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The South Campus Food Court sits empty as students have to look elsewhere for meals and snacks. The food court has been closed since the start of the fall semester. ALIX MATTINGLY/HERALD
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Hungry students wanting a snack between their classes on South Campus will have to stick to vending machines. At the start of the current semester, the South Campus Food Court was shuttered and wiped off the Restaurant and Catering Group website. Gary Meszaros, assistant vice president of Auxiliary Services, said the food court has been closed. “The food court isn’t needed because most students eat before or after they get to South Campus,” Meszaros said. “It hasn’t had that many sales in the past two years.” In place of the food court, Tim Colley, director of Dining Services, said a new food option in the South Campus bookstore features “grab-and-go” food. “At this time we will feature a variety of bakery items, coffee, pastries, grab-and-go salads and sandwiches,” Colley said. “Based on the school’s request, we will also have some prepared Subway sandwiches.” Even with the added food service, the South Campus Bookstore now has shortened hours and is now closed on Fridays. Meszaros said he thinks students will benefit from the food court’s closing. “The new food service will be easier for students and more efficient,” Meszaros said.
“We’re always going to adapt to what students want.” Louisville freshman Nashai Tilford said she doesn’t think the change will be easier and more efficient for her. “It’s bad, I think,” Tilford said. “They will lose business and money because putting it in the bookstore will be more confusing.” Bowling Green senior Dustin Mustread said he used to frequent the food court. “I wish the food court was open because it was convenient to be able to get a snack before class,” Mustread said. “Now that you can’t, it’s a big change.” Colley said he couldn’t say whether or not the change would be permanent because it is a university decision. “But students’ participation and support of the program will, of course, be the primary consideration,” he said. The changes to the store and the food court have some students questioning WKU’s relationship to South Campus. Lexington junior Chelsea Wilson said she can’t tell what WKU’s plan for South Campus will be in the long run. “I believe South Campus is still an important part of WKU,” Wilson said. “However, due to recent construction, it definitely seems like South Campus is being neglected.” SEE SOUTH CAMPUS PAGE 2
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Weekend parking enforcement has begun, according to an email sent to WKU students and staff. Jennifer Tougas, director of Parking and Transportation, said weekend enforcement was needed due to complaints and people abusing parking on weekends. “We really found it necessary to bring it back,” Tougas said. “We saw students that would park all weekend long in the metered spaces around the residence halls, which meant that they were no longer available for short term parking which is why they’re there.” Tougas also said people would park in handicap parking spots without the appropriate credentials and in loading zones for long periods of time. Tougas said all of these cases, such as parking in meters or in loading zones will now be enforced. Despite new weekend enforcement, students will now not need permits to park on campus during the weekends, except in Housing lots beginning Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Weekend parking enforcement is fairly new for Parking and Transportation, but there has been some Sunday night enforcement in the past. “That was really to help with residents moving back into the residence halls after the weekend,” Tougas said. The officer handling weekend enforcement will also assist the evening officer and with special events on the weekends, Toguas said. Parking and Transportation is trying weekend parking enforcement as a pilot to a larger program. “We’re going to try it out and see how it goes,” Tougas said.
Members of Sigma Chi hang out together in the living room playing a game on the Nintendo 64. Sigma Chi moved into their new house this fall. JEFF BROWN/HERALD
Sigma Chi newest member of Greek Village SARAH STUKENBORG NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM
After 34 years of being in the same location, Sigma Chi fraternity is the proud owner of a new house in the Greek Village. The village includes Sigma Chi’s new house at 1340 Center St., Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity’s house and Sigma Nu fraternity’s house. Pi Kappa Alpha is in the process of building in the village. Ground-breaking for Sigma Chi’s new house took place during homecoming week 2010, and the house was completed
in August 2012. Tony Rhodes, a Sigma Chi alum and WKU graduate, is the head of Sigma Chi’s housing committee, and Berry McIntosh, also a Sigma Chi alum and WKU graduate, was the primary contractor. Funding for the new house came primarily from alumni donations. Although the house is new, there are many parts of it that came from the old house, such as a white cross located in the front yard. Bowling Green senior SEE SIGMA CHI PAGE 6
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Jim Sears, assistant director of operations for the bookstore, said WKU still cares about South Campus. “South Campus is WKU — it’s just at a different location,” Sears said. Sears said there are many students that go to South Campus and still have other classes at the main campus. “I think the distinction between the two places needs to be done away with,” Sears said. “I mean, they’re all WKU students.” Sears said the changes made to South Campus were thoughtful changes. “Right now, we don’t have the exact numbers to show if we’ve made the right decision or not,” he said. “We’re very flexible, but we don’t want to change so much that we can’t help the student.” He said the hours at the South Campus location, like the other bookstore locations, have had major changes. “We’re just making sure that we’re being solvent and giving back to the university,” Sears said. “We didn’t go into this offhandedly. We went into this making sure that we’re providing services.” Sears said these changes are very much in “experimental mode.” Any change they make isn’t permanent, he said.
