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FEE FOR ALL

Tuition just a fraction of cost for students

BY NICOLE ZIEGE HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

Throughout her five semesters at WKU, Bowling Green senior Autumn Minor, 31, said she has had to pay between $1,500 and $2,000 in course fees and even more for art supplies on top of tuition.

Minor said she has taken out about

$6,000 in student loans and received a transfer grant to attend WKU from Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College. Without her financial aid, she said she would not be able to afford college.

“If they could be more transparent about where the money is going, then I think more people would be more apt to pay it,” Minor said.

As of Oct. 8, WKU had collected about $618,000 in student fees for

the 2018-19 fiscal year. In the 201819 fiscal year, the expected amount WKU has budgeted to receive from student fees is about $1.4 million.

In the 2017-18 fiscal year, WKU received about $1.4 million in student fees, according to Finance and Administration Office documents.

President Timothy Caboni has said his administration is taking a more comprehensive review of the university’s fee structure. The re-

view began around the spring 2017 semester, and he said changes may be made to fee amounts in the fall of 2019.

“We want to make them more understandable and more targeted if at all possible,” Caboni said about the fees.

Minor is a graphic design and printmaking double major and SEE FEES • PAGE A3

Student section moves further back in Diddle

BY JEREMY CHISENHALL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

There will be some significant changes coming to the seating arrangements in Diddle Arena this basketball season.

The Hilltoppers’ basketball home will have a new look, as the student section will no longer start on the baseline, but rather above the rail.

In addition to that, the venue will now feature premium seating on one baseline, which will include 24

”This will help with some of the traffic flow through the other tunnels throughout the arena.”

Associate director of athletic media relations

ZACH GREENWELL

premium seats with courtside amenities.

The capacity of Diddle Arena has also been increased to 7,523, the program confirmed with the Herald.

That’s an increase of 197 seats, as the previous capacity of the arena was 7,326.

This season, WKU’s pep band will be on the floor, rather than taking up part of the student section. This setup is like an NCAA Tournament format and serves to help open up the seats around the band, according to associate director of athletic media relations Zach Greenwell.

The student section previous-

ly featured a section of seats on the baseline and then extended up above the railing into the upper rows. The new setup will start the student section above the railing, allowing WKU to reopen the tunnel behind the goal to help traffic flow in the arena.

“This will help with some of the traffic flow through the other tunnels throughout the arena,” Greenwell said in an email. “If you take a look, the tunnel behind the goal has also received some new design work leading out into the hallway in order SEE DIDDLE • PAGE A2

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Faculty ranks work-life morale ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ tion, which reflects the dedication of our faculty.”

Associate professor and University Senate Chair Kirk Atkinson said

BY EMILY DELETTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

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KU faculty morale has been ranked “poor” or “very poor” by more than 80 percent of faculty, according to the 2017-2018 Faculty Work Life Survey.

The survey covered the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters and asked faculty about workload and workload satisfaction, tenure, promotion and merit increases and President Timothy Caboni and former Provost David Lee’s performances. The full survey can be found online.

Respondents were asked to rank their satisfaction and experiences either as “strongly agree,” “agree,” “neutral,” “disagree” or “strongly disagree.” They could also opt to answer with “no basis for judgement” to each question.

Out of the 515 total respondents, 184 said morale was “poor” and 188 said morale was “very poor.”

“Given that this survey was distributed between two budget reductions, the faculty morale results are unsurprising,” Caboni said in a statement. “Half of the faculty respondents have high job satisfac-

cent of faculty said they strongly disagreed with satisfaction regarding the merit increase process.

Almost 50 percent of respondents

“It seems like there has been more important priorities than academics, such as athletics or building a new building,” Associate professor and University Senate Chair KIRK ATKINSON

he was not surprised the faculty morale was rated so low. At the time of the survey, he said there were a lot of changes in leadership, such as the departure of a provost and the arrival of a new president. Coupled with the faculty’s general mood over the years, he said the lack in morale is understandable.

“It seems like there has been more important priorities than academics, such as athletics or building a new building,” Atkinson said.

“That’s the general perception that faculty hold.”

Faculty also responded negatively to the merit increase process, which rewards more productive and higher-performing workers. Forty per-

agreed Caboni conveyed accurate information about current issues important to the faculty in a timely member. Forty-five percent also said they agreed Caboni articulated a clear vision for WKU based on its mission and values.

Similar results were found regarding former Provost David Lee, who was replaced for the 2018-2019 year

by Terry Ballman. Lee now serves as WKU’s historian. A majority of respondents said they agreed Lee developed and implemented plans and policies that reflected WKU’s mission.

