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WKU, state policies questioned after election BY KAE HOLLOWAY NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM
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Over the next six months, 39 single-occupancy restrooms across campus will be transformed into all-gender restrooms. Chief Diversity Officer Richard Miller said the idea was suggested by a student to the administration. Chief Facilities Officer Bryan Russell said, “We are looking at signage to make some changes that would accommodate all users of these restrooms.” These restrooms are for anyone who needs privacy, Russell said. The restrooms are located in buildings such as the Honors College, Gatton Academy, the Music Rehearsal Hall and Downing Student Union. The restrooms themselves will remain the same, only their signs will change. “In the DSU facility…they had put an all-family designation (sign) on that restroom, but really was implying that anybody could use that restroom,” Russell said. “It has a changing table, a toilet, a sink, a mirror, but what’s
important is that it’s private and it’s a single-occupancy restroom.” Russell is reaching out to WKU’s professional architects for their opinion on how to provide signage for all of the restrooms. Before the restrooms change, WKU must get a recommendation from the architects and order new signs for the bathrooms. “The better question is, what is the right naming for the bathrooms? What would most people prefer?” Russell said. “It’s going to help all of us.” A survey will be sent out to students before the sign change about their preference for the name of the sign. The new signage will also include if the restroom is accessible to those with disabilities. The topic of gender-neutral bathrooms was briefly discussed during a Student Government Association meeting earlier this semester. Although the change was not specially pushed by SGA as a whole, SGA President Nicki Taylor said she was looking forward to the changes. “I personally am very excited about it,” she said. “I know this is something that has been talked about a lot."
Students get a taste of Ecuadorian culture BY AARON MUDD NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM The savory scent of South American food filled The Fresh Food Company in Downing Student Union Tuesday night. Aramark’s Executive Chef Gilbert Holts was one of many working to provide students with a taste of Ecuadorian culture. Holts described food as “kind of a universal language.” “You know, we all cook the same food,” Holts said. “It’s just different kinds of spices, different kinds of seasonings.” Students sampled exotic dishes such as seco de pollo, a dish featuring chicken, rice and plantains, and llapingachos, cheesy fried potatoes, at Choose Your Own Adventure: A Night in Ecuador. After dinner, attendees listened to a student’s Study Abroad story, tested their Ecuadorian knowledge in a trivia round and got the chance to win a Study Abroad scholar-
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Danville junior Lauren Bailes signs the $150 Study Abroad application waiver that Clarksville, Tennessee freshman Mahesan Kumaravelu won at the Choose Your Own Adventure: A Night in Ecuador.
The Board of Regents will see a familiar face in the regent’s room at its meeting on Oct. 31. Barbara Burch will fill the seat left by former Faculty Regent Patti Minter at the end of this month. Minter is stepping down after serving seven years on the Board. Burch is currently the provost emerita and a professor in the School of Teacher Education. “I felt it was an honor to be asked by faculty to consider that position,” she said. “I hadn’t thought about doing it… I’m pleased with the opportunity to represent the faculty.” She ran unopposed in the election, which took place Oct. 15. Her election and the election process as a whole was met with debate after potential nominees declined nomination, but some faculty are saying the potential nominees were disqualified. Some who declined nominations did so on the basis that several policies, including state statute KRS 164.360 and WKU Human Resources Policy 4.2303, render them ineligible for the position as they have family, spouses or partners employed at WKU. KRS 164.360 states specifically in section two that “no person shall be employed at an institution where his relative serves on the board of regents for that institution.” Human Resources Policy 4.2303 states in the policy and procedure section, in part A, that “no person shall be employed at the university if his or her relative or domestic partner serves on the Board of Regents.” The purpose of Policy 4.2303, according to the policy itself, is to create and sustain a work environment with respected, fairly treated employees. It states that relationships between employees are prohibited from having one party of the relationship hold a position that can influence personnelrelated issues, such as salary, promotion and performance review. Jennifer Hanley, Faculty Senate vice chair, said the Senate Executive Committee followed the Human Resources policy, the State Statute and the election codes outlined in the Faculty Handbook “to the letter.”
