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Emergency texts alert students of crimes

BY SHANTEL-ANN PETTWAY NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM Levels of security on university campuses heightened after the Virginia Tech massacre in April 2009. WKU, being one of those universities, designed a text messaging system in an effort to keep students safer while on campus.

The system notifies students and faculty of danger through emergency text alerts.

“The original goal was to alert students of active shootings on campus, in hopes that they would detour from the danger zone,” Vice President for Student Affairs Howard Bailey said.

A lot of the work to get emergency text alerts out to students and faculty is done by dispatchers and active shift commanders of the WKU Police Department and the Bowling Green Police Department. They are also responsible for the suspect descriptions and spell checking the reports.

WKU Police Capt. Dominic Ossello said getting messages out in a timely manner is the main priority.

Race is usually mentioned when describing suspects. Bailey said this is needed because it’s part of the suspect’s physical description.

“WKU wouldn’t be doing its job if students weren’t warned about potential dangers, from anyone, of any race,” he said.

Some students, like Central City freshman Mahogany Gordon, agree.

“For other freshman like me, staying safe on this new campus is important, so knowing the race and other information about suspects is important,” Gordon said.

Crimes that happen off campus that can still affect WKU are also covered in the emergency text alerts.

Ronnie Ward, BGPD’s public information officer, said agencies like WKUPD are contacted when a crime occurs.

Campbellsville sophomore Georgia Childers said, “It’s nice to know what’s

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Chris Scudder, an agriculture instructor, turns the hay to dry at the WKU Farm using a John Deere 6215 tractor run on biofuels recycled from Fresh Food Company. The biodiesel fuel reduces emissions and is cheaper than traditional diesel fuel.

big ‘green’ tractor Special facility on WKU Farm used to produce alternative fuel

BY JESSICA VOORHEES NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM

M

ost students view the various fried foods of the restaurants on campus as a meal or a special indulgence, but for Cecilia senior Jesse Reesor they serve a whole other purpose: his job as a student worker for the engineering department.

Reesor works on the WKU Biodiesel Project, a collaboration between the agriculture and engineering departments. Students collect vegetable oil waste used to cook food from the dining halls across campus and convert it into a fuel source for the tractors at the WKU Farm.

“We go to Garrett and DSU to pick up the waste oil every two weeks,” Reesor said.

The students transport the vegetable oil to a storage tank at the WKU Farm.

Once at the farm, they carry out the

process of filtering the oil and converting it into biodiesel which takes a couple of weeks.

The biodiesel production facility has been fully functioning for about a year and is maintained mostly by student workers.

“It’s all about teaching students how to do these things,” Kevin Schmaltz, WKU engineering professor, said.

“The farm is like a huge outdoor lab.”

Joey Reynolds, who has worked on the farm nine years as an agriculture technician, said the biodiesel project has benefitted the farm.

“It’s been a really good situation for us so far,” he said. “It’s really helped out.”

Reynolds said the biodiesel is used for five machines, four tractors and a wheel loader.

Reynolds said the biodiesel costs about $2 less than the fuel the tractors normally run on.

Jack Rudolph, agriculture department head, initiated the program in 2007 and approached Schmaltz with the idea.

Schmaltz provided mechanical engineering students to build the biodiesel facility.

Rudolph then spoke with Aramark, WKU’s restaurant and catering contractor, which agreed to supply the vegetable oil.

Aramark District Manager Steve Hoyng said Aramark saves money because students now pick up most of the waste oil from Garrett and DSU for free, as opposed to other companies charging Aramark to pick up the oil themselves.

The use of biodiesel fuel by the agriculture machinery also reduces carbon dioxide emissions by up to 75 percent more than standard diesel fuel.

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Former forensics student returns as director

BY ERIAN BRADLEY

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WKU’s new forensics director is no stranger to the program. He’s had a long-term investment in forensics.

This year, Ganer Newman, IV became the director, but he has previously coached forensics students and participated himself. Now, he has returned to continue his impact in forensics, which involves speech and debate.

“Performing in the activity at this university completely changed the course in the direction of my life… so the feeling of being back here is a pretty extraordinary feeling,” Newman said.

He started with forensics as a student in high school. His parents were reluctant to support him at first, but then they understood that ALYSSA POINTER/HERALD the activity helped him mature.

Ganer Newman, IV, director of forensics, always wanted to help people prepare for “Once they saw me benefitting, events. He found his niche when he was a member of the forensics speech and deSEE NEWMAN PAGE A2 bate team during his time as a student at WKU.

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alcohol intoxication in a public place and possession of alcohol by a minor at the convergence of Chestnut Street and Cabell Drive on Sept. 20.

• Police cited Nashville freshman James L. Stone and his roommate, Antioch, Tennessee freshman Austin Thicklin, of Barnes-Campbell Hall, for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia in Barnes on Sept. 21.

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“Since I’ve been in my position and aware of the program, errors have occurred, but most people do receive their emergency alerts,” Ossello said.

He said there is a two to three minute delay between the first person who receives the text message and the last person who receives the text message. The delay is usually dependent on the cell phone service provider.

