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Welcome to the Hill You’re about to launch on an incredible journey, and the College Heights Herald will help you get a great start on your career at Western Kentucky University. The Herald’s annual View of the Hill issue in your hands now will introduce you to all things WKU, and help prepare you to arrive on campus. Once you get here, the Herald will keep you plugged in, in print every Tuesday and Thursday, on the web 24/7 at wkuherald.com, and on your mobile device with the WKUHERALD apps for Apple and Android phones and tablets. Welcome to WKU, and we hope you find the 2014 edition of View of the Hill helpful.
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President’s welcome letter Editor’s welcome / WKU media WKU culture Big Red Alma mater / Hilltopper nickname Red towel / Fight song Campus map Greek life In my skin Sports Important dates WKU-isms Career paths Resources Best of Bowling Green Freshmen 14 Study abroad Free stuff Names you should know Numbers you should know I-65 getaways 2014 View of the Hill staff
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Welcome Class of 2018!
Let’s do the math—15 hours a semester for 8 semesters equals the required 120 hours to meet most WKU degree requirements. So commit now to graduating on time with your class in four years! In between now and then, you will choose your major and our faculty will prepare you well in your chosen discipline. You will learn what it takes to be a leader. You will learn about and internalize the WKU Spirit—a spirit of self-confidence, energy, and self-esteem. You will develop the instincts to think, reason, and make good decisions. You will achieve your full potential! I hope you will explore studying abroad. I hope you will be fully engaged in a broad range of campus experiences. I hope you will know and love the WKU campus as passionately as the 125,000 students who have preceded you since 1906. This is now your university. It is your higher education home. These are your traditions. This is your WKU Experience. Make the most of it! I look forward to sharing it with you!
Go Toppers!
Gary A. Ransdell President
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College Heights Herald, a source for information as well as experience By Taylor Harrison College Heights Herald Editor-in-Chief While a lot of people who come to WKU make their dorm room their home away from home, my home away from home has always been the College Heights Herald. Sometimes, it feels like I literally live there because I spend more time there than I ever have in a dorm or an apartment. The student-run newspaper on WKU’s campus comes out twice every week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and is online 24/7 at wkuherald.com. To a lot of people, reading the paper is a way to pass the time or just keep up with what’s going on around campus. Sometimes, people might just pick it up for the crossword puzzle. But for me and everyone I work with, it’s a huge part of what we do every day. We put so much of ourselves into it and spend a lot of time thinking about how to make it better. I’ve had actual nightmares about embarrassing editing errors. (No, I’m not kidding.) I’ve had reporting and editing jobs at the Herald and, while it’s always time-consuming, it’s also really worthwhile. I’ve made the best friends of my college career at the Herald. I’ve spent countless late nights there and some early mornings, too. I’ve been awakened in the middle of the night to cover a breaking news story and I’ve spent time working on long investigative stories, too. While I’ve never worked so hard in my life as I do on the Herald, it’s also the most fun I’ve ever had. Aside from being my go-to place on campus to do homework, study or just hang out, the Herald is also a place that has given me job opportunities that I wouldn’t have gotten otherwise. I’ve spent the last two summers with internships at the Lexington HeraldLeader and at The Courier-Journal in Louisville. Working at the Herald has prepared me for working in the industry more than anything else ever could. While WKU’s journalism classes teach you a lot, it’s important to go out and use the skills you learn in class. And even if you don’t necessarily want to be a journalist, it’s still a great place to learn how to lead a group, manage your time and always make deadlines. The Herald has given me a lot over the last four years and, in turn, I’ve given a lot to the newspaper. Now that I am editor-in-chief, I’m so excited to work for my last semester at the Herald and help continue to make it the best product it can possibly be.
WKYU-FM, 88.9 WKYU-FM, 88.9 is WKU’s award winning public radio station providing music, news and public affairs programs 24 hours a day to two-thirds of Kentucky, northern Middle Tennessee and southern Indiana. Website: wkyufm.org WKYU-PBS WKU’S Public Television Service provides a variety of informative and educational programs. Channel 24 also broadcasts Hilltopper and Lady Topper basketball games. The offices and studios are located in the Academic Complex. Website: wku.edu/wkyu-tv Revolution 91.7 WWHR-FM 91.7 delivers a commercial-free mix of progressive music that follows the national charts of the College Music Journal and then expands the rotation to address local tastes. Revolution 91.7 recalls the founding artists of college radio while exposing the contemporary underground. In addition, WWHRFM features news, sports, and genre-specific programming, as well as offering an online stream. Website: revolution.fm WKU Media Relations The office of Media Relations is the primary link between WKU and the news media. Information from this office is available on Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter. Website: wkunews.wordpress.com WKU Student Publications WKU Student Publications publishes the College Heights Herald student-run newspaper, its WKUHERALD digital products, the Talisman yearbook and operates a specialty publishing operation called College Heights Media. Website: wku.edu/studentpublications Talisman The Talisman is WKU’s award-winning yearbook. The cost of the 2015 Talisman is $20 for students and $50 for others. Go to TopNet to buy a book. Arrangements can be made for mailing if you won’t be on campus when the yearbook arrives in next fall. Website: wkutalisman.com College Heights Herald The College Heights Herald is WKU’s twice-weekly student newspaper. It’s published on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the school year. The newspaper is delivered to roughly 60 on- and off-campus locations, as well as placed near the front entrance of university buildings. It is produced by students through WKU Student Publications. The newspaper’s website provides breaking news and special features of interest to the campus community. The Herald also maintains Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages, and provides free mobile apps for its readers. Website: wkuherald.com
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WKU CULTURE
RED
Here at WKU, you’ll be seeing a lot of red. It’s a part of the college culture. Red eyes from strain and lack of sleep. Red pizza stains you got on your pants trying to eat on your way to class. Red WKU t-shirts you have no choice but to wear because nothing else is clean. But there’s also Big Red, our lovable mascot. And those red towels we enthusiastically wave at our football and basketball games. There’s the dark red brick that composes many of the buildings here on campus. In The Stones of Venice, John Ruskin said, “The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most.” And here, we love our red. We wear it proudly, while understanding and appreciating the part it plays in tying us together. As you’ll see, the culture here at WKU is diverse. Students from across the country and around the world unite here, coming together as a cohesive student body. It’s important to realize that although you will meet people who are different from you (whether it be culture, beliefs, or lifestyles), you’re all trying to achieve the same thing -- a college degree and a start on a great life.
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BIG RED
Big Red, WKU’s mascot and favorite Hilltopper, has been around since 1979 when student Ralph Carey (‘80) created the original costume. Since then, Big Red has been named one of USA Today’s Top Mascots in College and Professional Sports and frequently appears on the annual Capital One All America Mascot Team. Big Red was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame in 2007. In April of 2014, Big Red won third place in the mascot portion of the National Cheerleaders Association and National Dance Association’s Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship. The big, furry creature can be seen spreading the WKU spirit at athletic games and other events across campus and throughout Big Red Country.
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Alma mater Originally written by 16-year-old schoolgirl Mary Frances Bradley as a poem to be entered in a contest on WKU’s campus in 1924, “College Heights” was first performed by Bradley at a chapel assembly in Van Meter Hall in 1925. There is a notation on the music, composed by Bradley’s father, that it was dedicated to WKU’s first president, Henry Hardin Cherry.
“College Heights” College Heights, on hilltop fair, With beauty all thine own, Lovely jewel far more rare Than graces any throne! College Heights, we hail thee; We shall never fail thee Falter never, live forever, Hail! Hail! Hail! College Heights with living soul And purpose strong and true, Service ever is thy goal Thy spirit ever new. College Heights, we hail thee; We shall never fail thee Falter never, live forever, Hail! Hail! Hail! College Heights thy noble life, Shall e’er our pattern be, Teaching us through joy and strife To love humanity. College Heights we hail thee, We shall never fail thee, Falter never, live forever, Hail! Hail! Hail!
Hilltopper nickname In 1911, President Henry Hardin Cherry moved campus to two new buildings atop a prominent hill, rising 232 feet above Barren River and the surrounding the Bowling Green community. During the 1920’s, WKU’s athletic teams adopted the nickname Hilltoppers, and it appeared on the first WKU uniform in 1927.
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The red towel
Fight song
It began innocently enough as a cloth to wipe off sweat. It became a trademark of Edgar Allen Diddle, one of the nations most successful basketball coaches. Now it is the symbol of the athletic tradition at WKU. The university’s official version of the legend is that Diddle clutched the red towel through 1,062 Hilltopper basketball games- 759 victories. The fact is that the red towel was introduced in the fall of 1946, midway through Diddle’s coaching career. Like most legends, the legacy can’t be traced to an exact beginning. The stories are as numerous as the storytellers. Each can vividly recall how the red towel got its start, but each version varies just enough to give the proper mystique to the legend.
Stand up and cheer,
-excerpts from “Legend of the Red Towel” by Bob Adams, Sun Belt magazine, Spring 1985
Stand up and cheer For dear old Western! For today we raise The red and white Above the rest! Rah-rah-rah! Our boys are fighting And we’re bound to win the fray. We’ve got the team, We’ve got the steam, For this is dear old Western’s day!
