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Cravens grand opening for the Commons Thursday QUICHE MATCHEN NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM

Even though “The Commons at Cravens” is already open to students, the grand opening celebration and reception for The Commons is this Thursday at 4 p.m., on the fourth floor of Cravens Library.

Remarks will be given at 4:30 p.m. by Provost Gordon Emslie, graduate student Mark

Reeves, President Gary Ransdell and Connie Foster, dean of Libraries.

Construction for the new study area began on Oct. 1, 2012 and ended Jan. 15, 2013.

Foster said the reason for the construction was to attract more students and parents.

The idea for the renovation came from “the desire to transform a tired space into something more functional for stu-

Academic report seeks to encourage healthy social environment

dent needs and library service changes.”

Foster said this is an exciting transformation for the library.

“Students can work as a group in one of the collaborative booths, sit at a bistro table overlooking the campus, or just BYOD (bring your own device) and plug into one of the stations at the laptop counter,” Foster said in a press release.

Jennifer Wilson, marketing

coordinator, said one of the advantages of The Commons area is it’s a one-stop shop.

“Reference support or research assistance, technology support and writing assistance are all going to be housed in this one desk area on the same floor,” Wilson said.

There are 28 computers, which came from the Helms Library computer lab, and around the corner is a printing

and copying area.

“There is a collaboration booth area where the old leisure unit used to be,” Wilson said. “We’re very excited to have this one single service point.”

The collaborative booth area will have traveling white boards and dry-erase markers that can be checked out.

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THAT'S A RAP

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This month, Education Week, a national education newspaper, released the 17th edition of their annual Quality Counts report.

This report focused on how social and disciplinary aspects of a school can have great effect on student success and achievement. Though information about this report was gathered nationwide through high schools, middle schools and elementary schools, the information and findings reflect back on education at all levels.

Information and research for the report was collected two ways, for two separate aspects of education: educational policies and performance.

Surveys were distributed to chief state school officers in all states, who then passed the surveys down to designated representatives to fill out and send back.

The second research method involved analysis of test scores, national assessment data, U.S. Census Bureau

Indianapolis sophomore Steff Marvin is working on his debut rap mix tape. “He’s been working really hard,” Marvin’s manager and close friend Indianapolis junior Anthony Bell said. “I’m really proud of him.” DOROTHY EDWARDS/HERALD

Students film rap music video on campus TAYLOR HARRISON NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM

Even though he’s working toward a degree, that’s not stopping one WKU student from also working on his rap career.

Indianapolis, Ind., sophomore Steff Marvin’s song, “Have Mercy,” has been played on multiple radio stations at WKU, in Chicago and in India-

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napolis. He said he started by producing music and at first, just making beats for fun, until other artists showed interest in them.

“Over time, I just got better and better and better and then in high school, I met a couple artists who really liked them, so they wanted to start buying them and that’s how I got my SEE VIDEO PAGE 6

Athletes build community within WKU, Bowling Green KAYLA BOYD DIVERSIONS@WKUHERALD.COM

Sometimes, just one sport isn’t enough.

This is the case for Lexington sophomore Eric Ebner and Evansville sophomore Nick Yates, foundation of WKU’s Triathlon Club. Ebner currently serves as club president and Yates served as president last

Evansville sophomore Nick Yates adds his weight to a leg press to mess with his teammate Lexington sophomore Eric Ebner on Monday at the Preston Center.

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year.

Both members joined during their freshman year and Ebner said they have revitalized the Triathlon Club in a matter of semesters. The club currently has 22 active members, a number that far exceeds any other year.

For those who don’t know, a Triathlon is a race in which participants swim, bike and

run. On the college level, most of the competitive races are called sprint triathlons, usually consisting of a 750 meter swim, 20 mile bike ride and a five kilometer run performed in that order.

While this may seem overwhelming, Ebner and Yates are quick to assure that it isn’t meant to be intimidating.

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Members of this no-cut team train every Thursday at the natatorium in the Preston Center and every Sunday they bike.

Running is a separate entity.

“We have everyone run on their own time,” Ebner said.

“Everyone runs at their own intensity and at their own pace.”

Yates said that even though people run at their own pace, they tend to get in sync with other members of the club.

“Some people do run together,” Yates said. “Over time, people find the group that runs at their pace and they can have training partners.”

Instead of simply fundraising to help members with fees, the group spreads awareness of their existence by way of community service.

“The problem with fundraisers is here on campus so many people do fundraisers, it’s really difficult to compete locally for money,” Yates said. “What we’ve been doing instead of fundraisers has been spent on volunteer service and giving back to the community in or-

der to get our name out there.”

Ebner said members of the club rode their bikes up and down designated roads last November during the Total Fitness Connection Mini Marathon for six hours, guiding runners to make sure they stayed on the track.

A lot of the members have just entered the triathlon community, but quite a few have long-term previous experience.

“We have a decent-sized member base who were involved in triathlons far before they ever even heard of the club,” Yates said. “We’re able to take our knowledge and really share with the new members.

We’re able to take the knowledge we share and see the new members use it to be able to attain their goals.”

Their main focus right now isn’t coming in first, they said.

“We don’t look at races in terms of winning,” Ebner said.

“There are so many new members, for the most part it’s just having people satisfied with finishing with the times that they have.”

So what’s the motivation behind what some might refer to as madness?

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“The sport really makes you appreciate others,” Yates said.

“A lot of people say because it’s not a team sport, it’s very selfish. I would actually have to say that it’s entirely opposite.”

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months, we’ve been assessing students to better meet their studying needs,” she said.

Students in the renovated area were impressed by the changes.

Nashville junior Tim Cato said he liked the modern, yet peaceful ambiance of The Commons at Cravens.

“This is definitely my new place to study,” Cato said. “It’s nice to get away from Mass Media and the library, and it’s pretty quiet here too.”

Elsmere sophomore Allison Martin said she is also excited about the renovation.

“I like it because there aren’t a lot of people, and you don’t have to wait to print,” Martin said. “It’s polished, it’s put together and it just seems to flow.”

Martin said she will definitely frequent The Commons.

Nashville senior Jackie Marks said she likes the renovation and it looks “arts and crafty.”

Marks said the renovation was very necessary.

“It’s about time,” Marks said. “It’s very much needed and usually the labs are full.”

She said she’s going to use the group table next time she goes back because the chairs look really comfortable.

“We hope this transformation creates a positive place of possibilities — a place where knowledge unfolds,” Foster said.

Reports •Senior Hallie Olivia Collins, McLean Hall, reported her front and back windshields being broken out of her car while parked in Parking Structure 1 on Jan. 25. The damage is estimated at $607.

•Police cited sophomore Darius Wilson, BatesRunner Hall, for possession of marijuana on Jan. 25.

