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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 • College Heights Herald • Vol. 87, No. 8 • Western Kentucky University
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WIT hosting breast cancer awareness fair By AMANDA YOUNG news@wkuherald.com
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Bowling Green sophomore Brandon Peay, 25, wants to give back to his hometown in an unusual way for someone his age. He is running for mayor. “First they thought it was a joke,” Peay said about friends, family and co-workers.
'Why not?' Sophomore running for Bowling Green mayor By NATALIE HAYDEN news@wkuherald.com
Forget a small start in politics. Bowling Green sophomore Brandon Peay is running for mayor. “I decided to run for mayor because I figured I could bring a new look onto the town,” Peay said. “I always told my mom I would run for a political office, and mayor and city commissioner happened to be available so I figured, ‘Why not go for the top?’” Just 25 years old, Peay thinks his youth could be beneficial, describing it as a “doubleedged sword.” “It can be detrimental, but it can also be advantageous to have a younger person [as mayor] with new ideas for the city,” he said. One of his ideas is better marketing for Bowling Green. Peay said although the city currently does a good job advertising, it could do better “getting it out more, and advertising more on Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare to
make Bowling Green a little more attractive to prospective companies and businesses that want to come to town.” Peay also has ideas on how to keep WKU alumni in Bowling Green after graduation. “Students are leaving Bowling Green because of the lack of jobs,” he said. “Students need to know that we are trying to accommodate them to have more jobs come into the city.” However, Peay said that it may be challenging task attracting employers. “We’re also having growing pains, with Scottsville Road and all the traffic issues we have. So we need to make sure [graduates] know we’re trying our best to get more jobs into the city, while adjusting for the growing pains as well.” One thing Peay is adamant about is the smoking ban, which the Bowling Green City Commission passed in January. SEE MAYOR, PAGE 6
The Women In Transition Program (WIT) will host a Breast Cancer Awareness Fair at WKU’s South Campus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in an effort to raise awareness of the disease. There will be a table providing students with information on breast cancer, its causes and effects, and the importance of regular examination. WIT assists non-traditional female students — typically those 25 years or older who are married and/or have children — in networking with other women in the program as well as providing support. Three South Campus faculty members — Kimberly Cunningham, Megan Thompson and Jennifer Howard — work as advisers to the program and will head up the breast cancer awareness event. SEE CANCER, PAGE 6
WKU campaign funds should top $200 million By KATHERINE WADE news@wkuherald.com
With less than a year remaining in WKU’s $200 million capital campaign, it appears the university will reach its goal. The New Century of Spirit campaign began in 2005 and ends June 30, 2012. Money raised through the campaign totals $188.4 million, with $2.4 million coming in this past July alone. “I think that’s a pretty good sign that we still have momentum for the campaign,” said Kathryn Costello, vice president for Development and Alumni Relations. Costello said the campaign is well on pace. “You anticipate where you should be at certain times, and we’re ahead of that. Hopefully we’ll go past the goal.” SEE CAMPAIGN, PAGE 3
Student goes global thanks to scholarship aid By SIDNEY BLANFORD diversions@wkuherald.com
It was a dream Sara Moody never believed was possible. The Warsaw senior desired to study internationally and dedicate a career to public service, but she never knew about the amount of resources or support WKU could provide. Moody is now a two-time recipient of the Foundation for Global Scholars general scholarship, which enabled her to spend her summer interning and studying in India. “Being able to be immersed in another culture and experience challenges have been really beneficial to empathizing with people here, because I understand how it feels,” Moody said. “Working in India really put me out of my element.” Moody’s 2011 scholarship gave her the chance to spend three weeks with a host family in May, and travel to Dubai. On June 7, she arrived in India where
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she completed 200 hours of social work with the Madras Christian Council of Social Services while taking a three-week course in social work field placement. “I love to cook,” she said. “While I was in India, I learned how to cook a few Indian dishes and also taught them how to cook some good southern foods.” The Foundation for Global Scholars is a nonprofit that works in conjunction with WKU's Office of Scholar Development. Three times a year the FGS awards four internationally competitive scholarships to students seeking cultural and academic experiences throughout the world. Moody said it was during her freshman year that her interest was sparked after participating in the ONE campaign with Americans for Informed Democracy (AID). The ONE campaign was a chance to raise awareness about extreme poverty and preventable diseases. SEE GLOBAL, PAGE 6
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After interning in India this summer, Warsaw senior Sara Moody returned to Bowling Green to begin another internship at the Bowling Green International Center. On Wednesday morning, Moody went to Community Action of Southern Kentucky to obtain Go BG bus passes for incoming refugees. “I’m just really interested in finding out about the resettlement of refugees,” Moody said.