Ossello said there are other methods of informing students in case the text messages fail, including the outdoor warning system and relaying an audio message through any TV connected to WKU’s cable system.

“We have several avenues,” he said.

• Evansville freshman William Adkins, of Keen Hall, reported his Playstation 4 and video games stolen from his dorm room on Sept. 19. Estimated value of the stolen property was $640.

• Police arrested Hendersonville, Tennessee sophomore Mitchell Garcia for

Continued from front going on outside of campus, because the text alerts determine if I’ll stay indoors.”

Students can register for emergency text alerts when they attend the Academic Transitions Program, an orientation for students. Registration is also available through students’ TopNet accounts.

Ossello said there are about 17,000 subscribers to the emergency text alert service.

However, some subscribers have missed out on alerts due to common error of man-made systems.

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“It reduces the carbon footprint by the university farm,” said Christian RyanDowning, sustainability coordinator.

Rudolph agreed.

“We’re not polluting because we’re using products we already have,” Rudolph said.

The biodiesel project received the fourth annual President’s Award for Sustainability at a ceremony this August.

Schmaltz hopes to expand the project into the Bowling Green Community.

“We hope to share what we have

learned with local farmers,” he said.

The project is not perfect and proves a challenge to maintain due to various problems. For example, the project cannot produce any fuel during the winter because the cold weather causes the biodiesel to gel up.

The process must also be monitored carefully.

“We’re out there almost every day because we have to keep checking it,” Reesor said.

He said despite this, the project is still growing.

“There’s always little things to improve on,” Reesor said. “It’s slowly getting better.”

NEWMAN

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growing and becoming a stronger person because of the skills the activity gave me, they were very supportive from that point on,” Newman said.

After high school, Newman went to WKU in 2007, where he continued his forensics career. He went on to become a graduate assistant coach in 2010 and then a full-time coach in 2012.

Last year, Newman served as assistant director of Individual Events at Illinois State University. Individual Events is a form of public speaking. Newman said what he learned while doing forensics at WKU, which included work ethic and competitive rigor, helped him in that position.

Newman applied to be forensics director at WKU after the previous director, Jace Lux, was named director of Recruitment and Admissions this summer.

Newman said he feels great returning to the Hill.

“It feels like I’m back home because I learned so much about who I am as a performer, who I am as a competitor, who I am as a leader and who I was as a student,” Newman said.

Newman said forensics is more than just speech and debate. It’s how he started his life and career.

“Forensics is a huge part of my identity. Forensics has shaped me into the person I am today,” he said.

Some forensics freshmen aren’t familiar with Newman, but they are ex-

It feels like I’m back home because I learned so much about who I am as a performer, who I am as a competitor, who I am as a leader and who I was as a student.”

Ganer Newman, IV cited to see what he does with the team this year.

Kansas City, Missouri freshman Blake Knapp said he likes Newman.

“I think he’s a really good guy and I think he has some good leadership qualities and he could do big things in this program,” Knapp said.

Visalia, California senior Sebastian Orozco is looking forward to how the program will run under Newman.

“He’s doing a good job of motivating us seniors to keep on leading the team,” Orozco said.

Newman said he has plenty of goals for himself and his team.

“I have a huge legacy to live up to and my goal is to live up to that and to strive to live up to that every day,” Newman said.

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Ebola app uses tweets to track virus

BY AARON MUDD

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In the past few months, the world has watched what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling, “the largest Ebola outbreak in history and the first in West Africa.” The World Health Organization reported 2,622 deaths as recently as Sept. 14 in its fourth situation report.

For Bowling Green graduate student Armin Smailhodzic, the outbreak was an opportunity for him to develop a mobile phone application called The Ebola Project. The application tracks Ebola through an unexpected medium — Twitter.

At first, Smailhodzic was working on identifying tweets from specific countries based on spelling in different languages, he said.

The app is a part of Smailhodzic’s graduate research in the Homeland Security Sciences master’s program, which includes using Twitter to track trends.

Smailhodzic said he got the idea from Cathleen Webb,

head of the chemistry department, who suggested he try tracking the outbreak. Smailhodzic was skeptical.

“At first we were like, ‘Well, it’s Africa. There’s no one going to be tweeting in there,’” he said. “As soon as I typed in Ebola, I had over six-and-ahalf million hits.”

Webb suggested they look into outbreaks after Keith Andrew, head of the physics and astronomy department, described the project to her.

Webb said she thought it would be interesting if Andrew and Smailhodzic tracked Ebola using Twitter because it was hard to track otherwise.

Webb said those infected with Ebola were afraid to get treatment in hospitals.

“Their hospitals are overwhelmed,” she said. “Initially, Ebola was not recognized because it never occurred in West Africa. The resources were very limited.”

While people are afraid to go to hospitals, they still tweet about Ebola.

After Webb gave him some initial search parameters and

cities, Smailhodzic looked at the outbreak more closely.

Smailhodzic compared what he found to available information from the WHO and CDC. Smailhodzic said what he observed on Twitter and the cases and death counts provided by the WHO and CDC were within 24 hours of each other.