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Intramurals offer a chance to get out of your dorm room By Whitney Allen It’s a Wednesday evening in the spring and the Hattie L. Preston Intramural Sports Complex is buzzing with activity. Intramural sports fill some of the fields but on one particular field, the WKU Women’s Field Hockey Club is hard at work. The team is running drills and conditioning for their already progressing season. They work together as a group of friends, teaching new members how to play the game and improving the skills of the others. Erin Asher, from Louisville, was the Women’s Field Hockey president. Asher said weather conditions can make it difficult to practice at times. Although most of the team’s members have experience playing field hockey in high school, anyone can play, she said. “We have a no-try-out policy. If you’ve never played before, we are willing to work with you,” Asher said. “We get newcomers every year.” Club sports are led and organized by students. Club presidents reach out to other universities to schedule games, which are then approved by the sport club coordinator. The Student Club Council is comprised of seven students who make recommendations for budget, practice and event schedules. The council also organizes the annual Border Brawl. The Border Brawl is a tournament in which several WKU teams compete against Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) teams in various sports. MTSU won for 2013-14. Brandenburg senior Allie Bogard is a member of the Sport Club Council as well as the Women’s Soccer club team. “We really push community involvement for the clubs,” Bogard said.“Being an active participant to better the community has a beneficial impact on the
club and each person individually.” A field hockey tournament serves as a fundraiser for the Center for Courageous Kids. Asher said the team will ask local businesses and visiting teams for donations, and also visits the Center for Courageous Kids once or twice a semester. “It’s good to go out there so the girls can actually see who they’re helping,” Asher said. Like most club sports, the Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Club team also plays throughout the year. Evan Mack of Louisville is the president of the Ultimate Frisbee team. Mack said although the team didn’t have any home games last semester, it will host a tournament in the fall. When the Ultimate Frisbee team plays in tournaments, it plays seven games over the course of a weekend. Mack said most players have never played Ultimate Frisbee before. “Most everyone who comes in gets their first true taste of competitive Ultimate once they start playing at the college level,” Mack said.
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GREEK LIFE
Greeks are a significant part of WKU’s campus life. While it’s not for everyone, it’s important to remember the vision of the Greeks. When making your decision, consider what values are most important to you. Below is a list of fraternities and sororities and the missions reflected on their WKU web pages.
Kappa Sigma - ΚΣ Nickname: Kappa Sig WKU Chapter: Theta Theta Alpha Gamma Rho - ΑΓΡ Original Charter Date: Nickname: A G R Feb. 5, 1965 WKU Chapter: Alpha Chi Color: Scarlet, White, and Emerald Original Charter at WKU: Green Jan. 8, 1966 Colors: Growing Green and Harvest Flower: Lily of the Valley Mascot/Symbol: The Star and Gold Crescent Flower: Pink Rose Philanthropy: Toys for Tots Mascot/Symbol: Sickle and Sheaf Foundation Philanthropy: Juvenile Arthritis Research Lambda Chi Alpha - ΛΧΑ Nickname: Lambda Chi Alpha Tau Omega WKU Chapter: Lambda Lambda Nickname: A T O Zeta WKU Chapter: Zeta Omega Original Charter at WKU: Original Charter at WKU: May 15, 1965 Feb. 25, 1967 Color: Purple, Green, and Gold Color: Azure and Old Gold Flower: White Tudor Rose Flower: White Tea Rose Mascot/Symbol: Rampant Lion/ Mascot/Symbol: Heraldic Cross Cross and Crescent Pattee Philanthropy: North American Philanthropy: Wounded Warrior Food Drive Run Interfraternity Council
Delta Tau Delta - ΔΤΔ Nickname: Delt WKU Chapter: Epsilon Xi Original Charter at WKU: Feb. 11, 1967 Color: Royal Purple, White, and Gold Flower: Purple Iris Philanthropy: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Phi Delta Theta - ΦΔΘ Nickname: Phi Delt WKU Chapter: Kentucky Eta Original Charter at WKU: May 7, 1966 Color: Azure and Argent Flower: White Carnation Mascot: Owl Philanthropy: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association
Farmhouse - FH Nickname: FarmHouse WKU Chapter: Alpha Xi Original Charter at WKU: Apr. 23, 1995 Color: Green, Gold, and White Flower: Red and White Roses in equal numbers Mascot: The Plow(Unofficial) Philanthropy: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Phi Gamma Delta - ΦΓΔ Nickname: Fiji WKU Chapter: Chi Eta Original Charter at WKU: May 1, 2010 Colors: Royal Purple Flower: Purple Clematis Mascot/Symbol: Snowy White Owl, Black Diamond with White Star Philanthropy: American Red Cross, The Rivalry Ride, Fiji’s Across America
Kappa Alpha Order - ΚΑ Nickname: K A WKU Chapter: Epsilon Theta Original Charter at WKU: Jan. 12, 1979 Colors: Crimson and Old Gold Flower: Crimson Rose and Magnolia Blossom Philanthropy: Muscular Dystrophy Association
Pi Kappa Alpha - ΠΚΑ Nickname: Pike WKU Chapter: Zeta Epsilon Original Charter at WKU: Feb. 6, 1965 Color: Garnet and Old Gold Flower: Lilly of the Valley Mascot/Symbol: The Oak Tree, Shield and Diamond Philanthropy: Habitat for Humanity
Sigma Alpha Epsilon - ΣΑΕ Nickname: S A E WKU Chapter: Kentucky Beta Original Charter at WKU: Oct. 2, 1965 Colors: Royal Purple and Old Gold Flower: Violet Mascot/Symbol: Lion and Phoenix Philanthropy: Kelly Autism Program
Alpha Gamma Delta - ΑΓΔ Nickname: Alpha Gam WKU Chapter: Theta Iota Founding Date: May 30,1904 Colors: Red, Buff, and Green Flower: A red and buff rose with green asparagus plumosa fern Mascot: Squirrel Philanthropy: Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation
Sigma Chi - ΣΧ Nickname: Sig, Sigma Chi Original Charter at WKU: Dec. 11, 1965 Color: Blue and Old Gold Flower: White Rose Mascot/Symbol: The White Cross Philanthropy: Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals & Huntsman Cancer Institute
Alpha Omicron Pi - ΑΟΠ Nickname: AOΠ WKU Chapter: Alpha Chi Founding Date: Jan. 2, 1897 Color: Cardinal Flower: Jacqueminot Rose Mascot: Panda (Unofficial) Symbol: Sheaf of Wheat Philanthropy: Juvenile Arthritis Research
Sigma Nu - ΣΝ Nickname: Sigma Nu WKU Chapter: Eta Rho Original Charter at WKU: May 8, 1965 Colors: Black, White, and Gold Flower: White Rose Mascot/Symbol: Knight and Serpent Philanthropy: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Alpha Xi Delta - ΑΞΔ Nickname: AXiD (pronounced A Zee D) WKU Chapter: Epsilon Kappa Founding Date: April 17, 1893 Colors: Double blue (light and dark blue) and gold. Flower: Pink Rose Symbol: The Golden Quill Mascot: Teddy Bear Philanthropy: Autism Speaks
Sigma Phi Epsilon - ΣΦΕ Nickname: Sig Ep WKU Chapter: Kentucky Delta Original Charter at WKU: March 17, 1967 Colors: Purple, Red, and Gold Flower: Violet and Dark Red Rose Mascot/Symbol: Golden Heart Philanthropy: Big Brothers, Big Sisters Panhellenic Association Alpha Delta Pi - ΑΔΠ Nickname: A D Pi Chapter Name: Epsilon Delta National Founding Date: 1851 Colors: Azure Blue and White Flower: The Woodland Violet Mascot: Lion Symbol: Diamond Philanthropy: Ronald McDonald House
Chi Omega - ΧΩ Nickname: Chi O Chapter Name: Chi Theta Founding Date: April 5, 1895 Colors: Cardinal and Straw Flower: White Carnation Mascot: Owl Philanthropy: Make-A-Wish Foundation Kappa Delta - ΚΔ Nickname: K D Chapter Name: Delta Gamma Founding Date: October 23, 1897 Colors: Olive Green and White Flower: White Rose Mascot: Teddy Bear Philanthropy: Girl Scouts of America
College Heights Herald 13 2014 Omega Phi Alpha - ΩΦΑ Nickname: O P A WKU Chapter: Rho Founding Date:1967 Color: Dark Blue, Baby Blue, Gold Flower: Yellow Rose Mascot: Ladybug(local), Raggedy Ann(National) Philanthropy: Hope Heart Institute and St. Baldrick’s Phi Mu - ΦΜ Nickname: Phi Mu WKU Chapter: Delta Tau Founding Date: March 4, 1852 Colors: Rose and White Flower: Rose Carnation Mascot: Lion Philanthropy: Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Sigma Kappa - ΣΚ Nickname: Sig Kap WKU Chapter: Epsilon Zeta Founding Date: 1874 Colors: Maroon and Lavender Flower: Wild Purple Violet Symbol: Dove and Heart Philanthropy: Gerontology
Gold Flower: Yellow Rose Mascot/Symbol: Centaur Philanthropy: AIDS/HIV Awareness and Prevention
National Pan-Hellenic Association
Alpha Kappa Alpha - ΑΚΑ Nickname: A K A WKU Chapter: Epsilon Zeta Original Charter at WKU: Sept. 30, 1968 Color: Salmon Pink and Apple Green Flower: Tea Rose Mascot/Symbol: Ivy Leaf Philanthropy: American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society Delta Sigma Theta - ΔΣΘ Nickname: Deltas WKU Chapter: Eta Zeta Original Charter at WKU: March 14, 1970 Color: Crimson and Cream Flower: African Violet Mascot/Symbol: Fortitude Philanthropy: Habitat for Humanity Iota Phi Theta - ΙΦΘ Nickname: Iotas WKU Chapter: Eta Rho Original Charter at WKU: March 11, 2010 Color: Charcoal Brown and Gilded
Mascot/Symbol: Dove Philanthropy: American Cancer Society and March of Dimes
Sigma Gamma Rho - ΣΓΡ Nickname: S-G- Rhos Kappa Alpha Psi - ΚΑΨ WKU Chapter: Eta Phi Nickname: The Nupes Original Founding Date at WKU: WKU Chapter: The “Extra Pretty” April 1, 1978 Epsilon Rho Chapter Colors: Royal Blue and Gold Original Founding Date at WKU: Flower: Yellow Tea Rose May 10, 1969 Mascot: Poodle Colors: Crimson and Cream Philanthropy: Operation Big Book Flower: Red Carnation Bag, National Marrow Donor Philanthropy: Habitat for Humanity Program, Youth Symposium, Hattie McDaniel Cancer Awareness, Omega Psi Phi - ΩΨΦ Project Reassurance, Program for Nickname: Q’s or Omegas Africa, ACT Against AIDS, Project WKU Chapter: Gamma Theta Wee Savers, Buckle Up America, Original Charter at WKU: 1969 Mwanamugimu Essay Contest Color: Charcoal Royal Purple and Old Gold Zeta Phi Beta - ΖΦΒ Mascot/Symbol: Lamp Nickname: Zetas Philanthropy: United Negro College WKU Chapter: Omega Delta Fund Original Charter at WKU: 1972 Color: Royal Blue and Pure White Phi Beta Sigma - ΦΒΣ Flower: White Rose Nickname: Sigmas Mascot/Symbol: White Dove WKU Chapter: Epsilon Theta Philanthropy: American Cancer Original Charter at WKU: 1971 Society, Humane Society, American Color: Royal Blue and Pure White Red Cross, Toys for Tots Flower: White Carnation
THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ECUADOR UPCOMING EVENTS
09/10 09/11 09/27
Centennial Market: The Colors of Ecuador featuring Latin Ensemble, Serenatta CENTENNIAL MALL, 11:00-2:00 p.m. From the Highlands of Ecuador to the Many Roads in the U.S.: An Artist’s Journey Artist Lecture by Sandra Fernandez IWFAC MAIN GALLERY, 5:30 p.m. OIP presents the International Year of Ecuador at Bowling Green International Festival CIRCUS SQUARE PARK, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
10/22
Ecuador: Place of History, Mystery and Opportunity Visiting Scholar Lecture by Dr. Jeff Hoyer DSU 340, 4:30 p.m. Communication, Public Health
10/28
La Gran Nostralgia Performance by The National Dance Company of Ecuador VAN METER AUDITORIUM, 7:00 p.m. WKU Cultural Enhancement Series
11/11
Education: Ecuadorean Style Visiting Expert Panel featuring Ecuadorian Educators GARY RANSDELL HALL AUDITORIUM, 6:00 p.m. College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Student Affairs
To learn more and see a full calendar of events visit: wku.edu/iyo
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IN MY SKIN In My Skin is a feature series published in the College Heights Herald that tells the stories of diverse student populations at WKU. Its goal is to serve as a simple reminder that WKU is a community with broad diversity.
