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After three years of performing as drag king Sammie Luvv, Nashville senior Simone Lampkin talks about the recent closing of Ellis Place, where she and the drag community performed. “I miss it right now,” Lampkin said. “Ellis Place is where Sammie was born. If it wasn’t for Ellis Place I wouldn’t have been able to grow.” MEGAN TAN/HERALD
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Once a month, people in the community gathered at Ellis Place for Cabaret La Cage, formerly known as “Bowling Green’s home for premier female and male impersonation.” However, last June, the building was purchased by Vino’s Restaurant, which left local drag queens and kings without a stage. “I feel like a part of me has died,” Simone Lampkin said. Lampkin is a Nashville senior majoring in sociology who enjoyed performing in the drag shows as her male alter ego, Sammie. Lampkin said she was blindsided when she heard the news. She didn't know it would be her last show. The theme was Bowling Green Pride, and the group performed “Freedom” by George Michael. Lampkin learned the brand-new number to perform with the drag
queens. “Everyone loved it,” she said. “It was a joint effort, and it was fun.” She was most proud that everyone joined in and put on a good show. “We were together, working together,” she said. “Queens never do songs together.” Not only did the performers rally together, but the crowd was also in tune. Lampkin said it was the atmosphere that made the performance so great. However, she said the previous owner didn’t announce to the public that the Cabaret La Cage would have to find a new home. “We’d have found a new place sooner,” she said. In a way, she feels that not having a place to perform is good because she can focus on her studies. But she said she’s bummed out that Sammie doesn’t have a home anymore. To make matters worse, Lampkin
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was in a car accident coming back from an audition for a drag show in Smyrna, Tenn. She totaled her car and lost her drag show bag, which held flashy clothing and tools needed to transform into Sammie. She hit a puddle of water and hydroplaned across four lanes of traffic. “It took about 10 minutes before I realized I wasn’t dead,” she said. Lampkin said her drag bag was run over by an 18-wheeler. “I miss it,” she said. “But drag will always be there.” The closest place to go see a show is in Nashville at Play or in Louisville at Connections. However, Lampkin still wants to perform in Bowling Green. “I don’t feel that everybody is making enough effort to look,” she said. “The people I meet, I try to network and talk about it to get it brought up SEE DRAG PAGE 2
Sen. Paul to speak at WKU Monday Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is coming to WKU on Monday to address students. Paul will speak in Grise Hall Auditorium at 11:30 a.m. Paul plans to talk to students about issues in the upcoming election year, according to an email from the political science department. Paul last spoke at WKU in September, addressing high school students interested in the military at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center. His last speaking engagement on the main campus was in November of last year, when he talked about the debt situation in Europe. The political science and economics departments are sponsoring the visit. -Michael McKay
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to everyone’s attention.� She hopes that someone will contact her about a new place for the Cabaret La Cage to perform again. Lampkin said Sammie grew up at Ellis Place. Sarah McGuffey of Scottsville, went to many of the drag shows there. She said it got to the point that many people came to the show just to see Sammie. “A lot of people come to see Simone to see what she’ll do next,� McGuffey said. “She went from not thinking she could, to owning the show.� For McGuffey, drag shows were a night out with the girls. “It didn’t matter, gay or straight,� she said. “That was our time out.� McGuffey said watching Simone
transfer to Sammie was incredible. “You would think she’s Sammie every day, she is so transformed,� McGuffey said. Lampkin hopes Bowling Green will find another place for the drag community to go where they have no fear of judgment or violence because of who they are — that’s what Ellis Place provided, she said. Since the building was bought, Cabaret La Cage hasn’t secured a new venue. Vino’s owner Blake Leucht said the only reason the drag shows are no longer being held at that location is because Vino’s is a seven-day-aweek, full-service restaurant. “It used to be a place you can rent out,� he said. “We can’t afford to close it once a month. It would be like closing Applebee’s.� Until there is a new place, Sammie remains homeless.
