Sept. 13, 2011 College Heights Herald

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 • College Heights Herald • Vol. 87, No. 5 • Western Kentucky University

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Colonial Court to remain as green space

By NICK BRATCHER news@wkuherald.com

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WKU players celebrate their 3-1 victory over Louisiana State on Saturday at the WKU Tournament in Diddle Arena. Undefeated in the tournament, the Lady Toppers improved their record to 9-1 for the season.

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Lady Toppers' 9-1 start gaining national attention

By LUCAS AULBACH sports@wkuherald.com

The Lady Toppers are off to a blistering 9-1 start this season, but Head Coach Travis Hudson isn’t surprised one bit.

“We said at the beginning of the year that this is a team that could compete with some of the best teams nationally,” Hudson said. “So far they’ve done just that.”

WKU has done far more than just compete with most of the teams they’ve played.

The Lady Toppers went 3-0 in their first home matches last weekend at the WKU Tournament with wins over Xavier, Wake Forest and Louisiana

As apartments were torn down on the little piece of land on Normal Drive, residents took comfort in knowing a new international center would rise up to take their place.

But when WKU completed its master plan for construction through 2022 this summer, that little patch of land called Colonial Court, whose back area is used to house visiting scholars, remained green space.

Barbara Burch, current provost emeritus and the vice president for Academic Affairs at WKU when Colonial Court was purchased, said buying the property was ultimately a mistake.

“Basically, we purchased the building and paid for tearing it down and it didn’t happen,” she said. “The fact is that we would not have used money to purchase the front property if we had any idea that we were not going to be able to build on it.”

State.

That was preceded by wins over Ohio, Virginia Tech and Belmont.

Hudson said the success the Lady Toppers have had against such quality teams has been especially impressive to him.

“We’re in a stretch in our schedule where out of an 11-match stretch, 10 of them are teams that finished in the top 80 last year,” he said. “So we’re putting ourselves out there — putting ourselves in a position where we can get an at-large bid again. And boy, we’re picking up some quality wins along the way.”

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Cage the Elephant returns to the Hill

By AMANDA YOUNG news@wkuherald.com

Cage the Elephant is coming home again.

The Bowling Green-based band is set to return to town for a free concert next week on South Lawn. The concert starts at 8 p.m. Sept. 21 and also features opening act Manchester Orchestra.

WKU's Campus Activities Board and the Student Government Association are partnering to sponsor the show. The Starry Nights Music Festival is also a sponsor, according to SGA’s website.

Cage the Elephant is an alternative-rock band that originated in Bowling Green in 2006. Since then, Cage has released two albums, both of which can be purchased on iTunes.

The band’s top two selling songs on iTunes are “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” and “Back Against the Wall.”

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Choir gives students a break from school

By NATALIE WEST diversions@wkuherald.com

Louisville junior Matthew Willey has a secret.

Although the graphic design major wishes to design layouts for a magazine company, his dream is to be cast in the popular television show “Glee.”

“Glee” features cast members singing and performing popular songs in their high school’s Glee Club. Willey currently sings in WKU’s Men’s Chorus and has been a member of choir since his freshman year of high school.

“My mom forced me to join, but I ended up

liking it,” Willey said. “I can’t play instruments, but I can sing.”

Choir fulfills one credit hour for students and no audition is necessary.

Both Men’s and Women’s Choruses rehearse on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:40 to 1:35 p.m.

Willey said he always looks forward to choir class as a nice break in his day.

“The people you meet are cool and similar to you,” he said. “We have fun in class.”

Paul Hondorp, the director of Choral Activities and associate professor, agreed about the sense of community

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“It’s an immediate connection to a community of people pushing towards a common goal,” Hondorp said.

Both of the choruses perform several times each year and are open to anyone who is interested.

“We wanted a place for anyone in the university who wants to sing without auditioning,” Hondorp said.

Jennifer Adam, assistant professor of music and the Women’s Chorus director, said she liked having the choruses open to all students.

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By KEVIN ALLEN news@wkuherald.com

The Chandler Memorial Chapel played host to quiet remembrance on Sunday dedicated to the lives lost on 9/11.

The event, co-sponsored by Spirit Masters and the School of Journalism and Broadcasting, provided a place for quiet reflection and reminiscing for those that attended.

Providing a peaceful place to contemplate was important to Kaylee Egerer, a senior from Rochester, Mich. For Egerer, a corresponding secretary for Spirit Masters, looking back on 9/11 is a necessity.

“It is imperative that we remember every day to take Sept.

11 and bring it into focus,” Egerer said.

The event was free and open to everyone, from students to administrators. President Gary Ransdell attended, walking around the chapel with his wife and examining the gallery of

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photographs and reflecting with those there.

A common theme was the question of where people were during the attacks. Many were like Atlanta junior Michelle Gilstrap, a member of Spirit Masters — in a classroom watching the events on a television.

It was Gilstrap's fourth-grade chorus class, and she can hardly believe that it has been a decade since that fateful day.

“That’s a big thing already — 10 years,” Gilstrap said.

But no matter how long it has been since the attacks, they will always be in the hearts and minds of people such as Louisville junior Curtis Spratte-Lennington.

Spratte-Lennington carried with him a small American flag and a book dedicated to the attacks and the victims that died.

Spratte-Lennington said he has always been inspired by the way New York came together in the aftermath of the crisis.

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Photographs were on display at WKU's Chandler Memorial Chapel on Sunday as part of the 9/11 Day of Remembrance, noting the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

For him, attending the ceremony and remembering that day is a way to both pay respect to those that died, and to reflect

on how much America has overcome since then.

“I think it is poignant to have something like this,”

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Remembering 9/11

ALIVE Center hosts 9/11 memorial on South Lawn Saturday

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9/11/2011 - Members of the Bowling Green Fire Department lower their heads in prayer for the lives lost on Sept, 11, 2001 during the 10th Anniversary Memorial service at the Bowling Green Fire Department.