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We s t m o r e l a n d , Tenn., freshman Louis Maxwell, 18, left, prepares to pounce on Auburn freshman Barret Rodgers, 18, right. Rodgers writhes in pain after Maxwell accidentally hit him in the crotch during a mixed martial artsstyle spar on the fifth floor of Minton Hall on Thursday. Maxwell is no stranger to martial arts, hav-
ing grown up with them. “My dad was a state championship wrestler,” Maxwell said. He has been wrestling for seven years, and practiced boxing for two years. Rodgers, on the other hand, plays the violin. This was his first time engaging in a sparing match. “He’s pretty good for somebody who’s never
done (martial arts) before,” Maxwell said. “In other words,” Rodgers said, “I still sucked.” On a scale of one to 10, Rogers gave the spar a 10 for fun and four for his aptitude. “I think he was about a seven,” Maxwell said of Rogers’ ability. “I was about a seven until I got hit in the gonads,” Rogers said. “Then I was a zero.”
NEWS BRIEF: DIERKS BENTLEY
TICKETS GO ON SALE SEPT. 17 WKU announced on Monday that tickets for the Dierks Bentley Homecoming Concert are going on sale Sept. 17 at WKU’s ticket office and Ticketmaster.com. Bentley’s concert in Diddle Arena is a part of his 2012 Country and Cold Cans Tour. He also headlined the 2006 Homecoming concert. The country star — whose hit song “5-1-5-0” recently topped the Billboard Country chart in August — will perform on Oct.
18 with Jon Pardi, Ashley Ray and Natalie Stovall. “Home,” the most recent album from Bentley, has also hit No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard 200 list. The WKU WordPress blog lists advance ticket prices as $20 for students, faculty and staff, and $35 for non-students. Tickets at the door are $30 for students, faculty and staff, and $45 for non-students, according to the site. — Herald Staff
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bling in front of traffic on Chestnut Street. •Freshman Nelson Reyes, McCormack Hall, was charged on Sept. 8 with reckless driving, expired registration, and DUI under the age of 21. Reports •Freshman Kiana Davis, Hugh Poland Hall, reported she was assaulted by freshman Ortasia Butler, Poland, in front of Poland Hall on Sept. 9. •Bowling Green sophomore Ashton Phelps and Bowling Green freshman Robert Cherry were charged with possession of alcohol by minors on Sept. 7.
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“I was probably 10 or 11 when I told people I was going to the Olympics,” Claire Donahue said. “It’s always been a dream of mine.” The alumna of WKU made her dreams come true when she won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Donahue, 23, started swimming when she was 6 years old, but she said gold medals don’t come easy. She went through a stint around 15-16 years old when she wanted to give up. “Sticking with it was one of the hardest things but one of the most important things,” she said. She continued swimming and graduated from Lenoir City High School before many collegiate swim teams recruited her. Donahue chose WKU. As a freshman, she said WKU fit all the things she was looking for — a beautiful campus, the right majors and a great swim team. She started to love learning, which she said didn’t come easy in high school. “I found my niche in social work,” the Olympian said. “I loved going to class, which was such a great thing for me. If I didn’t go to WKU, I’m not sure I would’ve found that.” Donahue has another passion, and that’s winning gold. She started training for the Olympics about a year ago. “At trials, I was ready to go 100 percent,” she said. Donahue came in second for the 100-meter butterfly, qualifying her for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Arriving in London was her first time
overseas, and although the athlete said “everything was gorgeous,” she was there on a mission. The first race was the most nervewracking, she said. However, she advanced from the semifinals in the 100-meter butterfly. “I made sure I didn’t look in the stands,” she said, per advice of a previous coach. She finished seventh in the finals and then swam the butterfly leg of the 4x100-meter relay in the preliminary heat. Her hard work paid off. The young athlete’s dream came to fruition when the American women won the gold. It was hard for Donahue to explain the overwhelming happiness. “When I was younger, I would dream of what it would be like to make it to the Olympics and win gold,” she said. “It isn’t what you think it’d be like — it is 10 times better.” Donahue said she didn’t expect all the attention. “I thought I’d come home and everything would go back to normal,” she said. “My first day back was very overwhelming. After the first 24 hours of shock, I’ve had fun with it.” Donahue said she sees another golden horizon. In the future, she wants to train for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and win an individual gold medal. She also plans to get a master’s degree in social work. The WKU alumna is reaching higher every time with hopes to keep hitting the mark, but for her recent success, she said, “everything was just kind of perfect.”