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 and Bassnectar’s “Here We album Femme Fatale are Go” has nearly 500,000 produced by the duo. views on YouTube. As dubstep continues The senior uses a loop- to grow, the underground based music software scene will continue to called Ableton Live to change. make his beats. After creBassnectar, one of the ating his mixes, Sabiston most well-known dubstep shares these clips online artists, is touring across the with the community by nation, selling out amphiword of theaters mouth a n d and social r o c k media. halls. “Word Naof mouth tional is the bigmusic gest wildfestifire when vals that it comes Each Friday, the Herald brings you h a v e to spread- a profile inspired by a letter of the p r i ing news marily alphabet. a b o u t hosted music,” bands, Sabiston said. now include more of the Sabiston said dubstep is electronic dance music no longer just for the un- scene. Bassnectar has derground community, and played at the Bonaroo it isn’t heard at just house Music and Art Festival for parties any more. Dubstep the past two years in Manhas crept into mainstream chester, Tenn. America and the heart of Glasgow freshman Jill pop culture. Puckett went to Bonaroo This style of music, in June and saw Bassnecwhich typically involves tar perform. She said the a structural pattern of an performance was incredintro, a main section with ible and the crowd was a highly anticipated bass overwhelming. drop, a midsection, a secThe show encompassond section with a bass es more than just music, drop and an outro or con- Puckett said. Dancing, clusion, has influenced lights and glowsticks are some of the biggest pop all a part of the experience. culture artists and songs in “Everyone is unified in the 21st century. one movement to the same Britney Spears’ new- beat,” Puckett said. est No. 1 single “Hold It Elizabethtown senior Against Me” incorporates Brandon Petty listened to dubstep. a DJ play Bassnectar at a Spears’ song includes local party and described it a dubstep rift created by as a captivating connection Dr. Luke and Max Martin, between him and the beat. two electronic dance mu“I just closed my eyes sic producers. Seven of 12 and felt free to vibe the songs on Spears’ newest music,” Petty said.
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Bowling Green senior Derek Sabiston creates dubstep music mixes in his house. Sabiston has been making music as a hobby for more than a year now. He got started due to his “vast interest in music and the versatility of electronic music.” Sabiston is currently working on mixing a variety of songs from the artist Tupac.
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WKU, it's time to meet dubstep. Bowling Green senior Derek Sabiston has been familiar with dubstep since he first listened to the electronic dance music
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in 2008. Dubstep originated from the underground scene in England and is gaining mainstream momentum in the United States. Since learning about the genre, Sabiston now creates his own dubstep beats
and mashups. He said that it all started just for fun and he likes creating mashups, a composition of two or more pre-recorded songs blended together. “People always want something that they know and that they can grab on to — something familiar
to them,” Sabiston said. “If they don’t necessarily know the dubstep song, they will still know the hook to the pop song and that gives people energy.” Sabiston has taken his dubstep pieces to the Internet. His mashup of Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair”
CRIME REPORTS Reports ■ Kathy Highsmith, Bowling Green, reported her iPhone 4 was stolen in Grise Hall on Sept. 19. The estimated value is $550. ■ A juvenile student reported threats made to him at Diddle Arena on Sept. 19.
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Desk clerks checking bags for booze By NICK BRATCHER news@wkuherald.com
A Housing and Residence Life policy is airing out all the dirty laundry at WKU. The policy encourages desk clerks to ask students to open their bags, backpacks and even laundry baskets if the student is suspected of trying to take alcohol into a dorm. HRL director Brian Kuster said the policy is in place to protect students and stop dangerous or bothersome behavior before it starts. “If someone is drinking, there will be more behavioral issues than if they’re not,� Kuster said. “It’s the people that have 10 people in their room — taking shots — and
they’re yelling and screaming. “Those are the people we find out about and have to deal with.� Chicago junior Aaron Gingerich said he was asked to open his bag by a desk clerk two years ago while entering Minton Hall. “I don’t really like (checking bags) because I’ve had it happen to me before, and I’ve actually not had anything in there,� Gingerich said. “I think it’s kind of stupid that a desk clerk can check for alcohol and it’s not even a hall director or anything.� Kuster said the policy would never be a problem if every student exercised good judgment when it comes to alcohol usage. “I’d be silly if I thought we
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According to Board of Regents agenda materials from the July 2011 meeting, the campaign is $7 million ahead of schedule. Costello said Development staff are still getting out and talking with potential donors daily. “We’re not slowing our efforts at all,� Costello said. “We’re still optimistic that we’re going to go past that goal.� President Gary Ransdell said although WKU was well on the road to success before Costello joined WKU seven months ago, her leadership will be “key� in finishing the campaign. “She has brought seasoned leadership and ability to us as we finish the stretch run,� he said. Ransdell said he is confident that the campaign will pass the goal well before the set end date, attributing its success to two things — the dedication alumni and friends feel for WKU and the seriousness of the university’s
didn’t have alcohol on campus,� he said. “If someone’s in their room with the door shut, drinking a beer while they’re eating dinner, we’re never going to know about it. “It’s the people that come in at 2 o’clock at night carrying their laundry basket when you know it’s not laundry.� Deborah Wilkins, chief of staff and general counsel, said if a student doesn’t comply with a bag check, HRL staff can check their room for alcohol at any time as part of the housing agreement students sign to live in dorms. “Once they take it in a room, the residence hall policies give the HRL staff the right to enter a room for a safety check,� she said. “At that point, they can look
drive to national prominence. “I think our alumni, as well as our faculty and staff, has embraced the notion that we’ve got to control our own destiny,� Ransdell said. “We can’t worry about what the state can do or can’t do. I think people across the university family have come to understand that if they don’t help, we don’t achieve our visions.� Costello said Ransdell’s leadership should be credited as well. “He came with a vision 14 years ago, and people believed in the campaign because they believed in him, and he believed in the institution.� Costello said Development is now going to start planning what to do after the campaign is complete and how to celebrate it, as well as building relationships for the next campaign. “We plan to celebrate in the fall, after the campaign’s official end,� she said. “We’re trying to engage all parts of the campus, including students.� Costello said there is a lot of energy about trying to cross the finish line and do well. “Everyone is pumped up and real excited,� she said.