•Police cited junior Justin Rodriguez, Northeast

Lexington sophomore Eric Ebner works on cross fit on Monday at the Preston Center. Ebner is training along with about 20 other students for a triathlon as early as February. ADAM WOLFFBRANDT/HERALD Yates believes that the competitors want to make each other better athletes, which is something you don’t find in other sports.

“With triathlon, it’s just a community of people who

fairs, said the environment built at WKU is important.

CONTINUED FROM FRONT “We have an excellent housing and residence life department that really welcomes students to data and various undisclosed the community through MASsources.

Sterling Lloyd, senior research TER plan,” he said. associate for the newspaper, The report concluded by ranksaid about 70 percent of teachers ing each state based on the and administrators surveyed felt performance and policy feedschool climate is important to back gathered by the report’s student achievement. researchers, along with their school climate is “School climate is imporprevious standards based on tant regardless of whether it’s important regardless of grades K-12 or it’s university whether it's grades k-12 or past reports. The top spot, exceeding in successfully creating level, it all applies in a variety it's university level. healthy social, disciplinary and of settings,” he said. academic environments was — Sterling Loyd The report states that most national education initiatives Education Week research associate claimed by Maryland with a B+, focus primarily on curricufor the fifth consecutive time. lum, testing and personnel.

“We made the top ten,” Emslie WKU is working on improving But some are realizing the imporsaid.

“I’m not totally impressed tance of peer relationships and university climate by incorpo- or too satisfied with a B-, but you rating programs, like Mapworks safety and security. have to look at the schools in the Betsy Pierce, psychologist in surveys, which assess how a stu- states in the top spots, where stuthe Counseling Center at WKU, dent is adjusting and succeeding dents will go to major universities said in an email that people sup- in various aspects of college life, ported by a strong network of and MASTER Plan, a program for like Harvard and MIT. What those family and friends are generally freshmen to get them acquainted universities are doing might not with campus before fall semester. be the best policies for WKU, less stressed.

Gordon Emslie, provost and but we can always improve and “These healthy connections with others provide some mea- vice president of Academic Af- adopt new policies of our own.” sure of feeling secure which frees us to better focus on whatever it is we want to do,” she said. “I have seen this prove true in my work with students.”

Policymakers have begun acting on this for grades k-12, focusing their efforts on improving all aspects of a student’s wellbeing and success.

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CRIME REPORTS Hall, for possession of marijuana on Jan. 25.

•Freshman Lloyd Miller, Pearce Ford Tower, reported on Jan. 24 that his iPhone was stolen from his room on Nov. 23 of 2012. The estimated value of the item stolen is $50.

•Freshman Christian Skibinski, Keen Hall, reported his cell phone stolen from his dorm room on Jan. 24. The estimated value of the item stolen is $250.

love to help each other, want to build it up and want to see somebody else succeed,” Yates explained. “Even if it means beating them. And that’s just something you don’t find anywhere else.”

Arrests •Police arrested Andrew Richards Hawkins for DUI and reckless driving on Jan. 28.

•Police arrested freshman Tex Travis Claunch, Barnes-Campbell Hall, for alcohol intoxication in a public place on Jan. 27.

•Police arrested freshman Ashton Callis, Keen Hall, for careless driving, DUI, possession of alcohol by a minor, possession of marijuana and possession of drug parapherna-

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lia on Jan. 27.

•Police arrested Taylor Cockerel for reckless driving and driving under the influence on Jan. 26.

•Police arrested Dillion Hayes on a warrant from the Bowling Green Police Department on Jan. 26.

•Police arrested freshman Alexa Salyer, Poland Hall, for reckless driving, failure to signal, possession of an open alcohol container in a motor vehicle and DUI on Jan. 25.

Due to a Herald error, Bowling Green graduate student Tim Popma was incorrectly identified in the crime reports on Page 2 of Friday’s issue as being cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on Jan. 23.

Tim Popma was not in possession of marijuana or drug

paraphernalia. The Herald regrets the error.

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Future to perform at WKU

Labeled by MTV as one of the top new rappers of 2012, Future is headed to Bowling Green on Feb. 2 as part of his tour at the Sloan Convention Center.

Columbus, Ga., junior LaJarvis Evans is part of the company Startin5ive that helped bring Future to Bowling Green. Evans is on the “relations side” of the company, he said.

After some deliberation of who should be invited to Bowling Green, Startin5ive called Future and “he agreed to come down,” Evans said.

“Out of any place in Kentucky, he chose to come to Bowling Green,” he said.

Tickets are $25 for students and $35 for general admission. A VIP package is available for $50 which includes front row seats and an invitation to an after party that will feature an appearance by Future.

“After the concert, people don’t want to come home,” Evans said.

Gary, Ind., freshman Kaleiah Brown said she is a fan of Future and has followed him since her junior year in high school. She

“He is really energetic,” she said. “It’s really worth the money.”

St. Louis, Mo., freshman Brandon Fields is also involved with putting on the concert.

He said he is part of promotion and giving out information.

Fields said Startin5ive asked WKU students on Twitter if they wanted Future to come. Since the reaction from students was positive, it made the decision easy to ultimately we started to contact Future.

“We see how it’s gonna give our fan base work with the crowds,” something to Fields said. look forward to.

One of the reasons Startin5ive considered Future was his recent rise to fame, Evans said.

Columbus, Ga., junior “Right now, Future has a big buzz in the music industry,” Evans said.

Evans.

At first, Brown did not particuFuture will be Startin5ive’s first larly like Future. However, after main event scheduled for 2013.

“We started to give our fan she gave him a “try,” she became base something to look forward a fan.

Even if students are not a fan to,” Evans said.

Brown said that in the short of Future yet, Brown said they time she was able to see Future should give him a try like she previously, she decided that she did.

“Future makes music anybody not only enjoyed his rapping, but thought he was a “great per- can listen to,” Brown said. “Anybody can relate to it.” former” as well. said she has seen him once, but it was not a full concert and she is “more than happy” he decided to come to Bowling Green.

She said it’s something where you have to listen to him to get it.

Startin5ive has brought several other performers to Bowling Green in the past, including Soulja Boy and Ray J. The company started with four WKU students in 2007, according to

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$25 students $35 general admission

Feb. 2

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NEWS BRIEF: FIRESIDE CHATS TEACH STUDENTS HEALTHY EATING HABITS

Students looking for tips on staying healthy while at college should attend WKU’s “Fireside Chats.”

The series, which is co-sponsored by WKU Health Services and the WKU Restaurant and Catering Group, began in October and continues through February, according to Health Services’ website.

The program is offered free of charge to WKU students, according to Health Services’ website. Lauren Tuttle, WKU’s health educator, said in an email interview that Health Services has done the series for almost four

years now.