While Caboni and Lee gathered more positive responses, 30 percent strongly disagreed the Board of Re-

gents made academics a top priority, and almost 130 faculty disagreed they were upholding “its responsibility to ensure that the institution’s resources are dedicated to the institution’s mission.”

Faculty regent Claus Ernst said faculty and staff may not completely understand the Board of Regents’ job and purpose, which may explain the rating.

“Is the Board the agency which does not make academics a top priority, or is that a decision from the administration?” Ernst said.

To mediate these concerns and answer questions from faculty, Board of Regents Chair Phillip Bale will attend the November University Senate meeting to further explain the Board’s task.

“We hope that by getting Board Chair to the Senate we will be able to improve the relationship between the faculty and the Board, make it clear what Board can and cannot do and establish a more personal connection,” Ernst said.

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DIDDLE CONTINUED FROM FRONT to heighten the experience as fans enter and exit Diddle.”

The new setup will not cause the student section to lose any seating, Greenwell said. The band previously extended into section 110 on the baseline, but now the students will get those seats back.

“The amount of seats removed from the lower section doesn’t outweigh the seats now preserved above the rail, on top of the ability to reopen the bottom tunnel as a convenient entrance/exit for fans,” Greenwell said in an email.

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FEES CONTINUED FROM FRONT transferred to WKU from SKYCTC in the fall of 2016. On Mondays and Wednesdays, she attends class for about nine hours with very few breaks and comes in early to work on labs.

For the Fall 2018 semester, in-state tuition sat at $5,301 for full-time students. For some of her required graphic design classes, Minor said she has had to pay course fees ranging from $75 to $125, fees she did not find justified.

Additionally, some art supplies Minor was required to buy for her classes included $80 copper plates, $30 mesh screens and special paper for her printmaking class, which costs $3-4 per sheet to print. Last semester when she took 12 hours, she said she had to pay about $600 in art supplies. “I know books are expensive, but art supplies cost way more over the course of a semester,� Minor said.

Beyond the costs of being an art student, Minor has paid other fees more commonly associated with most students: online course fees, course withdrawal fees and parking permit fees.

The basic commuter parking permit fee for 2018-2019 costs $240.

Other permit costs range from $50 to $265 per year.

To withdraw from a course, a student must pay $50 and will not receive a refund if it’s done past the drop date, which is about two weeks into the semester.

One particular student fee that created controversy at the Board of Regents’ June budget meeting was the increased online course fee from $100 to $150 per hour. With this increase, a three-hour online course now costs $450.

At other Kentucky public universities where students can take an online course as part of the regular cost of tuition, the fees range from $10 to $65 per credit hour, according to a chart provided to the WKU Board of Regents.

For a first-year student from fall 2018 to spring 2019, the estimated cost of attendance is about $20,000 to $22,000, according to WKU’s

website. This includes tuition, housing, books and supplies, parking and other fees.

What that estimated cost of attendance on WKU’s website does not explicitly include is the amount that a student will pay for fees that are course-specific, as well as some other mandatory fees.

Mandatory student fees include a $30 parking structure fee, a $218 student athletic fee, a $62 student centers fee and $70 for Downing Student Union renovation bonds.

Additional academic fees include a $50 late registration fee, a $50 schedule change fee and a $50 graduation fee.

For some classes at WKU, students are required to pay a course-specific fee that is relative to the department and the course. A course-specific fee is an added fee to a class for a specific purpose or for the comple-

been. One of her course fees was $50 for a class that combined music and dance. “I feel like $50 is a lot for a fee, considering I’m only taking the class for just a few months or weeks,� Jones said.

The total amount of course fees that WKU collects from all of its departments is about $41,407, according to the bursar’s office.

In a meeting with the Herald editorial board, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Terry Ballman said she had received a draft for a proposed academic fee review.

While she hadn’t fully reviewed the document yet, she said she hopes to get the process started soon. “We want to keep WKU affordable,� Ballman said. “A fee for any course should be appropriate.�

The proposal calls for a committee review of existing fees related

“It’s like they’re telling you, ‘Either you can take out a loan, or you can stay home and not go to college.�

WKU student AUTUMN MINOR

tion of a project.

Course fee prices range from $7 to $500. Some of the more expensive course fees come from classes in departments such as horticulture, art, nursing and recreation. The Gordon Ford College of Business requires students to pay an additional $15 per class taken. In the nursing and horticulture departments, some course fees are more than $100.

When Louisville freshman Rodijett Jones came to WKU, she said she thought it would be a more affordable option for college. Although she received a few scholarships, Jones said she has had to take out more than $10,000 in student loans and work in order to pay for her education.

