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WKU, MTSU rivalry week under way By BRAD STEPHENS sports@wkuherald.com

WKU doesn’t have many nearby rivals in the Sun Belt Conference. Since most similarsized schools within a reasonable driving distance of Bowling Green (Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Austin Peay, etc.) play in the Ohio Valley Conference, the Toppers usually face league teams that are located at least a six-hour-

long drive from Bowling Green. The one Sun Belt exception is Middle Tennessee State, whose Murfreesboro, Tenn., campus is just 90 miles from WKU. The teams’ close proximity and a competitive series across several sports makes the Toppers’ and Lady Toppers’ match-ups with MTSU a little more important to many WKU fans. “We’ve had a com-

petitive rivalry in many sports,” Senior Associate Athletic Director Todd Stewart said. “If you look at the conference standings in a lot of sports, one of us is first and the other is second.” That has especially been the case in volleyball, where either the Lady Toppers or Lady Raiders have won every Sun Belt Tournament since 2005, with MTSU taking the last two. The two teams meet in

a pivotal volleyball contest at 7 p.m. tonight in Diddle Arena, with first place on the line. Football then takes center stage at 7 p.m. Thursday in Murfreesboro. WKU has lost the last three in that series, a streak senior safety Ryan Beard said needs to come to an end. “We need a win, no matter who it’s against, but beating Middle would make it even better,”

Beard said. WKU and MTSU, who The passion is shared have met 61 times in footacross the state line. ball, resumed their gridMark Owens, associate iron series in 2007 after a athletic director of com- 16-year hiatus. munications at MTSU, Most of the 61 meetings said the Blue Raiders view took place when both the their series with the Top- Toppers and Blue Raiders pers as a “heated rivalry.” were in the OVC. “There’s a lot of pride Thursday’s matchup involved,” Owens said. will be just the third in “When you have two which both schools have teams that are close and been Sun Belt members. competitive, it’s great for the Sun Belt and college SEE WEEK, PAGE 7 athletics as a whole.”

Committees vote down term limits By KATHERINE WADE news@wkuherald.com

The Board of Regents committees voted at their meeting on Friday not to impose term limits on faculty and staff Regents. Based on the recommendations by the University Senate and the Staff Council, President Gary Ransdell made the proposal to keep the bylaw revisions as they are and not add term limits. The measure passed unanimously. During the student affairs committee meeting, updates on fall housing and meal plans were presented. Howard Bailey, vice president for Student Affairs, said Housing and Residence Life is currently housing 4,823 students on campus, 156 more than last year. Bailey said this is due to a significantly higher number of returning students remaining on campus. “You can see that the renovations we made about a decade ago are now clearly paying off when upper-class students are wanting to stay on campus,” Bailey said. Osborne said the dining program has also continued to prosper, with about 6,100 students on the meal plan this fall, an increase of about 100 students from last year. The academic affairs committee approved a graduate certificate in Adult Education and the Emeritus faculty appointments. Brain Meredith, associate vice president of Enrollment Management, gave an enrollment report. Meredith said the “big boom” seen in enrollment in 2008 is now leveling off. Gordon Emslie, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, said retention efforts are well underway. Emslie said WKU has put a survey online for students to discuss non-academic reasons for leaving the university, and close to 1,000 responses have been received. Richard Miller, vice provost and chief diversity officer, gave a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools interim fifth year review update. SACS is the regional body for the accreditation of degreegranting higher education institutions, according to the SACS website. Miller said he was proud of the report his team had put together. The next Board of Regents meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Oct. 21.

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Natalie Broderick, Student Affairs Chairperson for the Student Government Association, showed off proposed remodeling plans for Downing University Center at the unveiling on Friday. Planned additions include a Starbucks, 24-hour study space, elevators and some renovated dining areas.

DUC renovations unveiled By RACHAEL WALTERS & KATHERINE WADE news@wkuherald.com

More than 40 years after the Downing University Center opened, $49 million in renovations on the building are ready to go. Plans for the center were first revealed during the student affairs committee meeting at the Board of Regents meeting on Friday. Architects Jeff Stivers and John Burse, who gave the presentation, said the renovations are based on the principles of “spirit and social heart.” Following the Board of Regents meeting, the Student Government Association revealed the plans to students with a display in DUC. Renovations will begin during the summer of 2012 and are scheduled for completion in the fall of 2014. At the SGA’s release, images of the proposed renovations were displayed, a video played continually on the main floor televisions, and SGA

members handed out “feature” sheets listing key changes. A few of these changes include a 24-hour study space, a Starbucks and renovated WKU Store. SGA is also working to get an Apple store with Mac Support, although this has yet to be finalized. “Of the renovation list, I am most excited about the 24-hour study room,” SGA President Billy Stephens said. The study area will give students another place to study other than the library and Mass Media and Technology Hall. Students may experience some inconveniences over the next few years, as many offices will no longer be centrally located in DUC, Stephens said. Some will move to different areas of campus to accommodate the construction. SEE DUC, PAGE 3

Volunteers work to scare away cancer By NATALIE WEST diversions@wkuherald.com

For the next few weekends, Greenville freshman Kelsey Dossett will be dressing like a porcelain doll. Dossett is volunteering at the Warren County Asylum Haunted House, which is organized by the Bowling Green Police Department. The house is raising money for Relay for Life. “I have had four people in my family with cancer and the American Cancer Society helped them,” she said. “So I wanted to step up and help out with this.” Because the theater major had

previously worked at a haunted house and loved it, she said she also volunteered to get a good scare out of people. “I don’t like going through, because it scares me,” Dossett said, “but I love being the one who runs and scares everybody.” She said the hardest part is trying to stay in character, because you want to laugh. She loves seeing the people’s faces and their eyes bug out. “The reactions of people are funny,” Dossett said. “Especially the guys because they try to act tough, but you know they are legitimately frightened.” Even when she isn’t scaring people, Dossett said she has a

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good time with the other volunteers. “It’s a really fun environment and everyone is so inviting and nice,” she said. “Even though some of them are cops, they are fun and they aren’t threatening.” Jen Edwards, the director of volunteers for the asylum, works for the Bowling Green Police Department and is also the captain of her Relay for Life team, the Cancer Cops. Edwards said this is the first year for this fundraiser. All of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. SEE SCARE, PAGE 6

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People walk through the Warren County Asylum on Friday in Bowling Green. The “Cancer Cops” Relay For Life team has organized the haunted house that will run during the weekends in October.