“College students learn many lifestyle habits in college, and it’s important to maintain healthy habits because they are more likely to stick with them even after college,” Tuttle said.

Students are encouraged to attend the event, which is held in the Health Services building’s lobby around the fireplace.

Health Services also provides a healthy snack as well as hot chocolate, according to Health Services’ website.

The series resumes on Feb. 5 with an installment titled

“Should You Be Gluten Free?” The chat begins at 6 p.m., according to Health Services’ website.

“Should You Be Gluten Free?” will be led by Sharon Barron, ARAMARK’s registered dietician. WKU’s event calendar states the chat will focus on the benefits of adopting a gluten-free diet, the food options available to people with glutenfree diet and the reasons for switching to a gluten-free diet.

The series also provides students with an opportunity to meet with WKU’s registered dietician, who can provide individual nu-

trition counseling to students free of charge, according to the Restaurant and Catering Group’s website.

The series will conclude on Feb. 19 with a final installment titled “Eating Out the Right Way.” Tuttle also urges students to visit Health Services, which she said provides free education and information on a variety of health issues.

Students looking for additional information on the program are encouraged to visit Health Services’ website and the Restaurant and Catering Group’s website.

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NEWS BRIEF: HARDIN PLANETARIUM PUTS ON WINTER-THEMED SHOW Hardin Planetarium has a great show for astronomy fans who don’t want to stargaze outside in the middle of the winter.

“Starry Tales for a Winter Night” projects the winter night sky onto the ceiling of the planetarium, and the show points out the different constellations.

Ronn Kistler, Hardin Planetarium coordinator, said this in-depth show is a learning experience for the audience.

“We look at different constellations and the origins of them,” he said. “We also ask the audience that if they were an ancient tribe, what would they name their constellation?”

“Starry Tales for a Winter Night” runs until Feb. 10, every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7 p.m. and every Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.

At the show, boards with constellations on them were passed out to audience members, who were then asked to create a story for that constellation.

Later, when the night sky was projected, the audience was asked to find specific constellations.

Bowling Green sophomore Chelsea Cornett said there was one constellation in particular that she preferred.

“My favorite constellation was Sirius,” she said.

Cornett also said she thought the presentation was educational and entertaining.

“I thought the show was really informative and fun, even for those who aren’t necessarily astronomy majors,” she said. “It was fun and free, a great thing for us to have on campus.”

— Jacob Parker

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Opinion STAFF EDITORIAL

Honorable Intentions Although dreaded, more construction will benefit WKU THE ISSUE: WKU plans to erect a building on Normal Street that will house the Honors College and the international student headquarters. With Downing University Center already under construction and the university’s budget stretching in several directions, the necessity of the building comes into question.

OUR STANCE: The Honors College and international students encompass a substantial part of WKU’s population, and considering their current buildings, a new center would be good for them. And because this project is not the only one in the state included in a specific package, it could be good for the university’s image, too.

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he Honors College, which currently resides in a cramped building across the street from Cherry Hall, boasts about 1,250 students. The Of-

fice of International Student and Scholar Services, now in a house on State Street, currently has about 800 students from about 50 countries. Together, they form close to a tenth of the WKU population.

It’s no secret that WKU is known for its beautiful campus. But as we’ve seen recently, a great deal of attention goes into maintenance. Not only are staff responsible for rolling out grass and planting flowers, but DUC is still undergoing major renovations.

With all this tearing down and building up, some are concerned that WKU, in an attempt at beautification, may become less aesthetically pleasing with cranes, backhoes and temporary fencing dominating the grounds. While it might have been preferable for WKU to space out its major projects a bit, the Honors College and International Center, like the new DUC, will not be an eyesore

forever. And this new center, which will impact a projected 2,100 students and be open to any WKU student, will stand as a testament to the academia and diversity on which WKU prides itself.

Another common concern about this $22 million project regards funding. Gov. Steve Beshear recently announced a plan to allow Kentucky universities to issue agency bonds to fund campus improvement projects with university funds.

At the end of this year, WKU will begin selling bonds as well as using a portion of international students’ tuition through the Navitas program. In other words, this will not affect our tuition, so don’t fret.

The Honors College and the Office of ISSS have chugged along long enough in their claustrophobic accommodations. Sure, it will make another end of campus a little disaster zone-esque, but when the dust

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“I think that having a bigger building might help with organization. Whenever we go into the Honors College, they seem unhappy. A bigger building will improve the environment for the workers and for us when we go in.”

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name out there,” he said.

Marvin has a few songs on YouTube, but filmed his first music video Saturday that he plans on posting to the website.

The video was filmed oncampus near the Academic Complex.

He said he didn’t want to film a really busy video.

“I really just wanted a location that was kind of low-key… not too much action going on,” he said. “I just wanted something simple — like a simple concept.”

Indianapolis, Ind. junior Anthony Bell, Marvin’s manager, is a public relations major and said he felt honored when Marvin asked him to do the job. He said they have been

friends since Bell was 17 years old.

He said Marvin has been working really hard on making beats and on his music since November, when the whole process started.

“There’s times where I have to tell him to go to sleep,” he said. “Over Christmas break, it was literally an everyday, nonstop thing.”

Marvin said he told Bell about wanting to become a rapper because he feels like he is talented and wanted people to hear his music.

The video was performed live without instruments — there was just one other person in the video who provided the beatboxing.

Indianapolis, Ind. sophomore Elijah Norwood said he joined the video to do the beatboxing spur of the moment, and he and Marvin didn’t have a ton of time to practice.

He said he was really happy and excited when he first heard Marvin’s song and heard how good it was.

“It sounds like a song that is already legit,” he said.

He also said performing the video was fun and he enjoyed it.

“I wasn’t the best, but it worked,” Norwood said.

Marvin said he had recently written the song for the video and it didn’t have a name yet.

When he filmed it for the video, it was just one verse.

“It’s kind of like a teaser,” he said.

Bell said they have mostly been promoting Marvin’s music through Twitter and Facebook. Marvin has a Facebook page, Steff Marvin Fanpage, and fans can follow Bell at @a_bell5 and Marvin at @steffmarvin.

“We’re getting the song out there; it’s just about building

the house did not fit the needs of the sorority.

Steve Hunter, director at the planning commission, said that there were calls made to the city clerk’s office by unhappy neighbors who didn’t like the idea of a sorority house on their street.

“I would refer them to the university or told them to come to the hearing,” Hunter said.

Chi O advisors, along with the president, declined comment. But the sorority is no longer interested in the house, according to Pride.

“It’s a dead case at this point,” Hunter said.

Pride also said that Chi O is still on the hunt for a new house.

the fan base and just letting people know who he really is,” Bell said.

Marvin’s first show is coming up on Feb. 7 at Three Brothers in downtown Bowling Green and both he and Bell are really

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excited about it.