CRIME REPORTS Report ■ Brittony Pinnegar, Minton Hall, reported on Sept. 11 that she saw a green Toyota Camry drive down the 14 stairs between the Downing University Center and the Academic Complex. The car drove off when it reached the bottom. The damage to the concrete steps is estimated at $300. The case is currently under investigation.

■ Romona Sudbeck, McLean Hall, reported on Sept. 9 that her bike was stolen from the bike rack at McLean.

The value is estimated at $300.

■ Darlene Taylor, assistant director of talent search, reported on Sept. 9 that her wallet was stolen from her purse in her office in Jones Jaggers Hall. The value is estimated at $182.

Arrests ■ Jared Bridges, Southwest Hall, was arrested on Sept. 11 and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest on College Street and East 13th Street. Bridges was lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail and released the same day.

■ William Nalle, Somerset, was arrested on Sept.

10 and charged with riding his bicycle under the influence of alcohol. Nalle was observed on his bicycle on East 13th and State streets swerving and unable

Spratte-Lennington said. “To give a reflection of the legacy of it, and how far we’ve come as a country.”

to balance. Marijuana was also found in his pants pocket. Nalle was lodged in the Warren County Jail and released the same day.

■ William Stone, Princeton, was observed on Sept.

10 on surveillance footage of the Pearce-Ford Tower Courtyard drinking out of a bottle resembling an alcoholic beverage. He was then arrested and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and possession of alcohol by a minor. Stone was lodged in the Warren County Jail and released the following day.

■ Clifton Nally, Springfield, was cited on Sept. 10 for possession of alcohol by a minor after police saw him drinking a Natural Light in the back of a pickup truck that was driving down Chestnut Street.

■ Marcus Wilson, Elizabethtown; LaNell Logan, Zacharias Hall; and Charley Kestel, Poland Hall, were arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with disorderly conduct after being involved in a fight outside Poland. Kestel had an additional charge of alcohol intoxication in a public place. All three were lodged in the Warren County Jail and released the same day.

■ Aaron Barry, Southwest, was arrested on Sept. 9 and charged with alcohol intoxication after he was seen stumbling down College Heights Boulevard.

Barry was lodged in the Warren County Jail and released later the same day

The WKU ALIVE Center memorialized those who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Saturday through an event called “We Remember 9/11.”

The “We Remember” event is a branch off of 9/11 day, a day of service through good deeds, volunteerism and other charitable acts as a way of tribute, said Aurelia Spaulding, communications and marketing coordinator for ALIVE. ALIVE set up a tent on South Lawn before Saturday’s football game against Navy to offer students free food and a chance to pay tribute the 9/11 attacks one decade after the tragedy.

Participants also had the opportunity to sign an “I Will” pledge, which asked students to “remember, reflect and serve” in remembrance of Sept. 11, much like the 9/11 day of service.

Along with signing the pledge, there was a remembrance banner available for students to sign with their thoughts about the attacks and how it affected them.

“We had countless campus and community members sign

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“Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” has been featured in promotions for TNT’s “Leverage” and an episode of “Jersey Shore” on MTV. Cage the Elephant has made appearances at several music festivals, including Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo.

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the banner,” Spaulding said.

She estimates 200 people stopped by the tent throughout the day.

The banner is now displayed in Downing University Center.

Thank—you cards were available to sign for the service men and women fighting overseas.

“I saw a few parents talk to their children about 9/11 as they made thank— you cards for the soldiers,” Spaulding said.

The center accepted donations of towels, washcloths, duct tape, emergency whistles, blankets and other items to make disaster preparedness kits for seniors in the area, Spaulding said.

Though the disaster preparedness kits were not as successful as the other campaigns, Spaulding was happy to report that many people contributed to the Division of Extended Learning and Outreach’s collection of items for our troops.

“I, personally, am glad to be a part of a university that wants to encourage others and join efforts to serve and provide opportunities for meaningful service whenever possible,” Spaulding said after the event.

—Amanda Young

won’t be the only act on stage later this month.

CAB and SGA also arranged for Manchester Orchestra to play on Sept. 21.

Manchester Orchestra is an indie-rock band that also has albums available on iTunes.

The band’s hits include “I’ve Got Friends,” “I Can Feel a Hot One” and “Shake it Out,” according to iTunes.

The event will be free and open to the public.

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Summer heat affected WKU employees' conditions

By NICK BRATCHER news@wkuherald.com

WKU saved about $160,000 this summer after implementing new energy-usage policies, but it has left some questioning if the money was worth it.

WKU’s new summer energy program included consolidating classrooms to keep high energy use limited to the most efficient buildings, shifting working hours for faculty and reducing energy spikes during the peak hours of 1-7 p.m.

History Department Head Robert Dietle said Cherry Hall’s air conditioning usually turned off at 2 p.m. to avoid energy spikes during those peak hours — a time which energy usage costs WKU five times as much on energy bills.

“This was not a very comfortable building to be in this summer,” he said.

Patricia Minter, associate professor and the Faculty Regent, said Dietle even ordered fans to cope with the heat.

“It was so hot this summer that (Dietle) ordered from facilities these two huge, 5-foottall construction fans that sat in the hall just trying to move the air around,” she said. “It sounded like there’s an airplane getting ready to take off, so you can’t hear yourself think.”

Dietle said Minter was not alone in her discomfort.

“I got a few complaints, but people sort of got the message that Western didn’t want them in their offices, so they didn’t come in,” Dietle said. “A lot of faculty have materials at home,

CHOIR CONTINUED FROM FRONT

“Many people who are interested, but not music majors, want to sing but are intimidated by auditions,” Adam said. “It’s a place they can feel that they are part of it and enjoy it.”

Louisville senior Kathryn Crimm is part of the Women’s Chorus and said she joined for pure enjoyment since taking music classes isn’t part of her history major.

“It’s a great opportunity to continue music as a hobby,” she said.

Crimm said she loves the directors and the pieces of music the choruses get to perform – even if it’s in another language.

“Performing is always fun,” she said.

