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Former swim team member files federal lawsuit against university

BY ANDREW HENDERSON HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Collin Craig, former member of the WKU swim and dive team, filed a federal lawsuit against WKU and other parties on Sept. 30.

The lawsuit was filed against the university, former Head Coach Bruce Marchionda, for associate head coach Brian Thomas, Athletic Director Todd Stewart, two associate athletic directors, John McCammon and Craig Briggs, and three of Craig’s former teammates.

Craig’s allegations of assault and hazing last year resulted in a Title IX investigation that concluded with a five-year suspension of the team.

The 21-page complaint was filed in U.S. District Court last Wednesday.

The complaint demands a jury trial in a civil action brought by Craig against the defendants. The lawsuit alleges negligence from all of the listed defendants and makes accusations of assault, defamation, battery and infliction of emotional distress.

The complaint also specifically names former swim team members Harrison Griffin, Seth Musser and Tyler Groneck as defendants.

The complaint alleges that on numerous occasions, Craig was subject to intimidation by threats, forced to consume alcohol underage and repeatedly being struck in the testicles

by Griffin and Groneck, among others.

The complaint further alleges that Musser also participated in intimidating Craig.

The Herald reached out to Griffin for comment, but he respectfully declined the request.

Director of Media Relations Bob Skipper released a statement regarding the lawsuit on Friday.

“WKU completed a thorough investigation into this matter and will be defending the lawsuit filed by Mr.

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Erika Brady, head of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology holds Roma tomatoes harvested from her backyard vegetable garden. "My principle has not been to achieve vegetable subsistence. This has really just been a way to think about food," said Brady, explaining that raising a garden has been a way to be mindful about where food comes from and the industry around it. LEANORA BENKATO/HERALD

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Urban farming movement sprouts in Bowling Green

BY NICOLE ARES HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU On a crisp, late-summer morning while Bowling Green resident Tiara Na’puti knelt on the bed of her garden to dig sweet potatoes, she noticed a young girl lingering by her yard on the way to the school bus. Na’puti stopped her digging to raise a 3 1/2-pound potato into the air. She asked the girl if she had ever seen a crop harvested directly from the Earth.

The girl replied, “No, I have walked past your home almost every day and never realized what was there.”

Na’puti’s residence is home to a per-

maculture garden that is part of an urban farming movement. This practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around a village, town or city is spreading throughout the U.S. in a majority of major cities, including the Bowling Green area.

In fact, there are currently more than 60,000 residential, community and partner gardens that are registered with the Urban Farming Global Food Chain.

The WKU community is also latching onto the movement. Several professors have joined in: Erika Brady, a folk studies professor and head of the Department of Folk Studies and An-

thropology, Na’puti, an assistant professor in the Institute for Citizenship & Social Responsibility and Amanda Crawford, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Broadcasting.

In 2014, when Crawford and spouse Toby Fatzinger relocated to Bowling Green from Phoenix, they left behind their home recording studio along with the infertile desert soil.

In the new city, the couple wanted to establish a home that represented their ideals and could influence the surrounding community. They chose a downtown Victorian home situated

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Departments move into Honors College and International Center

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The Honors College and International Center recently welcomed 10 departments and offices that will call the building home.

The Office of Scholar Development, Chinese Flagship and the Study Abroad office are among the groups making their way into the new building.

Chief facilities officer Bryan Russell said the building is not 100 percent finished, but they are putting on the facility’s finishing touches.

Russell said the building’s interior is “absolutely gorgeous” and will serve as an excellent teaching environment. He said they have helped people move out of trailers into the new

building, which he believes will provide a sense of place.

“It just gives everyone a sense of belonging,” Russell said.

Sara Moody, program coordinator for Chinese Flagship, said the transition to the new building went well and was a smooth process.

She said the Chinese Flagship offices are located close to where classes in the program will be taught — a convenient layout.

“It’s very exciting,” Moody said.

Craig Cobane, the executive director of the Honors College, said he moved in last Tuesday. Cobane expressed excitement about having everything international under one roof.

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Consignment store a possibility for students

BY MARCEL MAYO HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Students may have a new opportunity to do their shopping on campus instead of having to brave the busy streets of Bowling Green.

Gary Meszaros, the assistant vice president of Business & Auxiliary Services, said a consignment store is potentially in the works for students on campus.

A decision hasn’t been made as to whether the consignment store would be an actual physical store located on or near campus or if the proposed store would simply be online.

Student Government Association President Jay Todd Richey

said his idea for the consignment store contrasted with that of Meszaros and WKU Store director Ann Floresca.

“I’m thinking all online.

They’re thinking more of a consignment store,” Richey said.

The consignment store would also be in partnership with the WKU Store.

“It’s not just books. Students will be able to put up apartment furniture — anything they deem necessary that WKU students may need,” said Richey.

Students would be able to login using their WKU 800 number and password in a process similar to accessing other resources on campus.

“It would be basically a student eBay or Amazon exclusively for

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beside a halfway house and across from a juvenile detention center because they want to address large-scale imprisonment.

“We hope by locating our arts venue across from structures of incarceration and next to a halfway house, we can help to raise consciousness on that issue as well,” Crawford said via email.

It thus became the “FFOYA House,” a community home named after the couple’s indie band, Former Friends of Young Americans, that strives to bridge the gaps among local artists, musicians, activists and community members.

“Buying local is an important thing to me and supporting your local businesses rather than major corporations or industries,” explained Crawford.

“I have a concern about the direction that our world is going and whether the lifestyles we’re living are sustain-

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Having all international offices under one roof also facilitated communication, according to WKU alumna Shelby Spalding, new office associate for the Office of Scholar Development and Chinese Flagship.

Being spread out across campus

WKU students,” said Richey.

The proposed consignment store would only be provided to WKU students, faculty and staff for safety and security reasons.

The store would be similar to eBay, but only items that are appropriate for college students will be available for buying, selling, trading or bidding.

Meszaros said items deemed inappropriate for the store would include condoms or pornographic materials, for example.

The store would give students the potential to buy, sell, trade or bid on old or unused items students no longer need. Students would be able to keep most of the money earned from selling their

products; however, the university would also be free to obtain a portion of profits for providing the service.

