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Election winner Richey ready to move forward

BY LASHANA HARNEY NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM

Director and Title IX coordinator Huda Melky, of Syria, poses for a photo inside her office located in the Wetherby Administration Building on Monday. Melky has been the Equal Opportunity Employer at WKU since 1979 and after 36 years, she will retire June 30. JEFF BROWN/HERALD

FOND farewell Director of Equal Opportunity Office retiring

BY TREY CRUMBIE

NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM After 36 years on the Hill, Huda Melky, director of the office of equal opportunity and Title IX coordinator, is retiring.

Melky’s retirement was announced Tuesday via email by Richard Miller, vice provost and chief diversity officer. The announcement of the retirement came eight days after WKU’s Title IX office concluded their investigation of hazing allegations of the swim team, which Melky helped conduct.

Melky said she originally wanted to retire a year ago, but decided to stay an extra year to help with WKU’s Title IX compliance. She was named Title IX coordinator by President Gary Ransdell last year.

She said once she retires, she plans on visiting family and touring Europe for a month.

Melky, of Syria, came to WKU in 1979. As director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, Melky is responsible for ensuring that WKU is compliant in areas such as affirmative action, the Americans with Disabilities Act and nondiscrimination. As Title IX coordinator, Melky is responsible for dealing with sexual assault/misconduct cases on WKU’s campus and informing the campus community about sexual assault/misconduct policies and procedures.

Melky said she enjoys making sure WKU is compliant

with the law.

“To me that is so rewarding, and it’s my passion,” she said.

Joshua Hayes, assistant director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, has worked with Melky for about a decade.

Hayes said Melky provided him support even before he started his job.

“She’s been my rock,” he said. “So I’m definitely going to miss being able to have her in my corner.”

Hayes recalled a time where he was questioning his ability to to perform his job after five years. Hayes said he felt that he was behind and didn’t want to be a disappointment to Melky, who told Hayes that it was uncommon for people the equal opportunity field to last more than two to three years and that Hayes’s persistence indicated that he would be in the field for decades. Hayes said that speech gave him encouragement.

“That was a major turning, point five years ago, for me,” he said.

Hayes said that the nature of his and Melky’s job can be stressful, but that only strengthens their professional relationship.

“You have to have a love and passion for it,” he said. “And I have that. And she has that. And so we feed off each other extremely well.”

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Student Government Association’s president-elect can now breathe easy.

Recent controversy surrounding Glasgow sophomore Jay Todd Richey’s election came to a close in Thursday’s Judicial Council meeting.

Election appeals filed on April 1 and April 8 called for the discrimination of Richey for election code violations.

Despite the appeals, the Judicial Council issued Richey a warning.

Judicial Council member Abby Potter said the decision was unanimous.

“We just took all the figures into consideration, and the student body into consideration and made a level-headed decision,” Potter said.

Current SGA president Nicki Taylor said it is relieving to know the controversy is over.

“It’s good now to see that we can finally move past this and just move forward to next year as we start to train up the new people,” she said.

Taylor said she thinks the election appeals pointed out minor infractions, but the process is needed.

“I do think they were minor infractions, personally,” Taylor said. “However, I am glad that as student government we are a place where any student can have their concerns heard.”

Three election appeals were discussed during the meeting.

The first appeal was filed April 1 by an anonymous source stating Richey violated election code 3.4.6: “There shall be no campaign material distributed into or onto doors or doorways on campus.”

Photographic proof of campaign materials placed on doors within academic buildings on campus, such as Thompson Complex, were in the source's possession, the source said and called for Richey’s disqualification as president.

Another anonymous source claimed Richey violated code 3.4.13, "All candidates shall remove all campaign material from university property no later than five (5) days after election." Attached to the request were eight photos showing Richey’s campaign materials hanging up on South Campus.

This source also called for Richey’s disqualification.

The anonymous sources did not come forward.

Richey had five minutes to plead his case.

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Kentucky Museum teaches students Colonial history

BY ANDREW HENDERSON NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM

Women in Colonial style dresses filled the Kentucky Museum Monday as approximately 115 eager fifth grade students flooded the confines of the museum. Students were about to embark on a journey of American and Kentucky history from the 18th to 19th centuries.

Christy Spurlock, education curator for the Kentucky Museum, was the organizer for the Early America, Early Kentucky event. Spurlock said this was the third year the museum has hosted the event. Spurlock said she would often receive inquiries from parents and educators about borrowing clothes and Colonial artifacts for events.

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“When I announced my campaign for SGA president about a month ago, I had one priority in mind: to do everything I could to ensure a better experience for each student at Western Kentucky University,” Richey said during his speech.

Richey said the appeals threatened SGA’s credibility as an organization.

“Let me be clear,” he said. “The poster was placed there by a member of my campaign team without my knowledge. The door was the only place in the building that looked like a common area for posters and he placed it

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Spurlock said she created the event to compliment the curriculum being taught in the school system.

At the event, students experience two hours of interactive history, cycling through four separate stations manned by costumed stationmasters. Spurlock said at each station there were a variety of resources and hands-on activities.

One of these stations was run by Cassandra Little, retired speech pathologist from Warren County Schools.

At Little’s station, the Kentucky African-American station, Little provided students with bookmarks that featured historical characters with a matching narrative. Students had to figure out if their person was an early settler, a slave, an escaped slave, a freed black person or an abolitionist. Students discovered that many of their individuals fit into multiple categories.

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Davis credited his growth as a student and as a professional to Melky.

“There’s no way that I would be the person I am today without Huda’s help all throughout the years,” he said.

Richard Miller, to whom Melky reports, said he will miss Melky’s attitude.

“She’s always been a person with a smile on her face,” he said.

Melky said she is excited to retire as it will allow her to focus on herself.

“You can achieve personal goals rather than career goals,” she said.

Melky said she is going to miss WKU, but still plans to visit campus every

now and then.

“Western is my extended family,” she said.

Melky’s replacements for her positions have not been determined. Her retirement reception will be Thursday, April 30 at 2 p.m. in the Kentucky Room of the Kentucky Building.

there not realizing he was breaking any rules.”

Richey said he takes full responsibility.

However, he argued against his disqualification due to the magnitude of the violations. He said the violations were minor.

Richey said he was convinced the anonymous sources behind the election appeals were not concerned with adherence to the elections, but rather an attempt to revoke his presidency.

Richey provided time-stamped photographs to prove other candidate’s posters were still hanging up past the five-day stipulation. However, he didn’t want to file election appeals.

“I chose not to file any kind of elec-

tion appeal regarding these posters because I understand that honest mistakes happen,” Richey said.

Richey said he regrets the controversy the incidents caused.

“I know that student government is better than this because I’ve seen it in our dedicated executive members, our passionate senators and the students who are willing to speak out for what they believe in,” he said. “That is the SGA that I love. That is the SGA I look forward to leading.”

The third appeal, submitted by SGA senator Zach Jones, questioned the validity and legality of election code 3.4.6. Jones said in each SGA election he has experienced, the

election code was broken by multiple candidates.

Jones believed the election code needs to change.

In response to Jones’ appeal, the Judicial Council suggested the Judicial Review Board, SGA senators and the Election Code Committee review election codes and make changes they deem necessary for next year’s election.

After two weeks of waiting for the ruling, Richey said he is just happy to move forward.

“I feel relieved,” Richey said. “I feel ecstatic because this means we get to move forward as an organization and I get to begin my work on behalf of the student body.”

“One thing I tell them is this is just a little slice about people they haven’t heard about,” Little said. “They’ve heard about Dr. Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman, but there are so many unsung heroes they haven’t heard about.”

Anna Lee McFadden, senior from Nashville, was in charge of the Colonial America/Primary Sources station. McFadden talked about colonial clothing and demonstrated to students what a typical colonial male and female would wear. She also talked about primary and secondary sources, the differences between the two and how historical information is obtained through them.