Willey also said the time required outside of class doesn’t feel like a mandatory event because everyone always has a good time together. He said it’s nice being with people who enjoy doing the same things as you.

Adam agreed that it’s not a typical class.

so they just worked there.”

But not every WKU employee had that luxury.

Building services attendants worked their usual shifts through the heat this summer, with high temperatures routinely reaching into the 100s.

Facilities Management director Charlie Jones said he acknowledged that the conditions weren’t great for BSAs this summer, but WKU equipped workers for the heat by including frozen neck bands to keep body temperatures low and an increased amount of time for breaks and hydration.

“Part of what you sign up for to be a BSA is to work inclement weather at times — the same way with our grounds worker as well as our maintenance staff,” Jones said.

“You connect with people in other majors," she said. "You are involved and contribute and can step out of every day life."

Adam said that while there are usually around 60 students in each chorus, there is room for more. They also perform a wide variety of songs from classical to contemporary pop.

Although Willey said he would prefer to sing show tunes, he has fun singing the upbeat songs and has learned a lot while in choir. He plans to audition for the WKU RedShirts, an all-male a cappella group.

Willey said that the Men’s Chorus has given him stronger singing skills and more confidence.

Crimm said she has also improved her vocal techniques and sight-reading, but that the greatest part of choir is “people of all walks of life and different disciplines coming together.”

“If you enjoy music, this is a great opportunity to live out that passion,” she said.

The Men’s and Women’s Choruses’ first concert is at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 in Van Meter Hall. Admission is $5 for the public and $3 for students.

A Brief Cheer

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From left to right: Swim team members Adam Mayer and Adam Pendry, of Toronto, Canada, Chris Donahue of Pensacola, Fla., and Tyler Groneck of Taylor Mill, cheer their teammates to the finish during the annual RunSwim exercise at Preston Health and Activities Center on Friday afternoon. The half-swimming, half-running cardio workout is a WKU athletic tradition that guarantees exhaustion by the end.

“They have to service an air conditioner when it’s hot, and we work very closely on heat safety.

“There are some people that don’t agree with that approach, but you have to get work done in the available times throughout the summer.”

Jones also said those available times do fall in peak hours when temperatures are high and the air conditioning is off, but that the odd hours come with the job.

“It seems logical to try to move people to shifts where the buildings aren’t used as much,” he said. “So they can more efficiently clean the classroom or the marker board or the professor’s office rather than having people actually walking through the building at the

same time that they are trying to wax the floor.”

There are a few specialty situations around campus, but most BSAs are scheduled to work from 4-11 a.m., 3-11 p.m. or 9 p.m.-5 a.m. Jones said.

Tammy Price, building services team leader, could not be reached for comment.

Dietle said even with the precautions, buildings such as Cherry Hall must have been difficult for BSAs to work in this summer.

“They must be miserable because they came in late at night after it’s been off for hours, and obviously they don’t turn the air conditioning back on until about the time day faculty and staff are showing up,” he said. “I assume it’s brutal for them.”

Regents bylaw could impose further term limits

By KATHERINE WADE news@wkuherald.com

The Board of Regents made revisions to its bylaws and operating procedures for the first time in a decade this summer, and further changes could be on the way.

At the July 29 meeting, the language of the bylaws was updated to reflect modern technology such as email, include committee items in the agenda and make all members of the board non-voting members of all committees.

Additionally, term limits could be imposed on faculty and staff Regents.

Currently, nine of the 11 Regents have statutory term limits, but faculty and staff regents do not.

None of the other seven four-year state universities in Kentucky have term limits on their faculty and staff regents, according to Faculty Regent Patricia Minter’s faculty report.

The current term for faculty and staff regents is three years. Once that term is up, an election among the entire faculty and staff determines whether or not they return to the board.

In an email to faculty and staff, President Gary Ransdell said the board must follow statutory mandates, but it does have the option to add internal policies, such as when they initiated term limits for the chair and vice-chair Regents several years ago.

The matter was discussed at the Board of Regents meeting in July, but Board Chair Freddie Higdon decided to put it on hold until a group representative of faculty and staff members could weigh in on the decision.

Ransdell approached Diane Carver, chair of the Staff Council, and Kelly Madole, president of the University Senate, to discuss the issue and return a recommendation to the board.

Carver said the staff council met and made a recommendation, which

If we don’t want someone to continue or to vote someone in, we won’t.

The process seems to be working fine."

—KELLY MADOLE President of the University Senate

they have passed on to Ransdell.

Carver declined to comment on what the staff council recommendation was.

Madole said the University Senate decided to refer the matter to the Faculty Welfare Committee, which then made the recommendation that there should not be term limits put on the faculty Regent.

That recommendation will now be put before the University Senate at its meeting on Thursday. Once the vote takes place the final recommendation will be given to Ransdell.

Madole said the committee made that recommendation because they do not think it is necessary to have term limits.

“There is no reason to put on artificial term limits because we already have the responsibility to vote them in,” she said. “If we don’t want someone to continue or to vote someone in, we won’t. The process seems to be working fine.”

Overall, Ransdell said the changes were a healthy exercise for the board.

“So much has changed in terms of communication and how a complex organization conducts business in the past 10 years,” Ransdell said.

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Live sustainably. Go green. POLL THE ISSUE: Recycling and sustainability services throughout campus are offered to the WKU community, but not everyone is educated on how to recycle, where to recycle or the impact recycling creates.

OUR VIEW: Students, faculty and staff must think about the products they buy and the final resting place of the waste from those products. They also need to educate themselves about sustainability — not only on WKU’s campus but also in Bowling Green.

Despite WKU leading in the commitment to going green, Sustainability Coordinator Christian Ryan-Downing said the university creates about 500,000 pounds of waste and only about 13 percent of that gets recycled.

“How do you reduce your waste on a campus the size of a small city?” she asked.

Recycling itself is not the answer.

Every time your recycle a product, it’s downgraded to a less recyclable product because new non-recyclable synthetic materials are added to them.