“It’s our first, you know, big opportunity to really push his name out there and get his music out there, so we’re trying to get as many people to come out as possible,” Bell said.

This past weekend, the Hilltoppers for Life, a pro-life student organization on campus, was awarded second place for the National Group of the Year award at the annual Students for Life American National Conference in Washington, D.C. This was their first award and nomination as a group.

Bryan Reaka, advisor of the group, said this is only the third year of existence for Hilltoppers for Life.

“For them to win the award of second place is a fantastic achievement,” Reaka said. “They have gone extremely far for a young group. We’re hoping to carry that forward in the future.”

Seven members of the group, through private funding, were able to attend and receive the award. Members present were Shepherdsville senior John Sohl, Shepherdsville sophomore Matt Sohl, Bardstown junior Zach Coots, Bardstown junior Maggie Smith, Louisville senior Erin Ruppelt, Owensboro graduate student Kevin Dorth and Nashville freshman Cassidy Johnson.

The Hilltoppers for Life, started by Whitesville senior Kateri Rhodes, believes in preservation of all life. Their actions and awareness tactics to educate the campus focus primarily on abortion, but overall they believe in life from birth to natural death.

“My sister helped found a [pro-life] group in Murray with help from Mary Reding and when I came here, I knew I wanted to do the same,” Rhodes said. “I wanted to educate the campus on what our movement is all about.”

Reding now works on campus here

at WKU in the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Campus Center. She assisted Rhodes in the initial organization and structuring of the group.

“I’m proud of the group,” Reding said. “It takes a lot for a group to evolve to this point.”

Their primary goal is to educate the campus about their pro-life movement. Last spring, they undertook a larger scale awareness tactic.

Their event was entitled Cemetery of the Innocent. The cemetery involved the Colonnade being adorned with 4,000 crosses made of Popsicle sticks and red and black tablecloths spelling the word “life” when looked at from afar. Vigils and prayer services were held there.

This event, and some careful paperwork, earned the group their second place award and national recognition.

Sohl, president of the group, was also personally recognized for his help raising awareness, and was invited to be apart of the Wilberforce Leadership Fellowship, a leadership summit occurring during the SFLA conference that educates attendees more heavily on the movement.

“I was overwhelmed when I first found out I got it,” Sohl said. “It was a great way for me to develop my leadership skills.”

Members attending also participated in the 40th annual March for Life, protesting abortion in the nation. The march was started the year of Roe v.

Wade, a Supreme Court case deciding that a woman’s decision to get an abortion was protected under the 14th amendment. The group has attended all three years of existence.

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NEWS BRIEF: CHI O DECIDES AGAINST NEW HOUSE ON CHESTNUT STREET

As plans for a new Honors College and International Center are set in motion, negotiations over relocating the Chi Omega sorority house are under way.

Over winter break, WKU filed an application with the Bowling Green city planning and zoning committee to amend the university district.

The application called for the addition of a house on Chestnut Street to potentially become the new Chi O house.

“Chi O wants to upgrade their facility,” Charley Pride, director of student activities, said.

The university district consists of houses around campus and allows Greek organizations to put letters on these houses and call them their own.

WKU withdrew the application due to Chi O’s decision not to pursue the house. According to Pride,

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WINE COLUMN

Tips for getting a grip on the glass

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Let’s face it. With thousands of vineyards and varietals (grape varieties) along with countless methods of fermentation and viticulture (grape cultivation), wine is massive. New vineyards are popping up around the world every day, and there is always something new to learn or taste.

Don’t fret — there are a few basics you can quickly and easily master which will put you at ease as you step into this lush, mysterious place.

It is as simple as the way you drink wine. You don’t get the full texture and taste of the wine by simply drinking. A common saying is “Swirl, Sniff, Sip, Savor.” To fully experience each unique wine to its full potential, these steps will help bring out the qualities each wine has to offer.

You should often let your red wines set 30 minutes to one hour after opening before you sip. This is not necessary with older wines as oxidation helps young grapes which can taste “tight” open to their full potential of flavor.

Ever heard the saying “you first eat

with your eyes”? Well, tasting sting wine up the gla glass which helps in the next important step. uses four of your five senses, nses, taste importan and touch being last. Some say Put your you nose to the glass, and touch isn’t involved, but how would take a few deep breaths. At first, you only pick up on the smell of you notice the tingly fizzz of chammight on but the more you practice, pagne without it? After your paalcohol, b tience has near expired, pour your the more you will pull from the wine up to the widest partt of the wine. Cherry, berry and oak?

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Tilt your glass at eye level Now you get to drink. against a good light source ce to N Make sure to carefully pull observe the rim of the wine Ma against the glass. Here you air into your mouth as you can see the color in which ch a sip. Oxidation does wonders crimson will signal an aged for ffully experiencing wine. It wine while a purple red gives isn’t uncommon to hear a lot away a young wine. Aged of sslurping at wine festivals wine tastes matured, someomeas it is not considered rude times even dusty, as each h flabut learned. By pushing and vor is well-balanced. Younger pulling the wine across your nger pull wines are not always to their tongue, you can feel the textong peak of married flavors. ture of the wine. Often, it will Next, set your glass on a dry your mouth and make flat, sturdy surface, and careyou pucker in which you are fully spin in a tight experiencing the tancircle or figure eight. DEMETRIUS FREEMAN/HERALD nin in red wines from Once you are practhe grape skins. ticed, you should be able to do this in Now that you have mastered the wine the air without spilling. This oxidizes etiquette of tasting, here are a few helpthe wine and brings the wine further ful hints for feeling even more comfort-

able in the world of wine.

Fully chill whites before serving, but not reds. However, you should put your bottle of red in the refrigerator about 10 minutes before serving to keep it above room temperature. Heat brings out the taste of alcohol, overshadowing the flavors of the grape, soil, barrel or vat.

You will want to remember that storing wine on its side is ideal compared to standing the bottle straight up. Over time, air escapes through the cork which can make the wine go bad before opening. Keeping the wine against the cork instead of the pocket of air better prevents this.

Also, if you have a bit of wine left after drinking, don’t re-cork the wine with the original cork. Air will escape making it go bad and in return, taste like vinegar. Instead, use a reusable winestopper as this will keep it fresher, longer.

Hopefully these hints comfort you as you step into the fruitful world of wine.

Allison Goodan is a Louisville senior currently taking Agriculture 475. Upon completion of the course she will be a certified wine specialist.

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'Hansel and Gretel' is fun, but not memorable

This ain’t the Brothers Grimm, so forget everything you think you know about the fairy tale.

Driven by their traumatic childhood experience, the titular siblings in “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” swap their breadcrumbs for the big guns as they seek to eliminate every wart-nosed wench in the land. But as the storied “blood moon” approaches, Hansel and Gretel must face a new evil that harbors a dark secret to their past.