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Fijis give back over fall break By SIDNEY BLANFORD diversions@wkuherald.com

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Fall break may be a chance for most students to relax at home, but for the brothers of Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) at WKU, it’s a chance to engage in a unique community service opportunity. Pledges and initiated brothers will head to Baton Rouge, La., on Wednesday to work with HOPE ministries — which fights homelessness — and the Capital Area United Way in various activities designed to benefit the two philanthropic organizations. The trip was started in 2010 by former Community Service Chairman John Whitaker, a London junior, who now serves as the chapter’s Recording Secretary. On the inaugural trip, the chapter volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. “We were just looking for a unique way to engage the guys in community service,” Whitaker said. While the fraternity will be working with new organizations, the premise of this year’s trip will remain the same. Whitaker says this is still a great chance

contest. The proceeds from the event benefit the Capital Area United Way, which provides funds for opportunities in education, income, health and basic needs. “The trip is a great opportunity to show the guys that fall break is a great time to give back to the community,” Owens said. “Fraternities are about doing service, and helping to make people better.” The trip was open to all members, whether or not they were initiated. Owens said it is the first chance the new guys to really bond with the older members. One of Fiji’s pledges, Mt. Washington sophomore Robert Lucas, will be attending the trip instead of heading home for fall break. “I just think it is a really good chance to do fun community service,” Lucas said. “It’s community service you wouldn’t normally get to do.” Both Whitaker and Owens agree this trip is not only a chance to bond as a brotherhood but also to make personal growth from the beneficial acts of service.

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for community service to be engaging for the guys because it takes place in Louisiana. Louisville sophomore Will Owens, who is Fiji’s current Community Service Chairman, has planned for the group to leave on Wednesday and return Saturday. After contacting many southern chapters, the Beta Rho chapter at LSU remained the only responsive group. They will be opening up their chapter house to the WKU Fijis as they did last year. “This is both a brotherhood trip and a community service trip,” Owens said. On Thursday, the 40 Fijis attending the trip will work with Helping Other People Excel (HOPE) ministries, a nonprofit organization that strives to prevent homelessness. That morning they will be unloading food trucks and helping with a food drive. Later that evening, they will assist bands with equipment set up at the annual Jambalaya Jam and hand out United Way flyers. The Jambalaya Jam is sponsored by local businesses and provides live entertainment and a yearly jambalaya

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Students can earn the chance to share a scoop of ice cream with President Gary Ransdell if their dorm can reduce their energy usage. The fifth Reduce Your Use competition kicked off Monday and will continue until the end of the month. The competition will compare energy usage in dorms from October 2010 to October 2011. The dorm with the largest total reduction from the previous year at the end of the month will be the winner. Peggy Crowe, assistant director for Housing and Residence Life, said the goal of Reduce Your Use is to get students thinking about conservation. “We want students to participate and understand that they are part of a much bigger place than where they are living,” Crowe said. Students will be able to track their

dorm’s energy usage through the Building Dashboard on WKU’s website. The dashboard shows energy usage in all 16 dorms as well as 18 other buildings on campus. The site is updated in real time. Christian Ryan-Downing, sustainability coordinator for WKU, said the sustainability department is working on getting all of the buildings on campus on the dashboard. “Next year, Reduce Your Use might be campus-wide,” Ryan-Downing said. “Let’s put the administrators against each other.” Another contest during Reduce Your Use allows the resident assistants to do their part to help with conservation efforts. The RAs will make special bulletin boards for Sustainability Month made of recycled materials. The winning RA will earn offset points toward their dorm’s total energy usage. Ryan-Downing said students could also earn offset points for their dorms

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Couple brings 'New Orleans' vibe to Bowling Green

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Ashley Chance Fox, assistant professor of American Sign Language purchases tea and a smoothie on Monday from Tea Squares in Downtown Bowling Green. Louisville senior Justin Wuetcher, an employee and former student of Chance Fox, told her about the new shop because they both consider themselves tea snobs.

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The early Saturday afternoon sunlight streamed in through the glass windows, bathing the clean pine floors and soft blue walls of the shop in warmth.

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Facilities will begin to be relocated as soon as the end of the spring semester, including Fresh Foods, which will be relocated to Garrett Con-

ference Center during the renovations. Stephens said the SGA has worked to incorporate the features WKU students

were the changes brought to life in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. “After Katrina, things are different there. It’s still a great place to go visit,” Shea said. “But there’s a lot of sadness down there right now, a lot of post-traumatic stress disorder from the storm. It’s getting better, but its got a long way to go.” Shea said there are definitely New Orleans influences evident in Tea Squares, such as the wedding cake they call the “I Deaux.” “We really wanted to offer some more items that kind of have the flavor of New Orleans,” Shea said. Waverly junior Alix Mattingly said an interesting thing about Tea Squares was the variety of people who patron the shop. “People from every walk of life come in here,” said Mattingly, who has been working behind the register at Tea Squares for a month.

“Every ethnicity, every socioeconomic class walks in here… and it feels like you’re walking into your friend’s house.” Shea said the grand opening of Tea Squares, which will be held Oct. to 15, will also function as a fundraiser and silent auction to support the Bowling Green Capitol Arts Center. She added that part of what cemented the decision to settle in Bowling Green was the warmth of its residents. “We wanted to be in a community that’s growing. New Orleans isn’t growing,” Theresa Shea said. “But this community is growing. It’s a great size, too.” Greg Shea said Bowling Green will be home to Tea Squares for an indefinite amount of time. “Sure, I’ll go back and visit New Orleans,” Greg Shea said of his hometown. “But we’re not planning on moving back. Been there, done that. We’re gonna be here for a while.”