Veronica Ihaza and Simone Lampkin share the same bathroom counter as Lampkin applies her drag king facial hair and Ihaza applies her lip balm. MEGAN TAN/HERALD
SGA bill funds Campus Clean-up
Battle of the Bands rocks back to WKU for something to do on a Friday night – especially those under 21 – it’s a really good time,� Burke said. She said the bands Revolution is showcasing will “cater� to students. “A lot of them are what I’d call ‘college progressive,'� she said. "Some are alternative country, some indie.� She said all of the proceeds collected during the Battle of the Bands, including entry fees from the bands, benefit New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding of Bowling Green. New Beginnings uses horse-riding to bring “new beginnings to individuals with behavioral, emotional, mental and physical disabilities through the power of the horse,� according to the organization’s website. Currently, the group is the second largest therapeutic riding center in the state, and has been a part of the Warren County community for 15 years.
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Revolution 91.7’s Battle of the Bands plans on rocking the WKU Colonnade for a charitable cause Friday night. The competition, in its third year, is part of the radio station’s RevFest 2012 and will feature 10 bands, both locally known and out of state. It will start at 5 p.m., taking place in the Colonnade area in front of the Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts. The winner receives a cash prize, the honor of being named Revolution’s Artist of the Week, and will be invited to be the opening act of the headlining band at Mayhem 2013. A panel of judges will determine the winner. Burlington junior Savannah Burke, Revolution program director, encourages students to come check out the event. “It’s a free event, and for a college student looking
Burke has hopes for a great student turn-out at the RevFest event. “It depends on the weather cooperating, but once they realize it’s a free event, they’ll wander over and check it out,� she said. “It’s really worth it.� Greenburg junior Nash Gumm, station manager, said this year's showcase is not one to be missed. “We’re going to have two bands from Nashville, a couple from Cincinnati,� Gumm said.“It’ll be nice to see local bands stack up against other bands from a different market.� Gumm said the diverse bands on this year’s lineup will give more students an opportunity to hear something they’ll like. “They’ll also have the opportunity, not only to see different acts, but to see other students perform,� he said. “The music scene here is insane compared to other towns our size.�
Correction Due to a Herald error, an Oct. 9 story about a student petition for more accessible theatre buildings incorrectly identified Patrick MacDonald as being from Goshen, Ind. MacDonald is from Goshen, Ky.
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During last Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting, the organization unanimously approved funding for its bi-annual Campus Clean-up event. The clean-up bill approved funding for promotional T-shirts for volunteers at the event on Oct. 23. Campus Clean-up was started with past WKU President Henry Cherry to help maintain campus beauty. Mallory Chaney, committee chairman, said providing free tees to volunteers will give students more of a reason to participate. “Nothing’s better than getting a free T-shirt,� Chaney said. “It gives student-incentive to come out and volunteer.� Chaney said the shirts will be dark gray with an SGA logo and something along the lines of "Tops making a difference" to help promote Make a Difference Day. USA Weekend’s Make a Difference Day was created in 1992 to unite Americans in a “common mission to improve the lives of others,� according to the group’s website.
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“I’m excited for Campus Cleanup because we get to make campus more beautiful than it already is,� Chaney said. “I’m also glad that we had the funds to get T-shirts again.� Chaney said she hopes to have a good turnout this year. Keyana Boka, SGA executive vice president, said she thinks this tradition is important. “It’s an important tradition because it shows we care and want campus to be beautiful,� Boka said. “I think it’s a rewarding experience because you're doing community service and getting a T-shirt. We’re hoping to expand the event to include other community service activities.� Boka took part in the event last year. She said SGA is in the process of implementing other sustainable efforts on campus that incorporate community service. SGA President Cory Dodds is also excited about the campus clean-up bill passing. “I think it’s a good thing because it promotes volunteering and gives students the opportunity to get service hours,� Dodds said.
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Opinion
Tops & Bottoms
Tops to Panda Express finally opening.
Bottoms to not being able to use more than one meal plan there.
Commercials continue to perpetuate stereotypes, stale ideas LINDSAY KRIZ OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM
We can all agree that television has a large impact on the lives of those who watch it. We may watch vulgar TV shows that teach us better insults (me), we may watch coverage of a trial and make up our minds based on what Nancy Grace tells us (me) and we may watch shows like CSI and assume that cases are always closed beautifully (was me). But there are those times when I don’t buy so easily in to television. In particular, I don’t buy into the sexist commercials that still plague our televisions every day. Don’t believe me? Just let me give you a few examples.