Sounds pretty crazy, right?

And the ads looked stupid, didn’t they? From the outside, this looks like another campy episode in the same vein of absurdity as last summer’s “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunt-

er.” There’s no denying that “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” is insane. We know it. The actors know it. And that’s what makes this bodacious bloodbath so much fun.

It’s by no means a “good” movie, but it’s not totally “bad” either. I had little to no expectations for “Hansel & Gretel.” I knew I wasn’t paying to see Oscar material, so I just buckled in and waited to see where the ride would take me.

What I got were crazy custom weapons, gnarly creatures and buckets of blood. I’ve seen these stunts before in movies like “Van Helsing” and the campier of last year’s “Lincoln”

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adaptations. It’s that same dark, loosely-“steampunk”inspired horror story that attempts to put a fresh twist on familiarity. In the end, this is actually what makes “Hansel & Gretel” forgettable.

But despite this gripe, I’ve

actors and the audience both know they’re just here for the popcorn, so it’s refreshing to feel like your stars might have the same feelings towards the movie as you do.

Because Lord knows with a title like “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” nobody should be taking it seriously. The fun performances from Renner and Arterton, as well as Thomas Mann (“Project X”) keep the film from ultimately feeling like one too many of the witches’ sweets.

There are also a few fun twists that come towards the end. The villain (Famke Janssen) brings everything full-

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It's by no means a good movie, but it's not totally bad either. got to hand it to stars Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker,” “The Bourne Legacy”) and Gemma Arterton (“Clash of the Titans,” “Prince of Persia”).

They both know how crazy the concept is, and it’s great to see them taking things lightly. The

circle, and it ends up decently layered for January popcorn fare. Even though some may just call it beef jerky, I still enjoy a little meat with my junk food.

I think “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” is well-cast with a humor-spiked script from writer/director Tommy Wirkola. The 3-D is decent for the fight scenes, but not totally necessary. I’d prefer to avoid being covered in wood chips and exploding body parts — if that’s okay.

All in all, I’d say this movie feels like a roller coaster that I’ve been on a hundred times.

It’s a blast while it lasts (thanks to Renner, Arterton, and some nifty action sequences), but when it’s over I’m ready to move on to the next thing.

Ben Conniff is a Villa Hills sophomore majoring in marketing with a minor in film studies. For more of his commentary, follow him on Twitter @thereelbennyc.

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occupational art Student creates mural for Career Services CHRISTIAN MARNON NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM

The band members of Pink Floyd are famous for immortalizing the lyric “We don’t need no education,” but that didn’t stop the Career Services Center from dedicating a wall to a mural inspired by the band.

Nashville, Tenn. senior Hanna Demirjian, who is creating the mural, said it will be a re-interpretation of artwork from Pink Floyd’s 1979 album “The Wall.”

The piece will be done in charcoal.

Demirjian, a graphic design major, said she has never worked on a wall mural, but is embracing the challenge.

“At first I was nervous, but now I am excited,” she said. “This project is fun because I have more freedom than I normally do in class.”

Due to the Downing University Center renovations, Career Services is being restructured and relocated to another floor. Demirjian said this has left room

for uninhibited artistic creativity.

“We wanted to go crazy with the walls since they will be torn down and replaced with a 24-hour study space,” Demirjian said.

Robert Unseld, associate director of Career Services, conceived the idea for the mural, but recruited Demirjian for the job.

“In the past three or four years, we have employed a graphic designer, giving them a chance to make their mark,” Unseld said.

“We’re in a very good position to have someone as talented as Hanna working on the mural.”

Unseld is especially fond of promoting student work.

“This mural is for students, and is created by a student,” he said. “It allows for them to interact in an innovative way.”

The idea for the homage to Pink Floyd came from an offhanded comment by Becky Tinker, also an associate director of Career Services.

Nashville senior Hanna Demirjian works on creating a mural inside the Career Services Center on Monday. The center wanted to do something artistic with the walls. The design is inspired by Pink Floyd’s album “The Wall”, and students can come by and put their thumbprint on the mural. SETH FISCHER/HERALD “Hanna and Robert were brainstorming and I half-jokingly said Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ might be fitting for a wall mural,” Tinker said. “Hanna liked the idea and ran with it.”

The mural is expected to be completed by

Feb. 1. Once it is finished, students who stop by Career Services will have the chance to leave their imprint as well, Unseld said.

“We want all students visiting Career Services to sign the wall,” Unseld said. “There will

be several ink pads of varying color placed on the wall so students passing through can leave a thumbprint that says ‘I was here.’”

Unseld has mixed emotions about the relocation of Career Services.

“Career Services has become home for me over the past five years, but I am also excited to see the student center transformed,” he said.

“This mural is ultimately a way for us to make a mark on our space before we move on.”

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Regents approve land transfer to Hardin County Schools TESSA DUVALL NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM

While the approval of coach Bobby Petrino’s contract garnered the most attention out of Friday’s Board of Regents meeting, WKU also took action that will help students in Hardin County.

Regents unanimously approved the transfer of 20 WKUowned acres in Hardin County to Hardin County Schools for the creation of an early college and career center.

President Gary Ransdell said the deal was at no cost to WKU, as the university did not pay for the land, and HCS will pay to build the center.

“We’re not in the habit of giving stuff away,” Ransdell said with a laugh.

The land was originally given to WKU in 2007 from the North Central Education Foundation and is adjacent to the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College campus, according to agenda materials. The donation was made knowing that the land would be used for a higher education or similar facility.

According to a WKU press release, the center “will fulfill several roles.”

HCS students will use the center to take courses in several career-oriented pathways, including health science, engineering and culinary arts and hospitality services, according to the release.

WKU and ECTC will partner with HCS to provide instruc-

tion and dual credit courses, and WKU will also offer collegiate classes in the building on evenings and weekends, according to the release.

Ransdell said he hopes the center will “strengthen the pipeline of students” who choose to attend WKU after high school.

A preliminary draft of the partnership between WKU and HCS provided by Deborah Wilkins, chief of staff and general counsel for WKU, outlines the ways WKU and HCS will handle the arrangement.

As the draft is written now, the partners will work together to “maximize program partnership opportunities,” and costs for utilities, custodial services and insurance will be

split accordingly.

Other notable items from the Board of Regents meeting: • Brian Meredith, associate vice president for Enrollment Management, told Regents that winter term enrollment increased by a total of 15 students since the 2012 winter term. However, spring numbers will not be finalized until later in the semester, although enrollment currently stands at about 18,700.