Woman finds comfort in self despite skin condition By Jacob Parker hile in the process of packing to move to a new house last August, Brittany LaRue ran across a decade-old photograph from her high school graduation. In it, LaRue held her cousin and stood by her best friend. Upon remembering the feeling that accompanied this memory, LaRue burst into tears and decided to return to a happier place. A few months after that photograph had been taken, LaRue noticed the first sign of a condition she would most likely face the rest of her life. At the time, LaRue wasn’t aware the pale spot on the back of her neck was vitiligo, and she assumed it was a small burn from a perm she had recently gotten. After 18 years with no sign of problems and no family members with the condition, a small spot wasn’t too disconcerting. The spot only grew a small amount over the next couple of years, but once it grew bigger LaRue decided it was time to have it checked out. Although the biopsy results came back as something different, her doctor realized it was vitiligo. “He used the example, ‘That’s what Michael Jackson has,’ and I’m like, ‘Well, oh, Michael Jackson is white now so I don’t know what it is,” LaRue laughed. Besides Jackson, there wasn’t much public awareness concerning the rare condition, but upon learning she had it LaRue began to do her research. With unknown direct causes, the depigmentation of different areas of skin could have been triggered by a variety of internal or external factors. It can be influenced hereditarily or by mental health such as increased stress, or even the diet of the individual. Due to the unknown nature of the condition, even now there is still no universal cure. When LaRue’s first two doctors told her they were unable to help, she found other ways to go about her day as the pale spots began to style themselves around her neck. “I used to go to this store downtown and I would get these hemp necklaces and put them on (to) cover it up,” she said. “If I was at work it didn’t matter because it wasn’t on my hands then, it was just around the front of my neck in little spots.” As the little spots on her neck grew bigger, LaRue attempted to find alternative methods. “I spent about $300 on some make-up and I don’t even wear make-up,” LaRue said, adding that she at least received a refund when it didn’t work. “A lot of those treatments are very expensive. When people are like I was at the time — kind of upset they have it and it’s still new — (you’re) gullible to everything,” she said.” You just want to be how you were.” The third-time charm seemed to work for LaRue when she went to another doctor in Nashville. From there, LaRue would apply a cream on the spots and receive ten minutes of sunlight a day for six months.
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When two rounds and two different creams didn’t have any effect on her skin, she was referred to a specialist (who in turn instantly referred her to a more well-versed specialist) that dealt with light therapy. In some cases of vitiligo, light therapy has been shown useful with use of high-powered narrow band UVB rays, the opposite of the UVA rays used in some tanning beds. After set periods of time in the stand-up booth, the lights “reactivate” the pigment in the pale spots. On her first trip to receive the therapy, LaRue was excited the entire drive. What is it? What’s it going to do? These were the questions that she asked herself when she closed the door, surrounded herself with bulbs as tall as the cylinder itself. These were the only
questions she had time to ask. “I was only in there for 30 seconds. I drove all the way to Nashville for 30 seconds,” LaRue said. “But I burnt. Thirty seconds and I was pink because it was such a high powered bed.” With the new therapy, LaRue found herself alternating between driving the required three trips to Nashville a week, going to class part-time at WKU, and working full-time. After awhile, lack of time, gas prices and insurance co-pays began to take their toll and she was forced to stop attending the thrice-weekly visits. However, LaRue said the visits were worth it and didn’t concede treatment options all together. “It started getting expensive,” she said. “I was thinking ‘I’m going to have to go get a tanning bed package,’ and that’s what I did.” Through her research of local tanning beds, LaRue found that some basic tanning beds emit the type of ray needed for her skin. In the meantime, LaRue is saving up for an at-home light-ray therapy device. Throughout this 11-year journey, LaRue had been searching
to find something that would allow her to network with others in similar circumstances. Last year, she found a conference in Florida the week of her birthday in August. In the months leading up to the conference, LaRue was still covering her spots with things such as short-sleeved turtlenecks for summer, in turn replaced by necklaces. It was in the few weeks leading up to the conference that 28 year old found herself glancing at her past self in the form of a graduation photo. “I found a picture of graduation and I just started bawling. It wasn’t because I was all brown, it was because I looked happy,” she said. “That’s where I needed to get back to.” Accepting the fact she had been depressed about her condition the whole eleven years, LaRue started taking steps to be happier. When she attended the conference a few weeks later, LaRue decided she wasn’t going to cover any of her spots. “I’m with people just like me,” she said. “There’s no sense in covering up.” From attending the conference, LaRue found there was more awareness now about vitiligo than there was when she was first diagnosed. Many presenters discussed various treatments, one included traveling to Jerusalem for a threeweek treatment in which cream is applied, preceded and followed by a quarter-hour bathing session in the Dead Sea. The conference was part of a turning point for LaRue, especially after seeing the amount of children who attended. “That’s probably one reason I thought, ‘What am I over here complaining about?’ I’m an adult at least,” she said. “These are kids that have to deal with other kids who are probably bullies. A lot of them had it worse than I did.” Since becoming more comfortable in her skin, LaRue has looked for opportunities to further vitiligo research and awareness as well as turning down opportunities for a fundraiser to send her to Jerusalem. Krystal Beel, LaRue’s friend of almost 20 years, said she’s been by her side since day one. “I can say I’m here for you, but I don’t understand firsthand how it feels to have those looks and those comments made,” Beel said, adding that she’s proud of LaRue for becoming more comfortable. “It’s almost like she’s been set free,” she said. “I told her ‘I’m so glad you’re seeing what I’ve always seen.” Now 12 years into her journey, LaRue is returning to nursing school at WKU in the spring and hopes to do something in the area of vitiligo research. She was recently chosen as a vitiligo star for the month of April at online vitiligo community, and is currently taking steps to encourage Kentucky to be another state in recognizing June as Vitiligo Awareness Month. “I think I’m just going to keep it, I think I kind of like it now,” she said. “It kind of makes me who I am now. It’s been there for almost twelve years now, it’s just a part of me.”
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Toppers embracing opportunity as part of Conference USA By Elliott Pratt When I joined the College Heights Herald two years ago, my first assignment was to attend a press conference welcoming Sun Belt Conference commissioner Karl Benson to WKU’s campus. His enthusiasm for the university in his first trip to Bowling Green at that time soared through the roof. He was in awe of the campus’ facilities and praised the administration’s persistence for success. In an era of college athletics where conference realignment is hardly news any more, Benson believed at that time the Sun Belt Conference was one of the few to come out with a positive move. “I think the Sun Belt came out of this on the winning side and that member institutions have come out on the winning side. Here at Western Kentucky, they are really poised and primed to take advantage of the changes that have occurred around us,” Benson said in 2012. Well, Mr. Commissioner, you may be correct, but now you’re going to have to do it without WKU. Benson was correct when he said WKU is “poised and primed” to embrace changes for good. That’s why the Toppers are the newest members of Conference USA as of July 1. The university is thankful for 32 years of a healthy relationship with the Sun Belt after accumulating more than 80 conference championships in that time. WKU capped off its time with the league by winning the Sun Belt’s All-Sports Championship award, the Bubas Cup. The Toppers also won five conference titles in their final year in the league.
The Sun Belt offered opportunity and WKU ran away with it. Now the time has come for a new endeavor that comes at the most opportune time. When you try to think of a sport that isn’t gaining momentum with performance on the Hill, it’s hard to single out one. Tennis is the only sport that hasn’t won a conference championship in the past few years, so even the non-revenue sports are primed for potential success in a new conference. So imagine the excitement from those involved with the larger sports: football and basketball. No longer will the football program have to get down and pray for a bowl game sporting an 8-4 or 7-5 regular season record. Heck, they can probably rest easy with a 6-6 record and still get a bid. Through 2019, Conference USA is guaranteed five bowl bids. The league has television contracts with FOX and CBS College Sports through 2016. Each school in the conference receives $1.17 million per year from the deal and the Toppers will appear in five nationally televised games this fall. For basketball, Conference USA provides a much better chance of receiving an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament than the Sun Belt Conference, which would only send its league champion. Benson praised WKU for taking advantage of changes, and as the sun sets on what has been a rich history with a league of opportunity, a new light named Conference USA is bright on the Hill and the Toppers are going to make hay while it shines.
