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John Carpenter coming to WKU ﬁlm festival By CHRIS RUTLEDGE news@wkuherald.com

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Kalizya Nseluka a freshmen nursing major from Lusaka, Zambia, participated in Relay for life with "Team Global Domination," which dressed as characters from the movie Avatar. Nseluka's team was made up mostly of international students who participated on behalf of their student coordinator, Jakie Bratz, who overcame cancer.

Cancer never sleeps WKU community raises more than $20,000 for cancer research By MICHAEL MCKAY news@wkuherald.com

Friday night marked the seventh Relay for Life event for Denise Mozal and her first on a college campus. Mozal, a resident of Chesterfield, Mich., was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. Seeing others dealing with cancer when she went to her first Relay had a big effect on her, Mozal said. “I saw little ones, like two and a half years old, walking around, and I thought, ‘This is crazy — this is not how it should be,’” she said. She decided then to walk a Relay in every state, to start a blog for others to share their cancer stories and to encourage people to become their own cancer advocates. Mozal said she hopes her blog encourages people to get screened for cancer to catch it early. Relay for Life is an overnight event hosted across the county by the American Cancer Society. Teams set up around the perimeter of the event, with at least one person from a team walking around the track at all times to represent the idea that “cancer never sleeps,” according to the

organization website. WKU’s relay lasted from 7 p.m. Friday night to 7 a.m. Saturday morning, with events like a tug o’ war tournament and dance competitions happening every hour. Angie Geron, the community representative for the American Cancer Society, said at the end of the night that more than $20,000 was raised. She said she was very happy with how the event ran. “Great event, great turn-out and great team involvement,” Geron said. Colby Osborne, chair of WKU’s Relay for Life Committee, said early in the night that the event was a “huge success” in his book. Osborne said he thought the event was larger than last year’s Relay because of word of mouth. “Most people don’t want to turn you down for an awesome cause like finding a cure for cancer,” Osborne said. Bedford junior Amanda Combs, a resident assistant in Poland Hall, was able to convince the people in her dorm to set up their own Relay team for the first time. SEE CANCER, PAGE 3A

WKU students will have the opportunity to work with the director responsible for “Halloween” and “The Thing” when WKU alumnus John Carpenter comes to Bowling Green Thursday. Carpenter will be in town as part of the Western Kentucky Film Festival. The festival will be held in the Mass Media Technology Center auditorium Wednesday-Friday. Adjunct instructor Travis Newton, one of four faculty advisers for the festival, said Carpenter will give a question-and-answer session Thursday at 7 p.m. but, rather than a conventional screening Carpenter, will do something a little bit different. The director will be in Bowling Green Thursday morning to shoot a movie made out of a student’s script with an all-student crew. “The idea got pitched to him to actually work with the students, and he definitely latched on to that,” Newton said. SEE FILM PAGE 2A

Less research, more teaching track offered By CAMERON KOCH news@wkuherald.com

Faculty looking to join WKU now have another option, thanks to Board of Regents approval of the pedagogical faculty track Friday. The pedagogical faculty track allows professors joining the university to focus more on instruction and teaching than on scholarly research. Those hired under the new track will be expected to have a higher teaching load than those faculty members who do research and will not have expectations of completing research. President Gary Ransdell said he believes the new option for faculty is a step in the right direction for the university. “It’s a remarkable step forward, and it’s not a common step forward on most college campuses,” Ransdell said. “It’s a progressive step, it’s an important step, and it allows faculty to focus on that which they choose to do best and in areas which they excel and be evaluated accordingly.” SEE FACULTY, PAGE 3A

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By SHELBY MACK | photo@wkuherald.com On Sunday, April 22, WKU students and their best buddies gathered at Basil Griffin Park in Bowling Green for the Best Buddies picnic. This is the first year that they have had the picnic, but the WKU chapter of the national nonprofit Best Buddies has been around for three years. Best Buddies pairs up college students with people who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. The students commit to one year of continued contact with their buddy in order to develop a genuine friendship. “You haven’t lived until you’ve done karaoke with this bunch,” said Leisa Hutchinson, the faculty advisor for Best Buddies at WKU. The students and their buddies as a group take part in activities like karaoke nights and picnics throughout the year, but they also spend time on a one-to-one basis in order to build their friendships. Hutchinson says that the organization has typically been made up of students from the Communication Disorders department, but the program is open to all WKU students. They’re currently trying to find more volunteers to be paired up with buddies.