“You need context as far as understanding a timeline of where things begin and where things end,” she said.

Other stations included the Kentucky Native American station, which chronicled a history of Native Americans from 1760 to 1838.

In this station, students learned about the three Native American tribes that inhabited Kentucky during that time period, their use of animal fur and the trading they did with the Europeans.

Kim Taylor, teacher at Jody Richards Elementary School, said she brought a class to the event last year and found it to be a wonderful event. She said it brings Colonial history alive and her students thoroughly enjoy it.

“They enjoy just going through the different stations, and the students that are putting this on are really good as far as fielding questions and they’re very knowledgeable and good they really interaikct well with the students,” Taylor said.

For Spurlock, the event is both fun and exhausting, but also very rewarding for her.

“It’s fast and it’s furious, but it’s a good thing,” Spurlock said.

Early America, Early Kentucky will continue Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 11 a.m.

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CRIME REPORTs

• Louisville senior Kelsie Wise was arrested and charged on Friday for reckless driving, rear license not illuminated, driving under the influence and failure to provide insurance card on Cabell Drive and Park Street.

• Louisville senior Evan Daniels reported his bike stolen from the bike rack at Mass Media and Technology Hall on Friday.

Daniels reported the lock and chain that secured his bike was broken. Estimated value for stolen and damaged property is $200.

• Bowling Green senior Walter Milam was arrested and charged on Friday for DUI and reckless driving on State and 13th streets.

• Bowling Green sophomore Rachel Flester was arrested and charged on Saturday for reckless driving, wanton endangerment, DUI, fleeing and evading the police and possession of an open alcohol container in a motor vehicle on Kentucky Street.

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Quest for research position makes headway

BY JESSICA VOORHEES

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WKU faculty are one step closer to finding new research and administrative structures.

The Faculty Research Committee’s summary report to the Faculty Senate laid out the steps to rebuild research on campus, including a plan to develop the financial basis for research plans.

Kevin Williams, chair of the faculty committee, said the Senate and Provost Gordon Emslie commissioned the report, which consisted of proposed initiatives to improve the program.

"I was pleased to see agreement between different colleges on things that worked well and things that did not work so well," he said. "There was a good consensus among faculty across colleges."

Williams said most initiatives in-

volved internal funding in order to provide more flexibility to support research broadly across colleges.

According to the Summary Report, the committee recommended having smaller amounts of funding awarded at the university level, and for faculty research to be made competitively available monthly in a program similar to Faculty Scholarship Awards, which are small, turn-around grants.

Kristina Arnold, liaison to the Research Council Working Group, said these provide money more quickly for faculty members with unique projects.

Arnold said the faculty responded positively to the Research and Creative Activities Program (RCAP) as well.

She said the committee created two initiatives in response to faculty's approval of RCAP. They were to create two funding cycles for RCAP and increase the current funding for faculty.

She said the committee recommended a "hybrid system" for fund-

ing that involves RCAP and the Faculty Scholarship Awards.

The Faculty Research Committee additionally recommended the development and promotion of research at the grassroots level, increasing financial support from all the colleges and departments, and optimizing the infrastructure of the program.

The research department underwent restructuring after the university eliminated the vice president of research position held by Gordon Baylis in January.

Emslie commissioned the WKU Research Council Working Group, comprised of the assistant and associate deans of Research for each college, after the removal of the vice president position to create a report on the restructuring.

In response, the Senate Executive Committee formed an ad-hoc Faculty Research Committee to provide faculty members a voice in the future of research at WKU.

Arnold said she would like faculty to continue to have a voice in research at WKU, and she recommended a reinstatement of the Faculty Scholarship Council to act as the liaison.

She said faculty hopes the university will increase funding for research overall, because it will lay the foundation for stronger gains in research.

"The main thing is faculty need funding for research, but it's not the dollars we're worried about," she said. "If you want us to be able to increase research, the university needs to fund more to get more external grants. You have to invest money to see a return."

Williams said more funding will help students as well as faculty.

"We want to be able to give our students opportunities, and to make sure WKU is known for research," he said.

Williams said the University Senate will discuss the ideas included in the report this week and next week before they make a decision about where to go moving forward.

Writer and speaker to give presentations on physics

BY ABBY PONDER

NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM The upcoming Sky Science Festival is making physics and relativity more accessible with two presentations from author and speaker Jeffrey Bennett.

In 2014, Bennett had five of his children’s books launched to the International Space Station as part of the Story Time From Space program.

“It’s quite mind blowing,” he said. “I still can’t quite believe that they’re orbiting above us, but they are.”

The festival begins on April 30 with two back-to-back presentations by Bennett. According to his website’s biography, he earned his doctorate in astrophysics from the University of Colorado at Boulder and now works as a writer and a speaker.

Richard Gelderman, professor of physics and astronomy at WKU, said this will be the first—and only—science festival in the state of Kentucky.

“This is the beginning,” he said.

“There are maybe 100 places around the nation that have science festivals.”

Bennet’s five children’s books are part of the series “Science Adventures with Max the Dog.” His first presentation of the day will be in the Hardin Planetarium at 5 p.m., where he will talk about of the first book in the series, “Max Goes to the Moon.” The event will last 35 minutes and include time for questions and answers following the demonstration.

“It’s a great storytime book for little kids. In terms of the story,” he said, “it’s very human, and it’s just a wonderful story. But then, it’s full of science that I present in my Introduction to Astronomy course. If my students in Astronomy 104 really understood ‘Max Goes to the Moon’ from cover to cover, they would do much better on my tests.

There’s a huge amount of really important science facts in [the book], but it’s not a science book. It’s a great story.”

Following “Max Goes to the Moon,”

Bennett will give a presentation in the Downing Student Union Auditorium called “Black Holes Don’t Suck: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein’s Relativity Theories and Why They Matter.”

The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Gelderman said that those interested in attending do not need to have prior experience with concepts like relativity.

“Just come curious,” he said.

The presentation is a part of Bennett’s “Relativity Tour,” which is occurring in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s publication. The lecture is designed to make relativity accessible to the public.

“Relativity is a really interesting thing,” Bennett said. “Everybody’s heard about relativity, everybody’s heard of Einstein, but hardly anyone knows what relativity actually is or why Einstein’s actually famous.”

Bennett also said that he believes it is important for people to understand

the concept because it is so integral to their lives.

“I think that everybody is capable of understanding these ideas,” he said.

“It’s a myth that, you know, some people are just good at science and math while other people aren’t. Everybody can be good at it if they just try. Here, in this one hour, it’s not going to take a lot of effort because you just have to go, listen and pay attention to get something out of it.”

Gelderman said he is excited to bring the festival and Bennett to Bowling Green.

“Science matters,” Gelderman said.

“Science is creative and artistic and wonderful. [The festival] is a chance to take science out of labs and put it in front of people to let everyone see that, wow, that really is beautiful— that really is amazing.”

The festival will begin on April 30 and continue through May 2. Tickets for the “Max Goes to the Moon” presentation are being sold for $3.

Healthcare possibilities aid students in futures

BY JESSICA VOORHEES

NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM

College students who aren’t on their parents' healthcare plan have another option for insurance based on their economic status and earnings.

Students can learn about healthcare options and buy their plan through Kynect, a health insurance marketplace for Kentucky, which has been promoted on WKU’s regional campuses Charity Parrish, Kynect program manager, said all the healthcare options depend on a student's income and size of household.

She said there are two main options.

If a student is below 13.8 percent of the federal poverty level they are eligible for Medicaid, and if they are above the poverty level they must have a health insurance plan with a premium, or the amount that must be paid for health insurance or plan.

She said if a student experiences extreme poverty levels, they can be eligible for payment assistance and discounts with the Silver plan.

