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Continuing a streak of country performances, this year’s Homecoming concert features a rising young musician from Louisiana.

Last week, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) announced Hunter Hayes will perform at the Homecoming concert on Nov. 5. The concert will take place in Diddle Arena at 7 p.m.

In previous years, WKU hosted the Eli Young Band, Justin Moore, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and Josh Turner.

Rachel McClain, a Bowling Green sophomore and CAB member, said although CAB considered other options, the timing lined up perfectly for Hunter Hayes.

McClain said the news of Hayes’ upcoming performance was received well on campus.

“A lot of people say they are really excited,” said McClain. “They wanted to buy tickets right now.”

Tickets went on sale on Monday, Aug. 31, at 8 a.m. Students can purchase regular seating in advance for $25 or seating on the floor in advance for $30. Either type of seating can be purchased on the day of show for $35.

The public has the opportunity to go to the show as well. In advance, attendees can purchase regular seating for $35 and floor seating for $40. Both ticket types will cost the public $45 on the day of the show.

Louisville sophomore Amber Moorman said she is definitely looking forward to Homecoming.

“This is the first year I have been really excited about the concert,” Moorman said.

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Governor's Savings Program WKU restructures scholarship program, cuts GSP award

BY LASHANA HARNEY & ANDREW HENDERSON HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Last Tuesday, one high school senior’s tweet stirred up a buzz on Twitter.

Marshall County High School senior Elizabeth Wells posted a picture of an email response from WKU regarding scholarships with the caption “What is ‘good enough’ these days??” Stated in the email, the scholarship amount for an alum of the Governor’s Scholars Program, GSP, had decreased from covering instate tuition to offering only $1,500.

This change is a part of the overall

restructuring of WKU’s scholarship program for beginning freshmen starting fall 2016. The restructuring was announced within 24 hours of the Twitter frenzy. However, on Tuesday evening, some WKU accounts, such as the WKU Honors College account, were responding to the Twitter buzz.

Wells’ tweet prompted other students to speak out about the diminished awards to competent GSP alumni. Other Twitter users mentioned how the University of Kentucky and WKU are “ignoring GSP” and how “in-state universities need to get their s*** together.”

UK recently faced controversy over

its changes to a scholarship for Governor’s Scholars that prompted a petition to change the requirements back. UK had previously offered a $40,000 Presidential Scholarship if students scored a 28 on the ACT and had a grade-point average of 3.3. The requirements were changed to a 31 on the ACT and a 3.5 GPA. Even the University of Louisville’s Office of Admissions chimed in on its Twitter account, saying how UofL “values the work” and “involvement of KY students” and “recognizes their accomplishments.”

However, Cindy Burnette, the director of WKU’s Student Financial

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WKU students can now get a ride with the click of a button.

Uber, a company with a smartphone app that connects users to background-checked drivers who can taxi them around the city, launched its services in Bowling Green on Aug. 27.

For now, the only Uber service offered in Bowling Green is uberX. This is Uber’s standard and least expensive service.

Other Kentucky cities which offer Uber services are Louisville and Lexington.

SGA President Jay Todd Richey is excited about the safety Uber brings to campus. SGA currently provides funds to Parking and Transportation Services for the Purple Line, which runs from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

“Purple Line has been very beneficial,” said Richey. “I’m not looking at replacing it. I’m looking forward to Uber being another option.”

Uber has many of the same qualities as the Purple Line, according to Richey. It is affordable and will keep students safe.

Uber drivers drive their own cars, set their own schedules, choose who they pick up and keep 80 percent of the fare customers pay.

Local bartenders Katherine Holman, left, and Blake Norris, middle, are excited as they gather information about Uber during a promotional night at Hilligan's Bar and Grill on Thursday. The two see this opportunity as a way to lower drunk driving incidents in Bowling Green. ALYSE YOUNG/HERALD “To be successful, you have to be willing to put in the hours,” said Uber driver Rick Abbott, who gave the first Uber ride in Bowling Green. He typically works at night, and his peak hours are when the bars close between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m.

The base fare is $2, and users are

charged 20 cents per minute and $1.50 per mile. The minimum fare is $5. Uber users can set up an account that links to a credit card, so cash is not involved in the transaction. After users complete a ride, Uber emails them a receipt with details about the trip.

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Honors College Executive Director Craig Cobane said anytime there is a change as substantial as this one, people need some time to understand what’s happening.

“We’re having to shift our focus a little bit to getting the word out,” Cobane said.

He said the Honors College is going after the GSP demographic aggressively as increasing numbers of GSP alumni are attending WKU. Despite the new scholarship program, he said, the Honors College will continue to recruit students based on criteria such as their contributions to the community and involvement in research, not just their GPA and ACT scores.

“We’re interested in students we’re a good fit for,” Cobane said.

