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Datura seeds are found in spiky seed pods on Datura stramonium plants, which are commonly referred to as Jimson weed. Consumption of the seeds is extremely dangerous. The pictured seeds were harvested by a WKU student from a plant near Mass Media and Technology Hall.
WKU plant has psychedelic effects BY LASHANA HARNEY
at the stake or execute them. All they had done was eat the wrong thing.” Martin said Datura stramonium affects eyond the decorative appearance of an the nervous system and it can be lethal in unusual plant lies a lethal poison, and large doses. it occasionally grows here on the Hill. “Keep in mind, that in every plant: it’s not This plant is called Datura stramonium. the poison; it’s the dose,” Martin said. Martin Stone, associate professor of horMartin said the effects of Datura stramoticulture, said the plant is more common- nium can last up to two weeks. ly known as Jimson weed. Martin said the “It’s nothing to be messed with,” Martin name Jimson weed derived from the James- said. town colony in Virginia. Bowling Green senior Laramie Stone is a He said during a period of starvation, the student worker on WKU’s garden crew. colonists would eat the plant and suffer She said she has heard of cases where peofrom its psychoactive effects. These effects ple have ingested the plant and under the included prolonged visions, so colonists influence, cut out their own tongue. would seem possessed by the devil, Martin WKU’s garden crew has been working to said. get rid of the plant. “They thought they were crazy,” Martin Josh Twardowski, campus services mansaid. “They thought the devil had possessed ager, said since he started in 2009, the crew SEE DATURA PAGE 2 those people and so they would burn them NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM
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PTS gathers student feedback for parking BY JESSICA VOORHEES NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM
Parking and Transportation Services conducted a survey last week to get feedback from students on various parking improvement strategies. One improvement students pushed for was the construction of a new parking garage. The survey included questions that asked students how much they would be willing to pay to meet the price demand of a new garage. Dennis Cain, transportation analyst, said a new parking structure would cost an estimated $18 million, but that figure doesn’t include what maintenance would cost. “We’re trying to find a breaking point where people would say it’s not worth it to build a new structure,” Cain said. Jennifer Tougas, director of Parking and Transportation Services, said that while a new parking structure is in the future plans of the university, the money to fund its construction does not currently exist. “Building more parking costs a lot of money,” Tougas said. “The alternative we’re looking at is where we can reduce the demand.” Tougas said PTS wanted feedback on where students would find overflow parking to be the most convenient. One option suggested in the survey was the vacant lot near the Bowling Green Ballpark. Students would not need a permit to park there and PTS would work on getting a bus route to stop at the lot. “We’re looking at places where we can add parking because we can’t do it on campus,” Tougas said. PTS held four focus groups this past Tuesday and Wednesday, and will hold two on Thursday to discuss and receive feedback from commuters, housing residents with cars and students with no cars. “What focus groups allow us to do is to have a more detailed discussion with students,” she said. “It helps us understand students’ perceptions and experiences.” Tougas said she hopes the focus groups will provide insight into why
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NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM Those wanting to buy a stuffed white squirrel or Big Red bottle cap rings from the Kentucky Museum Store will need to act fast. The store is closing next semester. Brent Bjorkman, interim director of the Kentucky Museum, said the Kentucky Museum Store will close to make room for new exhibits. One of the new exhibits, “Ecuador Unframed: the Art of Oswaldo Guayasamin,” will be featured in the space where the store is starting in February. Bjorkman said the exhibit is a part of the International Year of Ecuador program, a year-long celebration of Ecuador at WKU. Future countries, such as South Africa and South Korea, will be celebrated in the coming years. “As we celebrate those different
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Victoria Gordon, an associate professor of political science, shops for gifts to give to her grandchildren over the holidays at the Kentucky Museum Store. "They always have great holiday gifts," Gordon said. "I'm sad to hear they are closing down."
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CRIME REPORT • Bowling Green senior Benjamin Luna, BatesRunner Hall, reported the theft of his bicycle seat and rack from the bike rack in front of P.O.D. on Oct. 28. The estimated value of the stolen items was $50.
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“There’s a finite amount of space in the museum and we have to be very thoughtful about how we use each and every part of it,” he said. In order to clear the store space, all merchandise in the store is 50 percent off. Deborah Cole, afternoon lobby receptionist for the Kentucky Museum, said she is sad to see the store go. Cole was the manager of the store from 1995 to this July. “I put my heart and soul into it for almost 20 years,” she said. Cole said she has had many fond memories throughout the years and said it was probably the best
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has been working to eradicate the weed because it looks out of place in the landscape. “The issue is that this plant is extremely invasive and re-seeds for years after a plant has been removed,” said Twardowksi. Laramie said she has been working with the garden crew for a year and a half and she has seen around three
by the Health Services building. Martin said Datura stramonium is in the nightshade family. He said this plant family includes tomatoes, eggplant and potatoes. “The nightshade family, unless you know what you’re doing, you shouldn’t eat them,” Martin said. “The difference between having a psychedelic trip and dying, depending on the plant, is pretty thin.” Martin said in Datura stramonium, the dosage of the poison varies from plant to plant.
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mester by marketing other options such as the Topper Transit and Enterprise CarShare, a program that rents out cars to students. “If we can move 250 students to leave their cars at home, the back lot of Creason would open up again for commuters,” Tougas said. Cain said a 5 percent decrease in students bringing cars to campus would eliminate the
job she has had in her life. “At Christmas time, I always did an open house,” Cole said. “I would give a big discount for two days and I would have refreshments and door prizes and that was really fun…it was good seeing everybody and trying to help them find just the right thing for their presents.” Although the store is closing, Cole will remain at the front desk of Kentucky Museum, just a couple of feet away from the doors of the shop. “I just want to thank everybody for 19 wonderful years and I hope they’ve had as much fun as I have,” she said, holding back tears.
The difference between having a psychedellic trip and dying, depending on the plant, is very thin.”
plants. “It’s just a random weed that shows up,” Laramie said. Laramie said she has found the plant
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“One plant could have five times as many psychoactive compounds as the other plant,” he said. Martin said a smaller dose of the
parking problem. “We can’t tell freshmen not to bring cars, but we can incentivize them to choose other options,” Cain said. Cain said PTS designed the survey to gather feedback to formulate an early plan for changes that will take place next fall semester. “This year we had the worst opening in memory, so we’re trying to be proactive,” Cain said.