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Photo & Story by ABBY O'BRYAN Clarksville, Tenn., senior Brettne Vasek has been a part of the WKU Topperette Dance Team since her freshman year. “I chose dance because it allows me to express all of my emotions,” Vasek said. “Whenever I dance, I’m not thinking about anything else. It is kind of like my own little dreamland. I get to get away from reality.” In addition to being a member of the dance team, Vasek is also a dance teacher at Starz Elite Dance Studio in Bowling Green. “Whenever I’m teaching, it’s like I’m in charge, and (my students) are constantly having to listen to me, and then whenever I’m in dance practice, I’m not in charge — I’m the student again,” she said. In the future, Vasek hopes to own her own dance studio. “Teaching dance is going to continue in my life,” she said. “I just have such a passion for it, and I love being able pass on what I know to other people.” Clarksville, Tenn. senior Brettne Vasek teaches a class at Starz Elite Dance Studio in Bowling Green.

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Carpenter selected student Andrew Young’s script out of six finalists. The script is called “Do Not Push.” Newton said Carpenter will put his own spin on Young’s script. “He wants to do it a little darker and moodier,” Newton said. This collaboration is just one of many features to this year’s film festival, which Newton said will be a studentfocused festival. The decision to make the festival more student-focused comes in the wake of the retirement of festival founder Cory Lash. “Ron DeMarse is pretty much in charge of the festival now,” Newton said. “His goal this season was to try to get students more involved but also to get student audience participation up. I think historically audiences have been sort of hit or miss, so we’re trying to give it back to the students and let them take ownership of the festival.” One of these students is WKU Film Club Vice President Jarred Halcomb. This will be the first time Halcomb, a senior from Central City, has been involved with the festival. He said the focus on students is what made him interested in get-

ting involved. “I was very inspired by their willingness to take student input and apply that into something that is more of a meaningful experience for the people who are wanting to submit work and have it exhibited,” Halcomb said. “I definitely still see a lot of areas for improvement that the campus and department could have to make the film major as meaningful as it could be. “I feel especially motivated to help make that experience that much more rewarding for students who have aspirations and ambitions to be a filmmaker.” Halcomb said Friday night will be entirely dedicated to showing student films and that everything from short and experimental films to long-form documentaries would be represented. Halcomb submitted a music video he made for Film Club President Stefan Meadows’ rock band, Rainbow Kitty Kitty, which will be screened along with 60 student films. Meadows, a Bowling Green senior, said he’s optimistic about what the film festival could become. “This year, they’ve got the right people to take control of it and get it back on track so we can have a serious film festival,” Meadows said. There will be an awards ceremony for the student films after the festival.

CRIME REPORTS Reports

■ Freshman LaToya Shonta Cantrell, PearceFord Tower, reported April 29 that her purse and its contents were stolen from her vehicle parked in the PFT parking lot. The value of the theft is $35. ■ Freshman Kaylena Mills, PFT, reported April 29 that her laptop was stolen from her room. The value of the theft is $500. ■ Freshman Chelsea Knight-Milton, Bemis Lawrence Hall, reported April 28 that her laptop was stolen from her dorm room. The value of the theft is $1,000. ■ Junior Stephen M.

Korfhage, Northeast Hall, reported April 27 that his iPhone 3GS was stolen. The value of the theft is $90.