I first started to no- a vast array of typical tice the “let’s stay in women debating the the 1950s” trend of cleanliness and “sparcommercials when I kliness” of their dishes. watched commercials That started to irk me a for laundry detergents. bit more. In so many of these It wasn’t until the commercommercials cials it was a for “homewoman who cooked meals” was scurrythat I really ing to fold started to nothe clothes or tice the trend. to put in the These comdetergent. I mercials would remember always feature thinking, a woman with “God, don’t a tireless smile KRIZ they know on her face as Columnist that men can she served her do that too? husband and How about 2.5 kids a wonequal representation derful home-cooked here?” But I sort of let meal. I would watch enit slide because it just ergy drink commercials wasn’t on my radar. where a woman would Then I started to watch say “I’m too tired…but I dishwashing commer- know that I want dinner cials, which featured cooked by the time my
husband gets home.” This wasn’t just one or two commercials. This was most of them. Instead of moving into the future, where many women choose to be equal opportunity employers and men can just as easily perform the tasks of laundry and simple cooking. Somehow, the creators of these commercials still believed we were in the 1950s. Diet commercials do nothing to help equal opportunists either. Instead of encouraging both sexes to lose weight equally, most commercials that feature low calorie snacks or yogurt have a woman character or narrator. Commercials that do encourage men to lose weight are always
manly, with images of men flipping burgers and watching football and still performing manly duties while dieting. Dieting in itself is apparently too girly, and apparently there’s nothing worse in our society than being a girl. To conclude, I have seen a few commercials that attempt to equally exploit both parties regarding marital duties and diets. But until I stop seeing Wendy’s commercials that encourage women to purchase blueberry salads and men to sit on the couch and eat fattening Baconators to their heart’s content or seeing only women sharing their domestic woes to the camera, it just won’t be enough.
Tops to the Hilltoppers getting national exposure and playing on a Thursday night.
Bottoms to many fans not being able to make it to the game.
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CHH POLITICS Student face-off: Chinese-American relations
and trading more with others. In other words, things we’ve always done. Not all is well with China, however. With all the hysteria going on about The artificial devaluation of their curChina’s boom, you’d think we bet- rency is, for lack of better words, cheatter start learning Mandarin. It seems ing in the global market. With a devaleverything we own is stamped with ued currency, their goods are cheaper. “Made in China,” and the news is This hurts others ability to compete as screaming about China owning all our well as their own citizens’ standard of debt. There’s even talk of an inevitable living. war with China. This is all In reaction to this, President folly and here’s why: Barack Obama stated his disFirst, the U.S. is the approval of their policy but world’s production leader, proceeded to do no more. We making a whopping 21 perneed to hold China to higher cent of global manufacturstandards, both for our sake ing products. China is in a and for its. We have much to far second at 15 percent. gain from a president who will Also, China only holds 8 not let China cheat. Our expercent of publicly owned ported goods from China will U.S. debt. Finally, the opgenerate more profit; our imBROWNSTEAD portunity cost of going to Political contributor ported goods will be cheaper. war with China is astoundAs China continues to moding, considering how busy we are mak- ernize, business with them will become ing money off each other via trade. more of a necessity for us both. StandChina’s recent growth is mainly due to ing up to them now is part of laying the its emergence into modernity: freeing framework for a mutually beneficial up their markets, expanding education partnership in the long run. KEATON BROWNSTEAD
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on our loans is not the answer. Instead we must focus on being cautious on federal spending. The second step is to China. Very few countries emit such balance the trade deficit. According to intense controversy in today’s times. census.gov, as of July 2012, the United When one mentions China, several States has imported $253.8239 billion negative thoughts come to mind. A in trade goods from China while only restrictive and oppressive govern- exporting $61.3903 billion in trade ment, countless incidents of censor- goods to China. That’s a $174.4334 bilship, and a country facing several lion deficit in trade. In order to allevieconomic woes are just some ate our own economic woes, of the many ideas that Ameriwe must at the very least cans get of China. This idea export as much as we imthat Americans have of China port. This can be achieved should be