Jones, a musical theater major, said the price of her college education was higher than she anticipated because of her course fees, which she said she did not believe were as transparent as they should have

to academics. The committee would include two associate deans, department chairs to represent all the academic colleges, a budget manager and representatives from the Student Government Association, University Senate and the Bursar’s Office.

Ballman said fees determined as problematic by the committee would be discussed with the respective colleges. From there, the committee would present recommendations to the provost on all academic fees, including those which remain questionable after meetings with colleges. The fees listed in the recommendation could potentially be eliminated, reduced or reclassified.

Student regent Stephen Mayer was the only member of the Board of Regents to vote against approving the 2018-19 operating budget because of its increases of tuition and online course fees. Mayer said during and after the meeting he believed the in-

creases put more financial burden on students.

When students have to pay more for mandatory and academic fees, Mayer said it takes away from money they could use to pay for rent and food. “I think the review is 100 percent necessary,� Mayer said. “Evaluating the university’s fee structure is necessary to do on a regular basis.�

Caboni said he wants to grow the number of financial aid opportunities for students to help them afford what he called the “WKU Experience,� the affordable college opportunity that he said he wants WKU to offer its students. “We know affordability and success is an issue and we want to push hard on that,� Caboni said, referring to more discount strategies and need-based scholarships.

In an email to faculty and staff, Brian Kuster advised them to be aware of the rising financial burdens students face. He said faculty or students struggling with finances and finding it a barrier to graduation should visit the Division of Enrollment and Student Experience.

Another office Kuster advised students use is Student Financial Assistance. In the email he said SFA can assist with FAFSA completion, grant and scholarship applications, verification, student and parent loans or general financial aid questions. Additionally, he said the Advising and Career Development Center is available to help students through challenges.

Louisville freshman Megan Watson, a political science major, said she would not be able to afford college if it were not for financial aid and student loans. She said she felt like WKU did not have enough accessible programs to help students pay for college. “School is already expensive and to add that on, it’s ridiculous,� Watson said, regarding her $75 political science course fee. “It’s like they’re telling you, ‘Either you can take out a loan, or you can stay home and not go to college.’�

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VOICE FOR VICTIMS Amendment on midterm ballot could limit injustice

BY EDITORIAL BOARD HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

The Issue: Marsy’s Law will be on the Nov. 6 ballot as an amendment to the Kentucky State Constitution.

Our Stance: It is important to support victims and change the trend of unjust justice proceedings they have long been subjected to, and Marsy’s Law could be a step in the right direction.

On Nov. 6, Kentuckians won’t just be casting their votes for midterms. They’ll also be voting on an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution called Marsy’s Law. Kentucky is one of six states voting on Marsy’s Law during midterms this year.

Named after a college student from California who was stalked and murdered by her boyfriend in 1983, Marsy’s Law became the California Victims’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008. The amendment to California’s Constitution planted the seed for a grassroots movement that has made its way to Kentucky ballots.

The primary intent of Marsy’s Law is to ensure that crime victims have a more active role in the judicial process and have the right to be informed when their attacker has been released. Accord-

ing to Pew Charitable Trusts, the bill additionally includes “victims’ right to be told about and to attend public proceedings involving the criminal; to be heard in any public proceeding involving sentencing, release or a plea.” It is branded by proponents of the bill as an equalizer between victims and the accused and convicted.

But there are some potential problems with Marsy’s Law. The November ballot’s question to vote on the amendment is phrased vaguely: “Are you in favor of providing constitutional rights to victims of crime, including the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, and the right to be informed and to have a voice in the judicial process?”

The Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers have sued to block the referendum on the basis that it is worded misleadingly. On Monday, Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate agreed that the question was misleading.

Part of Wingate’s order said that votes for Marsy’s Law would count, but the policy won’t go into the state constitution until after the appeals process.

Another critic of the referendum, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, argues that this bill “unnecessarily complicates the criminal justice process, threatens to increase prison populations, interfere with due process, and clog our justice system.”

Marsy’s Law has received support in Kentucky from key lawmakers, “law enforcement, victim

advocacy and healthcare organizations,” according to Marsy’s Law for Kentucky’s website.

This desire to elevate victims’ rights stems from the notion that the justice system has disproportionately placed a burden of proof on victims and has not done enough to absolve safety concerns for victims during and after hearings. We are in a social climate that rallies around the perspective that victims have too often been subjected to unjust treatment by the very same people who are supposed to seek and resolve matters of justice.

The question on the ballot makes the decision to support this addition to the constitution appear cut and dry. The rhetoric plays directly into the prevalent narrative of social politics, and it tugs on voters’ heartstrings to champion Marsy’s Law. But voters are provided very little context regarding the specific statutes of the constitution that will be altered by a “yes” vote.