Arrests

■ Senior William Corder, Russellville, was arrested April 29 and charged with reckless driving and driving under the influence. ■ Sophomore Cory Weikel, Evansville, was arrested April 27 and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place. ■ Freshman Slade White, Barnes-Campbell Hall, was arrested April 27 and charged with evading police on foot and alcohol intoxication in a public place.

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Ransdell’s report reminds regents of tough budget By CAMERON KOCH news@wkuherald.com

Summer construction, the general assembly, the university budget and tuition talks all made up President Gary Ransdell’s report at the second quarterly Board of Regents meeting on Friday. Construction Bryan Russell, director of planning design and construction, and John Osborne, vice president for Campus Services and Facilities, both helped inform the board of the various construction projects that will begin over the summer while the majority of students are away. A renovation of the Colonnade, repaving of parking lots, maintenance on various stairs and walls on campus, replacing part of the electrical infrastructure on campus, and the demolition of the Rock House will all take place over the summer. General Assembly Robbin Taylor, vice president for Public Affairs, offered the board a report on the 2012 General Assembly,

one that paid little attention to postsecondary education. The assembly came to a close on April 12 with little change to the proposed 6.4 percent cut to postsecondary education and no funding for capital projects, Taylor said. However, the assembly did grant WKU the authority to sell an additional $16 million worth of bonds for the Downing University Center renovation. One bill the university was paying close attention to in the assembly was House Bill 260, designed to make the University of Pikeville a public institution. The bill went under a drastic change and shifted to instead provide scholarships to students in coal counties who attended schools in those counties. Taylor said WKU was in support of the bill in its new form, as the scholarships could have aided students who wished to attend WKU’s regional Owensboro campus. Though the bill ultimately didn’t pass, Taylor and Ransdell said they expect it

to reappear in the future. Budgetary concerns Ransdell reminded the board of the tough state budget and how even though with a likely 4.8 percent increase in tuition for in state undergraduate students, the university will barely be covering its rising costs. The university is dealing with three variables, each of which are $5 million — a tuition increase that will raise around $5 million and both a budget cut and a fixed cost increase of $5 million. “Our challenge as we speak is how we deal with that $5 million budget reduction in light of really, tuition increase that falls a little bit shy of covering our fixed cost increases,” Ransdell said. That being said, Ransdell said the university was sticking to its plan of not doing a hiring freeze or cutting faculty. “We are not laying anyone off for financial reasons,” Ransdell said. “That’s our resolve, and we’re sticking to it.”

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Combs said getting her bosses to participate in Relay was easy. “It’s also big in their hometowns, so they were all about it, and they were surprised that residence halls, other ones, don’t participate in it.” Combs said. Omega Psi Phi fraternity, a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, also set up a tent for Relay for the first time. Jarren Nixon, president of the Omegas, said participating in events like Relay is out of the ordinary for an NPHC organization. “Normally you don’t see

anyone from NPHC come out here,” Nixon said. “So we thought it would be a great idea for us to kind of step outside of our element and do something for a great cause.” Nixon said members of his fraternity were walking in memory of Tabitha Briggs, a former member of WKU’s Delta Sigma Theta sorority, who died of breast cancer at age 24. “Cancer is something that everybody from every nationality, race, culture is touched by,” Nixon said. “And this event kind of brings us all together, reminds us all why we’re here.” Alpha Xi Delta sorority also made its first appearance at this year’s Relay.