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Continued from front “Everything was completely above board and completely done by the books,” Margaret Crowder, senate chair, said. “Regardless of this discussion, there’s only one person who accepted the nomination.” This did not stop a a flurry of emails, letters and other form of communication coming in to debate the statutes and policies used. “I really understand the nepotism thing,” Molly Kerby, a professor in the department of diversity and communication, said. “At some point, you can’t keep recusing yourself of votes if someone you’re related to works on campus, or your spouse or your partner.” Kerby was one of the faculty members who declined nomination based on the statute and policy. “My partner is a faculty member, too” she said. “I would (serve) if I could, but I can’t.” Kerby, who is also the representative for the Coalition of Senate Faculty Leadership, said the state statute is not really clear and several universities are requesting informal decisions. She and other members of CSFL across the state are trying to find ways to have clear statutes and HR policies to prevent issues like this from arising. Another nominee, mathematics pro-
fessor Claus Ernst, declined his nomination based on the same policies. Ernst said that throughout the election nomination process, many brought other interpretations of the state statute and HR policy to light. “I think the SEC had a choice and that’s to stick with one interpretation,” he said. Ernst said in an email on Sept. 30 to Hanley that, based on the policies and his own interpretation of them, he could not accept the nomination. However, should the SEC change policy or “see this any different,” he would still be interested in a regent nomination. Hanley took the email to the special SEC meeting held on Oct. 1 and came back with the response that the SEC decided the nomination “conflicted with university policy and state statute.” Two informal opinions were provided by the office of Attorney General Jack Conway, both based on similar situations at Eastern Kentucky University. One opinion provided an account of a student regent that was allowed to serve despite her parents being employed at the university. An opinion was also requested by General Counsel Deborah Wilkins near the time of former Student Government Association President Keyana Boka’s election regarding her serving on the board despite her mother being employed at WKU.
“You can write the AG and ask them to give you an opinion on how to interpret Kentucky law,” Wilkins said. Wilkins said the informal opinions were introduced to add to the existing discussion of the statute and HR policy. “It shows a consistency on the part of the AG about how they’re going to interpret the statute,” she said “My feeling was at the time that, if there were people who were interested in running or willing to be nominated who had a relative working here, they should be allowed to run and if elected, we could seek an opinion just like we did in these three cases and I was confident the answer would be the same.” Crowder said in an email that legal counsel was sought to discuss this opinion. After that, she received an email regarding the informal opinion from Wilkins that said “the issue in each request letter was limited to one university each time, and one ‘class’ of elected regent.” “Those letters are issued to one university at a time and one elected regent, one office, so it didn’t apply to Western Kentucky University,” Crowder said. Boka was also brought up as an example. Boka was allowed to serve despite her mother being employed in the Child Care Center. Crowder said, however, that this situation was not applicable because it dealt with a specific class of regent, a
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-ship, among other prizes. The event is just one of many offered by WKU during its International Year of Ecuador. This is the program’s first year. South Africa will be next year. Andrea Cheney, coordinator of International Programs, said the purpose of the series is to share cultural experiences with students who haven’t studied abroad. “Study Abroad is one of the best ways for students to learn about other cultures and perspectives, but if they can’t or they don’t have the inclination to do that, this is a way of bringing the world to them one country at a time,” Cheney said. Louisville senior Gracie Peter shared anecdotes from her four-
student, in this case. “There was nothing that was there that we could use legally to say one, we’re going to go against state statute to do this and two, regardless, that we would go against internal HR policy,” she said. Ernst said the best way to handle the issue would have been to push the election back until the arguments and conflicts surrounding it could be resolved. In order to remain in accordance with the Faculty Handbook, however, he recognized they could not postpone the election. “I don’t think (Faculty Senate) acted unreasonably,” Ernst said. In response to the faculty regent election debates and to the prevailing voices calling for a clear interpretation of the state statute, the Council on Post Secondary Education requested a formal opinion from the Attorney General that would address KRS 164.360 (2), prohibiting a person to be employed at the same institution, and KRS 164.321 (6), (7) and (8), dealing with other qualifications and procedures for faculty regent election. “The CPE polled all the universities, we all agreed that (the statute) needed to be clarified. Going forward, we need the clarity one way or the other,” Wilkins said. There is no official deadline for when the formal opinion will be announced.
day trip into Yasuni National Park, which is a part of the Amazon rainforest. Peter told her story in chooseyour-own-adventure style by asking students to pick what actually happened during her experience in Yasuni National Park from a list of choices, such as eating lemon plants and their guide putting a butterfly to sleep. After students voted, she would reveal the correct choice. Following Peter’s story, organizers drew names of students from a raffle offering door prizes and a shot at a $150 Study Abroad scholarship to get the application fee waived. Clarksville, Tennessee freshman Mahesan Kumaravelu won the scholarship. “Now that I have this I might decide to do something with it,” he said.
