Sept. 28. The event will be hosted at Veterans Park from 3-6:30 p.m. “Miracle Network Dance Marathon is a movement benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a non-profit organization...
Western welcomes students back home
Marc Ramirez, News editor
August 19, 2019 • No Comments
Western Illinois University faculty, staff, administration and student volunteers spent their weekend making all first year students feel at home in Leatherneck Country. All workers anxiously awaited the arrival of students back to Macomb in their bright gold shirts lining residence halls...
SGA convenes for the final time this year
Marc Ramirez, News editor
May 3, 2019 • No Comments
Aaron Steele, Speaker of the Senate, opened up the last general assembly meeting of the 50th legislative body of the Student Government Association Tuesday night. The evening began with roll call to ensure quorum of the room since the week prior, it was not attained. “The mission of the Western...
University Art Gallery holds event for high school students
Karla Foster, Courier Staff
May 1, 2019 • No Comments
As the school year ends, that means that the current seniors who attend Western Illinois University for the art program will make room for the new artists to come in with their ideas and talent. Recently, the Art Gallery hosted the High School Invitational for high school students around the Macomb area...
Michael Harms, Courier Staff
August 23, 2019 • No Comments
Every great group has a great captain. The new colonies had George Washington, the civil rights movement had Martin Luther King Jr. and now the Western Illinois University football team has their leaders. Five captains,...
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Devon Greene, editor-in-chief
August 19, 2019 • No Comments
As summer comes, so does the summer blockbuster. After Jaws’ massive success in 1975, studios have clamored to produce big, expensive movies that draw in massive crowds during the summer. Yet, smaller studios are nothing...
August 19, 2019
It is ideal to want to be healthy; as we return to school, a lot of people are making decisions to go to the rec center more often to stay healthy. I...