Claire Donahue signs a baseball for Lt. Col. Marcus Carter from Nashville. Donahue threw out the first pitch at the Hot Rods baseball game on Sept. 06, 2012. JEFF BROWN/HERALD
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Band hopes spontaneous style will launch career LIZ GEIMAN DIVERSIONS@WKUHERALD.COM
The spontaneity of a live show is exactly what musician Dax Penick enjoys about performing. At Tidball’s on Friday night, spontaneity wasn’t in short supply. Penick, 33, and his self-titled band, Dax, were thrown a curveball when local band, The Fair Weather Kings, backed out of the set Dax was supposed to open. Penick’s band became the headliner. “It’s all these little wild cards,” he said. Previously a solo artist, Penick was performing small shows an hour away from his hometown in southeastern Indiana and sending out hundreds of samples of his work. In 2010, he decided to move to Nashville to further pursue his career in mu-
sic. “It’s like deep-sea fishing from Kansas,” said Penick of his career in Indiana. Upon moving to Music City, he discovered that Nashville is to musicians as college is to students. “Everyone tries to make it here,” he said. Despite feeling like one of many aspiring musicians, the move allowed him to get in touch with his roots more than being in Indiana. He said more people recognize his music, which he described as something different from music that is typically produced in Nashville. “It’s the poppy versions of the metal parts of Metallica,” Penick said. Those who recognize Dax’s music are not limited to the city, however. WKU
alum Sarah Becker said she connected with the honest, unrefined sound of his music. “He had a lot of soul in his voice and performance and projected boldly,” she said. Dax also boasts fans from as far as the Philippines, France — in a city called Dax, coincidentally — and other parts of the world. “I’m not really sure how they find the music,” he said. If asked to play in any of the countries where he’s gaining a fan base, Penick said he would take the opportunity immediately. Touring worldwide would call for Penick to travel with his newly formed band. Comprised of a bass guitar, piano and drums, the sound of the band helps to create the “live and raw” sound
that Penick wants his audience to experience. Although some of the crowd at Tidball’s enjoyed Dax’s unexpected performance, New Castle senior Nolan DeBurger wasn’t entirely impressed. “The band was talented, but didn’t seem into the performance,” DeBurger said. Dax pulled a wild card at the end of their show when the pianist began tinkering Pearl Jam and Elton John. Other band mates packed up their instruments while Penick, at the request of an audience member, read the lyrics of “Rocket Man” from his iPhone. The unrefined talent of the band may propel the group into what Penick hopes will be a move forward, but for now they’ll continue with their specialty of live and raw spontaneity.
Ensemble performs at WKU TAYLOR HARRISON DIVERSIONS@WKUHERALD.COM
"The Fourth Wall Ensemble" brought hybrid arts, which includes dancing, instrumental music and theatre, to WKU last Friday. The performers, Hilary Abigana, C. Neil Parsons and Greg Jukes, danced around the stage while playing instruments and incorporating theater and literature into their show. Their first piece, “L’Histoire du Soldat de Jouet,” which means the history of the toy soldier, started with a narrative explaining a love triangle between three toys, followed by dancing and a musical interpretation. Parsons, the ensemble’s bass trombone player, said they chose the hybrid arts because, although they are all classically trained musicians, they also enjoy theater and dance. “It’s really refreshing to have the opportunity to do something that is more open-ended and unpredictable,” Parsons said. The first half of the
performance consisted of duets and trios, while the second half focused on solo performances and audience interaction. One solo, “Masks,” performed by Abigana, featured jerky, almost painful dance movements while the music she played on her flute sounded frantic. In the second half, the ensemble performed “Tabloid,” a humorous piece that featured Abigana and Jukes reading local news stories while Parsons played his trombone. Heidi Alvarez, associate professor of music, said the ensemble performed at WKU in January at the Flute Society of Kentucky Festival and she really wanted to bring them back. “They’re innovative and it’s just not like any other concert that you would ever go to,” she said. “They’re incredibly creative and I like the way they integrate all of the arts with what they’re doing.” The finale was a compilation of music from 1972-73. As they played,
they encouraged the audience to clap and sing along to the familiar songs. One audience member, Calvert City junior Daniel Brashear, said the performance was mindblowing and fresh. “Usually, performances here are essentially all music,” he said. “This is really almost pioneering The mixture of music, dancing, theater and literature, it’s just really visionary.” Brashear also said it was amazing how each performer did many different things well and conveyed all of them effectively. Parsons said the group had to get comfortable with the spontaneity of the hybrid arts, and it can still be scary. “I find that it kind of works best when I don’t have a real clear plan in mind,” he said. The venue and the audience they are playing for influences the performance, Parsons said. “If the audience responds in a certain way, I want to let that become part of the piece whenever possible,” he said.