Smailhodzic said the strand affecting people in West Africa will likely spread around countries on the west coast, such as Nigeria. He has also located another strand of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The project is applying for a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which could help expand it, Smailhodzic said.

The software Smailhodzic originally used to develop the app was bought out and now comes with a $12,000 annual subscription fee and is limited to one computer, he said.

Smailhodzic uses the free edition and supplements lacking features with other software. With more money,

Smailhodzic said he could improve the results he gets.

“If it’s just adapted a little it can track anything, anywhere,” he said.

The technology can be used to track much more than diseases, Andrew said.

He’s listened to student suggestions.

“One student thought he would like to track something related to gang violence,” Andrew said. “It strikes me as being harder — so I’m not sure what we would learn looking

at that, but certainly it would be good to have a student look at that.”

Smailhodzic defended his research at a recent conference where he said people told him to focus on research that can help Kentucky and the United States.

“If you have a global partnership helping everyone, that’s better research than me just looking for something to help Bowling Green, or Kentucky or just the United States,” he said.

Leadership institute inspires activism

BY JOHN CORUM

NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM For the career-oriented college student, skills applicable to job hunting can be hard to pick up in a classroom setting.

The WKU Dynamic Leadership Institute, however, offers an experience designed specifically for this purpose.

The institute is a four-phase, six-week program organized

by Student Activities and led

by Mindy Johnson, assistant director of Student Activities, and Andrew Rash, coordinator for Student Activities. The program began earlier this month.

Rash said the institute aspires to prepare participants for future job acquisition through discussion of leadership qualities and hands-on training in professionalism.

“We cover topics such as emotional intelligence, leadership styles, conflict style, consensus building and more,” he said.

Despite covering the broad nature of business, however, the Dynamic Leadership Institute is by no means a one-sizefits-all experience. Rather, the program evolves to better suit each individual participant.

“They first take a leadership assessment,” Rash said. “Next, we determine their personal-

ity style. Then we talk about how that specific personality functions in a group setting.”

Lebanon junior Domonic Hawkins, a participant in the program, said this assessment period helps students to identify the ways in which they need to improve most as a leader.

“We meet in groups to talk about which specific skills we are missing and then we develop those particular skills,” he said. “For me, I’d like to be able to talk to large groups by the end of the program.”

After each student has determined their professional qualities, they apply them in a real-world setting, Rash said.

“There is a project where the group does something for the WKU community or the community at large,” he said.

“This could be a number of things, like going to a school and reading or helping with a particular charity,” Rash said.

Allie Sharp, a graduate assistant of Student Activities, participated as a student. She said students are often moved by their experiences to continue their activism even after the program concludes.

“For me, it was beneficial,” she said. “It gave me the confidence boost to go out and get more involved in leadership roles and use it as a stepping stone to

more community service.”

Rash said participants become personally invested in their projects because they design them for causes they are passionate about.

“The project is mostly up to the students to make from scratch and see it through, start to finish,” Rash said.

Rash explained his role as a facilitator is not only to guide participants, but to ensure they gain the firsthand experience necessary to lead independently in the real world.

“In the real world, change doesn’t just happen,” he said.

“Progress depends on the people.”

Calendar

Tuesday, sept. 23 BG OnStage presents: “Magic Tree House” Location: Van Meter Hall 0108 Time: 9 a.m.

Trivia Night With The History Professors Location: Faculty House Time: 4 p.m.

The Extended Mission on Mars Location: Hardin Planetarium Time: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, sept. 24 BG OnStage presents: “Magic Tree House” Location: Van Meter Hall 0108 Time: 9 a.m.

Study Abroad's Walk-in Wednesday Location: Grise Hall 128 Time: 11:30 a.m.

thursday, sept. 25

Saudi Independence Day Celebration Location: Centennial Mall Time: 10 a.m.

Bluegrass Jams Location: Fraternal Order of Police Lodge Time: 5:30 p.m.

The Extended Mission on Mars Location: Hardin Planetarium Time: 7 p.m.

Friday, sept. 26 Ice Cream & A Moovie Movie: "Muppets Most Wanted" Location: Chaney’s Dairy Barn Time: 5 p.m.

saturday, sept. 27 International Festival Location: Circus Square Park Time: 9 a.m.

Free Mammoth Passage Tours Location: Mammoth Cave National Park

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale Location: Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch Time: 9 a.m.

Kentucky State Disc Golf Championships Location: Ephram White Park Time: 12:30 p.m.

sunday, sept. 28 Kentucky State Disc Golf Championships Location: Ephram White Park Time: 8 a.m.

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale Location: Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch Time: 1 p.m.

monday, sept. 29 HOLAS Meeting Location: DSU 3004 Time: 6 p.m.

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WKU Making strides in preventing sexual assualt but much more work still to be done

THE ISSUE: Sexual assault is a far too common occurrence on university campuses.

Nationwide, higher education officials are taking a closer look at outdated policies, and WKU administrators are no exception.

OUR STANCE: While WKU should be applauded for its increasingly aggressive measures to combat sexual assault, more is needed from both students and administrators to stop the violence.