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2014 football schedule Date
Opponent / Event
Location
Time / Result
08/29/14
vs. Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Ky.
6:30 p.m. CT
09/06/14
at Illinois
Champaign, Ill.
TBA
09/13/14
at Middle Tennessee State *
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
TBA
09/27/14
at Navy
Annapolis, Md.
2:30 p.m. CT
10/04/14
vs. UAB *
Bowling Green, Ky.
TBA
10/18/14
at Florida Atlantic *
Boca Raton, Fla.
TBA
10/25/14
vs. Old Dominion *
Bowling Green, Ky.
TBA
11/01/14
at Louisiana Tech *
Ruston, La.
TBA
11/08/14
vs. UTEP *
Bowling Green, Ky.
TBA
11/15/14
vs. Army
Bowling Green, Ky.
11:00 a.m. CT
11/22/14
vs. UTSA *
Bowling Green, Ky.
TBA
11/28/14
at Marshall *
Huntington, W.V.
11:00 a.m. CT
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Conference USA: WKU’s new athletics home
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Standing alone:
WKU’s 1971 Final Four team remains in a league of its own By Elliott Pratt t’s the fall of 1970 just before the Western Kentucky men’s basketball team left for the preseason National Invitation Tournament in New York City. Coach John Oldham was called into the office of President Dero Downing in the Wetherby Administration Building. Two prominent members of the Board of Regents needed to express concern on a decision Oldham was going to make that would change the landscape of athletics at Western. One of them was worried that Oldham was going to do what had never been done in Kentucky, start five African-American players. “He said to me, ‘Will you change your mind?’”, Oldham, 90, said. “I told him that’s the five best players I’ve got. And he said, ‘Well, I won’t be coming anymore.’” That regent did not return as a member of the board the following year – he held true to his claim. Oldham saw no black and white. His stance on putting talent first, race never, didn’t sit well with everyone. He’s archived the letters that offer a glimpse into the racial perception of people in that time. “I got some ugly letters that said ‘I hope you die and go to hell’.” Oldham said. One letter reads from 1964 when Oldham coached at Tennessee Tech: “If you think that the negro is so great why did you not seek a coaching job at a negro school?” Another letter reads from his time at WKU: “I can also tell you that Western will never advance to any high finish in the upcoming
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NCAA tournament simply because you can’t win the big games with five Negro players.” During that 1970-71 campaign, Western Kentucky basketball – behind the first all-black starting five of Jim McDaniels, Clarence Glover, Jim Rose, Rex Bailey and Jerry Dunn – would go on to have the most memorable season in Hilltopper athletic history.
Kentucky-bred
Three years before that season, McDaniels turned from the most sought-after player in the country to recruiter. McDaniels, Glover, Jerome Perry and Rose were high school seniors preparing to play in the Kentucky All-Star game at Freedom Hall in Louisville. The four sat in a room together at the Brown Hotel talking about where they wanted to attend college. Rose was going from his hometown of Hazard to Houston, Glover was going from Horse Cave to Florida State. When the conversation was McDaniels’ turn to take, he put his recruiting hat on. “I said ‘guys, it would be great if we could all come together and play together, because I think we can probably win a national championship and definitely make it to the Final Four,” McDaniels said. McDaniels reached out his hand in the center of the group, inviting them to join him at Western. Rose said he’d love to play with “Big Jim”, placing his hand on top of McDaniels’. Perry put his hand in, too. The only one they were waiting on now was Glover.
College Heights Herald 23 2014 “It wasn’t something that was premeditated,” McDaniels said. “Everybody put their hand in and finally it got to Glover, and he was the only one who didn’t put his hand in. We kept our hands out there for five minutes. He goes, ‘man, you guys are too much, you guys are crazy’. He puts his hand in and it was great.” “I get goose bumps talking about it now.” McDaniels is given the most credit for recruiting a super-star, Kentucky-bred lineup. The Allen County-Scottsville star didn’t pick Western because it would put his court-refining talents on a bigger stage. No, that school was in Lexington. Adolph Rupp didn’t need to sell himself for recruits because his program at the University of Kentucky did that for him. Under his direction, the Wildcats registered 876 wins, four national championships and 27 Southeastern Conference titles. Nearing the end of his 42-year reign in Lexington, Rupp nearly went his entire career without an African-American on his roster. Rupp tried to change that by recruiting McDaniels, but he turned the blue for the red. “I never felt that warm and fuzzy feeling up there and I did not want to be the first African-American to go up there,” McDaniels said. “I grew up around the red towel and Diddle and I just knew one day if I ever got good enough to play ball I’d want to go to Western Kentucky and be a Hilltopper. It was already in my DNA.” As went McDaniels off Rupp’s list, so went his next targets, Rose and Perry. “When (McDaniels) decided to come to Western, they all fell in line. He was a great recruiter, besides one of the best basketball players I ever had the privilege of coaching,” Oldham said. “I knew we had the talent, now if we could just put it together and play together – and they really didn’t hit their potential until their junior year.”
Start of History
It’s now March of 1971. The Toppers just ended the regular season 20-5. McDaniels had scored 29 points in the final against Austin Peay to make him the highest scoring player in Western history. Oldhams’ Toppers were headed to the NCAA Tournament looking to advance past the second round for the first time under his direction. The year before, the Toppers were eliminated in the first round by Jacksonville, 109-96. The two teams met again in the regular season at Freedom Hall. This time Western got the best of the Dolphins with a 97-84 win. Western was anticipating a draw to play Marquette, who was 230. Instead, the draw may have been the last team Oldham wanted to see. The Toppers were slated to play Jacksonville, yet again. The winner would play against Rupp and the Kentucky Wildcats
Shoestring Play
Glover still doesn’t know what made him want to do what is now known as the famous shoestring play. In fact, no one knows what triggered Glover to do it, but it worked and that’s all that mattered to Western. “Probably walking on the wild side,” Glover said. Western was tied at 74 with Jacksonville after being down 44-30 at halftime. The Dolphins called a timeout with eight seconds left and Ernie Fleming inbounded the pass and double-dribbled. While Jacksonville players ran to console Fleming, Western players rushed to the ball to get a play inbounds because the Toppers had no timeouts. Story continues on page 24
2014 women’s volleyball schedule Date
Opponent / Event
Location
Time / Result
UNLV Invitational 08/29/14
vs. UC Riverside
Las Vegas, Nev.
3:30 p.m. CT
at UNLV
Las Vegas, Nev.
8:30 p.m. CT
08/30/14
vs. Cal State Northridge
Las Vegas, Nev.
3:30 p.m. CT
09/02/14
vs. Belmont
Bowling Green, Ky.
7:00 p.m. CT
Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational 09/05/14 09/06/14 09/09/14
vs. Incarnate Word
Springfield, Mo.
10:00 a.m. CT
at Missouri State
Springfield, Mo.
7:00 p.m. CT
vs. Milwaukee
Springfield, Mo.
10:30 a.m. CT
vs. Oral Roberts
Springfield, Mo.
2:30 p.m. CT
at Lipscomb
Nashville, Tenn.
6:30 p.m. CT
Holiday Inn WKU Classic 09/12/14
vs. Purdue
Bowling Green, Ky.
7:00 p.m. CT
09/13/14
vs. Austin Peay
Bowling Green, Ky.
11:00 a.m. CT
vs. Western Michigan
Bowling Green, Ky.
5:00 p.m. CT
Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational 09/19/14
vs. Milwaukee
East Lansing, Mich.
9:00 a.m. CT
at Michigan State
East Lansing, Mich.
6:00 p.m. CT
09/20/14
vs. LIU Brooklyn
East Lansing, Mich.
3:00 p.m. CT
09/23/14
vs. Tennessee Tech
Bowling Green, Ky.
7:00 p.m. CT
09/26/14
at LA Tech *
Ruston, La.
7:00 p.m. CT
09/28/14
vs. Rice *
Bowling Green, Ky.
12:00 p.m. CT
10/03/14
at FIU *
Miami, Fla.
5:00 p.m. CT
10/05/14
at Florida Atlantic *
Boca Raton, Fla.
11:00 a.m. CT
10/07/14
vs. Charlotte *
Bowling Green, Ky.
6:00 p.m. CT
10/10/14
vs. Marshall *
Bowling Green, Ky.
7:00 p.m. CT
10/12/14
vs. North Texas *
Bowling Green, Ky.
12:00 p.m. CT
10/17/14
at UTSA *
San Antonio, Texas
7:00 p.m. CT
10/19/14
at UTEP *
El Paso, Texas
1:00 p.m. CT
10/24/14
vs. FIU *
Bowling Green, Ky.
7:00 p.m. CT
10/26/14
vs. Florida Atlantic *
Bowling Green, Ky.
12:00 p.m. CT
10/31/14
at UAB *
Birmingham, Ala.
7:00 p.m. CT
11/07/14
at Southern Miss *
Hattiesburg, Miss.
7:00 p.m. CT
11/09/14
at Marshall *
Huntington, W.Va.
12:00 p.m. CT
11/13/14
vs. UTEP *
Bowling Green, Ky.
7:00 p.m. CT
11/15/14
vs. Middle Tennessee *
Bowling Green, Ky.
7:00 p.m. CT
Conference USA Tournament 11/21/14
Conference USA Tournament
Hattiesburg, Miss.
2014 women’s soccer schedule Date
Opponent / Event
Location
Time / Result
08/15/14
at Tennessee-Martin (Exhibition)
Martin, Tenn.
7:00 p.m. CT
08/17/14
vs. Murray State (Exhibition)
Bowling Green, Ky.
1:00 p.m. CT
08/22/14
at Lipscomb
Nashville, Tenn.