According to HealthCare.gov, the Silver plan is one of the five health plan categories, which are divided based on the percentage the plan pays of the total cost of a person's care throughout the year.

The average percentages the plans will spend are 60 percent for Bronze, 70

percent for Silver, 80 percent for Gold, 90 percent for Platinum and less than 60 percent for Catastrophic, which is available only to people less than 30 years of age or who have a hardship exemption.

Platinum and Gold plans have high monthly premiums, while the Silver plan allows for lower out-of-pocket costs based on household size and income.

Parrish said the premiums are pretty reasonable for most students.

According to Medicaid.gov, individuals in Kentucky with an expressed household income of less than $1,293 are eligible for Medicaid.

Medicaid benefits include the 10 essential heath benefits in the Affordable Care Act, for example, prescription drugs and trips to the emergency room, but individuals pay just what they can afford based on their income level.

Parrish said Medicaid is often a viable option for college students because many attend school full-time and don't have outside jobs.

"They expanded Medicaid because a lot of students don't have income," she said.

Students can talk to an agent at Kynect to find out if they are eligible for Medical or special discounts and register for a healthcare plan.

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Theatre, religion restrictions on Saudi students raise concerns THE ISSUE: Saudi Arabian students aren’t funded through their national government for most humanities-based majors.

OUR STANCE: It isn’t up to us to decide what any student’s major should or shouldn’t be, but we question the integrity of being partnered with an organization who limits student choice and education.

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e acknowledge the terms that come with being a university with international reach. It means adapting and negotiating to find a way to integrate different cultures. We also realize the religious, cultural and political values some countries hold may differ from our own here in the United States.

However, we question whether WKU should partner with organizations that inhibit students receiving scholarships for certain courses, such as the case with Saudi students and theatre and religion courses.

To us, it seems as if WKU is contributing, by association, to the limita-

tions on educational freedom. In a 2013 Report on International Religion Freedom by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Saudi Arabia is one of several countries standing out for its prohibition of religious freedom, noting that it “is neither recognized nor protected under the law.”

Laura DeLancey, Academic Quality Committee chair, said in an April 13 Herald story that the conversation may continue if someone asks for further investigation regarding Saudi Arabian students’ academic freedom.

She added that if someone on Faculty Senate or the Senate Executive Committee decided to broaden the conversation, then the committee would investigate.

If we aim to be a university with international reach, this is a conversation that should continue, not only within the scope of Saudi Arabian students, but with all other countries

or cultures participating in the WKU community.

We saw a similar situation earlier in the semester—the implementation of a building for the Confucius Institute—and we’re slightly apprehensive about what all this means for our students and our university.

If the students that are coming to WKU can’t participate in all facets of culture and education, are they receiving the full experience promised by our institution? Or is it simply that our university is a kind of facilitator, reinforcing the limitations imposed on education, failing to find a solution that will allow educational freedom for its entire student population?

When it comes to basic human rights, freedom of religion and education are among the count. It is our hope for the university to actively pursue avenues that will allow students of any background to delve into any field they desire.

Herald stands with staff of UK newspaper after tragedy

BY HERALD STAFF OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM Early Friday morning, an unspeakable tragedy occurred in Lexington.

Jonathan Krueger, the photo editor of the University of Kentucky’s student newspaper, the Kentucky Kernel, was murdered in downtown Lexington, leaving behind a trail of grief among the UK community and the college media world.

A 22-year-old junior from Perrysburg, Ohio, Krueger was known by the Kernel staff as a beam of positivity and a talented photographer, especially when it came to shooting UK sports.

Some Herald staffers met Krueger at this year’s Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association convention and at a workshop that was held at the Adams-Whitaker Student Publications Center last year. During this difficult time, the entire Herald staff would like to pass our condolences to the Kernel staff. We are all family here, and know that it is the same in the Kernel office—working at a student newspaper creates unbreakable bonds. We are sending our thoughts and prayers to the Kernel during this impossibly difficult time.

The Kernel held a memorial service Monday on UK’s campus, and has also created a scholarship fund to honor Krueger’s life and accomplishments.

The Jonathan Krueger Memorial Scholarship will honor Krueger’s memory by funding a scholarship for a promising Kernel photographer.

The Herald encourages you to donate to this important fund. There are two ways to do this: 1. Go to http://www.gofundme. com/JonathanKrueger where you can submit an online donation. The page’s goal of $10,000 was passed after only a day of being online.

2. A tax-deductible gift can be mailed to Jonathan Krueger Scholarship Fund; Kentucky Kernel; University of Kentucky; 026 Grehan Journalism Building; Lexington, KY, 40506. Make checks to Kernel Press Inc.

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Showing us nothing but what Blaire can see on her screen makes the film immersive, while heightening the sense of separation between herself and the other characters, creating a

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Kentucky Building student worker and theatre major Chandler Smith gives students from Jody Richards Elementary an informative presentation on colonial Kentucky history on Monday.

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an examination of wku's kentucky museum photos by william kolb RIGHT: Jody Richards Elementary fifth grader Austin Martin signs his name in ink using a feather quill during an exercise at the 1815 Felts Log House as part of a field trip to the Kentucky Museum on Monday.

BOTTOM LEFT: Kentucky Museum student worker Anna Lee McFadden, 22, awaits the arrival of the next group of Jody Richards Elementary fifth grade students participating in interactive presentations on colonial Kentucky history on Monday. McFadden and other WKU Department of Theatre & Dance majors are working for the museum as a part of the Early America, Early Kentucky exhibit.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Jody Richards Elementary students write their signatures in ink using a quill pen at the Kentucky Museum. The students went on a field trip to visit the Early America, Early Kentucky exhibit.

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SING ALONG Spring Sing kicks off Greek Week

BY NICOLE ARES

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F

rom the Diddle Arena stage to the full crowd, the excitement permeated the air. Au-

dience members waited to see what

year marks the 50th Anniversary of fraternities and sororities being recognized at WKU. Alexandra Kennedy, coordinator of Greek Affairs, said Greek Week is de-

elaborate costumes, song mixes and

signed to focus on unity of the chap-

high-energy dance numbers the next

ters at WKU.

performance would hold.

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LEFT: Glasgow sophomore Mark Shipley dances with a stuffed Simba as Sigma Alpha Epsilon dances to the theme from “The Lion King” during Spring Sing on Sunday at Diddle Arena.

“'The ‘50 Years of Greek’ theme gives

Each year, sorority and fraternity

chapters creative freedom to show the

members battle it out to earn the title

audience what defines them as an or-

of “Greek Week Champion.” Spring

ganization,” explained Kennedy.

Sing—a song and dance competition

TOP: Members of Chi Omega perform during Spring Sing, on Sunday at Diddle Arena. Twenty two sororities and fraternities competed in this year’s Spring Sing. The winner will be announced at the end of Greek Week during convocation.

theme was “50 Years of Greek,” since this

Routines

ranged

from

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Alpha

between the sororities and fraterni-

Omicron Pi’s 50-year flashback to the

ties—kicked off the week of events at 5

legacy of James Bond to Sigma Alpha

p.m. on Sunday.This year’s Spring Sing

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WKU students strut their stuff during fashion show

BY MADISON MARTIN

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House and hip-hop music carried a steady beat through the air. Women and men strode in wearing brightlycolored evening wear, taking a seat in the three rows laid out on either side of the runway.

At 8 p.m., the overhead warehouse lights shut off, leaving just the two columns of theater LEDs to slice through the darkness as the audiences chatted in anticipation. It had been just a gymnasium before, but now the partitioned basketball court in the Preston Center felt upscale and lively, because the Black Student Alliance’s annual fashion show was about to rip it up.

Roughly 30 students modeled for the fundraising fashion show, Rip the Runway, all underneath the leadership of BSA Treasurer Drew Hurt, a junior from Indianapolis. With two months of rehearsals and a semester-long search for sponsorships, Hurt was exhausted

but still excited by the end of the night.