withdrawn as soon by either decreasing our imas possible. If done carefully, ports from China, increasthe current relationship being our exports to China, or tween the United States and a healthy balance of both. China could develop into a Once these two crucial wonderful relationship bensteps are completed, China efiting both countries. and the United States can CRUMBIE The first step is for the Unit- Political contributor begin the road to prospered States to pay off the debt ity together. Imagine the it owes to China. No relationship can things we could learn from China, start anew unless the participating such as implementing their educaparties are on equal terms. Currently, tional tactics to help alleviate our the United States owes 8 percent of its struggling public education system. national debt to the People’s Republic Or the things China can learn from us, of China. China owns this small but such as allowing a more free market respectful portion of the United States and less government restrictions on national debt because of their pur- freedom of speech. chases of U.S. treasury bonds. A plan These dreams can become a reality must be implemented immediately to if the U.S. federal government implehalt China’s consumption of our debt. ments these steps into their relations Raising the debt ceiling or defaulting with China. TREY CRUMBIE
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Expert's Corner: China relations have room for improvement TIMOTHY RICH OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM
For decades, the U.S. has struggled with how most effectively to handle relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). During much of China’s civil war (1927–1950), the U.S. backed the Nationalists (the Kuomintang) over the Communists, continuing to recognize the former as the legitimate government of all of China even after the Nationalists retreated to Taiwan. The result was no direct relations between the U.S. and the PRC for 30 years, creating fertile ground for misperceptions during the height of the Cold War. After decades of ignoring political reality, the U.S., under Richard Nixon, finally reached out to China in 1971, with the establishment of diplomatic relations finally in 1979 under Jimmy Carter. China’s growing economic and political clout now presents additional challenges. Whereas the U.S. originally fo-
cused on balancing engagement with China and continuing to provide Taiwan military support, U.S.-China relations are now considerably more complex. China remains North Korea’s economic lifeline, opposing RICH increased sanctions Political on a regime that contributor continues a nuclear program and threatens America’s longtime allies, South Korea and Japan. Yet despite common perceptions in the U.S., Chinese leadership has remarkably little control over their neighbor, a rogue regime that even failed to warn its closest ally regarding nuclear tests near their border. China provides financial and military assistance to several other authoritarian regimes, often in exchange for access to natural re-
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The Cultural Enhancement Series is returning for its 16th season on Monday starting with a group of “cool cats.” The Birdland Big Band, a jazz group directed by Tommy Igoe, will be performing at 7:30 p.m. in Van Meter Auditorium. David Lee, dean of Potter College, said the Cultural Enhancement Committee, which he chairs, chose this band because the committee frequently gets requests for jazz music. “These folks play a sophisticated form of music at a very high level, and I think it’s a great opportunity for students — for folks in the community — to hear a really excellent kind of performance that you can’t hear in this community every day,” Lee said. Musicians who take part in the series are asked to do a Master’s Class with music majors, where those students can get hands-on training. Tommy Igoe will be doing this on Monday. Also this month, writer Jon Meacham will be speaking in Van Meter at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 29. Lee said Meacham will be a timely guest because he wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography about Andrew Jackson and will be speaking just a week before Election Day. “He’s very much plugged into
as a zero-sum game both ignores emerging American opportunities in China and presupposes that China can continue such growth without additional economic, if not political, reforms. Put bluntly, China needs a stable economic environment in order for a smooth leadership transition and to delay deeper political reforms, which ultimately requires greater engagement with the U.S. and other powers, not an inevitable escalation of tensions. China certainly presents unique challenges for U.S. interests, especially in a post-Cold War era characterized by American hegemony. However, through increases in both diplomatic and non-governmental interactions, the U.S. can shape relations with China to promote mutual interests. Timothy Rich is an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at WKU.