• John Osborne, vice president for Campus Services and Facilities, said WKU will take over maintenance of a stretch of road near campus, if the Bowling Green City Commission grants the university permission. The roadway runs from the intersection of Nor-

mal Drive and Regents Avenue, up to the intersection of State Street and College Heights Boulevard. WKU would widen sidewalks, change light fixtures and reduce speed limits to 15 miles per hour to improve pedestrian safety in this area.

• A bill that would allow Kentucky universities to issue agency bonds to fund campus improvement projects with university money could go before the Kentucky legislature as soon as Feb. 5, Robbin Taylor, vice president for Public Affairs, said. A combined 11 projects at six Kentucky public universities — including the Honors College and International Center at WKU — would get the go-ahead if this plan is approved.

UNIVERSITY SENATE

Grades may soon include an added ‘plus’ distinction MITCHELL GROGG NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM

The University Senate accepted a report on Thursday that proposed the addition of “plus” grades from its Academic Quality Committee.

That revision would add grades of B+, C+ and D+. Those grades would carry quality point ratings of 3.3, 2.3 and 1.3, respectively.

“The AQ committee intentionally did not illustrate percentages or point values to the various grade levels,” the report said. “The Provost was clear that the scores of 87-89 for a B+ (and 77-79 for a C+) were for illustration purposes only.”

“The AQ committee wants to make sure that the percentage grading scale in the proposal is not misinterpreted by faculty, students or administrators as campus policy.”

Gordon Emslie, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, presented his proposal at a Student Government Association meeting in December.

Emslie’s proposal did not include a D+ grade. It also proposed quality point ratings of 3.5 and 2.5 for B+ and C+ grades, respectively.

“I think the motivation for individual students to push to the next level

and excel is promoted by a value added grading system,” Emslie said after the senate meeting.

He said the next step is for SGA to weight the report and come back with whether they support it or not.

Mac McKerral, University Senate chair, said the report needs to go to two other bodies before it can go further.

“My suggestion to the Academic Quality Committee…is that they come to the Senate Executive Committee at our February meeting with a recommendation that we send that proposal to the next two vetting bodies, which is the Graduate Council and the Graduate Curriculum Committee,” McKerral said.

Neither proposed system includes “minus” grades because a previous proposal to include them was resisted by students.

Guy Jordan, Academic Quality Committee chair, said the proposal wasn’t everything the faculty wants.

“But it doesn’t keep it exactly the same, and I think most faculty would appreciate a more nuanced way to evaluate their students.”

Further action could be taken as early as March. Jordan said his goal is to have it as an action item at the senate meeting in March.

Faculty responds to provost's proposal for bi-term classes MITCHELL GROGG NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM

The University Senate passed a resolution Thursday disagreeing with a provost proposal to increase emphasis on bi-term classes.

“The administration must not and need not ‘encourage’ or ‘increase emphasis’ on bi-term classes in any way or change the academic calendar to privilege their delivery or, in turn, enact concomitant shift to a per-credithour tuition structure,” concluded the resolution.

It came in response to a document Provost Gordon Emslie released in August 2012, proposing “that WKU consider a move to offer a substantially greater number of courses in biterm mode.”

Susann Davis, a Spanish instructor, teaches four bi-term sections and likes that it exposes students to the language everyday.

Morgantown senior Jessica Oaks has taken one bi-term Spanish class and is currently enrolled in another.

“I was wanting to get as many hours as possible in the shortest amount of time,” she said.

Davis said that bi-terms can help students, especially foreign language majors, finish classes more quickly.

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His document said this emphasis on bi-terms could mean a transition to charging students solely based on the number of credit hours they take.

The report presented at the senate meeting disagreed with an increased emphasis on bi-terms.

“There is no reason to encourage bi-term instruction over semester instruction because faculty…already have the power to choose the format…that best fits a given course or curriculum,” the report said.

The report also said an increased biterm emphasis could raise students’ educational costs overall, reduce time for student reflection and growth and confuse scheduling.

“Extant research suggests that there is no appreciable difference in the long term retention of knowledge and skills gained from a given course between students that took them in accelerated versus non-accelerated formats,” the report said.

While Oaks found her Spanish biterms beneficial, she said she “can’t imagine” having to take her upperlevel sciences as bi-terms.

Emslie did not respond to the document at the senate meeting.

“I’ll study the resolution,” he said. “I will probably report to the Senate at its next meeting.”

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CHIC CHICKS

Welcome back, WKU fashionistas MONTA REINFELDE DIVERSIONS@WKUHERALD.COM

It has been a great break and in spite of having below nine degree temperatures in my home country of Latvia, where I spent the holiday season. I also got to encounter the first wafts of spring in areas of fashion and lifestyle. Now I can’t wait to share them with you!

Men and women of all ages hit the gym like crazy to fulfill their New Year’s resolutions to get back in shape after indulging in way too many holiday goodies. I was one of them, sweating out chocolates, champagne and Christmas roast to make sure I didn’t have a bad surprise waiting, looking

in the mirror when the knitted sweaters and jeans will be stored in the closet and the swimsuit season arrives.

I visited my Shape magazine Latvia colleagues in Riga, where I interned last summer and now work as a freelance writer, to do some work and catch up. Because they produce magazines a couple of months before the issues will hit the stores, I got a great inspiration and a feel of spring soon knocking on the door. All the office walls were covered with colorful photos of beautiful models in short dresses, huge, juicy headlines and story ideas about the best celebrity diets and the most delicious spring recipes.

Some of my stories I wrote for the section Shape Guru were about successful, fit and famous people whom we can draw inspiration from. What I learned, or rather needed a reminder of, was a beauty quote from Lauren Conrad, a fitness inspiration from celebrity trainer David Kirsch as well as fashion quote from Iris Apfel that unfortunately will never be published because my editor didn’t think a 91-year-old woman was an appropriate subject for a Shape magazine.

Whatever…

So ladies — and perhaps some gentlemen too — before you start hunting spring fashion deals and sporting them around the campus, make sure

you remember the following by heart and are in good shape in all aspects of your life before the temperature starts rising.

In the interview for Allure magazine, Lauren Conrad said, “The best beauty advice I have ever been given is just to take care of yourself.

Whether it’s your skin or hair, you should wash your face and moisturize and do all those other things. And don’t over process your hair and don’t over straighten it. Hair and makeup can do a lot, but it can only do so much.”

When you have taken care of that, take into serious consideration what the celebrity fitness guru Kirsch always tells his busy Hollywood clients

that could be easily applied to ever busy students as well.

“Your fitness is not an allor-nothing exercise,” Kirsch wrote on his personal website.

“No matter how busy you are, no matter how stressed you are, there’s always some time to squeeze in at least some exercise.”

And when it’s time to put that sexy body and great skin into some little springy outfit, Iris Apfel tells how to do it the best.

“I say, dress to please yourself,” she said. “Listen to your inner muse and take a chance.

Wear something that says, ‘Here I am today!’”