For example, many “recycled” products say they were created from 30 percent recycled mate-

rial.

So instead of buying bottles and bottles of water that can only be recycled so many times, use aluminum cans because they are not only recyclable, but also generate revenue.

Because of this, schools including Washington University in St. Louis banned bottled water on campus. Students at WKU prefer having 20 ounce Pepsi product bottles instead of aluminum cans because they are larger with resealable lids. Students need to move away from plastic if WKU is to remain ahead in the green movement.

Other simple sustainability concepts exist on campus as well, including printing double-sided papers and reusing all kinds of bags.

“There are solutions. It’s just educating people to be a part of these solutions,” Ryan-Downing said.

Another issue that came to our attention is how off-campus students living in apartment complexes and rental houses recycle.

The city does provide curbside recycling, but many off-campus students don’t have that luxury at their apartments and rentals.

Another option lies in the community collection recycling cen-

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How do you recycle on campus?

ALLYSON LAYMAN Louisville senior

““They (dorms) have a recycling bin for us, and I go and take my stuff out there. At home we used to recycle and my grandparents used to do it. It’s just habit.” ter resting behind the service and supply center on campus.

Off-campus students: everything in Bowling Green, especially near campus, sits about five minutes away from each other. So bring your recyclables to the recycling center.

And next time you shop at the grocery store or even shop on campus, think about your food and other products' packaging.

Plastic wrap and bags don’t help sustainability, and neither do the

tons of styrofoam on campus and in grocery stores.

Nothing ever goes away, and if this doesn’t sway you to become more green, take a trip to where our trash goes in a landfill in Ohio County.

As Ryan-Downing said, “One trip to a landfill will make it very clear as to why you should care."

This editorial represents the majority opinion of the Heraldʼs 10-member editorial board.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

In-class medical To WKU's biggest response needed fan: prove it to us Recently, a girl walked into my class, asked my professor for help, and fell into a seizure.

She was only there because her professor told her to “go out into the hall” when the student reported her impending fit. If she had just stayed out there alone, she could have been seriously injured.

Later, I asked another one of my tenured professors about the faculty’s emergency response procedures.

She informed me that she wasn’t aware there were any and that faculty did not even receive basic first aid training.

She did call her superior and discovered that every classroom is supposed to have an emergency response card in it.

We looked for it and found it in the lectern of our classroom, buried under several other papers and forms.

This card’s contents, in short,

are “stay there and call for help.”

The student’s professor could not be bothered to “stay there” to help her, which highlights a serious issue: WKU lacks universally known, effective policies for dealing with classroom medical crises.

Administration, it is vital that you update your emergency response protocols to aid students and faculty when outside help has not yet arrived, and train professors in basic first aid so they can help in a way other than calling for outside resources.

Students, please do not hesitate to tell your professors if you have a medical condition that may one day require their actions—they are there to help you.

Professors should actively encourage this behavior as well.

Andrew Salman Scottsville junior

WKU students: You have a week and a day to prove to us that you’re the ultimate Topper fan.

Yes, shirtless guy who paints up for every home event, I’m talking to you.

And we hope the reward for our Ultimate Fan Contest is worth it (it is).

The Herald opened up the contest last week. Film a video one-minute in length or less showing why you’re the ultimate WKU fan, post to Youtube, and email to marketing@ wkuherald.com.

The winner and a friend goes where very few have before — into the locker room with Willie Taggart, running on the field with the team, to the press box for a radio spot and more — during WKU’s Oct. 1 home football game against Arkansas State. For full details of what you’d win, visit wkuherald. com/sports/ultimate_fan.

Deadline to submit is Sept.

20. We’ll be judging the videos on creativity and originality and then select five finalists for an open vote on our website, wkuherald.com.

I’ll personally vote for the most off-the-wall video I see.

And based on the folks who are constantly sitting in the front row at Diddle Arena, I expect this to get interesting.

The winner will be announced in the Herald’s Friday, Sept. 30 print edition, and we’ll also let the world know via Facebook and Twitter.

As far as I know, this is the first such contest to happen at WKU. So break some ground.

Go crazy. Get ready to do all the things you’d normally do at a game — except at the Arkansas State game, enjoy knowing you’re WKU’s ultimate fan.

IAN DOWTY Valley Center, Kan. freshman

“I drink a lot of water, and I recycle the plastic bottles and I use the bins on campus. If they have the service you might as well contribute to the green effort.”

DEANDRE BRIDGES Louisville freshman

“I think you should do it, but I don’t know anything about (recycling) on campus.”

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Take a Break from the hill @ericcrawford: Best part of ESPN3 feed of #WKU game is that you can clearly hear crowd comments. After Navy run, "They didn't score that time.

Yay!" -Sent Saturday 9/10 @TravisHudsonWKU: Remember I said it WKU fans....I BELIEVE IN WKU FOOTBALL!! Tough match up last night, but Coach Taggart and his guys are on the right track! -Sent Sunday 9/11 @johnasher: @TamaraEvansWDRB Tough night in BG, Tamara.

I was hoping for much better. But Navy is pretty good - and WKU might have found a QB … -Sent Sunday 9/11

@wku: The WKU Class of 2015 Facebook Group surpassed 1400 members today. We have many other 'Class Of' groups too. Maybe even your class! -Sent Friday 9/9 @aholb: pretty much learned all college is.. studying. can't wait for social life. #WKU #GOHILLTOPPERS -Sent Sunday 9/11 @Chase_E_Frank: Had the best weekend in a long time. #WKU ..... you feel like home, and ive only visited you twice. I get that "i never wanna leave" feeling -Sent Sunday 9/11

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TopperWell, 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., DUC 310A Film Showing: Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, 6 p.m., Kentucky Museum Film Showing: Abraham's Children, 7 p.m., Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility in Garrett Conference Center Volleyball vs. Tennessee State, 7 p.m., Diddle Arena

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No matter which campus they go to, Alpha Phi Alphas expect to see other Alphas.