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sources (e.g. Sudan), while threatening to use its UN Security Council veto to prevent peacekeeping missions in other hotspots. More recently, China’s increased bravado in claims to disputed territories in the South China Sea (the Spratly Islands) and with Japan regarding the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands suggests a rising power more willing to advance its own interests and potentially challenge that of their neighbors. Still, viewing U.S.-China relations as adversarial in nature ignores increased mutually beneficial business and cultural exchanges as well as the more benevolent actions taken as part of the PRC’s “charm offensive”. Where once reluctant to insert itself into the domestic affairs of other countries, increasingly China has provided seemingly no-strings-attached aid, including to Haiti in 2010. This was despite Haiti never having diplomatic relations with China. Similarly, viewing China’s economic growth
things that are happening politically and culturally in the United States right now, and he has some really challenging and interesting things to say about what’s going on,” Lee said. Mina Doerner, formerly assistant to the dean of Potter College, organized the series since its beginning in 1997, but recently left WKU. Doerner said in an email the series has always tried to bring a mix of well-known and rising artists. She said some of her favorite guests in the series were poet Billy Collins and E.O. Wilson, the “father of Sociobiology.” “You’d have to pay out the nose to see some of these folks,” Doerner said. Kelly Scott, communications coordinator, said the series has always offered a variety of events. “We’re bringing this to our campus and to the community and it’s free, so you don’t get that a lot,” Scott said. Scott also said this could be another way for students to discover what they are interested in. “If you’re not quite sure what you want to do yet, this might be another avenue,” Scott said. Other guests in the series will come to WKU during the spring semester in March and April: dance company Ailey II, writer Garrison Keillor and men’s chorus Chanticleer.
Sentiment found in flannel AMBER PLUNKETT DIVERSIONS@WKUHERALD.COM
Recently, I helped my best friend purge her closet. We spent a Friday night going through her wardrobe, piece by piece — each garment, a special memory, hung nicely on a hanger. We made piles: items to keep, items to donate. And after hours of laughing at poor decisions, we hung what was remaining neatly back into what is now her perfectly organized closet. It was a prime example of consumerism. We buy clothing only to discard it and then buy something else. And while that’s not a bad thing, I found myself with a closet full of clothes that had no sentimental value or true meaning. They were just clothes. Hanging neatly in a row, only to be worn a handful of times and then trashed. This didn’t really affect me until someone asked me what my most treasured article of clothing was. Surprisingly, I could not think of a piece of clothing that I treasured.
Sure, I’ve got blouses that torso is torqued, and the I love and dresses that I plaid design doesn’t really think are perfect but my match up anymore. affection toward It smells like a them and obsescombination of a sion with them man who works always tends to too hard, a carwane. filled garage and They, like most of cigar smoke. But my wardrobe, end I love it. up like Lauren’s I wear it around clothes did — in my house. I wear the donation pile. it to sleep. And, So I thought although I’m emPLUNKETT about it and barrassed to adChic Chick thought about it. mit it, I have even (I had to think outworn it in public side my closet, literally.) before. (Just don’t let my And then it hit me. dad know, because I’m My favorite piece of sure he’ll decide he wants clothing isn’t trendy. It’s it back.) not fashion-forward and I don’t want to part with it’s not something any cus- it. Maybe the wrinkled, tomer would ever be able old and discolored flannel to purchase at the their fa- shirt isn’t stylish, but that vorite store. flannel shirt embodies evBut, it’s mine. And to erything that my dad is. me, it’s my most treasured So, Chic Chick readers, piece of my wardrobe. this week I challenge you It’s a baggy, black-and- to dig through your wardred flannel button up. It robe and find what means belongs to the man I ad- the most to you. mire most — my dad. And Maybe it’s in your closet. to be honest, I took it from Maybe it’s in your parents’ him just so he wouldn’t attic buried deep into a wear it out anymore. storage container. And especially so he Wherever it is, whatever wouldn't wear it with his it is, find it and cherish it. matching jacket. Hopefully, it will fill a void It’s pilling on the surface, in your wardrobe like my the seams are bowing, the dad’s flannel did for me.