Hand-painted tennis shoes, paintings by local artists and handcrafted jewelry filled the shelves near the entrance of Tea Squares, a newly opened Bowling Green shop. Music played softly while a stream of people wandered

in and out, all leaving with one of Tea Squares’ trademark organic teas or decadent miniature cakes, tea squares, in hand. “People keep calling them cupcakes because that’s what they’re used to, but they’re really mini-

want to see, especially since students will be paying for it. A $70-per-semester fee to pay for the project went into effect this semester after being approved by the Board of Regents in June. Students traveled to various universities

ensure that student needs and concerns are met. “I felt since that was the first time the plans were made available to the board, then students should know then as well,” Stevens said. “I wanted to make students aware as soon as possible since a student fee is being paid for the renovations.” Over the years, DUC has suffered a series of infrastructure problems, Stephens said. The renovations will seek to rectify these, and increase its utility for students. The DUC Renovation Steering Committee — which consists Renderings for Downing University Center renovations were released on Friday, including this of architects, administra- one from the side of DUC facing Minton Hall. tors and students — developed the main features af- cess for a contractor has project to work on from campus.” start to finish,” he said. John Osborne, vice ter compiling student input begun. Stivers, an architect Burse, an architect with president for Campus last school year. Ross Tarrant Architects with Ross Tarrant Archi- Mackey Mitchell Archi- Services and Facilities, will complete designs in tects, said the designers tects, said everyone is very said he guarantees the new center will “wow” the early spring, and the have tried to incorporate excited about the project. “It represents a very students. It is scheduled building will be Leader- what is important to stuship in Energy and Envi- dents in every aspect of dynamic transformation,” to open in fall 2014, with he said. “It should bring a construction beginning ronmental Design (LEED) the design. “It has been a thrilling lot of connections to this summer 2012. certified. The bidding pro-

DUC renovations will include: ■ 24-hour study space ■ New recreation and gaming lounge ■ New student lounge areas ■ New Niteclass pavilion ■ New exterior seating areas ■ Renovated Food Court ■ Renovated RedZone ■ Expanded Fresh Food

cakes,” said Theresa Shea, who owns Tea Squares with her husband Greg. “We’re hoping that eventually people will understand what a tea square is.” Two parts bakery, one part boutique, Tea Squares showcases the local artistic talent of Bowling Green, while providing organic tea and coffee. The namesake comes from the miniature, two-layered cakes that are meticulously baked by the owners themselves. “It’s the ingredients that make the difference,” Shea said. Bowling Green resident Karen Wrills said it was her first time visiting Tea Squares, which she heard about through Facebook. “It’s new, it’s different and it’s unique for Bowling Green,” Wrills said. The Sheas moved to Bowling Green last May after selling their house in New Orleans. She said part of the reason they had moved to Bowling Green

■ Starbucks ■ New meeting spaces and conference rooms ■ Elaborate grand staircase ■ Advanced elevators ■ Additional offices for student organizations ■ Renovated WKU store Source: WKU SGA

around the nation to visit student centers and compile ideas. Several SGA members work on the renovation committee to

WKU hosts open forums for director search By NICK BRATCHER news@wkuherald.com

The director of Environment, Health and Safety is a job no one thinks of until things go wrong, but WKU hosted two open forums to fill the position last week. Bryan Russell, head of the search committee and director of Planning, Design and Construction, said the role provides WKU with leadership and communication on life safety. “We under-appreciate the role of environmental safety — the folks that check all the fire extin-

guishers and check all the hood fire-suppression systems,” he said. “You don’t ever need that stuff until something goes sideways.” The candidates visited campus late last week. Bradley Coyle, environmental safety consultant for Linebach Funkhouser in Louisville, presented at Thursday’s open forum. David Oliver, supervisor of Health and Safety at General Motors’ Bowling Green facility, visited WKU on Friday. Coyle, who graduated from WKU in 2000 with

bachelor’s degrees in Geography and Geology, said WKU plays a major role as a university in keeping people safe and should seize that opportunity to set a standard. “As a university, we want to try and get our programs out there to people and say, ‘Yeah, we are doing that, and frankly, it’s working pretty good for us,’” he said. Coyle also said he hopes to get students, faculty and staff to “march to the beat of the same drum” in order to seize that opportunity. “Everyone’s a stake-

holder here,” he said. “We’ve got resources out the yin-yang. We need to make sure we utilize all those resources.” Oliver, who graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a master’s degree in Security, Safety and Emergency Management, presented at Friday’s open forum. During his presentation, Oliver compared WKU’s Environment, Health and Safety objectives to a group of silos, each working independently of one another. “That’s really where we started,” Oliver said.

“The environmental folks played in their silo. The safety folks played in their silo. They were all very different practice areas, and we all sort of did our own thing. “It’s the partnerships that have to happen across those areas.” Oliver said WKU could accomplish that goal by combining a strategic way of thinking with a hands-on approach, especially with WKU’s partners and consumers — its students, faculty, staff and community. “A lot of safety and environmental programs

across the country teach their students to be strategic,” he said. “It doesn’t work in real life. We have to be prepared to roll up our sleeves to be tactical support for those.” Russell said there is no definite time frame for filling the position after the forums. “We’ll sit down as a group and talk,” he said. “If we have a consensus we’ll check his references and move forward to putting a job offer in, but there is not a time frame. “We’re looking for the right candidate.”

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POLL How do you feel about 25-year-old sophomore Brandon Peay running for mayor and staying in school at the same time?

CHRISTINA KERULIS Elizabethtown senior

“I think it’s good that students can look up to someone who is trying to do something that no one else is trying to do. It’s kind of inspiring to younger students.””

