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WKU gets tougher on tailgating activities

BY CAMERON COYLE

HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

WKU has shown an increased focus on ending underage drinking at tailgates this semester, according to university administrators.

Brian Kuster, vice president for student affairs, expressed concern with how students have handled themselves during pre-game tailgates so far this football season.

“We’ve really taken a hard look at the tailgating, especially that’s happening now down at [Zacharias] and Meredith [Halls], because it’s really become a field party as opposed to a pre-game function, so I have a lot of concerns for student safety,” Kuster said.

Multiple students were arrested for underage drinking during the pre-game tailgate before last Saturday’s football game against Louisiana Tech.

Kuster said tailgating at WKU has become “out of control.”

“That’s not the type of atmosphere that we want for our students and again, I think it’s putting students in danger,” Kuster said.

Kuster said he has contacted Charley Pride, director of student activities, and spoken to him about possible ways to alter the current tailgating atmosphere, such as giving students free food.

Kuster reiterated multiple times he wanted tailgating to be a “pre-game function” instead of a “field party.”

Kuster said the atmosphere will change when WKU and students work together to “create a better environment for this kind of a function.”

“There was a lot of people this past weekend who had bottles and open cans,” Kuster said. “We do have a policy about using cups and no glass, and I think holding people accountable and making sure they understand here’s what the expectations are. And again, I think the students, most will see that’s not the appropriate form of pre-game activity.”

Kuster said the difference between other schools with larger, more extravagant tailgates and WKU is other schools’ stadiums are not on campus, so their tailgating can be done in parking lots, or they are in much better spots on their campus to tailgate.

“I think the student groups would like to be on a South Lawn and they can be on a South Lawn, but they can’t be on a South Lawn and do the things that they are doing today,” Kuster said. “It would just be inappropriate. Again, I think the answer is working with them and them helping determine what is it that we need

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WKu collects almost $1 million in course fees

BY EMMA COLLINS

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KU collected just under $1 million in course fees from students during the 20162017 fiscal year, according to WKU’s academic resources manager.

Jessica Gilland, academic resources manager, said WKU allocated $970,000 in course fees for departments to use to cover over $973,000 worth of expenses. She said course fees are fees students must pay in addition to tuition which are used to cover the cost of materials or supplies used in individual classes.

Franklin junior James Hill said he understands why some people may think the additional course fees are

unfair, but he thinks the benefits the fees bring outweigh the additional cost.

“There are some cases in which the money is worth it,” Hill said.

Recreation 437, an elective class for the recreation major, has the largest undergraduate course fee at $800. In an email, Tammie Stenger-Ramsey, associate professor, said because the class is an elective for the major, it affects only a few students. She said it is, however, a requirement for the outdoor leadership minor.

Stenger-Ramsey said the fee covers the cost of equipment and books that students get to keep, as well as the cost of training course fees and travel.

“While $800 is a sizable course

fee, for outdoor leadership courses of this type, the costs are extremely low,” Ramsey-Stenger said in an email. “If students were to do similar trips with a different organization, they would pay more than double these cost for similar experiences.”

Mechanical Engineering 180, Freshman Design II, has the second largest undergraduate fee for one class at $375.

Joel Lenoir, professor of mechanical engineering, is very familiar with the fee. Lenoir said he has seen the benefits of the fee both as the parent of a student who studied mechanical engineering and as a professor who teaches the course.

He said the fee is large, but it is

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WKUPD names new chief of police

BY CAMERON COYLE

HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

The WKU Police Department has named their new chief of police as Mitchell Walker, who has served as interim chief since last August, according to WKU administrators.

Walker has served as the interim chief of police since August of 2016, following the resignation of Chief Robert Deane. Walker said being interim chief for a year was very important for his preparation for becoming chief of police.

“I took it very seriously,” Walker said. “I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.”

Walker has already begun to present new ideas for WKU’s campus police, including a university-wide chief advisory team.

“This is going to consist of about sixteen to eighteen people across campus, that’d be freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, faculty and staff,” Walker said. “We’re going to meet probably a couple times a semester and discuss campus safety issues and how we can do a better job at doing that.”

The advisory team has not been

chosen yet, although Walker said he has already had multiple volunteers to join the team.

Walker also said he wants WKU police to improve on their efficiency, whether it be training, customer service, or diversity, saying that understanding those would help the police department “to build relationships within the community we serve.”

“I think [diversity] is very important,” Walker said. “Again, police officers, we have to communicate and relate to the people we serve and so being aware of social justice issues

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and being diverse and being trained in diversity is very important. It helps us to do our job and to be more efficient at our job.”

Walker has previously served as a patrol officer for WKU and the Bowling Green Police Department. Walker also has experience as a criminal investigation division-detective, crisis negotiator, police training officer and firearms instructor.