7:00 p.m. CT
08/24/14
vs. Mercer
Bowling Green, Ky.
1:00 p.m. CT
09/05/14
vs. Tennessee
Bowling Green, Ky.
6:00 p.m. CT
09/07/14
vs. Evansville
Bowling Green, Ky.
1:00 p.m. CT
Yale Tournament 09/12/14
at Yale
New Haven, Conn.
6:30 p.m. CT
09/14/14
vs. Sacred Heart
New Haven, Conn.
11:00 a.m. CT
09/19/14
at Indiana State
Terre Haute, Ind.
6:00 p.m. CT
09/27/14
at Marshall *
Huntington, W.V.
6:00 p.m. CT
10/03/14
at Old Dominion *
Norfolk, Va.
6:00 p.m. CT
10/05/14
vs. Charlotte *
Bowling Green, Ky.
1:00 p.m. CT
10/10/14
vs. UTEP *
Bowling Green, Ky.
6:00 p.m. CT
10/12/14
vs. UTSA *
Bowling Green, Ky.
1:00 p.m. CT
10/17/14
vs. Middle Tennessee State *
Bowling Green, Ky.
6:00 p.m. CT
10/19/14
vs. UAB *
Bowling Green, Ky.
1:00 p.m. CT
10/24/14
at Louisiana Tech *
Ruston, La.
6:00 p.m. CT
10/26/14
at Southern Miss *
Hattiesburg, Miss.
1:00 p.m. CT
10/31/14
at North Texas *
Denton, Texas
6:00 p.m. CT
Conference USA Tournament 11/05/14
Conference USA Tournament
Charlotte, N.C.
TBA
View of the Hill 24 2014 Continued from page 23 All except for Glover ran to the ball. Glover casually walked down the opposite side of the court and set himself up right underneath the basket, knelt on one knee and aligned himself directly behind the defender guarding the inbounds pass from Gary Sundmacker. Glover pretended to be tying his shoestring, writing the script for a play that would go down in Western athletic folklore. “My heart was pounding,” Glover said. “In a split second I had created an impromptu play that no one in this arena of 12,000-plus people knew about…except me.” Jim Richards recalls the play through his own reenactment on the
Jerry Dunn’s hookshot was at its deadliest in the Villanova game, when he had his tournament high of 25 points.
court of Diddle Arena. “I said, ‘Gary, Clarence is wide open!’, and he said, ‘Where? I don’t see him’, I said ‘He’s down on one knee pretending to tie his shoe,’” Richard recollected. “He said, ‘Oh, I see him, I see him’. “He got the ball and he threw it right up near the basket and he starts hollering, ‘Oh, god, let him make it’.” The rest is history. Glover scored and Western advanced to the first ever meeting between the Toppers and the Kentucky Wildcats.
Bluegrass Battle
The chance to play Kentucky wasn’t important to just the players, but for Oldham as well. The Southeastern Conference didn’t integrate until 1966. Kentucky didn’t play up to that rule until Rupp finally signed his first African-American player in Tom Payne out of Louisville. “They made a big hype about us being African American and we were playing the white dynasty of Kentucky,” Glover recalls. Oldham remembers putting a letter up on the bulletin board in the team’s locker room that said McDaniels and Rose “weren’t either smart enough or good enough to play” “That was such a big deal to these kids in my mind,” Jim Richards said. “They never said it to me, but full well knowing that they were African American athletes and knowing they were not recruited in essence by the University of Kentucky. They may say they recruited (McDaniels), but they really didn’t recruit him. “I think they wanted to show coach Rupp they should be there. They made sure that they showed them.” McDaniels scored 35 points and Glover had 17 rebounds as Western defeated Kentucky 107-83, the most amount of points the Wildcats allowed all year. In an article in the Herald following the game, sports editor Tom Patterson wrote that Rupp “made it clear that he is against putting Western on Kentucky’s schedule”. Kentucky and Western didn’t meet again until 1986 in the NCAA Tournament, Leading up to that game, a reporter asked Glover if it was the biggest game in his college career. “At that point I said to him ‘I hope my biggest game is yet to come; however, I play for the Western fans. If this is their biggest game then I guess at this time it is my biggest game too’.” The chemistry that bonded that 1971 Western team was a formula that could only be composed within the players themselves. As the Toppers found themselves down against Jacksonville, they found themselves in a deeper hole against Big Ten champion Ohio State. “It’s hard to believe we won that game,” McDaniels said. Western battled from 18 points down to defeat Ohio State in overtime 81-78, setting up a date with Villanova in the Final Four in Houston. “This ball club had great comebacks. They never gave up, they just kept scrapping,” Oldham said. “We were the kind of team that had character,” McDaniels said as he recalls what happened in the locker room at halftime against Ohio State. “You have to have that passion to believe that any given day you can beat anybody, any where at any time.”
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Western had every chance to defeat Villanova and advance to the national championship game. Jerry Dunn missed a oneand-one free throw with four seconds left to send the game into overtime, it was then when Glover’s miscue took over. Whereas Glover was the hero against Jacksonville and scoring the last five points against Ohio State, his miscues helped cost the Toppers that chance. McDaniels found him wide open under the basket for an easy layup for the chance to clinch victory. Except, he missed. “I said ‘instead of you going around telling everybody about that shot that you made against Jacksonville, you tell everybody about the one you missed against Villanova,” Oldham recalls telling Glover. McDaniels fouled out in the second overtime and the heart of Western checked out of the game. A disheartened Topper club sat in the locker room after the game dejected only to hear Oldham announce his retirement following the season’s end. By McDaniels’ account: “He said, ‘I’m going out with you guys. I’m going to retire at the end of the game tomorrow’. Coach says let’s all go out a winner. We played that game like it was a championship game.” “That raised the bar when coach basically said ‘I don’t think I’ll ever have a team this good again, so let’s go out on top.’ We put our hands in. Everybody had their hand in the huddle. It was over.” In the consolation game against Kansas, Dunn redeemed himself with the free throw shots to secure a win and a third-place finish in the NCAA Tournament.
Epilogue
It’s a cool and crisp February morning in Bowling Green. Tim Riley, former state championship winning coach at Warren Central High School, opens up about something he hasn’t told anyone. In his backyard is an outdoor basketball court. Underneath the faded color leaves lies in camouflage a plethora of basketballs - some in playable condition, some busted with dimples and paint faded. More basketballs of a similar condition rest in a plastic storage box on the court. Riley said the neighborhood children come and go as they please, but no one has been in several weeks. It was just a few months ago he looked out his kitchen window and noticed an uncharacteristically orange ball – it didn’t belong with the faded wasteland of the game’s elements slowly becoming soil. This ball was perfect - no dimples worn away, no faded black lines. There’s no telling how old the ball actually is, but by the assumed value, it’s probably 40 years old. A permanent marker writes out the scores of every WKU NCAA Tournament game in 1971, along with signatures from every player and coach on the team. “That’s my signature,” McDaniels said when he saw a picture of his name signed on the ball. “I can’t believe that. No telling what that thing is worth.” Clarence Glover’s signature is signed “C. Glover”, but it’s faded more than the others. “My gosh, that is nice,” Glover says in awe of the image. “Look
how good it looks. I can’t imagine a kid going over and playing with that. Now, that is an eBay item.” The reaction is the same across the board, much like anyone’s reaction when learning about what Western Kentucky basketball once was. Riley was only 10 years old and - much like many in the country in 1971 - adored that Western team composed of Kentucky-bred talent. Patterson wrote in 1971: “Children’s eyes glistened with anticipation and students rushed to get a front seat. Strange faces, many of them townspeople, were among the 6,000 persons who assembled (Monday, Mar. 29, 1971) in Diddle Arena to pay glorification…” Classes on campus were cancelled for most of the day to welcome the heroes of the Hill. President Downing, who just months before sat in his office with Oldham and two board of regents members to address the concern of starting five African-American players, introduced the team in the Arena as “a group of fine young men of whom all of us can be justly proud…” “Coach Oldham received a lot of criticism by making that choice,” Glover said. “But he’s such a man of integrity that he felt he needed to fill the best team for the university to get the most out of it, and that’s what he did.” Glover now resides in Louisville as a retired superintendent of the Kentucky public school system. Jim McDaniels is retired and resides in Bowling Green. Jim Richards gives golf lessons and spends a lot of time with his five grandchildren. John Oldham is a salesman at Wright Implement in Bowling Green. The memory still lives fresh in each of their minds each spring as if the events of 43 years ago happened just yesterday. “When you’re making history, you don’t know you’re making it. Just like here we are sitting down talking about a ball game that’s over 40 years old,” Oldham said sitting at his desk. “That’s an indication that it was quite important to the university at that time maybe more so than we realized.” Since 1971, the Toppers have only reached the Sweet 16 three times. McDaniels and Glover wear the rings honoring that year. Replicating what happened 43 years ago is a distant cry from reality by the change of the college basketball scene according to Glover. 14,000 fans in 1971 versus the 4,715 average attendance in 2014 shows the dynamic shift in community culture of basketball at the school now referenced as WKU, not Western. So they hold on to the memories, the stories, the rings, the banners, and tangible history like unclaimed, signed basketballs that are left in a place where that history awaits an unlikely storybook ending. “Immediately after that, I was hoping we could perpetuate it and that our recruiting could build on that,” Glover said. “That is something that can’t be duplicated.” Editors note: Western Kentucky’s 1971 Final Four appearance was later vacated due to an NCAA investigation that found Jim McDaniels had signed a professional contract and accepted money during the season. McDaniels would not comment on the situation.
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Classes Begin MLK Day (WKU closed) Final Examinations
SPRING SEMESTER Jan. 26 March 9-13 March 23 May 11-15 May 15-17
Classes Begin Spring Break Second Bi-Term Begins Final Examinations Commencement Weekend
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WKU-isms When you begin college at WKU, you’ll hear many phrases that will sound strange to you. Here’s some common WKU lingo:
BSA - Building service attendents. These are the men and women responsible for keeping your residence halls, academic buildings and campus clean.