The new scholarship program has been in the works for the past year, Burnette said.

WKU restructured its scholarships in part because the university had overstepped its budget for awards; at the same time, it endured $7.9 million worth of budget cuts and reallocations across all university departments.

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Assistance, said the newly designed scholarship program may actually award more money to some GSP alumni because in addition to the $1,500 they are eligible for, they can also receive an automatic merit award based solely on their incoming GPA and ACT score.

Burnette said at least 120 more GSP alumni will qualify for an award.

Wells said the reason she is so upset over the changes is because she wasn’t informed of the changes while attending the GSP program, so she had garnered false expectations of the scholarship amount.

“We thought we would receive the scholarship we were told we would,” Wells said.

When informed of the changes, she said GSP alumni were forced to reevaluate their future plans. Now, Wells is reconsidering WKU. “My want to go to Western hasn’t changed at all, but my doability has,” Wells said.

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Burnette said one of the goals of the new program is to provide a larger number of students with more scholarships to award them for their hard work and to help bridge tuition gaps.

“Instead of doing fewer larger scholarships, we’re doing a greater number of partial scholarships, so we’re able to reach more students with our scholarship dollars,” Burnette said.

The new program is heavily based around Annual Academic Merit Awards. The merit awards range from $1,500-$8,000 and are automatically awarded if the incoming student applies by Jan. 15, 2016—the deadline.

The merit awards are based on a student’s ACT score and unweighted GPA, and it places them within a range of scholarship dollars.

Burnette said that on top of these merit awards, targeted awards are also available for students based on participation in certain programs or groups.

Such programs include Kentucky Governor’s Scholars, National Merit and Achievement Semifinalists and Rogers Scholars.

Burnette said the competitive Cherry Presidential award will be “a little tighter.” Forty-five students will now be invited for an interview instead of 60. She said this change was implemented to make the award more competitive.

The new program has expanded awards for transfer students as well.

In the past, transfer awards were limited to students transferring from the Kentucky Community and Technical College system. Now students who transfer from any school are eligible.

“If they transfer from another school and they fall in these GPA ranges, then they would be eligible to compete for scholarships,” Burnette said.

Burnette said a new scholarship portal will also be launching within the next few weeks. In addition to the merit awards, students would also be eligible to apply for foundation scholarships through the College Heights Foundation.

“We’re hoping this will allow students to maximize the amount of resources they’re eligible to receive,” she said.

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Convention and Visitors Bureau, Uber is an “asset” and “progressive step.”

Transportation will improve especially for tourists on vacation and businesspeople at conventions, she said.

Tony Matthews, the vice president of Partnership Services at the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce, said the reason Uber is interested in Bowling Green is the town’s population makeup and business industry.

“We continue to have more and more new business open up in the Bowling Green area and are very excited that we are someone that continues (sic) to have this type of development,” Matthews said.

Continued from FRONT Abbott said he really likes his job.

“It’s a blast,” he said. “I come home laughing some nights.”

Discipline is important for Uber drivers because there are no set hours or minimum or maximum hours, Abbott said.

“I have a personal goal of so many trips a week,” said Abbott.

Drivers must be at least 21 years old, pass a background check and have an eligible car. Abbott said it usually takes one to two weeks until a new driver can drive.

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• Freshman Bailey Dahlquist, Wheaton, Illinois, reported some items stolen from his vehicle, which was parked in PFT lot, on Aug. 30. The value of the theft was $370.

• Freshman Montez Johnson of Clarksville, Tennessee, and senior Jonathan Bean of Bowling Green were cited in the PFT lot on Aug. 28 for possession of marijuana.

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WKU receives record amount of donations

BY EMMA COLLINS HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU During the 2014-2015 fiscal year, WKU received the second-highest amount of donations in WKU’s history.

Over the course of the year, WKU received $18.3 million in donations from alumni, friends and private foundations.

This is only the third time WKU has surpassed $18 million in donations in a single year. These donations also included the highest number of

gifts from private foundations, $2.6 million, and friends, $4.5 million, or non-WKU alum.

The $17.7 million given in cash and the $9.6 million given for student scholarships were also records.

According to John Paul Blair, the associate vice president for Development and Alumni Relations, this year brought in a “remarkable level of support because of the quality teaching and research of our faculty, the national achievements and scholarship awards received by our students and the

exciting vision for our future shared by our president and academic leaders.”

Development and Alumni Relations works with alumni to encourage them to give back to the school. The hope is that because of their experiences at WKU, alumni will want to give back to current students.

Andrea Vaughn, a senior from Franklin, Tennessee, said as an alumna she would donate to WKU. “The things I’ve been involved in [at WKU] are the

reason I’m the woman I am today,” Vaughn said.

She said WKU provided her with so much more than just a degree.

The staff of Development and Alumni Relations realize many alums feel this way.

