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KY Museum showcases life of Nelson Mandela

BY EMMA COLLINS HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU As part of the International Year of South Africa, the Kentucky Museum will be showcasing an exhibit featuring 59 quilts that honor the life and works of human-rights champion Nelson Mandela.

The exhibition, Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela, will open tomorrow, Sept.

9, during the kickoff for the International Year of South Africa, and it will remain

on campus until the end of January.

“The Women of Color Quilters Network and Michigan State University worked in tandem to create each piece,” Brent Bjorkman, the director of the Kentucky Museum, said, explaining that the two groups premiered the exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2014 at the International Quilt Conference.

Sandy Staebell, the registrar and collections curator, said the women involved with The Women of Color

Quilters Network offered many different aspects and interpretations of Mandela’s life in their work.

The original display consisted of 51 art quilts— quilts that are designed to be used as pieces of art rather than blankets.

“It was originally all U.S. artists,” added Donna Parker, the exhibits curator, “But they received eight donations from South Africa.”

Those eight quilts, along with the 51 originals, all depict different moments from Mandela’s life, from

his 27-year-long incarceration to his election as South Africa’s first black president.

Each quilt is unique, and the artists have used a variety of materials—buttons, beads, glass and more—to bring Mandela’s story to life.

To help engage the public and bring people in to see the pieces, the Kentucky Museum has planned several events.

On Sept. 12, members of campus sororities and fraternities will gather at the museum to make small

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“Tata: The Father of a Nation,” a quilt by April Shipp, hangs in the Kentucky Museum on Friday. It is part of an upcoming exhibit showcasing various quilts remembering and celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela. According to Shipp, the word "tata" means father in the Xhosa language, and the quilt is designed to capture the familial love many South Africans have for Mandela. ANDREW LIVESAY/HERALD

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Continued from FRONT quilt squares that will be displayed alongside the exhibit pieces.

Throughout the semester, the museum will also welcome various guest speakers. One guest speaker, Cynthia Lockhart, created “Mandela/Prince of Peace,” which is one of the quilts currently on display.

Staebell encourages campus groups

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and community members to experience the exhibit.

“This is a real opportunity for people. Such an inspiring individual, and then the way these women have put together these hangings is amazing,” she said.

The opening reception for Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela will be held at the Kentucky Museum on Sept. 9 at 4 p.m.

We hope that you will stop by the fair to explore academic programs at WKU and abroad!

T-shirts will be given out to the first five hundred students to attend the fair, and hundreds of dollars in door prizes and two study abroad scholarships will be raffled off.

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SGA to vote on Elizabethtown/Ft. Knox student body association

BY ANNA LAWSON HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU The Student Government Association isn't wasting any time this year.

SGA senators will vote on a few bills and resolutions during Tuesday’s meeting. One particular bill, if passed, will recognize a new branch of SGA. If Bill1-15-F, a bill to recognize the WKU Elizabethtown/Ft. Knox campus, is passed, it will distinguish a student body association at the Elizabethtown campus.

SGA President Jay Todd Richey said it is very important to him that students on the Elizabethtown campus feel like they are being heard and represented.

“There is no reason they ever should have felt forgotten in the first place,” he said.

According to Richey, the student body association would be made up

of five officers, a president, an executive vice president, a chief of staff, an attorney general and a secretary. They would also be represented when SGA votes on legislation.

If the bill is passed, Richey said, “We

community.”

It also says the “Elizabethtown Student Body Association seeks to have better access to the various services and organizations available on the Bowling Green campus.”

There is no reason they ever should have felt forgotten in the first place.”

Jay Todd Richey, SGA President will formally recognize them, and they are considered a part of any event.”

The bill states the recognition will “increase student involvement both within Western Kentucky University and within the Elizabethtown/Ft. Knox

Richey said he had been thinking about the need for this since last year.

However, he was speaker of the house and had to be impartial.

Last semester, SGA voted on a bill to add a $30 fee to help fund the con-

struction of a new parking structure.

“Students at regional campuses are going to see that fee even though they will never see the parking structure,” he said. “I wish we had more of the regional campuses’ voice.”

Richey said he is very confident the bill will be passed. He said while he does not know of anything specifically they want to work on, he is excited to work together with the student body association.

“We can share ideas and provide them with funding if necessary,” he said.

Richey said this is something that will definitely benefit WKU’s main campus as well as regional campuses.

“Many times people consider students to be involved and be true WKU students if they're visible,” he said.

“Students sometimes forget that WKU is very diverse.”

Red Wave forms executive board, continues to grow

BY MARCEL MAYO

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Since Red Wave’s beginning in October of 2013, the organization has grown to approximately 250 members and, for the first time, created an executive board.

Red Wave is a student organization on campus committed to building ex-

citement and school spirit for Hilltopper athletics, said Red Wave Executive Director and Litchfield senior Jared Willis.

“This university has such a great athletic tradition—one of the best in the country,” Willis said. “We as students, Hilltoppers, as everybody, as a collective—we need to come up and show up and show out. Get hype. Not just for

football and basketball.”

The organization is sponsored by RedZone, Smoothie King and Image Ink. There are some incentives to being a part of Red Wave such as free food, prizes and drawings for gift cards.

Louisville senior Marcus Stubbs joined to get involved.

“I joined RedWave to go out and

enjoy myself on campus,” Stubbs said.