L

ate last year, WKU took the first steps in a national initiative to tighten policies relating to sexual assault on campus. The university dusted off their Title IX initiatives and went to work assembling a task force to update policies and strengthen communication between victims of assault and faculty who can help.

Administrators tried to make sure no case fell through the cracks and each was handled appropriately.

WKU has also had the Campus Safety Task Force in effect since May 2003 to aid in the reporting and prevention of campus crimes.

Policies that address sexual assault have gradually intensified across the nation. Ball State, Dartmouth and UNC Chapel Hill led the United States earlier this year in creating a

more open communication between parties and administrators.

On Friday, President Barack Obama announced a public service campaign, “It’s on Us,” to urge young people to change the culture in their schools.

However, policies and celebrity ad campaigns alone cannot prevent sexual assault.

One out of five undergraduate women experience an attempted or completed sexual assault during their college years, according to a National Institute of Justice study.

This problem is not limited to women. Sixteen percent of men have experienced some form of assault in their adolescence, according to awareness group OneinFour.org.

Activist and writer Stephanie Gilmore spoke at Downing Student Union last Wednesday about rape culture on college campuses. She said the eight forcible rapes accounted for between 2010 and 2012 at WKU would be accurate if the university had 100 students. With a student body of more 21,000, the number of assaults (assuming all were reported) would be roughly 4,000, in keeping with national trends.

So, what could be the cause of this

discrepancy? It could stem from confusion regarding what constitutes as sexual assault. The Department of Justice defined “sexual assault” as “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient.”

Simply put, if you didn’t ask for or consciously agree to a sexual act, you were assaulted.

Why care? Why bother? Because #notallmen attempts to downplay these assaults. Because #yesallwomen even exists. Because public victims of assault, like Rihanna or Janay Palmer, are questioned as to what they did to instigate the abuse.

Because “no” lacks gradients of meaning. Because catcalling out a dorm window isn’t warranted or funny behavior. Because grabbing a guy or girl you find attractive isn’t flirting, even if you feel like their tight clothes warrant the contact.

Because the assaulted party fears reporting the issue to avoid judgment and social stigma surrounding being a victim. Because no one is ever “asking for it.”

Because, for the sake of equality, we can make a difference. We have to make a difference.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Our tolerance for differences is what makes us strong

BY AARON W. HUGHEY OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM

The reality is that for most of its existence, the United States — at least on our home soil — has been insulatEven a cursory glance at the latest ed from the tragedies that routinely headlines reveals the unfortunate re- occur around the world. The vast maality that suffering and conflict are jority of Americans have never had rampant in many parts of the world. to endure the pain and suffering that In many countries, people live in con- has become a way of life in many of stant fear of what the new day may the countries around the globe. bring.

Sure, we have had to make Much of the turmoil is resacrifices, particularly durlated to intolerance for differing times of war, but we have ences — differences in beliefs, never really had to undergo ideologies, morals and inclithe kind of misery that charnations. A lot of folks seem to acterizes a majority of the have a very difficult time getworld’s occupants on a daily ting along with those who hold basis. divergent viewpoints on issues The only time this country they deem culturally and powas subjected to near disasAaron W. litically relevant. ter on a national level was 150 Hughey So why doesn’t the United years ago during the Civil War. States experience the kind of The country was literally torn antagonism and hostility that char- apart as we struggled to define our acterizes large portions of the globe? collective destiny. But we survived.

What makes us seemingly immune to Yes, we have had our dark moments much of the violence that is so com- when ideology and dogmatism have monplace in other countries? trumped our better nature, but the

ever-evolving experiment that is the United States of America has always been punctuated by the struggle for inclusion.

Americans are defined by many characteristics. Unlike countries with much longer histories, traditions and cultures, the inhabitants of the United States come from all parts of the world.

As such, our respect for individual differences has always been one of our distinguishing qualities.

And although we have always had vigilantes and others who fear those who are different, as a society we have traditionally come together and presented a unified front during trying times.

We have a lot we can teach the world by example, provided we can get our act together and once again assume the leadership role that has been unequivocally thrust upon us. Like it or not, it falls to us to show the world how things can be.

It’s a responsibility we should not take lightly.

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TOP: Festival-goers sit around a campfire in the early hours of Friday, Sept. 19 at The Big To-Do Music & Arts Festival in Oakland.

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ABOVE: Attendees find a place to lay their heads Saturday afternoon Sept. 20 during The Big To-Do Music & Arts Festival in Oakland.

BELOW: Vibrant skies blanket the Big To-Do Music & Arts Festival in Oakland at Edge Hill Farm, Sept. 19 and 20. Bowling Green favorites Sleeper Agent, Morning Teleportation and Buffalo Rodeo all performed at the two-day festival.

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Festival-goers dance in a silent disco tent Friday, Sept. 19 after the final act of the night, Sleeper Agent, performed at The Big To-Do Music & Arts Festival.

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Big To-Do Festival celebrates local artisans

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LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM Edge Hill Farm transformed into a temporary tent city this weekend. The inaugural Big To-Do Music & Arts Festival in Oakland attracted several hundred local music lovers to the farm for the weekend.