“It took some practices, a lot of late nights, but it finally came together,” she said.

Before the bulk of the audience had begun to arrive, the female models were situated in the women’s locker room, standing and sitting beside tables filled with clothing and make-up while Charlotte Russe bags and water bottles dotted on the floor. The women were awaiting Hurt’s call to start getting dressed for the first scene, “Alice in Wonderland.”

At about 7:50 p.m., Hurt approached the women and told them to start getting dressed. The show was about to begin. Close to 8:30 p.m., many chairs were filled and the chatter died down.

Simone Smith, Indianapolis graduate student, kicked off the production by singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” as the lights shone upon her in a bright orange romper.

There were five scenes, each based

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Atlanta sophomore Tiarra Brown makes her way down the runway modeling a dress from BlueTique, a Lexington based clothing company. Their Bowling Green store opened at 417 Park Row in 2012. Members of the WKU Black Student Alliance put on the annual Rip the Runway fashion show at the Preston Center.

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Continued from LIFE on a theme, such as “50 Shades of Grey” where the models wore grey color schemes. Male and female models strutted down the runway and posed, as the DJs played artists like Big Sean, Sevyn Streeter and Jay-Z. Audience members—a combination of friends and family— cheered on the student models as they made their way down the aisle.

Louisville senior Al Greene helped emcee the event for the third year. Greene said he tries to engage the crowd.

“…I try to get the crowd involved a lot,” he said. “I’m loud, I’m funny.

I just try to joke and keep everybody dancing, just be positive.”

Student involvement did not stop there. One of the scenes did not come from a store sponsor, but was a collection created by New Albany, Indiana senior, Katelin Calloway.

“I’m all about individuality and how important it is for every woman, no matter what size they are, no matter what color they are, to be sexy, and just feel comfortable the way you look,” she said.

In the end, Hurt was proud of the effort put into the production, but felt relieved after it ended.

ABOVE: A model stops to strike a pose at Rip the Runway, a fashion show hosted by the WKU Black Student Alliance. It took place at the Preston Center Friday. WILLIAM KOLB/HERALD LEFT: Elizabethtown senior and Rip the Runway veteran J'Anna Williams is silhouetted by deep red runway lighting.WILLIAM KOLB/HERALD

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Epsilon’s rendition of “The Lion King.”

Taylor Bay, Alpha Delta Pi Spring Sing chair, said they choose “The Legacy Lives on Theme” to step out of the box.

“We wanted show that we’re more than the stereotype of ‘prim and proper’ girls,” Bay said. “We did our own thing and showed our real personalities.”

Spring Sing participants put blood, sweat, tears and hours of practice into perfecting their performances. Some of the fraternities and sororities started working on their routines months ago.

Alpha Gamma Rho’s Judd Lee said they have been working on their routine for more than two months.

“Most of us have two left feet and we’re not built for dancing,” Lee said.

“To be honest, we are ready to do our

Most of us have two left feet and we’re not built for dancing.”

Judd Lee, Alpha Gamma Rho part for our fraternity and get it over with.”

In order to earn the title “Spring Sing Champion,” the performances are judged based on originality, singing, creativity, overall performance and several other standards.

“Aside from the musical talent, we’re looking for the group that catches the spirit of Greek Week," Scott Taylor, fivetime Spring Sing judge, said.

For the last two years, Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji), has taken home the Spring Sing Championship and are looking

for a third victory.

Charlie Ray, senior member of Fiji and public health major, has been a part of Spring Sing since his freshman year.

“Winning this year would be the ideal ending to my work with Spring Sing,” Ray said. “This routine was 100 -percent authentic Fiji. We did this all by ourselves for the first year ever, so it’s a great one to go out on.”

On the sisterhood side, Kappa Delta took home the victory last year and is also looking for a repeat.

Laura Hazlett, senior member of Kappa Delta, marketing and sales major and Greek Week chair, has been involved with Spring Sing for three years.

“Kappa Delta never focuses on doing it for the win,” explained Hazlett, “we do it for the girl next to you and the girls before you. A win would be amazing, but we are doing it for each other.”

The winner of Spring Sing won’t be announced until Sunday, April 26, during the convocation ceremony, which also brings an end to the week of events.

Connor Snyder, senior member of Kappa Sigma, says waiting to find out the winner builds the anticipation and is very nerve wracking.

“It’s fun to see who placed where, but at the end of the day we’re all Greeks, and it’s fun to go out and be a part of that,” said Snyder.

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Economics of coffee discussed at Spencer's

BY LINDSAY WHITTINGTON

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The ethics of coffee drinking will be up for discussion at Spencer’s Coffee on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Matthew Huested, co-owner of Sunergos Coffee in Louisville, will be presenting “From Seed to Cup: The Economics of Coffee in Ecuador and Around the World.”

Huested said he plans on discussing the intricate process of making coffee, from finding suppliers and growing the beans to roasting the perfect cup of coffee. His presentation will also address ensuring that coffee suppliers in countries like Ecuador are being paid fair wages, he said.

“What I would really like for people

What I would really like for people to do, from hearing me speak, is for them to think more deliberately about the coffee they drink."

Matthew Huested, Co-owner of Sunergos Coffee in Louisville to do, from hearing me speak, is for them to think more deliberately about the coffee they drink,” Huested said.

This event, the last installment on the International Year of Ecuador calendar, is part of WKU’s inaugural International Year Of … program.

Katherine Paschetto, a graduate assistant in the Office of International Programs, said the program’s goal is

to internationalize WKU’s campus through events and classroom discussions focused on a specific country.

“We want students this year to get a sense of Ecuador, whether they attend an event and taste some food, whether they hear about it in their courses,” Paschetto said. “We’re hoping it’s both.”

An estimated 2,500 people have cycled through International Year of

Ecuador events, Paschetto said, and she expects many more Bowling Green community members to attend the “From Seed to Cup” event.

Coffee is ranked sixth on Ecuador’s largest exports at a value of around $433 million, according to the United Nations’ international trade statistics posted online. It’s also one of the world’s most traded commodities, second only to oil, Huested said.

Justin Shepherd, the owner of Spencer’s, said he believes the event will appeal to many different people.

“I just think it will be a good event for anybody in Bowling Green who is interested in either expanding their view of the world or just knowing a little bit more about where their coffee comes from,” Shepherd said.

Confucius Institute organizing summer programs

BY TREY CRUMBIE

NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM The Confucius Institute is planning on having a busy summer.

Over the next three months, the Confucius Institute will be hosting six programs, including training Chinese teachers abroad and multiple trips to China.

The goal of Confucius Institute at WKU is to disseminate the Chinese culture. This is done through a myriad of ways, such as encouraging WKU students to study abroad in China and teaching Chinese culture to K-12 students in school systems across Kentucky.

Terrill Martin, managing director of the Confucius Institute, said now that the institute has established a presence after its start at WKU five years ago, it is trying to expand beyond just exposing students to Chinese culture.

“Our focus has really shifted to proficiency,” he said.

From May 17 to 28, 16 Gatton Academy students will travel to China on a "research intensive program" centered

on China's high-speed rail system.

Martin said many Gatton students are interested in engineering and mathematics, so the trip will allow them to research a national relevant topic pertaining to their interests.

“That’s one of the things that the U.S. has been talking about for years, is building an intricate high-speed rail system,” he said.

Lynette Breedlove, director of the Gatton Academy, and Derick Strode, assistant director for academic services for Gatton, will be accompanying the students on the trip.

Breedlove said Gatton will also explore a partnership with the Tsinghua International School, and their premier high school in China, similar to Gatton. Breedlove said she hopes the Gatton students will learn a lot while abroad.

“We think it’s really valuable to get to know other cultures,” she said.