The vote is not as simple as it wants to seem, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea. It is important that voters seize the opportunity to provide protection to victims in a way that standing statutes have largely failed. If anything, the intention of Marsy’s Law and other victim advocacy initiatives could affect a much needed change in society’s tendency to victim blame.

We have a chance on Nov. 6 to let victims know that their trauma, their strife and their voices matter to the rest of the state, and that we are willing to take definitive steps to support them.

Do your research. Your vote counts.

Avoiding next year’s October heat wave

BY JAKE DRESSMAN HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

Bowling Green weather forgot that October is supposed to be cold, but the sweltering average temperature of 83 degrees Fahrenheit through mid-October shouldn’t come as a surprise.

Kentucky average temperatures have increased since the 1960s largely due to climbing carbon dioxide emissions, which 97 percent of climate scientists agree is the leading factor in global warming. Yes, the globe is warming and humans are very likely responsible. Although many of the effects of climate change are difficult to predict and seem far-off, immediate change is needed on local and global scales to prevent the worst of what is to come.

First off, many skeptics of climate

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change argue that the varying energy output of the sun is the main cause of global warming. However, the average amount of energy from the sun has remained virtually constant since 1750. Thus, the globe warming 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since the 19th century is probably from humans burning fossil fuels—adding billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the air and oceans. CO2 levels are higher now than at any point in at least the past 800,000 years.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report, drawn from over 6,000 scientific references, earlier this October warning policy makers that dramatic changes are needed to keep global temperatures from rising 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Failure to heed this warning will increase instances of severe “weather, droughts, floods, sea level rise and biodiversity loss, and cause unprecedented risks to

vulnerable persons and populations,” according to the report.

One of the most concerning effects, rising sea level, has already impacted us. Nuisance flooding, which leads to public inconveniences like road closures, is estimated to be 900 percent more frequent in U.S. coastal communities than just 50 years ago, according to the National Ocean Service.

Queensland Museum’s website reports that coral reefs, vital to the ocean’s ecosystem, are already dying in droves, and they will be virtually extinct if global warming hits the 2 degree Celsius mark.

Vulnerable and poor people across the globe face the greatest risk from climate change because they are often dependent on agriculture.

Kentucky is expected to experience more severe droughts, more days of extreme heat, more severe flooding, reduced agricultural production (especially with corn),

depleted aquatic ecosystems due to more algal blooms and limited fish populations, and more health problems related to heat – stroke, dehydration, and smog.

Clearly, action is needed to curb these effects. So, what can you do about any of this? Vote for candidates that support transitioning towards a greener economy. The future lies in renewable energies like wind, solar, geothermal and biomass that will reduce humans’ carbon footprint.

You can personally help by being a more conscious consumer.

Yes, meat and milk are delicious, but buying them less frequently will help reduce carbon emissions.

Also, changing your lightbulbs, putting up solar panels, using less water, and recycling are all important steps toward the solution. Be skeptical about your everyday actions. They matter. Be the change you want to see in the world.

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The Loftis family plays at the rubber duck racing station at Just Piddlin Farm on October 12, 2018. Just Piddlin Farms offers family activities such as a corn maze, baked goods, giant slide and a corn box for the kids.

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Jared Savage (2), and Moustapha Diagne (12), fight for the rebound during WKU’s first basketball pro day Oct. 11 in Diddle Arena.

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Heather Spitfire entertains the crowd at the first annual Vette City Motorcycle Music Fest on Oct. 12.

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Kylee Carr, 1, slides down the tunnel and Ava Russell, 4, prepares to slide after her at Just Piddlin Farm on Oct. 12.

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Mikey Ellis extends his arm holding a stein full of water, while his wife Holly cheers, encourages and hydrates him with beer, while competing in the beer stein holding contest at the fourth Bowling Green Bourbon and Brewfest on Oct. 13 at the Hot Rods Stadium in Bowling Green.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

FALL IS HERE Jackson’s Orchard welcomes fall weather and visitors alike

BY JULIE SISLER HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU After leaving the main streets of Bowling Green, the scenic route to Jackson’s Orchard continues on winding roads through trees and overlooking fields.

Upon arrival at Jackson’s, the large, red barn welcomes visitors and lists all that Jackson’s has to offer. Inside, visitors can find an array of Jackson’s signature homemade items, as well as some pre-picked apples and pumpkins.

To the right of the barn, the smell of fried apples wafts through the air.

The concessions stand features a full menu with a variety of apple- and pumpkin-flavored goodies. From sandwiches and caramel apples to homemade ice cream and apple ci-

der, there is plenty of food to tempt anyone’s taste buds.