While Oakland is only twenty minutes outside of Bowling Green, locals still opted to camp out for the weekend — just for the experience.

Campers could set up as early as Thursday evening and stay until Sunday morning. Friday and Saturday were filled with music. Sleeper Agent headlined the first night of the festival, with Morning Teleportation closing it out. A total of 27 bands performed.

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TOP: Festival-goers gather in front of the main stage as Buffalo Rodeo of Bowling Green performs at The Big To-Do Music & Arts Festival on Friday night at Edge Hill Farm in Oakland.

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ABOVE: The bassist for Bowling Green band Morning Teleportation, Alex Lindsey, is silhouetted by stage lights and fog during the group's headlining performance on Saturday night at The Big To-Do Music & Arts Festival in Oakland.

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ABOVE: Nate Davis triggers an effect pedal during Buffalo Rodeo's set on Friday night at The Big To-Do Music & Arts Festival. Davis has played guitar for the Bowling Green band since they formed in 2010.

We try to support anything local.

We love the vibe, everyone is like family.”

Blake Barrick, Festival-goer Several of the bands hailed from Bowling Green, while others traveled from Nashville and Louisville.

Miles Austin is the bass guitarist for Full Frontalsaurus and Shih Tzu Nami, two of the bands that entertained crowds over the weekend.

“It was really fun, actually, it was a great turnout,” Austin said.

There was no shortage of music this weekend. The concert area was also dotted with local vendors.

Local artist Charleen Brinson was one of several art vendors on Saturday afternoon. She paints, draws and sketches with various mediums. Brinson sold her work and worked on a new piece featuring The Doors frontman Jim Morrison. “(I came) just to show off the artwork and listen to great music, and enjoy the local culture,” Brinson said.

Courtney Davis, another local artist, not only sold her work, but was also a part of the preparation leading up to the festival. Davis and other artists contributed artwork that was displayed around the festival grounds.

Davis, one of the owners of Ingen Art Gallery & Studio, said

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Ingen Art Gallery & Studio expands local art scene

BY KIERSTIN KIRK LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM Disney characters, abstract masterpieces and superheroes embellish the dark, gray walls of Ingen Art Gallery & Studio on East Main Street.

The paintings covering the walls display the work of a variety of artists.

Courtney Davis, co-owner and head artist, said before the studio opened, she had just graduated from WKU with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication and a minor

in folk studies.

“I had been searching for a job with no luck and began painting again out of boredom,” she said.

Davis said after posting a few of her art pieces on Facebook and receiving positive reinforcement, she and her boyfriend, Chris Beckley, developed the idea of opening a gallery.

To guarantee their artwork would be seen, Davis and Beckley chose to open their gallery downtown on the square. Upon purchasing the property, the two had to reno-

vate.

“Our location needed some work. So, before opening, we completed a full renovation of our new space, including lights, new flooring and new paint,” Davis said.

The final step was contacting artists and creative professionals from across the region to fill the newly-renovated walls.

Art lovers have a selection of artwork to browse through or purchase while visiting the gallery. The gallery also has custom vinyl toys and pop cul-

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Ingen Art Gallery & Studio at 432 East Main St. features various types of art from local artists.

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‘This Is Where I Leave You’ lacks humor and gravity

BY JACKSON FRENCH OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM The Jewish ritual Shiva, in which a deceased person’s immediate relatives gather in one place for seven days of mourning, is the primary plot point of “This Is Where I Leave You.” When their faJackson ther dies, the Altman French children, played by Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Corey Stoll and Adam Driver and their mother, played by Jane Fonda, are forced to reunite in an experience that’s unpleasant but fulfilling for them, and merely unpleasant for the viewer.

With an excellent cast of skilled comedic actors, “This Is Where I Leave You” has its moments. Bateman and Fey fit comfortably into their roles and Driver steals the show with his unpredictability, but there’s only so much they can do to breathe life into this stale dramedy.

For all its silliness, the humor tends to be bland and forgettable. The Altman matriarch’s recent breast augmentation, a toddler who never hesitates to use his training toilet in the middle of a crowded room and a rabbi trying to recover from his childhood nickname of Boner are the foundation of probably more than 100 jokes throughout the movie. “This Is Where I Leave You” has plenty of solid, subtle jokes, but its insistence on forcing wackiness drags it down.

The dramatic elements fare no better. “This Is Where I Leave You” tries to pull on your heartstrings, but half the time comes off too strong. The overly sentimental scenes don’t connect as well as they’re supposed to. These scenes are also where the movie’s message, which scriptwriter Jonathan Tropper himself may or may not understand, is repeatedly shoved into the viewer’s face.

“This Is Where I Leave You” is a misshapen effort with a graceless fusion of comedy and drama that creates a weird dissonance. The host of gifted actors do their best, but the movie is still weak, filled with comedy that’s not especially funny and dramatic bits that lack power.

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International Festival to spice up downtown Bowling Green

BY ANNA LAWSON LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM Every year, Circus Square Park downtown fills with vendors and live performances to celebrate diversity and cultures from all over the world.