Another WKU program, lasting from May 23 to 31, will send Lynn Hines, professional in residence in the school of Teacher Education, and Martha Day, assistant professor in the School of Teacher Education, to China to help

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“It is very rewarding work to help people who take the initiative to live and work in a culture other than their own and help them acclimate, help them feel connected, help them feel welcome in the new culture."

Martha Day, Assistant professor in the School of Teacher Education Confucius Institute teachers obtain Kentucky’s five-year Rank 1 teaching certification.

Day said when training Chinese teachers for American school systems, interactivity is heavily emphasized.

“There needs to be lots of inquiring,” she said. “Lots of small group activity— lots of hands-on learning.”

Day said she is interested in training teachers because she witnessed her mother, an immigrant from Japan, struggle as she adjusted to life in the United States.

“It is very rewarding work to help people who take the initiative to live and work in a culture other than their own and help them acclimate, help them feel connected, help them feel

welcome in the new culture,” she said.

Other programs offered this summer include a trip to China for 19 high school students and a group of 20 individuals, consisting of Bowling Green business leaders, WKU professors and medical professionals, teaching business and medical leadership in China.

Martin said he is excited about the Confucius Institute and how it has grown over the years.

“I was with the program from the very beginning,” he said. “And to see where we’ve come with the help of faculty and the students and the community members… really getting on board and supporting our programs is just phenomenal.”

Calendar TUESDAY, APR. 21 Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser Locations: EST Lawn Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ICSR T3 discussion with Lacretia Dye Locations: DSU 2123 Time: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m

Bemis Pinterest Party Locations: Bemis Lawrence Hall Time: 5 p.m.

SGA meeting Locations: DSU 2081 Time: 5 to 7 p.m.

#RelationshipGoals discussion Locations: GRH 2064 Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APR. 22 Christ Feud Battle of the Sexes Locations: DSU 3005 Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Greek Feud Locations: DSU 1071 Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Geology Club - Movie Night Locations: EST 0350 Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Battle of the Poets Locations: GH 0235 Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

WKU Hilltopper GIScience Club Geocaching/Earthcaching Locations: EST Lobby Time: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

THURSDAY, APR. 23 Faculty Awards Reception Locations: Faculty House Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Letters to Africa Locations: DSU 2086 Time: 4 to 5:15 p.m..

Empowerment Series Locations: DSU 2124 Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Nite Class - Grocery Bingo Locations: DSU 1037 Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Gender Images Film Series - Night Movies Locations: Cherry Hall 0125 Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

From Seed to Cup: The Economics of Coffee in Ecuador and Around the World Locations: Spencer’s Coffee, downtown Bowling Green Time: 7 to 8 p.m.

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Campus a cappella groups have ‘noteworthy’ performances

BY LASHANA HARNEY

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As the lights dimmed, the 200 people in Downing Student Union’s auditorium quieted down, carefully watching the stage.

Thirteen men, clad in matching red shirts, walked on stage, took a breath and began to sing.

WKU’s two a cappella groups—the TrebleMakers and the Redshirts—held their annual concert called “Noteworthy” on Friday.

The Redshirts, WKU’s male a cappella group, started the concert with their rendition of “Barbara Ann,” the 1965 classic by the Beach Boys.

Applause resounded throughout the auditorium after each song. Some audience members called out to their favorite singers.

After the Redshirts performed their first set, the TrebleMakers—WKU’s female a cappella group—began their first set with a version of “Hide and Seek,” a 2005 song by Imogen Heap.

Frankfort sophomore and Redshirts member Dylan Wright said performing in front of an audience is an amazing experience.

“It’s like the best thing in the world,” he said. “It’s a thrill every single time. We all come from different backgrounds and coming together with a combination of guys like this is awesome.”

Bowling Green senior Hardin Butts said concerts such as this one give the music majors of the group a break from singing classical music.

“It’s a breather,” Butts said.

“It’s a break from all the stuff we’re learning, just to have fun and sing.”

Butts said the Redshirts stay busy by taking around five to 10 gigs throughout the semester. The group also holds an independent concert each semester.

The concert lasted a little

Evan Kerr, of Louisville, acts out alongside his fellow Redshirts a cappella group, Frida in Downing Student Union Auditorium. PHOTOS

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Katie Morrison, of Bowling Green, leads the Treblemakers with the song “Geronimo,” Friday in the Downing Student Union Auditorium.

It’s like the best thing in the world. It’s a thrill every single time.”

Dylan Wright, Redshirts member more than an hour and a half, but the enthusiasm of the crowd did not cease. The singers were greeted with a standing ovation at the end of the concert.

Georgetown freshman Miranda Holcomb said she came out to support her roommate, Maddie Hughes, a member of the TrebleMakers.

“She killed it,” Holcomb said.

“They were all so good. It’s incredible to see this talent at WKU.” Holcomb said the atmo-

sphere at the concert was lively.

“You could just feel their energy and their excitement,” she said. “It just carried throughout the audience all throughout the night.”

Butts said he thought the concert went well.

“We had a really nice turnout,” he said. “It seemed like the crowd was really into it.

They seemed very receptive to our pieces, so I’m just pleased with it.”

Sustainability event promotes 'green living'

BY ANDREW HENDERSON

LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM

Students of sustainability sought to perfect their practices at the Pathways to Sustainability conference.

The in-depth look at what it means to be sustainable and how to promote sustainability correlates with an emphasis in campus communities to maintain their habitats.

Pathways to Sustainability was sponsored by five WKU organizations and two Bowling Green organizations and spanned two days, Friday and Saturday. Christian Ryan, university sustainability coordinator, along with the WKU Office of Sustainability, served as the main sponsors for the conference.

Ryan said the event was motivated by a desire of students, faculty and staff wanting to know more about the practices of sustainability.

“There’s an ongoing need of education and awareness regarding sustainability,” Ryan said.

On Friday, the event highlighted on

There's an ongoing need of education awareness regarding sustainability.” university sustainabiltiy coordinator, Christian Ryan a round table discussion, “Responding to the Anthropocene: moving from Sustainability to Resilience.” According to National Geographic, the Anthropocene is the name for a new geologic era defined by the impact humans have had on the planet.

“We’ve practiced sustainability to avoid some changes in our system, but we can’t avoid them,” she said.

John All, associate professor of geography, was one of the presenters at the conference. All spoke about intentional communities, describing them as places where people gather together

around shared ideals, in this case environmental, to work together and achieve change.

“They’re a place where people can live their ideals,” All said.

All said that there has been a growing interest in sustainability.

“A lot of people don’t know what that [sustainability] means and how it applies to their daily lives,” he said.

Laura Goodwin, founding member and chair of Slow Food Bowling Green, was also a speaker at the conference. Goodwin said Slow Food is a growing international movement that

aims to preserve the culture of “good” food and is in direction opposition to fast food.

“We are just trying to provide an opportunity for the public, and students, to become more educated on how they can be on their path to sustainability,” she said.

Goodwin said she hopes to have provided tools to attendees.

“A lot of people know why we need to do something about becoming more sustainable, or changing the way we’re treating the earth, but not everybody knows how to do that,” Goodwin said.

Apart from being at WKU, the conference also branched out to Corsair Distillery and the Baker Community Garden on Saturday. Ryan said this diversity of topics at each of the locations attributed to the conference’s success.

She said Friday served as the day to educate and Saturday was a day to take action.

“I would say it was an amazing success,” she said.

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Bowling Green freshman Sarah Suggs fixes one of her Alpha Delta Pi sister's makeup before taking the stage during Spring Sing on Sunday, at Diddle Arena. 22 sororities and fraternities competed in this year’s Spring Sing. The winner will be announced at the end of Greek Week during convocation.

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Bowling Green, Florida junior Destiny McCauley puts on lipstick before performing with Sigma Kappa during Spring Sing on Sunday, at Diddle Arena.