Brian Kuster, vice president for student affairs, was on the chief of police selection committee and said there were two main things that made Walker stand out during interviews.

The first was Walker’s leadership style, Kuster said.

“What I have witnessed with Mitch is he knows he doesn’t have all the answers and he’s willing to talk to other people, gain knowledge, and take advice and then make a decision,” Kuster said.

The second thing that made Walker a frontrunner was Walker’s understanding of the community oriented policing philosophy, Kuster said.

“It’s getting out of your car, it’s interacting with the community ... that’s so important that the students see the police not as an authoritarian group, but they’re here to assist and help both students and faculty and staff,” Kuster said. “Mitch clearly in his interviews demonstrated his understanding and knowledge of that in his willingness to make changes and to work with our

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necessary to ensure students receive a hands-on experience.

“I do believe as a parent and faculty member that they get their money’s worth,” Lenoir said.

Students in the class work with raw materials and machines to design and create a steam engine they can show potential employers, Lenoir said. The class fee pays for everything involved in producing the steam engine, including the software which Lenoir said is the “industry standard” for software used by mechanical engineers. Lenoir said without the fee, the class would not be the same.

“It’s the only way we have been able to do what we do,” Lenoir said.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is another one of WKU’s more expensive majors.

According to the required classes listed in the 2016-2017 undergraduate course catalog, students in the BSN program pay over $300 during their four semesters in the program in addition to tuition. The students must also pay a $400 fee for each semester they are in the BSN program, bringing the total cost of additional fees to over $1,900.

Sherry Lovan, coordinator of the BSN program, said the $400 fee and the course fees students pay help cover the price for some of the program’s requirements. She said the

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to be.”

WKU chief of police Mitchell Walker also said tailgating was a safety issue and the WKU Police Department would use discretion when enforcing

WKU’s Police Department inducted their new chief last week. Michell Walker has been with the Bowling Green Police Department for 16 years, and was made interim chief in 2016. “I knew I wanted to be in be a police officer since I was a young boy,” Walker said. REMI MAYS /HERALD officers to get them to interact with the community on a positive basis.”

Kuster said WKU has used this community oriented policing philosophy in the past, and he thought it was successful. In the past, through a grant from the justice department, WKU

was able to “pay overtime to officers” to do things like coach flag football or do programs on campus, Kuster said.

“We may not be able to pay overtime as much for this, but we can get the officers out of their cars, on foot patrols or bike patrols,” Kuster said,

later adding, “They are here to enforce the law, but they’re also a huge resource for our community.”

semester fee, specifically, covers the salaries for part-time employees.

Lovan said the program employs many part-time faculty members because of the Kentucky Board of Nursing’s requirement that nursing programs have at least one faculty member in a clinical setting for every 10 students.

“With 120 students entering the program each semester, the first semester alone must staff 24 labs and clinical sessions with full and part-

much as possible to keep course fees low “Honestly, you can’t reuse all the time,” Lovan said. “You have to have new equipment.”

Other majors, like economics, have class fees for every hour a student takes. The economics major charges $15 per credit hour for all undergraduate classes. Economics majors are required to take at least 11 economics classes, so by the time a student in the major graduates, he or she will

This past summer Hill found an internship with a local bank. He said the business school’s internship coordinator helped him apply for the internship and work out some of the necessary details.

“She has helped me far more than that money is worth,” Hill said.

Other course fees are only $5, while others apply only to classes that meet on WKU’s main campus.

Gilland said some fees may only apply to classes that meet on WKU’s campus because only those students who meet face-to-face are able to use the supplies.

“It wouldn’t be appropriate to assess a student taking the same course online if they aren’t receiving the supplies,” Gilland said.

Gilland said course fees are carefully considered before being approved.

She said departments can make requests which must then be approved by both the dean of the college and the provost. She said supporting documents are required to justify the need for the proposed fee.

Hill said he knows some students struggle to pay the fees, and he said he would support a small tuition increase for all students so that course fees could be removed.

“I think that would be more manageable for everyone,” Hill said.

It’s the only way we have been able to do what we do.”

Professor of mechanical engineering Joel Lenoir time faculty,” Lovan said.

Lovan said some of the course fees also cover the cost of random drug screens which she said are part of being in a pre-professional program.

She said other course fees cover the cost of equipment and supplies, including equipment used for simulations.

The simulation equipment includes mannequins for students to practice different procedures on. She said the equipment is expensive, and the program reuses equipment as

have paid at least $495 in additional course fees.

Like the economics major, all degrees in the Gordon Ford College of Business have a $15 fee per credit hour. These fees were put into place Aug. 2015, according to a previous Herald article.

Hill said as a finance major he has had to pay the $15 per credit hour fee. He said it can be frustrating to have to pay an hourly fee in addition to tuition, but he said his experience has shown him the fees are useful.

laws, including drinking underage.