CORrection Due to a Herald error, there were multiple mistakes in the A1 story regarding the faculty regent election in Tuesday’s issue. The Herald also failed to interview sources on both sides of the story. The story about the election in this issue corrects those mistakes. The Herald regrets the errors. The College Heights Herald corrects all confirmed errors that are brought to reporters’ or editors’ attention. Please call 745-6011 or 745-5044 to report a correction, or e-mail us at editor@ wkuherald.com
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Pecha Kucha provides variety of opportunity BY ANDREW HENDERSON
LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM The Kentucky Museum is hosting an event that Christy Spurlock, education curator for the Kentucky Museum, said is a mix of open mic and happy hour, but without the booze. On Oct. 27, students, faculty and members of the community will be able to attend Pecha Kucha, an event that has roots that stretch all the way back to Tokyo, Japan. At the event, people can do a presentation or performance on any topic they choose. Pecha Kucha was created by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture in 2003, and the first Pecha Kucha was held by them in Tokyo. Pecha Kucha derives from a Japanese term for the sound of conversation, or
“chit chat.” And Spurlock said that’s exactly what performers do. “The presentational format of this is to have 20 slides and have each slide shown for 20 seconds,” she said. “Once the slides start, the presenter has to go along with the flow of it.” Spurlock said she first came across Pecha Kucha online back in 2012. When she found it, there were Pecha Kucha events in more than 500 cities worldwide. This number has now increased to more than 700. Spurlock hosted the first Pecha Kucha in Bowling Green on Sept. 25, 2012 and she has continued to do so since. “Pecha Kucha is about getting creative people together and spreading their ideas to others. It’s also about teaching people that if you’re passionate about something, then you can
‘Ask in the Dark’ provides sexual awareness for students BY SHANTEL-ANN PETTWAY NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM Students were able to get their questions about sex and relationships, no matter how extreme, answered Tuesday night. The Housing and Residence Life Programming Committee presented “Ask in the Dark” on Tuesday in Downing Student Union. The event was designed for students to ask questions about sex, relationships and anything else that falls into those categories. Patricia Satterwhite, residence hall director for WKU Apartments, said HRL has put together programs about sexual awareness in the past. Sharminic Washington, residence hall director of Rodes-Harlin Hall, said, “We continue to collaborate with the experts to inform students on sexual awareness and anything along those lines as much as possible.” Satterwhite asked Elizabeth Madariaga, sexual assault services coordinator for the Counseling and Testing Center, and Kathryn Steward, assistant director of Health Education, to participate in the event. Both women have educational experience in sexual assault and health. “Students feel more comfortable with these two because they’ve done programs like this before,” Satterwhite
said. About 30 students attended the forum. As the students arrived, they were asked to write their questions on a piece of paper and then put them in a basket. “Answering questions in this fashion makes students feel more comfortable when talking about sex,” Madariaga said. The two “sexperts,” as described by Satterwhite, answered various questions that dealt with dental dams, the effects of swallowing semen and how to break up with someone if they threaten to commit suicide. Three members of TopperWell had a display table set up to give out free condoms and information on male and female genitalia and to promote “safer sex.” However, Louisville sophomore Dexter Crowdus, secretary of TopperWell, said there is no such thing as “safe sex.” “Sex always has a risk unless you abstain,” he said. Madariaga said she works with HRL to do a variety of events to make sure students are informed. “We do different things,” she said. “We work not only within the halls, but in a public setting. We do things that are interpersonal relating to violence, relationships and sexual assault. We do our best to educate our students.”
convey it,” she said. Spurlock said the event is also an educational experience. She described how the Pecha Kucha experience gives the performers the opportunity to learn how to convey points to people, not just read at them. “The performers learn how to educate and to entertain their audience,” she said. There are nine people signed up to speak at Pecha Kucha this coming Monday. They include students, professors and other faculty members. One person who will be performing is Salvisa junior Kirsten Kellersberger. She will also help Spurlock host the event. Kellersberger will speak about Halloween and the origins that surround the holiday. She said more work goes
into preparing a Pecha Kucha than people might think. “There’s a lot of research into your topic that’s involved. You are basically doing a speech, but you really have to practice so what you’re saying lines up with the correct pictures,” she said. Kellersberger also said she might use the Pecha Kucha presentation format in future classes. This will be Kellersberger’s first time attending a Pecha Kucha, but she said that from what she’s experienced solely from the preparation, it’s a great opportunity. “You can literally pick any topic you want and I had a hard time narrowing down topics,” she said. Pecha Kucha is free to the public. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with presentations starting at 7 p.m.
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Police cited Portland, Tennessee freshman David Isenberg, Zacharias Hall, for possession of drug paraphernalia in the Adams Street Lot on Oct. 22.
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10 Best Songs Played by the Guthrie Bell Tower
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spent dreaming of the future.
This anthem only plays on days of WKU baseball. It’s a little odd to hear this anthem of America’s greatest pastime jingling down as you walk to class. But sometimes, the song really just hits the spot. You’ll be ready to knock that test out of the park after hearing this out-of-place melody.
the Roof,” the play this song originates from, is a classic. The notes will have you out of your dorm and dancing on the Hill in no time.
7. That one song from “Fiddler 10. "Take Me Out to the Ball on the Roof” WKU knows its arts, and “Fiddler on Game"
9. "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" It’s an hour later. It turns out that test you thought you were going to rock actually ended up rocking you. You’re hurting, but that’s okay. Cinderella’s here to soothe your aching heart.