“Say … you sell a car for $5,000. We would keep $200 of your profit,” said Meszaros.

Meszaros said the logistics of the store haven’t been worked out yet since they are still beginning the process, and it’s too soon to say exactly how the store will turn out.

Floresca echoed Meszaros’s sentiments about the early stages of the consignment store.

“It’s really not in any stage where we’re developing it at this time. It was really just an idea discussed in one meeting — for now.”

Floresca thinks the consign-

ment store could be a big hit for students and something WKU can benefit from as well.

“I think in the future, it could blossom into something more,” said Floresca.

Richey, Meszaros and Floresca are still in the process of deciding where exactly funding would go, how the new initiative would work and what the opportunity costs would be.

Richey hopes a store could be something that’s very successful for WKU students: an easier way for students to find what they need.

“This can revolutionize the way students buy, sell and trade different items that they believe many WKU students need,” said Richey.

able.”

The FFOYA House is home to a recording studio open to local musicians, and the couple has also transformed their front yard into an organic permaculture garden.

“Urban living is far more sustainable than suburban sprawl, so we hope we can demonstrate, even in a small way, that sustainable agriculture and urban living are compatible,” Crawford said via email.

A variety of produce has since grown there. Ripe orange tomatoes, red and green hot peppers, organic basil and a substantial amount of other plants grow throughout the yard. The couple’s garden is also home to a hugelkultur mound that was introduced to them by local farmer Tim Kercheville.

A hugelkultur mound is a wood-core raised bed filled with rotted wood, organic matter and soil that captures and stores rainwater to create soil fertility, according to Kercheville, a 33-year-old

from Orange County, California.

“It is essentially a composting system that grows crops,” Kercheville explained. “The compost is not just light organic matter but also really bulky carbon like trunks of trees.”

Kercheville was introduced to hugelkultur and permaculture gardening in 2011 while he worked as a stonemason for WKU. One day, he noticed vines were covering a slope in the backyard of his cabin home. When he pulled the vines away, they revealed the ruins of an early 20th-century South Vaison stone-terraced garden.

Kercheville saw this discovery as an opportunity.

“It was dilapidated and pretty much in shambles, but over the next three years, I terraced the slopes again and started planting multiple types of crops in them,” explained Kercheville.

Over several years, Kercheville has helped many community members construct hugelkultur mounds and

permaculture gardens at their own homes. Among them is Na’Puti’s.

After moving to Bowling Green from the overpopulated, “crammed-forspace” environment of Los Angeles, Na’puti realized her desire to reconnect with the earth and the cultural ideals of her native country, Guam.

“In my cultural community, connections to land are really important,” explained Na’puti. “Connections to land are often hindered by certain forces, like corporations and industries, that are unjust.”

By cultivating a sustainable food source in her yard, Na’puti feels she is helping to counteract food mass-produced by corporations and reconnect with the earth.

“Sustainability is something we all play a role in by working to find different ways in our unique spaces and small everyday actions to take steps in living in a more just and sustainable world,” she said.

strained the offices’ communication with each another, and Spalding believes the new building helps fix this problem.

“The new building is long-awaited,” she said.

Cheryl Kirby-Stokes, the coordinator for nationally competitive opportunities in the Office of Scholar Development, has already seen the impact the building will have on students.

“My very, very first day, I could see instantly the benefit to the student body,” Kirby-Stokes said She reflected on how two students approached the office for study abroad scholarships and praised the new building’s layout for directing students.

“I was able to walk them downstairs ... they don’t have to go to the doublewide trailer at the top of the hill,” she said.

Prior to its new second-floor location in the Honors College and International Center, the Office of Scholar Development was located at the top of the hill in a trailer across from Cherry Hall and next to the Honors College building. The Study Abroad office was formerly located on the first floor of Grise Hall.

“I feel very lucky, and I don’t take this space for granted,” Kirby-Stokes said.

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Craig,” the statement read.

Craig initially filed a complaint with the Bowling Green Police Department on Jan. 4, 2015, which lead to an investigation by both the police and WKU Title IX coordinators.

In Craig’s complaint filed with BGPD, he alleges that he was assaulted, forced to drink alcohol and harassed by several subjects throughout the fall 2014 semester.

In April 2015, BGPD released documents regarding their investigation.

Officials obtained a search warrant for 1303 Chestnut St. — the address where the hazing was reported to have occurred — and seized various items in the house.

The Title IX investigation also concluded in April 2015. The summary judgment completed by Huda Melky, former Title IX coordinator, and Joshua Hayes, Title IX deputy, said individuals of the team were pressured to drink underage, subjected to calisthenics — also referred to as the “freshman fuck around,” according to the report — and endured mental

abuse and paddling, or the smacking or tapping of the genital area.

“The resulting hostile environment was created not only at ‘the party house,’ but within the team itself,” the ruling said.

The investigators also concluded that Marchionda was aware that “a culture conducive of hazing and sexual harassment” existed at least until spring 2012 based on an email Marchionda received from a former swim team member.

Effective April 14, 2015, WKU suspended the swimming and diving program for five years, according to a press release by WKU News.

“The pervasive culture of misconduct in the swimming and diving program is intolerable. A five-year suspension is both necessary and prudent,” President Gary Ransdell said in the statement.

The Herald reached out to Thomas Kerrick, the university’s attorney for the lawsuit, but Kerrick did not respond by publication time.

The Herald also reached out to Vanessa Cantley, one of the members of Craig’s legal counsel team, but Cantley did not respond by publication time.

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Baptist Campus Ministries organizes mission trip to Southeast Asia

BY MARCEL MAYO HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU In an effort to spread the gospel to the corners of the earth, Baptist Campus Ministries is planning a mission trip to Southeast Asia.

BCM is a student and statewide-recognized organization funded through the Kentucky Baptist Convention. BCM hosts various events and bible studies around campus so students are able to grow in their faith.

According to the Kentucky Baptist Convention website, campus ministries is a ministry provided by Kentucky Baptist churches to “help church-

es lead college students in the academic community to encounter Jesus Christ and to develop them as multiplying disciples and leaders.”

The trip will be open to all students and will be during winter break from Dec. 27 to Jan. 9. The cost of the trip will range from $2,700 to $2,800.