“You know you have a brother right there, and that’s just special,” said Hopkinsville senior Michael Warren Jr., WKU’s chapter president of the Alphas.

Warren explained how important the brotherhood is, and he said stepping is an important part of that.

“It just gives us a time to get together, have fun and chill — a time where you let all your stress go and forget about school and everything,” Warren said.

He said the Alphas have won the past three step show championships at WKU and is confident they will win a fourth this year.

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performance hosted by the Alphas and Alpha Kappa Alpha at the Garrett Ballroom, took place on Friday to help freshman become more knowledgeable about different fraternities and sororities at WKU. “We just go out there and have a good time and hope that it helps the campus get acquainted with us,” Warren said. “It’s not as serious as the step show for homecoming because there is no competition.”

The Alphas are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year of being at WKU. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated was founded on Tuesday Dec. 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. The WKU chapter, Eta Rho, was founded Oct. 31, 1971.

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Official: WKU competitive in international graduate tuition

By RIALDA ZUKIC news@wkuherald.com

The implementation of new tuition rates for international graduate students has fixed glitches found in last year’s tuition model, according to university officials.

The old model assumed students would take a 10-hour course load, therefore overcharging those only taking nine hours.

“I think it’s important to emphasize the number of students enrolled in nine credit hours, because now they’re being charged for nine credit hours instead of last year’s model when they were being charged for (the equivalent) of 10,” said Becky Wharton in the Graduate Studies office.

The new tuition model based on credit hours taken allows those students only taking nine hours to pay $8,658 compared to the flat rate of $9,550 from last semester. However, this increases tuition rates for those taking more than 10 credit hours.

“In the old system, students taking nine hours, actually, in truth, were paying a slightly inflated rate,” said Kinchel Doerner, interim dean of

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Bryan Russell, director of Planning, Design and Construction, said WKU decided to combine the international center with four other programs moving into a $22 million building on Normal Street.

“We had planned to build an international building, but what they decided to do was slow down,” he said. “We’re out of land, so we don’t need to be building a lot of little buildings.”

Instead, WKU hopes to build a 7,500 square-foot facility to house not only the international center, but also the Honors College, Office of Scholar Development, Office of Undergraduate Research, Confucius Institute, Navitas and Chinese Flagship Program.

Burch said the international department has certainly outgrown its current housing.

“I’m happy to know internation-

Graduate Studies and Research. “The students that were taking 10 hours, the rate kind of changed, because they got an extra value in that extra credit hour they were taking.

“What that meant was if you fixed that quirk in the way that was calculated, and that actually caused the amount of money that you would actually pay for a nine hour credit load to go down.”

Most international graduate students are funded by various scholarships.

Without recognizing those students funded by scholarships, there are 52 international graduate students taking more than 10 hours this semester and two students taking the 15-hour maximum.

“This leaves a total of 52 of these 265 (students) who probably are experiencing an impact,” Doerner said. “I think that’s reasonable. The extent of the impact, we don’t necessarily have those numbers, but I think it’s probably minimal.”

Among the 52 students, which is 19.6 percent of international graduate student population, is Ranjana Roka, a graduate student from Nepal who is not receiving scholarships that cover

her tuition expenses completely.

Roka said she hopes to obtain a graduate assistantship next semester, which will help pay for tuition costs.

Otherwise, Roka said she may have to look into other universities because she can't afford to pay the increased tuition price.

WKU’s international graduate tuition rates based on nine-hour enrollment are $8,658. The University of Kentucky charges students $10,392 per semester for graduate students at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce and the University of Louisville charges $9,045 per semester at the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies.

“When you compare us to other schools, we go toe to toe with any of them,” said Crissy Priddy, assistant director of Graduate Studies and Research. “I think our graduate international enrollment does increase because our faculty does do an excellent job of teaching these students and our name precedes us.

"We provide a great education value to these students at a real cheap rate.”

als is going to get a home somewhere because they desperately need one,” she said. “At the same time, I’m disappointed it didn’t happen because it would have created a sense of identity and visibility for the program in a very prominent way on the campus.”

Burch said funding for the project was in place with money from the Division of Extended Learning and Outreach when she stepped down as vice president of academic affairs.

“A year ago, all of that construction was paid for,” she said. “With the deans, we were able to understand how to use some of the revenue money from DELO and be able to pay for that building without taking it from any of the departments and colleges.”

But President Gary Ransdell said that money has since been put on hold.

“There just wasn’t enough,” he said in reference to the DELO revenue. “They’re still there — some used to renovate six little houses for visiting scholars, the larger building,

those seven structures, and the rest put on hold.”

Ransdell said the international building project outgrew WKU’s resources and that the alternate Honors/international building project will need to receive funding before it moves forward as well.

“We still intend to build a home for the Honors College and an international center on Normal in that vicinity, but we have to identify the funding source in order to proceed,” he said. “We’re not going to build anything for which we don’t have a clear and dependable financing plan.”

Akash Patel, a graduate student from Surat, India, lived in one of the apartments at Colonial Court before WKU tore them down.

He said the bigger plan for the space brought him some small comfort when he moved out of his apartment.

“When they informed us we had to leave, we were pretty disappointed,” Patel said. “I was attached to it.”

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Senior middle hitter Tiffany Elmore and sophomore outside hitter Janee' Diggins go up for a block against LSU in the second set of the Lady Toppers win on Saturday. WKU swept its tournament in Diddle Arena to improve its record to 9-1.

START CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Sophomore defensive specialist Ashley Potts

said the team, which Hudson has consistently called “special,” is doing well because the players simply believe in one another.

“We’re all confident in

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Neidell added that Outerbridge “put the team on her shoulders” this weekend and led them to victory in both games.

“She’s such a talented player, and she can really be a difference maker,” he said. “We know she can be a difference maker and we know that she can score goals like she does. We keep trying to convince her that it opens up more opportunities for her to score goals when she’s working on both sides of the ball.”