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Entrepeneurial Spirit Students should utilize business resources at WKU
THE ISSUE: In our recession-ridden economy with meager job growth, many students may feel apathetic toward venturing off on their own as entrepreneurs.
OUR STANCE: WKU offers a number of resources to help students get their businesses off the ground, and the Herald believes students should be taking advantage of the help of offices that support entrepreneurship. If there is anything that living in the “digital age” has taught us, it is that one can go from an average college student to a multimillionaire in a few short years, thanks to the help of the Web. Matt Mullenweg of WordPress.com and Kevin Systrom of Instagram are just a couple of many college students and young adults that started billiondollar empires from small ideas. What is often left out from their stories, however, is that they needed business start-ups or some other type of help to get off the ground. While there is no saying that every college student or young adult can eventually build a huge empire, they can start their own business. Lucky for them, WKU offers many of the tools needed to help a small business get up off the ground. Students shouldn’t wait until they
graduate with a degree to move forward with a business idea. Often, the programs at WKU can help with much of the work. WKU offers the Business Accelerator Program, grants and assistance to students looking to turn an idea into a business. These programs are designed to ask students the hard questions they need
to find answers to for their business to succeed. Student Government Association president Cory Dodds recently wrote a letter to the editor in the Herald urging students to take advantage of what WKU has to offer. Olympic goldmedalist and WKU alum Claire Donahue recently spoke to the class of 2016 and urged them to follow set goals to
achieve. There are also opportunities for students who have more academic interests. The Office of Sponsored Programs assists students in obtaining outside funds. There are also Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) grants that offer support for students in “research, creative and scholarly actives, and/or artistic performances.” Not to mention the Office of Scholar Development that helps students find scholarships for their interest and pursuits. There is help and money out there for any idea or dream that students want to take off the ground. WKU students will be smart to take advantage of the opportunities their school offers them. If you didn’t start as a freshman, there is still time to get started. While the “You can be whatever you want to be” mantra that we have heard since we were children is tired and old, there is some truth to that statement. After all, if you didn’t want to achieve some goal of yours, you wouldn’t be in college. It would serve students well to utilize all the resources on our campus. This editorial represents the majority opinion of the Herald's 14-member editorial board.