Louisville senior Abigail O'Bryan performs with Alpha Gamma Delta during Spring Sing on Sunday, at Diddle Arena.

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Literary community writes to support writers

BY ABBY PONDER

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Book lovers gathered at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center this weekend to celebrate fiction and nonfiction literature in one of the largest book conferences in the state: the Southern Kentucky Book Fest.

Members of the Bowling Green community had the opportunity to meet several published authors from around the country on Saturday. The event was free and open to the public.

Among those authors was Diana Gabaldon, the author of the “Outlander” novels. The eight-book series began in 1991 and has since sparked its own TV series on Starz.

Gabaldon delivered a presentation at 9 a.m. on Saturday and proceeded to sign books for fans from 10 a.m. to noon. People gathered in a line that wrapped around the interior of the building to wait and have books signed.

“There’s no specific formula [for selecting the key-note author], but we like an author who has a lot of titles, has broad appeal and will bring people in who wouldn’t normally come to book fest,” said

Kristie Lowry, the literary outreach coordinator for WKU and the event’s director.

Gabaldon was joined by authors Terry Brooks, Siobhan Vivian, Mary McDonough, Kelley Paul, Jamie Ford and Chloe Neill for signings.

Children’s Day occurred on Friday along with the Kentucky Writers’ Conference, which took place on South Campus.

Children’s Day featured “Click Clack Moo” author Doreen Cronin, whose work resulted in several other children’s books.

The Writers’ Conference consisted of 12 authors giving panel presentations on various composition topics.

This year’s conference offered a workshop specifically designed for teenage writers.

“There were a lot of high school students who would come to the Writers’ Conference, and although I’m sure they benefited in some way, I thought maybe a writing workshop specifically for highschool-age students would be a big draw,” Lowry said.

When the authors weren’t presenting on a panel, they were set up behind tables talking with readers and signing books.

The Southern Kentucky Book Fest was held at the Knicely Conference Center, Saturday, April 18. The WKU Libraries-sponsored event is one of the state's largest literary events, drawing thousands of readers of all ages to meet and have their books signed by authors. WILLIAM KOLB/HERALD

American novelist Diana Gabaldon speaks to a full room at the 2015 Southern Kentucky Book Fest, held at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center on Saturday. Gabaldon, the keynote speaker of the event, is author of the famed Outlander series, which was adapted for television on Starz. WILLIAM

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Natalie and Cydney Fones, a mother and daughter from the Bowling Green community, said they look forward to the event every year due to the fact that they get to personally meet so many authors.

Similarly, Jennifer Eberhart said she has been to the SOKY Book Fest almost every year since her family moved to the area 13 years ago. She has also helped volunteer at the event in the past.

“The community support is wonderful,” she said. “You see the long lines waiting to get the books signed. I think it encourages reading and just makes it fun. I think we’re very lucky to have this kind of event in the Bowling Green area.”

All of the books were available for purchase from a Barnes and Noble vendor present at the event.

Eric Reed, an associate professor of history at WKU, shared his book “Selling the Yellow Jersey” at the fest. He was excited to be on the other side of the table, he said.

Another WKU professor, David Bell from the English de-

partment, shared several ofhis books, the most recent being “The Forgotten Girl.” Bell was also one of the 12 presenters at the Writers’ Conference. He said one of the highlights of the event is being able to interact with readers.

“You get to have face-to-face

never get tired of talking about their books—they’re like their children.”

Reed shared the sentiment.

“Usually when you read a book, you don’t think about the person behind it,” he said.

“You think about the book and the feelings you get from

You think about the book and the feelings you get from reading it. But here you can actually shake hands with the person who wrote it...”

Eric Reed,

Associate History P rofessor interaction and conversation with people who want to read your books,” he said. “That’s not something most writers get in daily life.”

Lowry also said she believes that being able to interact with the authors is one of the event’s primary appeals.

“I know I love meeting the authors of the books, finding out what was going through their minds when they wrote it,” she said. “And the authors

reading it. But here you can actually shake hands with the person who wrote it, talk about their work and tell them what you think of it. It’s a very unique opportunity.”

English Department Head Rob Hale said he believes the SOKY Book Fest is the “centerpiece” of Bowling Green’s cultural scene.

“We’re very fortunate to have it here in Bowling Green,” Bell said.

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WKU's wide receiver Jared Dangerfield (21) dives past cornerback De'Andre Simmons (23) towards the goal line during WKU's Red vs. White spring football game, Saturday, April 18 at Smith Stadium. Dangerfield was ruled down at the one yard line. The Red versus White game caps the end of five weeks of spring training for the Hilltoppers. The 2015 season begins September 5, when the Hilltoppers take on Vanderbilt in Nashville. MIKE CLARK/HERALD

HIGH ROLLERS Spring game highlighted by 52-40 Red vs. White scoreline

BY BILLY RUTLEDGE

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ne of the nation’s most productive offenses last season clashed with last season’s 120th ranked defense in Saturday’s Red versus White spring football game.

The Red squad, made up of all offensive players, pulled away with the 52-40 victory, but stellar play by the first team defense and shown improvement on both sides of the ball gave Head Coach

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Jeff Brohm and the WKU football team several positives to end the spring season.

“I think our guys worked hard, came out, had some enthusiasm and played hard,” Brohm said.

“We got some things accomplished this spring. I think we got better on the defensive side of the ball, which is good to see. Our guys are more experienced. We are doing a better job coaching and putting them in better positions to succeed, and our guys are responding. I like some of the things

we did, and we have to build upon that.”

The WKU defense, the White squad, made a statement early by stopping the offense on the first three drives of the first half.

They went on to total two turnovers, three defensive stops, one turnover on downs and one threeand-out in the first nine drives, taking a 17-7 lead early in the first half.

Senior quarterback Brandon Doughty found his groove on the fourth drive of the game, hooking

up with redshirt-senior Jared Dangerfield for a 34-yard gain. On the same drive, Doughty heaved a 44yard touchdown pass to redshirtsenior tight end Tyler Higbee.

Doughty also punched in a 1 yard touchdown off a QB sneak in the first half.

In total, their were 72 points scored in the first half with the Red team leading at 45-27.

The offense, after struggling to go the length of the field, began the final six drives of the half on

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TRACK & FIELD

WKU splits success in California, Tennessee Nail in coffin

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With the Conference USA Championships less then a month away, WKU’s men’s and women's track and field teams are continuing to test themselves against the highest caliber of competition.

This weekend a portion of the friday, april 24 team competed all day in what Head penn relays Coach Erik Jen@ Philadelphia, Pa. kins described as one of the largest track and field competitions in the nation at the Mt. SAC relays in Walnut, California.

Jenkins sent the team’s elite sprinters to California, and sent another portion of athletes across a span of events to compete in the Austin Peay Relays in Clarksville, Tennessee.

While the teams were competing just less than 2,000 miles away from each other, it was both the individual and collective efforts of the Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers that found the most success.

In California, sophomores Emmanuel Dasor and Ventavius Sears finished individually third and eighth in the 200-meter dash, with Dasor finishing with a mark of 20.79 and Sears following at 21.01 seconds.

The two sophomores joined junior Ja’Karyus Redwine and freshman

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also able to shave some time off their previous mark in California. While finishing 12th in the highly contested final, the Lady Toppers’ mark of 3:45.01 ranks fifth in the conference this season.

The Lady Toppers finished at the heels of C-USA foe UTSA, who came in 11th in the event with a time of 3:44.02. The team still holds a higher mark than that this season, with a clocking of 3:42.45 at the Texas Invi-

Why five years?

This is the question the WKU swim & dive team were left asking themselves when the program was suspended, effective immediately, on April Jonah Phillips 14.