The Bowling Green International Festival, which will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday, offers a chance for many different heritages in Bowling Green to come together and share food, dance and music.

The festival’s mission statement says the event is hosted in order to celebrate and promote diversity.

Various booths are set up by vendors and run by businesses, such as the Budweiser Beer Garden, or individuals, such as artisans bringing themed merchandise. There is also a long list of demonstrators and performers, including the WKU Chinese Music Club.

Terrill Martin, the managing director of the Confucius Institute, said the institute will have face painting and calligraphy booths, among other activities at the festival. They will be working with the department of Modern Languages and Panda Express at the event.

They will have about 20 booths in order to bring all of their activities together.

The institute will also be bringing in a performance troop to perform skits during the festival.

Martin said they have been involved in the program in the past, but never in such a large way.

“This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Confucius Institute,” Martin said.

“We are going big to really

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Desiree Young (center) dances alongside Brittany Johnson (left) and Dixie Cacho (right) at last year's International Festival Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. The women performed an AfroCaribbean style of dance. celebrate it. We had a conference on the same day last year, so we couldn’t really be involved in the festival as much as we wanted to.”

Martin said the international festival provides a very necessary outlook on different cultures.

“For me personally, it is the way of the world,” he said. “The world is becoming a much more diverse place. When you become sensitive to one culture, you become sensitive to other cultures. While we celebrate our differences, we learn that we are all much more alike than we realize.”

Bowling Green International, a non-profit organization, organizes the festival each year. They also work with students and other people throughout the community to make the event a success.

Multiple attempts were

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Artist Charleen Brinson said she’s always thought that the artwork housed at Ingen has an alternative flare.

“There isn’t really one particular genre of art that I could use to summarize Ingen’s collection,” Brinson said.

“I’ve seen lowbrow, non-objective, folk, macabre, horror and many other styles displayed on the gallery walls and loved every one of them.”

The studio also sells custom canvases and Montana Paint Products, making them the second city in the state to

made to contact representatives of Bowling Green International, but calls were not returned prior to publication.

All money raised for the festival comes from previous donations and profits made throughout the day of the festival. All money goes directly toward funding future festivals. They are always accepting sponsors and donations from the community.

Admission is $4 for adults.

Children age 12 and under are admitted for free.

The festival has been going on since 1989. It spawned from the International Folk Festival, which was hosted by the Bowling Green Human Rights Commission and the Bowling Green and Warren County NAACP chapters.

The first three festivals were held on Memorial Day,

sell these products. The studio strives to artistically give back to the community and offers mural painting and commission artwork services.

The studio also offers creative entertainment programs to help get the community more acquainted with the visual arts. Traditional art classes can be scheduled in two-hour increments for $35 a person. Individuals and small classes can elect to take a personalized class on drawing, chalk and oil pastel, watercolor or acrylic painting.

“I feel that showcasing the talent and creativity of our local art community is the main goal at Ingen,” Brinson said.

“Courtney sought out artwork that

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she got involved with the festival because of a previous experience working with Yellowberri.

“It’s basically like a bunch of friends getting together and having a big party, using all of our resources,” Davis said.

Birch Bragg tried to keep with the locality theme of

but in 1994, they decided to change the tradition and host it in the fall. The decision was made in order to allow students from WKU and other surrounding schools in the community to participate in the event.

The festival has become one of the region’s top events, with 15,000 festival goers, according to the official website.

Bowling Green sophomore Laura-Leigh Halter has attended the festival several times. She said one of her favorite parts is the variety of food available throughout the day.

“The International Festival is a great way for the people of Bowling Green to become more aware of the diverse cultures all around them and for people to indulge themselves in good music, food and knowledge,” she said.

didn’t fall under the traditional style of works that are exhibited throughout the galleries downtown, therefore, giving other contemporary artists — and myself — a gallery that we could call home.”

The studio has become a place for professional and growing artists, such as Brinson and Davis, to share their passion for art and enjoy artwork from fellow artists.

“To me, art means being human,” Davis said. “There has never been a period in human history where people have not sought to create and adorn the world around them with their imagination and representation of reality.”

the weekend by promoting a new farmer’s market in Bowling Green and selling pizzas made with local ingredients.

The indoor Beech Bend Farmer’s Market will open Saturday, Oct. 4.

Bragg’s pizzas contain ingredients from five different farms.

“We are showcasing how accessible local food can be,” Bragg said. “It’s impor-

tant to us. We want to step up the game and show people around here there’s a lot of local things you can do.”

Blake Barrick from Glasgow came to the Big To-Do with the local mentality in mind as well.

“We love and support local music. We try to support anything local,” Barrick said. “We love the vibe, everyone is like family.”

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Moats’ game-winner lifts Lady Tops to 1-0 win over Indiana State

BY JOHN REECER SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM

WKU and Indiana State were scoreless through 68 minutes of Friday’s game in Terre Haute, Indiana. Junior forward Lauren Moats netted the eventual game-winning goal, improving the Lady Toppers to 5-2 on the season.

The goal came on a free kick from 20 yards out that sailed into the right of the goal.

Freshman midfielder Hannah Chua faked the free kick and allowed Moats to seal the deal for the Lady Toppers.