to see if there’s alcohol in there.� The student will then be forced to dispose of any alcohol that is found and the incident will go on file in judicial affairs to keep track of repeat offenders. If a pattern of problems develop, students could be forced to leave the dorms, Wilkins said. However, Kuster said HRL has never had an issue reach that point. “Quite honestly, we haven’t had a problem where someone has said no or they won’t leave and then come back after they’ve gotten rid of it,� he said. However, Gingerich said bag checking remains bothersome and pointless. “If kids want to get alcohol
into the dorms, they’re going to get it in some way or another,� he said. “A bag check isn’t going to stop that.� Ultimately, Kuster said the policy should only affect a small percentage of students on campus because of the legal drinking age of 21. Additionally, the new apartments on Kentucky Street will accommodate older students in the future. “We have very few students on campus that are 21 or over,� he said. “Half of our students are first-year students and the next 25 percent are sophomores. “We’re building apartments down on Kentucky Street. Students that live there — if they’re 21 or over — will be allowed to have alcohol.�
Cage rocks South Lawn
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Known for frenetic live performances, Cage the Elephant lead singer Matthew Shultz danced around the stage and crowd surfed, living up to his high-energy reputation on Wednesday night in front of thousands on South Lawn.
WKU boosting United Way donation goals By KATHERINE WADE news@wkuherald.com
WKU faculty and staff are halfway through a four-week campaign to raise money for the United Way of Southern Kentucky. The United Way of Southern Kentucky is a non-profit organization that supports 14 local agencies and 17 programs throughout Warren County, focusing on serious issues such as poverty, abuse, disabilities and youth development. Last year, more than 440 faculty and staff gave to the local United Way, totaling
$55,712 in donations. This year, the goal is to increase both of those numbers by 10 percent. In an email to faculty and staff, President Gary Ransdell urged faculty and staff to participate in the campaign. “Deep within our core values as a university community is that of being an important community partner,� he wrote. “This includes supporting the United Way.� A team of about 40 WKU faculty and staff has been working within their departments to encourage others to donate through payroll deduc-
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partner agencies, like the local Hospice or Salvation Army. Philip Coleman, co-chair of the campaign team and assistant professor of Computer Information Systems, said he hopes to have a great campaign. “There’s a lot of excitement about this,� he said. “I think people are starting to see the passion in United Way. We’ve all got jobs here and we ought to be supporting local agencies.� Coleman said he thinks they will reach their goal. “People are really generous,� he said. “You just have to ask them for it.�
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Breakdowns are inevitable in life — especially at our age. Our issues may seem like insignificant first world problems, but it’s still our world and everyone’s issues. Despite how minor they may be, someone cares about them and you. As college students, our issues range from freaking out about writing a 10page research paper at 4 a.m. the day before it’s due, having to work two deadend jobs paying for school yourself or even relationship problems amongst peers or significant others. Whatever the issue, there’s nothing harder than opening up to people about your deepest, darkest secrets and problems. Opening yourself up is like being completely nude or in your underwear on stage in front of a laughing crowd, all fingers pointed at you. But remember that everyone in that snickering crowd pointing the finger at you in judgment secretly has their own issues manifesting inside them — maybe even darker and deeper than yours. Putting these personal issues of ours out on the table for all to see makes us nervous because when we look vulnerable, we look weak. For most of us, looking weak isn’t an option.
So what do we do? We put up walls. Walls of arrogance. Walls of violence. Walls of bitchiness. Walls of isolation. I could go on and on about all the defense mechanisms and walls we build to protect us SPENCER JENKINS Scribbled Words from vulnerability. opinion@wkuherald.com We want to protect our reputation, right? We hold firm grips on our personal façades because we find great comfort in them. Recently I attended a memorial for my fraternity brother’s mom, who was actually a WKU alumna and a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority back in the day. On this day something kind of changed in me. There we were, probably about 10 or 12 of us fraternity brothers cutting up and having fun before the service started. Some smoking cigarettes and giving each other shit about this and that and even talking about going out to the bars later that night. Even though that’s how we would normally act in any social setting, you could also cut the air with a knife. All of us
had our walls up acting like we were all OK, and almost as if our best friend and fraternity brother’s mom hadn’t passed away. We’re human though, and that was just a natural defense mechanism. When the service began, all of us “tough and macho frat boys” felt the pain and sorrow of our fellow brother and the tears and emotions poured. We broke down our walls and we felt a sense of relief embracing each other. Having gone through the death of my dad a little over a year ago, I still find myself blocking his death out of my mind and hiding behind walls, but I wanted my fraternity brother to know that he wouldn’t be alone in his grieving process. I let my vulnerability show just by him knowing that I’ve dealt with the death of a parent and me telling him in tears, “I promise you it gets better man. I promise.” It made me feel great that through my pain I could help someone else cope with theirs. What I’m trying to tell you is to not bottle up your emotions, fears and secrets, because they’ll eat away at you. Tell someone your story, and it’ll get better.