8. "When You Wish Upon a Star" In all the trials of adulthood, sometimes it’s important to feel like a kid again. When this song chimes through campus, it’s easy to remember childhood nights
6. “Yesterday” This classic Beatles tune would have scored higher, but it’s just so very sad. You’re sure to enjoy the timeless melody as you pass under the bells. However, you might also be weeping.
5. “Tonight” There’s jets, sharks, and, uh, Hilltoppers. Maybe your crew has beef with the Minton “Bad Boys.” Maybe you just enjoy heartbreak. Either way, this soulful ballad from "West Side Story" is for you.
4. “Edelweiss” It’s back from the "Sound of Music,"
and it’s bound to get stuck in your head. This pleasant tune is sure to get a few students humming every time it sways over the Hill.
3. “Some Enchanted Evening” If you’re going to fall in love at WKU, there’s a certain formula for success. The magic moment needs to happen on the kissing bridge with this romantic song playing in the background.
2. “My Old Kentucky Home” Pour yourself some bourbon, slip on your “Kentucky Kicks Ass” T-shirt and enjoy the sweet anthem of the bluegrass state. Some say the Kentucky Museum receives a boost in attendance every time this song chimes.
1. “Fly Me to the Moon” Who can resist a little Sinatra? Students hear these sultry notes and instantly fill with lust. When you hear that tune you know it’s time for some good old-fashioned Big Red love.
HAPPINESS IS
Brews can get you out of the blues BY JACOB PARKER OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM
• Happiness is the hangover breakfast at Fifth Street Diner.
part of your group, you’ll reconvene at Rocky’s later in the night.
• Happiness is collecting a ton of Mellow Mushroom pint night glasses.
• Happiness is also knowing you can only end your night at Rocky’s, not start it.
• Happiness is taking a drink every time Mac and Charlie do on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
• Happiness is a party with the sole purpose of getting old friends together again.
Jacob Parker • Happiness is having • Happiness is a large orfriends who will take your der of greasy McDonald’s fries and a sweet tea to line your stomach for the keys or hold your hair back if needed. night’s activities. • Happiness is knowing if you lose
• Happiness is winning a pong game after a half-hour of being tied.
Brew. Sauce. The hard stuff. It can be assumed that most college students would agree drinking can bring happiness. • Happiness is one-dollar wells at The Brewing Company on Thursday nights.
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• Happiness is being one of the students taking the History of Alcohol course with Dr. McMichael.
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ACROSS 1 Puzzles on kidfriendly place mats 6 1965 Beatles concert stadium 10 FedEx rival 13 Sheeplike 14 Fuse with a torch 15 “Amen to that!” 17 Scout’s motto 19 Nevada city on the Humboldt River 20 Ho-hum 21 Showed penitence 23 Gave permission 24 Indian bread 26 Like a watch with hands 28 Giant slugger Mel 31 Tool-hanging spots 34 Explorer Sir Francis 35 Soap unit 36 Actress who is Dakota’s sister 39 “Just teasing” 41 Organ with a canal 42 “Hooked on Classics” record co. 43 Japanese ritual including an iron pot 48 Dam-building org. 49 By oneself 50 Bela’s “Son of Frankenstein” role 51 Thanksgiving veggie 52 Former Seattle team now in Oklahoma City, familiarly 54 Where Mandela was pres. 56 DOJ division 57 Not-too-bright sort 60 Coarse file 64 Not out 66 Holders of the sandwich homophonically described by the first words of 17-, 36- and 43-Across 68 Was aware of 69 __ code 70 Rocker Joplin 71 Dr. of rap 72 Not as much 73 Took a nap DOWN 1 Rowdy crowds 2 Chevy hatchback 3 Closes a jacket, with “up” 4 Scandal-plagued energy giant
5 “Get my point?” 6 Whack 7 Wartime honoree 8 Justice Kagan 9 Tacked-on sections 10 Turn red, maybe 11 Cartoon character with a red bow and whiskers 12 Body of water on the Swiss/French border 16 Fresh from the oven 18 Group of judges 22 “Phooey!” 25 Big primate 27 Tall and thin 28 “In memoriam” essay, briefly
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Cynthiana sophomore Gus Madsen carves a jack-o'-lantern at the Potter College Fall Festival. Event staff would remove the inside of the pumpkins for those who carved them.
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Taylor Mill junior Eva Ross performs at the Fifth Annual Potter College Fall Festival. The Treblemakers, the cast of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, dancers from the department of theatre and dance and many others performed as well.
ABOVE: Bowling Green senior Rebecca Davis decorates a mask at the folk studies booth during the Potter College Fall Festival on Wednesday. RIGHT: Students prepare caramel apples at the Potter College Fall Festival. Funnel cake, apple cider and popcorn were also available.