“This was a pretty even game,” Head Coach Jason Neidell said. “The environment was very difficult for our team, with the playing surface being very wet turf. We just needed the one goal by Lauren (Moats) to break through for us.”

Moats’ late-game heroics marked her fourth goal and third game-winning goal on the season. The Lady Toppers used a goal from Moats, in overtime, to solidify a 2-1 win over Sacred Heart in the team’s

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tire game.”

Although the errors and miscues hurt the Lady Toppers, Hudson said that wasn’t the

last outing.

Moats was one of five Lady Toppers to record a minimum of two shot attempts, leading WKU to a narrow 11-10 shot advantage in the match.

The Lady Toppers gained an early advantage with four shots and four corner kicks before Indiana State attempted a score. However, the Lady Sycamores racked up four attempts by halftime and matched WKU’s second-half shot total of six.

“I give a lot of credit to Indiana State,” Neidell said.

“They played a really good game. There were different times during the match where they really took control and we just had to absorb the pressure.”

Freshman goalkeeper Allison Leone was instrumental in the Lady Toppers’ win with five saves on the day, most of which came during the Lady Sycamores’ last-ditch efforts at the end of the match. Leone’s shutout marked the fourth of her young career.

“I’m not used to getting

biggest of his concerns.

“The biggest disappointment for me this weekend was it was the first time all year, especially on Saturday against LIU Brooklyn, I don’t think we brought it from a competitive

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Well, there have been a few changes since then. The Hilltoppers’ defense isn’t dominant, Jackson is gone and Reynolds is back.

One thing hasn’t changed: Brohm’s preparation for a triple-option offense.

“We did that last year, and we continued the same plan,” Brohm said.

“We worked on it numerous times in the spring, numerous times in fall camp. Considering the fact we play both Navy and Army this year, I think that will definitely benefit us. The fact

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WKU sophomore forward Iris Dunn (12) attempts to swipe the ball from Evansville freshman defender Olivia Shafer (16) at the Evansville vs. WKU game on Sept. 7. so many saves,” Leone said.

“Each game I feel like I am getting better, while each game

the teams are getting tougher.”

The Lady Toppers will play next Saturday against their

first Conference USA opponent, Marshall, at 6:00 p.m. in Huntington, West Virginia.

standpoint,” Hudson said.

“All year the reason I have liked this team so much is because we go out and compete every day, and if we continue to do that we are going to get better. Saturday we didn’t do

that — it was mostly a competitive energy level issue, and trust me when I say we will get that fixed immediately.”

The Lady Toppers return to Diddle Arena tonight to take on Tennessee Tech (5-10) at 7

p.m.

“The sky is not falling for the volleyball team,” Hudson said. “I like where we are as a team. We just have to get some things corrected before conference play and we will.”

that we’ve had an open week, hopefully, prepares us even more for this attack.”

The bye week couldn’t have come at a better time for the Hilltoppers. With only a few more practices to prepare the weakest part of the defense for the second-best rushing offense in the country, the Hilltoppers need all the extra preparation they can get.

With a triple-option offense, the defense has three main areas to cover: the dive, the pitch and the quarterback. A lot of the success depends on stopping that three-part attack, which, last season, came from an experienced linebacking core: Jackson, reigning Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Xavius Boyd and Chuck

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Senior cornerback Cam Thomas knows months of preparation for this offense can pay off, but only if the defense stays disciplined.

“When you’re facing Navy, Army or any of the armed forces, they do a good job of staying disciplined in their schemes,” Thomas said. “Even though they may have less talent than some athletic programs in the country, they are very sound in their techniques and their scheme. They know exactly what they want to do. Their timing is impeccable. You have to make sure you’re staying on your keys, and do your job.”

There’s no question that this coaching staff is capable of preparing a disciplined defense. That was

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evident in the last meeting between these two teams, but clearly there have been issues with this year’s team through three games.

Thomas has credited a lot of the recent struggles to lack of focus and fundamentals. That’s why having an extra week may have been just what the doctor ordered for this defense.

Discipline is developed through preparation, and Brohm’s pedigree doesn’t allow for faults like lack of game planning and discipline. If the Hilltoppers have indeed fixed the little things in their execution, discipline will follow suit on Saturday.

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Junior middle hitter Noelle Langenkamp spikes the ball against Purdue senior KiKi Jones (12) on Sept. 12.

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Lady Tops go 1-2 in Spartan Invitational After winning 10 stRaight

BY JONAH PHILLIPS

SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM WKU volleyball edged its win streak into double digits with a win on Friday, but dropped the final two games at the Spartan Invitational in East Lansing, Michigan this past weekend.

Friday the Lady Toppers (11-4) swept familiar-opponent Milwaukee (4-7) with set scores of 25-22, 25-20 and 25-17.

Freshman outside hitter Alyssa Cavanaugh led the team with 12 kills and was the only Lady Topper to hit double-digit kills in the match.

Freshman setter Jessica Lucas proved, once again, crucial to the Lady Topper attack, tallying 32 assists.