This cost includes airfare and the cost of living while in Southeast Asia.

Campus Ministry intern and Louisville graduate student Omega Buckner said BCM will aid any student who has a desire to attend the trip “We’ll be doing collective support raising. If this is something that somebody

truly wants to do, then there are people out there — organizations who will make sure this happens,” Buckner said.

Students will also be staying in a residential home during the trip to experience living conditions common to the location’s residents.

BCM President and Bowling Green native Brad Clardy reflected on a mission trip he attended two years ago to the Dominican Republic. He said the experience was amazing because he was able to see a part of the world he would not have seen otherwise.

“It was just an amazing opportunity because I got to see part of the world we don’t get

to see, and I saw poverty — real needs,” Clardy said.

Clardy said that at its core, BCM is an organization of college students who wish to grow in their faith.

“It’s not a church. It’s a place you can find bible studies and to make friendships and impact our campus for positive meaning,” he said.

He said BCM’s main objectives for this trip — sharing the gospel and experiencing the culture of Southeast Asia — is similar to the objectives of previous trips the organization has taken.

Associate Campus Missionary and trip coordinator Joel Nickell said a majority of

the trip will consist of prayer walks, distributing literature and meeting people to share a message of hope.

“It’s a great opportunity because you’re getting away from everything. You’re giving a week or two weeks — a month or two months — completely to God,” said Nickell.

Nickell said those interested are free to sign up at BCM by giving information such as their name and phone number; they can also ask a member of the organization for additional information.

“Anyone can come to BCM. We’re here to help others and get involved in our community,” Clardy said.

WKU student questions presidential candidate on Muslim Americans

BY SHANTEL-ANN PETTWAY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU As the 2016 presidential candidates continue their campaign for the White House, some candidates’ stances are being questioned.

Des Moines, Iowa, sophomore Lillian Nellans returned to her alma mater, Urbandale High School, on Sept. 19 after she heard that presidential candidate Donald Trump would be speaking at the school’s homecoming.

According to William Petroski of USA Today, Trump participated in an invitationonly meet-and-greet with students and teachers in the Urbandale High School gym.

He then spoke at a public event at Frerichs Field, the football field adjacent to the school.

Nellans has followed presidential campaigns, including Hillary Clinton’s and Martin O’Malley’s, since 2008. She is approaching current campaigns in the same spirit — with a love for politics.

An international affairs major, Nellans has been paying close attention to Trump in

part because she feels it’s hard to ignore the comments he makes at his speaking engagements.

Samantha-Jo Roth of The Huffington Post said Trump’s appearance at Urbandale was his first public appearance after he declined to correct a man who claimed President Barack Obama was a Muslim at a New Hampshire rally.

“He’s been driving me crazy with some of his comments, so I thought it’d be perfect to get him to address issues I wanted clarity on,” Nellans said.

Nellans admitted she was nervous to speak to Trump when she approached the microphone, but she knew other people may have had similar questions.

Nellans asked Trump if he would ever have a Muslim American in his cabinet.

Trump answered, “Yes.” Nellans wasn’t satisfied with the abrupt answer. She was glad he took time to respond to her question but does not think it rectifies his previous comments about Muslim Americans.

“It feels very dismissive because he elaborated on every-

“It’s a good tactic: If you don’t know about something, don’t speak about it.”

Hatim Alamri, Saudi Arabia senior one’s question,” she said.

Nellans believes all presidential candidates should address topics like islamophobia because there are major misconceptions about Muslim Americans and those who practice Islam.

Senior Hatim Alamri from Saudi Arabia thinks Trump didn’t answer Nellans’ question directly because he isn’t informed about race, religion or immigration.

“It’s a good tactic: If you don’t know about something, don’t speak about it,” Alamri said.

Islamophobia was conceptually introduced in a 1991 Runnymede Trust Report and defined as “unfounded hostility towards Muslims, and therefore fear or dislike of all or most Muslims.”

“I would love to say there is no such thing as islamophobia, but unfortunately it

seems like it does exist,” Bowling Green sophomore Sanida Palavra said via email.

Palavra said she thinks the practice of islamophobia is only in places where there aren’t Muslims.

Nellans believes the two major misconceptions about Muslim Americans and Islam are that the faith teaches terrorism and hate towards other religions and that Muslim women are oppressed.

“Part of the misconceptions is because politicians and the media provide news that only focuses on the oppressive, scary and hateful things,” Nellans said.

Nellans studied abroad in Bosnia this past summer to enhance her skills in the Arabic language, learn the culture and help Iraqi and Syrian refugees.

The trip also allowed her to

make a lot of Muslim friends.

Nellans believes that getting to know Muslim Americans will help address misconceptions about this group of people.

“I know that intercultural communication between non-Muslim and Muslim American will make it hard to misunderstand the religion.

All of the sudden, they’re humanized,” Nellans said.

Alamri agrees with Nellans’ claim that islamophobia will continue until people are educated about the religion and its believers.

“People will connect things they don’t know with things they already know,” Alamri said.

According to Alamri, all people see are terroristic attacks being related with Islam, but that’s not what Islam stands for.

“Islam is a really peaceful religion,” Alamri said.

While Alamri claimed not to be very religious, he is informed on the teachings in the Quran.

“Anytime I read the Quran, it brings me peace. It isn’t about shooting or violence but love,” he said.

Changes to refund system push back disbursement

BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Changes to the way refunds of federal and state grants and loans are disbursed mean that now, students will not receive their money until after the 100% drop/add period.

This change is effective starting with the 2016 spring semester, and it will apply to every semester afterwards.

Cindy Burnette, the director of the Student Financial Assistance office, said the change was made because the 100% drop/add period often made the original amount of aid students received inaccurate, and they

lost money as a result.

Formerly, disbursement occurred ten days prior to the start of the semester, and residuals were released on the Friday before the Monday when classes started.

The first week of school is the 100% drop/add period, and when students drop and add classes, it changes the amount of hours in which they are enrolled. This can affect the amount of aid they receive.

“We were seeing such an increase in the number of students that received residual funds prior to the start of the semester and [who] changed their enrollment during that week … we had to take a lot of funds back that had already been disbursed,” Bur-

nette said.

Discussing changes to the system, she said student input was also used.