Although Red Wave is already a fairly large organization, the plan is to keep growing, said Thomas Harris, advisor and director of Student Promotions and Fan Engagement.

“Our goal is to have 600 students signed up at the end of the semester,” Harris said.

Erika Brady acts as new department head

BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU The department of folklore and anthropology received a temporary change in leadership this semester.

While Michael Ann Williams, the head of the department, is on a semester-long sabbatical, Erika Brady will act as the department head until Williams’ return in January.

This decision was made last spring, but Brady didn’t take charge until the second week of August. Williams has been the department head since its establishment.

Williams has taught folklore at WKU

since 1986 and is an advisor to the Kentucky Oral History Commission. She served as chair of the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board from 1993-2005. She teaches several folklore classes, including Cultural Conservation and Folklore Theory.

Ann Ferrell, assistant professor of folk studies, said Brady is well-suited to the task.

“Dr. Brady has been here longer than the rest of us, and she’s displayed leadership in both her scholarship and teaching,” Ferrell said. “She has a wide breadth of experience.”

Brady said she was chosen as department head because, after Williams, she

is the most senior faculty member in the department.

Brady teaches several folklore classes such as Supernatural Folklore and Folklore Fieldwork. She also hosts a weekly radio show called “Barren River Breakdown” on WKYU-FM that features American roots music.

Darlene Applegate, the Anthropology program director, said Brady is familiar with both programs in the department and can help bring them to the public’s attention.

“She has a thorough understanding of both disciplines that make up our department, and she values and

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respects the work that’s done by the faculty in both of these disciplines,” Applegate said. “She also has extensive experience working with the community in the region, which is important because public outreach is something we emphasize in both programs of the department.”

Brady said Williams has done a wonderful job of heading the department, and she wants to continue that tradition.

“I just want to hold things together until Dr. Williams gets back,” Brady said. “She’s done a great job, and I want to keep that going.”

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BY SCOUT HARDIN HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

Dollars and sense Restructuring of scholarship program leaves students confused

THE ISSUE: With the restructuring of the scholarship program, the incoming freshmen of fall 2016 who are alumni of the Governor’s Scholars Program feel as if they’ve been slighted.

OUR STANCE: While the restructuring does take away a significant opportunity for GSP alumni, there now seem to be more opportunities for other students.

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tarting next fall, the scholarship rewards system will function differently than it has in the past.

With this change, more automatic scholarships will be awarded to students, but the awards will amount to less money. This change will affect Governor’s Scholars Program alumni the most, and it caused a rise in complaints on Twitter last week. WKU, instead of covering in-state tuition, now

automatically offers GSP alumni just $1,500.

While the automatic reward for GSP alumni has changed, there are still opportunities for incoming freshmen to receive larger amounts. According to the university’s scholarship webpage, the highest award will still be given through the Cherry Presidential scholarship: select recipients will receive $16,000, and remaining finalists will receive $12,000. Academic Merit Awards are still being given to anyone who applies for admission by the Jan. 15 deadline. Depending on the applicant’s ACT score and GPA, any student can earn $1,500 to $8,000 through the merit awards.

GSP alumni are upset about this change, and rightfully so, but if their being awarded less money allowed other students to receive scholarships that weren’t available before, the change doesn’t seem like such a big problem. Incoming transfer students

from other universities used to get nothing, and students who transferred from the KCTCS were only awarded scholarships if they completed their associate's degree before their first semester at WKU. Now with the restructuring, any transfer student with a GPA of 3.5 or higher will be awarded scholarships automatically; the student will also be able to apply for the presidential award.

As for current students, there is no change. We can still apply (or reapply) for the presidential scholarship and any others by completing the returning student scholarship application by the April 15 deadline.

If the goal was to make scholarship money more accessible to more incoming students—even though the awards are smaller—the restructurers did an okay job. There seems to be less money devoted to a single group of students and more options available to students who didn’t go to the GSP.

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‘The Transporter Refueled’: Another failed reboot

BY SHANE FREEMAN HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

SHANE FREEMAN 4 Stars or Less: A weekly review of the latest films to hit the big screen.

When I think of the “Transporter” films, I think of Jason Statham and how he made that franchise so well known.

“The Transporter Refueled” is a reboot that gives us a new actor, Ed Skrein, in the lead role. I wasn’t excited going in because I didn’t want to face someone taking over Statham’s role—especially if they were going to be better. At least, I figured, it would be an entertaining, mindless action film that I could sit through and be somewhat satisfied with. I was wrong. A disappointing reboot is an understatement for this film. The screenplay was bad, the directing was bad and the

performances were bad. Everything was bad.

The story was lousy in many ways, but the worst was that a certain character was kidnapped, rescued, and then kidnapped again. What’s really sad is that the kidnapped character gives the best performance and isn’t even one of the main characters.

The plot’s entire development was silly. To get the franchise back on its feet, the main focus should’ve been on Skrein taking over the role of the Transporter to replace Statham. In the end, though, he does nothing memorable and does nothing to make me care that he’s the new Transporter. His action scenes were not exciting, and he had none

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of the suave attitude Statham brought to the character.

Aside from a new actor in an old role, nothing stood out in this film. It has mindless action.

If I wanted mindless action, I would have stayed at home and watched Netflix. There just isn’t anything special about this film.