Kissing Bridge - Bridge at the top of the Hill at the site of an old Civil War Fort. Legend has it that a couple who kiss there on their first date are certain to marry.
CAB - Campus Activities Board— one of the largest student groups on campus. Israel - Normal Street parking lot. CAB plans concerts, carnivals, and other events on campus during the school Mass - Mass Media and Technology year. Hall, with its 24/7 computer lab. Centennial Mall - the green space and sidewalks near the center of campus. Colonnade - Bleachers near the Fine Arts Center, the old football stadium. DSU (The former DUC) - Downing Student Union. The building opens this fall semester after undergoing massive renovations and a name change.
The Nick - Nick Denes baseball field PFT - Pearce-Ford Tower, residence hall and the tallest building on campus. SGA - Student Government Association South Campus - Campus located on Nashville Road, home to Commonwealth School and the Knicely Conference Center
Egypt - Creason Street parking lot near the WKU softball field. Gets its name South Lawn - Green space between from the distance from campus and how DSU and Preston Center. big the lot is. Talisman - WKU’s award-winning FAC - Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center student-produced yearbook Gare Bear Hall - Gary Ransdell Hall where the College of Education is located. It’s nickname derived from President Gary Ransdell, whom students occasionally refer to as Gare Bear. Herald - The College Heights Herald, WKU’s student-produced newspaper. Hilltoppers - Nickname for WKU’s sports teams since 1927, or Toppers or Tops for short.
TopNet - Section of WKU’s website used for maintaining student accounts. Toppermail - The @topper.wku.edu email address that all WKU students are given. The Valley - area between Rodes-Harlin, McCormack and Gilbert Halls. Red Statue - Statue in the Centennial Mall
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There’s a chance that the major you’ve chosen as a freshman won’t be what you earn your degree in. In fact, it’s unlikely that you’ll remain in the same career for your entire working life. Opportunities present themselves in different ways, but it’s ultimately up to you to decide what makes you happy. The following few pages will provide you with potential career path options within each college at WKU.
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Ogden College of Science and Engineering Majors:
Agriculture* (Agronomy- Plant, AgronomySoil, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Mechanization, Animal Science- Beef, Animal Science- Science, Dairy Science, General Agriculture, Horticulture, Horse Science, Turf and Golf Course Mgt.) Advanced Manufacturing (Food Processing and Technology, Manufacturing and Industrial Distribution, Quality Systems) Architectural Science Construction Management* Industrial (Vocational, Career and Technical) Education Technology Management Biology* Chemistry* (ACS Certified, General, Teacher Certification) Computer Science* (Specialty Option, Systems/ Scientific Applications)
Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering* Mechanical Engineering Geographic Informational Science Geography* (Cultural Geography, Environmental Planning & Resource Management, Karst Geosciences, Planning and GIS, and Land, Weather, and Climate) Geology* (Earth and Space Science, General Geoscience) Meteorology Mathematical Economics (General Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science) Mathematics* (Non-teacher Certifiable, Teacher Education) Mathematics (Fundamentals of Analysis and Discrete Math, Fundamentals of Applied Math, Fundamentals of Math Studies) Middle Grades Mathematics Physics* (Physics Education) Biochemistry Medical Technology Middle School Science *indicates availability as a minor
Minors:
Floristry Industrial Sciences Coal Chemistry Nutritional and Food Chemistry Floodplain Management Land Surveying City and Regional Planning Earth Science Environmental Studies Geographic Information Systems Sustainability
wku.edu/ogden
Water Resources Applied Statistics Astronomy Aerospace Studies Biochemistry Biophysics
• Males make up 63% of the student population. • Minority students (including international students) represent 19% of the Science and Engineering student body. • A total of 85% of students in Science and Engineering pursue studies full time. • The majority, or 91%, of Science and Engineering students are at the undergraduate level.
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College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Majors:
Business and Marketing Education Elementary Education Exceptional Education- LBD and MSD Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Middle Level Education in Social Studies and Language Arts Science and Mathematics Education Military Leadership Psychology (General and Extended Major) wku.edu/cebs
Minors:
Military Science Psychology Library
• Roughly 3,200 students • Females make up 81% of the student population • Minority students (including international students) represent 11% of the Ed and Behavioral Sciences student body. • 62% of students in the college pursue studies full time. • The majority (66%) of the college’s students are at the undergraduate level.
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College of Health and Human Services Majors:
Dental Hygiene Health Sciences Health Information Management Paramedicine Communication Disorders Family and Consumer Sciences Hospitality Management and Dietetics (Food, Nutrition and Wellness; Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management; Nutrition and Dietetics) Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising Physical Education Exercise Science Recreation Administration Sport Management Nursing Environmental Health Science Health Care Administration Public Health Social Work
Minors:
American Sign Language Studies Child Life Child Studies Consumer and Family Sciences Family Studies Food Service Management Interior Design Lodging Management Meeting, Convention and Exposition Planning Nutrition Textiles and Apparel Merchandising Tourism Athletic Coaching Community Recreation Facility & Event Management Nonprofit Administration Outdoor Leadership Physical Education Global Health Service Health Education Health Care Administration Occupational Safety and health Environmental Studies Worksite Health Promotion Social Work
Part-time Jobs Available - Apply Now School Programs Community Education seeks applicants for site supervisors (20-25 hours per week) and group leaders programs in both city and county school districts. Positions available at elementary and middle schools. school programs or 6:30-8 A.M. for before school programs. Local schools start Aug. 6 nurturing, have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and good written and oral communication skills. Must pass a criminal background check. Apply at 1227 Westen Avenue. Applications are abailable on-line. 270-842-4281
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Reformed University Fellowship at WKU
A Campus Ministry for the Convinced and the Unconvinced Wednesdays, 8:00 p.m. at the Faculty House (Cabin Behind Cherry) For more details and back to school events, please visit: wkruf.virb.com
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Gordon Ford College of Business Majors:
Accounting Business Informatics Business Economics Economics* Mathematical Economics (Actuarial Science, General Mathematical Economics) Finance* (Financial Management and Financial Planning) Entrepreneurship* International Business* Management Marketing* (Marketing Sales, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Marketing) *indicates availability as a minor
Minors:
Computer Information Systems Finance Business Administration Sales
wku.edu/business
• In Business, males make up 64% of the student population. • Minority students (including international students) represent 22% of the Business student body. • A total of 78% of students in Business pursue studies full time. • The majority, or 95%, of Business students are at the undergraduate level.
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Potter College of Arts & Letters Majors:
Art History* Visual Arts (Graphic Design* and Studio) Visual Studies (Art Education and Studio Art*) Communication Studies* Corporate and Organizational Communication English* (Creative Writing*, Literature*, Professional Writing) English for Secondary Teachers Anthropology* (Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Cultural Resource Management) History* Social Studies Advertising (Branding, Creative Interactive, Creative Print) Broadcasting* (Broadcast News, Radio and Television Operations, Television/Film Production) Film Mass Communication* News Journalism* Photojournalism Public Relations Arabic* Chinese* French* German* Spanish* Music* (Instrumental, Vocal, Integrated) Music (Liberal Arts) Asian Religions and Cultures Philosophy* Religious Studies* International Affairs Political Science* Sociology* Dance* Performing Arts (Acting, Directing, Music Theatre*, Theatre Design and Technology) Theatre* Popular Cultures Studies *indicates availability as a minor
Minors:
Teaching English as a Second Language Folklore Southern Studies Digital Advertising Criminology Sexuality Studies Performing Arts Administration Asian Studies Film Studies Latin American Studies Legal Studies Russian and East European Studies wku.edu/pcal
• In PCAL, females make up 55% of the student population. • Minority students represent 17% of the PCAL student body. • A total of 88% of students in the college pursue studies full time. • The majority, or 93%, of the college’s students are at the undergraduate level.
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University College Majors:
Diversity and Community Studies Organizational Leadership (Business management, Leadership, Office Management and Supervision, Management Information Systems) Interdisciplinary Studies Paralegal and Real Estate Studies Systems Management
Minors:
African American Studies Gender and Women’s Studies Citizenship and Social Justice Gerontology Leadership Studies
wku.edu/uc
• Roughly 2,200 students • Females make up 51% of the student population
Honors College WKU has Kentucky’s first and only independent Honors College in the Commonwealth. Honors College students enjoy an intimate scholarly environment on a vibrant campus and are encouraged to become involved in community service, applied research and study abroad. wku.edu/honors
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1. SKyPAC – Quickly becoming one of the most popular places downtown, the most recent addition to the area is appealing to all age groups. The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center is located between Sixth and Seventh Avenues on College Street, offers a wide variety of events and shows. Web: theskypac.com 2. Chaney’s Dairy Barn – Located at 9191 Nashville Road, about nine miles south of Bowling Green on 31-W, Chaney’s Dairy Barn and Restaurant is best known for its homemade ice cream. Chaney’s also serves lunch and dinner. There’s a calender of events on its website, chaneysdairybarn.com. 3. Fountain Square Park – The park in downtown Bowling Green is reinventing itself with restaurants, bars, a coffee shop, and a variety of shops and boutiques as well as banks and professional offices. Downtown redevelopment is taking off as new plans are popping up regularly. Web: bgky.org/bgpr/parks/ ftsqpark.php 4. Jackson’s Orchard – Considered a “must-go” destination by many, it attracts the most visitors in the summer and fall when the peaches and apples are available. It’s about four miles north of campus off KY 185 (Richardsville Road). Among the special events are the Apple Festival, Labor Day Weekend, five weekends of fall and the Pumpkin Festival. Web: jacksonsorchard.com 5. National Corvette Museum – Located on 350 Corvette Drive, NCM is recognized by its space- age design, with sweeping lines that match the sport car it honors. More than 80 Corvettes of every era - some production and some one-of-a-kind concept vehicles - are displayed. The museum is about four miles north on I-65, at Exit 28. Web: corvettemuseum.com. 6. Mammoth Cave National Park – Mammoth Cave preserves the cave system and a part of the Green River valley and hilly country of south central Kentucky. This is the world’s longest known cave system, with more than 400 miles explored. Web: nps.gov/maca 7. Lost River Cave and Valley – Lost River Cave and Valley is home to the only underground boat tour in the state and a seasonal butterfly habitat, walking and bike trails. It is at 2818 Nashville Road. Web: lostrivercave.com 8. Bowling Green Hot Rods – The Hot Rods are Bowling Green’s minor league baseball team. A farm team to the Tampa Bay Rays, they are sure to offer to a good time to college students as well as families. Web: bghotrods.com 9. Beech Bend Park and Splash Lagoon – 798 Beech Bend Road. According to it’s website, Beech Bend gets its name from the rolling hills in Bowling Green which are covered with beech trees and bounded by the Barren River. The park offers a variety of events such as mini-golf, go-carts, amusement rides and water slides, as well as live entertainment. Web: beechbend.com 10. The Kentucky Museum – The Kentucky Museum, on WKU’s campus, houses history, arts and culture, with an outstanding quilt and textile collection, extensive archeological and ethnic holdings, and fine and decorative arts. The museum offers hands-on programs for school classes and educational workshops for adults, lectures, and festivals. Web: wku.edu/kentuckymuseum
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Freshmen 14 1. El Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant and Cantina 2435 Nashville Road 600 US 31W Bypass 270-393-2070, elmazatlanrestaurant.com El-Mazatlan, or “El-maz” for short, serves authentic Mexican food, steak and pork specialties, as vegetarian combinations.