Bowling Green senior Mailey Young draws a pumpkin with chalk in front of the Colonnade.
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Tea Bayou gives BG a taste of Louisiana BY JOHN GREER OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM Tea Bayou provides a delicious icious glimpse into Creole cuisine and quality tea. Situated on the he downtown square, this little tea a café turned restaurant recently y expanded its menu and hourss to include dinner. The space iss small and intimate. An array of local art adorning the walls adds ds a really quirky and eclectic touch. h Multi Multicolored rows of sealed canisters, containing a myriad of loose-leaf teas, rise up
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from behind the counter. Tea Bayou serves a wide spectrum of craft teas,, ranging from more popular varieties like Earl Grey to obscure varieti choices like the Dong Ding Specho cial Reserve. The café’s iced ci house tea was slightly sweet h and full of spice. Notes of cina namon and ginger lingered n long on the palate after each lo sip. The result was a drink both sip aromatic and refreshing. The arom level stayed, just barely, on the spice le right side of overpowering.
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DRESS FOR SUCCESS BY KAE HOLLOWAY LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM
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s December draws closer and closer, more students are preparing to enter the big wide world of adulthood. Their freshly updated resumes are stacked next to their research papers, and they’re looking for jobs that aren’t part-time at the library. Taking steps into the career world, however, won’t involve just a polished resume and a well-written cover letter. It will involve a well-polished, professional wardrobe. As the old adage says, it’s time to learn to dress for success. Those beloved and well worn yoga pants and basketball shorts that got you through your 8 a.m. comfortably will have to be saved for nights and weekends. Dressing for success, though the phrase is archaic and almost cliche, doesn’t have to translate to archaic clothing. Holding true to your style can make dressing for a day on the job a little more exciting. SEE DRY CLEAN ONLY PAGE B2
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Grey Kenneth Cole suit with a narrow stripe Tommy Hilfiger tie and white Modern Fit Van Heusen shirt.
gallery specializes in framing BY WHITNEY ALLEN
LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM Before Robin Gentry bought the B&J Gallery from her aunt in 1997, she never anticipated owning an art gallery. “I actually went to Western and have a biology degree, so, the farthest thing from art that you could think of,” Gentry said. The local gallery, which has been open since 1960, features work from several local artists, both originals and prints. They also do custom framing. “We try to keep a selection of local prints in,” Gentry said. “We feature loJAKE POPE/HERALD cal artists and rotate around the origiB&J Gallery at 955 Fields Dr. has a wide variety of artwork and picture framing services. nal art they have.”
Gentry decided to take on the challenge of owning the gallery when her aunt decided to sell it. When she bought the shop, Gentry didn’t have experience with framing. “It’s like anything when you start doing something and you’re interested in it,” Gentry said. “You’re going to learn what you need to know about it.” She took classes through the Professional Picture Framers Association and is now a Master Certified picture framer. Gentry is also currently the president of the international organization. Gentry said she works to stay up-todate on proper framing techniques.
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Christian author shares faith with WKU women BY STEPHANIE JESSIE
Marian Jordan Ellis, a Christian author, came to WKU for "Girls’ Night Out" on Tuesday to share her testimony and encouragement with the women of WKU. Ellis, whose talk was sponsored by the Baptist Campus Ministry, has traveled the world telling girls about her mistakes and the best decision of her life: finding the truth of Jesus Christ. “I was that girl,” Ellis said during her presentation. “The one that was saying you don’t have to respect me. And, I don’t think I said it with my words, but I sure said it with my actions that you don’t even have to remember my name.” Ellis shared her testimony Tuesday night in a packed Downing Student Union auditorium. Her presentation was based on her book “Sex and the City Uncovered.” Ellis grew up in a home where she felt unwanted. In middle school, she was taunted for being tall and having hair that was too curly. In college, she got a hair straightener, joined a sorority and started dating a guy her sisters referred to as “Mr. Unattainable.” It wasn’t long before Mr. Unattainable told Ellis, who was a
loved…I’ve tried it through guys, I’ve tried it in bars, I’ve tried it through success, I’ve tried it by looking beautiful and I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.” After a co-worker invited her to an event at a church, Ellis heard a speaker say a sentence that would shatter her world: man is created with a God-shaped hole in his soul that can only be filled by God himself. Ellis said she realized that sin had consumed her life and that God forgives those sins. She referenced a story in the Bible that talks about how Jesus prevented a woman caught in the act of adultery from being stoned to death af-
ter reminding the churchgoers with stones in their hands how they too had sinned. “They looked at her and, when they saw her sin, they had to see their own,” she said. “And then they walked away.” Since finding God, Ellis has published six books about her experiences and growth in her faith. She also founded and is president of Redeemed Girl Ministries, an organization that reaches out to women about the truth of Jesus through online teachings, discipleship resources and events like “Girls’ Night Out.” Megan Cole, a student from Corbin, said she thought the talk was powerful and relevant. “It correlates well with the audience, and I think it just hit home with a lot of people, including myself,” she said. Cole had heard of one of Ellis’s books and attended the event to hear the author speak about how her life had been transformed. “Her testimony, I think, matches up well with many of the girls that are here,” Cole said. Ellis wrapped up the presentation by reminding the audience that, after all she had gone through, she ended up finding out who she was. “I know who I am because I know whose I am,” she said.