“I know that if people are violating laws and things like that during tailgating, then of course we have to use discretion on how we enforce those laws and things like that,” Walker said. “ ... we have to make sure everybody’s safe so sometimes enforcing

laws and things like that, that happens.”Kuster also said part of the way to change the condition of tailgate is to set high expectations for students.

“It should be a pre-game function, and you come down and tailgate before the game and go to the game, and that’s not what we have today,”

Reporter Cameron Coyle can be reached at 270-745-6011 and cameron.coyle803@topper.wku.edu.

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Kuster said.

WKU’s next home football game kicks off at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, against Ball State.

Reporter Cameron Coyle can be reached at 270-745-6011 and cameron.coyle803@topper.wku.edu.

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Second food pantry opens on South Campus

Johnny Brown collects food from the food pantry at WKU’s Office of Sustainability Friday, Sept. 15. After the “high demand” for the original food pantry, a new one is being started on South Campus. GRACE PRITCHETT /HERALD

BY ADRIANNA WATERS HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU A second food pantry at WKU has opened on South Campus to better serve students, faculty and staff at that location.

Debra Hall, an office coordinator and administrative assistant in the School of University Studies, said the food pantry has been open since June. South Campus has had the idea for a while now and has been working on the project for about six months, Hall said.

Although the Office of Sustainability already has a food pantry on WKU’s main campus, South Campus decided to open a new one to accommodate students and faculty who are usually at the South Campus loca-

tion.

“It’s a known fact that many people are facing hunger, and that includes students, faculty and staff,” Hall said.

“We hope that the food pantry will assist those who face hunger with an option to find a meal. This kind of opportunity needs to exist for all WKU students and staff.”

Although Hall did not initiate the project, she and several South Campus student workers have taken it on. Currently, they are working with the Office of Sustainability to make the two pantries a “joint effort” and possibly host a joint food drive in the future.

Freshman Sabre Semrau who is involved with many of the Office of Sustainability’s organizations, recently prepared a food drive in Minton Hall for the main campus food

pantry.Semrau said the generosity and positive feedback was encouraging, and she thinks a dual food drive could bring attention to the South Campus food pantry.

“A joint food drive will be able to reach a much larger audience and hopefully receive even more donations than a solitary one would,” Semrau said.

There is no set date for the food drive yet, but any information regarding it will be posted on the Office of Sustainability’s web page, which now holds a section for the South Campus food pantry.

The second food pantry is located in room C231 on South Campus.

Its current hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays. Hall said the food pantry will set formal

hours in the future, which will be updated accordingly on the web page.

Both food pantries accept donations and a list of needed items can be found on the web page as well.

Items like canned chicken, rice and pasta are currently listed as the top needed items.

Although Hall said the specifics of the food pantry are a “work in progress,” the mission of the South Campus is clear.

“As part of the WKU Community, we need to recognize that there is a broad spectrum of students and faculty and staff that need a meal sometimes,” Hall said. “It may be once, it may be many times, but as a community we need to make our resources available to all who have a need without placing judgment.”

WKU organization receives Gold Star Status

BY EMILY DELETTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

The WKU chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars recently was recognized nationally with Certified Gold Star Status. Faculty advisor Leslie North was also named Regional Faculty Advisor of the Year.

Star Status is awarded annually to high-achieving chapters at colleges and universities. According to the NSCS website, there are different levels of Star Status, awarded based on how engaged chapters are on their respective campuses. WKU received Certified Gold, only two levels below the highest award of Platinum.

This is the third year WKU has received Certified Gold Status, according to Chapter President Kate Moffitt said.

“It takes a lt of work to put on events and submit the paperwork afterwards,” Moffitt said. “But [North] is always there to help with any technology work we need and the things we can’t do as students.”

Moffitt said North has been extremely helpful and active with the group.

“She’s very active within NSCS, which is a big help organizing and getting things done,” Moffitt said.

Founded in 2013, the WKU chapter of NSCS focuses on service, particularly scholarly development and the promotion of college readiness.

North who is also an Associate professor of environmental geoscience, has served as the faculty adviser since the chapter began, co-advising for a year before taking over as the main advisor. North said she was truly shocked to learn that she had won Regional Faculty Advisor.

“I had no idea it was even a thing at first, much less that I’d won it,” North said. “It means a lot, but it’s most rewarding for me to see how the students are involved [with the chapter] every year.”

During the last academic year, the WKU chapter participated in events and various activities on and around campus. Last year, the chapter hosted an event on campus during finals week where they passed out encouraging notes to students, as well as several game nights.

They also held several holiday-related events in Bowling Green last year, including a school supply collection, Christmas drive for several charities and an Easter egg hunt for Potter Children’s Home.