“The Transporter Refueled” suffers from a bad title and worse scriptwriting, directing and acting. All of those are necessary elements to make a film great. I can’t recommend this film because, again, you can find something far better on Netflix without looking very hard. I almost wish I hadn’t seen it, but I’m glad I did so that I could discourage everyone from going to see this film.

My Score: 0/4

Greetings of peace and love to all my cool cats out there; the sexy ’70s are back! Time to raid mom’s closet and SCOUT HARDIN thank your lucky stars she’s hoarded those funky threads SKIPPING that will make you BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S: look fresher than Janis Joplin. Prepare Your weekly guide to having yourself for a psychedelic whirlwind fun with fashion on campus. of prints, a bombardment of fringes, clashing patchworks and suede for days because it’s time to get groovy.

A throwback of ’70s silhouettes are in our future, so spice up your wardrobe with some way-cool maxis and flared lines, and don’t be afraid to pair bold patterns in the same look.

Try a printed silky button-down with bright, high-waisted, wide leg slacks. Wear a patterned jacket over a flowered blouse and a jean front button skirt. Be bright, busy and fearless!

The 1970s were a time of creativity, change and cataclysmic unrest.

Americans had lived through an age of men on the moon and assassinations of two Kennedys and a King, all while the radio blasted “United We Stand” by Brotherhood of Man. The positive vibes of the ’60s had spilled over into protests of war.

The ’70s were full of contradictions in politics and fashion. Musicians were gods, and each had an individual fashion statement. Emerging artists became idols: David Bowie was a chameleon, Cher was bolder than a Vegas showgirl, the Bee Gees flaunted plunging jumpsuits and Joni Mitchell was completely bohemian. Designers such as Diane Von Furstenberg gave us the wrap dress, Joe Famolare gave us platform shoes and Laura Ashley sought inspiration from the Edwardian era. That was the beautiful thing about the ’70s—there were no rules.

This is a look that embraces expression. Set your inner flower child free with delicate embroidered blouses, fringed skirts and flowers in your hair. Instead of tossing those old jeans, channel your bohemian side and sew on a patch or 20 to give them new life. Consider pairing light, flowing dresses with a fitted jacket. Give the peasant look a go to keep your style fresh and airy.

Take a page out of ’70s musician and trend setter Joan Baez’s book: rock that earth goddess hair and sport a billowing kaftan.

Fringe is in for bags, dresses, boots—everything! Feel inspired by tassels. Enjoy their gentle swish as they glide with you down the street. Fringed vests and ponchos are gaining popularity. What goes better with fringe than suede, which is coming back with a vengeance?

So boogie on over to your local thrift store, the resting place for most of these fashion jewels, and unearth some ’70s gems. The fashion revolution that the seventies gave us rages on into the 21st century. Keep it hip. Keep it cool. Keep it you. Peace, baby.

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Apples?

TOP: WKU junior Jessa Millwee is lifted by some friends so she can pick an apple from the top of a tree during AppleFest at Jackson’s Orchard on Saturday. Millwee visited Jackson's Orchard during Labor Day weekend with a group of friends from church.

LEFT: A bunch of apples dangle from a tree during AppleFest Saturday at Jackson's Orchard.

RIGHT: Chris Escue of Portland, Tennessee, pets a goat Saturday at Jackson's Orchard.

He visited the orchard with his wife Nicki and their 3-year-old daughter Annalise.

BOTTOM: Tim Pennington, right, of Cave City plays with his daughters, four-year-old Khloe Pennington, center, and 11-year-old Adrianna Pennington, left, Saturday at Jackson's Orchard. The Penningtons visited the orchard to pick apples and play on the playground.

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The top 10 best places to study on campus

BY SYDNEY RAE DAVIS HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

Studying: it’s not everyone’s favorite pastime, but it’s still an essential part of surviving college and maintaining one’s sanity against a mountain of coursework. While some students prefer the dull hum of white noise to keep their minds focused, others would rather study amidst a crowd of chattering people. It’s all about finding an environment that works best for the individual, and step one is knowing the prime study spots on campus.

1. Mass Media and Technology Hall

Colin Waters, a sophomore from Florence, recommends exploring the upper floors of Mass Media and Technology Hall to find a secret location to hit the books.

“I like studying in Mass, but on the third floor, because there’s [my] secret place there that a lot of people don’t really go to that much,” Waters said.

2. Visual and Performing Arts Library

“I like studying in VPAL … because it’s always really quiet, and there’s normally not a lot of people that (sic) go there,” Waters said.

3. 24-hour Study Lounge in Downing Student Union Mackenzie Grubbs, a junior from Verona, recommends the study lounge for late-night cramming sessions before a forgotten morning exam.

“That’s a good place because it’s open all night, they leave the lights on, other people are doing the same thing, so you kind of feel like it’s more motivating,” Grubbs said.

4. Raymond Cravens Library Although Grubbs thought Cravens can occasionally be difficult to access, he still says it makes a “nice” study spot.

5. The hills in Centennial Mall

Cody Mardis, a junior from Elizabethtown, says he enjoys studying in Centennial Mall because of the surrounding nature.

“It’s a great place that always has life and movement flowing through it,” Mardis said.

6. Starbucks in Downing Student Union

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Samantha Delomas, a junior from Lexington, enjoys getting her study on at a place where the coffee keeps flowing.