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The recognizable white squirrel, native to Bowling Green, is a popular item in the Kentucky Museum Store.
plant’s poison can cause visions. He said that the plant will sometimes be used in religious ceremonies for the vision effect. Martin said there are several different ways to intake the plant for its psychedelic effects. He said people could smoke or beat the leaves or burn the shells to cause the contents of the seeds to leak out. The contents of the seeds can be rubbed across thin skin, such as the armpit or forehead, and passed into the bloodstream. Martin said there are many cases every year where people misuse Datura stramonium thinking they will get high, but instead end up in the hospital. Martin said Jimson weed is an ornamental plant and could’ve been brought to campus accidentally for decoration. He, said, however, this isn’t the only poisonous plant on campus. “Many, many plants are poisonous on the landscape on campus,” he said. “The red berries could kill a student. Plants are sometimes poisonous, this just happens to be one of them, but it’s also ornamental.” Laramie said the plants that the garden crew has found have been around
two feet tall. “They can get big,” Laramie said. “They can get about six feet tall.” Martin said the plant dies when the weather turns cold. However, he said the capsules on the plant can burst open and the seeds will sprawl out, causing the plant to come back when weather is warm. He said the seeds can spread through wind or people manually planting the seeds. He said the plants are native to North America, but the plant has begun to spread all around the world. “We think it’s been here for a long time,” Martin said. “It became more prominent with the help of humans.” Laramie said it’s common to see the plant in pastures, but cattle seem to know not to eat the plant. Martin said Datura stramonium is one of many ornamental plants that contain hallucinogenic effects. He said the most dangerous aspect of Datura stramonium is there is no way to regulate the dosage of poison when ingesting the plant. “The difference between having a trip for recreation or a trip to the hospital is very, very small,” Martin said.
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3 Sex in a Fishbowl forum spurs dialogue about sex BY RACHEL PHELPS NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM Men and women had an open, lighthearted dialogue about sex and relationships on Tuesday night, but the talk became heated when the topic of harassment came up. The event was Sex in a Fishbowl, hosted by Phi Beta Sigma fraternity in Downing Student Union. The room was divided, with men and women sitting on opposite sides of the room facing each other. As students walked in, they were given a slip of paper to anonymously write down questions for the opposite sex to answer. During the forum, slips
were drawn from a fishbowl and read for students to answer. Questions ranged from “What is your definition of love?” to “Does size really matter?” and anywhere in between. The atmosphere was full of laughter and joking as the questions were answered by more than 30 students in attendance. The questions were broad in topic and opinions varied. The discussion became particularly heated at times, especially when the topic approached whether or not a girl is ‘asking’ to be touched if she is wearing revealing clothing. Several students argued that she has to be expecting some sort of harassment to happen,
while others argued that a girl should be allowed to wear what she wants without worrying about unwanted contact. Louisville sophomore Dexter Crowdus said something he learned from the event is that people generalize. “I feel like there was a lot of that going on,” he said. Louisville senior Marrquon Bartee, a member of Phi Beta Sigma, said they started hosting this event because they had noticed other forums on sex tended to be more serious. “We wanted to mix things up just to make it more fun,” he said. “We hope people learn a little more about the opposite sex and have a good time.”
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Paducah senior Ariel Robinson reacts to a sensitive question being asked at Sex in a Fishbowl, a sexual awareness event hosted by Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. Event coordinators separated men and women and took turns listening to their answers to anonymous questions about sex.
SGA committee focuses on diversity issues BY LASHANA HARNEY NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM The Student Government Association is attempting to represent all students with the establishment of the Cultural and Diversity Affairs Committee. Seth Church, Cultural and Diversity Affairs Committee chair, said for his leadership practicum for a class, he is focusing on diversity within SGA and on WKU’s campus. Church said one way to increase diversity and positive attitudes toward diversity in SGA was to create this committee. Church said he collaborated with SGA President Nicki Taylor to create the committee. Taylor said the issue of making SGA more diverse has been an ongoing conversation since her first year in SGA. “This was kind of the first time, as president, I can establish ad hoc committees, and so this was just a direction we thought we would try just to…increase diversity and also make sure that those students’ voices are being heard in a col-
lective form,” Taylor said. Church said the committee has two main goals: to increase diversity tolerance within SGA and to increase diversity within the SGA body. Church said SGA has had trouble bridging the gap between minority students and the organization. “It’s really this self-fulfilling, vicious cycle,” Church said. “SGA is more predominantly white, predominantly Christian, predominantly Greek. So, these minority students don’t feel welcome.” The first meeting went better than Church expected with around 13 individuals in attendance. Church said the point of this committee is to bring the small, specialized groups and SGA together to combat issues pertaining to diversity. Church said there are committee members serving from a variety of organizations, such as Student Identity Outreach, Toppers Uniting for Feminism and Student Veterans Alliance. Church said during the meeting several ideas were
discussed on how to improve diversity issues on campus. Pakistan graduate student Abdul Samad, an SGA senator, serves as vice chair of Race, Ethnicity and National Origin Issues within the committee. He said he is reaching out to more organizations across campus to spread the word about the committee and what it can do for the campus. Samad said when he applied to be an SGA senator, he was the only international student on SGA. “I felt that there is a huge gap between the international students and the local American students and the gap isn’t because none of them want to meet each other,” Samad said. “I’ve yet to meet an American student who doesn’t want to meet an international student, and yet to meet an international student who doesn’t want to meet an American student.” He said this gap comes from a lack of communication between both groups. “There is a misunderstanding or miscommunication
or lack of communication through both sides,” Samad said. “I think this committee will do a pretty good job of focusing on it.” Samad said there are several issues across campus people want to share and this committee gives a chance to talk about the issues. “A lot of times what we see, is that people have a lot of things they want to share,” Samad said. “They don’t share it. I think once they come to SGA or once they get to know about the committee, it will really help them.” Church said one of the first issues the committee will be tackling is creating a noise ordinance. “‘Cause veterans, some veterans anyways, have problems with PTSD,” he said. “So you have loud noises, fireworks and that kind of thing and it can be a real issue.” Madisonville junior Joseph Hunter, vice chair for Veterans Issues on the Cultural and Diversity Affairs committee and vice president of the Student Veterans Alliance, said he can
work on affecting policy changes through this committee. “This school actually has a lot of resources compared to others schools, but there are some small things we would like to smooth out, such as Study Abroad, credit transfers and access to all buildings for people with disabilities,” he said. Church said SGA could help these groups both monetarily and by supporting their issues through resolutions or bills. Hunter said when working with several different groups of people, he found that some of the groups shared common issues. “There are a lot of issues we all want to bring up and find solutions to,” Hunter said. “We’re finding that a lot of these issues aren’t unique, so we’re able to connect on similar issues. We’re able to work together to make change happen.” Taylor said SGA can amend the constitution to make the committee permanent. “If we continue at the success that we have now, it is an action we will look into doing,” Taylor said.