The main charity that NSCS focuses on is called PACE or Planning to Achieve Collegiate Excellence. WKU’s chapter works with PACE primarily

through middle school students. Every week, a group of NSCS students tutor and answer questions about college.

“The idea is to get the kids prepared early on to be successful,” North said.

“For kids that are struggling, it’s a friend and a tutor if they need it.”

North said WKU has several goals for their chapter as they move forward. Along with continuing to develop a community relationship with WKU and Bowling Green, North said NSCS is hoping to gain a more participation within the club.

“We want the students in NSCS to be here and be excited about being here,” North said. “With more participation, we can make a bigger impact on our community.”

Reporter Emily DeLetter can be reached at 270-745-6011 and emily. deletter304@topper.wku.edu.

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U OF L’s journalism death penalty is a warning to Kentucky student pubs THE ISSUE: The University of Louisville is ending funding to its student newspaper. This is part of a bigger issue felt

by University of Kentucky’s publication, the Kentucky Kernel, as well as us here at the College Heights Herald.

OUR STANCE: When an institution is forced to make cuts, an initial reaction is to sacrifice entities that are most critical of it. Although balancing the budget is crucial to the overall success of the institution, student publications, especially ones that generate their own revenue through advertisements, should be given the tools essential to success.

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he University of Louisville was recently informed that, due to the university’s $48-million dollar budget shortfall, the school would cease funding its student newspaper, The Louisville Cardinal, which would take effect by the end of the 2018 spring semester.

Up to this point, The Louisville Cardinal received funding for advertising directly from the university. This differs from the Herald’s business model which is to have a separate advertising team comprised of students and an adviser who seek out advertising opportunities themselves.

Another stark contrast between WKU’s journalism program and U of L’s is that the journalism program at U of L is non-existent. Therefore, cutting funding to a student publication at that institution is essentially the same as eliminating an entire major.

The University of Louisville is not the only Kentucky public institution that has been negatively affected by budget cuts. The University of Kentucky’s student publication has been reduced to only one issue per week.

Even the College Heights Herald, which is currently a finalist for a national Pacemaker award from the Associated Collegiate Press, will feel the strain of financial cutbacks due to our university’s current carry forward policy.

Under this policy, programs with leftover money have to use those funds to cover shortfalls in the university’s central budget. After the budget is balanced, the funds that remain are distributed back to each program proportionally to what they gave up.

Unfortunately for WKU, the current budget deficit sits between $11 million and $15 million. This ends up hurting revenue-dependent programs, such as the Herald, which generate money independently of the university through advertisements.

For the record the Herald is entirely funded through advertising revenue.

Not all programs in this institution are facing such drastic cuts. WKU recently spent up to $900,000 on third party agents who recruit international students to bolster enrollment. One company in particular, Edezell, operates with little to no oversight from the university.

The issue here is Edezell has not proven to be as effective in recruiting international students as it should be.

According to Jim Cummings, WKU’s

chief financial officer, only “ … a small percentage of international students come solely through agents.”

To be fair, Edezell only gets paid if they are successful in recruiting these students, as they take a share of the incoming student’s tuition money.

However, since the university’s biggest marketing tool in recruiting these students is still “word-of-mouth,” there is tuition money being taken off the table that could be going to benefit WKU’s main operating budget.

Another area of the university that could more easily withstand budget cuts, rather than student publications, is administrative salary.

Gordon Emslie, previously the provost and vice president of Academic Affairs for WKU, recently returned to his duties as a professor of physics and astronomy. His salary, $231,468 as provost, was only reduced to $208,321 despite a complete change in position.

These are just a few of the areas that warrant some form of cost reduction for the university before an independently-run, revenue-generating student newspaper.

It is still unclear, given Gov. Matt Bevin’s clear bias towards engineering majors, what the future will hold for student publication funding throughout Kentucky over the next few years.

An independent, student publication is essential to training the next generation of journalists that will go on to tell stories all across the world.

It should be given the tools necessary for success.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Perspective of a WKU musical theatre alumni

LETTER BY JORDAN CAMPBELL

In the spirit of cutting things that aren’t working for our students, in the next election I think Kentuckians should cut Matt Bevin.

For the record, Governor, I’ve never heard of an “Interpretive Dance major.” I mean it sounds pretty cool, but nice try. As the executive leader of the Commonwealth, a state with quite a rich artistic heritage, your unmistakable disdain for arts and culture in Kentucky is glaringly repugnant.

One can only hope that the governor means well with his draconian cuts, but he unequivocally fails on policies regarding education. I’d venture to say Mr. Bevin believes my degree is useless. I would really like to sit down with the governor and tell him how my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Western Kentucky University prepared me for

life far more than many of the “money-making” programs ever would’ve-because it’s what I am passionate about. As a Musical Theatre student on the Hill, I learned to: manage time properly, speak in front of a crowd and bounce between lectures and rehearsals and performances. And since the creative industry largely relies on an audience for revenue, I learned several business and technical skills in my degree program. I can negotiate contracts, run my own business (entrepreneurship), sell tickets and market a show to donors.