She said students who had changed enrollment were surveyed and asked whether they would prefer to receive their money immediately or wait until after the 100% drop/add period, and the package was finalized.

“When you give and you take away, students are not very happy about that, and so we looked at the percentage that that was impacting and evaluated what would be the best practice,” Burnette said.

This change was first discussed last spring and was originally slated to start in the fall semester, but Bur-

nette said they pushed it back to allow students time to plan.

“We wanted to warn the students early enough in the fall so they could plan ahead,” she said.

Alex Rusher, a sophomore from Madisonville, said that while she understands the changes will be beneficial by preventing people from obtaining money and then dropping out, her initial reaction was negative.

“My initial reaction at first was like, ‘Oh wait, that sucks.

I have to wait for my money now,’” Rusher said.

She said she will have to make some changes to how she pays for expenses and that she will need to let her landlord know she is going

to be a little later on her rent than expected.

She said most of the people she has talked to understand why the change was necessary, but are not happy about it.

“I think people are going to have a lot of problems with it because people only pay their rent up until [the money] is ready to come around next time, or they’ll pay their insurance up, and a lot of times, landlords aren’t going to take any excuse,” she said.

Rusher said despite her opinion, she believes the new model will ultimately be a good thing.

“I think it’s going to be hard at first, but I think once they get over that hump, it’ll be easier,” she said.

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Few students recycle, even with opportunities THE ISSUE: WKU’s recycling rate is low and only slightly increasing even with all of the efforts made by the Department of Facilities.

OUR STANCE: The student body should put more effort into recycling and producing less waste.

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ecycling on campus couldn’t be any easier. There are recycling bins accompanying almost every trash can, and the cans even explain what is and isn’t recyclable. All dorm rooms are supplied with recycling bins, and recycling dumpsters are located near a few garbage dumpsters around campus.

WKU is making tremendous efforts to increase the proportion of waste it recycles on campus. This year, the department of facilities invested in 26 dumpsters specifically for recycling and 150 new blue recycling bins to provide a recycling bin with every trashcan on campus.

In 2014, WKU’s recycling rate increased to 13 percent from 11 per-

cent in 2013. Also in 2014, WKU began composting all pre- and post-consumer waste from Fresh Food Co., according to an email from Elizabeth McGrew, WKU’s coordinator of resource conservation. This composting probably accounts for the 2-point percentage increase.

There are so many opportunities for students to recycle on WKU’s campus, yet very few students even try, and when they do, it’s often done wrong. Most of the items found in the various recycling receptacles around campus are just trash.

With all these recycling options available, why is waste being recycled so ineffectively?

Figuring out what is and isn’t recyclable can be confusing. The bins’ instructions refer to plastics numbered one to seven, but how to identify the type is unclear.

As a general rule, plastic bags, plastic eating utensils, glass and large pieces of cardboard should not be recycled in the bins on campus. To help, here is a list of everything that can be recycled:

1. Paper items: All paper, cups and plates. Even wax-coated paper cups are allowed.

2. Plastics: Any lids, cups, bottles or containers made of plastic.

3. Cans: Soda and food cans made of aluminum or tin.

4. Cardboard: Broken down and not too large if they’re being placed in smaller receptacles.

Lowering the amount of landfillbound waste is essential for the protection of the environment.

There’s an island of garbage in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and the Environmental Protection Agency reported 250.9 million tons of solid municipal waste in 2012. We are running out of space and resources to deal with all the trash we produce. With so many recycling options available on WKU’s campus, there’s no reason why more people should not recycle. It’s easy to make a difference; start recycling!

HOROSCOPES

October's spooky 'horror'scopes

BY MOLLIE MOORE HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

October has come and brought spookiness with it. Don’t let the monsters get you!

Aries: Be safe out there. The night is never-ending, and Native American spirits are going to slit your throat when you least expect it. Did you think you could just take their land without any consequences, Aries? You deserve it.

Taurus: Your greed and jealousy will get the best of you this month. If you aren’t careful, you’ll wake up consumed by an eternal envy and driven to the farthest ends of the earth.

Gemini: No matter how many people surround you, you will always be controlled by a feeling of dread you just can’t shake, constantly looking back over your shoulder. No one can ever save you.

Cancer: Crying in your bathtub is going to get the best of you. You don’t notice it now, but your external shell is slowly hardening. Soon

your fingers will merge, creating sharp, absurd pincers that make it impossible to leave your house and force you into the isolation you fear most.

Leo: You may feel small now, but just wait. You’re getting tinier and tinier with each snide remark made behind your back. Don’t worry about that though; you need to start directing your energy to making sure you don’t get stepped on.

Virgo: Even though you meticulously edited it, your psychology paper was returned looking like it was written by a fifth grader. Are your literacy skills slowly declining, or was that vengeance demon not satisfied after last year?

Libra: You’ve found that macaroni and cheese solves problems. You sit down for lunch, and when you look at the time, you’ve been there for hours.

You’re going to vomit, but you can’t stop. As you shovel in another spoonful, you ask yourself, “Is the macaroni solving or causing those problems?”

Scorpio: The secrets keep stacking

up. With each new lie, you feel farther away from your friends and family.

You’re disappearing fast. Soon your reflection will be gone, and no one will even be able to hear the lies you tell.

Sagittarius: Your bike trip across the U.S. is over; you’re stuck in Ohio. Surrounded by cornfields, this road is never-ending. No matter the time of day, there are no cars, and all that surrounds you is corn.

Capricorn: Lo mein from that Chinese restaurant next to Kroger for dinner last night wasn’t your best idea.

That squirming feeling in your stomach isn’t nerves. It’ll be there longer than today; tapeworms can live for years.

Aquarius: Chaos is looming. That cloud over your head won’t go away — no matter how fast you run. Wear a rain jacket.

Pisces: He’s coming. Run as fast and as far as you can. The intruding memories of the mothership and test probes from your childhood will pale in comparison to what is lurking in the sky this time.

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Layers can be tricky. Pairing the wrong pieces can make you look bulky and dowdy. One too many sweaters, and you risk looking like Andy from “A Christmas Story.” I firmly believe you should never wear so many articles of clothing that you cannot move your arms. Fear not! Follow my layering tips and tricks, and you will look fabulous for fall in no time.