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Jordan Pitney’s passion in life is fashion. The Louisville senior has been experimenting with design since high school when he learned how to crochet and draw sketches of his ideas. For Pitney, it’s more than just clothing — it’s the way clothes make a person feel. “You can see a person’s whole demeanor change from an outfit,� he said. Pitney is most interested in high fashion, or couture. He recently returned to campus from attending MercedesBenz Fashion Week in New York. “It was the best experience of my life,� he said. While in the Big Apple, he not only went sightseeing but also bought materials to make his designs. Pitney went to Mood Designer Fabrics, the store featured on “Project Runway,� where he got denim and leather.
He was also able to network at several events and dropped his portfolio off at different showrooms. Paducah junior Marquise Scott said Pitney saw great shows while he was in New York and was able to get "freebies" from Marc Jacobs. The two have been friends since meeting a few years ago and learned they had fashion, music and travel in common. “He has a mix of styles: urban, chic, with a more relaxed formal look,� Scott said. “He’s very fashionable.� Pitney said he finds inspiration in other cultures and people around him for his designs. He recently took an interest in Arab culture. He is learning Arabic from international students in exchange for helping them with their English. When sewing, Pitney enjoys creating custom-made looks for his clients. He tailors everything from blazers to shorts so that they have more than clothes that fit but a fashion style as well, he said.
Louisville senior Jordan Pitney, a fashion major, has a dream to own his own clothing line. “I want people to look good, because when someone looks good, they feel good too.� CONNOR CHOATE/HERALD Atlanta senior Derek Malveaux said Pitney has designed a few pieces for him, including a sleeveless denim jacket with intricate details and patchwork. Malveaux said Pitney can make things that normally require big equipment. However, he won’t show what he’s making until it’s good enough to be shown,
Malveaux said. “He’s very determined,� he said. “He wants to have top grade work.� To further his expertise, Pitney plans to attend graduate school in Italy. He’s interested in Polimoda International Institute for fashion design and marketing. Another attraction is Polimoda’s show design program.
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Pitney said there are people who wear many hats in life, dabbling in a little bit of everything. “I want to wear the same hat, and accessorize it,� he said.
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SPORTS BRIEF: LADY TOPPERS GET SOUTH AL, TROY THIS WEEKEND
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WKU will try to add two more wins to its 4-1-1 Sun Belt Conference record this weekend when it takes on South Alabama and Troy at the WKU Soccer Complex. The two home games will be the Lady Toppers’ first since a 5-0 win over Arkansas-Little Rock on Sept. 23. First up for WKU (94-1, 4-1-1 Sun Belt) will be South Alabama (7-6-2, 2-2-1) at 6 p.m. on Friday. The Jaguars, coming off a 3-0 road loss to Arkansas State, are led by defender Tatum Perry (four goals, one assist) and mid-
Hysteria isn’t an actual WKU basketball game, contribute to that, he said. “I think on a night where a lot of people look at (Hysteria) as an exhibition, the appeal is going to be a little less than it would be for high school football when those two teams are playing a district game that counts, and they’re two of the best teams in the state in their class,” Brandenburg, now a freelance reporter at WLKY-TV in Louisville, said. This is the second straight year Hysteria and the BGHS-WCHS game fell on the same night. Last year, BGHS-WCHS drew between 4,000 and
fielder Clarissa Hernandez (three goals, two assists). The Lady Toppers will then meet Troy at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Trojans, coming off a 4-0 home win over UALR, are led by midfielder/ forward Chelsey Williams (seven goals, three assists) and midfielder/forward Cecillia Thorngren (four goals, nine assists). WKU’s last win, a 6-1 drubbing over Louisiana-Monroe, marked its seventh straight season reaching nine wins.