Want textile skills for those survival jobs in-between shows? I can sew costumes, paint, build sets, hang lights and much more.

I even gained a sense of compassion that is quite handy in these divisive times: my degree taught me to think critically about social issues and—most important of all—how to think and speak empathetically with people who look, talk and believe

differently than I do. I’d love to know which “workforce development” program to which the governor is referring teaches such a widespread array of skills as mentioned above.

Since graduating in 2013, these exceptional skills have led me to amazing professional experiences. In addition to several roles at large theatres in New York, Washington, D.C. and Nashville, I worked at the White House during the Obama administration. I have worked with youth in Ghana and India, using theatre as a tool for empowerment. I sit on several civic boards and often volunteer my time to bring arts education workshops to youth in impoverished eastern Kentucky schools. In early 2018, I will be traveling to Kentucky and several other states on a Broadway national tour musical. Despite what the governor says on the record, I feel fairly confident that my Musical Theatre degree prepared me for a successful life and career. The same

goes for the thousands of other Kentucky students in courses of study our leader might deem “useless.” In fact, maybe universities should disregard his erroneous comments and consider bolstering their arts and social science departments.

Also, it’s important to remember that a college degree isn’t only about making a large income and doing mundane things-American ingenuity is a direct result of the sharing of ideas, cultures and points of view that happens in classrooms on college campuses across all of the arts, humanities and social sciences. We need more innovation and that requires using both sides of the brain.

We aren’t workhorses, we are individuals with unique interests and values. Course offerings and degree options should reflect that breadth of knowledge.

Maybe you should’ve majored in interpretive dance, governor, because your words are failing.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 > WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

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SPORTS

WKU defensive backs Joe Brown (7), tMarcus Ward (40) and Ta’Corian Darden (15) look on as Louisiana Tech gets ready to kick the eventual game-winning field goal last Saturday at Houchens-Smith Stadium. SHABAN ATHUMAN/HERALD

WKU quarterback Mike White (14) runs the ball into the end zone for the Hilltoppers’ first touchdown of the night last Saturday against Louisiana Tech University at Houchens-Smith Stadium. CHRIS KOHLEY/HERALD

A NEW TEST

Hilltoppers look to even their record before the bye week

BY SAM PORTER HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU Before the season started, Ball State was not dubbed as a critical game on WKU’s schedule. But after defeating Eastern Kentucky 3117 in Week 1, the Hilltoppers have dropped two straight games and head coach Mike Sanford has yet to defeat an FBS opponent.

Ball State enters Saturday’s match at 2-1, with the lone loss being a three-point road loss to Illinois, a team WKU lost to by 13 the very next week. The Cardinals are coached by Mike Neu who enters his second year at the helm after a 4-8 debut season.

Former WKU head coach David Elson, who coached the Hilltoppers from 2003-2009, is the defensive co-

ordinator. Elson led WKU to the FCS playoffs twice but was fired after the infamous 0-12 season in 2009. The Hilltoppers will look to get back to .500 before the bye week and Conference USA play gets into full swing.

“Every week is a big week. We go week by week, day by day and game by game,” redshirt sophomore defensive back Ta’Corian Darden said on Monday. “Of course, after two losses, we don’t like the feeling of losing.

We’ve just got to do whatever we’ve got to do so we don’t feel that again.”

Redshirt senior quarterback Mike White has already been sacked 10 times in 2017, and the task of keeping him upright won’t get any easier on Saturday. Ball State defensive end Anthony Winbush leads the nation with six total sacks through three

Louisiana Tech University wide receiver Rhashid Bonnette (86) rests after WKU defensive back Joe Brown (7) intercepted a pass intended for him during the Hilltoppers’ 22-23 loss to Louisiana Tech University last Saturday at Houchens-Smith Stadium. SHABAN ATHUMAN/HERALD games. Last season, Winbush earned Third Team All-Mid-American Conference honors after recording a team high of 8.5 sacks, but it appears his game has already risen to another level in 2017. Redshirt senior left tackle Jimmie Sims will likely get the task of keeping the nation’s sack leader off White’s back and out of the WKU backfield.

“He’s a very good technician and he plays every snap like his hair is on fire,” Sanford said about Winbush.

“He’s a guy that you have to know where he’s at all times. I respect the way he plays. He’s not 6-6 260 lbs.

He’s listed at 6-1, 240 lbs, but he plays with tremendous technique and effort and is very physically gifted.”

While WKU will worry about stopping Winbush, Ball State won’t have

to worry about WKU’s biggest threat on the defensive line for the first half.