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SWIMMING

Swimming and diving teams press toward conference championships

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In the seven games since, WKU has recorded a total of 57 assists and 116 turnovers — six of those games ended with a Topper loss.

The WKU offense has been missing a key ingredient during the recent skid.

Senior point guard Jamal Crook has been on the bench with a broken foot, playing his last game Dec. 8 against IUPUI. Crook is expected back sometime in the next two weeks.

Despite playing without their only

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Sun Belt Conference Tournament and an NCAA Tournament win.

It’s not easy to live up to such a dramatic first act, but that’s exactly what some fans expected the Toppers to do this year.

Instead, WKU’s season is stuck in neutral.

The Toppers (11-11, 5-6 SBC) have lost five of six since the New Year, most recently falling 72-53 to arch-rival MTSU Saturday in Murfreesboro.

Rebounding plagued WKU in a Jan. 12 loss to Florida Atlantic.

Poor defense was the culprit Jan. 5 in a loss to Arkansas State.

But for the most part, it’s been a non-existent offense that’s done in the Toppers. They’ve scored less than 70 points in all five losses during the stretch.

If you’re going to lose, some would say, at least score points and be entertaining.

Lately though, WKU games have been about as exciting as the rest of the programming on the PBS affiliate that broadcasts the games.

Some of those struggles can be attributed to a well-documented injury list — especially the broken foot that’s kept senior point guard Jamal Crook out since mid-December.

A general lack of talent, especial-

Freshman swimmer David Owens races the 200-yard butterfly at the team’s Intramural Red & White meet on Saturday at the Preston Center. Both men’s and women’s teams have had much success this season with the men's team currently at 7-1 and the women's team at 8-0. KREABLE YOUNG/HERALD ence meet and be first, you can have a great conference meet and be third.”

With less than a month until the men head south to begin the postseason, Marchionda stressed the positive impact this senior class has made.

“This year, we’ve had a group of seniors that has been focused, they have given us great leadership from day one, so we’re pretty excited about that,” he said. “I think they’re going to lead us into the conference championships very

true point guard, Harper said the TopSophomore forward Stephon Drane, pers have to learn to survive when who had nine points against the Blue they’re not at 100 Raiders, said percent. keeping a good “Injuries are a I believe if we stay outlook could be part of the game, for the positive and stay important and we’ve got Toppers if they together like we want to get out of to figure out a way to win while this funk. should, we'll be you’ve got guys “I’m not really perfectly fine. hurt,” he said. worried about Staying posidwelling on the — Stephon Drane tive can be tough bad things bewhen the outcause that’s how Sophomore Forward look is grim — teams get stuck,” WKU fell below Drane said. “So I .500 in Sun Belt play for the first time believe if we stay positive and stay tothis season with the loss. gether like we should, we’ll be perfectly

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ly of players who can create their own offense, is also to blame.

Outside of T.J Price, Brandon Harris and George Fant, who on this team could you see being a top offensive option for a good Division I basketball team?

But some of the blame is starting to seep over to Harper, the man in charge of these Toppers.

A large portion of the WKU fan base expects at least 20 wins, a conference title and an NCAA Tournament berth every year. When the Toppers are having a down season

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While some WKU students spent their winter break in hibernation mode, the swimming and diving teams were punching the clock to continue their dominance into the postseason. The Toppers hit the deck Saturday during an intrasquad meet to test their recent progress.

Coach Bruce Marchionda said he’s pleased with the way his team has remained focused through the lull in competition.

“We’re coming off the hardest training of the year, on our two-plus week training trip down in Florida, and now trying to extend that here for about two weeks,” he said.

Soon after their return from the Sunshine State, the WKU squads beat Evansville during a dual meet at Bill Powell Natatorium.

WKU freshman Michelle Craddock, senior Hilary Mishler and senior Alex Van Oost each clocked the best time in two events. Freshman diver Giorgi Meyer also placed first in the three and one-meter boards, and 11 more WKU

swimmers earned best times in their respective events.

One of them, senior Billy Kunkel, said their training in Florida was the best thing the team could do to shift their attention to the upcoming meets.

“We’ve been focusing on staying sharp, even if we’re racing a really bad opponent, just not doing bad habits,” Kunkel said.

The men’s team will travel to Houston Feb. 20 for the Conference USA tournament.

Kunkel is one of several seniors on the men’s team who has had a hand at guiding their teammates into the post season. “We’ve just been keeping everyone focused, leading by example,” he said.

The women will head to the Sun Belt Conference tournament Feb. 27 in Dallas.

Coach Marchionda says his team knows the ultimate goal is winning a conference championship, but despite the near-constant dominance of the regular season, the women have a tough battle ahead.

“We have three teams that could easily win it — North Texas, Florida International and us,” Marchionda said.

“You can have a great confer-

Ray harper is as good a coach as there is in the country.

— Mark Adams ESPN analyst

and aren’t living up to those expectations, the first person to get the blame is the head coach.

While no one is yet calling for Harper to be fired, his approval rating among the WKU faithful isn’t at the level it was 10 months ago.

To those who are getting a little antsy with Harper’s program, the key word is patience.

Overhauling a program takes more than one offseason. In fact, it’s going to take a few years for Harper to completely shape the

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roster to his own liking.

His critics argue that he’s just as responsible for the current state of the Toppers’ roster as the coach he replaced, Ken McDonald, because he was one of the biggest recruiters on McDonald’s staff. There were a long line of recruits in that era that didn’t pan out for various reasons.

But McDonald still had the final say on whether or not a prospect got a scholarship. That last word in recruiting now belongs to Harper.

Three years from now, he’ll have a roster full of players to which he was responsible for giving scholarships. At the moment, he’s just doing the best he can with the hand he was dealt.

Harper has also built some job security with a resume that includes two NCAA Division II and two NAIA national titles. He’s one of the most accomplished head coaches in college basketball, even if his accolades came on the lower levels of the sport.

“Ray Harper is as good a coach as there is in the country,” ESPN analyst Mark Adams said during Saturday’s game. “People just don’t know it yet.”

In a few years, when he’s built the roster to his liking and when WKU isn’t going through an injuryplagued year like this, people will know it.

Topper fans just have to be patient and give Harper a chance to get there.

well.”

With C-USA and Sun Belt titles at stake, the WKU swimming and diving squads will take the intensity and focus from the Sunshine State on the long road to the Lone Star State.

fine.”

The Toppers are set to take on Troy at home Thursday before taking a week off before their next game, on the road at North Texas.

Sophomore guard Kevin Kaspar was the only working piece on offense at times against MTSU, leading WKU with 14 points and four rebounds.

He echoed the statements that Drane made as the Toppers move forward.