The announcement was made in the wake of a Bowling Green Police Department and subsequent WKU Title IX investigation regarding hazing allegations brought forth by former WKU swimmer Collin Craig.

The investigations found what was described as a “culture” of hazing, ranging from forced alcohol consumption, physical, emotional— and alarmingly enough— sexual abuse.

(Copies of both investigations’ findings have been uploaded to the Herald’s website in their entirety.)

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WKU sophomore Carrol Hardy, center, leads fellow Topper sprinters Sandra Akachukwu, left, and Peli Alzola in the 100-meter dash during the Hilltopper Relays in Bowling Green, Saturday, April 11. NICK WAGNER/HERALD Grant Swinton to combine for third place in the 4x400 meter relay—an event Jenkins said is highly competitive.

The quartet’s clocking of 3:05.95 is the fifth-fastest time in the NCAA this season, and puts them comfortably in first place in the C-USA by just over two seconds.

“These meets really expose you to what you need to work on because you’re exposed to some of the best in the country,” said Jenkins.

The women’s 4x400-meter relay was

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Veteran coach joins Lady Topper basketball staff

BY EVAN DEPASCO

SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM Head Coach Michelle ClarkHeard has added a new coach to her staff for the upcoming season.

The Lady Topper basketball program announced Wednesday that Melissa Kolbe has been named an assistant.

Kolbe joins the program in the wake of its second consecutive conference championship season and NCAA tournament birth. She will fill the void left by the departure of assistant coach Candyce Bingham.

She brings more than 14

years of coaching experience at the Division I level, including a six-year stint in the Conference USA. Clark-Heard highlighted several aspects of Kolbe’s career when referring to what she will add to the team and staff. “(Kolbe) is familiar with the state of Kentucky from her time at EKU and with the rich tradition of basketball in Conference USA through her time at East Carolina.” Clark-Heard said in a WKU press release. “She will be a great asset to our program as we continue to build on our recent success and aspire to sustain the great success that makes Lady Topper Basketball

one of the premier places for women's basketball.”

Kolbe spent last season as an assistant and recruiting Melisa Kolbe coordinator at Mount St. Mary’s, under Head Coach Bryan Whitten. Before that, she had coaching jobs at Eastern Kentucky (recruiting coordinator and assistant), Mercer, ECU and Valdosta State.

“I’ll bring a lot of energy to the team and love for the game,” Kolbe said. “I’m looking forward to helping Coach

Heard take this program to the next level.”

Kolbe has known ClarkHeard for the better part of a decade and said she is excited to work with her on the same staff.

“I’ve been fortunate to know Coach Heard for 10 years,” Kolbe said. “Seeing the success she’s had as an assistant coach and head coach makes me feel honored that she’s willing to let me join her staff.”

Before starting her career as a coach, the Cleveland native played basketball at Wittenberg University, a Division III program in Springfield, Ohio.

There she helped bring the

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“I’m really excited about what they (defense) are doing,” Doughty said.

“How they’re moving, how they’re communicating—it’s unbelievable. So I’m excited for them.”

“We came to play,” senior defensive lineman Jontavious Morris said.

“We had a good day. We were jumping on both sides of the ball. Little arguments—all out of fun. I loved it.”

The defense began the second half as well as they started the first, scoring 8 unanswered points, and forcing two three-and-outs on the first two drives of the half.

Sophomore wide receiver Narcarius Fant and freshman running back Mar-

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The gravity of WKU President Gary Ransdell and Athletic Director Todd Stewart’s five-year suspension is severe, but the reality of the decision provides a much more immediate and equally as severe situation.

The swim and dive program was made up of 54 student athletes, yet less than 10 were named in the BGPD report.

Of those student athletes, 41 were underclassmen whose collegiate swimming careers at Western Kentucky have been brought to a swift and bitter end. Thirteen of those 41 were juniors who will not enjoy a senior campaign now.

In good form, Ransdell and Stewart said the scholarships belonging to those athletes will still be offered for the rest of their college careers, as long as they maintain good academic standing (a stipulation that came with the scholarships prior to the suspension).

Furthermore, the administrators said that the students could opt to transfer and maintain eligibility for next season, if they chose to do so.

While amicable, this move had to have seemed like a small consolation to the team, most notably the athletes that were in no way involved with these happenings.

Which begs that question: how many people were truly involved?

With less than 10 student athletes identified by name in the police report, and only one residential property (referred to in the reports as the “party house,” which housed four swimmers) searched throughout the investigations, how many culprits can the administration honestly point to with blame?

Enough to warrant a suspension that

We love the support they have here, and it’s up to us to go out there and put a good product on the field and to work our tails off to try and win games and a championship.”

Jeff Brohm, Head Coach quez Trigg showed off some of WKU’s younger talent this season, helping the offense respond on the fourth drive of the half.

Redshirt-freshman quarterback Drew Eckels found Fant for a 14-yard touchdown pass to put the Red team up 52-35. After the drive, an interception ended the 2015 spring game.

The game marked the end of spring football on the Hill, with the last five

will outlast any of the non-involved athletes college careers? Enough to eradicate the coaching positions held by three coaches on June 30? Enough to bring the swimming careers of 41 students to an end when just a handful were definitively named?

Another portion of the investigation’s findings show that student-athletes on official WKU recruiting visits (leaving us to assume they are of high-school age) were exposed to these acts of “hazing.”

Herein is the “culture” of hazing the reports entail. Not only had this mentality spread throughout the team and its leaders (Craig’s initial report to BGPD accused a senior captain of inciting a portion of the hazing), but it had permeated into at least a portion of the future generation of athletes, thus creating a culture of hazing.

Of course, it didn’t help that Bruce Marchionda has allegedly been aware of this culture since 2012, when a former swimmer contacted him through email.

Call it protecting his team or sweeping it under the rug, the negligence shown by Marchionda merits his termination, no matter how much he directly affected what was going on behind closed doors.

But in regards to the student-athletes who have had their WKU athletic careers cut short, do the ends justify the means? The physical, emotional and sexual abuse in no way should be tolerated and the culprits (identified by name) should certainly be kicked off the team and, in certain instances, even face legal proceedings.

What the university needs to rethink is how a five-year suspension will prevent this from happening in the future.

weeks of practice and strength conditioning culminating in Saturday’s game. The first WKU football game of the year was met with a sizable crowd, one that the coaches said they were very grateful to have.

“I thought it was a great crowd,” Brohm said. “They were into the game, and we enjoyed having them here. We love the support they have here, and it’s up to us to go out there and put a

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tional just a week before, which ranks third in the league.

Despite renovations to the grounds at the Austin Peay Relays, WKU was able to notch six individual wins.

Seniors Jodi Miler, Travis Gerding, Cedric Stadom and Lemanuel Mosley spearheaded the six-win effort in Clarksville. The four set the tone for underclassmen success, especially

Tigers to three conference championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances.

“Across the state, the WKU program has more tradition than most schools,” Kolbe said.

Kolbe expressed her interest in being back in the competitive nature of C-USA after last working in the Northeast Conference. She noted her excitement to compete for a spot in the NCAA tournament.

“We were fortunate to rebuild the ECU program, win the conference tournament and go to the NCAA tournament.” Kolbe said. “I’m looking forward to continuing that success here at WKU.”

good product on the field and to work our tails off to try and win games and a championship.”

“There is a lot of work ahead of us but to have the fans here, that’s what it’s all about.”

Doughty, who enters the season after being granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA and is coming off a WKU and NCAA record setting season, was impressed with the quality of football he saw over spring training, but remains focused on the team’s ultimate goal for next season.

"Our No. 1 goal is to win a conference championship," Doughty said.

"We've never done it here, so I think that's the No. 1 goal. Protect our home turf and really try to build on the things that we did well last year and some of the things that we didn't do so well.

We want to win this thing and leave a legacy here."

freshman pole vaulter Dylan Cornwell.