“Studying at Starbucks is nice for a change of pace. I can get a yummy

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AppleFest: a sweet beginning to autumn

BY ANDREW CRITCHELOW HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU Bowling Green’s apple lovers got a taste of autumn this Labor Day weekend at the annual AppleFest celebration hosted by Jackson’s Orchard.

Held for over 30 years, the festival serves the orchard’s first batch of apple cider of the season, as well as other treats like apple cider slushies, apple pies and caramel apples.

Orchard co-founder Bill Jackson said AppleFest is the orchard’s way of kicking off the fall season.

“It’s a nice time of year to come out to the farm,” Jackson said. “It’s just a time to draw everybody’s attention to the fact that fall is here.”

According to Annette Madison, who has worked at the orchard for 11 years, the annual festival draws crowds of people from Bowling Green as well as

people from out of town.

Along with assorted treats made from apples and peaches, this year’s festival also offered a pumpkin patch, a play area for children and a large timeline that exhibited the orchard’s long history.

Despite so many treats and activities, the orchard’s wide variety of fresh apples—Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Gala and Fuji—is still the best seller at the festival.

“Some people enjoy picking them and others like them right off the shelf,” Madison said.

Jackson’s Orchard, founded by spouses Bill and Shirley Jackson, celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this year.

The orchard has become a full-scale family business; the Jacksons’ children and grandchildren are staff members.

“Right now I’m teaching my grandsons the business and

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Ramzie Morse, age four, picks apples during AppleFest at Jackson's Orchard on Saturday. Andrew Livesay/HERALD

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BY BRITTINY MOORE HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU Students looking for a break from their normal routine and a different kind of educational experience need to look no further.

The Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Center, ORAC, is an organization that offers students weekend and break trips to the great outdoors.

Leah Rossettie, an outdoor recreation graduate assistant at WKU, manages ORAC as part of her graduate assistantship.

“ORAC is a great resource for WKU students who want to get out, enjoy the fresh air and be active outdoors,” Rossettie said.

While ORAC was created for WKU students, all Preston Center members and student-sponsored guests are welcome to join.

“All ORAC trips are beginner-friendly. You do not need any previous experience to go on a trip with us,” Rossettie said. “Our staff [is] here to teach you the basics and how to safely enjoy outdoor sports like hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, standup paddleboarding, backpacking, rock climbing, camping and so much more.”

ORAC’s WKU webpage displays trips before the start of each semester.

This September, ORAC will be hiking and canoeing at Nolin Lake in Kentucky, swimming and hiking in Rock Island State Park and whitewater rafting on the Ocoee River in Tennessee.

“One of the most thrilling trips we run is a whitewater rafting excursion down to the Ocoee River in Tennessee,” Rossettie said. “It is an absolute blast paddling through rapids. It’s a whole different kind of roller coaster but every bit as much fun!”

ORAC will highlight backpacking, rock climbing and mountain biking for October’s trips. This includes backpacking the Appalachian Trail and the trails of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. Bouldering will be offered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and mountain biking will be offered in Brown County, Indiana.

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change of pace. I can get a yummy drink while also avoiding the distraction of friends,” Delomas said.

7. Amphitheatre and William “Gander” Terry Colonnade

Bradford Higdon, a junior from Mt.Washington, enjoys kicking back and cracking open a book on the Colonnade steps.

“It’s scenic, and it’s a great place to get a little studying done under the sun,” Higdon said.

8. Helm Library Elizabethtown junior Kristina Gonzalez-Lopez enjoys escaping to the corners of Helm Library because there, she can really focus.

“There’s barely any noise, and I go grab a coffee in Java City if I need a

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watching them grow,” Bill Jackson said.

Jackson’s Orchard has several products that are certified by Kentucky Proud.

These include apples, apple cider and peaches. Bill Jackson said the business’s association with Kentucky Proud has helped bring people to the orchard.

“At first only the growers knew what [Kentucky Proud] meant,” Jackson said.

“Now it’s caught on with the public.

Bill Jackson largely attributes the success of the business to the orchard’s strong connection to the community.

“People like to buy from local growers,” Jackson said. “[My customers]

A group of WKU’s Outdoor Recreation Adventure Center (ORAC) participants pose for a photo during a trip to the top of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas last spring. Photo provided by Maggie Shelton “A weekend of mountain biking on trails like the ones we plan to visit in Brown County, Indiana, this semester is also quite an adrenaline rush,” Rossettie said.

ORAC will be taking another backpacking trip this semester to the Grand Canyon National Park during the Thanksgiving holiday. This week-long trip will take participants all the way down to the Colorado River.

Last November, Ali Boyd, a junior from Versailles, participated in the ORAC Grand Canyon trip and said it was one of the best experiences of her life.

“It was painful at times hiking up and down the trails all day but absolutely

worth it when you climb over the last mountain and see the killer views,” Boyd explained.

Louisville senior Maggie Shelton, who participated in the ORAC-led excursion to the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas, believes others should become involved with the unique program because it offers much to learn both physically and mentally.

“It [is] a way to become more involved with people that (sic) you might not have the opportunity to meet in an everyday setting on WKU’s campus,” Shelton said. “[ORAC] has really fueled my fire in wanting to become more adventurous and one with the outdoors.”

Rossettie encourages students to become involved in ORAC and adopt an active lifestyle.