WKU encourages organ donor registration Voting precincts to move BY SHANTEL-ANN PETTWAY
NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM WKU is gearing up for a rivalry with the University of Pikeville and participants could potentially save a life. Student organizations around campus, such as the WKU Red Wave and the WKU chapter of the Kentucky Public Health Association, are encouraging WKU students, faculty and staff to participate in a friendly competition against UPIKE to see who can get the most people to register as organ donors. The challenge, sponsored by Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, or KODA, began on Oct. 15 and will end Nov. 8. The winner of the challenge will be announced at a home exhibition basketball game against UPIKE on Nov. 10. Stacey Forsythe, assistant to the dean of the College of Health and Human Services, said the main goal is to inform students about
the cause and get them registered. Jenny Jones, director of Education for KODA, came to WKU’s campus earlier this month and gave multiple student groups training sessions so they would be able to set up registration booths during Homecoming. “Firstly, I told students that over 123,000 people are on a waiting list to receive an organ,” Jones said. Explaining the importance of the cause was a key part of the training. “I want these students to encourage others and be connected to the cause,” she said. The head coach of the UPIKE men’s basketball team, Kelly Wells, is a two-time kidney recipient. Wells received his first transplant from his wife and his second transplant from his brother-in-law. “There are thousands of people on wait lists that can be addressed by organ and tissue donations,” Wells said.
While students can register at registration tables, they can also register online to participate in the challenge. Those who register online at donatelifeky.org can identify on behalf of UPIKE or WKU in the competition. Registration is also open yearround outside of this challenge. Jones said that even though UPIKE’s student body is smaller, they have something different going for them. “They are personally connected to this challenge,” Jones said. Wells feels it's his duty to stress the importance of making informed decisions, not only to his university, but to everyone he encounters. “My transplants have given me an opportunity to live as normal a life as possible,” he said. “I am thankful beyond words for my donors and feel it is important to inform and give back.”
The voting precincts at W.R. McNeill Elementary school will be moved elsewhere on Election Day. The two precincts, C110A Big Red and C104A McNeill, are now moved to the WKU Center for Research and Development located at 2413 Nashville Road. Sheila Dismon, chief deputy of the Warren County Clerk’s Office, said the move was due to construction at the elementary school. The move is not permanent and is for this Election Day only. Election Day is Nov. 4. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The senate race between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has already received national media attention. Students, faculty and staff can call the Warren County Clerk’s Office at 270-842-9416 if they are unsure where their voting precinct is located. Trey Crumbie
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Halloween creates happy haunts, frights BY JACOB PARKER OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM It’s that beautiful week of the year when most cavities are conceived. Whether it’s a guy in a green thong and feather hat calling himself Peter Pan, or an intriJacob Parker cate pumpkin carving of Beyoncé wearing a crown, the creativity in this town comes alive under the eerie luminescence of a Halloween night. Here are 12 reasons to enjoy the holiday.
Halloween BREWS What you should be drinking this Halloween BY TANNER COLE OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM • Smoky Bourbon Potions You’ve heard of bourbon on ice, but how about bourbon on dry ice? Simply add a few ice cube-sized chunks of dry ice to a glass and pour your favorite bourbon on top. The result is a smoking potion. Let the smoke die down a little before sipping. • Candy Corn Gelatin Shots These can be complex to brew if you aren’t already familiar with the art of making gelatin shots. For the veterans out there, consider picking up some tall clear shooter-style shot glasses. First make a layer of yellow, then orange and finish with white to create an alcoholic re-creation of the classic candy. • Earthworm Mudslides They’re just like the classic gummy worm cupcakes, but they have a little more liquid fun. Mix ice, coffee flavored
liqueur, vodka, Irish cream and some slimy gummy worms to create this gross-out treat. Be sure to serve with a worm dangling from the side of the cup. • Witches Brew A little sizzle, fizzle and witchcraft all go into this delicious drink. Combine apple cider with cinnamon whiskey and crank the heat up on your cauldron. Serve this delicious brew nice and warm, and it’ll have your guests under your spell in a snap. • Black Cat Margaritas Sometimes the scare is all in the presentation. Make yourself a batch of dark, blackberry margaritas and serve them up with a creepy smile in a dimly lit room. Slowly heat blackberries with sugar and lime for a half hour, and then strain out the juice to use as the base for your delicious, bloody treat. • Haunted Gin and Tonic If you’re planning a black light party
this Halloween, be sure to make gin and tonic the drink of choice. A little known fact about tonic water is that it glows bright blue under a black light. Just add gin and suddenly you have ghastly blue lights floating around the dance floor.
• Happiness is the annual live reenactment of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show" at the Capitol Arts Center. • Happiness is reading a different faux-gravestone as you pass the yard full of them walking to class on Park Street. • Happiness is wearing your costume to class. • Happiness is playing with mushy pumpkin guts while you carve Jacko’-Lanterns. • Happiness is the profit you make if you’re a dentist. • Happiness is knowing people who can do kick-ass makeup for your costume.
• Vampire’s Elixir Bloody Marys are an obvious choice for any creepy costume pairing. Match the color of your fake blood to the tone of your drink. Or, just splatter it all over your face every time you take a sip. Either way, this classic mix of vodka and tomato juice is a great choice.
• Happiness is getting candy that isn’t raisins.