When creating a layered outfit, keep under-layers snug and fitted to avoid unnecessary volume. Grab a longsleeved T-shirt — colored if you're feeling wild — that will peek out from underneath a three-quarter-length jacket or sweater. This also works well with a shawl and is adorable with a capelet if the weather is cool enough.

A simple blouse or tee in a solid color is the perfect visual anchor in a layered outfit. It gives you a simple base on which other, more eye-catching pieces can be added. One of the keys to successful layering is being able to deconstruct your outfit; each visible layer should be wearable on its own.

Play with textures, and vary materials and colors when you layer garments.

This will prevent you from looking like a blob when you leave your room.

Now don't get me wrong; monochromatic style — when executed correctly — can be stunning. Just be sure to break up the uniformity with a mix of fabric and shades. Incorporate different fabrics: mix a heavy knit sweater with a cotton shift dress, tights, knee socks and boots.

Don't be too quick to pack up all your summer clothes. Gals, pair that sleeveless summer dress over a turtleneck or tee to channel the perfect 90s "it-girl" look. Put your jean shorts over a pair of tights and add ankle boots, crew length socks and a button-down under a cable-knit sweater — maybe even a floppy hat — and you'll be the most posh kid on campus. Keep your crop tops out too! Matched with a sweater and high-waisted midi skirt or jeans, your crop top will span the seasons.

Also consider varying clothing article length to add interest to your look.

A capelet may leave your forearms exposed, but opera-length woolen gloves will keep you warm and stylish. Combine a quarter-length jacket with a long-sleeved thermal and add a scarf as the pièce de résistance. For a fun autumnal combo, try a short skirt, a fitted cami under a long-sleeved cardigan, tights, socks and of course, fall’s favorite shoe: the tall boot.

When layering, your options are limitless. You have the ability to revamp your wardrobe without breaking the bank; all you need is a little creativity and an understanding of layers. Now put on your tees, sweaters, jackets, jeans, socks, boots, hats and scarves.

It’s time for fall!

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Toby Fatzinger, left, journalism professor Amanda Crawford, middle, and local farmer Tim Kercheville examine small arugula sprouts, which can be harvested as micrograms, on a hugelkultur bed. Spouses Crawford and Fatzinger have planted arugula, kale, tomatoes, peppers, lettuce and other vegetables as part of their efforts to use local resources and ecologically-friendly practices.

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RIGHT: A green pepper covered in water droplets hangs in the garden of Erika Brady, head of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthroplogy. Using organic techniques and permaculture, including a hugelkultur bed, Brady also grows Roma tomatoes, kale, squash, blackberries, okra, serviceberries and vibrant fuchsia Callaloo amaranth.

FAR RIGHT: A kale plant grows in one section of Erika Brady's garden. Brady calls her backyard garden her "crazy lady garden.” "It's the only garden that seems to benefit from my neglect," she said.

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Defining the line between professor and parent

BY FRANCIS WILSON HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

When my son, my oldest, started at WKU, all of the sudden I started looking at my students through new eyes—my students were all somebody’s son or daughter."

For some students, going to college is a way to gain freedom away from a controlled family environment. But for a select few WKU students, their parents are still not too far away. There are a several faculty members that have children enrolled at WKU. Evelyn Thrasher, associate professor of information systems, considers

Dawn Bolton, associate professor of management

SEE THRASHER PAGE B2 Dawn Bolton, associate professor of management, has a son, Chase, and daughter, Vanessa, who both attend WKU. MATT LUNSFORD/HERALD

British author Neil Gaiman will share his literary vision at Van Meter Hall as part of WKU’s Cultural Enhancement Series.

During tonight's event, Gaiman will take part in an onstage interview along with a Q&A portion with audience members. David Bell, associate professor in the department of English and an author in his own right, will conduct the interview.

“My goal is to ask questions that will get Neil Gaiman talking as much as possible,” Bell said. “Hopefully at the end of the interview, people will say, ‘Wow, wasn’t Neil Gaiman fascinating?’”

Born in Portchester, England, in 1960, Gaiman started his writing career in the 1980s and has since developed a writing style that covers multiple genres of fiction. He has written in several mediums such as novels, comic books and screenwriting.

Some of Gaiman’s best-selling works include the fantasy novel and television series “Neverwhere,” the dark fantasy comic book series “The Sandman” and “Coraline,” a children’s novella. His works have been recognized for many awards over the years, including the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award and the Carnegie Medal.

“I think he belongs in the same conversation with people like Ray Bradbury and J. R. R. Tolkien,” Bell said. “I think he’s been a huge influence over fantasy writing, and I think his books are going to be read for a long, long time.”

Lawrence Snyder, chairman of the Cultural Enhancement Series Committee, said Gaiman was an easy call for this year’s series lineup.

“There’s been a very positive reaction to the announcement of his coming,” Snyder said. “He crosses so many different frontiers in his work that he appeals to a very broad audience.”

Along with Bell’s onstage interview with Gaiman, attendants of the event will also have the opportunity to write out questions for Gaiman as they enter Van Meter Hall. This audience Q&A session will take up the last 20 to 30 minutes of the event.

Snyder said the audience should be quite diverse based on Gaiman’s wide attraction in the literary community.

“He appeals to a very broad demographic,” Snyder said. “We’re going to have a good student turnout, but I expect we’re going to get a lot of attendants from the community as well.”

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Study Away offers a nontraditional academic experience

BY KALEE CHISM HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU For students who desire off-campus academic experience but are not quite ready to leap across the pond, WKU offers a program for students to study away in the U.S. and its territories.

For Maggie Sullivan, a sophomore from Louisville, participating in the Study Away program in Washington, D.C., helped her gain the experience and ambition to pursue a study abroad program in the spring 2016 semester.

“Studying away is a great way to get your feet wet with the off-campus academic experience,” Sullivan said. “It shared many common elements with studying abroad but with the conveniences of being in my country of citizenship.”

The Office of Study Away aims to provide students and the community differing perspectives of America and the world through innovative teaching and learning opportunities.

Thanh Tran, an intern at the Study Away office, said most students believe the experience is the best part of the program.