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@andersonlynn91 — ready for #WKU campus to bw tobacco free... c'mon SGA — sent 9/10 @_MadeInChinaaaa — First bibles now condoms what's next #WKU — sent 9/10 @LeviHardin_28 — The only week I will respect the grounds and not wear any #UK shirts at #WKU because the Tops are gonna beat Kentucky this weekend! #GoTops — sent 9/10 @andersonlynn91 — If you wear #UK gear on #WKU campus this week I'm probably, definately going to call you out. Support your school, #wearRED #TopperPride — sent 9/10 @MisSavyLicious_ — This might be weird...but the animals on #WKU campus are really friendly. Back home they run away lol — sent 9/10 @snix_lopez — Who can collect the most Gideon Bibles today? Game on. #WKU — sent 9/10 @KennaLovesLife — Just found an ant crawling on meh in my bed & now I'm scared one will crawl in my ear. >:( #dormlife #WKU #gross — sent 9/10 @jiverson0602 — For everyone who bleeds blue, I think you need to see a doctor. Something is wrong with you, cause that's not anatomically correct. #WKU — sent 9/10
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SPORTS BRIEF: BOBBY RAINEY CUT BY NFL'S BALTIMORE RAVENS
Hours before he was scheduled to make his NFL debut, former WKU All-American Bobby Rainey was cut by the Baltimore Ravens. Rainey was cut from the active roster in order to make room for Anthony Allen, who was promoted from the practice squad. Rainey had worked his way up the depth chart with his performance during the preseason, posting 55 rushing yards, 163 receiving yards and
two touchdown catches in four preseason games. Rainey broke Topper records for career and single-season rushing yards last season, and led all Football Bowl Subdivision running backs in carries. Rainey was set to play for the Ravens against the Bengals at 6 p.m. CDT on Monday. As of Herald press time, Rainey had yet to be claimed off waivers. Should Rainey pass through waivers un-
RAINEY claimed, he could join the Ravens' practice squad. -Herald Staff
Bowling Green Rangers coach Amanda Day, right, watches her daughter try to get her first hit of the season alongside her son, who has autism, Zane, 11. The 2002 WKU graduate coached the Rangers to a gold medal on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, at the 2012 Special Olympics State Softball Tournament and Team Skills Competition at Michael O. Buchanon Park. AUSTIN ANTHONY/HERALD
SPORTS BRIEF: TAGGART CLARIFIES 'UK' STATEMENT
Eight students participate in National Student Exchange
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Eight WKU students are now studying at different universities around the country through National Student Exchange (NSE). Another student will go in the spring. The exchange is a way for students to work on their WKU degree at another university for a semester or year. Jerry Barnaby, program director of Study Away, said this is the first semester students are participating in NSE, and the program is off to a good start. Barnaby said there are almost 200 different universities that students can choose from for the program. Barnaby also said he keeps in touch with the students while they’re away and the feedback has been positive. “We wait until after the first few weeks of the semester to start talking about it, but students are already inquiring about going next year too,� Barnaby said. Senior Brooke Guess of Louisville is studying at the University of Montana for at least the semester. “I chose out here because I had never been out West before and I’m a biology major with a concentration in wildlife," Guess said. Guess said the school has one of the oldest wildlife biology programs in the United States. While there, Guess wants to network for graduate school. She said she would attend her host school for graduate school if she’s accepted. “Every direction that you look basi-
Statements made by football coach Willie Taggart Monday afternoon caused some controversy among WKU students. Taggart was talking at his weekly media luncheon about his disappointment for WKU students who wear Kentucky gear on campus. "Everybody wears it and I hear people ask them why they do it and the reason they're at WKU is probably they couldn't get into UK," Taggart said. Taggart took to Twitter later in the afternoon to clarify those statements.
cally from campus there are mountains. Missoula is actually in a valley surrounded by mountains, so there’s mountains everywhere,� Guess said. Guess said there is also a river that runs through the intramural fields on campus and you can see people kayaking. “I miss Western because I have made a bunch of friends there and I know the professors, but I think I do like it here more,� Guess said. “But I think it might just be because it’s new and it’s something different.� Leitchfield sophomore Michael Wilbanks is studying at the University of Idaho for the year through NSE. Wilbanks said he is glad he decided to take part in this program, but there are a few things he misses about WKU. “I miss my family. I miss my friends and I miss Cherry Hall because that’s where most of my classes were,� Wilbanks said. While Wilbanks may miss Cherry, he said there are a lot of things at his new university that he enjoys, like several restaurants, a rock wall and a dome where sport events are held. “There are a lot of bikes on campus because it’s a small town, so pretty much everybody either bikes or walks to anywhere on campus or downtown,� Wilbanks said. If he likes it at U-Idaho, Wilbanks said he might decide to stay. Barnaby said this year no students decided to come to WKU to study as part of the program.
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Mac Mullins, a member of Sigma Chi, said he believes the new house is very functional for Sigma Chi members’ lifestyle. “Here I just feel a lot more part of campus,� Mullins said. “Plus the walk’s a lot better.� Sigma Chi’s old house was located down College Street, so the new house makes getting to campus faster and easier. An interesting fact
"My earlier comments were intended to suggest that WKU students who wear UK apparel this week are not showing allegiance to our athletic program and football team in a week where we need everyone's support," Taggart tweeted from his personal account, @CoachTaggart. "WKU students consistently chase greatness and catch excellence, and we are all very proud of that. "I should have stated this more clearly, and I apologize to any of our students who think I
may have meant otherwise." Athletics Director Todd Stewart said Taggart was "not intending to slight students at all." "He and I have had private conversations where he's referenced how much he loves this university and the students, so that was the furthest thing from what he intended to do," Stewart said. WKU and UK kick off at 6 p.m. CDT at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington.