Through their work with alumni and fundraising efforts inside and outside the WKU community, the staff have ensured the amount of money given to the university has continued to grow.

Because of their interest in

the students, a large number of donors this year gave money to support student scholarships, the individual academic colleges and Gatton Academy.

The rest of the money will be spent on various campus necessities.

Blair said the increase in donations stirs from the impact WKU has on the region.

“Our service to the region causes many to want to invest and move this region forward,” he said.

Phi Delta Theta settles into their new home

Phi Delta Theta members prepare to take a group photo with their pledges Saturday at the new chapter house. The fraternity moved into its newly built home this semester after being recolonized two years ago. SHABAN ATHUMAN/HERALD

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Phi Delta Theta fraternity recently moved into their new home on the Hill.

The Phi Delta Theta KY-Eta chapter at WKU lost their charter in 2013 for issues with debt, lack of membership and poor academic standing. The fraternity was reinstated in

the spring of 2014. Once reinstated, the Phi Delts began the process of building a new home for their members.

The nine-month project, a 16,900-square-foot house, began with a groundbreaking ceremony on Homecoming weekend last year and was completed on Aug. 20.

Atlanta junior Nathan Wilson

moved into the house with his fraternity brothers on Aug. 21.

He said it is already becoming a community for them.

“It became a hub for us,” Wilson said.

Wilson said the Phi Delts have received several compliments about the house and that there has been “nothing but praise.”

The house is a large, rustic

stone building with balconies overlooking the yard and the other houses on the street. It also has an indoor balcony on the second floor overlooking the first floor common area.

The house contains 16 small one-person bedrooms, an awards room that showcases Greek Week awards as well as the photographs of the chapter’s founding fathers, a prayer

room, a study room, a chapter meeting room and three common areas. The house is home to 16 of the 63 active members of the fraternity.

Miller Pogue, Owensboro senior and Phi Delt member, said the house is never empty.

“People are enjoying [the house] so much that they come at all times,” Pogue said.

Student Government outlines goals for semester

BY MARCEL MAYO HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Leaving behind the Postergate controversy, the Student Government Association is preparing for the new school year with plans to create a bigger impact on campus.

One of the goals for the school is to see more commitment through student outreach and more involvement from the executive cabinet, said SGA President Jay Todd Richey.

“It’s vital to have support and communication through executive cabinet and senate,” Richey said. “There’s probably about a hundred things I

want to do this semester.”

Richey also plans to follow through with some of the initiatives he outlined in his campaign for president. MyCampusToo, an Jay Todd Richey initiative focused on incorporating underrepresented students into SGA, will be unfolding during this semester.

“I want more outreach to international students and for the regional campuses to be more included also,” Richey said.

Last school year, SGA approved Resolution 13-14-F, a way to support amending the University’s alcohol policy and Student Code of Conduct to promote safety and retention. With the support of SGA, WKU moved forward with a policy change and will serve alcohol in the Garrett Conference Center with the construction of a new pub. However, Richey said alcohol will not be served in DSU. Before the pub is completed, SGA will

host a competition open to students to name the pub.

SGA Executive Vice President Nolan Miles also has goals for this semester.

One goal for this school year is to stress to SGA senators the importance of sitting on university committees. Another initiative is to bring back the Dine with Decision Makers event.

“In the past, Dine with Decision Makers has become a routine event that is often taken for granted,” Miles said. “This year I hope to change that and promote its importance to our university.”

SGA will hold its first meeting on Sept. 1 at 5 p.m.

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Ride-sharing app promises safer late night option THE ISSUE: As of last Thursday, Uber is available in Bowling Green.

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require too much thought, and if the designated driver chooses to be an asshole and make bad decisions, we have other options.

With an easy $5-6 ride from Hilligans to the Registry and a $7-9 ride from campus to downtown, Uber has the potential to make Bowling Green a safer place for everyone by lowering the number of late-night foot travelers and DUIs. According to the online police activity report, this past May the BGPD made

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30 DUI arrests, and WKUPD made another 13. Keeping drunk people off the roads is a necessity, and Uber’s offer of cheap and accessible rides is designed to do just that—especially when the only other option is walking home.

Walking home after a night out often feels like the best option, but it rarely is.

In May, WKUPD also made six public intoxication arrests.

There’s no telling how many the BGPD made. And

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aside from the fear of being stopped by the police for making a good decision, if it’s late and you’re alone, it can get pretty spooky out there.

Hopefully Uber will be used to its full potential. $7 really isn’t that much, and it’s a lot better than paying for a lawyer after getting arrested. We all get tired of driving sometimes, so do yourself a favor and download the app.

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No Escape: A Bland Addition to Action

BY SHANE FREEMAN HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

How far would you go to protect your family when escape seems impossible?