Down past the barn, patrons can find a children’s area that is exciting to any child—or child at heart. Inflatables, slide races and a playground complete with tires and wooden tractors for climbing—all of which is open to ages 4-21— makes for an exciting trip down memory lane.

For $3, a hay wagon ride takes visitors down to the lower end of the orchard. There, visitors have a variety of activities to choose from.

Rows upon rows of brightly colored apples hang from the trees of the orchard, ripe for the picking.

A pumpkin patch dotted with pumpkins of all shapes and sizes beckon visitors to come choose one to take home.

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Twins Jamey and Annetaylor Gillan, age 2, walk through the various sizes of pumpkins available at Jackson’s Orchard. Parents Luke and Katie Gillan brought the boys to Jackson’s Orchard on Oct. 7 for the Annual Pumpkin Festival.

Chaney’s Dairy Barn challenges new guests with maze

BY MAXIS L. BRYANT HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU With the arrival of chilly wind, short days and clouds in the sky, Chaney’s Dairy Barn is a Bowling Green staple for capturing the fall season.

Chaney’s recently opened its newly grown corn maze to the public. The farm welcomes all who wish to have a fun afternoon with friends, using only flashlights and trial and error to find their way out of the corn.

At Chaney’s, patrons get a mixture of

the fall season and a sense of walking into an old fashion Southern home.

You can purchase a range of fall items such as candy, stuffed animals, Kentucky-made foods, clothes and, most importantly, ice cream.

Chaney’s Dairy Barn is best-known for its ice cream, with roughly 31 different flavors. It has standard flavors like strawberry, chocolate and vanilla, but also uncommon flavors such as toasted coconut, mocha moo (coffee flavored) and cookie dough.

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Lost River Cave sets up new spooky trail for visitors

BY KELLY HOLLAND HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU For the month of October, one of Bowling Green’s staples, Lost River Cave, has added a trail lined with scarecrows to celebrate the fall season.

The seventh annual Scarecrow Trail features scarecrow displays by local businesses, families and organizations. It serves as a fundraiser for the cave’s Nature Explore Outdoor Class-

room, which is designed for children ages 2 to 12 to play and learn.

Colorful scarecrow displays line the walking trail and show off the creativity of the locals. As visitors make their way down the path, they’ll come across a variety of well-crafted pieces from some of their favorite places around Bowling Green. Many of this year’s displays reference pop culture like films “Coco,” “Despicable Me” and “The WizSEE LOST RIVER • PAGE GE B2

Piddlin Farm ready for pumpkin season

BY ELEANOR TOLBERT HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

IVY CEBALLO • HERALD

Ray Willingham gives hay rides around the pumpkin patch at Just Piddlin Farm on Oct. Oct 13.

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Now that fall has officially begun, many people are looking for a place to get their pumpkins.

Just 20 minutes away from WKU’s campus is a small farm for just that.

On a country road surrounded by fields sits Just Piddlin Farm, a family-friendly pumpkin patch.

Inside tthe barn, there are dozens of

pumpkins, gourds and squash of all shapes and sizes on display. There is a large variety of types, from fairytale pumpkins that look like they came right out of “Cinderella” to pink and blue pumpkins.

Right outside, the 8-acre pumpkin patch where all the pumpkins, squash and gourds are grown can be seen.

Inside the barn is a corn box—a sandbox, but with corn. In it are shovels and pails so kids can make corn castles SEE PIDDLIN • PAGE B2

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If you wander outside the barn, you can see where more fun begins. There are many activities for children and

LOST RIVER CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 wizard of Oz.” Others feature scarecrows dressed according to the business they represent, including dentist offices, veterinarians and even a scarecrow doing yoga to represent a local yoga studio.

Nicole Coomer, marketing manager at Lost River Cave, said over the years the Scarecrow Trail has transformed

”Our mission is to educate and enrich lives through connections with nature.”

Lost River marketing manager NICOLE COOMER

into more than just a fundraiser.

“It’s turned more into an opportuni-

look at and play with in cages, including chickens, a goat and a baby cow.

To visit Just Piddlin Farm is a great way to get you in the mood for the fall season. It is located on 10830 S. Morgantown Road and is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,

Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. until Nov. 3.

ty to get people outside,” Coomer said.

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This is a great opportunity for families to come out and walk the trail.”

The twisty, meandering paths of the The trail is free and open from dawn corn maze provide a touch of exciteto dusk seven days a week. Coomer ment, t, inviting those brave enough to estimated that the trail receives about 6,000 visitors throughout the month of October. This year, the trail features about 50 scarecrows from 48 businesses.

“We had first, second and third place that was decided by a panel of seven judges,” Event Sales Coordinator Maegan Williams said.