about the new house is that the basement is soundproof. Mullins said this is because the fraternity’s secret ritual meetings and initiations are held in the basement. Secrecy is typical in Greek organizations. The new house also has hardwood and wood paneled walls throughout, with a large living room and meeting room. There are currently 14 members living in the new house, including the president
and vice president. All residents have their own bedroom that is adjoined to another room by a bathroom. The house is divided by common rooms with couches and flat screen televisions. Wheeler Painter, a London, Ky., junior and member of Sigma Chi, is fond of his new home. “I like living here because I feel more involved with my fraternity, and I have gotten to know my fraternity brothers better,� Painter said.
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In August 1999, I stepped foot on Western’s campus as a freshman and I saw something my first week that students won’t see today. Credit card companies had booths setup across campus and were eager to give students all kinds of freebies such as T-shirts, hats and magazine subscriptions. That is, only if they signed up for a credit card. Sure, it was a predatory attempt to pile the young and naïve with
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high four service aces. The Lady Toppers played another exciting match against Ohio State on Saturday afternoon, falling 3-1. The loss ended the Lady Toppers’ eight-game win streak. “That was some great college volleyball,” Hudson said. “Our kids are starting to develop a little bit of a ‘we can play with anybody and you’re going to have to beat us’ mindset.” WKU will host Lipscomb at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in Diddle Arena, its last home game before a weekend tournament at Michigan. Stutsman said that much like IUPUI, Lipscomb runs a complex offense. “They run a lot of different things in their offense,” Stutsman said. “We’ll work on sequencing a lot and getting in the right places on defense.” “Lipscomb is one of the most well-coached teams in the country,” Hudson added. “They run a very unique system and a very fast offense. "We’ll have to control the tempo in that game. That’ll be the challenge.”
doesn't anticipate any new faces on the bus to Lexington this weekend. "Our guys will hang on to the ball if they want to come," he said. "If they want to go on the trip, then they'll hang on to the ball. "Sorry, I just don't expect for anyone to bring it back, but if they do I might let them try out. Maybe they can strip some balls for us." The turnovers were the story of the day in Alabama. The Toppers had some success moving the ball up and down the field against the Crimson Tide's top-rated defense, gaining 224 total yards. The fumbles buried WKU, though. Three fumbles the Toppers coughed up came during their first four possessions, helping Alabama jump to a 21-0 lead. WKU recorded a fourth turnover early in the third quarter when Jakes tossed an interception on the run deep in Topper territory. The Crimson Tide scored its fourth touchdown two plays later. The turnovers also negated a solid showing from the Topper defense. Facing a Tide offensive line that has several NFL prospects, WKU sacked Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron a total of six times, including three by senior defensive end Quanterus Smith.
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The first two games, in 2008 and 2010, were UK routs. Last year's was an ugly, 14-3 Wildcat win in Nashville that could've gone the other way, had WKU not turned the ball over so much. Sound familiar? That's three chances for WKU to beat the state's most popular university, and three chances wasted. Add that to a basketball loss to the 'Cats at the NCAA Tournament this March, and the Toppers are 0-4 against UK in college athletics' two most notable sports during the past few years. It's hard to guilt folks into cheering for one school against another when the record is so lopsided in the other direction. That's the status quo that WKU must change, and there may never be a better chance than this year. The Toppers, sans fumbles and field goal kicking, seem to be far better than they've ever been since making the Football Bowl Subdivision leap last decade. WKU is coming off a 35-0 loss to Al-
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Smith, who was playing in his first game of the season after serving a one-game suspension against Austin Peay, said he thinks he can put up the same numbers against Kentucky this weekend. "If I do the same things I did as far as preparing for Alabama, I'll do the same thing for UK," he said. Smith's three sacks weren't able to make much of an impact on the outcome after the Crimson Tide rushed to such a large lead. Taggart said it goes to show that too many turnovers sink the entire team, not just the offense. "Everybody's dreams, goals and aspirations go down the drain if you put it on the ground," he said. The Toppers have a whole week to hold on to the ball. Their next game, the third of the season and second against an SEC opponent, is at 6 p.m. CDT Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington. Kentucky, which beat the Toppers 14-3 in Nashville last year to kick off the season, opened this year with a loss to Louisville but scored a 47-14 home win over Kent State last weekend to improve to 1-1. The Wildcats are currently listed as a six-point favorite over WKU and have beaten the Toppers three times since 2008, the only three football meetings in history between the teams in history. Taggart said his team now understands what can happen when it turns the ball over. "Those turnovers killed us," he said. "Just like cigarettes, they'll kill you."