CONTINUED FROM SPORTS tournament, WKU struggled against the nation’s best team, Penn State, when it came to attacking at the net. The Nittany Lions used their height to accumulate 9.5 total team blocks. FIU presents a similar obstacle, leading the Sun Belt in blocks averaging 3.12 per set. Similar to Penn State, FIU’s leading blockers exceed 6’ 2” in height. Outside hitter Paige Wessel, who is 12th in the nation in hitting percentage with .415, said the offense will have to move the ball around effectively in order to pick apart the FIU defense. “We’ll have to do really well passing so we can turn our offense on,” Wessel said. “Since they are tall, we’ll need our
blockers to be solid and have our defense behind it.” The Lady Toppers will be hoping a large home crowd gives them a boost on Friday.
crowd for Hilltopper Hysteria. “It’s one of my favorite games,” Rogers said. “We know the crowd will be there for the basketball teams, but we get the luck of the draw by playing before them. We know the “Since we’re doing so crowd will be well this year, we expect there for the basa big turnout.” ketball teams, but we get the luck of WKU will turn around the draw by play- in less than 24 hours and ing before them. meet FAU at 2 p.m. in Diddle. The Owls bring a little — Sarah Rogers momentum against the Senior defensive specialist Lady Toppers after capturing their first Sun Belt The WKU-FIU game win of the year on Saturmarks the opening of day against LouisianaHilltopper Hysteria, the Lafayette. school’s annual men’s FAU will also be feaand women’s basketball turing a new face on tip-off event. the sideline — first year Friday night’s game will coach Fernanda Nelson, mean a little more to sewho previously was an nior defensive specialist Sarah Rogers, who will assistant at Florida Gulf enter the court in front Coast University for four of her fourth and final years.
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5,000 fans, while Hysteria drew about 3,000. WKU’s athletic department wouldn’t completely rule out moving the event to another night in the future to avoid conflicts with high school football, Boyden said. However, she said that idea wasn’t discussed this year. Boyden said she preferred a Friday model because it came on a good night for families, was a consistent date and allowed volleyball to be included in the festivities. “We do face Friday night football, but I’d like to think we’re the better show,” Boyden said. “No offense, but we’re completely different. “It’s not like we’re playing football, we’re playing basketball. And goodness knows people love basketball in this
state. It’s competing, but hopefully we get our fans here, and I think they’ll have a really good time. With all the things we’re bringing back, I’m really excited.” Friday will mark the first Hysteria for Ray Harper and Michelle Clark-Heard as men’s basketball Head Coach and women’s basketball Head Coach, respectively. Harper has taken part in Hysteria in the past as an assistant and said the night gives fans a chance to get a closer look at players’ personalities beyond their jump-shooting or defensive abilities. “You’ll also get the chance to meet these kids and know, other than basketball, the type of kids that we’ve got in this program,” Harper
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said. “It’s going to be a fun evening.” But even the chance to see new coaches and players might not be enough for Hysteria to out-draw BGHS-WCHS. WKU faces a different challenge when competing against an important high school football game than a school like Kentucky, Louisville or Indiana would, Brandenburg said. “At those places, we would be talking about how the university is taking away from the community’s high school football atmosphere,” he said. “But I think Friday night is a story of how the high school football atmosphere is going to take away from the university’s atmosphere at Hilltopper Hysteria.”
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WKU hosting first Kenny Perry Invitational TYLER LASHBROOK SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM
For the first time in recent program history, WKU’s men are hosting a tournament in Bowling Green. The Toppers will host the WKU Kenny Perry Invitational at The Club at Olde Stone, starting this weekend. The 54-hole tournament will begin at 9 a.m.
Sunday, with the second round taking place at 9 a.m. Monday and the final round teeing off at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The event is named for Kenny Perry, a Franklin native who played golf at WKU from 1979-1982 before going professional in 1982. Perry, who currently competes on the Champions Tour, tallied 14
PGA Tour victories and helped the U.S. national team to victories over Europe in the 2004 and 2008 Ryder Cups. WKU Head Coach Phillip Hatchett and Perry were collegiate teammates on the Hill. “It’s nice to play close to home,” Hatchett said. “The families can come and watch and be a part of something special.”
Hatchett was named head coach in 2010. He graduated from WKU in 1985 and was on the golf team all four years he was on campus. This weekend’s tournament is the first hosted in Bowl-
PERRY WKU alum
ing Green under Hatchett’s tenure. He said he believes the home course advantage should play out well for his guys. “I’m looking forward to a top-three finish, hopefully,” Hatchett said. As of Herald
press time Thursday, the qualifying rounds had not been finished, thus WKU’s final roster hadn’t been named. However, senior captain Will Beard is exempt from qualifying and is guaranteed a spot for the Toppers. In the 2011-2012 season, Beard played in nine events and averaged a score of 76.88 per round.