“Sometimes it’s more costly that they travel by themselves than if they study

with the program,” Tran said. “They could study more by the program and find different fields of interest and get actual experience.”

The Office of Study Away offers many different options for students who want to participate. These include faculty-led study abroad programs, the American Traveler program and the National Student Exchange.

In each of the programs, students are able to learn outside the classroom as well as explore a new location — all while earning at least three credit hours.

“I think one of the main challenges facing study away courses is making sure they are academically rigorous,” Alexander Olson, assistant professor of honors and affiliated faculty in history and leader of the Citizen and Self trip in Washington, D.C., said in an email.

“As a university, we should not be in the business of sponsoring educational tourism. At the same time, the learning in a study away program goes way beyond the formal assignments and includes things like independently navigating a new city,” he said. “The key is to find creative ways to balance these different kinds of learning.”

Sophomore Maggie Sullivan from Louisville participated in the Study Away

SEE STUDY AWAY PAGE B2 program in Washington, D.C. Photo submitted by Maggie Sullivan

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Wednesday, OCT. 7

Connie Field Film Showing Episode 3: “The New Generation,” Locations: Downing Student Union 2123.

Time: 4-6 p.m

Intergroup Dialogue: Race Group 1 Locations: Gary Ransdell Hall 2064 Time: 2-4:15 p.m

Cultural Enhancement Series: Author Neil Gaiman Location: Van Meter Hall 0114 Time: 7:30-11 p.m

Lip Sync Battle Location: Mass Media and Technology Hall 0166 Time: 7-8:15 p.m.

Thursday, OCT. 8

Friday, OCT. 9

National Depression Screening Day Locations: DSU 1000D Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Symphonic Band Concert Location: Van Meter 0114 Time: 7:30-11 p.m.

Intergroup Dialogue: Spirituality Group Location: Ransdell Hall 3010 Time: 5-7:15 p.m

Tie Dye Fun Location: DSU 1037 Time: 8-10:30 p.m.

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WKU vs. MTSU Football Game Locations: Smith Stadium Time: Kickoff at 11 a.m.

University Choir Locations: Van Meter Time: 3-4:30 p.m.

Violin Recital Location: Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts 0189 Time: 3-5 p.m.

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Intergroup Dialogue: Gender Group Locations: Grise Hall 0130 Time: 2-4:15 p.m.

Free HIV Testing Day Location: Health Services Building 1064 Time: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Intramural Ping Pong Tournament Location: DSU 1037 Time: 5-10 p.m.

Violin Recital Location: Fine Arts Center 0189 Time: 3-5 p.m.

Nooks, crannies of Honors College & International Center

BY SHELBY BRUCE & NICOLE ARES

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With the opening of the new Honors College and International Center building, students, faculty and staff will have access to a variety of study rooms, sitting areas, a new restaurant and more.

Craig Cobane, the execu-

tive director of the Honors College, said the “nooks and crannies” of the building are actually “constructive collision zones” intended to create areas for faculty, staff and students to interact with one another.

In the building are a variety of places designed for students to study, grab a bite to eat, and pass time in between classes.

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having her child in class as blurring the lines between her and her daughter’s professional and familial relationships.

“I don’t want to blur the lines between faculty member and mother,” she said.

“We much prefer that she takes courses so that she gets viewpoints from other folks and viewpoints that are outside of our family dynamic.”

When Jessica Thrasher, a junior from Kingsport, Tennessee, enrolled at WKU, she and her mother agreed that she would not enroll in any of the courses that her mother teaches.

“I don't want to ever have it perceived that I would show bias in either direction, in favor or the opposite,” Evelyn

STUDY AWAY Continued from LIFE

The Study Away program offers a more flexible teaching style and allows the students to gain a new understanding through experiential learning.

During the Citizen and Self program in Washington, D.C., students visited both tourist and nontraditional attractions. They also participated in activities such as competing in a city-wide scavenger hunt and listening to poetry

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Eli Allen, a freshman from Owensboro, thinks Gaiman is a great

1. Courtyard Arcade: A covered sitting area located on the first floor with a view of the building’s back courtyard.

2. The faculty and staff terrace: A place for faculty and staff to hang out, eat lunch or work while enjoying some fresh air.

3. British Telephone Booths:

A row of three British-style telephone booths on the first floor that have been set up as Skyping stations. Once the stations are completed, students, faculty and staff will have an area to go for a private place to video chat.

4. Passport Bistro: A cafe-style restaurant also located on the first floor.

When complete, it will offer a unique menu of international cuisine.

5. Schroeder Commons:

A place for students, faculty and staff to study and mingle.

The HCIC building offers a constructive place on campus for students, faculty and staff to congregate, interact, and enjoy the 22-million dollar building.

Thrasher said.

Jessica Thrasher also noted the duo wanted to maintain a professional relationship on campus.

Jessica Thrasher is studying business management with a focus in human resources. Therefore, she has many of her classes in Grise Hall, the same building that her mother works in.

“The only time [these lines] get blurred is when she needs a snack or lunch money,” Evelyn Thrasher said.

“Other students can’t necessarily do that with their parents.”

However, Evelyn Thrasher is not the only professor with children attending WKU. Dawn Bolton, associate professor of management, currently has two children enrolled in the university.

“I think it has made me a better pro-

fessor,” Dawn Bolton said.

Vanessa Bolton is an undergraduate undeclared major, while Chase Bolton is a graduate student studying Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

“When my son, my oldest, started at WKU, all of the sudden I started looking at my students through new eyes— my students were all somebody’s son or daughter,” Dawn Bolton said. “It was a very good thing for me to experience.”

Dawn Bolton said that through her daughter, she has been able to see her students at WKU with a different perspective.

“I would not have had that [if] had it not been for my children,” she said.

This year, Dawn Bolton celebrates 25 years of teaching at WKU. Since 1991,

she and her family have considered WKU to be a home-- not just a place of employment.

“As little kids, I would bring them on weekends and they would run around Grise Hall while I would do work,” she said. “My colleagues have watched them grow up.”

Evelyn Thrasher and her family have similarly spent many years in the WKU community since relocating from Massachusetts in 2008.

“It speaks highly of Western that faculty who teach here encourage [their] children to consider Western,” she said, nodding along with her daughter. “I believe in it, I believe it’s a quality education for my child.”

at a local bookstore.