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BOTTOMS to parents witnessing another embarrassing football loss.
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Student asks: Remember Sept. 20, too As of Sept. 20, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) is no longer in effect. The policy began in 1993, and until now it has kept people from serving in the military while openly embracing their sexuality (not for heterosexuals, just for homosexuals). The repeal of this policy is almost as big of a step for equal rights as states allowing gay marriage, though America still has a long way to go. In Student Identity Outreach, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and straight interest organization on campus, we have been discussing and having meetings on DADT for several years. We have had LGBTQSI individuals in the ROTC program speak to us about their experiences, and what the next step is for them since they cannot openly serve.
It was often a toss-up between doing what they love and hide who they are or find new career paths. This spring, the archnemesis of America was killed. The death of Osama LYDIA DOWELL bin Laden will probNashville senior Student Identity ably become a meOutreach President morial. Yet unlike then, there were no fireworks Tuesday night, there were no shouts of joy or flash mobs or swells of patriotism heard around the world because another step toward equality was taken. The death of one man does not change
America; the giving of life to its citizens through hope, respect and equality is what changes America. I haven’t even heard DADT discussed around campus (negatively or positively). I’m sure if I asked half of WKU’s student body what DADT was, they wouldn’t be able to tell me. But you can find one group (at least) that will say exactly what we think and how we feel about it. We are ecstatic. We are celebrating. Patriotism is swelling in us. It’s things like fighting discrimination and seeing unjust laws overturned that makes me proud to be an America. Members of the executive board of SIO had much to say. SIO operations manager Pat Scrivener said, “One of the last bastions of institutionalized homophobia finally met its end.”
Events coordinator Andrew Salman said, “We have momentum. Now we should focus all of the amazing energy that we used here to the larger issues at hand.” And co-president Kelly Smith said, “DADT, for me, has been one of those constant reminders that I am often regarded as a second-class citizen in this country, and while there is still more progress to be made, the repeal of DADT makes me happier and more hopeful than I can possibly express in words or celebration. Its repeal is symbolic and reminds me that no matter how long it takes, it is inevitable that one day the Gay Rights movement will no longer be needed.” I hope you will join me in marking your calendars to remember Sept. 20, another feat for equality, and another step toward freedom.
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FAC art exhibit shows off Winslow By MICHAEL MCKAY news@wkuherald.com
WKU has brought a little more international reach to campus with an art exhibit from expatriate Harold Winslow. The exhibition, on display through Saturday in the fine arts center, “Una Visión de la Mexicanidad,” features 50 of Winslow’s pieces. Winslow was a black artist born in 1918 in Dayton, Ohio, but later moved to Mexico in 1940 because he felt he could grow more as an artist without dealing with racism in America. In Mexico, he studied with and was influenced by iconic mexican painters like Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. “He’s really been rescued out of obscurity by the foundation that has been collecting and exhibiting his works,” said gal-
lery director Kristina Arnold. “There were so many greats of that time that he was lost in the shuffle.” Arnold, along with Edmonton senior Stephanie Sexton, a gallery assistant, installed the gallery in about a day. The two crates that housed the exhibit each weighed 500 pounds. Arnold said she is happy with the feedback she’s received. “We’ve had a really amazing reaction to this exhibition,” Arnold said. “It’s an international exhibition which is unusual for us to get, and the quality of the work is something that has already stood the test of time.” Arnold said that one of the strengths of the collection is the span of time in which Winslow created art. “He worked over a series of decades. We are the beneficiaries of seeing the
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“It ignited my passion towards social work,” Moody said. These weren’t her first experiences with giving back to the community. Her parents, no matter the circumstance, always encouraged acts of public service as she was growing up. “She has a really sincere interest in the societies of China and India,” said Jeffery Samuels, associate professor of philosophy. “(The scholarships) were not just a means of advancing herself.” Samuels serves as an adviser to Moody and wrote recommendation letters for her scholarship. They discussed how her independent study with him in the department of Asian Religions and Cultures could tie in with her experience and work in India. “Sara’s academic strengths, her passion for service, her clear sense of purpose and her interest in China and India made her an excellent scholarship applicant,” said Audra Jennings, director of the Office of Scholar Development. Moody is in the Honors College will be graduate in May 2012 with bachelor’s degrees in social work and Asian religions and cultures, aided by minors in American humanics and political science. She hopes to go on to work in social services or non-profit organizations that help with international populations.