Neidell said the Lady Toppers looked a bit “sluggish” in the first half of Sunday’s game,but saw improvement in the second half.

After only four shots in the first half, WKU was able to fire off 12 in the second — three of which came from Outerbridge.

each other so we know if we’re going to set someone, they’re going to put it down,” she said. “We know the back row’s going to dig it if we need it. We

“We talked before the game about attacking the end line more,” Neidell said. “We weren’t very effective in the first half so we stressed that again in the second half. We also talked about physical effort. The first half was the first time that I thought we didn’t put the effort in required to win the game.”

That’s when Outerbridge became a leader.

Junior defender Ali Stahlke said Outerbridge stepped up on Sunday when the team as a whole wasn’t playing well.

“She gets it done when you need it the most,” she said. “We obviously didn’t play very well, and she stepped up and finished what she could. She’s just been playing awesome and getting in the box and scoring goals and being where she needs to be.”

WKU will play Rice on Saturday in their final match before conference play begins.

probably could have been a little more aggressive in serving this weekend, but I thought we played great.”

Hudson credited the Lady Toppers’ poise as a

big factor in their success thus far.

“Obviously the talent helps and experience helps, but this is a team that just has not gotten shook all year,” he said.

“We don’t get shaken very easily.”

In the NCAA top 25 poll last Monday, the Lady Toppers received four votes, putting them in the top 40 even before their 3-0 weekend. They’ll likely crack the top 25 this week.

WKU was picked along with Middle Tennessee to finish first in the East Division in the Sun Belt preseason poll.

While conference play has yet to start, the Lady Toppers have the best record of all the Sun Belt teams.

The Lady Toppers’ start has put them toward the top of the conference in several statistical categories as well, including first in kills and assists.

WKU has benefited from the emergence of junior outside hitter Jordyn Skinner, who currently leads the Sun Belt in kills.

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Her 30 kills against Xavier on Friday rank as second most in a match in WKU history.

Even with her stellar play offensively, she credits WKU’s improved defense as a big reason the team has performed so well.

“We’ve been trying to work on that ever since the preseason," Skinner said.

"So we’re still doing that — being consistent, and having fun.”

Hudson said the strong start is helping WKU gain a national following.

“We were getting votes in the preseason polls, but a start like this does more to help us really gain a national presence,” he said.

He added that he hopes the good start extends to Tuesday’s home match against Tennessee State.

Tonight’s game marks the third consecutive year the Lady Toppers have played Tennessee State, beating them 3-0 in both of the previous matches.

“They’re a team we’ve been able to handle in the past, but every year’s different and every team’s different,” Hudson said.

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Sophomore midfielder Torrie Lange heads the ball in the second half of WKU's 2-0 home win against Eastern Michigan on Sunday. On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, WKU wore black uniforms to commemorate the lives lost.

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The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11: Lessons Learned Wednesday, September 14 “Failure to Launch: How technology keeps kids tied to their parents” 2:30pm: ICSR (Garrett Conference Center) Since 9/11 parent’s anxiety over being out of touch with their children has risen to an all time high. Cell phones, email, instant messaging, texting, Facebook and Skype have led college students never having to say goodbye. Come join in a discussion with Dr. Debra Crisp and Masters student Jeannie Banter on how new technology may be delaying the point at which college students become independent from their parents.

Sponsored by Counseling and Testing Center “Perceptions and Realities of WKU Middle Eastern Students Post 9/11” 4:00pm: ICSR (Garrett Conference Center) Sponsored by English as a Second Language Institute (ESLI). Refreshments Eroding Your Rights? A video presentation and discussion on “Liberty and Security in an Age of Terrorism” 7:30pm: ICSR (Garrett Conference Center) Facillitator: Dr. Jeff Budziak, Assistant Professor Department of Political Science Sponsored by Department of Political Science Public Law Program. Refreshments

Thursday, September 15 Project Affect: Fall Student Engagement Fair 11:00 – 2:00pm: WKU Centennial Mall Tables will be set up for campus and community organizations to share ways to get involved through service and become more active citizens.

There will be projects and information at each table for students.

Sponsored by ALIVE CCP and the Institute for Citizenship & Social Responsibility “In a Different Light: The Definition and Causes of Terrorism” 12:45pm: Grise Hall 339 A discussion led by WKU Saudi students Sponsored by Dr. Soleiman Kiasatpour, Assoc.

Professor of International & Comparative Politics Department of Political Science Hijab: A Conversation between Middle Eastern and American Women 3:30pm: ICSR (Garrett Conference Center) Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live in a Middle Eastern culture? To wear a hijab? To be veiled? Come hear the reflections of women involved in a bold Constitution Week activity that allowed them to experience one aspect of

Middle Eastern culture.

Sponsored by English as a Second Language Institute and Political Engagement Project “Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the War on Terror” 7:00pm: ICSR (Garrett Conference Center) Short video tells the harrowing story of two men who have survived extraordinary rendition, secret detention, and torture by the U.S. government working with various other governments worldwide. Video is followed by an interactive exercise.

Sponsored by Amnesty International, Western Kentucky University. Refreshments Friday, September 16 224th Constitution Birthday Cookout Bash 11:30 – 1:00pm: Grise Hall lawn Come join the fun. Grab trinkets, political buttons. Eat a hamburger and hot dog.

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WKU Libraries will sponsor and host the following exhibits and activities: Sept. 1-11 “Remembrance of 9/11” An exhibit of images and remembrance statements from the WKU community.

Educational Resource Center on the first floor of Gary Ransdell Hall September12th–30th.

An exhibit of challenged/controversial children’s literature. Educational Resource Center on the first floor of Gary Ransdell Hall September 17th−23rd

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Just before kickoff at last Saturday's Navy-WKU game, rain drenched the nearly 20,000 fans at Houchens-Smith Stadium but didn't put a damper on the first home football weekend on the Hill. The Midshipmen came to town a day before the nation recognized the 10th anniversary of 9/11, setting a patriotic theme for the game.