This year, local dog daycare Dog’s Day Out won first place, the Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society came in second and the South Warren Middle School Art Club came in third CHANEY’S place.

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Other than its ice cream and gift shop, the farm also has a large Jumbo Features reporter Kelley Holland can Jumping Pillow, which works as a bigbe reached at 270-745-6291 and kelley. ger version of a trampoline and often holland872@topper.wku.edu.

enter its rows of corn and find a way out.

plenty of seating for parents. There are several games such as duck racing, where rubber duck’s are sent down a pipe by pumping water from a spigot, there’s also a 3-mile corn maze and a giant mound of hay for children to climb on. There are also animals to

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provides tours to visitors.

Chaney’s is located between Bowling Green and Franklin on 31W.

Features reporter Maxis L. Bryant can be reached at 270-745-6291 and maxis.bryant087@topper.wku.edu.

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The seventh Annual Scarecrow Trail is on display at Lost River Cave until Oct. 31. The trail is a display of approximately 50 scarecrows created by various businesses in Bowling Green.

Kaylee Stinson, 9, with her rother Kyler Stinson, 2 and her cousins Jacee Bandy, 6 and Addy Bandy, 9.

Cindy Johns is a relative and caregiver watching over the kids. Johns brought them to Chaney’s Dairy Barn to go in the cornfield maze.

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Lady Toppers drop second straight home C-USA match

BY CASEY MCCARTHY HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

For the first time since the 1999 season, the Lady Toppers dropped a second straight home conference match as WKU fell short against Ala-

bama-Birmingham on Friday.

The Blazers (11-9, 3-3) defeated WKU 3-1 in four sets (25-22, 25-23, 17-25, 25-17) as the Lady Toppers move to 14-7, 5-2 this season.

“We’re young and it’s been a long, hard grind for them, and I talked before the match about being worried that his team was gonna wear them

IVY CEBALLO • HERALD

WKU’s Hallie Shelton (12) hits the ball past the UAB defense during a match at Diddle Arena on Oct. 12, 2018.

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gained 4 yards on seven plays for the quarter.

“We came out as a family and we’re going to stick together through a tough loss like this,” redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Tyler Witt said. “But looking back on it, all across the board we just needed to get better.”

The Hilltoppers will need to win all but one of their remaining games, or they will miss a bowl game for the first time since 2013. The road to eligibility will be difficult, as WKU still has tough games remaining against Florida International, Florida Atlantic and Middle Tennessee State.

“Coming out and having those tough losses, you want to see some positive sides of that,” Witt said. “I think we’re getting closer and closer each week and there’s sparks of it during the game, and I think we need

given the circumstances, was nothing short of spectacular.

With the two draws over the weekend, the Lady Toppers moved to homestand by welcoming Rice to the 2-4-2 in C-USA play, giving them soccer complex on a cold and rainy eight points towards the conference Sunday afternoon. standings. That point total places WKU found itself trailing early, WKU 10th in the conference, and giving up two goals off of headers in only the top eight in the conference the first half to be behind 2-0. The standings advance to the C-USA Lady Toppers found an answer just Tournament. before the half The Lady Topin ninth all-time pers sit one point leading scorer behind ninth”For our team to Chandler Backes place Marshall come back not once to make it a 2-1 and two points halftime lead for Old Dobut twice against the behind the Owls. minion and Rice. defending conference WKU will play AlOne of the stars of last weekend’s abama-Birmingchampions says a lot set of games, ham on Friday about the hearts and Ashley Leonard, before hosting appeared to have Marshall in the desire of our kids.” evened the score Lady Toppers’ with an early secregular season ond half goal, but Head Coach finale on Oct. 26. an offsides call After an unJASON NEIDELL wiped the score defeated homeoff the board. stand, WKU will A WKU own goal put the Lady Top- need to pick up at least one win in pers’ deficit back to two goals, but the final two games to seriously conscores from Kaylyn Bryant and Ol- tend for a conference tournament ivia Stanley sent WKU to overtime berth. for the second consecutive match.

“We’re learning that small things Neither team was able to score in are important,” Neidell said. “We’re two overtime periods, and the match not only understanding that but beended in a 3-3 draw. ing able to execute it. It makes a dif“For our team to come back not ference in the way that we play.” once but twice against the defending conference champions says a lot Reporter Tyler Eaton can be reached about the hearts and desire of our at 270-745-2691 and tylereakids,” Neidell said. “I thought the ton1022@yahoo.com. Follow him on fight and toughness we had today, Twitter at @at_eaton.

mentally a little bit,” head coach Travis Hudson said. “We have eight matches left to find ourselves a little bit. We’re not playing good volleyball, and we haven’t been playing good volleyball for the last few weeks.”