“Outdoor Recreation is my profession,” Rossettie said. “It is what I love to do, and introducing people to all the different ways that they can enjoy the outdoors as a part of a healthy mental and physical lifestyle is what makes me feel purposeful.”

For students interested in this opportunity, registration is open for all ORAC trips on a first-come, first-serve basis for the rest of the semester. All students are encouraged to register at Preston Center.

pick-me-up,” Gonzalez-Lopez said.

Whether you prefer to study under a tree, hunched over a desk or in an abandoned hallway, there are plenty of options around

campus. Don’t be afraid to try a new place or explore an unfamiliar building; the best study spot may still be waiting for discovery.

9. The second floor hallway next to Student Government Association in Downing Student Union Max McGehee, a junior from Erlanger, chooses to study in a location off the beaten path—a hallway in Downing Student Union.

“There isn’t too much distraction, but there is still a little background noise from DSU without it being too loud,” McGehee said.

10. Anywhere in a hammock Louisville junior Kelby Auten hooks her hammock under the trees to rock with the wind while studying.

“I like to be outdoors if it’s nice, and [studying in a hammock] allows me to do that without having to sit on the hard ground or search for an open picnic table,” Auten said.

know me and they know that we spray and take care of the apples.”

Allie Cline, a sophomore from Bowling Green and Jackson’s Orchard regular, said she attended the festival to support a local agricultural business.

“It’s all local,” Cline said. “Nothing is imported from other states or other countries; it’s all from Bowling Green.”

Despite his long history with the business, Bill Jackson shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

“I hope it grows for another 50 years,” Jackson said. “We’ll try our best to provide [the Bowling Green community] with a constant supply of peaches and fresh, juicy apples.”

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Western Kentucky queens defend their honor

BY SYDNEY RAE DAVIS HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU At the mention of “pageant,” some may envision a crowd of superficial, slim and sassy participants vying for a title and tiara. But some of the queens that reside on the Hill see pageantry and pageant participants quite differently.

Danville sophomore Cathryn Ellis, winner of America’s Homecoming Queen 2014, had never considered pageants until she received a letter in the mail one day.

“I got a letter in the mail a couple weeks after I won homecoming queen at my high school,” she said. “...It was from this organization called America’s Homecoming Queen. I read about it, and it sounded like a really great opportunity.”

The pageant is unique in that girls have to be invited to participate after they have won the title of homecoming queen at their high school.

The organization recruits girls from high schools in every state to compete in their state pageant, but they only accept about 15 percent of the applicants.

At the state pageant, the contestants participate in a formal gown presentation and an interview process. When a winner is selected from each state, those girls go on to the national pageant the following summer.

At the national pageant in Memphis, Ellis presented a speech about the Commonwealth of Kentucky and encouraged people to visit. In her speech, she broke down stereotypes of Kentuckians: all Kentuckians are hillbillies, never wear shoes, constantly eat Kentucky Fried Chicken, etc.

When Ellis first received the invitation to compete in the state pageant in Louisville, she admittedly experienced a bit of prejudiced thinking although now, her views have

changed.

“To be totally honest, when I even first got the mail for just competing in the state [pageant], I was kind of embarrassed to tell people that it was a pageant,” Ellis said. Instead, she told people that it was a competition.

After winning the state and national pageants for America’s Homecoming Queen, Ellis said she has experienced the stereotyping that goes handin-hand with pageantry.

“I definitely feel like sometimes people stigmatize pageants with girls who are fake … and the girls that I have met that do pageants, that is so untrue [of them],” Ellis said.

“Those girls are really presenting themselves in front of so many people … so just kind of respect their willingness to even participate in that.”

Robyn Ford, mother of Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2015 Caroline Ford, agreed that girls who compete in pageants are often stereotyped.

“When you compete in pageants, you do get a target on your back,” Robyn Ford said.

“Even teachers and professors have said that life isn’t a pageant. It’s also not a soccer game, but both have lessons that you can translate to your future.”

Miss Kentucky Teen USA, which freshman Caroline Ford from Bowling Green won this year, is a more conventional pageant.

“Well, Miss Kentucky Teen USA is a state preliminary to Miss Teen USA, and Miss Teen USA is the teen version of Miss USA and Miss Universe. It’s through the Miss Universe Organization,” Caroline Ford said.

The organization’s aim, Caroline Ford says, is not to encourage girls to be the prettiest and the thinnest, but to promote being confident in one’s own beauty and being an ambassador for other organizations such as the Best Buddies Organization, Kosair Children’s Hospital and many more.

One way Caroline Ford serves as Miss Kentucky Teen USA is by hosting events through Young Artist Alliance, an organization she founded in 2012 after the natural disaster in Haiti.

Although she is more than just a pageant queen, she still feels, like Ellis, that she is stereotyped.

“I think that the media really stereotypes pageants sometimes in a negative light— whether it be ‘Toddlers & Tiaras’ or anything else,” Caroline Ford said. “But I think that there’s a lot more that goes into pageantry than what people think.”

At the end of the day, Caroline Ford loves what pageantry can cause a young woman to do.

“You’re able to really push yourself to be the best version of yourself so that you can help others and make a difference, make an impact,” she said.

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Ellis of Danville was crowned the 2014 America's Homecoming Queen. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY TERRY LEE

ABOVE: Freshman Caroline Ford of Bowling Green was crowned 2015 Miss Kentucky Teen USA. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY ANDREW KUNG

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Elizabethtown sophomore Spc. Eric Tollefson slices watermelon for the melon-eating competition at the Monroe County Watermelon Festival on Saturday. Tollefsen volunteered at the festival with other members from the 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery, Alpha Battery.