Junior guard Jay Starks dunks during warm-ups for last year’s Hilltopper Hysteria in Diddle Arena. LUKE SHARRETT/HERALD
Hysteria battles high school football for fans BRAD STEPHENS SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM
Local sports fans have two distinct choices to pick from on Friday. At 6 p.m. in WKU’s Diddle Arena will be Hilltopper Hysteria, the school’s annual men and women’s basketball tipoff showcase. It’s a free event that includes a WKU volleyball game, short men and women’s basketball intrasquad scrimmages, a dunk contest and a 3-point shootout. Down the road at Warren Central High School will be this year’s edition of the area’s biggest football rivalry, Warren Central vs. Bowling Green High
• WKU vs. Florida International volleyball
School. Kickoff is 7 p.m. The game allows fans to see Kentucky’s top-rated team in Class 5A, Bowling Green, play a team ranked second or third in most Class 5A polls, Warren Central, in a district game between two rivals. Lindsay Boyden, assistant AD (marketing) at WKU, is confident Hysteria can draw a large crowd in spite of the high school game because of the “nonstop” atmosphere the event offers, she said. “No one is ever sitting there like, ‘Oh, what’s the next thing? Come on, get it going,’” Boyden said. “…From the point that we start, meaning introduc-
• T-shirt giveaway for the first 500 fans
• Men's and women's basketball player introductions
VOLLEYBALL
FIU presents familiar challenges for WKU in Hysteria matchup ELLIOTT PRATT SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM
WKU is playing some of its best volleyball in recent memory. Two teams that haven’t played their best are Florida International and Florida Atlantic. Like every other team the Lady Toppers have faced this year, they say they won’t be taking wins over these teams from the Sunshine State for granted. Coach Travis Hudson said FAU and FIU are “up
and down” at times. since November of 2009 “They both have some and haven’t taken a set skilled kids,” against WKU Hudson said. since 2010. “They both This year’s have played FIU team has well at times, stumbled to a and both have 5-13 record afstruggled at ter going 3-9 times.” during its first FIU is the only 12 games, all on team of the two the road. that has beat But FIU may Hudson durchallenge the HUDSON ing his 17 years Volleyball coach Lady Toppers at the helm for at the net when WKU. the teams meet However, the Pan- at 6 p.m. in Diddle Arena. thers haven’t done that In the season’s opening SEE FAMILIAR PAGE 7
tions of the women, introductions of the men, it’s nonstop until we close the night with the dunk contest.” Much of the focus in Boyden’s department has been adding events to Hysteria to make it more exciting, she said. There was no men’s basketball dunk contest in 2011. Players and coaches also didn’t choose individual walk-out songs during team introductions. A dunk contest, 3-point shootout and introduction songs had been staples of past Hysterias, and Boyden said she wanted to bring those elements back. “I got a few complaints, and it was ‘Bring back the dunk contest’ and ‘We like seeing what songs they pick out,’”
• Men's and women's intrasquad scrimmages
she said. “It was just something fun… It’s rare you get to see (players) in that light, and it’s a chance to engage the fan base.” Other promotions include free Tshirts to the first 500 fans and giveaways to Dierks Bentley’s Homecoming concert next Thursday in Diddle. Despite all that, James Brandenburg, who covered both events during nine years at Bowling Green’s WBKO-TV, said BGHS-WCHS has more appeal than Hysteria to the average fan in town. Large numbers of WCHS and BGHS alumni still supporting their alma maters’ football programs, plus the fact SEE HYSTERIA PAGE 7
• 3-point shootout and slam dunk contest
• Dierks Bentley concert ticket drawings
Huntley hits the Heisman
Florence sophomore Jeff Huntley runs the ball after completing an interception 10 yards outside the opponent’s end zone. Huntley is a member of the intramural flag football team, The Heismans. The team was playing in a scrimmage match against All Madden. RAE EMARY/HERALD