is also on the menu. A bed of soft, stone-ground grits was drowned in a pool of Andouille cream that managed to be rich, meaty and spicy. Slightly sweet fried shrimp were encrusted with black pepper. It is hard to mind that the whole dish was basically a soft, creamy mash. The mixture of savory flavors was nicely developed, and the grits and shrimp were well cooked. Heat was present, but did not
overpower. A side of crunchy French bread introduced some much-needed texture and was an ideal vessel to sop up the grits and sauce. The dish only lacked a bright acidic component. There is no real innovation in terms of the cuisine here, but there does not really need to be. Tea Bayou succeeds in what it aims to do — serve classic southern comfort food and great craft teas.
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A photo of Zac Efron is projected behind Marian Jordan Ellis, author of "Sex and the City Uncovered" and founder of Redeemed Girl Ministries, during "Girls' Night Out" in the Downing Student Union auditorium on Tuesday. Ellis, who jokingly referred to Efron as her "cougar crush," spoke about finding solace in her faith as a young woman in a talk sponsored by Baptist Campus Ministries. virgin, that sex was necessary to keep the relationship going. After finding out that Mr. Unattainable was actually very attainable to several other girls at the same time, Ellis turned to alcohol to soothe her sorrows. She told the crowd how she would go to alcohol to fill the loneliness in her. Then, the alcohol caused her to sleep with nameless men to make Mr. Unattainable jealous. “I pretended like it was no big deal because that’s what everybody told me to do and I pretended like I didn’t care but inside my soul was like a completely different story,” she said about the break-up. “Inside, my heart was saying,
‘This is a big deal.’” Post-graduation, Ellis landed a dream job in a big city, where she channeled her inner Carrie Bradshaw with new clothes, a new car, new bars to test and new men to meet. It was at one of these bars, with an empty martini glass in hand and a feeling that she still wasn’t enough, that Ellis said her first prayer to a god she wasn’t sure existed. “I had this moment of reflection,” she said. “If there’s a point to this life, if there’s something that is supposed to make me feel alive — it’s supposed to make me feel that who I am is worth anything — if there is something that is supposed to make me feel
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As a standard for both genders, a good white button up and a solid pair of black or khaki slacks with nice shoes can do the job, but there’s no fun in that. If you consider your style edgier, infuse some leather looks into your work day attire. Zip up a leather pencil skirt (preferably knee length or only an inch above) with your button ups to keep your punk vibe alive. If skirts aren’t your thing, opt for a leather jacket in the cooler months. If you love a bit more of a baggy look (i.e. oversized shirts, dresses, sweaters, etc.), get button ups that are just a bit too big and style them with loose blazers and dark pants. Depending on the material, button ups can be much more comfortable than you’d think. Updating your wardrobe may also involve changing your favorite store, or at least finding a store that carries your professional needs. Sure, stores like Forever 21 will occasionally get in a few blazers, but the rest of their merchandise is typically too short, too cheaply made or covered in images or slogans that are inappropriate for the workplace. You don’t have to graduate to your grandparents’ stores by any means, but find your professional niche in stores like Zara or COS, that carry trendy clothes for the working woman or man. You may also find that you have more professional attire in your closet than anticipated. Those nice boots Santa got you for Christmas are entirely appropriate for the water cooler. That striped dress or shirt you love? Throw it on with a cardigan or blazer and some tights or slacks, respectively, and you’re good for your meeting at noon. Dressing for that job you’re starting after you shake Gary Ransdell’s hand doesn’t have to be scary or hard. Find small ways to keep your style alive and have fun with dressing for success.
While tea is still the name of the game, Tea Bayou does not slack off on the food front. If the restaurant’s name is any indication, the food is steeped in the cuisine of New Orleans and Louisiana. Those looking for a hearty bowl of red beans and rice with Andouille sausage or jambalaya will find it here. A dish of shrimp and grits
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the significance of this and we’ll get to hear the whole story — that’s really neat,” Borden said. “It’s always nice to know that While the gallery offers a variif you have something that you ety of artwork, framing artwork think is special enough to get serves as a large portion of their framed, that the people work. The framing porthat are going to frame it tion of the job is where are going to take the time Gentry can add her creThen you can work your creative to find out the way to do ativity into the process. magic into their thought process.” it correctly,“ Gentry said. “When someone brings She has passed along something in, you ask Robin Gentry her framing knowledge to them if they have anything her employee, Becky Borin mind and you kind of den, who found B&J through an job is learning the backstory get an idea on their feelings for ad in the paper. Borden had no behind the artwork. the piece,” Gentry said. “Then experience with framing, but a “We get to hear the back- you can work your creative maggenuine interest in art— similar ground, we’ll ask them what’s ic into their thought process.”