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They’re the only team in the Sun Belt receiving top 25 votes. Though the Lady Toppers have already played most of their higher-ranked opponents, Hudson said their conference schedule would be no relief. “Anyone can tell you that conference is a different animal,” he said. “All of these teams know us and have history with us. Our schedule isn’t getting any easier.” Senior middle hitter Tiffany Elmore has been at WKU for four years and said that the conference gets better every year talent-wise. “Each year the Sun Belt competition grows,” he said. “I expect everyone to come out and play their best against us because like (Stutsman) said, we have that target on our backs.” Elmore has faith in WKU, though, because she said “there’s just something different” about the team. “There’s a different chemistry and mentality with our team that hasn’t been there in the past,” she said. “I think that’s going to take us far.”
best of the work over 20plus years,” Arnold said. “Often we’ll have artists in here that are emerging. They haven’t been working 25 years, let alone have somebody come in and pick out the very best.” The Winslow exhibition came to the FAC with sponsorship from the Kentucky Institute for International Studies. Rebekah Golla, communications and marketing coordinator for KIIS, said the relationship between their organization and Michoacán, Mexico, allowed different art exhibitions to come to America for the past four years. “We wanted to provide opportunities for students and faculty to experience Mexican culture in a tangible way,” Golla said. In the future, KIIS may sponsor exhibitions from other countries, Golla said. “We may look for other
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Harold Winslow’s exhibit, “Una Visión de la Mexicanidad” has a home at the fine arts center's second floor art gallery until Saturday
avenues of bridging the gap between cultures and helping people to experience another aspect of not only Mexican culture, but we’re open to working
with organizations in other countries to bring in other types of exhibits or speakers,” Golla said. WKU is the first stop for the exhibition, which
will next travel to Somerset Technical and Community College next as it continues a tour of 11 different colleges around Kentucky and Tennessee.
Volunteers aid festival By KATHERINE WADE news@wkuherald.com
More volunteers than ever are helping out with this year's Bowling Green International Festival. The International Festival is set for 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Circus Square Park. Admission is $3. This year, the International Festival theme is “People Helping People.” The theme was chosen to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. Linda Pickle, a retired WKU professor who has been volunteer coordinator for the festival for four years, said they have 145 volunteers so far. “They’re a wonderful bunch of people and very reliable,” she said. Pickle said that for the first time, a fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, is volunteering. The fraternity will help tear down the site on Saturday evening when the festival is over. “That’s a very important part
One area that the Lady Toppers are working to improve is serving. WKU is first or second in the Sun Belt in every major statistical category except service aces, where it ranks sixth. Elmore said that practicing serves has been a big part of most practices lately. “It’s part of defending,” she said. “We’re focusing on blocking and getting defensive digs, so serving is the next step we have to take.” WKU will be able to put their practice to the test this weekend. The Lady Toppers face Arkansas-Little Rock at 7 p.m. tonight and Arkansas State at 7 p.m. Saturday. Hudson said while neither is a top-tier Sun Belt team, both have the ability to surprise WKU. “UALR and Arkansas State are two teams that can come in here and beat us if we’re off our game,” he said. “They certainly have the ability to come in here and steal a few.” Elmore said that the Lady Toppers are going to have to be ready for both teams to come with their best effort. “They’re going to come at us with all they have,” she said. “We’re the big team. We have the target on our back. I expect their best this weekend.”
of what we do because if we don’t have every piece of trash cleaned up by midnight on Saturday, we have to pay for another day of rental,” she said. “Those guys are going to be a big help for us.” Also for the first time, the WKU ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships is setting up a section for people to learn about diverse volunteer opportunities in the community. Nadia De Leon, coordinator for community engagement for the ALIVE Center, said there will be a multitude of information available. “We want people to know about all these things, get involved and stay engaged for more than one day,” she said. Jason Swift, an international graduate student and scholar advisor for the Office of International Student and Scholar Services, said that many international student clubs on campus will have booths this year, including the Saudi Club,
the Indian Student Association, the Chinese Students Association and the Korean Students Association. “Some will bring music, food, ornaments from their culture and some will dress up and perform a traditional dance or skit,” he said. Swift said he thinks it’s important to have the international clubs presence at the festival. “We think it gives an excellent opportunity for international students to meet people from other cultures and share their own culture with everyone,” he said. Pickle said she thinks there are more volunteers this year because more professors are requiring student engagement in their classes. She said she hopes all students will come and enjoy the festival. “It’s a full day of entertainment,” she said. “There are plenty of booths to look at, food all over the place, and the weather is supposed to be perfect…You really can come and spend all day.”
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“I believe clean air should be available to everyone,” Peay said. “I know it’s your right to smoke, but it’s also people’s right not to be around it. They shouldn’t have to be around it if they don’t want to.” Peay is running against mayor Joe Denning and city commissioner Bruce Wilkerson. If elected, Peay wants to enhance communication between representatives and their constituents. “The biggest thing I hope to accomplish is just making sure the city wants to work for the people, making sure that any elected official has their door open for any suggestion from anybody,” he said. Should he become mayor, Peay plans on remaining enrolled at WKU, saying he would be able to balance his time. Peay also hopes to gain some experience if elected. “Honestly, I have no [experience],” he said. “I’m looking to gain that, but experience comes with age, and as I get older, I will gain more life experience.” Assistant professor Walker Rutledge, who had Peay in an English class, said that Peay is “a very bright individual.” “I’m delighted to see him enter politics,” he said. “What he lacks in political experience, he makes up for in intelligence.” Peay will appear at the mayoral forum Oct. 20. at Bowling Green Junior High School.