Senior defensive end Derik Overstreet will sit out the first half after being penalized with a targeting penalty late in the fourth quarter of last week’s loss to Louisiana Tech.

On the offensive side of the ball, Ball State wide receiver Justin Hall will look to exploit a WKU secondary that has already given up 300 yards through the air twice this season.

Although just a true freshman, Hall leads the Cardinals with 17 catches for 212 yards and two touchdowns.

Redshirt senior defensive back Joe Brown will look to shut down the freshman on Saturday.

The Hilltoppers’ No. 1 cornerback is fourth on the team in tackles (14)

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WKU to open conference play with pair of road tests

BY CLAY MANLOVE

HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU The red-hot Lady Topper volleyball team will play its fifth and sixth consecutive road matches on Friday and Sunday as it opens Conference USA play with two tough tests against Florida Atlantic and Charlotte.

WKU (13-2) will come off of a sixday rest period before facing the Owls in Boca Raton, Florida, on Friday evening.

The Lady Toppers have won nine straight matches including a sweep of the Buckeye Invitational at Ohio State this weekend, featuring a 3-0 win over the host No. 25 Buckeyes, the first sweep of a ranked opponent in program history.

With the win over Ohio State, the Lady Toppers knocked the Buckeyes out of the Top-25 poll while picking up 77 votes, the most among teams that did not make this week’s Top-25 poll.

FAU (8-3) is coming off of a 3-1 loss to North Dakota State after stringing together five straight wins and will host the Lady Toppers on Friday evening at 6 p.m.

Leading the Owls on offense is sophomore Sigourney Kame, who has tallied 151 kills on the season on a .263 hitting clip. Senior Kristi Tekavec and junior Abbi Reid follow up Kame with 116 kills apiece.

Defensively, FIU has tallied 72 blocks on the season, including 32 from Reid and 17 from sophomore Jordan Yauch. Junior Alex Cardona has 173 digs for the Owls.

Senior Jessica Lucas sets the ball to a teammate during a game against Tennessee State Tuesday, Aug. 29 in E.A. Diddle Arena.

WKU won 3-0. SILAS WALKER/HERALD The Lady Toppers will leave Boca clip. Following closely behind is se- sophomore Jocelyn Stoner has 66.

Sophomore libero Yumi Garcia Raton to travel to Charlotte on Sun- nior Janell Sparks, who is second on leads Charlotte with 339 digs on the day at noon, where they will face the the team with 176 kills.

As a unit, the Charlotte defense has season, 189 more than WKU libero high-flying 49ers (13-3), who have held opponents to .128 hitting per- Emma Kowalkowski, who leads the won 10-straight matches.

Charlotte is led on offense by centage on the season while posting Lady Toppers with 150. Rowan has freshman Sydney Rowan, who has 184.0 blocks. Senior Tatyana Thomas racked up 198 kills on a .206 hitting has 75 blocks to lead the 49ers while SEE VOLLEYBALL PAGE A7

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Bark flies as Brock begins the process of making a bowl from wood that is still wet. With wood shavings in his beard, Brock works on a new piece made out of maple wood.

As the wood dries out, it will go from a round shape to more of an oval shape. This “While I’m turning, I have to focus on what I’m doing, and I’m thinking about how to process is what makes every piece Edwards makes unique. shape the wood. I can’t get distracted or I could have a chunk of wood in my face.”

THE WEEKEND WOODWORKER photos by: Kendall Warner

Brock Edwards is a factory worker by trade who has recently discovered a new found passion of wood turn“There have been a few times that my inexperience made turing something go ing which he does in the basement horrible.” Brock said. “I’ve had pieces fly off the lathe when a tool would catch on the of his home in Smiths Grove, on the wood in a knot or something, but all turners experience something like that at some weekends. Coming from a family of artisans, Edwards likes to challenge point. It’s part of the process, but it’s frustrating, too.”

himself to try new things artistically so when his friend, Anthony, started wood turning he decided to try it out for himself. “I guess I decided to give it a try because I am always trying to challenge myself to try new things-artistically,” Edwards said.

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(14) and has recorded a sack as well.

Last week against LA Tech, quarterback J’mar Smith saw one-on-one coverage with his receiver against Brown. Smith took a shot deep, and Brown picked off the pass with 3:31

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also put up 153 digs for the 49ers.

For their performances last week, seniors Jessica Lucas and Sydney Engle both earned a pair of C-USA weekly awards.

Lucas claimed her third-straight C-USA Setter of the Week nod after

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“I see SGA as an incredible platform to engage in politics at a campus level, while improving the quality of life for WKU’s students as well,” she said.

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have more access to camping gear and resources.