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Tailgating, patriotism highlights game-day atmosphere

By KURT CARSON sports@wkuherald.com

Fans came out in droves Saturday afternoon to begin tailgating for the WKU-Navy game at Smith Stadium and enjoy the atmosphere on a patriotic weekend.

After improvements had been made to the layout for tailgating on campus, fans and students were eager to take advantage of the new areas available.

“The atmosphere on game day, to me, is all about the students who come out,” Owensboro sophomore Tyler Lockhart said. “I think Western has done a great job in trying to facilitate more and more stu-

dents to come down here. Everything around here is really nice.”

WKU developed a new plan to improve tailgating options for fans who were having trouble finding room to tailgate in years past.

The plan opened up tailgating spots in the Valley and on the lawns outside Bates-Runner Hall and McLean Hall.

Barry White, 55, of Alvaton, said improvements are always welcomed because tailgating has become a tradition for him and his friends.

“We have a group of 15-20 people that have been getting together for 10 years in various spots,” White said. “We love it

and certainly look forward to it all year. These home-game Saturdays are like holidays for us.”

Navy fan John Weires, 49, of Louisville, was also impressed with the organization of tailgating on the WKU campus.

“I love the campus,” Weires said. “I thought it was really well organized with just the placement we got, the scenery and all the fans walking by.”

Weires graduated from the Naval Academy in 1984. However, his daughter is currently a senior at WKU and so he felt ties to both schools.

Weires described seeing WKU play Navy on the anniversary weekend of 9/11 as a “chance of a lifetime.”

“We saw this game on the schedule and blocked this weekend out of our schedule basically a year ago just so we could make it here because this is just incredible,” he said. “We’ve got an affinity with both schools.

“We love Western, but of course I’ve got a partial favoritism with the Naval Academy so it’s really been a fantastic experience to see us play down here.”

All the patriotic events that WKU planned also helped to enhance the atmosphere throughout the game.

WKU passed out American flags to all fans, held a moment of silence and had a helicopter fly-over prior to kickoff, among

other things.

“I think it’s really patriotic to have all that going on, you know, the helicopter coming in,” Atlanta senior Chris Steinker said. “It’s good for the entire country and it stands for how united the United States really is.”

Lockhart said while tailgating was an “awesome” experience, the idea of playing Navy on the 9/11 anniversary weekend is what defined the gametime atmosphere.

“I honestly think it was a great idea,” Lockhart said. “We all love this country and playing them on this anniversary weekend is really an honor and privilege.”

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Freshman receiver Boe Brand is upended by the Navy defense after a short gain in the third quarter of WKU’s 40-14 loss at Smith Stadium on Saturday night. Navy’s triple-option attack shredded the Topper defense for 510 total yards.

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Doughty then sparked both the offense and a quarterback controversy by marching WKU down the field on his first series, setting up a one-yard touchdown run from senior running back Bobby

Rainey.

Doughty went 5-of-9 on the drive for 70 yards, including a 13-yard completion on a 4th and 10 to German.

Following the game, Rainey said that he started seeing an energy boost in the offense once Doughty began completing passes.

But Doughty threw for

just 32 yards the rest of the game and had an interception returned for a Navy touchdown.

“They both did some good things,” Taggart said. “Brandon probably did a little worse than Kawaun, but that comes expected from not playing a lot.”

Taggart added that

Doughty needs to work on the mental aspects of the quarterback position and said he needs to become a “film rat.”

“Brandon’s a kid that has a lot of talent to be really good,” Taggart said. “Athletically, he can make all the throws.

Mentally, he’s not where we need him to be as a

quarterback yet.”

Neither Jakes nor Doughty were made available for comment over the weekend to discuss the situation.

Taggart insisted that whoever gets the start against Indiana State will be the team’s quarterback for that game and that there would be

no platoon system between the two.

So who will that quarterback be?

“We’ve got a whole week of practice to go through,” Taggart said Monday. “Whoever we feel like gives us the best chance to win will play.”

In other words, stay tuned.

NOTEBOOK: WKU glad to be done with Navy

By BRAD STEPHENS sports@wkuherald.com

Navy’s triple-option offense has become one of the most dreaded attacks for opposing defenses to face in all of college football.

WKU saw why on Saturday when the Midshipmen accumulated 510 total yards, including 410 on the ground, against the Topper defense in a 40-14 Navy win.

Head Coach Willie Taggart said Monday he was “so happy” his team was done facing the option.

“We’ve got some bumps and

bruises. We’ve got a lot of those,” Taggart said. “Let me tell you what — that was a different ball club.

“They were experts at what they do. When they chop block, they chop block, and guys go down. You look at lot of those big runs, and there’s a lot of our guys on the ground…You can simulate it in practice, but it’s not like facing the real thing.”

Senior outside linebacker Ben Duvall, who led the Toppers with 14 tackles in the loss, said Monday he has no concerns with the defense re-adjusting to more conventional offenses.

“It’s definitely different play-

ing the option like that, but we’ll get back to playing our defense the way we always are,” he said.

Andrews makes “return” as returner Sophomore Antonio Andrews was expected to play a “do-everything” role for WKU’s offense this year, but he touched the ball just three times in the Toppers’ season-opening loss to Kentucky after being banged up throughout fall camp.

But Andrews was used heavily on kick returns against Navy and compiled 202 return yards, including one for 75-yards in the second

quarter.

Andrews on Monday said he was glad to make an impact on the field but wishes the outcome would’ve been different.

“It’s all good and dandy having those yards, but it’s nothing with having that loss,” he said.

Taggart said after the game he expects to use Andrews more on offense in weeks to come.

Taggart: “We’re going to get there” WKU has started 0-2, but Taggart said he doesn’t expect his Toppers to stay winless for long.

“We’re not going to put our

heads down or anything because you guys think we should,” Taggart said to media members on Monday. “One thing I like is that you guys’ expectations are higher — that you expect more from our football team.

“We’re going to get there, no matter what.”

Taggart also noted that both losses have been out-of-conference games and that the team’s preseason goal of a Sun Belt Conference championship is still on the table.