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A Peay-sized campaign

NATHAN SMITH Lawrenceburg freshman

Student running for mayor should go all out or not run at all THE ISSUE: Recently, Bowling Green sophomore Brandon Peay launched his campaign for Bowling Green mayor and although the word sophomore fits his school standing, he is merely a freshman in the political realm. Peay, who said he lacks experience, is running against two veteran politicians and if elected will juggle school and public office. OUR STANCE: The Herald applauds Peay’s political involvement but thinks he should take a different route. The Herald acknowledges that running for office is a personal choice. However, if elected, Peay would act as mayor of the third-largest city in Kentucky for four years. Political office is a commitment that shouldn't be taken lightly. Peay, a nursing major, previously told the Herald he would remain in school while campaigning and serving his term. If

elected, he said he can manage his time. Isn’t it hard enough already finding a balance between classwork, homework, jobs and a social life? Many WKU students know how challenging a nursing major can be, so throwing a campaign for mayor in the midst of all of that would weaken a campaign. And speaking of his campaign: where is it? The Herald also thinks that Bowling Green hasn’t seen much of a campaign from Peay and as the obvious underdog, he must campaign hard. He is running against two veteran city officials with strong backgrounds. Current Mayor Joe Denning served as city commissioner from 1992 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2011, and current City Commissioner Bruce Wilkerson wore many hats for the Bowling Green Police Department for

20 years until his retirement in 1996 giving him a strong background in city government. In the Sept. 23 edition of the Herald, Peay said he wanted to work on keeping WKU graduates in Bowling Green by advertising and making the city more attractive through social media outlets including Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. The Herald agrees that Peay does have a fresh and youthful outlook on the city and is probably more social media savvy than his opponents, but anyone with a smart phone or computer can look up any business in town on multiple social media outlets. And if jobs are an issue for graduates, how will someone still doing homework in his upper level nursing classes create jobs for those who have already graduated? The position of mayor of any city is a high-profile job,

and the reason for running shouldn’t be “why not?” Peay said he wants to gain life experiences if elected, but is that a reason to run for mayor? In WKU’s history, other students have run for office and did receive some votes, but some students pave their political paths during college by volunteering for their local representative, state senator or volunteering for presidential elections. Maybe Peay should dip his toes in the political waters before cannon balling into it, but if he wants the office, he should shout his platforms loudly from the rooftops so everyone knows he’s serious and dedicated. This editorial represents the majority opinion of the Heraldʼs 10-member editorial board.

“When you think of someone running for mayor of a city you think of someone older that’s been here forever. It doesn’t really matter what age they are. Anyone can run for mayor of a city that sees things that need to be done.”

TASHICA JARRETT Louisville junior

“I honestly think he (Brandon Peay) should finish school first. If more people knew he finished school, they’d vote for him. More people want someone that’s educated.”

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Fifth-year senior spouts out memories Being a fifth year student, I’ve been on campus for eight full semesters. I wish I could track the miles I have spent “crawling” up the hill at 8:00 a.m., or the countless hours spent wasted at our food courts. I’d like to take the time to reflect on a few fragments that stand out in my mind about my time at WKU. First, the main street, Avenue of Champions, has changed a million times. It has changed more times than Lady Gaga’s wardrobe. I completely avoid that road now because I fear I’m going the wrong way, will hit a student or encounter the slim chance that they are digging a huge hole in the street and I’ll drive right into it. Next: The football stadium. It has more seats and same amount

of people in the stadium. G o TOPS! I was fortunate enough to live in Keen BLAKE BLACKBURN Hall beLouisville fore it Senior was remodeled. What sticks out in my mind were the circa 1950s tiles, the 70 percent drop out rate and how every shower on each floor was either too hot or too cold — man that put me in a bad mood. Not to mention the fire drills. I was on campus while two

presidents served our country — they couldn’t be more different. I will note about an image in the 2009 Talisman, where two of my fraternity brothers perpetuated a “riot” in front of Pearce-Ford Tower. Campus police said “riot,” I say “freedom of speech.” Their little outburst gave them the chance to meet President Gary Ransdell, the president for my whole college career. Props, Ransdell, love what you are doing. Anyway, one of the guys is now married and serving in the Marine Corps and the other is homeless, traveling the country in his Jeep. Being an avid WKU basketball fan makes many memories stick

out in my mind. Ty Rogers and “The Shot” is now a part of who I am. I had the chance to watch the game across the country in Palo Alto, Calif., while working with the Lady Topper basketball team when they were set to play in the NCAA tournament. My head about hit the hotel ceiling because I’ve never cheered so loud or felt such an adrenaline rush. Housekeeping knocked on the door to see if I was okay. Personally, that was one of the greatest moments in sports for me. I rewatch the game religiously just to unlock the feeling again. I’ve never felt so connected to Hilltopper fans everywhere, even thousands of miles from home. You just can’t put a price on those kinds of moments.

Players like Tyrone Brazelton, Orlando Mendez-Valdez, Courtney Lee, Jeremy Evans and Steffphon Pettigrew will remain in the back of my mind for the rest of my life. Not only were they outstanding on the court — never forget Mendez-Valdez helping WKU into the second round of the NCAA tournament with brilliant leadership or Jeremy Evans swatting opposing teams’ shots like flies — but they were great men off the court. It really says something about WKU. It’s not just a place to learn, it’s a place to better yourself and connect with people… It’s a family. With that said, I could write a novel on each semester of my time here. I love WKU, and hopefully you feel the same way.

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Twin sophomores Scott Vennell and Ryan Vennell, of Chatham, Ill., work together at WKYU-PBS as part of its student crew.

A strong connection binds sophomore broadcast majors Scott and Ryan Vennell, of Chatham, Ill., that sets them apart from most roommates, colleagues, classmates or friends. As twins, they’ve grown up together and still live together in their dorm room in Bates-Runner Hall. They’re unsure if they are identical or fraternal twins, Ryan said. Either way, their similarities are strong. Scott and Ryan are both interested in going into sports broadcasting after their college careers.

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The two are in their second semester working for WKYU-PBS as paid student crew members. Both are interested in shooting and editing video. During home WKU football games, Scott shoots video of the action on the field while Ryan works in the production truck, watching as footage comes in. Ryan communicates with Scott via headphones throughout the course of the game. “We do have our differences,” Ryan said, adding that the he and his brother differ in some of their opinions.

rying two concealed weapons, and trafficking a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school. ■ Amanda Florence, BatesRunner Hall, reported on Oct. 2 fraudulent use of her credit card that totaled $854.41. ■ Victoria Thompson, Elizabethtown, reported on Oct. 2 a trash can on ﬁre in front of

Like all roommates, they don’t always agree. “It’s probably normal for roommates, especially for us, to get mad every once in a while,” Scott said. Since some required classes are only offered once a semester, Scott and Ryan have had to take on similar schedules, including several classes together. But they maintain having their own personal identities. “I’ll sit on one side of the class,” Scott said, “and he’ll sit on the other.”