abama, but in that loss were several positives for the Toppers. Meanwhile questions seem to float around the Wildcats. Kentucky's offense has shown more life through two games than it did seemingly all of last season. But with two games of tape to watch, a defense that out-played Alabama's offensive line on Saturday should find some areas to exploit. On the other side of the ball, the 'Cats have shown some vulnerabilities when teams run north-south. Willie Taggart's power running, tight end and fullback-heavy offense is probably a bad matchup for the UK D. And tossing the X's and O's aside, WKU seems to have some SEC-level athletes on its team who can hold their own in individual matchups. Even if the Toppers execute their plan, hold on to the ball and beat Kentucky, there'll still be some people on campus wearing UK blue. It takes time to change a culture, especially one as ingrained as the Wildcats' influence across the state. But if WKU beats UK on Saturday, something more important might happen. A few more folks might start wearing red.
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Willie Taggart is serious about his team holding onto the ball. Fresh off a turnover-fueled loss to No. 1 Alabama, the coach has a challenge for his players and WKU fans: Knock the ball out of three key football players' hands anywhere on campus before this weeks game and you win a trip to Kentucky with the team on Saturday.
"Everyone that put the ball on the ground is carrying a ball around campus —literally," Taggart said at his weekly media luncheon on Monday. "That was a true challenge." WKU (1-1) had three lost fumbles in the first half against the Crimson Tide on Saturday. The Toppers finished with four turnovers and lost to the defending national champions 35-0 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Taggart took to Twitter hours after the game to issue the challenge to WKU fans. The coach confirmed on Monday that the three players who fumbled against Alabama — senior quarterback Kawaun Jakes, junior running back Antonio Andrews and freshman running back Marquis Sumler, will be carrying footballs Sophomore receiver Jonathan Dowling, covered by Alabama defensive back John Fulton, narrowly misses catching a pass from quararound campus all week. However, Taggart said he terback Kawaun Jakes during the game against Alabama. Crimson Tide led 21-0 at the end of the first half at Bryant-Denny Stadium in SEE FOOTBALL 7 Tuscaloosa. AUSTIN ANTHONY/HERALD
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Senior forward Amanda Buechel, left, kicks the ball away from Vanderbilt's Dana Schwartz during the game Sunday at the WKU Soccer Complex. Vanderbilt defeated Western 4-1. JOSHUA LINDSEY/HERALD
BUECHEL IS BACK Forward shines after two torn ACLs NATALIE HAYDEN SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM
Senior forward Amanda Buechel has seen plenty of ups and downs during her WKU career. Buechel, a Cincinnati native, began playing soccer when she was 3 or 4 years old, and it has always been her dream to play for a Division 1 school, she said. While playing at a tournament for McAuley High School, Lady Topper coaches reached out to her about playing at WKU. “I came to visit the school and fell in love with it right away,” she said. “I didn’t even really consider anywhere else after that.” The Lady Toppers were Sun Belt Conference regular season champions her freshman year of 2007. One year later she scored seven goals and recorded seven assists for a team that finished as Sun Belt Tournament runnersup. But with two minutes left in a scrimmage against Kentucky during the 2009 spring season, Buechel went in for a tackle and tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left leg. “I didn’t think anything like that could really happen,” she said. Buechel sat out the fall season of her junior year and went to physical therapy, which she said was a lot of extra work. She was released to play in the spring of 2010. Then at a 7v7 tournament at Austin Peay the same season she was released to play, Buechel tore the ACL in her right leg when playing another WKU squad. “That was the most devastating thing ever,” she said. “I worked so hard to get back to
where I was and I lost it all again. It was a tough thing to swallow.” Buechel went to physical therapy again for nine months, sitting out what would’ve been her senior fall season. She played last year during her first year as a graduate student, and this season, her sixth, will be her last with the Lady Toppers. However, after tearing her ACL for the second time, she said she had some doubts about whether or not to play again. “I thought, ‘Should I really do this?’” she said. “But I did it one time so I knew I could do it again. (Soccer) is my life. Leaving it so quickly would be really hard to do.” She had always dreamed about playing professionally after college, but said she isn’t sure now. “After my two knee surgeries, I felt like I’ve taken steps backward instead of forward,” she said. Coach Jason Neidell said he disagrees. “When we tested out at the beginning, she’s come back faster and stronger in every single test than she’s ever been before,” Neidell said. What got her through the two surgeries was all the support from family, friends and teammates, Buechel said. “The best part, what got me through it and made me decide to play again, was everyone supporting me,” she said. “I can’t take full credit for how far I’ve come because it wasn’t just me.” Earlier this season against Northern Kentucky, Buechel became the sixth player in program history to reach 20 career goals. She leads the team so far in goals this season with four.