Junior middle hitter Noelle Langenkamp and junior outside hitter Haley Bodway tallied nine and seven kills, respectively. Defensively, WKU out-blocked Milwaukee 11-5.

Five of those blocks came from senior middle hitter Heather Boyan, with another four belonging to freshman middle hitter Sydney Engle.

Sophomore defensive specialist Georgia O’Connell put up 12 digs, while sophomore defensive specialist Kaelin Grimes added seven.

WKU could not muster a similar performance against No. 25 Michigan State (7-4).

“We didn’t play well this weekend, but we are OK,” Head Coach Travis Hudson said. “This is a work in progress. We jumped out of the gate, and I think people were saying, ‘Here they go again,’ and we aren’t there yet. I’ve said that all along, even when we are winning.”

The Spartans could do no wrong in the match, sweeping WKU by scores of 25-11, 25-21 and 25-16.

Again, Cavanaugh led WKU’s offense with 11 kills.

“The thing that killed us all weekend was we didn’t handle the ball well,” Hudson said. “Our serving was horrendous for the weekend and our serves received were horrendous for the weekend. We had six aces and 26 errors from the serving line.”

The Lady Toppers would play one

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more match on Saturday, against LIU Brooklyn (9-4), falling 3-1 with scores of 25-20, 24-26, 25-18 and 2518.

LIU Brooklyn also defeated Michigan State 3-2 on Friday.

The stat sheets may have improved from their loss the previous night against Michigan State, but it wasn’t enough to give the Lady Toppers the edge.

Four Lady Toppers hit double digit kills on the match. Langenkamp had 13, Boyan had 12, Bodway had 11 and Cavanaugh had 10.

Lucas notched 44 assists to go with eight digs and three blocks.

O’Connell led the match with 21 digs.

It still managed to be a match of errors and miscues for the Lady Toppers, especially from the service line. WKU dished out 14 service errors and allowed 10 LIU service aces.

“Against LIU Brooklyn we had one ace and 14 errors,” Hudson said.

“They had 10 aces and eight errors.

If you take their 10 aces and our 14 errors, that’s 24 points. That’s an en-

Many of Head Coach Jeff Brohm’s coaching philosophies stemmed from lessons learned under former coach Bobby Petrino last year. You can see it on the field with the team’s playing style, as well as their practice routines. With Brohm in his first year as head coach, the motions of preparing for an opponent carry that same mantra.

Preparing for a team like Navy calls for the same protocol that won them the game last year.

Petrino told everyone, during his only spring at WKU, that he was working on a game plan for Navy back in March and April of 2013. Once last year’s contest with the Midshipmen sailed to Bowling Green, Petrino’s grand plan was unleashed.

The Hilltoppers dominated the nation’s top rushing attack, holding them to an embarrassing 86 yards on the ground. Once Andrew Jackson

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Media relations internship provides unique experience for Govan stood out to her thus far.

Noble stepped in for Govan last season after the Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year went down with a seasonending stress fracture in her left tibia. She had averaged 11 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game.

“It’s been interesting just to find out more things, and it’s actually cool to see their personality,” Govan said. “I wish I could show you the interviews for you all, because Kendall — everybody thinks she’s so quiet. That was the best interview I think I’ve ever seen her do. She was so relaxed and herself.”

Govan said last season’s extended stay on the bench was a learning experience for her from a coaching perspective, and that her internship has been a prime opportunity to learn more about the behind the scenes of media relations.

That gives the senior experience in three different areas within the sports field, which should bode well for Govan, who would like to explore a career in sports following her graduation — when she’s done playing, that is.

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With three years already under her belt, senior guard Alexis Govan of the Lady Topper basketball team plans to make her fourth and final season one for the books. Every new year brings with it new opportunities, and for Govan, she’s had the opportunity for a bit of a role reversal this semester.

The 5-foot-10-inch San Antonio native is enrolled in Sports Management 490 – an internship course for her major that has her doing several different tasks for WKU’s Athletic Media Relations Office.

Govan, who’s one semester away from graduating early, said the experiences thus far have upped her appreciation for the media relations members she’s grown accustomed to during her three years as a player.

“They do a lot more than people think,” Govan said.

“Like a lot more goes into finding these numbers and putting together a media guide than you’d think.”

“I’ve been helping with softball box scores, getting the older records and stuff

like that, so when the season comes around they can put them out. I’ve gotten to look that up and a lot of digging up old stuff, finding out more about the history of Western.”

Not only has Govan been able to better her understanding of the history of the university’s athletics, she’s also been given the chance to better understand her very own teammates.

She’s sat down for lengthy interviews with several Lady Topper teammates and members of the men’s basketball team — which, according to Govan, has put her in some unfamiliar situations.

“Sitting down and interviewing my teammates and interviewing the boys, it was weird to be that person because even with me they were nervous, and I was like ‘I’m your teammate, these are just questions,’” Govan said. “I think it was different, and then trying to get stuff out of them — now I see how hard it is for you all to get stuff out of us.”

Govan said her interview with redshirt sophomore guard and normally quiet teammate Kendall Noble has

scoring

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2013 Sun Belt Player of the Year Preseason