Three of the Lady Toppers’ seven losses this season have come at home. That matches the total number of home losses WKU had from 20132017. WKU has not lost three home matches in a season since 2010.

UAB managed to take the first two sets of the match that were decided by a combined five points. The first two sets featured 19 ties and seven lead changes. WKU managed to win the third set before the Blazers closed the match out in the fourth after a 7-0 run with the set at 12-10.

Senior Rachel Anderson reached a career milestone in the match, surpassing 400 blocks in her career on the Hill. Anderson’s four blocks were enough to push her into third on the program’s all-time block leaders.

Hudson said Anderson is a player who has been a “stat stuffer” her whole career.

“She’s had a tremendous career, and her offense often outshines what she’s doing on the defensive side,” Hudson said, “but she’s been an im-

to keep going back to it and honing in that.”

The Hilltoppers will be back in action at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Houchens-Smith Stadium against Old Dominion, who dropped to 1-6 on Saturday with a 42-20 loss to Marshall.

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proved blocker throughout her career and has turned into one of the better blockers in Conference USA.” The loss marked the first time UAB has defeated WKU since the Lady Toppers joined C-USA. With the loss, WKU now sits in a three-way tie for third in the conference standings with Florida Atlantic and Florida International. All three teams are 5-2 in conference play. WKU is 14-7 overall.

Junior Sophia Cerino led the way for the Lady Toppers offensively with 10 kills. Freshman Lauren Matthews added nine while Anderson had eight.

Defensively, freshman Payton Frederick notched double-digit kills for the 11th straight match with 16. Sophomore Darby Music added 10.

The Lady Toppers will take a break from C-USA play when they go to Clarksville, Tennessee, to take on Austin Peay on Tuesday.

WKU will return to conference play when North Texas visits Diddle Arena on Friday. That game will feature free admission to all fans. WKU has seven conference games remaining before the C-USA Tournament begins.

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”We came out as a family and we’re going to stick together through a tough loss like this.”

Offensive Lineman TYLER WITT

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B4 to find a way for us to get out against Old Dominion with another great opportunity against a team that obviously didn’t play well in this stadium either. We’ve got to play a whole lot better.”

The sentiment of “this is not who we are” is one that Sanford has preached time and again this year.

It usually comes in the form of him saying that he still has faith that his team is really good and is really close to making a breakthrough.

Usually, that makes sense. Especially when the team lost three

games by three points or fewer in a span of four weeks. Changing one play in each of those games could have WKU sitting at 4-2 right now.

But after being trounced by 26

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A swirling melee of WKU Lady Toppers and Rice’s Owls battle for an incoming goal kick’s dispersal.

Hilltoppers are close to that breakthrough anymore. Maybe this is who they are: a 1-5 team that is no better than its record shows.

As Sanford mentioned, the Hill-

“I’ve got to find a way for us to get out against Old Dominion with another great opportunity against a team that obviously didn’t play well in this stadium either.”

Head Coach MIKE SANFORD points against a team that has yet to put together a single winning season, it certainly doesn’t feel like the

toppers have Old Dominion next, another chance for WKU to get its first C-USA win this year. Old Do-

minion has the worst in-conference record in the league, sitting at 0-4 in C-USA play and 1-6 for the year as a whole. Yet the Monarchs’ one win came against Virginia Tech, a team that was ranked 13th in the nation at the time, so this game is anything but a sure thing for the Hilltoppers this week.

The Hilltoppers are now walking a dangerous line, and one loss in the next couple weeks would likely seal their postseason fate.

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Window closing for Hilltoppers to salvage season

BY JEREMY CHISENHALL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

The loss to Maine seemed as deflating as it could get for WKU football, but a loss to Charlotte—a blowout loss at that—is a new low point for the Hilltoppers this year.

The Hilltoppers headed to North Carolina Saturday with a chance to get back to .500 in a conference that anyone could win in 2018. They had two weeks to prepare thanks to the bye in Week 6, yet they were tossed aside by a Charlotte team that is only six years into its football history, suffering a 40-14 loss, the largest margin of victory Charlotte has ever had over any Conference USA team.

After seemingly revitalizing its season with a road win against Ball State, WKU has now dropped backto-back games, one in heartbreaking fashion and the other in demoralizing fashion. Sitting at 1-5 for the year and 0-2 in C-USA play, the opportunity to salvage anything from this season is getting away. WKU would need to close the season 5-1 to even be eligible for a bowl game this year, and there are four games on the schedule against teams with a win percentage of .500 or better.