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was lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail and released the same day on a $3,240.20 bond. ■ Spence Brakefield, Nashville, was arrested on Oct. 2 on the 1400 block of Kentucky Street and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place first offense. Brakefield was lodged in the Warren Count Jail and released the same day.

The police department already had an empty building to use located at 707 East Main Ave. on Reservoir Hill, Edwards said. “The building in itself is creepy without us even doing anything to it,” she said. Edwards said that everyone will get a good scare, and one girl left crying from the asylum’s opening weekend. “Since the police department is involved, you know you’ve got some twisted minds going in to these ideas,” she joked. The theme of the haunted house is based on the Halloween movies directed by Bowling Green native John Carpenter. Edwards said Carpenter will be making an appearance on Oct. 20. Another volunteer, Radcliffe freshman Kayla Hamilton, said she is excited about meeting Carpenter, even though she said she hates scary movies. Hamilton, who recently completed her first weekend volunteering, said she has enjoyed working at the haunted house. Edwards said the asylum has had a great turnout of volunteers. “The amount has been ridiculous,” she said. “So good that we have had to create roles for people as more people keep asking for parts.” Edwards said they are still taking volunteers and won’t turn anyone away. Lancaster senior Hannah Denny is also planning to volunteer along with other members of Kappa Delta Pi. Denny is the president of the organization, which is the international honors society for education majors. “KDPi has really lacked in participation the last few years and not a lot has been done with the program,” she said. Denny said that she and the other officers thought volunteering at the haunted house sounded really fun and knew it would be for a good cause. “We can sign up to be an actor or sell tickets,” she said. “We get to choose whatever is more comfortable for us.” She will be acting as one of the cops at the end of the house, because she didn’t want to be “a crazy person.” “I don’t like anything scary,” she said. “I’m a big chicken.” Overall, Denny agreed with the other volunteers that it will be a fun experience and it will definitely be interesting being on the other side of the scaring. “Any time you can go somewhere and have fun and help someone else out,” Denn said, “then it’s a win-win situation.”

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The Student Government Association launched a website in August in an effort to help students find off-campus housing. The site, which has been in the works since 2009, is now up and running with three apartment listings. Kendrick Bryan, executive vice president of the SGA, said he and former SGA President Kevin Smiley looked at an offcampus housing website Florida

State used as inspiration. Cory Dodds, director of information technology for the SGA, said the website is “unofficially up.” “It’s perfectly public, but we haven’t been pushing it yet because we want to get plenty of listings and stuff on there,” Dodds said. Dodds said any housing provider in Bowling Green is welcome to go onto the website and create an account. “We’re going to promote it to as many providers as we can,” he

said. The website, wkuoffcampus. com, is set up so that individual providers can supply the information themselves. Prices will be listed on the website as well as contact information so that interested students can directly contact the providers. The website is not affiliated with Housing and Residence Life and is completely sponsored by the SGA. Dodds is hopeful that in the future, people needing room-

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mates will be able to post their information and get connected through the site. Although the website only has a few listings now, Bryan said that many housing providers have expressed an interest in using the website. Bryan has been responsible for contacting all of the housing providers, including The Gables, The Registry, College Suites, The Pointe at Western and Chandler Management Company. More listings will be avail-

Retention task force uses prizes to encourage survey participation By JOANNA WILLIAMS news@wkuherald.com

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“It’s interesting. I don’t know how many schools in the country have had a longstanding rivalry in multiple conferences like we have with the OVC and now in the Sun Belt,” Stewart said. WKU announced in September that both the Toppers and Blue Raiders will wear home jerseys in each football meeting, regardless of where the game is being played. Athletic Director Ross

Bjork said the idea came from the UCLA-Southern California rivalry in which UCLA wears its home blue uniforms and USC wears its home red jerseys. Bjork said he hoped that both schools wearing their primary colors each year would “spice up the rivalry a little bit.” Another relatively new twist in the rivalry is the WKU vs. MTSU Blood Drive Challenge, now in its second year. Both schools compete to raise blood for the American Red Cross. Last year MTSU de-

feated WKU, 551 units to 511, and the winner of this year’s blood drive will be announced at halftime Thursday. Having the two schools compete for the Red Cross has allowed them to redirect some of their bad blood for a good cause. But Head Football Coach Willie Taggart said he doesn’t expect the WKUMTSU feud to cool off anytime soon. “Middle doesn’t like us and we don’t like them,” Taggart said. “It’s good to have that rivalry.”

able pending approval from management. SGA President Billy Stephens said the SGA wants to allow students the opportunity to view housing options and prices to choose where to live. “We support this site because we are wanting current students to be able to get fair housing prices throughout the area, as well as providing a one-site stop for housing options that will help ease students’ stress during their decision process,” Stephens said.

When Lawrenceburg freshman Brittani Wilhelm recently received an email asking her to take a survey, she wasn’t sure if she would — until she saw the prizes she could win. Wilhelm didn’t know it at the time, but she was exactly the type of student WKU’s retention task force was hoping to appeal to take their surveys from Making Achievement Possible Works. Sharon Hunter, coordinator of Developmental Education, said the first 400 students to take the survey won $10 in Big Red Dollars which they can use at on-campus or at select off-campus locations. Other prizes include two $500 book scholarships and free room and board for the spring 2012 semester. These incentives are intended to increase the likelihood for the maximum amount of responses, Hunter said. Brian Meredith, associate vice president for Enrollment Management, said the survey covers an extensive list of things that can affect a student’s time while in college. “Academics, student life, homesickness — you name it,” he said. “Any kind of experience a student can have at WKU is provided in this survey.” The surveys went out on Sept. 27 and will continue through Monday. Hunter said that more than 1,200 first-year students — 33 percent of the freshman class — have taken the survey so far. Aside from the logos, pictures, and where to go for assistance, the task force has kept the original survey questions