• Spooky Screwdrivers If you can get your hands on some black vodka, these are sure to knock any ghoul on his ass. Black vodka isn’t terribly common, but one can simply use food coloring to achieve a similar aesthetic. Mix it up with orange juice and go hard in the pumpkins.
• Happiness is being the person who doesn’t get scared in haunted houses.
• Happiness is giving out candy that isn’t raisins. • Happiness is seeing groups of best friends dressed as fictional groups of best friends.
• Happiness is discount candy the day after Halloween. • Happiness is celebrating the holiday of superstition.
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What Not to Wear: HaLLoweeN eDition tumes EVER” BuzzFeed list, here’s a handy list of costumes to avoid.
1. A sexy version of any of your favorite childhood cartoons It may seem clever. It may seem funny. But Pooh Bear never really needs to be seen anywhere other than the Hundred Acre Wood and never needs to be anything other than a chubby little cubby stuffed with fluff.
BY KAE HOLLOWAY OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM It’s the eve of Halloween once again. Everyone will showcase the costumes they spent weeks on Pinterest finding and creating. Some will be clever and some will be cliche, but none should be offensive. To save you from having a costume featured on a “Worst Halloween Cos-
2. A deceased celebrity This year, the world lost some powerful celebrity figures. The comedy world was rocked with the loss of comedic legends Joan Rivers and Robin Williams. It would be perfectly acceptable to don a costume honoring one of their famous characters, such as Patch Adams, the Genie from "Aladdin," Mork from "Mork and Mindy" or Joan Rivers
on "Fashion Police." One that depicts their likeness and manner of death, however, is not okay. 3. Celebrities known for abusing their significant other Abuse is never funny. Portraying an abuser in a costume is offensive and tasteless. People have already had costumes go viral for portraying Ray Rice, the former Ravens running back who was recently put under fire for a video released of him knocking out his wife in an elevator. Don’t go as Ray Rice, and don’t go as his wife. Going as the victim of abuse is just as tasteless. 4. Costumes that poke fun at serious social issues If it’s a national tragedy, a disease scare, a mental or physical disorder or a terrorist organization, it’s safe to say
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it should not be turned into a Halloween costume that you’ll wear bar hopping on Friday. Dressing as a sexy Ebola nurse, a victim of a plane crash or a member of ISIS all fall under this category. Believe it or not, these costumes are for sale and some people have actually bought them and worn them. If that’s not bad enough, there’s also a costume for Anna Rexia featuring a form-fitting skeleton costume complete with a tape measure belt.
5. Anything that involves black face No matter who you are or who you are going as, if you’re painting your face heavily to depict another race, it will be offensive. The only time it may be okay to paint your face and body is if you’re going as Peter Pan’s shadow for a couples costume, but do reconsider.
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'Rocky Horror' takes a strange journey for Halloween BY STEPHANIE JESSIE LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM
It’s time to do the time warp this Halloween at a doublefeature showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The 1970s classic, starring Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon, follows Dr. Frank-NFurter, a transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania, as he celebrates his newest creation: Rocky, a tall blonde in tight gold shorts. Frank-N-Furter invites his eccentric group of friends to his castle to marvel at his handiwork. This party is what newly-engaged and seemingly normal Brad Majors and Janet Weiss find while searching for help after their car breaks
down. The story follows Brad and Janet’s adventure in the castle with a group of Transylvania strangers they never intended to encounter. This Friday’s showing, presented by the Campus Activities Board, will play on the screen while the actors dance, lip-sync and act out the movie on stage. Louisville student Amber Fowler, the late night and novelty committee chair for CAB, first saw the show in seventh grade. “It’s very interactive,” Fowler said. “We have prop bags.” Throughout the showing, the Master of Ceremonies prompts audience members to yell and throw props on stage during certain parts.
It's a lot of song and dance, fun and lingerie." - Amber Fowler Bowling Green freshman Rachel McClain, Fowler’s assistant, said she thinks the show will turn out really well. “The rehearsals have been going great and there’s a lot of dedication,” McClain said. For those that have never attended “Rocky Horror” before, CAB warns of the provocative nature of the show and the outlandish outfits worn by ev-
eryone involved. “We’ve gone over and above on costumes,” McClain said. Traditional audience dress code includes lots of makeup, lots of fishnets and lots of corsets on both men and women in the audience. “What’s funny about it is, if you dress normally, you will stick out like a sore thumb,” Fowler said.
New attendees will also be introduced to the crowd by the Master of Ceremonies, who initiates the “Rocky Horror” virgins into the family on stage. “You get to do something embarrassing in front of everyone,” Fowler said. Doors at the Capitol Arts Center on Fountain Square in downtown Bowling Green open at 8 p.m. Friday night. The Master of Ceremonies will begin at 9:40 p.m. and the film will play from 10 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are available online at skypac.com for $10 until 6 p.m. Friday. At 8 p.m., tickets will be sold at the door. “It’s a lot of song and dance, fun and lingerie,” Fowler said.