It’s still just the halfway point of the season, so in theory there’s still time to right the ship. At this point, a 5-7 season would seem like a good bounce back given the disaster the Hilltoppers have gone through so far.

Bounce back or not, odds are this team will be the first Hilltopper team to miss a bowl game since 2013, which would be a huge step backward for a program ranked 24th in the season ending AP Poll just three years ago. It’s also looking more and more likely that the 2018 Hilltoppers become the first team since 2010 to finish the regular season under .500.

“I do think this is uncharacteristic, and this is not who we are,” head coach Mike Sanford told the media after the Charlotte loss. “And I’ve got SEE WALKTHROUGH • PAGE B3

EVAN MATTINGLY • HERALD

Steven Duncan throws a pass in WKU’s 40-14 loss at Jerry Richardson Stadium Saturday. The Hilltoppers dropped 1-5 with the loss, the worst start through six games for WKU since 2010.

ROCK BOTTOM Charlotte loss drops WKU to 1-5

BY MATT STAHL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

A letdown loss to Charlotte capped off the worst first six games WKU football has had since 2010, as a 4014 blowout has the Hilltoppers sitting at 1-5.

The game was marked by the Hilltoppers’ inability to score and the seeming regression of the defense, which allowed 448 total yards.

“I think this was obviously a step backward,” WKU head coach Mike Sanford said to the media after the game. “This is not characteristic of who we are.”

The Hilltopper offense was stagnant for most of the game, only managing 42 rushing yards and 214 passing yards throughout the entire game.

One of their two touchdowns came in garbage time when they were down 40-7.

“I’ve got to look at myself and figure out how to get our offense across the goal line, period,” Sanford said. “I think ultimately that’s what gives our defense the momentum to be able to

play at a high level.”

Redshirt freshman Davis Shanley got the start at quarterback for the Hilltoppers and stayed in for most of the game, completing 20-of-29 passes for 154 yards. Shanley also threw two interceptions, the first two of his career, and was pulled in the final

”I think this is obviously a step backward. “ Head Coach MIKE SANFORD

minutes for redshirt sophomore Steven Duncan. Duncan orchestrated an 11-play scoring drive, going 7 for 10 on passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. Duncan now has half of WKU’s passing touchdowns this season with four.

“The critical factors at that position are always going to be playing effi-

cient at that position, run and pass,” Sanford said. “But also, take care of the football, that’s obviously an area we didn’t achieve.”

The Hilltoppers twice drove into Charlotte territory and came up empty, once getting to the 28 before a 10yard penalty forced a punt. On the other occasion, the Hilltoppers got down to the 33 before a missed field goal.

“It was significant,” Sanford said of the missed opportunities. “I think in both those situations, you know, we have to look at the reasons why we didn’t have it.”

The score sat at 9-7 in favor of Charlotte going into the halftime break, but the 49ers broke the game open in the third quarter, which has been an Achilles’ heel of the Sanford-era Hilltoppers, bringing the score to 30-7 before the period ended. WKU has been outscored 44-10 in third quarters this season.

The Hilltoppers didn’t manage to get a first down in the quarter, while Charlotte got 10, holding onto the ball for 12:45 of the 15 minutes. WKU only SEE CHARLOTTE • PAGE B3

Lady Toppers rallying for spot in conference tournament

BY TYLER EATON HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

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WKU’s Isidora Pekez (6) wins a header over Rice’s Erin Van Dolder October 14 in Bowling Green.

The WKU soccer team is now riding an unbeaten streak of four games for the second time this season and the first time in conference play since October 2017.

The Lady Toppers (4-7-4, 2-4-2 Conference USA) finished a four-game homestand with back-to-back draws over the weekend against C-USA foes North Texas and Rice.

On Friday, the Lady Toppers hosted the Mean Green in hopes of winning their first ever match over a ranked opponent in C-USA play. WKU had failed to pick up a point against a ranked opponent since 2005.

Taking the momentum early with a goal from senior leader Sarah Gorham, the Lady Toppers lead 1-0 at

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halftime. The goal was Gorham’s fifth of the season.

“She played 110 minutes,” head coach Jason Neidell said about Gorham’s performance. “She’s just compelled to help us be successful and win games. Whether it’s defending, attacking, breaking up plays or scoring goals, she’s all over the field.

She’s a superstar.”

Gorham’s goal would be answered late in the second half, as the Mean Green netted the equalizing score in the 78th minute. The two teams headed into overtime tied at 1, and the score would hold there for a 1-1 draw.

“We had to come away with something from this game,” Neidell said.

“It was a really critical one point, and it was a fight until the end. We left everything we had on the field.”

The Lady Toppers finished up the SEE SOCCER • PAGE B3