Spit it out Photos by Leanora Benkato

Watermelon enthusiasts of all ages flooded Tompkinsville Saturday, to celebrate the 36th annual Monroe County Watermelon Festival. Since the festival's emergence in 1980, according to the Monroe County website, crowds of more than 10,000 people have visited the city.

Festival events included a watermelon-eating contest, a seed-spitting competition, a cakewalk and a variety of vendor booths.

This year’s turnout was larger than the festival has had for several years, according to Watermelon Festival Chairwoman Susan Turner.

TOP: Jaron Collins, 5, of Gamaliel bites down on his slice of watermelon during the watermelon-eating competition at the Monroe County Watermelon Festival Saturday in Tompkinsville. Collins' mother said he has been participating in the competition since he was two-years-old.

BOTTOM: Maryann Bray, 7, keeps her hula hoop rotating during the hoop-off competition at the Monroe County Watermelon Festival on Saturday at Courthouse Square in Tompkinsville. Bray won the contest in her age group.

Event judge and Monroe County Watermelon Festival chairwoman Susan Turner, left, watches Lance Thompson, 6, of Hermitage Springs, Tenn., spit a watermelon seed onto the sidewalk during the seed-spitting competition at the festival Saturday in Tompkinsville.

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» Volleyball: The Lady Toppers dropped their first game of 2015, snapping a five-game winning streak that included three sweeps.

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Hilltoppers grind out win at Vanderbilt

BY JONAH PHILLIPS HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

WKU's long snapper Nolan Dowling (47) celebrates with linebacker Drew Davis (34) after he recovered a fumbled punt reception during the Hilltoppers' 14-12 win over Vanderbilt Thursday at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville. NICK WAGNER/HERALD

Don't call it a comeback

Hilltoppers overcome errors, take season opener

BY BILLY RUTLEDGE HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU Thursday’s game at Vanderbilt Stadium was a chance for the WKU football team to flaunt its powerful offense. Instead, the Hilltoppers’ defense proved to be the deciding factor in the team’s first victory of the season.

The 2015 Hilltoppers are a different breed from the team they were a season ago. Last season, Hilltopper fans saw WKU average over 44 points per game on offense and struggle to keep the defense on the field.

Thursday night seemed to be the opposite.

After a first half full of drops and miscues, the Hilltoppers rallied after

halftime to beat SEC conference foe Vanderbilt 14-12.

“It was a huge Next game win for our proThursday, September 10 gram and a huge 7 p.m. win for our team,” VS. Louisiana tech Head Coach Jeff @ L.T. SMith Stadium Brohm said. “I’m extremely proud of our guys. Our team fought and battled and we talked all year that we need to try and find a way to win the second half …for our guys to fight and find a way to win, especially in that fashion—it was big for us.”

It took the entire 60 minutes for the Red and White.

After taking a 14-6 lead with 8:36 remaining in the third quarter, Vandy

had enough juice for one final push. A late touchdown by the Commodores with 33 seconds left set the stage for a possible game-tying two-point conversion.

A pass to Vandy tight end Nathan Marcus was caught, but WKU sophomore cornerback Joe Brown made the game-saving tackle.

The play was one of many by the Hilltopper defense that kept them in the game. The defensive unit forced three turnovers, had five tackles for loss and held Vandy to zero points on three of their five redzone trips.

Senior linebackers Nick Holt and Nick Newton recorded their first career interceptions in the process. Both

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A win is a win.

Getting results is—bottom line—the most important aspect of any athletic team.

And that’s what the Hilltoppers did when they traveled to Nashville for their season opener last Thursday, beating Vanderbilt 14-12 in front of a crowd of 30,000.

But it wasn’t pretty.

The gritty win came in a way unfamiliar to Hilltopper fans in recent memory.

Sure, there was a big two-point conversion stop to seal the Hilltoppers’ win Jonah in the fourth quarter Phillips (strikingly similar to the culmination of the Popeye’s Bahama’s Bowl), but a stout defensive win hasn’t been the norm on the Hill in the past couple of years.

An uninspired performance from one of the nation’s top ranked offenses last season left WKU trailing 3-0 at halftime.

More concerning was the Hilltoppers’ lack of production.

WKU had an abysmal 46 yards of total offense in the first half compared to Vandy’s 206, and the Toppers managed just two first downs to the Commodores’ 11, going 1-7 in third down conversions.

The defense, though, managed to keep the Hilltoppers in the game thanks to an interception in the end zone from senior linebacker Nick Holt early in the second quarter.

On top of the red zone stop from Holt, Vandy would miss a 27-yard field goal.

That’s a possible 10 points squandered by an SEC offense in the red zone to a team whose defense ranked 120th in the nation last campaign.

At media day prior to the season’s start, Head Coach Jeff Brohm said if senior quarterback Brandon Doughty had to produce numbers similar to last season’s, then his team wouldn’t be winning the way he wants.

Which has me asking: Is the result against Vanderbilt “winning the way he wants?"

In the second half, the defense came up big again with another interception in the end zone—this time from senior linebacker Nick Newton.

And the Hilltoppers began to find an offensive rhythm.