Hot Yoga keeps it steamy, spiritual BY MADISON MARTIN LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM Hot yoga is “a holistic approach to exercise, health, wellness and just simply state of mind,” according to “Yoga Daddy.” The business he coowns with his wife, Hot Yoga Bowling Green, aims to help people from all walks of life come to a positive space that focuses on enhancing their wellbeing. Tony Bishop and his wife, Anice, or “Yoga Mama,” spend most of their time instructing and managing their thriving business. Although that may sound lessthan zen, he said that’s not the case. “We work about 75 hours a week and love it,” Bishop said. Bishop had practiced a wide array of physical activities in the past, like cycling, weight-lifting and kung fu, but after being injured because of the martial art, he started to search for a way to rehabilitate and stay active. He found this in yoga. “Yoga itself is about 5,000 years old,” he said. “…It really assists you in mind-body-spirit. If you’re a religious person, it really helps you with that, because it helps you with clarity, it helps your thought process.” He didn’t hear about hot yoga until reading about it in The New York Times in 2004. He and his wife started to feel called to open a studio that would take on a different approach toward spirituality. “We’re a Christian-based studio so we were God-led basically to come here, and it all worked out,” Bishop said. “…We don’t cram things down anyone’s throat…We’re not here to beat anybody over the head with something. That’s just not what we’re here for.” Hot Yoga Bowling Green opened in 2007, after Bishop left the newspaper business in 2006. It is the only yoga studio in the area that practices from a strictly Christian standpoint. “It’s pretty rare, actually,” he said. “We just invite everybody in; we just love on everybody.” Theresa Peters, a Bowling Green resident and client of the Bishops, remembered the support they gave when she went through a difficult period in her life. “They were there for me when we lost our son,” she said. “I’m just now getting back in to it again.” After taking a year off, Peters came
back to continue her journey of health improvement. “I like the heat, it makes me feel good to sweat out toxins,” she said. “I love how the instructors are there for you and push you along.” Tilak Bhattacharya, a mathematics professor at WKU, exercises at the Bishops’ studio and said it is beneficial. “If you’re looking at a holistic approach to health of mind and body, this is probably a good place to go,” he said. He said that because the heat intensifies the level of difficulty, “you think of the heat as training your focus and concentration.” The studio has an intricate system to create the best environment for the exercises. Bishop said the “radiant” heat that they utilize pulls toxins out of the body. “It’s a healthy type of heat… We filter the air with an ionic filtration system…so it’s very clean air,” he said. “Plus, at the same time as it’s doing that, it’s blowing you with steam and humidity…It’s a cross between a steam room and a sauna.” Typically, they keep the temperature between 100 and 105 degrees Fahrenheit. When they have classes for children, however, it tends to stay at a low 90 degrees. Bishop said they have had clients ranging from the ages of 3 to 94. “Almost anybody can practice it,” he said. “It’s just a very efficient way to work your body.” Although the movements are slow and fluid, depending on the class level taken, hot yoga is considered a cardiovascular exercise. “This is a safe cardio… People think you have to jump on a treadmill and just bang that treadmill and get your heart rate up to 185 beats per minute to be doing cardio, which is not true,” he said. “With hot yoga, you get a lot more calorie burn. You get a lot deeper stretch, because you add the heat to the room, and you warm the muscles a lot quicker.” The studio has approximately 20 yoga teacher-trainees that train under Bishop. He also leads classes. “…I see at some point maybe teaching more here, as far as training more teachers at the RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) level,” he said. “But right now, I just want to concentrate on doing the Lord’s work, and basically, just
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Lewisberg, West Virginia junior Tiffani Walton takes a moment to calm herself before beginning a session of hot yoga at Hot Yoga Bowling Green. The studio, founded by Tony and Anice Bishop, has been in operation since 2007.
being here for the student.” Bishop is optimistic about the future of the business. “I don’t ever plan to really retire. I can still see myself doing something
like this for many, many years,” he said. “It still keeps growing; it grows every year...We run it like a business…but then we have fun doing it.”
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Samurai's vibrant sushi isn’t super savory BY JOHN GREER
OPINION@WKUHERALD.COM Among a crowd of Japanese restaurants in Bowling Green, Samurai Hibachi and Sushi does little to differentiate itself from the sushi-serving pack. The fried calamari marked an inauspicious John Greer start. The texture hit the mark. The fried coating was crispy and the squid had an appealing chewiness. The flavor, however, was nonexistent. Its aftertaste resembled the flavor of the batter more than anything else. The dark, sweet dipping sauce substituted one problem for another. It overcame the unappealing aftertaste, but it left each bite tasting cloyingly sweet. Samurai does not offer any simple or ordinary rolls like spicy tuna or salmon. Instead, it opts for more rich and extravagant choices. The menu is full of all manner of rolls offering extensive combinations
of different fish and sauces. Some even come fried. The Ginja roll came stocked with a bevy of ingredients. Generous slabs of tuna and salmon were draped upon a roll filled with crab and eel. Oranges and reds mingled with browns and yellows to form a visually striking and appetizing meal. While the sushi did not taste as bright or potent as the visuals would suggest, the flavor of the fish exuded a pleasant, clean fattiness. Spicy mayo and eel sauce contributed sweet and spicy notes. The sweetness of the eel sauce was overpowering, but a dab of wasabi and soy sauce sufficiently balanced it out. The “Tom and Jerry” roll was similarly striking in appearance. Spicy tuna, crab and avocado enveloped a roll filled with more spicy tuna and crab. The combination proved spicy without becoming overpowering. For the amount of fish packed ALYSSA POINTER/HERALD into the sushi, the flavor was pretty subtle. The Ginja roll is topped with tuna and salmon, rolled in white rice and filled Samurai’s sushi was not bad, but for all the with crab and eel. Each roll is paired with pickled ginger and wasabi. Samurai ingredients loaded in and on top of its su- Hibachi and Sushi is located at 1713 Scottsville Road. shi, the end result was a little disappointing.
Artistic Soul features pieces of cinematic history
BY ANDREW HENDERSON
LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM
Walking in the front door of 1014 E. 11th Ave. is the equivalent of being transported back in time to the 1920s, but instead of being transported by science, those who walk in are taken back in time through art. There are a plethora of prints hanging in frames and set up on shelves, offering adventure, horror, sci-fi and romance, some in black and white and some in color. Artistic Soul Studio is home to over 500 movie posters and prints on display in the shop’s apartment duplex and has hundreds of more posters in storage. Leon Vincent, a self-proclaimed architect of photography, is the owner and collector of this vast artistic cinematic collection that opened in November of 2011. “This is such a unique and select shop. There is no other poster shop like this in the state of Kentucky or Tennessee, that I know of, that offers nothing but movie posters,” Vincent said. Vincent got his start in the movie poster business back in 1990 when he went to his first film festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.