“It’s two ball games,” he said.

“Our goals we set out before the season are still there.”

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Junior quarterback Kawaun Jakes loses his helmet after meeting a wall of Navy defenders in the first quarter of WKU’s 40-14 loss at Smith Stadium on Saturday.

A Passing Decision Taggart undecided between Jakes, Doughty as starting QB

By BRAD STEPHENS sports@wkuherald.com

What we do know: In the third quarter of WKU’s 40-14 home loss to Navy Saturday, Head Coach Willie Taggart benched starting quarterback Kawaun Jakes for backup Brandon Doughty.

What we don’t know: Will it be the redshirt freshman Doughty or junior Jakes that starts this Saturday against Indiana State?

Head Coach Willie Taggart said on Monday he didn’t know either.

When asked at the team’s weekly press luncheon who his quarterback would be against the Sycamores, Taggart replied by asking, “Who’s your quarterback? You guys (the media) have all the answers—tell me who’s your quarterback.

“It’s always been a quarterback battle,” Taggart said. “They’re both going to get (practice) reps, and we’ll see.”

Jakes had drawn criticism after WKU’s opening loss to Kentucky when he threw for fewer

than 100 yards while giving up four interceptions.

However, he showed signs of improvement early against the Midshipmen.

Jakes finished 7-of-12 for 51 yards with an interception against Navy; though to his credit, he didn’t get much help from his receivers.

Junior receiver Marcus Vasquez dropped two catchable first-quarter passes, and redshirt freshman Joel German ran what Taggart called a wrong route on Jakes’ lone interception.

But a third-quarter fumble in which Jakes dropped the ball on a pump fake caused Taggart to insert Doughty.

“I just felt like we needed a spark and wanted to try something new,” Taggart sai Saturday after the game. “We saw the same thing we’ve seen in our offense — that it hasn’t been going anywhere — and wanted to see if we could get going.”

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It’s amazing the kind of atmosphere that can accompany a winning team.

Those who attended the volleyball matches at last weekend’s tournament at Diddle Arena know the feeling.

It was electric — exciting, even.

There were 431 people in attendance for Friday’s match against Wake Forest, but it felt and sounded more like 3,000.

During some of the men’s and women’s basketball games last season, it felt like the exact opposite.

COLE CLAYBOURN “Diddle had a great buzz to it Callin' the Shots tonight,” Head Coach Travis Hud- sports@wkuherald.com son said after Friday night’s match against Wake Forest. “We’ve been working hard for a lot of years…Our kids have been working hard to try and create an atmosphere. When I walked out of the tunnel tonight I could feel it right away and that’s exciting.”

Senior middle hitter Lindsay Williams said there’s just something unique about matches at Diddle.

“We go to any other home court, and yeah, they have a great crowd, but ours just feels different,” she said. “It feels more special.”

But frankly, there should be far more fans in Diddle when the Lady Toppers are playing than there have been.

Right now, that’s the best team on campus, and it’s not close.

The Lady Toppers are 9-1 after wins over Xavier, Wake Forest and LSU this past weekend and will likely break the Top 25 soon if they continue winning this week.

In addition to last weekend’s wins, WKU has mowed down other big name opponents such as Virginia Tech, Ohio and Belmont.

The Lady Toppers aren't just winning the matches either—they’re winning handily.

Aside from their loss to Kentucky, the Lady Toppers have dropped just four sets. Hudson knows that’s nothing scoff at.

“We’re in a stretch in our schedule, where in an 11-match stretch, 10 of the teams finished in the top 80 last year,” he said. “We’re putting ourselves out there and putting ourselves in a position to get an at-large bid again, and boy, we’re picking up some quality wins along the way.”

A winning volleyball team is nothing new for WKU, though, especially under Hudson. WKU has had 11 straight 20-win seasons and been to five NCAA Tournaments under Hudson.

On top of the quality on-court product, the volleyball team is perhaps the most engaging team at WKU. After each game, Hudson and the rest of the team join with the pep band and “Hudson’s Hillraisers”—the student fan group—in singing the WKU fight song.

They follow that up by signing autographs after each game.

Junior outside hitter Jordyn Skinner said the players just want fans to come to one game.

“If they just come to one, they’ll love it,” she said.

“You just have to get them hooked on one game and they’ll want to come back.”

SOCCER

Outerbridge leads Lady Toppers over weekend

By AUSTIN LANTER sports@wkuherald.com

Senior forward Mallory Outerbridge said she wasn’t happy with how she played at times this weekend.

Her four goals and an assist, however, told a different story.

“I wasn’t pleased with my own performance in the first half of (Sunday’s) match,” Outerbridge said. “Friday’s match was good, and the second half of this game was good. The first half was really sloppy.”

Outerbridge scored two of her four goals in the second half of Sunday’s match against Eastern Michigan, leading the Lady Toppers to a 2-0 victory and improving their record to 5-2.

All the while, Outerbridge passed Jenna Silverburg for the career points record with 74.

The first goal on Sunday came off a header after a cross by senior forward Kaylyn Pratt 12 minutes into the second half. Then, with 12 minutes left in the game, senior midfielder Kelsey

Meyer passed the ball to Outerbridge who beat the keeper in a one-on-one situation.

“If the passes aren’t there, I won’t be scoring, so I give credit to the rest of the team,” Outerbridge said.

“Kelsey and Kaylyn both made amazing passes today. The credit goes to them.”

Not surprisingly, Head Coach Jason Neidell was impressed with Outerbridge’s play this weekend, saying that she played two matches when she looked like a more complete player.

“We keep telling her that we want her to complete her game,” he said.

“We wanted her to be a complete player on both sides of the ball. This weekend she put in a pretty good performance both attacking and defensively.

“She is on her way to doing the things we want her to do on a consistent basis.”

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Redshirt senior forward Mallory Outerbridge celebrates her first of two goals against Eastern Michigan on Sunday afternoon. WKU won 2-0.

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