She’s also gained some conference recognition. Buechel was named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 27. That was the second time in her career Buechel was named player of the week. The first was in her freshman season, five years ago. It marked the first time in program history that a player was named Sun Belt Conference player of the week in two separate seasons. Additionally, she was named the Madness Women’s Soccer Sun Belt Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com for her performance in the Ball State Tournament earlier this season. Buechel majored in advertis ing and minored in sales during her undergraduate career at WKU. She is currently pursuing her master’s in sport management and would like to make a career out of something sports related, she said. Aside from soccer, Buechel said she enjoys drinking coffee and hanging out at coffee shops. “But soccer is my life,” she said. “Usually even when I’m not playing I’m thinking about it.” She said she also enjoys hanging out with her teammates. The team’s goal is to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship, which has not happened yet in the program’s history. WKU is 4-3 this season and starts Sun Belt play on Sept. 21 again against Arkansas State. “I feel like this team is closer than teams in years’ past,” she said. “We’re all on board with our goals, so it makes it easier.”
A few WKU students will wear Kentucky shirts on campus this week. Just because WKU is playing the football 'Cats on Saturday doesn't mean the "UK2K," "GR8NESS" and "Got Eight?" shirts aren't going to be seen. By the other side of the same predictable coin, some BRAD STEPHENS people will be very upset with Sports Editor those folks wearing blue. "Why don't you just transfer to UK!?" "You guys are still scared to schedule us in basketball!" "You probably couldn't get into UK!" It'll be the same, tired argument that we've heard around this Hill forever. On one hand, you have the Wildcat diehards, the blue bleeders who were UK fans long before they made their college choice. These students may have chosen WKU because of geography, a certain academic program or money, but they still cheer for the team they grew up with. Whether or not you agree with that choice, they're not changing their minds. On the other hand is the "Tops or nothing" crowd, those who are appalled that people could dare to wear another team's colors at their school. Spend time on social media his week and you'll come away really annoyed by people on both sides of this issue. But getting students to wear WKU shirts instead of UK stuff won't come about by getting mad at those wearing a blue. No, the only people who can affect that culture are those who take the field at Commonwealth Stadium at 6 p.m. CDT Saturday in Lexington. The Toppers have had three cracks against UK on the football field in the past four years. SEE UPON FURTHER REVIEW 7
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Lady Toppers 3-1 in WKU Tournament ELLIOTT PRATT SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM
WKU wrapped up a weekend of volleyball in Diddle Arena on Saturday with a 3-1 record in the WKU Tournament. The Lady Toppers, who came into Friday’s tournament opener 2-0 against Ohio Valley Conference teams, defeated Tennessee Tech 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-13) to open the tournament. They also controlled Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in the tourney finale 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-13). But it was Friday night’s signature win over No. 10 Dayton that was the highlight of the tournament. Coach Travis Hudson said Friday’s 3-1 win was “special.” “This kind of atmosphere is what I’ve spent 18 years trying to make,” Hudson said. “Dayton is a quality team and our kids stood toe-to-toe and made special plays.” After dropping the first set 25-17, WKU took advantage of several Dayton errors and a Paige Wessel kill late in the second set to win 25-21. Tied at six in the third set, the Lady Toppers used three service aces to put together a 8-0 run to lead 14-6 before a Dayton timeout. More outstanding defense from the Lady Toppers led to a 25-15 win to put the score at 2-1. Senior Jordyn Skinner threw down five kills in the final set of one of the program’s biggest regular season wins in Diddle Arena. Skinner led the offense with 16 kills, with junior Wessel following with 12 kills. Junior Melanie Stutsman threw down five kills, 45 assists and a teamSEE VOLLEYBALL 4