8. Shogun Bistro 761 Campbell Lane 270-846-2600, shogundining.com An authentic Japanese steakhouse that offers a unique dining experience with contemporary atmosphere. Shogun offers seafood, steak and sushi.
2. Great American Donut Shop (GADS) 901 U.S. 31W Bypass 270-842-7155 This 24-hour doughnut shop can be a place to get a quick breakfast or a late-night hangout. GADS has doughnuts sprinkled, glazed and jelly-filled. Be sure to bring your cash unless you plan to eat a lot of doughnuts- GADS asks that you spend at least $5 if you pay with a card.
9. Spencer’s Coffeehouse 915 College Street 270-393-7060, foodcoffeelife.com From handmade soups to signature sandwiches, Spencer’s offers a quick, delicious and affordable menu. Spencer’s coffee is 100 percent organic and 100 percent free trade.
3. Buckhead Cafe 760 Campbell Lane 270-846-0110, buckheadcafe.net Buckhead is a “fast-casual” restaurant meaning that it provides high-quality food typically found in casual dining but with faster service. Buckhead also accepts Big Red Dollars. 4. Hilligans 1265 College St. 270-282-2227, hilligansbg.com Hilligans has food and football close to campus. The sports bar has 13 high-definition TVs, three pool tables and two “fully stacked” bars. The restaurant offers lunch and dinner for dine-in, carry-out and delivery. 5. Jimmy John’s 1916 Russellville Road, 270-393-8884, jimmyjohns.com 1689 Campbell Lane #600, 270-904-1222, jimmyjohns. com Jimmy John’s is host to an array of different sandwich combinations, each with it’s own special Jimmy name. Known for it’s freaky fast delivery, it’s a great place to call when you’re stranded on campus and need a bite. 6. Overtime Sports Bar and Grill 773 Bakersfield Way 270-904-4430, overtimebg.com Overtime has regular specials, daily happy hour, and a full menu. The sports bar has weekly karaoke. Other entertainment includes cornhole, pool tables and NTN BuzzTime trivia. 7. Anna’s Greek Restaurant and Bar 535 Three Springs Road 270-659-2662, bggreek.com Anna’s is known in Bowling Green for its Greek cuisine, which includes a long list of Greek salads, pastas and other entrees. Perfect for a date night.
10. Double Dogs 1780 Scottsville Road 270-843-9357, doubledogs.biz This restaurant/sports bar’s menu includes wings and doggiethemed treats, including Pickled Paw Prints, Beg Please Chili Cheese Fries and Sit, Heel & Peel Shrimp. Double Dogs also serves up karaoke on Friday nights. 11. Stakz Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt 1945 Scottsville Road 270-282-2410, stakzfrozenyogurt.com Stakz offers 12 flavors of frozen yogurt, including sorbet and tart, swapping out one of their flavors for a new one each week. Stakz lets you pick from 50 toppings and fresh fruits to stack on your yogurt. 12. Griff’s Deli 1640 Scottsville Road 270-904-4743, griffsdeliofbg.com Griff ’s offers fresh made-to-order deli sandwiches, paninis, salads, and mega spuds. Griff ’s offers the freshest ingredients and a unique dining experience for those visiting Bowling Green. 13. Mellow Mushroom 1035 Chestnut Street 270-393-1800, mellowmushroom.com/store/bowling-green Mellow Mushroom provides an eclectic collection of salads, pizzas, calzones and hoagies. The restaurant also includes a bar, occasional music performances and “the best margaritas in town.” 14. Gigi’s Cupcakes 760 Campbell Lane 270-904-1400, gigiscupcakesusa.com/bowlinggreenkentucky Gigi’s cupcakes are baked fresh daily and the menu changes each day. You can also order online and pick them up.
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Langton: Seize chance to experience global cultures By Aaron Mudd Loup Langton, director of WKU’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting, has a message for students, or just about anybody: Travel. Experience cultures abroad. It will change your life. Langton was among those featured in WKU’s Far Away Places speaker series this past semester. Hosted by the WKU Libraries, the series has included 80 speakers since its inception, sharing stories from Chile to Taiwan and many other places across the globe. Sydnie Driskill, a freshman from Greenville, was motivated to attend the latest presentation by her western civilization professor. “I thought it might be interesting,” she said. “I’m always interested in learning about different parts of the world and what people experience when they go there.” In his lecture, Langton discussed his journeys abroad. Audience members chuckled at Langton’s anecdotes about hitchhiking across Europe and listened to his experiences photographing Haiti, Egypt and Ecuador. His talk was presented as a casual chat with students and community members while he sat in a chair. “I just want to tell stories,” Langton said. “I’m not presenting research. I’m not showing a portfolio of photographs. It’s just stories for places that I’ve been, and hopefully you’ll feel some of the entertainment that I’ve felt, joy and the pain for these different places.” Starting with a word of caution, Langton advised students not take some of the risks he took. “I want to make sure I’m not recommending taking some of the paths that I’ve taken in terms of travel,” he said. “It’s sometimes been a little reckless, particularly when I was straight out of undergraduate school. I think there’s a phrase that says something about God protects drunks and sailors; they should add idiots as well.” Langton first traveled to Europe to stay with his mother’s best friend in Copenhagen, Denmark. His mother competed in the Miss Universe competition and her friend was Miss Denmark. After staying with his mother’s friend and her family, Langton traveled to Hanover, Germany, where he stayed with a hospitable German he met while hitchhiking. “He had a Mercedes Benz,” Langton said. “I arrived at his house and he said, ‘Well here are the keys to my car. I own the business across the street. The refrigerator is yours. Here’s the room. I’ll be leaving for work early tomorrow. Take the car, and do whatever you want.’” Later in the summer, after getting into several other adventures, Langton rejoined with some people he met before visiting his mother’s friend in Denmark. Together they sailed for three days across the Adriatic Sea. The sea, which lies between Italy and Albania, is known to be stormy. “They taught me to sail enough so that they were confident that they said to me, ‘You have the shift from 2 o’clock in the morning until 6 o’clock in the morning. There’s the compass. Stay on this heading. Let us know if there’s anything that comes up. We’ll be asleep below,’” Langton said. “I have to say, it was a transcendental experience.” In the complete darkness of the Adriatic, Langton saw shooting stars and satellites clearly in the night sky. “You can’t really describe it. You can’t really put it into words,” he
said. “It’s a feeling that you get of being one with everything and everything being one with you. That feeling, I have carried all these years.” His trip to Europe taught Langton a lesson he sees as highly important. “I have to say this whole trip had — for me — to do with brother-sisterhood, because it was all Loup Langton that kind of interaction,” he said. A trip to Haiti taught him other lessons. “For me, Haiti was all about the spirituality and the children,” he said. “And, of course, the poverty.” The situation in Haiti at the time he visited angered Langton. Langton said that people in control didn’t want Haitians to have an election and regularly assailed a presidential candidate with hand grenades and guns. Langton spoke about his friendship with Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a former Catholic priest and the first democratically elected Haitian president. He described how Aristide was threatened. People burned down his church and tried to kill him. “Probably the bravest person I’ve ever met in my life,” he said. “He’s probably all of 5 feet 2 inches.” The day before Langton left Haiti, Aristide told Langton something that stuck with the professor. “I said take care of yourself,” Langton said. Pulling some skin on his hand, he quoted his friend Aristide: “What is this? This is skin. It’s nothing. If they kill me I’ll be 10 times more powerful. This is absolutely nothing.” While working in the Middle East, Langton described an experience with a Bedouin girl dying alone of cancer. He described the people of the Middle East as diverse and often conflicting. “You can’t look at peoples of the Middle East as just peoples of the Middle East,” he said. “There all of these different groups. It’s a mosaic.” Langton said the Bedouin are not accepted by anyone. The girl in the hospital had been abandoned even by her family. He began sitting with her each day, even though he spoke no Arabic. “For me, it was a moving experience, and I hoped that it would give her some sense of comfort each day,” he said. Although she was still alive when Langton left the hospital, the doctor told him she only had six months to live. At the close of his talk, Langton dedicated it to his late mother who passed away only three weeks earlier. It was his mother’s connection to her friend in Europe that first motivated him to travel there. In his talk, Langton encouraged audience members to experience foreign cultures directly. “Skip the five-star places, or maybe even the three-star places, and travel the back roads and actually meet people,” he said. WKU’s diplomat-in-residence Michael McClellan knows Langton personally and wanted to attend to get a copy of Langton’s book. “I’m a huge believer in encouraging young people to get international experience and study abroad, work abroad, travel abroad, read books about the abroad — anything they can to broaden their international experience,” McClellan said.