Over the course of the summer, I had seen trailers for No Escape multiple times, and caught SHANE two bythings surprise: the FREEMAN me image of a father FOUR STARS throwing his child off a roof and that faOR LESS: A weekly review ther being played by Owen Wilson. Most of the latest films to hit the people know him as the funny man in a big screen. number of comedies. This clearly was not a comedy.

I can’t say I’m a fan of Wilson, but I gave him pass on this one since the

role was so intriguing. As far as rousing curiosity goes, this film hits the nail on the head. After buying the ticket, I realized I actually knew nothing about this film. I was going in blind. By the end of the film, I had mixed feelings.

As an action/drama film, it surprised me on a few levels because it kept me entertained and on the edge of my seat The plot, though, was unclear. Before we meet Wilson’s character and his family, there’s an opening that supposedly sets up the whole plot, but it doesn’t make a lot of sense because we’re never given enough information.

The gist of it, which I got about 20 minutes in, is this: 1. a leader is killed, 2. a rebellion begins in the city where the leader was killed and 3. Wilson’s character and his family are being targeted. It’s fairly basic, but it drives itself on tension.

While the acting isn’t special in any way, Wilson stands out by making his character believable. He plays a great father and delivers during intense mo-

ments, but I still found myself seeing his funny side even when he wasn’t being funny.

The only other interesting character is Pierce Brosnan’s. He has a mysterious past, but it doesn’t make any sense when he explains it. Ultimately this doesn’t matter because his only purpose is to clarify parts of the confusing plot.

In the end, I was surprised and excited by the film, but it has faults. The performances weren’t great, even with Wilson’s. The action got repetitive and less believable and was hyperviolent, which doesn’t appeal to everyone. The tension, action and surprises were enjoyable, but these were stale by the time credits rolled.

I have mixed feelings. I enjoyed the film to a certain extent, but I also felt it bland by the end. All in all, it’s good to see over the weekend if you want a mindless action film.

My Score: 2/4.

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BY ANDREW LIVEASY The atmosphere was intense in the South Warren High School gym Saturday, Aug. 29, as martial arts participants from Kentucky and Tennessee competed during the second annual Bowling Green Classic Karate Tournament.

Individuals ranged in age from children under five to adults.

Crowds of people, both spectators and participants, stood around the rings to watch the events and prepare for their own.

There were over 100 divisions and four grand champions awarded cash prizes.

RIGHT: Parker Johnson, 6, of Lebanon, Tenn., demonstrates his skill with a bo staff during an individual competition. Johnson, who has been training with Success Martial Arts Center for about three years, competes in 12-15 competitions per year. ANDREW LIVESAY/HERALD ABOVE: Rob Hill speaks to his son, Bax Hill, 5, as Bax warms up. Bax primarily trains with his sensei, but his father spends much of his free time providing additional training as well.

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Participants ages eight and under wait in line to compete in individual events at the Bowling Green Classic karate tournament.

While many of the younger participants were newcomers to karate competitions, a handful began training at the age of three or younger. WILLIAM KOLB/ HERALD

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Fraternities outline the path of recruitment

BY SHELBY BRUCE

HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU Each fall and spring semester, the fraternities of WKU undergo recruitment week to take potential new members (PNMS) and establish them as brothers.

While the goal of each fraternity may be similar, the process of recruitment differs among the chapters.

This year, 325 men signed up for fraternity recruitment: that’s 82 more members than last year, according to Interfraternity Council President Colin Perschbacher, a senior from Nashville.

The IFC’s main job is to govern all fraternities on campus and ensure that they follow the rules, Perschbacher said.

“We make sure that the unity on campus between the fraternities maintains itself and that these fraternities aren’t doing anything behind closed doors that would get them in trouble,” he said.

While the IFC monitors the overall process of recruitment, each individual organization is permitted to run its recruitment process however it sees fit since there isn’t a specific set of guidelines the chapters are expected to follow.

Since receiving its charter, Phi Gamma Delta has received multiple Cheney Cups, an award annually given to the Fijis’ best overall chapter.

Despite the fraternity’s international recognition, Fiji president and Bowling Green native Andrew Boyles says they do not perform recruitment differently from any chapter on campus.

“We have the same schedule as the other guys during recruitment week,” Boyles said. “We just use the time that potential new members are at our house to have conversations with the guys and get to know them as best as we can.”

According to Fiji Recruitment Chair Brent Harney, a junior from Lexington,

the chapter looks for men who share the core values of Phi Gamma Delta.

“I believe that the only expectation we should have for ourselves during recruitment is that we recruit men who exemplify the values of our international fraternity,” Harney said.

Sigma Nu also has a personal way of running recruitment. Its is called Values-Based Recruitment, according to President Jack McKinney, a junior from Panama City, Florida.

“The main goal of our recruitment is to bring in men who believe in the pursuit of excellence and have values that fit our mission statement: taking the better, and making them the best through a life long dedication to excellence,” McKinney said.