from MAP-Works. “We tried to make it have as much of a WKU feel to it as we could,” Hunter said. After students have completed the survey they are offered the chance to view a report on how they compare to other WKU and college students nationally. If the student has been deemed to be at risk of not returning, the university will reach out in whatever way is needed. Hunter said five weeks from now the task force will again survey the students who were at risk to see if anything has changed. Hunter said surveys are something people despise taking, and if a person isn’t getting anything from it the chances of them taking it goes down. “The return on investment is incredible,” she said. “If we retain one student that will more than make up for the price of all the prizes.” Meredith said that living on campus, buying books and using Big Red Dollars are all things that contribute to the “WKU experience,” making them worthy prizes for students. “The more students who complete it, the more information we have and the better we can make the program,” Meredith said. Hunter said the overall goal is to have more students come back to complete their degree. “The true test to see if we’ve been effective is in the fall when students come back,” she said. “We’ll get to see if we moved closer to the 80 percent marker the president and provost hopes to see us make.”

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Stout, however, didn’t play in Sunday’s game against Arkansas State after suffering an injury in the last few seconds of Friday night’s game. Head Coach Jason Neidell said it was a muscle pull and that she is day-to-day. But Sunday’s award ceremony was a fitting cap to a successful weekend for the Lady Toppers. On Friday night, WKU outshot Arkansas-Little Rock 20-2 en route to a 1-0 win. Senior midfielder Kelsey Meyer passed the ball to Outerbridge who cut in and was able to slide the ball past the keeper. “I think that we started a little slow. We couldn’t find the net,” Outerbridge said. “You know 20 shots and only one goal, that just needs to be better. The second half was definitely better. We came out a lot faster. We were playing the ball better and we got a goal.” Two days later, WKU had stiffer competition. The Lady Toppers outshot Arkansas State 11-2 in the first half, but couldn’t convert. Just

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30 seconds into the second half, Arkansas State scored on only its third shot of the game to take a 1-0 lead. Less than seven minutes later, sophomore midfielder Chrissy Tchoula scored off an assist from senior midfielder Lindsay Williams tying the game 1-1. “It just feels really good,” Tchoula said. “I’ve been struggling in practice and in games so it feels good to actually convert and be a positive effect on this team.” Arkansas State retook the lead with 28 minutes left after a shot hit the post and rebounded to another player, who was able to score on the open goal. With less than five minutes left, Outerbridge received a through ball, beat the keeper and passed the ball into the back of the net to tie the game 2-2. Neidell was pleased with his team after fighting back from a one-goal deficit twice in the game to take the game into overtime. “It shows a lot of fortitude and character,” he said. “I was really proud of the way we fought back.” After one period of overtime, the teams were still

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knotted at two. With five minutes left in the second period, Outerbridge struck again. Junior midfielder Christen Sims crossed the ball in and Outerbridge finished it from about six yards out.

Outerbridge’s record-setting weekend helped lead WKU to two home victories to bring the Lady Toppers back to .500 in conference play. “It (the wins) was really significant because both the teams we played were ahead of

us in the standings going into the weekend,” Neidell said. “Now we’ve climbed up the ladder.” The Lady Toppers have two more home games this weekend against Florida International at 6 p.m. Friday and Florida Atlantic at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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You know the saying, “so close, yet so far away?” That’s sort of the notion I get from watching WKU play this season. A month ago, we sat at L.P. Field in Nashville and watched the Topper defense stifle a Southeastern Conference team’s offense to just 93 yards rushing and 190 total yards. If a few bounces had gone WKU’s way and Kawaun Jakes had hit a wide open Jack Doyle in the end zone, the Toppers could have been looking at a 1-0 record with their first ever win over an SEC team. The Toppers lost, but optimism was sky high after their performance against Kentucky. “We got better as a football team but we didn’t get what we wanted,” Head Coach Willie Taggart said after the game. “I’ve said

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from the beginning that we didn’t fear anybody. We’re going in there to win, and we let it get by. “I don’t think there’s anyone in our locker room that’s happy. We lost, and we’re tired of losing.” Some might have thought that was just Taggart spouting out fluff, but it seemed genuine. WKU seemed like a different team than last year. The Toppers legitimately believed they could win that game, and they were legitimately disappointed when they didn’t. But in the next game, it was like they forgot what they did right the game before. The same defense that held UK to so few yards came right back just nine days later and allowed 410 rushing yards — 510 total yards — to Navy. As expected, Taggart said Navy’s option offense was what

threw the Toppers for a loop. Sure, that’s true, but the next g a m e against Indiana State COLE CLAYBOURN was a Callin' the Shots similar sports@wkuherald.com s t o r y . The defense had no answer, this time for a decidedly inferior opponent. Sycamore quarterback Ronnie Fouch torched WKU for 227 yards passing and three touchdowns, while running back Shakir Bell rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns as Indiana State rolled over WKU 44-16.

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“That loss is in the back of my mind but really, it’s just another one of 16 conference games we want to win,” Stutsman said. “We’re focusing on now, not then.” The Blue Raiders come into tonight’s match 3-1 in the conference and 5-9 overall, though that record might be deceiving. They dropped matches early in the season to No. 21 ranked Colorado State, No. 10 Minnesota and Illinois, currently ranked No. 1 in the country. Elmore said no matter what MTSU’s record is, it’s a crucial match every season for the Lady Toppers. “Every year it’s a big game,” Elmore said. “I’m just glad we get them at Diddle this time.” Over the weekend, WKU (17-1, 4-0) went 2-0 in road matches against Florida International and Florida Atlantic and increased its winning streak to 14 matches. The Lady Toppers beat Florida International, which Hudson said he expected to be WKU’s toughest road match, on Friday night and topped FAU on Saturday afternoon.

away from possibly securing their first home win in 2008. Once again, the Toppers simply looked different. Their mentality had changed. They looked like they believed they would win that game. Taggart looked shell shocked after the game. “I thought I was going to have some good stuff for you tonight, and I thought you guys were going to have some good questions for me,” Taggart said to the media after the game. “Damn.” They were almost there. They almost took their first step toward their well-publicized goal of a Sun Belt title. Right now, the only certainty about this team is the uncertainty about which team will show up. That’s why even when they’re close to a win, it still feels like one could be far away.