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FREE STUFF The stereotype of college students is that we are broke and always on the look out for a deal. Well, it’s true. Here are a few things on campus that you get absolutely free simply because you are a WKU student.
Topper Transit WKU’s free bus service provides transportation from the perimeter parking lots to academic buildings on the Main Campus, connects Main Campus and South Campus, provides evening service between Main Campus, South Campus and off-campus shopping areas and service along parking lots and buildings along the north side of Main Campus. Paratransit service is available as an on-call service for disabled faculty, staff and students. The after hours Purple line also provides transit for students who may need a ride home on a weekend night. For transit schedules and the NEXTbus tracking system, visit parking.wku.edu College Heights Herald The student newspaper is the main source of news at WKU. The print edition is published every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year and the website, wkuherald.com, is updated regularly. Both provide the latest news, sports and campus events. The newspaper is available in racks at the front entrance of most academic buildings across campus. For updates, follow @wkuherald on Twitter and Facebook.com/wkuherald. Another source for news is the free WKU Herald mobile app for iPhone, iPad, and Android.
Tutoring Services The Learning Center, located in Downing Student Union, provides students with free tutoring and help with study skills. Students can make appointments for one-on-one or group tutoring or drop in for assistance. TLC is open more than 60 hours every week and is located in DSU, PFT, Keen Hall, and McCormack Hall. Computer Labs and printing Six computer labs can be found on the Main Campus. There is also a Student Technology Center at South Campus and each of the regional campuses. The lab in Mass Media and Technology Hall is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week when classes are in session. Students will need their WKU account information to log in and their WKU ID card to print. Full-time undergraduate students are allowed 1,500 pages, which is $75 worth of free printing, during the school year. Part-time students receive $50 worth of free printing. Career Services Center The Career Services Center assists in job placement, career exploration, career engagement and academic career guidance. Movie Rentals The University Libraries’ Visual and Performing Arts Library is located on the second floor of Cravens. The VPAL collection includes CDs, LPs, leisure DVDs and VHS tapes and they are all available for check out. A WKU ID is required to check out any library materials. The loan period for audiovisual materials is seven days. Items can be renewed on the website for an additional seven days. Some reserved items are not allowed to be renewed.
Bike rentals Big Red Bikes is a bicycle lending program free to WKU students, faculty and staff. The bikes are available for checkout weekdays from the Office of Sustainability located at 503 Regents Avenue, beside Gary Ransdell Hall. Bring your WKU ID with you at the time of check-out. Escort service The escort serice is an on-campus service provided for the protection of students, faculty, staff and visitors. The escort will be provided by either a student police Explorer or a campus police officer. For an escort or more information, call WKU PD at 270-745-2548. Technology equipment rental The Technology Resource Center in Mass Media and Technology Hall, Room 257, is a hands-on digital media facility for students and faculty. Walkins are welcome, but reservations are highly recommended to ensure students get what they need when they need it. Laptops, cameras, audio recorders, microphones, tripods, projectors, adapters and cables are available, among other items. TRC can also convert DVDs and VHS tapes as well as tapes and CDs. They can also helps students edit video and photos. Athletic Events Students get free access to all WKU athletic events with their WKU ID card.
IT Helpdesk The IT Helpdesk, 270-745-7000, can assist with problems such as accessing the Internet, web accounts (TopNet, BlackBoard, email etc.), registering game consoles and general hardware and software troubleshooting. Regular Wireless and summer operating hours can be WKU Information Technology provides found on WKU’s website. full wireless coverage across campus. Students, faculty, and staff can use their WKU app WKU login information to log in, but The WKU mobile app, called iWKU, campus visitors can access a separate can be downloaded for free. It provides wireless network as a guest. an events calendar, a campus directory, athletics, a bus schedule, and other items that can help WKU students.
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Names you should know Gary Ransdell
WKU President Ransdell has been the face of WKU since he became president in 1997. Achievements during his tenure include the creation of Kentucky’s only independent Honors College and rebuilding WKU’s campus through construction projects.
Gordon Emslie
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs The provost is the chief academic officer for the university. As provost, Emslie is responsible for setting goals for the university’s academic missions, which includes instruction, research and community outreach.
Nicki Seay
Student Government Association President The SGA president serves as the chief executive officer of the SGA and is the official representative of the student body, including representing students on WKU’s major decision-making board, the Board of Regents.
Howard Bailey
Vice-President for Student Affairs Bailey oversees several hundred student employees in eight departments. He is the primary student advocate for more than 20,000 students and looks after their general welfare outside the classroom.
Todd Stewart
Athletics Director The athletics director is responsible for the planning management and administration of WKU’s athletics department. Since his hire, Stewart has been successful in moving WKU to Conference USA.
Taylor Harrison
Herald Editor-in-Chief The Herald editor oversees WKU’s student-run newspaper, the College Heights Herald, published on Tuesdays and Thursdays in print. The website, wkuherald.com, is the digital edition of the Herald where readers can find breaking news and stories.
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Numbers you should know Academic Advising and Retention 270-745-5065 wku.edu/advising Academic Affairs 270-745-2296 wku.edu/academicaffairs/ Admissions Toll Free Phone: 1-800-495-8463 Office: 270-745-2551 admission@wku.edu wku.edu/freshmen/# Athletics 270-745-3542 wkusports.com Billings and Receivables 270-745-6381 or 270-745-5370 billings.receivables@wku.edu Bowling Green Police Department (270) 393-BGPD (270) 393-2473 www.bgky.org/Police/Index.Php Campus Post Office 270-745-3093 wku.edu/postal/index.php College of Education and Behavioral Sciences 270-745-4662 wku.edu/cebs/ College of Health and Human Services 270-745-2425 wku.edu/chhs/ Counseling and Testing Center 270-745-3159 wku.edu/heretohelp/ Dining Services 270-745-2416 wkudining.com
Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion 270-745-5066 diverstyprograms@wku.edu wku.edu/oidi/ Potter College of Arts & Letters 270-745-2344 wku.edu/pcal/ Division of Extended Learning and Outreach 270-745-1900 delo@wku.edu wku.edu/delo/ Downing Student Union 270-745-5793 wku.edu/dsu/ Gordon Ford College of Business 270-745-6311 gfcb@wku.edu wku.edu/business/ The Graduate School 270-745-4752 wku.edu/graduate/ Graves Gilbert Health Services 270-745-CARE (2273) gravesgilbert.com/ggcwkuhealthservices
Honors College 270-745-2081 honors@wku.edu wku.edu/honors/ Housing and Residence Life 270-745-4359 wku.edu/housing/ Human Resources 270-745-5360 wku.edu/hr/
IT Helpdesk 270-745-7000 wku.edu/it/helpdesk/ Intramural-Recreational Sports 270-745-6061 wku.edu/intramurals/ International Programs 270-745-5334 wku.edu/oip/ Ogden College of Science and Engineering 270-745-4449 wku.edu/ogden/ Preston Health and Activities Center 270-745-6060 wku.edu/imrec/facilities/ Registrar 270-745-5432 registrar@wku.edu wku.edu/registrar/ Student Disabilities Services 270-745-5004 wku.edu/sds/ WKU Police 270-745-2548 wku.edu/police WKU Store Toll Free:1-800-444-5155 1-800-745-2466 bookstore@wku.edu wkustore.com University College 270-745-4092 wku.edu/uc/ WKU Alumni Association 1-888-WKU-ALUM alumni@wku.edu alumni.wku.edu
I-65 getaways Clermont
Nashville
Bernheim Forest, 90 miles This scenic arboretum and research forest, on KY 245, has more than 35 miles of trails, woodland roads, lakes, gardens and a canopy tree walk. It offers places to fish, bike and picnic.
Adventure Science Museum, 65 miles Roughly an hour away and open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, the Adventure Science Center is host to a multitude of exhibits and interactive science shows. From a deep space simulation to a multiplayer space adventure, you can spend a day studying for that Astronomy 101 class a different way.
Horse Cave Kentucky Down Under, 40 miles Visit with kangaroos, wallabies and emus at 3700 L+N Turnpike Road. This attraction also offers a chance to learn about aboriginal culture. Take Exit 58 near Horse Cave. Louisville Churchill Downs, 115 miles Check out the museum, some thoroughbred horse races during the spring meet season, Downs After Dark or the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. The track is located 700 Central Ave. and has several ticket options, including the infield, which costs between $25 and $40. Louisville Slugger Museum, 120 miles Not only does the Louisville Slugger Museum displays some of baseball’s great pastime players and artifacts, visitors can also take a tour into the factory to see how MLB bats are made today. It’s located at 800 W. Main St. Muhammad Ali Center, 120 miles Located in the heart of historic downtown Louisville, the Muhammad Ali Center at 144 N. Sixth St., is a cultural attraction and international education center inspired by the ideals of hometown hero Muhammad Ali. Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave National park, 35 miles From Bowling Green, take I-65 to Exit 48 (Park City Exit). Turn left on KY 255 and follow 255 as it becomes the Park City Road into the park. Follow Park City Road until it joins the Mammoth Cave Parkway; turn left. Follow the Mammoth Cave Parkway to the Visitor Center. The cave is the world’s longest known cave, according to the website. It offers tours, campsites, hiking, horseback riding trails, canoeing and kayaking.
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Opry Mills Mall 433 Opry Mills Drive, 55 miles The famous resort at 2800 Opryland Drive has reopened with new restaurants and bars after flooding in 2010 closed the complex. It’s home to the famous Grand Ole Opry, where various concerts are performed. Many who stay in the resort frequent the mall nearby, host to an array of stores, restaurants and a movie theater. Centennial Park 2600 West End Ave., 65 miles Centennial Park has a full-scale replica of the Parthenon in the middle of it. The Parthenon is also an art museum that offers tours. Ryman Auditorium 116 Fifth Ave, N., 67 miles One of the most famous concert halls in the history of country music, Ryman Auditorium still hosts live music events.
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