The WIT advisers have worked with Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging since last May to coordinate the fair. “We’re trying to get the word out so that women will know about the importance of mammograms and self exams,” said Cunningham. Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging representative Shonna Galloway said she wants to help the underserved population of women who might not have access to medical examinations. Galloway said the diagnostic imaging center will provide women with valuable information on breast cancer and resources for early detection. Not only will WIT be assisting the women in need, but they also want to give back. The WIT advisors made ribbons in honor of breast cancer awareness and will be selling them throughout the day. Thompson said a donation will be made to organizations with money collected from selling the ribbons. Cunningham said future outreach events such as Tuesday’s will be dependent on the success of the fair. “I hope it is well attended and we can get the word out,” she said. “I know students have class, but I hope they stop by.”
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Hilltopper Bass Club sees growth, national attention By HASANI GRAYSON sports@wkuherald.com
It may be hard to concentrate on fishing while being followed by a camera crew. But that’s exactly the problem the Hilltopper Bass Club had this past year. The club was founded five years ago by WKU graduate Adam Hock. Since then, it’s received national attention from competing in national collegiate fishing tournaments. “Probably one of our best performances was at the (2010) Boat U.S. National Championship,” said club president and Kuttawa senior Andy Southard. “Dealing with the camera guys was kind of frustrating, but all in all it’s good
for the club and good for the university.” Southard said that he and former president David Stevens finished third in the competition held in Lewisville in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area. A camera crew followed them around for two days. The duo caught 10 fish at the competition for a net weight of 30.60 pounds. Southard, who grew up fishing on Lake Barkley, said he wasn’t quite used to the media attention. But the club’s strong showing in the competition led to even more television exposure. The Versus TV network featured the Hilltopper Bass Club during the Collegiate Bass Championships, where Southard
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estimated that the half-hour show spent about 15 minutes talking about WKU fishing. Now, the Hilltopper Bass Club is preparing for the regional tournament on Oct. 6-8 at Kinkaid Lake outside of Carbondale, Ill. Southard and Beech Creek senior Cody Napier, the club’s vice president, will compete for WKU in the 20-team tournament. Footage of that will air on either Versus and Fox College Sports some time in December, Southard said. After that, Southard said they have a few other local tournaments before the 2012 BoatUS National Championships, which will be held at Lake Pickwick in Florence, Ala., in May.
Napier said his personal goal is to be one of the anglers selected to go to nationals since the club can only send a certain amount. Southard said most schools get to send just one boat, which would be two anglers. But said he has a good reputation with BoatUS so he can likely coordinate up to three boats, which means six anglers for WKU. On top of that, the club is still looking to expand. Napier said that’s also one of his main goals and he’s seen it. “The past few years we’ve had the same five or 10 active members showing up,” he said. “So getting 25 people to show up at the first meeting was good.” One of the challenges the club has had to deal with since its ex-
pansion has been the variance in skill level. Monticello senior Jacob Chaney said the club has some members who have never fished before and don’t know all the particulars just yet, such as what type of bait to use. “We’ve got some people who don’t know how to cast a line yet,” Chaney said. “The bait type tries to simulate what they would be feeding on that time of year.” Napier said that means the more experienced members try to teach newcomers the tricks of the trade. “You don’t have to be the best tournament angler in the world,” Napier said. “They can just learn tactics from the club veterans.”
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Scott added that Chemweno’s performance in the remaining season will contribute to a team conference championship, as well as more experience for Chemweno to boost her to the national level next year. Chemweno said she’s “not used to long distances,” and Scott agreed that Chemweno is “still learning cross country.” Scott said the fact that Chemweno is a “huge competitor” will help her adjust to racing longer distances. “She’s always a surprise because in training (she) puts out so much, but then she races so much better than she ever does in training,” Scott said. Chemweno competes in the four-by-four relay and the 800-meter race in track and field, as well as the longer distance races for cross country. “That’s a unique set of circumstances,” Head Coach emeritus Curtiss Long said. “And then when you add the academics onto it, you have the total package.” Chemweno, a NCAA Academic All-American last season, is a public health student working on her graduate work to secure her qualifications before her cross country eligibility runs out next fall. “School is very important to me,” Chemweno said. “Public health is something that deals with people so you learn how to interact with people, help them discover these things (are) not good for their health.” Chemweno hopes to work in the United States for a few years before ultimately returning to Kenya. “Here is like a second home to me,” Chemweno said. “Sometimes you’re homesick, but you know it’s good because you’re getting opportunities. It’s good to help your country, the future.”
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Athletics Director Ross Bjork on Thursday said WKU has yet to be contacted by any other conferences in the wake of the recent swift-moving conference realignment talk. Bjork said the reason for that is because of the “dynamic” nature of realignment talks. “Obviously we’re in dialogue with our league and our commissioner, and our president is in dialogue with his colleagues,” he said. “But we haven’t reached
out, and we haven’t been contacted by anybody. “It’s changing hour by the hour. We go to bed Tuesday night and we don’t know about the Pac 12 and then all of a sudden on Wednesday morning, boom — the Pac 12 is staying tight, which means the Big 12 probably stays together in some fashion.” Most recently, Syracuse and Pittsburgh formally applied to be members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and Eastern Carolina submitted an application to the Big East. Bjork said the Sun Belt Conference held a conference call on Tuesday after-
noon for athletic directors to discuss the recent movements and discussions in regards to conference realignment. But on Thursday Bjork reiterated what he’s said for some time — that WKU is content in the Sun Belt. Likewise, he said WKU isn’t thinking about a possible move to Conference USA or the Mid American Conference. “We’re attractive. We have a great resume. We’ve got the resources, the ingredients...We’re comparable in many ways to those schools,” he said. “But to say what might happen or speculate, that doesn’t do you any good.”