“It was definitely one of our most taxing road trips of the year but it’s good to get a couple of Sun Belt wins,” he said. Stutsman recorded a total of 56 assists in the two matches and said she saw room for improvement with WKU’s performance. “We played good but not our best. We have to play well every match and I felt like at FAU we were kind of sloppy in the last couple of sets,” she said. Stutsman’s criticism holds up. After winning the first set against FAU 2511, they won the next two by slimmer margins of 25-21 and 25-18. Senior middle hitter Tiffany Elmore was more impressed with WKU over the weekend. “You can never complain when you come back 2-0,” Elmore said. “We had been really focused on serving coming into the weekend and I think it showed in our game.” Now that the Lady Toppers are back home, Elmore said she hopes Diddle fills up for the match. “I expect it to be just as intense as all of our other home games, if not more,” she said. “Our crowds have been great all year. We love all the support from the community.”

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Andrews 'day-to-day' with ankle injury By BRAD STEPHENS sports@wkuherald.com

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Sophomore running back Antonio Andrews left WKU's 26-22 loss to Arkansas State Saturday with an ankle injury. Head Coach Willie Taggart said Andrews' status is "day-to-day."

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WKU fans, coaches and players sat through a scary moment Saturday against Arkansas State when Antonio Andrews suffered a firsthalf ankle injury. The sophomore running back, who has served as the primary backup for star senior Bobby Rainey, was pulled down awkwardly from behind after a four-yard carry, and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t re-enter the game. Head Coach Willie Taggart said Andrews used a walking boot Sunday, but was out of the boot by Monday, and is listed as day-today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot better today than he was Saturday,â&#x20AC;? Taggart said Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some other guys back there â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Keshwan Simpson, John Evans â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that can get some carries and get the job done.â&#x20AC;? Simpson doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a rushing attempt this season, while Evans has just one carry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a five-yard loss Sept. 16 against Indiana State. While Taggart didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say for certain whether or not Andrews would play Thursday against Middle Tennessee State, he dropped a phrase that has become his slogan when discussing injuries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We heal a little different here at Western,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Two Toppers not used to scoring much recently found the end zone against Arkansas State on Saturday. Sophomore fullback Kadeem Jones capped off WKUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening drive with a two-yard touchdown run, his first rushing score of the year. Jones, who also caught a touchdown against Indiana State, said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enjoyed making plays in the last two games, but that he knows his main responsibility is clearing space for Rainey in the running game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always fun to get the ball, but I know my role is to block,â&#x20AC;? Jones said Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look at this way: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m blocking for the best back in the conference. What other fullback can say that?â&#x20AC;? Junior wide receiver Dexter Haynes also scored his first touchdown of 2011 Saturday, hauling in a score on a third quarter pass from Rainey. After the Toppersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leading receiver, junior Marcus Vasquez, went down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament against Indiana State, WKU needed to find someone to fill the void. Taggart said an attitude change from Haynes put him in position to be a go-to target. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dexter just said he was going to

be the guy everyone expected him to be and the guy he should be,â&#x20AC;? Taggart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all knew Dexter was talented enough. He just wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in the right frame of mind over the last few weeks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not practicing with a sense of urgency about things. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then, last week, he was excited about practice, about helping his team. He took pride in teammates telling him it was his time to step up.â&#x20AC;? Arkansas State loss draws team closer After looking void of emotion against Indiana State, Taggart said his team played with a much improved effort against the Red Wolves, coming up just short in notching their first win of the season. He said the team was emotionally spent afterwards and that some players were even crying after the loss. Jones said that even with the disappointing outcome, it was the type of hard-fought game that could help bring the team together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it brought the guys a little bit closer,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing everybody fight so hard together to get a win and then we lost and to see the emotions, we believe in each other. That will make us better as a team.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x2013; SPORTS BRIEF WKU cross country men finish fourth, women 14th at Greater Louisville Classic WKUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross country teams fell short of their goals in the high-paced Greater Louisville Classic Saturday. The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team just missed the top three with a fourth-place team finish, but WKU managed to put three competitors in the top 10. Senior Deus Rwaheru finished fourth just before freshmen David Mokone and sophomore Peter Ok-

weru, who placed seventh and eighth, respectively. WKU was the only school in the 29-team field to place multiple runners in the top 10. Head Coach Erik Jenkins said the larger field was beneficial for WKU. The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team finished just outside the top 10 with a 14th-place finish, led by senior Marion Kandie, who placed 12th. Senior Michelle Finn kept it close by finishing 14th, and senior Vasity Chemweno closed the Lady Toppersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

top three coming in at 22nd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a very good effort by some of our veteran ladies,â&#x20AC;? Jenkins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our athletes did well, and I think it was a good measuring stick of where we are, but we still have a lot of work to do to be prepared for the Sun Belt Conference at the end of the month.â&#x20AC;? Junior Landon Taylor said WKU has good momentum now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The No. 1 thing is patience,â&#x20AC;? Taylor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you go out too fast itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to hold on. Maintaining patience is key â&#x20AC;&#x201D; you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get excited, you

donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a move too early, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll run a phenomenal race.â&#x20AC;? Junior Kyle Chettleburgh said he felt â&#x20AC;&#x153;nervousâ&#x20AC;? going into the weekend but said WKUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance on Saturday will boost their confidence going forward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve proved to a few people we can compete at regionals in a few weeks,â&#x20AC;? Chettleburgh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have the potential and the talent, and we run hard.â&#x20AC;?