“I met a boy there with a table of window card movie posters and I was taken aback by the artwork of it,” Vincent said. From that point on, Vincent started attending more film festivals and began attending them annually. He purchased many of the movie posters in his collection from film festivals he attended, but he said that 75 percent of his collection he got through the mail. Artistic Soul, however, did not start off with the intention of selling movie posters. In 2006, Vincent had his first exhibit of his digital artwork and adopted the name of Artistic Soul Studio. “If I’d known I’d be doing this now, then I would have included movie poster somewhere in the title back then,” Vincent said. Vincent intends to sell a good amount of his own original artwork as well as his collection of movie posters. He has recently stopped amassing his collection of posters and is now focusing on selling his collection. “My website right now has 1,148 prints for sale. What I have in this store is just a drop in the bucket,” Vincent said. He has travelled to warehouses in the United States and Canada in search of rare
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Leon Vincent, 59, is the owner of the Artistic Soul Studio in Bowling Green. Vincent started collecting posters in 1990 and now has over 1,100 posters in his shop. "I just love the beautiful artwork on the posters," Vincent said. finds, and he goes in search of movie stars for their coveted autographs. What may be unknown to many people is that there are different types of movie posters. “People come in here all the time and don’t know the differences,” Vincent said. He said there are five different types of movie posters: window card, insert card, lobby card, one sheet and half sheet. The main differences in the movie posters deals with the sizes. The most common type of poster one can find at Artistic Soul is the one sheet poster.
The one sheet is also considered the most collectible print and is used in the official advertising for films. Vincent said that buying a poster is buying a piece of movie history at a reasonable price. “The prices for these posters, all originals, range from as low as $3 to up to $700,” Vincent said. Vincent said most people don’t buy the posters because they have seen the movie. He recalled one case when a woman in Arizona bought a Western-genre movie print from him online because the movie was based on the street
that woman lived on. One of the original posters Vincent has for sale is the onesheet poster for the movie "Halloween" that was directed and written by John Carpenter, Bowling Green native and graduate of WKU. Vincent said that Carpenter is known to have included references to Bowling Green and WKU in his films. Vincent’s favorite print is the German poster of the movie “Dances With Wolves.” “This is the only movie poster I have framed for me, and it’s not for sale,” Vincent said. He recognizes the rich history and education movie posters hold and wish more people from WKU would visit if solely for educational purposes. His wife, Pat Vincent, echoed his sentiments. “Even those in the art department can learn from these illustrations,” Pat Vincent said. Artistic Soul Studio is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m on Thursdays and Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Times, however, can often be sporadic, and the best way to see if the shop is open is to call 270-991-0614. Check out their website at artisticsoulstudio. com and their Etsy page, etsy. com/shop/ArtisticSoulStudio.
Potters find home in The Pots Place
BY STEPHANIE JESSIE LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM
Located on Fountain Square in downtown Bowling Green, The Pots Place was founded to be a home and workplace for local potters. “It was originally a group of potters that didn’t have a place to work,” Bob Brigl said. “We worked together with one of the potters who had the financial ability to buy the building and just turned it into a potter’s studio.”
Brigl, who graduated from WKU in 1974 and again in 1976, has been at The Pots Place since its opening in 1992. He currently teaches pottery classes in the back studio, using clay as his primary medium. “It’s a medium you can work with at any age,” he said. “I’ve had kids as young as 6 working and teaching them. They feel successful at the end, as well as adults in their 60s.” When The Pots Place opened in 1992, it consisted only of an art gallery that offered pot-
tery lessons. After the original owner died in 2011, Kathy Downs, who had been working as a co-op potter in the back, bought the business. “There’s a certain amount of freedom in having your own business, but then there’s also a lot of responsibility,” she said. The shop has grown to display pottery, offer pottery classes and feature artwork created by local artists that is ready to purchase. “It’s one of those places people just wander in and look
at,” Downs said. Downs, who has a master’s in finance, comes from a family of business owners and used to joke about how she never would become one herself. “I used to teach students how to do their business plan, and it was like, you know, that’s why I’m the only one who doesn’t do it because I know how much work it is,” she said. Shortly after the purchase, Downs gutted the upstairs to create a massage room.
“Everybody loves the yoga studio upstairs,” she said. “It’s very bright and airy.” Yoga classes are offered daily for $5 and are led by 4yoga, a local yoga company that teaches a variety of class levels, including a basics class for those wanting to learn breathing awareness and individual poses. Downs considers The Pots Place to be her retirement dream. “It was an opportunity for me to get all my favorite loves together,” she said.
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WKU volleyball hits the road for a Halloween matchup with UAB BY JONAH PHILLIPS SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM
The Lady Toppers volleyball team is set to hit the road and spend Halloween in Birmingham, Alabama taking on conference foe UAB (6-19, 3-7) at 7 p.m. CT. WKU (22-5, 10-1 Conference USA) has won 11 of its previous 12 matches and sits at No. 2 in the C-USA, losing only to unbeaten UTSA (15-7, 11-0). “I’m just so proud of them,” Head Coach Travis Hudson said. “I think a lot of the fans in this community think we just put on a volleyball jersey and just go out and win — that it just works like that. It doesn’t, and the fact that this team — full of youth and coming in and replacing some of the alltime greats of this program — the fact that this team is 22-5 may be one of the best seasons we’ve had.” Hudson’s youthful squad consistently has three to four freshmen on the floor at any time, and they sit at No. 34 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll and at No. 38 in the NCAA RPI
rankings. This marks the fourth week this season WKU has received votes from the AVCA poll, and the third week in a row. WKU has received votes at least once in the last four seasons. WKU, Colorado State and Liberty are the only teams in Division I to register 22 wins this season. The team’s win-loss percentage is 24th, tied with Liberty at .815. In team statistics, WKU is 14th in hitting percentage with a .280 clip. WKU has finished the past four seasons ranked in the top 10 in that category. The squad is also ranked in the top 40 in kills per set (34), assists per set (35) and blocks per set (39). Senior middle hitter Heather Boyan enters the contest as the reigning C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. To add to her tally, the middle hitter has recorded just two attack errors in the last five games and posted a .469 hitting clip this weekend. “(Friday) was one of Heather’s best performances of the season, and not just because she hit at a high percentage,” Hudson said. “Heather prob-
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toppers. Now in his final year, Fant is starting to embrace his role as a leader. “I’m trying to be more vocal,” Fant said. “(The new players) are taking criticism well, getting under the older guys’ wings, listening and paying attention to coach. It starts every day at
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amazing coaches, and I’m excited about it,” Heard said. “I think we all are. We’re excited about the journey, excited about the opportunity to compete and to be in a new conference. I think Conference USA is an incredible conference, especially on the women’s
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last season due to a stress fracture in her left tibia, is ready to pick up where she left off. “I’ve literally counted down the days, counted up the months,” Govan said. “I told Coach Heard when we get on the court for the first time, it’ll be almost 11 months until I was last on Diddle’s court. …I’m just really excited.” In addition, both rosters have been solidified with freshmen and/or junior college transfers. The men’s team has brought in freshmen Justin Johnson, Rob Marberry, DJ Clayton, Avery Patterson and junior transfer Ayinde Sprewell, nephew of former NBA allstar Latrell Sprewell. Johnson, a 6-foot 7-inch Hazard native, finished his high school career as the sixth-leading rebounder in the history of the state and averaged 21.9 points and 17.6 rebounds per game as a senior. “It can be a really deep team,” Fant said. “We have one of those teams this year where, if you don’t bring it in practice, your spot’s not guaranteed in the game. Coach Harper’s really big off who we can trust, and if you show him he can trust you in practice, he’ll trust you in the game.” The Lady Toppers added freshmen Ivy Brown, Tashia Brown and Jaiveonna Norris. Ivy Brown was named Kentucky Miss Basketball following a senior season that yielded averages of 23.2 points, 12.6 rebounds and 4.6
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Junior middle hitter Noelle Langenkamp (13) goes up for a spike against two Florida Atlantic defenders during the Lady Toppers' Oct. 26 match. Langenkamp recorded eight kills as WKU won in four sets. ably made 10 plays on balls that were chipped over the net. She just stayed engaged in every play we made, and I was just really, really pleased in the way she played.”