For many of the active fraternity members, the recruitment process begins over the summer and is officially

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Senior Justin Swails, center, of Fort Campbell rides in the back of a truck full of Kappa Sigma pledges on the way to Downing Student Union to sign their bid cards to officially pledge to Kappa Sigma, Friday, on College Street. MICHAEL NOBLE JR./HERALD

Local restaurant remembers Katrina by giving back

BY MADISON MARTIN HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

On a humid Saturday at the end of August, one of the most devastating natural disasters in the United States’ recent memory reached its 10-year anniversary.

According to History.com, Hurricane Katrina, which killed close to 2,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more, devastated the city of New Orleans and other coastal communities on Aug. 29, 2005.

Greg and Theresa Shea, owners of local Bowling Green restaurant Tea Bayou, once called New Orleans home. Although their neighborhood flooded, they were fortunate enough to sustain only a broken fence and a garage damaged by a falling tree branch. They haven’t forgotten the impact FEMA and the Red Cross had on the rest of the storm victims. This impact inspired the Sheas to do something positive in memory of the harrowing, historic event that was Katrina.

“We were sitting down, late July, and [Theresa] said, ‘Why don’t we do something for the Red Cross?’ because they helped us out after Katrina along with hundreds of thousands of other people from Louisiana—all the way over to Florida, really,” Greg Shea said.

Greg Shea remembers the organization setting up stations and handing out water along the interstate to evacuees.

“The Red Cross was still there, and man, it was amazing seeing them in action, it really was,”he said. “They were all over the place.”

The Sheas decided to take donations benefitting Bowling Green’s local Red Cross for the month of August. At the same time, they celebrated the restaurant’s four-year anniversary.

The Sheas offered new menu items— collectively called Po’Boy Palooza—

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Wowed by whiskers: The fashion of facial hair

BY SCOUT HARDIN HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

SCOUT HARDIN Skipping Breakfast at Tiffany's: Your weekly guide to having fun with fashion on campus.

My quest began with a simple quesw ttion: Why do I like beards? I've always liked a bearded bloke, but why? b F From a young age, I've appreciated the b beard. I have fond memories of my father writing in the basement and toying with his face fur. I would watch gleefully, feeling somehow reassured that with a stroke of a beard, all would be well. When the time would come for his beard to go, I would beg him not to shave. To this day, I still throw a fit when he lifts a razor.

Inspired to solve the

mystery of the beard, I took my research to the streets. Surely with the burgeoning popularity of the Lumbersexual and the Dandy Wildman, I could find a man on WKU's campus who would explain to me the inner workings of the majestic gift which is facial hair.

I walked into DSU and muttered a silent prayer to the gods of Vikings and furry lumberjacks alike. Scanning the food court, I crossed my fingers and hoped this could be the watering hole for the bearded Adonis of my dreams. Suddenly, I clapped eyes on a curtain of bristles worthy of Honest Abe, and Forrest Lamp answered my bearded pleas, bringing with him his bewhiskered companion, Nolan Dowling.

Both are members of the WKU football team as well as an elite group of bearded brethren, and they were kind enough to let me pick their brains. Dowling even allowing me to trim a stray hair from his beard, an experience akin to Christmas morning. Dowling and Lamp are seasoned pros in the beard-growing game: they’ve sported whiskers since their high

school years. The men are rarely smooth faced; they prefer the mature, masculine appearance facial hair provides.

While many wear whiskers for fashion, these gents focus more on the utilitarian nature of the beard and the array of benefits it can provide such as allowing for warmth in the upcoming colder months (nature’s blanket, folks). Beards also have the ability to block allergens and even prevent skin cancer and infections one could possibly get from shaving.

Most importantly for Dowling and Lamp, all the extra time they get from not shaving allows them to focus their energies on what really matters: winning games. They even have beard superstitions, refusing to cut off their manly mane until a game is lost. Here's hoping they have beards that rival Gandalf's by the end of the season.

My excursion in this bearded domain has been enlightening if not a confirmation that I am a die-hard lover of beards. So put the razor down, boys, and in the wise words of Mr. Lamp, "Grow a beard. It's worth it."

Junior redshirt left tackle Forrest Lamp, 21, of Venice, Fla., started growing his beard about 6 weeks ago. "Some guys won’t cut their beard or hair until we lose a game," said Forrest, "I won’t cut it 'til we lose." Matt Lunsford/HERALD

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Sigma Nu’s Recruitment Chair Parker Dunn, a sophomore from Lexington, said his job began when recruitment registration opened over the summer.

“I had to organize a recruitment workshop on how to talk to PNMs. I also plan out each event held throughout M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan and rush week, making sure we had enough food, drinks, and activities to do while the PNMs are at our house,” Dunn said.