“OLP was definitely my favorite thing to teach,” Spencer said. “I’d been wanting to do the outdoor program in

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Continued from a8 The show has only two male actors, both in supporting roles. Somerset senior Mason Stevens plays Rufus Reed, the manager at Radium Dial Co. He explains that while his character may be having doubts about the radium poisoning, he ultimately does what is best for the company, including denying that there’s anything dangerous in the radium paint, and firing the women for poor

left, giving the ball back to WKU with a chance to run out the clock and seal a win.

“His ability to diagnose what the offenses are doing to attack defensive coverages is second to none,” Sanford said about Brown. “That comes back to the experience in having played so much. The other thing

I really appreciate about Joe is he’s done a really nice job of challenging receivers to not just give them the easy 5-yard hitch. He’ll come out and challenge you, then all of a sudden he’ll play top-down whenever they want to take a shot over him. That’s what happened on his interception.”

The Hilltoppers and Cardinals

kick off at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Houchens-Smith Stadium.

averaging 11.23 assists per set in the Buckeye Invitational with a total of 146 assists. The award is Lucas’ 15th of the same kind in her WKU career.

Engle grabbed C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honors after averaging 2.15 digs per set last week and matched her career high in blocks in the 3-0 win over Lipscomb last Tues-

day with eight. Engle tallied a total of 16 blocks on the week.

The Lady Toppers have now seen four different players swipe up C-USA weekly awards in just three weeks of volleyball.

Upon completing the two conference-opening matches, the Lady Toppers will finally return home for a

pair of conference games next Friday and Sunday against Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee State, respectively.

With such a foundation, Jones sees no end to her political involvement, citing plans for a career in politics.

“But in the end it comes down to your willingness to work and listen to everyone, especially to those whose voices often aren’t heard,” Jones said.

Lastly, Will Harris, freshman senator, is a corporate and organizational

communications major and has always enjoyed being a representative of students. This drew him to running for a position in SGA. “Being a campus leader requires the ability to see all sides,” Harris said. “I will always represent the voice of the students.”

As the academic year throttles

ahead, these freshmen have proven that they are willing to commit to WKU’s ideal of having a spirit that will make them a master.

more detail.”

Spencer acknowledges the recreation field is always changing.

“I think the recreation field is moving towards a sport venue,” Spencer said. “Our sport administration students and our recreation administration students compete for the same

jobs.”

Wherever his students go, Spencer hopes that they listened whenever he “emphasized experiential learning.” In most of his courses, Spencer made the effort to mention the term to his students.

“Experiential learning was a big part

of it because it forces you to work in groups,” Spencer said. “You have to work with people in the real world.”

performance.

Sophomore Arielle Conrad plays Francis, one of Catherine’s co-workers at the factory. She is described as the moral backbone of the group, although it can be a very flexible one.

For Conrad the play is important because “these women deserve to have their stories told.”

“We can all make a difference. At the very beginning of the play Catherine says, ‘We were just girls who wanted to work - ordinary girls.’ And that line ‘ordinary girls’ has been a

touchstone for us all through the play. It’s not like these are superheroes - they were ordinary people who found themselves in the worst imaginable circumstances and decided to try and leave something behind to try and make the world a little bit better,” Dvoskin said.

The production opens Thursday night at the Russell H. Miller Theatre, located on the second floor of the Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. It runs from Sept. 21-26, and

Reporter Sam Porter can be reached at 270-799-8247 and sam.porter270@ gmail.com Follow him on Twitter at @SammyP14.

Reporter Clay Manlove can be reached at 270-724-9620 or at clayton.manlove475@topper.wku.edu.

Follow him on Twitter @ctmanlove58.

Reporter Noah Moore can be reached at (270)745-2655 and noah. moore768@topper.wku.edu. Follow him on Twitter @noah_moore18.

Reporter Spencer Harsh can be reached at spencer.harsh755@topper. wku,edu. Follow him on twitter at @ ActualSparsh

performs every night at 8 p.m., with the exception of the Sunday performance which will be at 3 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the box office website at wku.showare.com.

Reporter Katie Daniels can be reached at daniels.katie@gmail.com or through Twitter at @authorkatielynn.

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Logan Hornback, Hornback a freshman majoring in journalism, journalism has been elected as a senator in the Student Government Association. “I wanted to be a part of an active change,” Hornback said.

Corey Newsome, Newsome a freshman at WKU majoring in business economics, has been elected as a senator in the Student Government Association. “I chose to pursue SGA to better represent every student on campus,” Newsome said.

Ashlyn Jones Jones, a freshman at WKU majoring in political science, has been elected as a senator on the Student Government Association. “I chose to pursue SGA because it is a great stepping stone for starting a career in politics in the future,” Jones said.

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Historical drama to premiere today

fresh faces

WKU freshmen class now elected into SGA Senate after weeks of campaigning

BY NOAH MOORE HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU Most students see their freshman year of college as a balancing act between social activities, homework and somehow mustering four hours of sleep a night. However, few see their freshmen year as the chance to write legislation, convene with student leaders and represent their peers like the recently elected Student Government Association freshmen senators do.