Cornwell managed a mark of 15-feet-5.75-inches in his event, grabbing his first career win as a Hilltopper and leaping into third place in the WKU record books.

Senior Jodi Miller won her first career event in 1500-meter sprint with a time of 4:38.90. Senior Lemanuel Mosley also won his first event as a Hilltopper in the 400-meter with a time of 48.16 seconds.

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BASEBALL

Run-rule enforced in Hilltopper route of FIU

BY JOHN REECER

SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM The WKU baseball team (20-17) clinched its fourth Conference-USA series win on Sunday in Miami with a dominating 17-2 victory over the Florida International Panthers (17-22).

The Hilltoppers opened up the series on Friday with a 6-4 victory, but the Panthers evened the series on Saturday with the same score line.

WKU buckled down in the rubber match on Sunday as the Hilltoppers run-ruled the Panthers in seven innings.

“This was a huge game for us this year. It seems like every weekend we put ourselves in this kind of position,” Myers said. “I told them that I would take them to a good dinner if they could get us out of here in seven innings, and they did it.”

The first contest of the series featured competitive play from both teams, with the score locked at two through the first six innings.

After a tense six innings, junior outfielder Anderson Miller put the game away for good with a grand slam in the seventh to put WKU up 6-2.

Junior starting pitching John Harman pitched a quality start for the Hilltoppers as he gave up only two runs on three hits, earning him his fourth win of

WKU freshman Logan Weins pitches during the Hilltoppers matchup against Murray State, Wednesday, April 15 at Nick Denes Field. The Hilltoppers walked away with a 5-4 win, with Bowling Green native pitchers Jackson Sowell, Josh Bartley and Ben Morrison all throwing scoreless innings. LUKE

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the season.

Sophomores Kevin Elder and Ben Morrison, along with senior Tate Glasscock, provided strong pitching from the bullpen as the trio held FIU to two runs on only four hits. Morrison would earn the save as he pitched a perfect ninth inning.

The second game of the series featured a much dimmer outcome for the Hilltoppers.

WKU left 11 men stranded on base while also committing two errors in the Panthers’ Saturday victory.

The Hilltoppers also left the bases loaded twice within the first three innings, never being able to capitalize on their opportunities.

Despite the 6-4 loss, junior third baseman Danny Hudzina earned three hits on the

day in his three at bats and added a RBI to the WKU effort.

Starting pitcher junior Austin King gave up four runs on five hits in just two innings of play. Senior Brennan Pearson earned the loss on the day as he gave up two runs on four hits through 4.1 innings.

On Sunday, the Hilltoppers put on one of the best team performances of the season

almost 1,000 miles away from home. The team earned 17 runs on 17 hits while only giving up two runs on nine hits.

Senior first baseman Ryan Church enjoyed one of the best days of his career as he earned a hit on all six of his at bats, adding five RBIs to the Hilltopper effort.

“I felt pretty good today,” Church said. “I got some breaks early and it was just one of those days it all fell through.

It felt pretty good to get those six hits; I have never done that before. Today felt really good to go out there and help the team get that win.”

The Hilltoppers scored runs in five consecutive innings to begin their run-rule victory, which included a nine-run fifth inning, their highest scoring frame of the season.

“I thought our kids were outstanding today,” Coach Myers said. “They really locked arms and our offense was hungry as they went after those guys and they just did a great job.”

The victory snapped a tie in Conference USA action between the programs as the Hilltoppers now hold the tiebreaker and a one-game advantage over the Panthers.

Up next for WKU will be a Wednesday visit to the University of Louisville, who ranks Top 5 in every national poll and has won 12 of its last 14 games.

SOFTBALL

Lady Tops take FIU in weekend series

BY HERALD SPORTS STAFF

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WKU softball (27-8, 12-3) almost bagged another series sweep against top-ranked FIU (27-22, 8-13) this weekend. The series sweep was avoided by one run that secured the last game for the Panthers.

The Lady Toppers won the first two games played on Saturday with a score of 11-0 in the first game and a score of 6-0 in the second. The double shutout secured WKU’s fifth conference series win of the season.

The team was batting strong in the doubleheader. Larissa Franklin and Carleigh Chaumont had four hits each and Brooke Holloway’s batting average was .600 with three runs scored.

Pitchers Miranda Kramer (18-5) and Jana Scheff (4-2) threw the winning games and Hannah Parker achieved her second win of the season. The pitchers allowed only seven hits and struck out 10 of FIU’s batters in their 12 pitched innings in the doubleheader.

Game One (11-0)

Senior Kramer allowed one hit the entire game and the offense knocked down 14 hits. WKU played a shutout game against FIU and dominated with 11 runs scored.

Six WKU players acquired two hits each while Dani Pugh hit her third grand slam of the season. Pugh finished the game with five RBI’s and Chaumont hit two RBI’s.

Out of the 18 batters that Kramer faced in the circle, she allowed only one hit in the final inning and one walk. Kramer struck out six in the seven innings pitched.

The first run was scored in the first inning by Franklin, due to a hit by

Chaumont. WKU was in the lead with a score of 1-0.

After two single hits and one walk, the bases were loaded in the second inning, Pugh came up to bat and blasted the ball, resulting in her ninth home run this season. This grand slam put the Lady Toppers at 5-0.

By the third inning, WKU had set the score at 9-0 after four hits and an error by FIU. The error, made while Franklin was at bat, brought in three runs. Franklin made it home when Kayti Hanson posted a hit down the middle.

The final score of 11-0 came about in the fifth inning after Pugh and Chaumont had RBI hits.

Game Two (6-0)

WKU had nine hits and capitalized on three FIU errors, ending the game and securing the series with a 6-0 win.

Half of the runs were made in the third and the final half in the fifth. Lexie Norfleet opened the runs in the third with her RBI double hit to right center.

Two outs were up on the board in the third when Holloway and Franklin posted back-to-back hits, bringing in one run a piece.

In the fifth inning, the Lady Toppers faced two errors by FIU that put Preslie Cruce and Chaumont on the bases and ready to score.

Shawna Sadler came up the plate and notched an RBI double, bringing in Cruce and Chaumont. Sadler later scored a run after Holloway hit a single to center field.

Scheff and Parker pitched the entirety of the second game and held FIU at zero.

Scheff earned the win going four innings with just as many hits, two walks, and two strikeouts. Parker entered the

WKU junior Brooke Holloway dodges the tag to score a run against Southern Miss.

This was the third of six runs scored by the Lady Toppers during the second game of the double header, Saturday, April 11. The game ended with the Lady Eagles being shut out 6-0. ANDREW LIVESAY SPECIAL TO THE HERALD circle the fifth inning and ended the game with two hits, one walk, and two strikeouts.

Game Three 2-1

The third and final series was a pitchers duel that ended in FIU taking home the win by one run scored over WKU’s single run.

The almost series shutout was turned around on Sunday by FIU’s home run hit by Jessica Hallett and an RBI single

by Gabby Spallone.

Kramer pitched strong and struck out 10 in the six innings that she pitched, allowing one walk and two hits.

The Panther’s pitcher Corinne Jenkins (17-9) allowed five hits, three walks and struck out five Lady Toppers. Hanson was the only player from

WKU that was able to get two hits off of Jenkins.

Franklin was the lone run scored by WKU after a Dani Pugh RBI in the top of the fifth.

Things seemed to be picking back up in the seventh when Parker opened with a single hit to right field. Bases were loaded by Parker, Taylor Price and finally with Pugh walking to first.

Two outs were on the board and Cruce was up to bat. WKU threatened the Panthers with potential runs, but Cruce fouled a high flyer for the final out of the game.

WKU will be traveling to Lexington to play the nationally-ranked University of Kentucky. The final home games of the season will be played this upcoming weekend against Charlotte.

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