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Western’s senior quarterback, Ryan Bergman, threw for 412 yards on 24 of his 41 passes after coming off an injury. It was Bergman’s sixth 400-yard game. Nine of those catches were to redshirt freshman wide receiver Paul Revis, who had 161 yards and a touchdown.

The Wolves had a staggering 412 total passing yards for the game, compared to Central’s 360. The ground game was held to a steadfast for the Wolves as they racked up 24 yards on the ground; a disappointing number after having 133 yards last week against Dixie State.

“I will do whatever I can to give this team the best chance to win,” said Bergman. “Whether that means I throw for 400 yards or hand the ball off 40 times.”

The Wolves found themselves down 17-7 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but after a quick field goal and an 89 yard pass to senior wide receiver Tyrell Williams, the Wolves were right back in it.

Williams had just five catches but a career-high 171 receiving yards, which puts him third on Western’s all-time list with 2,398 receiving yards total.

The Wildcats quickly marched down the field again to score a touchdown pass with seven minutes to go in the game. The Wolves managed to answer back with a field goal by senior kicker Jesse Correa, but couldn’t manage to score again before the time ran out.

“We played well but have way more potential then what we played on Saturday.” said Revis.

Junior defensive back Breeon Moreno was named the GNAC defensive player of the year and he backed it up with ten tackles, eight of which were solo. Sophomore defensive back Austin Spencer was also a defensive force, contributing 10 tackles in the game and junior defensive back Roger Garrett added an interception to help make the defenses presence known.

The Wolves beat the Wildcats at home earlier this season but have been beaten at Central Washington 11 consecutive times. Western looks to defeat Simon Fraser next week for their homecoming game at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25.

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All Hallow’s Read

Halloween is upon us again, and with it comes one of the newest traditions associated with the holiday celebrating all things spooky: All Hallow’s Read. Created by author Neil Gaiman in 2010, All Hallow’s Read asks participants and horror lovers to give books on Halloween. Whether it’s to a friend, a child, or a complete stranger, the only rule is that the book must be scary.

“I propose that stories by authors like John Bellairs and Stephen King,” said Gaiman “and a hundred others change hands- new books or old or second-hand, beloved books or unknown. Give someone a scary book for Halloween. Make their flesh creep.”

To help readers get into the spirit of All Hallow’s Read, a few members of The Journal staff have given their picks for horrific books you should get for your friends or family this Halloween.

“Something Wicked This Way Comes” by Ray Bradbury

This just might be the quintessential “October” book. While leaning more on the side of fantasy than horror, there are plenty of creepy and unnerving passages and scenes to warrant giving it to a lucky friend as an All Hallow’s Read gift. “Something Wicked” has all the ingredients for a classic Bradbury story: a small Midwestern town, protagonists leaving childhood and entering adolescence, and dark, otherworldly forces. Plus, there’s a traveling carnival in October and a carousel that can alter the rider’s age. Check it out.

-Nathaniel Dunaway, Entertainment Editor

“John Dies at the End” by David Wong

This book is seriously wacky. It is unlike anything I have read before, but I enjoyed it so much. “John Dies at the End” is fun, ridiculous, and freaky in the strangest ways. The conglomeration of creepy-crawly and nightmarish other-dimensional creatures throughout the book make it a well-suited Halloween read. Any friend interested in the bizarre and the hilarious should get a real kick out of this book. If you love it, check out the sequel, “This Book is Full of Spiders.”

-Shannen Brouner, Photo Editor

“It” by Stephen King

“It” is a book that literally had me checking behind doors and shower curtains when I was finished reading it. It resonated within me even months afterwards; this book is definitely not one that should be read alone in a dark house at night. Keep your lights on when you read it, folks. You’ll regret it otherwise. But as scary as it was, “It” was phenomenal and a great novel to read during Halloween. If you like deranged, psychotic thrillers that twist and warp your mind, this book is for you.

-Jennifer Halley, Campus Life Editor

“Obedience” by Will Lavender

This book is probably one of the weirdest books I’ve ever read. It’s about a group of college kids in a Logic and Reasoning class, and their assignment becomes disturbingly real about a murder that may or may not have actually taken place. It was a great book that made me slightly paranoid the whole time I was reading it…and kind of scared to go to college.

-Amanda McMasters, Copy Editor

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SPEAK: Raising Awareness about Eating Disorders

By Katrina Penaflor

Nearly 20% of women and 10% of men on a college campus have an eating disorder

The organization, SPEAK, which stands for Students Promoting Equity, Activism and Knowledge, put together a special presentation Wednesday, Oct. 15, to bring awareness to students about eating disorders. The two speakers, Amy Hammermeister and Emily Swart, helped dismiss common misconceptions about eating disorders and shared their own personal insight.

The presentation began with a video of poetry slammer, Katie Makkai, defining the word “pretty”. Katie spoke with passion and enthusiasm and made it known that the word “pretty” should not define a woman and society needs to stop enforcing what they think makes a person “attractive”.

Following the video, Hammermeister, a professor of Nutrition and Human Sexuality, presented. She presented a PowerPoint on disordered eating and eating disorders. The difference between the two is that disordered eating, for example chronic dieting, is a precursor for an eating disorder. It can have severe health risks, like poor nutrition and low energy.

Commonly undiagnosed by doctors and physicians, disordered eating is typically not considered a severe enough condition or problem to be labeled a disorder. The issue with this is that not enough people receive the help needed when dealing with disordered eating. An eating disorder, as defined by Hammermeister is, “[a] psychiatric disorder that must be clinically diagnosed by a physician.” Some examples are anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating.

Eating disorders can be set off by a variety of triggers like family stress, off handed comments about a person’s body, unrealistic media images, body image or sociocultural values. Hammermeister provided some valuable information on ways to offset these triggers. Intuitive eating is one, respecting a body’s signals of hunger, gentle nutrition and learning to reject a diet mentality can all help a person make peace with food and keep their body healthy.

The next speaker was Swart, a receptionist at The Cottage and a board assistant. She gave an emotional and powerful talk about her personal experience with an eating disorder. She spoke openly about her battle with anorexia and how she was able to recover from it.

It took strength and support from friends and family to learn that, “self-care is not selfish.” Swart finds it important to bring eating disorders into the light, so that people can become more aware and knowledgeable about them.

Loving and learning to be comfortable with one’s body is immensely important, like Swart said, “life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks”.

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