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Boyan notched 13 blocks last weekend, tallying five in the Lady Toppers' sweep of FIU and eight against Florida Atlantic. The FAU game marked the
eighth time this season Boyan registered five blocks or more. She has now posted five or more blocks this season in eight games, including six during conference play.
practice, we start building here and monday November 10 we’ll carry it over 7 p.M. Exhibition into the games.” VS. Pikeville Head Coach Ray @ diddle arena Harper enters his fourth season as WKU’s head coach after coming off the school’s best finish in Sun Belt Conference play in five years. Harper has im-
proved WKU’s record every year he’s coached on the Hill and will look to do so again, but with a much different roster than in years past, featuring four seniors. “It’s the first time we’ve had three seniors, unless something crazy happens, be the guys,” Harper said. “They’re the guys we’re going to look to when we need buckets, when the game is on the line. They’re the guys we
are going to go to. That’s a good feeling as a coach.” WKU’s first action is an exhibition game on Nov. 10 at Diddle Arena against Pikeville. Until then, Harper will continue to mold his team into game-ready form. “I like this team,” Harper said. “I think we have a chance to be a good basketball team.”
side.” The Lady Toppers have 10 returning players this season, including three seniors, and a fully healthy roster to boot. Senior guard Alexis Govan, who averaged 16.5 points per game in 11 games last season, missed all of conference play due to a left tibia injury. She said on Tuesday she’s feeling 100 percent since her absence from the court last
season. “I’m just really excited to get to play with my teammates and be out here in front of a crowd,” Govan said. “It’s great that everybody’s healthy and that we get to start the year with a full roster. Everybody’s excited, everybody’s working, so it’s going to be great that everybody can start this off together.” Senior forward Chastity Gooch, Pre-
season C-USA Player of the Year, and senior guard Ileana Johnson also have high hopes for the season, and feel comfortable in their new leadership roles as seniors. “We’re all really close, we all get along really well,” Johnson said. “I think we’ll go on the court, and we’ll fight for each other, be there for each other and just go out and work hard together.”
assists per game. Tashia Brown averaged 22.6 points and eight rebounds per game in her final year. Both were nominated for the McDonald’s AllAmerican Game. I know what you’re thinking: “But Kyle, what about the new conference?” I hear you, but the men’s and women’s basketball programs and the rich traditions they bring with them shouldn’t lose any momentum due to the conference switch. The Lady Toppers were picked to finish second in the preseason poll, two points behind first-place Middle Tennessee and Gooch was tabbed preseason player of the year. The Hilltoppers aren’t aware of their preseason ranking, as only a top four of LA Tech, UTEP, Charlotte and Old Dominion has been released. However, both Price and Fant were named to the league’s 10-man preseason all-conference team. “It’s not about where you’re picked at the beginning of the season and what people think you’re going to be, it’s about what you do over the course of the season and what you do in between the lines,” Head Coach Ray Harper said. “…I like this team. They work hard. They have the right attitude, but again, it’s about staying as one.” The Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers’ expectations are per usual: win. Another expectation is fans in Diddle Arena, so I urge you to prepare accordingly, because WKU basketball is a tradition that deserves the utmost support. perienced defense led by three senior linebackers and junior safety Kentrell Brice, who leads the team with 50 tackles and three forced fumbles. “Everybody flies to the ball real good,” Allen said. “They have almost everybody to the ball every snap. They have some good linebackers, D-tackles and D-ends. They do a lot of good things.”
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Lady Tops set to wrap up regular season tomorrow
BY JOHN REECER
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Following a crucial postseason-clinching 2-0 win over Southern Miss on Sunday, WKU soccer will put a close to its regular season on Friday at North Texas at 6 p.m. The Lady Toppers will have their hands full against a North Texas squad that currently sits atop the Conference USA rankings at 7-1-1 in league play and 13-4-1 overall on the season. The Mean Green only lost their four games by a combined five goals. Two of those losses were in double overtime. North Texas fields an explosive offense that ranks second in the conference in points, goals and assists. The North Texas attack is led by junior forward Karla Pineda, who’s tied for the lead in goals and assists in league play on the season. However, the WKU defense will be prepared for the challenge. They rank fourth in the conference in goals allowed, led by freshman goalie Allison Leone, who has seven shutouts to her name on the season. The defense has given up one goal in the past three games. Though the Lady Toppers have already clinched a spot in the conference tournament, this match against North Texas is far from meaningless. A win against the best team in the conference, in regards to league record, will move WKU further up the rankings and provide confidence. Conference tournament play is set to begin on Nov. 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Basketball is near, so prepare accordingly BY KYLE WILLIAMS SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM
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Redshirt sophomore guard Kendall Noble drives past freshman forward Jaiveonna Norris while running offensive plays during practice Tuesday afternoon at Diddle Arena.