Like Sigma Nus, Fijis also start their recruitment process earlier than the official recruitment week. According

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 to Boyles, they hold events for PNMs to attend throughout the summer and during M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan so they can get to know some of the PNMs. “We just try and spend time with them and show them what Fiji is all about to see if it's something they are interested in pursuing,” Boyles said.

Once official recruitment starts, every PNM goes through four nights of formal recruitment and chooses a fraternity on the fifth night, bid day.

A group of current fraternity members, Rho Alpha leaders, guide these potential new members through the recruitment process. They help the PNMs make decisions and find fraternities that best fit them.

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On the first two nights of recruitment, the PNMs experience rotation, where they are led by the Alpha Rhos to each fraternity house to meet all of the members.

The third night is an open house where PNMs can visit any fraternity they want. On this night the men also make their bid cards, which list their top three fraternity choices.

On the fourth night, preference night, PNMs are chosen selectively by the fraternities that were on the PNMs’ top-three lists.

“Each [fraternity] is looking for something different. Some are going to be a lot more serious and selective because they have an idea of who they want,” Perschbacher said. “Other fraternities may be experiencing problems of just trying to meet quota for their chapter.”

Fraternities also have the option to recruit informally instead of formally.

This occurs when a PNM knows exactly which fraternity he wants to join and can lock a bid without having to go through the recruitment process.

“A lot of these fraternities bring in informals and don’t give the PNMs a chance to see the other fraternities,” Perschbacher said. “If I could change one thing, it would be this because … it locks in numbers for that fraternity.”

Pi Kappa Alpha gives many informal bids. According to Pike President Barry Sweatt of Bowling Green, this is a process that usually pays off for them because they have a lot of PNMs who already know they want to rush Pike.

“A lot of the guys we get have friends in Pike and choose not to do formal rush because they already know Pike is for them,” said Sweatt.

Sigma Nu is one fraternity that is worried not about meeting quota but rather about finding men to join who want to grow as a person.

“Truthfully we don't care about the amount of men; we care about their values. We recruit in order to take the better and make them the best in order to excel as a whole, not just to add to our numbers,” McKinney said.

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and want to begin their new normal.”

Katrina survivor and New Orleans native Gwen Holmes found her way to Bowling Green and has been residing in town for the past four years—the same amount of time as the Sheas.

“I tell everybody it’s been a blessing. A lot of people went back. I didn’t and that was my choice,” Holmes said. “… I honestly don’t believe would’ve happened if I would’ve stayed. It just wasn’t there.”

Holmes dined at Tea Bayou on Katrina’s anniversary. She discovered the restaurant less than a month ago. She met Greg Shea at that first visit, and she said they have been friends ever since.

“I ordered a shrimp po’boy sandwich, and when it came out I said, ‘Oh this is the way I like my shrimp. This is the way I like everything.’ And he heard me and he came up to me,” Holmes said. “I think my accent took him away. He said, ‘Now I can talk like I want to and somebody will know what I’m saying.’”

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throughout the month. The specials culminated in a “Hurricane Party” on the date of the disaster: drink and food specials were offered throughout the day, and 10 percent of the sales went directly to the Red Cross.

“Everybody thinks Red Cross is just blood donations, but it’s not. It’s much more,” Greg Shea said.

The Sheas worked with Jennifer Capps, the executive director of the Red Cross’ South Central Kentucky chapter. Capps was volunteering in the restaurant on Saturday to help with the rush of customers.

“We have volunteers that will go out 24 hours a day and respond and kind of help them pick up their pieces, make sure they have a safe place to stay, that they have food to eat, that they have clothes to wear,” Capps said. “We kind of walk them through that process … as they begin that recovery

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Continued from SPORTS in life no matter what aspect of daily living it is.”

Megahee and Reinstetle will bring a renewed sense of desire to the baseball team: It’s coming off a disappointing 2015 season that saw them finish 24-28.

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House in front of a crowd of nearly 5,000.

“I thought the crowd was awesome,” Langenkamp said. “I think I personally thrive in those types of environments.”

The Lady Toppers came out with a slow start with the first set, falling in a 13-25 decision. Wisconsin posted a .500 team hitting percentage, keeping several Lady Toppers from getting in to the swing of things.

“Alyssa [Cavanaugh] struggled finding a rhythm early and then settled in to her game as time went on,” Head Coach Travis Hudson said.

“You know it was good to see her maturity come out,” Hudson said. “Alyssa from last year would have been frustrated. Instead she kept her head up and got herself in to the game.”

Cavanaugh, a sophomore, led the Lady Toppers with 13 kills off 29 attacks on the night, but other players stepped up after the first set defeat.

“Georgia [O’Connell] started slow as well. That first set was the poorest I have seen her play in a long time,” Hudson said. “But she put it behind

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Continued from SPORTS mental toughness in their following matchup. They bounced back from defeat when they won 1-0 against Stephen F. Austin (0-3-0) on Sunday.