“We did have a few assignments and reading, but most of the learning took place outside in the city,” Sullivan said in an email.

Going through the Study Away program is generally cheaper than traveling to the same places outside of the program, according to Tran.

Chaney Rose, a Bowling Green sophomore who participated in the faculty-led trip to New York City this past summer, said Study Away seemed like

a stepping stone to studying abroad in the future.

“Studying away was an affordable option and seemed good for the relatively short trip,” said Rose in an email.

During her trip, faculty and students lived together in the same house. According to Rose, studying away on a faculty-led trip helped create better connections and relationships with teachers.

“The best part [of the trip] was the small, close-knit class and the close re-

lationship we had with our professor,” she said. “The trip was structured in a very flexible way, so as students we had a lot of control over what we did, studied and discussed as a class.”

Faculty members will be leading students to Hawaii, New York City, Puerto Rico and other locations for the upcoming winter and spring terms. For more information, visit the Study Away office’s Web page at wku.edu/studyaway.

addition to the Cultural Enhancement Series.

“I’m super excited for Neil Gaiman to come,” Allen said. “He’s a very creative and intelligent man.”

Bell said all students attending the event will have something to learn regardless of their academic background.

“It doesn’t matter what your major is; you have something to learn

from someone who writes about such a broad variety of topics,” he said.

“I think students are really going to broaden their horizons by hearing what this guy has to say.”

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Lady Tops unbeaten in Texas road swing

BY HUNTER FRINT HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

The WKU soccer team traveled to Texas this past weekend to face University of Texas at El Paso on Friday and University of Texas at San Antonio on Sunday.

WKU came back with a draw and a win, keeping a solid run alive that includes just one loss in its last nine contests.

WKU 1-1 UTEP

WKU played a familiar game of double over time Friday against UTEP, marking the fourth overtime game for WKU on the season.

The first goal of the game came from UTEP senior forward Angela Cutaia in the 26th minute. Lady Topper sophomore keeper Allison Leone initially deflected a shot out of bounds, setting UTEP up for a corner that Cutaia would net for her ninth goal in 2015.

WKU freshman Megan Morris netted her first goal of her career just 34 seconds into the second half to tie the game from nearly 20 yards out.

“Iris (Dunn) played the ball back to me and I was just focusing really hard on scoring the goal because we were down 1-0 and I wanted to get the tying goal for my team,”

BEYOND THE ARC Continued from SPORTS

accolades to dodge fans’ main complaint: the games’ time change.

Fans aren’t upset with TV deals or the program’s exposure and growth; they’re upset that their pregame traditions will probably be affected.

Stewart does briefly address the

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Top 25 for the second time this season with a No. 23 national ranking.

The match will present a showdown of two superstars at the net. WKU sophomore outside hitter Alyssa Cavanaugh and UTSA junior outside hitter Dajana Boskovic are two of the offensive leaders in the conference and will look to showcase their skills to lead their respective teams to victory.

“They have a right side hitter, Da-

FOOTBALL

Continued from SPORTS This is the second week in a row that the normally struggling WKU defense came to play.

After allowing only 14 points last week against Miami (Ohio), the Hill-

Morris said.

In Friday's game, WKU secured a record breaking 27 shots with nine shots on goal, and also broke the season record for corner kicks in a single game with 10.

“We played well and got a tie and we kind of felt like we did our job,” Head Coach Jason Neidell said. “I think the players felt really good about their performance and I was really proud of them.”

WKU 1-0 UTSA

WKU traveled to San Antonio on Sunday to take on UTSA and came away with a clean sheet and its second

league win of the season.

“We didn’t play our best soccer on Sunday, but we found a way to win,” Neidell said.

“This team just keeps finding ways to make things happen and get things done. It was great to find a way to win in a difficult environment.”

Again WKU scored a goal in the first minute of the second half when junior midfielder Haley Bladridge served up her first assist of the season to sophomore double-threat defender and forward Shayna Dheel—her first career goal.

Leone recorded her fourth clean sheet of the season.

The two goals by Morris and

Dheel marked a possible shift from the heavy reliance on junior forward Iris Dunn and sophomore attacking midfielder Hannah Chua to net goals for the Lady Toppers.

“We’re going to need to be more well rounded in our scoring. I think that now that we’re in the heart of conference play, everyone’s kind of gunning for Iris and Hannah, so we’re definitely going to need other players to step up and get it done,” Neidell said.

“That’s kind of an added bonus to tell the other teams in the conference beware we’ve got other players than just Hannah and Iris.”

concern directly when he says, “while changing game times for television is a relatively new concept for WKU, it is not new to the majority of football programs nationwide.”

By heaping praise on the program — praise it deserves — Stewart is trying to make the pill easier to swallow.

Tailgating before games may taper drastically, but the university happily extended tailgating hours after the

contests until dark.

The fact Stewart had to release a statement more-or-less justifying a schedule change because some fans were upset that television contracts were dictating kickoff times indicates growing pains.

Growing pains are a positive sign, and Stewart recognizes this. Some Hilltopper fans may think the game atmosphere has been altered — but flip

on “College GameDay” on ESPN any Saturday, and campuses around the country are clamoring at 11 a.m. for some college football.

These are all new concepts to a program that started 2-10 and 0-12 respectively in its first two seasons in the FBS just seven years ago. That the changes are even a talking point shows positive growth for WKU football.

jana Boskovic, who I think is the best player in Conference USA,” Hudson said. “She is a kid we had no answer for a year ago, and we will have to play against her really, really well.”

Cavanaugh proved to be a similar type of player for the Lady Toppers all last season in her freshman campaign.

“That’s gonna be a great matchup. I think they will be matched up at the net. You know one is a right-side hitter and the other a left, so they’re going to be staring at each other through the net,” Hudson said. “I think the winner

of that [individual] matchup certainly has to feel like they have a good chance to win this match.”

Hudson followed up with the assurance that those two student athletes aren’t the only reason to attend the match.

“There is a lot of really good players taking the floor on Friday night. If you want to see real high level volleyball, it’ll be going on in Diddle Arena,” Hudson said. “These are the two teams that shared the championship a year ago that both returned for the most part

intact.”