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Lady Toppers hang tight, draw vs. Valparaiso

BY HUNTER FRINT HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU The Lady Topper soccer team fought back this past Sunday against Valparaiso, ending their third homematch of the season in a 2-2 draw after extra time.

WKU played host to Valpo at the WKU Soccer Complex on Sunday in a humid, 90-degree affair.

Within the first 11 minutes, Valpo midfielder Rita Cravens scored the first goal of the match.

The Lady Toppers had trouble dealing with the pace of Valpo’s game in the first half and racked up eight fouls.

The first half ended with three shots for the Lady Toppers—one on goal. The offensive production in the first half came from senior Lauren Moats and sophomore Hannah Chua. Valpo collected six shots with two on goal, but the score remained 1-0.

“Tactically, their outside backs kept coming forward and finding the ball in the first half. It was causing us all kinds of problems. We weren’t doing a very good job of picking that

Lady Toppers midfielder Caitlin Hesse (6) fends off a tackle by Valapariso midfielder Rita Craven (12) during Sunday's match at WKU’s Preston Complex. WKU tied the Crusaders 2-2 after two overtimes.

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up,” Head Coach Jason Neidell said.

Neidell said adjustments at halftime were geared towards bringing a more aggressive style of play into the fold.

“I think that they just

brought a higher level of intensity and work to the game than we did in the first half,” Neidell said. “We just knew we needed to match their intensity in the second half.”

The second half started simi-

lar to the first, though, and the intensity Neidell was looking for didn’t immediately present itself. Two 30-minute lightning delays also stalled play.

Minutes after the second half began, Valpo’s April Cro-

nin scored her team’s second goal and brought the score to 2-0.

The lightning delays arguably worked in the Lady Toppers’ favor. Iris Dunn came back into the game with a vengeance. She collected a shot on goal and followed through with the first goal for the Lady Toppers, making the score 2-1.

“No. 20 [Cronin] and 12 [Craven] for [Valpo] were difference makers. They scored their goals,” Neidell said. “I thought Iris Dunn was a definite difference maker for us today. I thought she had a phenomenal game.”

Dunn’s goal came off a penalty kick, the first one for WKU this season and the third goal for Dunn in 2015.

Shortly after the morale booster for WKU, the second lightning delay was called with 22 minutes left in the game.

The match had only been resumed from the first delay for six minutes.

Players, coaches and fans all stood by to see if the referees were going to call the game due to the impending storm.

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VOLLEYBALL

Lady Tops record first loss of season

BY MATTHEW STEWART

HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU The Lady Toppers are coming off a 2-1 performance in this past weekend’s Saluki Invitational in Carbondale, Illinois.

WKU started things off with a 3-0 victory over the University of Tennessee- Martin— the third consecutive sweep for the then-undefeated Lady Topper squad.

Against UT-Martin, sophomore outside hitter Alyssa Cavanaugh led the offense for the Lady Tops, finishing with a match best 12 kills on a .524 hitting percentage.

Sophomore outside/rightside hitter Sydney Engle finished with seven kills, while fellow Lady Toppers senior middle hitter Noelle Langenkamp and freshman middle hitter Rachel Anderson each added four.

The team finished with a season best: 420 hitting clip, laying down 38 kills while only committing four errors.

In the second contest of the weekend, WKU was able to carry the momentum of three consecutive sweeps into its clash with host school South-

ern Illinois, and Head Coach Travis Hudson was confident with the versatility his team had shown.

“I like our team a lot; I don’t think we have to rely on one kid,” Hudson said. “Depending on how people defend us, I think we can kind of come at them from anywhere.”

Not in a sweeping fashion, the Lady Tops took down the Salukis in a 3-1 battle.

Langenkamp held the team together, finishing with 15 kills off a team best and .371 hitting percentage. Cavanaugh added 13, Bodway added 11 and Engle added 10.

The last game of the weekend for the Lady Toppers ended WKU’s five-game winning streak and brought the program its first loss of the season.

The University of Dayton blanked WKU in three sets as the Flyers posted a .203 hitting percentage to the Lady Tops’ .142. Anderson continued to perform for the Lady Toppers, though, pulling in a career best of nine kills off a teamhigh .300 hitting clip.

WKU’s .142 hitting percentage is partially due to the Flyers’ domination at the net.

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"It was great. The defense had a lot to prove this year,” Newton said. “Coming back last year, a lot of people had a lot to say—you know, that it was an alloffensive team. But we went out and eliminated the big plays; we stopped the run, and we got some turnovers."

The first half was one to forget for the Hilltoppers. WKU punted six times, had five drops—including one for a touchdown by senior receiver Jared

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Leon Allen rushed for a touchdown in the third, and Doughty connected with Higbee on a 65-yard pass in the fourth that breathed life into the lungs of an offense that had struggled all game.

He finished with 209-yards passing and a touchdown to senior tight end Tyler Higbee.

But as the clock was winding down, Vandy gave one last surge on their last possession of the game, orchestrat-

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The second half was resumed once the weather cleared. Senior defender Chandler Clark scored a second goal for the Lady Toppers shortly after.

“To me, coming from behind, down by two goals was a little bit of a moral victory. Today I think we found ourselves a little bit,” Neidell said.

With the match tied at 2-2, two 10-minute periods of extra time were added, but these still yielded no winner.

Neidell said the team was feeling really good about the come-from-behind win.