The win marked the first clean sheet from the WKU defense all season.

Both teams offered staunch defense until the half, when the score stood 0-0.

The contest’s loan goal came five

“Both of these men are very passionate and very competitive. [They] truly love the game and will give everything they have for it,” Pawlowski said. “They also know how to correctly teach the game and they really know how to recruit.”

Also new to the staff are former WKU baseball player Devin Kelly as a volun-

teer assistant coach and WKU alum Gaston Glasscock as the director of baseball operations.

“Being a former player at WKU, Kelly understands what it means to wear the WKU uniform and be a studentathlete on the Hill,” Pawlowski said.

“Gaston is also very familiar with the program and has a strong work ethic

her and anchored down.”

“The passing game is what really turned it around for us. Georgia led the back court keeping everything in play,” Cavanaugh said.

The Lady Toppers turned the game around late in the second set, coming back from a 19-15 deficit to outscore Wisconsin 10-4 and finish with a 25-23 win.

“I just tried to focus on calming them down and told them to do what we do,” Hudson said. “They were really juiced up coming out of that first set, and I just really preached that we needed to stay the course.”

Jessica Lucas also had a strong opening weekend. The sophomore setter notched 43 assists against the Badgers on top of a team-high .500 hitting percentage off 12 attacks.

“My main goal was just to help out our hitters, and I couldn’t have done that without a great performance from our passers,” Lucas said.

Lucas said the heat played a factor in the contest.

“It was really a momentum killer to have to wipe the floor every time someone dove for a ball,” Lucas said.

Freshman middle hitter Rachel Anderson had an impressive collegiate debut with a .412 hitting percentage.

“What a coming out party for Rachel,” Hudson said. “She is a physical player playing against a physical team and had a great game.”

WKU also won the other two games of the weekend against College of Charleston and Colgate with commanding wins in three sets each.

Against the College of Charleston, tournament MVP Langenkamp hit 13 for 22, amassing a .545 hitting percentage.

After an average first two games against Wisconsin and Charleston, senior outside hitter Haley Bodway led the team against Colgate with a .571 hitting mark off on 9 of 14.

“The great communication between Jessica and I (sic) really helped, and I couldn’t have done it without great passing,” Bodway said.

Some of the Lady Toppers described the atmosphere against the Badgers as the largest crowd they have ever played in front of.

“I wasn’t intimidated,” Bodway said of the packed UW Field House against Wisconsin. “I mean it was cool to be there but we won our conference too.”

WKU will look to carry its momentum into the Saluki Invitational this weekend in Carbondale, Illinois.

minutes into the second half from junior midfielder/winger Haley Baldridge off a joint assist from Lauren Moats and Hannah Chua. The goal was Baldridge’s third of her WKU career after she scored two last season in her freshman campaign.

“Haley Baldridge was spectacular all weekend; she played very well for us,” Neidell said. “She played probably all but five or six minutes of both games.”

Baldrige, Dunn and freshman Megan

Morris were all named to the Battle on the Bayou All-Tournament team.

Morris was a key contributor to the defense’s clean sheet against Stephen F. Austin.

“We had some freshmen really step up and perform really well this weekend,” Neidell said. “Megan Morris played extremely well and we gave her some different responsibilities over the course of the weekend, and she handled all of them like a veteran experienced player.”

b3 that will help us continue to move the program forward.

“At the end of the day,” Pawlowski added, “Conference USA is a great challenge for this team as there are several baseball powerhouses. These new additions to the staff are truly good people to help me take on this challenge.”

WEEKEND RECAP • WKU entered the AVCA Top 25 with a No. 20 national ranking. They entered the weekend ranked 27.

• Senior Noelle Langencamp was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in her career • Senior Noelle Langencamp was named tournament MVP, with junior Georgia O'Connel and freshman Rachel Anderson also being named to the HotelRED Invitational AllTournament team.

• The Lady Topper's sweep of Colgate marked Head Coach Travis Hudson's 500th win at the helm of WKU volleyball, bringing his overall record to 500-192 over 21 seasons.

The game ended with WKU racking up 11 shots total and four on goal.

Stephen F. Austin posted more with 14 shots but fewer on goal with three.

Lady Topper keeper Allison Leone eclipsed the 100-career saves mark with her three saves against Stephen F. Austin. She now has 101 saves to her name in a Lady Topper uniform.

WKU is slated for its next home game this Sunday against Valparaiso (1-2-0).

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clean sweep

Outside hitter Alyssa Cavanaugh (7) tries to spike the ball past Belmont University’s Brie Lewis (12) during the Lady Topper’s 3-0 win over the Bruins on Sept. 2, 2014, in Diddle Arena. MIKE CLARK/HERALD ARCHIVE

Lady Tops start strong in Wisconsin

BY MATTHEW STEWART SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM The Lady Topper Volleyball team opened its season in the HotelRED Invitational this weekend in Madison, Wisconsin.