TURNING

for 1,139 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions through four games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Kilgore) is really accurate and has really good anticipation when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throwing the football,â&#x20AC;? Taggart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And they do a good job running the ball to help him out.â&#x20AC;? WKU will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak in the series and avenge a heartbreaking defeat one year ago in the Toppersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home finale. WKU blew a 16-point second half lead and was defeated 27-26 in a game that has stayed in the front of senior safety Ryan Beardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember it like it was yesterday,â&#x20AC;? Beard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a feeling weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to re-live, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working so hard this week to be on the other end of that.â&#x20AC;?

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FOOTBALL

VOLLEYBALL

Lady Tops ready for rival Middle Tennessee State By LUCAS AULBACH sports@wkuherald.com

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Senior linebacker Ben Duvall tries to tackle Arkansas State wide receiver R.J. Fleming but is unable to stop him during the third quarter at Smith Stadium on Saturday. Arkansas State won 26-22. WKU's home losing streak extended to 18 games.

Turning the page

WKU moving on from ASU loss to focus on MTSU

By BRAD STEPHENS sports@wkuherald.com

The Toppers didn’t have too much time to feel sorry for themselves this weekend. A last-minute 26-22 loss to Arkansas State Saturday sent the team to its 18th consecutive home defeat and its fourth in four games this season. But WKU (0-4, 0-1 Sun Belt Conference) has to turn right back around from that setback and face rival Middle Tennessee State (1-3, 0-1) at 7 p.m. Thursday in a nationally-televised road game. Head Coach Willie Taggart said the Toppers have handled the short week well, starting with a productive practice Sunday — one day after the close loss. “That’s the first time since I’ve been here that after a close loss our guys have come out and been excited for practice,” the second-year head man said Monday. Two weeks after showing little of that excitement while getting drubbed 44-16 by Indiana State, WKU showed plenty of emotion Saturday against the Red Wolves.

With a success in Florida behind them, the Lady Toppers volleyball team can now prepare for a match tonight with an extremely familiar nemesis — Middle Tennessee State. “It’s a natural rivalry between us,” Head Coach Travis Hudson said. “We’re the two schools that have sort of dominated at volleyball over the last decade.” The Blue Raiders, considered to be one of WKU’s biggest rivals, will come into Diddle Arena tonight after beating the Lady Toppers most recently in last season’s Sun Belt Conference tournament championship. Despite that, Hudson said after Saturday’s match that WKU is looking at Tuesday’s match like any other on its schedule. “All 16 games in conference count the same,” Hudson said. The Lady Toppers earned their third and fourth Sun Belt wins over the weekend. “So now we can turn our sights on Middle,” Hudson said. “That’s number five.” Sophomore setter Melanie Stutsman, who has yet to beat MTSU in her time at WKU, agreed with Hudson. SEE RIVAL, PAGE 8

SOCCER

Outerbridge breaks WKU goals record over weekend

The Toppers fought back from two different deficits to take a 22-19 fourth quarter lead and had the ball with less than five minutes remaining, trying to run down the clock. But a controversial replay of a third-down scramble from junior quarterback Kawaun Jakes took away a WKU first down, and a Red Wolves’ stop of senior running back Bobby Rainey on a subsequent fourth down attempt forced a turnover on downs. Arkansas State then calmly marched 64 yards down the field for the wining score. What looked like a season-changing win had turned into another WKU football defeat. “Those guys were crushed after that,” Taggart said. “I saw some guys crying after that that I hadn’t seen cry before. They were hurt, and I hurt for them because they really played hard.” MTSU Head Coach Rick Stockstill said Monday that he was impressed with WKU’s efforts against Arkansas State and said his team won’t be fooled by the Toppers’ 0-4 record.

By AUSTIN LANTER

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One record wasn’t enough for senior forward Mallory Outerbridge — she wanted records. Outerbridge scored in the 60th minute of the 1-0 win over Arkansas-Little Rock on Friday to become WKU’s all-time leader in goals after already becoming the leader in points earlier in the year. She and fellow senior goalkeeper Libby Stout were honored before Sunday’s game against Arkansas State for their achievements this year. Earlier in the year, Stout became WKU’s all-time leader in wins. “It just shows hard work,” Outerbridge said. “It’s a team award obviously. I can’t score unless I have the ball, and they’re giving me the ball, so it’s a team award.” Outerbridge wasted no time against Arkansas State just two days later by adding two more goals to her career total Her second proved to be the game winner in the Lady Toppers’ 3-2 win.

CLUB FIELD HOCKEY

Tournament benefits Center for Courageous Kids By KURT CARSON sports@wkuherald.com

During the Field Hockey Club’s Second Annual Topper Classic, the score didn’t matter. Rather, players focused on supporting Allen County’s Center for Courageous Kids, an organization that operates solely on donations. The WKU field hockey club used this weekend’s event to help support the cause by donating the proceeds directly toward the center. Junior goalie Caisey Whelan began the partnership two years ago after she volunteered at the center and was impressed with the camp. “This camp for kids is free, a great time and the biggest thing is that they promote nor-

malcy,” Whelan said. “That’s the No. 1 thing that special needs kids want — to be viewed as normal.” Whelan said she has worked with special needs kids all of her life, coaching baseball teams and teaching rowing programs, and that’s what inspired her to get the partnership started. She said she came up with the idea of a tournament that donated its proceeds to The Center for Courageous Kids and it caught on quickly with the team. “We wanted to give all the money to them,” Whelan said. “We want to give back and we want to volunteer. It gets our name out there, helps them and it’s a great cause.” The WKU field hock-

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ey club has used the Topper Classic as their way to support the cause and raised more than $500 last year. Players baked cookies and parents bought water to raise donations at the classic. The Center for Courageous Kids also sold T-shirts to raise financial support. “This event has come a long way,” Whelan said. “It looks great now. It means a lot to have people getting on board. This is going to be an event that lasts a long time because I already have someone taking over when I graduate.” Whelan said freshman center-midfielder Hannah Fife is next in line to annually organize the event. “[Center for] Coura-

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Louisville junior Shelby Overstreet, the Hockey Club's team caption, laughs during a tournament the team put together as a fundraiser on Sunday at the Intramural Fields.

geous Kids is a great opportunity to give back,” Fife said. “I came here last year and it ran re-

ally smooth. I was impressed that the team put it on. I want to be a part of something and

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