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to Gentry when she began. “Robin taught me everything I know,” Borden said. Nine years later, Borden is Gentry’s only other employee. Borden said the best part of the
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“We have to just do little things like get some stops when we need them, tighten up the coverage a little bit here and there when we need it. We have to find ways to not give them the easy, uncovered throws, which we haven’t done,” Brohm said. “…We all have to look in the mirror and get
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Continued from SPORTS situation this team faces. “You can’t give up now,” redshirt senior Willie McNeal said. “You have a whole half of a season left. With four losses, we can go 8-4. So you just have to stay positive and stay hungry.” Don’t be completely discouraged. This team is about two plays per game away from being 5-0. Of all the teams in the country with four losses, WKU has the slimmest margin of defeat by total points of 21. The next closest margin is Navy by a total of 42 points.
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Continued from SPORTS Selig, who was raised in Norfolk, Virginia, returned to his hometown to lead Old Dominion in the same role. Replicating his success at WKU, Selig helped lead the Monarchs out of the FCS into their first year as a FBS school in Conference USA. The trip to Bowling Green will be the first for Selig and his family since he accepted the athletic di-
OCTOBER 23, 2014 better.” With the Hilltoppers averaging 416.7 passing yards per game — good for second in the country — Brohm said it’s important for the running game to get going in order to take a load off of redshirt senior quarterback Brandon Doughty. The Monarchs are giving up 232.1 rushing yards per game, which ranks second-to-last in the league.
“I’d be more upset if I sat up here and we were getting crushed every week,” Brohm said. “I think that we are right in the thick of it. We’re a competitive football team. We haven’t been good enough to win close football games. We’re definitely working on it, but we have to learn on the job. We’ve got to perform better on game day, especially in the second half, if we want to get over the hump.” That’s an awfully big hump this team faces. But this is football, not horseshoes — close doesn’t count. If the adjustments can’t be made against Old Dominion on Saturday, this team is in real trouble, and that is what it is.
rector position at ODU in May of 2010. “I was thrilled when Western Kentucky was invited to join Conference USA because I knew that meant I could become more of a regular visitor to Bowling Green and our teams would be competing consistently throughout the year,” Selig said. “I got to witness that firsthand when the Western Kentucky women’s soccer team came in here to play our women’s soccer team. That was really a unique experience.”
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“If we put too much pressure on the passing game to always perform at a high level, that’s not going to happen,” Brohm said. “We have to find ways to distribute the ball, run the ball and not put as much pressure on our quarterback, and find different ways to move the football.” With four of six games at home to finish the season, the Hilltoppers will have the crowd to their advantage, but
redshirt senior Willie McNeal said the team needs to stay focused for the entire 60 minutes. “We have a young team. We have to keep the sideline up with the young guys, make sure everybody’s into the game,” McNeal said. “When the defense is on the field, offense is on the sideline cheering those guys up just to keep everybody up and awake during the game.”
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WKU football on the brink of season breakdown BY ELLIOTT PRATT SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM
and just 16 interceptions in his three years as a starter. Heinicke will be handing off to sophomore running back Gerard Johnson and freshman running back Ray Lawry. Johnson ranks 10th in rushing yards per game in league play with 64.3. Lawry comes in at No. 9 on the conference’s touchdowns scored rankings with seven. Redshirt senior receiver Antonio Vaughan leads the Monarchs in receiving touchdowns with seven, along with a kick return for a score this season. Sophomore receiver Zach Pascal leads the team in receptions and yards with 37 and 509, respectively. Junior linebacker Martez Simpson leads the team in tackles per game with 7.3. Senior linebacker D.J. Simon and safety Fellonte Misher aren’t far behind at 7.1 tackles per game.