“We’ve just got to keep our heads up like coach said,” Kaspar said. “We’ve got to come back on Monday and keep getting better. We have nine games left and that’s our goal right now — win nine of them and keep getting better each and every day.”

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on eight-of-13 from the field and nine-of-12 from the free throw line.

“I’ve known Kortni for years, and she’s a big-time player,” Heard said. “Big-time players step up and hit big shots.”

MTSU head coach Rick Insell hasn’t lost to the Lady Toppers at home in his seven years at the helm of the Lady Raiders.

Insell said he’s impressed with how coach Heard has found success in such a short time at WKU. “They’re going to be a team you’re going to have to contend with,” Insell said. “Because they’ve got two good scorers in Gooch and Govan.”

The Lady Topper’s loss Sunday was the first time that they’ve lost two games in a row this season and the first time since February of last season — WKU’s other Sun Belt loss this season was to South Alabama on Jan. 23.

In that game (against USA), the Lady Toppers shot just 38 percent from the field — on Sunday they dipped to a 33.3 percent clip on 22-of-66 total.

The Lady Toppers will get a chance to end this losing streak in the comfort of their own home on Wednesday when Troy (3-16, 0-10 SBC) comes to town.

WKU won its first meeting on the road against Troy, 84-81 on Dec. 1.

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WKU basketball struggle is not Harper’s fault BRAD STEPHENS SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM

turnover troubles

All honeymoons come to an end sooner or later.

For men’s basketball coach Ray Harper, his honeymoon with some Topper fans has ended before he’s even finished his first full season.

At this time last year, Harper was so popular that fans stapled pictures of his face to popsicle sticks — thus creating the “Harper head.”

BRAD STEPHENS That popularity among WKU was a big reason Columnist he was promoted from interim coach to fulltime coach in February.

Following that came his “only just begun” speech after the Middle Tennessee win, the four-games-in-four-days run through the SEE REVIEW PAGE 12

SPORTS BRIEF: WKU APPROVES PETRINO’S CONTRACT New football coach Bobby Petrino had his contract clear the final hurdle over the weekend.

The former Arkansas coach’s contract was approved by the Board of Regents at the first quarterly meeting Friday, passing a Board vote 6-1.

Petrino’s contract is for four years, with the coach earning $850,000 each year. If he terminates the contract at any point in those four years, he is required to pay WKU a buyout of $1.2 million.

The contract makes him the highest-paid coach in the Sun Belt Conference.

Faculty Regent Patti Minter was the sole vote against Petrino.

Minter, who said she was speaking for several faculty members who had reached out to her with concerns about the hire, said she did not agree with the financial investment in a football coach and the money could be used elsewhere.

“Decisions like this hire demonstrate that WKU is committed to funding entertainment at all costs, even as enrollment flattens, our debt load expands and other sources of revenue dry up,” she said.

President Gary Ransdell said while the contract seems expensive, it is a necessary step for the football program to take as it seeks national relevancy.

“If you’re going to play the game, you’re going to have to play the game and you’re going to have to compete,” Ransdell said.

“You make sure the financials are in your favor and the financials are certainly in our favor in this particular matter.”

The football team will begin spring practices in March.

— Lucas Aulbach

An MTSU defender strips sophomore guard T.J. Price in Saturday's 72-53 loss. CHRISTIAN RANDOLPH/HERALD

Toppers looking for answers after Saturday's MTSU loss LUCAS AULBACH SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM

The slumping Toppers hit arguably the lowest point of their season Saturday in a loss at Middle Tennessee State.

The 72-53 shellacking at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn., showed some fundamental flaws in the WKU (11-11, 5-6 Sun Belt Conference) team that has now lost six of its past seven games.

Ball control is the one that jumps off the postgame stat sheet.

The Toppers recorded a total of four assists and 18 turnovers against the Blue Raiders, including a dismal ratio of one assist to 12 turnovers in the first half.

MTSU (18-4, 10-1 SBC) deserves a share of the credit for WKU’s offensive struggles Saturday — the Blue Raiders

lead the Sun Belt in defense, holding opponents to 58.4 points per game.

They are No. 2 in the conference in turnover margin, a statistic WKU has fallen to No. 10 in.

Coach Ray Harper said MTSU fielded the best half-court defense the Toppers have faced this season — high praise from a coach whose team has faced AP top-25 teams Louisville and VCU. “They’re 10-1 in this league for a reason,” Harper said. “They do it every night. They’ve done it every night all season long.”

Saturday wasn’t the first time WKU has struggled to move its offense, though. The Toppers haven’t had more assists than turnovers in a game since Dec. 19 against North Texas, when they had 11 assists and 10 turnovers.

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Gooch and Govan not enough to beat MTSU TYLER LASHBROOK SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM

The Lady Toppers suffered their third loss in Sun Belt Conference play to Middle Tennessee State Sunday, despite getting 46 points from sophomore guard Alexis Govan and sophomore forward Chastity Gooch.

It’s no secret that Govan and Gooch are the two scoring leaders for WKU (15-5, 8-3 SBC).

Govan averages 19.5 points per game, which is No. 3 in the Sun Belt.

Gooch, meanwhile, averages 16.6 points per game, good for No. 4 in the Sun Belt.

On Sunday, Govan scored 26 points on nine-of-18 shooting from the field and knocked down seven-of-eight free throws.

Gooch scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds despite having a size disadvantage against the post players from MTSU (15-5, 10-1 SBC).

It was her 17th double-double on the season, a number which still leads the

nation.

The rest of the team shot just fourof-28 from the field, amounting to a miserable 14.3 percent.

Govan said she and Gooch are confident the Lady Toppers will recover despite Sunday’s struggles.

“It just so happened that tonight it wasn’t really anybody’s night,” Govan said. “Chastity and I just got the ball to fall in a few times.”

Five players for WKU scored below their season average, and in order to beat a team like Middle Tennessee, which sits alone atop the Sun Belt, that can’t happen.

Coach Michelle Clark-Heard says that she was proud of how the Lady Toppers fought, but Govan and Gooch aren’t enough to win a game alone.

“Two people in any basketball game are not going to be able to carry you,” Heard said.

For the Lady Toppers, the Lady Raiders have proven to be consistently one of their toughest opponents.

Sunday’s loss was the 11th straight against MTSU — WKU hasn’t beaten

Sophomore forward Chastity Gooch wrestles a rebound away from sophomore guard Shanice Cason during their game in Murfreesboro, Tenn. WKU lost the game 57-79. DOROTHY EDWARDS/HERALD Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro since 2004.

MTSU’s star player, freshman forward Ebony Rowe, who averaged over 21 points coming into Sunday’s matchup,

was held to just 13 points on six-of-18 shooting, but the Lady Raiders were able to overcome with a huge game from senior guard Kortni Jones.

Jones scored a career-high 28 points SEE GOOCH PAGE 12