Lady Toppers’ volleyball Head Coach Travis Hudson, middle, gives the volleyball team a talk during the game against Tennessee Tech. BRANDON CARTER/HERALD ARCHIVE Dayton blocked 11 attacks throughout the contest.

“Dayton, I believe, is a Top25 caliber team,” Hudson said.

Langenkamp said she knew this weekend would pose challenges to WKU after breaking into the AVCA Top 25 last week.

“We definitely have a target on our backs after breaking into the Top 25,” Langenkamp said, adding that each opponent from here on out “will definitely be gunning for us.”

The Toppers are excited to be back on their own court

and to play in front of an energized home crowd at Diddle Arena tonight.

The Lady Toppers’ home opener will be against an Austin Peay team that has posted just a 2-5 record in 2015. First serve is set for 7 p.m.

Dangerfield—and was shut out in the first half for the first time since 2013.

The Commodores out-rushed the Hilltoppers 129 to -12 in that time, but could only put three points on the scoreboard.

Going into halftime down 3-0, WKU’s senior quarterback Brandon Doughty was 6-14 for 58 passing yards and -20 rushing yards. He was able to turn it around in the second half as the leader finished 19-30 for 209 yards and a passing touchdown.

Doughty’s favorite target of the night, senior tight end Tyler Higbee, hauled in four catches for 102 yards and a TD.

The game was the first career 100-yard receiving game for Higbee. A large part of that was picked up on a 65-yard reception in the third quarter that set up the Hilltoppers’ first score of the night.

Senior running back Leon Allen came on after that to punch in the four-yard touchdown run to put WKU up 7-3 with less than a minute left in the third quarter.

In the fourth, clock management was the name of the game. The WKU offense looked revitalized as Doughty conducted a nine-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a nine-yard touchdown strike from Doughty to Higbee.

After taking the 14-6 lead, the defense was able to do enough to allow the Hilltoppers to achieve their fourth consecutive season opening win.

“We weren't playing up to par and we have excelled before; we know we are better than that,” Higbee said. “It was frustrating at times, and you know sometimes you just have to step up and make plays, and that is what we were lacking in the beginning of the game.

WKU is now 3-15 against SEC opponents, but 3-2 since 2012. The team’s next game will be Thursday, Sept. 10, at Smith Stadium against Conference USA foe Louisiana Tech.

ing a 77-yard drive that culminated in a touchdown. The Commodores fell short, though, on a two-point conversion thanks to an open field tackle from defensive convert, sophomore Joe Brown.

As for my question about whether this was the type of win Brohm was looking for? I think it both was and wasn’t.

Yes, it was the way Brohm wanted to win because the victory embodied defensive solidity and an ability to grind past opponents when the nor-

mal game plan doesn’t work. His team made big plays in the red zone—offensively, but especially defensively—and most importantly, finished with two more points than its opponent’s.

But no, it wasn’t the way Brohm wanted to win because without Vanderbilt’s sophomore quarterback Johnny McCrary throwing two crucial interceptions in the red zone, the Hilltoppers wouldn’t have won this game.

And if Vandy’s kicker sunk what normally would be a chip shot from 27 yards out in the first half, the Hilltop-

pers wouldn’t have won this game.

We don't have to sit here and play a game of ifs as spectators because the Hilltoppers left with the W, but these are real concerns Brohm and his staff will look to address this week before their next game.

Surely Brohm will look for more stability from his team against Louisiana Tech on Thursday.

WKU can rely on its defense making big plays this season, but it can’t rely on missed field goals and opponents going 2-5 in the red zone for wins.

“Didn’t feel like we came out and played very well at the beginning of the game and didn’t match Valpo’s intensity,” said Neidell. “But I think to come back from two goals down against the defending Horizon League Champs and the team that’s picked to win the Horizon League again says a lot about our team.”

WKU will resume play this coming weekend. The Lady Toppers will face Mercer on Friday, Sept. 11, at 6:00 p.m. and then Georgia State on Sunday, Sept. 13, at noon in Macon and Atlanta respectively.

“I think it’s something that we can definitely build on,” Neidell said. “It was a really encouraging second half, and I think that our players feel really, really good about themselves right now.”

WKU's forward Hannah Cady (20) collides with Valparaiso's Sydney Gountounas (14) during the Lady Toppers’ 2-2 tie against the Crusaders on Sunday at WKU Soccer Complex. BROOK JOYNER/HERALD

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WKU's linebacker Nick Holt (10) drags down Vanderbilt's tight end DeAndre Woods (15). The Hilltoppers' defense held Vanderbilt scoreless on three trips to the red zone, including an interception in the end zone by Holt. MATT LUNSFORD/HERALD

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WKU's defensive back Marcus Ward (8) celebrates after the Hilltoppers' win.

Ward had five solo tackles in the game, one of which was for a loss.

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WKU's running back Leon Allen (33) carries the ball upfield as Vanderbilt's linebacker Landon Stokes (99) closes in during the second half.

Allen and tight end Tyler Higbee (82) combined for a 35-second, twoplay 69-yard drive that ended with a 4-yard touchdown run by Allen.

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WKU's quarterback Brandon Doughty (12) looks toward tight end Tyler Higbee (82) from the pocket during the first half. Doughty connected with Higbee four times for 102 yards and a touchdown. NICK WAGNER/HERALD