Head Coach Jeff Brohm’s message to his football team is pretty simple. They’re 2-4, winless in a new conference, searching for answers on defense and scratching their heads on halftime adjustments. It’s not complicated — it is what it is. How’s that for some deep thought? But it’s okay. They get four of their last six games at home against teams that have a combined losing record. It only gets better from here, Elliott Pratt right? Well, it doesn’t quite work that way when the opposition looks at WKU on the schedule and thinks the same thing: "Here’s a 2-4 team that can’t finish a game. Surely it goes up for us." It’s at that point — this very week as the Hilltoppers prepare for Old Dominion for a 3:00 p.m. CT kickoff — when the picture changes. “We understand the situation,” Brohm said. “We haven’t been able to correct a few of the issues, but we have got to fight through it.” Preseason goals of winning a conference championship are out the window. It’s hard to do that when you allow 533 yards and 39 points per game. Now this team will be thrilled to reach six wins and snag a bowl bid. We’ve seen this scene the past four years, and only once did it work. WKU reached more than six wins the last three years in the Sun Belt Conference, reaching a bowl game only one of those years, where the Hilltoppers lost five of their last seven games after a 5-1 start in 2012. Yes, the advantage of being in the Conference USA allows for a season like 2011 (7-5) and 2013 (8-4) to end in the holidays. But even six wins doesn’t always get you into the party if everyone else gets there first. Obviously, WKU has to win four of its next six games to even consider a 13th game. Standing in the way are the league’s top two teams in No. 23 Marshall (7-0) and Louisiana Tech (4-3). Fans may not like it, but that’s the
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Sophomore defensive lineman D'Von Issac (99) lines up during a drill at practice on Tuesday. The Hilltoppers, coming off a 45-38 loss to Florida Atlantic, face Old Dominion at home on Saturday.
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Tops look to reverse recent trends against Old Dominion on Saturday BY KYLE WILLIAMS SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM
Looking to avoid its worst start in league play since 2009, the Hilltoppers are set to welcome Old Dominion to Smith Stadium on Saturday at 3 p.m. The teams are a combined 1-6 in conference play Next game and sit at the botSaturday OCt. 25 tom of the East 3 p.M. Division in league VS. OLD DoMINION standings. A loss @ Smith Stadium would give WKU (2-4, 0-3 Conference USA) its worst start in conference play since 2009 when the team finished the season with a 0-12 record. On a positive note, the Hilltoppers will play four of their six remaining games at Smith Stadium, but since WKU has dropped four of its last five by a combined 21 points, Head Coach Jeff Brohm and company know now
more than ever that each game has the potential to be neck-and-neck. “I think they’ll respond well,” Brohm said. “We’ve actually practiced very well. We’ve practiced hard. We’ve made strides in practice, and I think that our guys want to get it done. …We know, at this point, more than before, that it doesn’t matter who we play. It’s going to go down to the wire.” Old Dominion (3-4, 1-3) has lost its past three games, including a 41-28 decision to Middle Tennessee at home and a 56-14 defeat at Marshall. The Monarchs rank sixth in the league in total offense and ninth in total defense at 416.6 and 463.9 yards per game, respectively. Senior quarterback Taylor Heinicke leads a cast of talented individuals on the Monarchs offense. Heinicke currently ranks fourth in the league in passing yards per game at 259.3, and holds career totals of 51 touchdowns
WOOD SELIG APPRECIATION DAY
Former AD Selig returning to WKU this weekend BY ELLIOTT PRATT SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM WKU has seen 15 athletic directors in the school’s existence. WKU will honor its third-longest tenured athletic director Saturday when Wood Selig brings his Old Dominion Monarchs to town to face the Hilltoppers for a 3 p.m. CT kickoff. Mayor Bruce Wilkerson has declared Saturday as ‘Wood Selig Appreciation Day’ for his contributions as athletic director at WKU from 1999 to 2010. Selig and his family will be honored after the first quarter of the WKU football game Saturday, which happens to be the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron. “I’m very, very excited to see
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the people of Bowling Green and all our friends that we left in Bowling Green and certainly, the university and all the great transformations that continue to go on at WKU,” Selig said. “It’s a very special place, a very special institution, and I can not wait to get back and spend a weekend there.” During Selig’s tenure, WKU won 66 Sun Belt Conference championships and moved WKU football from NCAA Division I-AA (FCS) to I-A (FBS) in 2007. Upgrading facilities to stateof-the-art status with more than $100 million spent in renovation projects was, perhaps, the highlight of Selig’s tenure. In 2002, Diddle Arena underwent a $32 million renovation that included a new playing
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floor, new seating, two video boards and 16 luxury suites. In 2006, renovations to Smith Stadium began that featured the construction of a new side that added 5,000 additional seats, including an 832-seat club level. Selig hired current Athletic Director Todd Stewart in 2008 as associate athletic director of communications and media relations. “Only two (athletic directors) have served longer than Wood Selig and that was Ed Diddle and John Oldham,” Stewart said. “He has a pretty distinguished tenure in which a lot of notable things happened. There was success on the field of play.” Stewart said there were also significant facilities’ expansions with Smith Stadium, Diddle Arena, the Charles M.
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Former WKU athletic director Wood Selig and President Gary Ransdell look on as former women's basketball coach Paul Sanderford's jersey was retired on Feb. 6, 2010 in a game against Troy. Rueter Track and Field Complex and the Paul Orberson
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