Although SGA held elections were held two weeks ago, the elects are still fraught with excitement and passion.

Freshman Logan Hornback is a re-

cently elected senator at large. So she will represent the entire university, as opposed to solely the freshmen class.

When asked about her reaction to winning, she said she was “excited, a tad bit surprised perhaps? But more than anything, anticipating the year that lies ahead.”

Hornback is a journalism major with a focus on communications and wants to reiterate that although her position is on a college campus, it doesn’t change the stakes.

“Any one person, no matter how big or small can make a remarkable difference if they are determined enough,” Hornback said.

Freshman Corey Newsome is ma-

joring in business economics. Newsome is an active member of the nationally-ranked Forensics team as well.

Newsome said he has goals in this newfound role.

“I want to grow as a listener and speaker while communicating the progress that students would like to see on campus,” Newsome said.

Newsome isn’t alone in being a forensics team member in SGA -- Ashlyn Jones, freshman at-large senator from Louisiana, is also a member of Forensics and majors in political science. Jones said she had been interested in politics for as long as she can

Spencer’s crowning achievement while working at WKU has been the development of the Outdoor Leadership Program, otherwise known as OLP. The OLP is currently a program students take to earn a minor in outdoor recreation. The program spans an entire semester, typically in the spring, and has students take courses that cover land-based skills, water-based skills, expedition planning and leadership development.

When Spencer came to WKU in 1990, there was already a program for outdoor recreation minors, but Spencer wanted to do more with it.

“If everything’s going perfect, then maybe you need to increase your goals,” Spencer said. “[It’s about] doing it for the program, not yourself. So I did” Spencer started the OLP as it is today in 2012. Initially, students and faculty had few resources to work with. As the program went on, it expanded and grew, Spencer said. Students began to

The Theatre & Dance Department will perform a play Thursday night called “These Shining Lives.” The play follows historical events which highlight strong female characters and morality in the workplace.

The historical drama was written

by Melanie Marnich, and is a dramatization of the true story of the “radium girls” - women who worked for Radium Dial Co., painting watch faces with self-illuminating paint in Ottawa, Illinois.

The play follows the life of four women, including Catherine Donohue, who is hired by the company when she is 19. The company uses radium to paint numbers onto watch faces but fails to warn the workers about the potential dangers of the material. When they begin to get sick from radiation poisoning, they are fired from the company - and warned not to make a fuss. Catherine and her friends refuse to die quietly, though, and choose to fight to make a difference instead.

The director, assistant profssor of theatre and dance Michelle Dvoskin, chose the play because of the timeless nature of the events it records.

“The incident is historical,” Dvoskin said. “I think the things it asks us to think about are very timely - the value of human life, the relationship between corporations and their workers - things like that still feel very relevant.”

Two dramaturges, people who research and edit texts for theatre productions, worked behind the scenes to ensure the historical accuracy of the show. All the characters in the play are based on real people, and senior Kaitlyn Bacchus spent her summer researching the historical figures. “The thing I love more about the play is that it is so empowering to women. The main characters are women, and all of the behind-the-scenes people are women. I’ve come to see it as a play about powerful women, by powerful women,” Bacchus said.

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Steve Spencer, a professor in WKU’s Recreation Administration department, is preparing to enter retirement.

On Sept. 19, 2017, Steve Spencer was in a barn on his home property located just outside of Bowling Green working on replacing the light bulb of a brake light on his camping trailer. Before the “boat barn” located at WKU’s challenge course was built, Spencer used his own barn and property as a classroom and facility for his students.

After nearly 28 years at WKU, Spencer has entered a transitional phase in his retirement from higher education. Spencer, commonly referred to as “Doc” by friends and colleagues, spent his career in the Recreation Administration department as a professor.

“I come from a PE background and my experience is more on education,” Spencer said. “My personal interest is outdoor recreation; it’s my play. So why not combine my work and play?”

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During his time as a professor, Spencer taught a variety of courses including hunter education, firearms classes, paddling classes and expedition planning. Additionally, Spencer became a certified Wilderness First Responder, Leave No Trace Master Educator, American Canoe Association instructor and American Camp Association Outdoor Living Skills instructor.

Before Spencer had come to WKU, he worked as an assistant football coach at the University of Missouri from 1978-81, a lecturer and assistant coach at Southwest Missouri State University from 1981-85, an athletic director and head football coach at Springfield Catholic High School and a graduate assistant in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building program at the University of Arkansas from 1988-90.

“I spent time as an administrator, and I didn’t want to do that,” Spencer said, reflecting on his experiences before coming to WKU. “I wanted to be in a position to maybe influence something.”

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