Senior middle hitter Noelle Langenkamp spurred WKU into a strong win in four sets (13-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-19) over the fifth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers.

Langenkamp was named tournament MVP, and earned the title of C-USA Offensive Player of the Week for the sec-

ond time in her career.

“It was nice to see the payoff of the off season,” Langenkamp said. “It’s nice to get some recognition for my performance, and I only intend to improve as an offensive player for this team.

“The tournament MVP was nice, but I was happy for the team as a whole—just happy for the wins,” Langenkamp said.

Prior to the contest, the Badgers revealed their 2014 Big Ten Conference championship banner at the UW Field

New coaching staff brings experience, familiarity

BY JOHN REECER HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU Heading into a new era of WKU baseball, the program has taken on some dramatic changes.

Athletic Director Todd Stewart’s decision not to retain Matt Myers as head coach has ushered in new Head Coach John Pawlowski and several new assistants in what Stewart has said is an attempt to help Hilltopper baseball regain the heights it reached earlier this decade.

Pawlowski’s baseball career originally started when he was a player at Clemson University. After graduation, he saw time in the MLB as a member of the Chicago White Sox, California Angels and Baltimore Orioles. He then moved on to coaching stints at Clemson, Arizona State, College of Charleson, Auburn and most recently San Diego State.

"I'm very excited to be here and be part of Western Kentucky University and part of the family,” Pawlowski said. “I'm looking forward to having many great moments here."

In his 14 years spent between Auburn and the College of Charleston as a head coach, he compiled 505 wins.

As the preseason is set to start very soon, Pawlowski will lead the rest of the coaching staff in having the squad focused on several things, namely competition and teamwork.

“Our focus this preseason is creating competition between all of our players,” Pawlowski said. “Competition is the best way to truly get the most out of your abilities, so we will be encouraging competition greatly.

“We also really need to evaluate where we are as a team right now,” Pawlowski said. “We need to find our expectations as a team so when spring gets here we have team goals to strive for.”

Pawlowski will bring with him two more new faces to WKU; both are assistants who have experience under Pawlowski at other universities.

Coach Ty Megahee will serve as the Hilltopper’s new recruitment coordinator and infield coach. Megahee spent time as an assistant coach under Pawlowski at Auburn.

Coach Rob Reinstetle will be the hitting/outfield coach. He spent time under Pawlowski at the College of Charleston.

“I am very lucky to have the assistant coaches that have come in with me,” Pawlowski said. “In order to be successful you must surround yourself with people who truly want to succeed

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SOCCER

Lady Toppers continue to develop at LSU

BY HUNTER FRINT SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM The WKU women’s soccer team took home a loss to host team LSU and a win against Stephen F. Austin in the Battle on the Bayou tournament this past weekend at LSU Soccer Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

After starting off with a strong first half, the Lady Toppers (2-2-0) dropped the first match of the weekend against LSU (2-0-1) on Friday night in a 4-1 decision.

“I think they presented different challenges than what Miami presented. Honestly, LSU is a much bigger, stronger, more athletic team than what we faced the week before,” Head Coach Jason Neidell said.

WKU looked a formidable opponent when Iris Dunn made the first goal of the contest in the eighth minute off a Nahyo Jalajel free kick assist.

“We played a really good first half against LSU on Friday night,” Neidell said. “I think

WKU's forward Hannah Cady (20) drives towards the goal as Miami University’s defender Dana Miller (21) tries to stop her during WKU's 0-4 loss to Miami on Sunday, Aug. 23, at the WKU Soccer Complex. SHABAN ATHUMAN/HERALD that we just didn’t come out in the second half and stay focused with the same intensity.

LSU came out with a much

greater level of intensity that we didn’t match.”

The first half of the game concluded with the score at

1-0, WKU’s lead, with each team mustering three shots.

“Iris Dunn was very, very good against LSU. She really

competed well—scored our goal for the game,” Neidell said. “I really, really felt good about the first half. I think that probably our players felt a little too good about it and that’s why we were a little flat the second half.”

The second half proved to be a much different story as the Lady Tops put up just two shots to LSU’s 12. WKU conceded four second-half goals.

The Tigers secured a corner kick in the 47th minute (just moments after the second half began) that resulted in the equalizing goal. Just 11 minutes later, LSU took the lead. “[Sophomore forward] Jorian Baucom was a real handful for us,” Neidell said. “She was a real challenge for us. We shut her down the first half, but we had a really difficult time with her speed and athleticism in the second half.”

LSU secured two more goals in the contest; one was a longrange goal from over 20 yards out.

The Lady Toppers showed

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