The stat line a year ago in the match against UTSA showed two almost identical statistical performances.

They were even on digs and aces and very comparable in hitting percentage.

“It was just dead even. It was a dog fight of a match, and I anticipate Friday being very similar,” Hudson said.

Look for the Lady Toppers to continue their hunt for another championship on Friday at 7 p.m. in Diddle Arena.

toppers held the Owls to zero points in the second half and only 322 total yards on offense.

In the second half, the Hilltoppers did an excellent job of controlling the clock and limiting mistakes. WKU leaned on its running game to help take time off the clock and seal the

victory.

Ferby finished with 58 yards and two touchdowns while redshirt junior Anthony “Ace” Wales got his first action of the season after returning from a hamstring injury. He ended with 9 yards while redshirt junior Darmontre Warr scored a 1-yard touchdown run in the

fourth quarter — the first touchdown of his WKU career.

Since 2009, the Hilltoppers are now 6-2 against Texas-based schools and have won six straight. Their next game will be against another C-USA opponent, Middle Tennessee, at home on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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BEYOND THE ARC

Open letter symbolizes growing pains

BY JONAH PHILLIPS HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

“We challenged our guys to play harder and smarter than Rice because I thought that was what Rice did well,” Brohm said. “We were able to do that.

It was a great victory for our team, very rewarding, and now we are on to the next one.”

The WKU defense also recorded a solid day in the Texas heat.

The Hilltoppers forced five turnovers, four of them in the first half.

Senior cornerbacks Wonderful Terry and Prince Charles Iworah both found interceptions while senior linebacker Nick Newton and senior defensive tackle Jontavious Morris each recovered a fumble. Redshirt sophomore Tanner Reeves recorded a strip sack and recovered the fumble for the final turnover of the day.

The Hilltoppers, on the other hand, never turned the ball over.

Last Thursday, WKU Athletic Director Todd Stewart released an open letter to “Hilltopper Nation” in which he heaped praise onto a football program he helped reinvent. He then announced that the next three WKU home games will begin at 11 a.m. due to television scheduling.

The letter is simple in its content.

Stewart explains why the game times have changed and why the shift is a positive change for the Hilltopper program.

Stewart also reiterated a point he brought up after the Popeye’s Bahamas Bowl: National television exposure is one of the strongest tools for growing a program.

His comment after the bowl game was a response; he had been asked about the financial benefits of accepting a bowl bid in the Bahamas. However, the financial benefits of nationally broadcasting every WKU regular season game are very different; national broadcasting invites television and advertising contracts.

Yet emphasizing national exposure for the WKU football team is still a viable way to promote the program. In the long term, the program can only benefit from this exposure, which makes every single game available outside the south-central Kentucky area.

Some fans, disgruntled with the short-term effects, are upset that the time shift will intrude on their pregame plans. Eventually, though, they’ll see this kind of exposure could seriously raise the bar for WKU. Not only will it raise recruitment standards for the football program; it will also promote national recognition of the university’s brand.

Stewart ensured fans he has WKU’s best interest in mind by showing the shift the program has undergone since he took his position as athletic director.

He reminds “Hilltopper Nation” of the 26-game losing streak associated with WKU’s first few seasons in the FBS. Now, not even a decade later, the Hilltoppers have an FBS bowl win, another bowl appearance and four consecutive seasons with seven or more wins.

At some points in his letter, Stewart emphasizes tangential arguments about media exposure and gives resounding accounts of the program’s

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WKU's quarterback Brandon Doughty (12) goes back to pass during the Hilltoppers’ 49-10 conference win over Rice University on Saturday at Rice Stadium in Houston. COURTESY OF SEAN CHU/RICE THRESHER

ready to play

Hilltoppers take care of business in Houston

BY BILLY RUTLEDGE HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU Coming into the second conference game of the season, Head Coach Jeff Brohm was looking for a complete effort from his football team, and got it on Saturday.

WKU traveled to Houston to defeat Conference USA opponent Rice 49-10 in the first ever meeting between the two programs. The win keeps WKU (41, 2-0) in first place in the C-USA East standings and moves them to 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2012.

“We are extremely happy,” Brohm said. “Our guys worked extremely hard throughout the week — put in a lot of effort into trying to get better and get prepared for a very good Rice football team. Our guys played well. Without question, we were ready to play.”

Offensively, after allowing the Owls to score a 28-yard field goal on their first drive of the game, WKU went on to score 28 unanswered points and to enter halftime with a 35-10 lead.

Quarterback Brandon Doughty finished the first half with 343 passing yards and four touchdowns — all to different players. He averaged 356 first-half passing yards over the last three games, and he finished Saturday’s contest 28 for 38 with 409 yards and four touchdowns.

Touchdown passes from Doughty included a 10-yard pass to senior Taywan Taylor, a 39-yard reception to senior Jared Dangerfield, a 45-yard flea flicker pass to senior Antwane Grant and finally a 30-yard connection to senior Tyler Higbee. Redshirt freshman D’Andre Ferby got in on the scoring as he recorded a 2-yard touchdown rush late in the second quarter and another early in the fourth.

VOLLEYBALL

Win streak propels Lady Tops back into AVCA Top 25 Sophomore outside hitter Sydney Engle (16) and senior middle hitter Noelle Langenkamp (13) jump for a block during WKU’s match against Northwestern University on Sept. 11. The Lady Toppers won in three sets.

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BY MATTHEW STEWART HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

The Lady Topper volleyball team is riding an 11-game winning streak heading into what could be the toughest match of the season and almost certainly of their conference schedule.

On Friday night, WKU will welcome to Diddle Arena the only other undefeated team in the Conference USA: the University of Texas at San Antonio.

The University of Texas San Antonio is a name that leaves a bitter taste in the mouths of the Lady Tops after it marked WKU’s only loss in conference play last season.

“Friday night is a matchup of the two unbeatens, and they are the only team we haven’t beaten yet in C-USA,” Head Coach Travis Hudson said. “They are a terrific team that we didn’t have an answer for a year ago, so we hope we can get that to change.”

With a 3-0 record against Power Five schools and an unblemished conference record, the Lady Toppers (17-2) re-entered the American Volleyball Coaches Association

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