■ NEWS BRIEF Students elect new senators
The Student Government Association’s senator election results were announced just after midnight on Thursday. SGA’s new senators are: Kelley Boothe, Hannah Garland, Corey Johnson, Elizabeth Wininger, Mallory Chaney, Mallory Treece, Kevin Asbery, Christopher Costa, Jordan Campbell, Nolan Miles and Ross Nowland. A total of 20 students ran for senate, and 977 voted in
the election. Newly-elected Bowling Green sophomore Christopher Costa was understandably pleased with the election results. “I’m just happy that I can get involved and be a part of something on campus and hopefully make a difference,” Costa said. “There were some particular issues that I felt passionate about, and I felt the best way for me to have an effect on those issues was to run.” Bardstown freshman No-
lan Miles said he decided to run because he was involved in government at his high school and wanted that to carry over into college. “I was really nervous at first because I really wanted to be a senator for SGA and I’m proud to be elected to the new position,” he said. SGA President Billy Stephens said he was happy with the voter turnout, especially for a fall election. He was also pleased with the number of students that ran for senate. “What I really wanted
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But with no game on the schedule until an Oct. 1 home date with Arkansas State, the Toppers have a chance to put the negativity aside and fix some on-field issues in what Taggart called a “work week.” “We had a lot of mistakes in that ballgame, and we’re going to work on correcting those mistakes,” Taggart said Tuesday at practice. Junior quarterback Kawaun Jakes is experiencing his third straight season in which WKU has gone into its bye week following a loss. He said having a week to fix problems instead of strictly preparing for an upcoming opponent provides the Toppers a chance for reassessment. “It’s a week to ourselves where we get to understand what we’re not doing right,” Jakes said. “As a team we need to work on getting better.” There was no shortage of areas for WKU to focus on during its work week. The defense spent the week engaged in tackling drills, as the Toppers’ last two opponents (Navy and Indiana State) gashed WKU for more than 600 combined rushing yards. Up front, the offensive line was working on blocking techniques after struggling all game against the Sycamores to pave rushing lanes for senior running back Bobby Rainey. And in the passing game, Jakes was working to get in sync with a young bunch of wideouts called upon to fill the void left by
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She, along with the rest of the defense, will have the task of stopping two of the most potent offenses in the Sun Belt this weekend when the Lady Toppers face North Texas on Friday and Denver on Sunday. North Texas leads the conference in points, goals and goals per game, while Denver is tied with the Mean Green in assists and leads in assists per game. Stout credits the success to the communication on the field and said it will take more of that to win this weekend. “It’s been really good, but it can definitely be improved,” she said. “We have times when we’re really good and then times when we step back a bit. Just making it consistent would be the best thing we can do.” While Neidell likes the overall look of the defense, he, like Stout, still sees improvements that can be made. His one critique was “one-on-one” defense. “Our back four as a unit has done well, but quite honestly our one vs. one defending hasn’t been what it needs to be,” he said. “Our one vs. one defending all over the field needs to be better. We need to get stuck into people and really step up and defend people one vs. one.”
today was a contested election and I got that,” Stephens said. Stephens said when multiple candidates seek office, they have to work hard and campaign for the position. “I’m just glad that they’re involved,” he said. Stephens said people who didn’t get elected or are just now getting interested in student government can contact him to find other ways to get involved. — Taylor Harrison
the season-ending anterior cruciate ligament tear of junior Marcus Vasquez, the Toppers’ most productive receiver thus far. Jakes said a desire to overcome all the hurdles facing the program have motivated the team to stick together. “We’ve got each other,” Jakes said. “That’s all we can rely on right now…What happens here stays here.” Of course, the easiest way for WKU to quiet its critics will be to come out Oct. 1 and start the Sun Belt Conference season with an important win over Arkansas State. Senior defensive end Bo Adebayo said the team won’t have trouble recovering from the Indiana State debacle and said they’re looking ahead to the Arkansas State matchup. “A lot of people have different emotions, but I feel for the most part we’re hungry and we want a win,” Adebayo said. “We’ve moved on from (Indiana State), and we’re trying to get ready for this next game.” If those supporters angry about the outcome of WKU’s first three non-conference games can take away anything positive, it’s that the Toppers are still 0-0 in league play. For a team that has announced its goals of a Sun Belt Championship and a berth in its first-ever FBS bowl, Adebayo said everything remains on the table. “We played these first three games, they didn’t turn out the way we wanted to,” he said. “But now we have a chance to come out and do something else. We’re all looking forward to a new start.” Neidell was also quick to praise the efforts of junior defender Ali Stahlke, saying she has a “thankless job” but has done really well and taken up the role of leading the defenders. For Stahlke, just having more experience under her belt is what has made the difference for her and her teammates. “I think it’s been easier for me this year to help other people because I have more experience than I did last year and so does everyone in the back,” Stahlke said. “We are more organized in the back, and when we see something different we can adapt to it and do what we need to do to stop them quicker than we would have last year.” Neidell said the players seem more willing to understand the ins and outs of defense this year. “The players are taking it upon themselves to understand more of the ‘why’ of our formation and how we do things other than ‘Oh this is just what we do,’” he said. “They want to understand the reason behind why we do things.” But Neidell said for WKU to win this weekend, it will take a total team effort — not just a strong showing from the defense. “We just need to put together complete games this weekend,” he said. “If we can put together complete games, we will give ourselves every opportunity to win.”