Around the corner High expectations remain for Anticipation in the air at Lady Topper media day Hilltopper basketball
BY BILLY RUTLEDGE
SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM
With a little more than two weeks before its first regularseason game, the WKU men’s basketball team has a lot to look forward to. There’s a new conference to compete in, there’s a stock of new talent with a total of four freshmen and the Hilltoppers boast an experienced lineup with four seniors on the roster. Guard T.J. Price and forward George Fant make up two of the four seniors for the Hilltoppers this season. The duo has helped propel WKU to two Sun Belt Conference Championships and two trips to the NCAA Tournament in the past three years. With time running out in their collegiate careers, the two have continued to keep the same approach as in years past.
“There’s always urgency,” Price said. “Every year we play here, we always want to play well. There really is no difference since it’s my senior year. We always want to get a conference championship and go to the NCAA. We have to try and play harder because it’s going to be harder competition. But everything is still the same — we are expecting to win just like we were expecting to win the Sun Belt.” Price comes in at No. 25 on the all-time WKU scoring list with 1,236 points. He comes into the 2014-15 season after averaging 15 points a game for the second year in a row. Price is closely followed by Fant on the all-time scoring list, as he ranks 30th with 1,180 points. Fant averaged 13.3 points per game last season to go along with 6.7 rebounds for the Hill-
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7 p.M. Exhibition Anticipation filled Diddle Arena VS. bellarmine on Tuesday as the Lady Toppers @ Diddle Arena held their 2014 media day. The women’s basketball team begins its 2014-15 season with an exhibition game against Bellarmine University on Nov. 7, followed by the first regular season game against Central Arkansas on Nov. 14. This season marks Head Coach Michelle ClarkHeard’s third year as head coach for the Lady Toppers, who are coming off a 24-9 season and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. “I’m really excited about this group and about us going into the new season,” Heard said on Tuesday. “It’s really refreshing to have some veterans. With Alexis (Govan) and Chastity (Gooch) and Ileana (Johnson) leading the way. And of course, not to leave out Micah (Jones) and Kendall (Noble) and the rest of that group.” With this season being the Lady Toppers’ first in Conference USA, a tough schedule awaits them as they play teams such as Ole Miss and Louisville in the coming months. “There’s a ton of talent in this conference with some
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I don’t know about you, but this is my favorite time of the year. The temperature is getting cooler, leaves are changing color, football is still in full swing and basketball season is upon us. If you’re a fan of WKU basketball, which you very well should be if you’re in any way affiliated with this university, it should be your favorite time of the year, too. Both the men’s and the women’s teams are Kyle Williams coming off back-toback 20-win seasons, with the Hilltoppers going 20-12 a year ago and the Lady Toppers fresh off a 24-9 campaign that yielded a Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship and an NCAA Tournament bid. The Hilltoppers have captured at least 20 wins in eight of the past 10 seasons and their 42 20-win seasons ranks No. 8 in NCAA history. The Lady Toppers have reached the 20-win plateau in 27 of the past 38 seasons. The Lady Toppers return nine players from last season’s team, seven of whom logged starter minutes, while the men’s team also returns nine players and 72.5 percent of its scoring. If you need any more reason to get your butt in Diddle Arena this season, both teams also feature some of the more storied players to ever don a WKU uniform. The men’s team has guard T.J. Price and forward George Fant, while the Lady Toppers have forward Chastity Gooch and guard Alexis Govan, all of whom are gearing up for their last season on the Hill. Price comes in at No. 25 on WKU's all-time scoring list with 1,236 points, five spots ahead of Fant, who has tallied 1,180 points in his career thus far. Price’s 205 three-pointers are good for fourth in program history and Fant needs 214 rebounds this season to enter the top 10 in said category. Gooch and Govan are two of three 1,000-point scorers in Conference USA this season, with 1,322 and 1,050 career points, respectively. Gooch is the only player in program history to have recorded at least 400 points, 300 rebounds, 50 blocks and 50 steals in a single season. Govan, who played in just 11 games
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FOOTBALL
WKU relying on rising run game at LA Tech BY ELLIOTT PRATT SPORTS@WKUHERALD.COM WKU’s run game finally had the breakout performance it has searched for all season. Junior running back Leon Allen, whose season-high before Saturday’s 66-51 win over Old Dominion was 138 rushing yards, ran for a career-high 182 yards and earned 213 all-purpose yards against the Monarchs. Just when the run game has hit its stride, WKU (3-4, 1-3 C-USA) faces the biggest test yet against Conference USA’s toughest run defense in Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs (5-3, 4-0 CUSA) have held opponents to 125.6 rushing yards per game and just 225 yards in the passing game. In order to hand LA Tech its first conference loss of the season, WKU’s offense will have to maintain the balance it showed against ODU. Manny Diaz took over as defensive coordinator at LA Tech after serving three seasons in the same role at Texas, and a year before that at Mississippi State. Since he took over, the Bulldogs rank 10th in the nation
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Junior running back Leon Allen (33) runs through a host of Old Dominion defenders during WKU's game against the Monarchs on Oct. 25. Allen had 213 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in the Hilltoppers' 66-51 victory. with 60 tackles for a loss, seventh in turnovers gained (20) and ninth in passes intercepted (12). “It’s going to take a strong run game to win this one,”
offensive coordinator Tyson Helton said. “They’re not going to let us just drop back and throw the ball. We have to make sure that we’re solid. I
think the O-line is improving. I think we’re a lot healthier than we were earlier in the season. I’m excited to get out there and see what we can do.”
The quarterback is often quoted as saying ‘the run game is a quarterback’s best friend.’ WKU’s offense, ranked fifth in the nation averaging 554.7 yards per game, is seeing more out of its run game with Allen and sophomore Anthony ‘Ace’ Wales. Allen, who was limited in recent weeks due to a knee injury, averaged 5.7 yards on 32 carries against ODU. Helton said the plan moving forward is to continue to split the workload between Allen and Wales, despite the success Allen saw when he carried the load on Saturday. “I thought Leon got stronger as the game went on,” Helton said. “In the fourth quarter, that was probably his best part of the game right there. Most of the time when you’re a big back you get tired, but he really started to come on in the fourth quarter. “I think Ace has shown that he can be a solid back for us. That’s helping Leon in the long run, and it showed up in the fourth quarter. He was able to be a little more rested than he
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