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'Work week' welcome for football Toppers By BRAD STEPHENS sports@wkuherald.com
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Sophomore outside hitter Janee’ Diggins leaps for a block against Xavier’s Amé White in the first set during the WKU Tournament on Sept. 9. The Lady Toppers won that match, part of their current 10-match winning streak.
Aiming for the Tops WKU playing with ‘target on its back’ By LUCAS AULBACH sports@wkuherald.com
The WKU volleyball team is riding a 10-match winning streak into tonight’s Sun Belt season-opener against UALR. Head Coach Travis Hudson said he knows every team will be giving WKU its best shot from here on out. “We’re the big game on everyone’s schedule now,” Hudson said. “Everybody’s going to be looking at us as a big win.” The Lady Toppers (13-1) have the best record in the Sun Belt at the start of conference play this weekend and lead the conference in hitting percentage, defense, assists and kills. Junior outside hitter Jordyn Skinner leads all players in the conference in kills, and sophomore setter Melanie Stutsman ranks first in assists.
Sophomore defensive specialist Ashley Potts comes into Sun Belt play with the second-most digs in the conference as well. Stutsman echoed Hudson’s thoughts that the Lady Toppers’ strong start has made other teams in the conference circle them on the schedule — meaning a win against WKU would be a marquee win. “As of now, we’re doing really well so we kind of have a target on our backs,” she said. “People are going to try to play their best against us so we always have to be ready. We have to expect good competition every night.” The Lady Toppers have risen to No. 29 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, the highest WKU has ever been ranked.
If you go... ■ What: WKU volleyball begins Sun Belt Play this weekend. ■ When: 7 p.m. Friday vs. ArkansasLittle Rock ■ When: 7 p.m. Saturday vs. Arkansas State ■ Where: Diddle Arena Source: wkusports.com
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Has there ever been a better time for a bye week? Maybe not, considering what WKU football went through one week ago. Negativity surrounding the program reached a fever pitch during the Toppers’ 44-16 loss to Indiana State on Sept. 17. With each Sycamore score, more fans headed to the Smith Stadium exits. Many of those that stuck around made their feelings known with a heavy chorus of boos. Other disgruntled fans took to social media sites to opine about Head Coach Willie Taggart’s coaching credentials, the university’s allocation of athletic funds toward stadium renovations and whether or not WKU even belongs in the Football Bowl Subdivision — college football’s top flight. SEE WORK, PAGE 7
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Defense proving to be an anchor for WKU soccer By AUSTIN LANTER sports@wkuherald.com
WKU has thrived on defense this season. The Lady Toppers (5-3) have only allowed nine goals in their eight games and have managed to find the back of the net 15 times themselves. Now, heading into Sun Belt Conference play, “team defending” will be more important than ever. So far, Head Coach Jason Neidell likes what he’s seen. “Our defense has been really good,” he said. “Our shape all the way around the field, not just our back four, but as a whole team has been really good.” Senior goalkeeper Libby Stout is a big reason for the success of the defense. Stout, who earlier this season became WKU’s all-time winningest keeper, is the anchor of the defense, posting three shutouts in the five wins this season. SEE SOCCER, PAGE 7
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WKU's Chemweno running for home By MERCEDES TRENT sports@wkuherald.com
Sometimes a finish line is more than chalk on the grass. For Vasity Chemweno it’s her public health degree and return to Kenya. The senior cross country competitor grew up training in the high altitude of Eldoret, Kenya, also known as the “City of Champions” because, according to Chemweno, “everyone who runs in Kenya comes from that city.” It wasn’t until moving to Eldoret for high school that Chemweno ran competitively. While her eightmember family is athletic, Chemweno said she is the only one who runs.
“When I started running, I could see some other people from my country going to the Olympics and so I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to start running and see how I do,’” Chemweno said. “And you hear other people going to another country and getting their education and they come back and get another good job, so that’s a good thing.” Women’s Distance Coach Michelle Scott said the altitude allotted to Kenyans training at home seems to “give them an advantage over everybody else.” Growing up in Kenya could also make them more competitive, Scott said, mentioning both Chemweno and her Kenyan team-
mate, Marion Kandie. “They’ve been brought up a whole lot different. They have a much different background,” Scott said. “They’ve probably had a much harder life than any of us have ever had, and I’m sure we don’t even know the half of what they’ve gone through to get here. “I think that’s what make them so competitive...They want things so much more.” Scott added that while there are advantages to the training environment in Kenya, that doesn’t detract from the level of training the competitors have to adhere to once they compete SEE HOME, PAGE 7
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Senior cross country runner Vasity Chemweno comes from Eldoret, Kenya, also known as the City of Champions. "Everyone who runs in Kenya comes form that city," Chemweno said. That includes teammate Marion Kandie, one of WKU's top women's runners.
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