Unique fundraiser hopes to raise $1k for United Way By SHELBY ROGERS news@wkuherald.com

WKU student and faculty “prisoners” will report to “jail” to await “bail” during WKU’s second annual Jail and Bail event, hosted by the WKU Student Activities Office. This year’s Jail and Bail is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday in Centennial Mall, and all proceeds benefit the United Way of Southern Kentucky. WKU organizations nominate students and faculty members to be “locked up.” Prisoners must collect $50 in donations in order to “make bail,” said Mandy Baker, the Director of Volunteering for United Way. Allison Smith, Student Activities Office graduate

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The pedagogical track will join existing faculty tracks such as clinical and research tracks. Last year, the board approved a research track to serve faculty whose primary interest was in research, though they were not tenureeligible and were contracts that usually lasted for under a year. Unlike the research track, pedagogical faculty positions will be tenure eligible.

assistant, helped organize the event. “It’s a great way to raise money for a really good cause,” she said. “Jail and Bail is an interactive way to get students involved.” Smith said United Way was picked as the recipient of the donations because of WKU’s partnership with them. Currently, Student Activities has two fundraisers for United Way — Jail and Bail in the spring, and Penny Wars in the fall. Last year, Jail and Bail raised $850 for United Way. This year, the Student Activities Office is looking to raise $1,000 for the organization. Baker said $1,000 can provide a multitude of services to the southern Kentucky area, including giving senior citizens

glasses, paying for students’ GED tests or providing sexual abuse prevention classes to at-risk teenagers. Kyle Smith, another graduate assistant with Student Activities, said there are “numerous” organizations signed up send a “prisoner,” including housing, athletics and Big Red himself. “There are all types of ways to raise money for organizations,” Mr. Smith said. “But how often does a student get to see their teacher in jail for a day begging and bargaining for money to be released?” He said students should be prepared to have a good time and to “bring lots of money to donate to someone so they can get out of jail.”

Patricia Minter, associate professor and faculty regent, stressed that the creation of pedagogical positions would come from “the bottom up,” rather than “the top down,” as in the administration would not set a specific number of pedagogical faculty that each department must have. Tenured faculty will instead vote on the creation of pedagogical positions in their respective departments. Current faculty members cannot change tracks, though if a pedagogical position is created, existing faculty members can still

apply for it. Gordon Emslie, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, said that if nontraditional faculty tracks such as the research and pedagogical tracks start to reach higher numbers that the situation would be evaluated at that time. However, Ransdell said the university didn’t expect the new positions to grow in size quickly. “It will likely be some time before it reaches that point,” Ransdell said. “We don’t expect it to be that aggressive.”

Owensboro sophomore Olivia Hardesty, an Alpha Xi, said her sorority understands that an event like Relay isn’t just for raising money for cancer. “Of course everyone needs money, but that’s not what it’s about,” Hardesty said. “It’s about how people treat you — all the support, all of the prayers. “Activities like this that are uplifting and promote a positive outlook on cancer.” Hardesty’s father is a colon cancer survivor. She said next year she hopes to be more involved by working on the committee for the event. “My dad’s not all about this kind of thing,” she said. “But I am.”

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The Marsupial Awards What a semester it has been on the Hill. From Twittergate to robberies to head coach firings, it’s been a semester to remember. Now that all the reporting is done, let’s hand out our end-of-the-semester awards.

And the winners are... “U Mad, Bro?” Award

Hannah Simmons and her infamous Letter to the Editor. We hope you see this as equal coverage.

Team Player Award

Mr. Hilltopper Award

Kendrick Bryan. Derrick Gordon obviously didn’t want that title anymore.

Enough is Enough Award

Garrett for letting everyone move in during the DUC renovations, because ICSR (Institute for Citizenship and Social responsibility) surely wasn’t. WKU parody accounts. Seriously, @PimpRansdell?

Misinterpretation Award

Sigma Chi for the Fight Night that didn’t happen. We hope the 4,000 people who bought T-shirts will still wear them proudly. Lava Lounge. When someone said they wanted to take some shots, we don’t think that’s what they meant.

Bird Cage Award

Corie Martin for attempting to lock up everyone’s tweets. Can you unblock us now?

WKU Bar Star Award

Hilligans’ most valuable customer, Billy Stephens. Maybe you can call Kendrick Bryan to pick you up since there is no Provide-A-Ride.

Most Productive Award

Student Government Association. Isn't the results of their hardwork obvious?

Buyout Award

Ken McDonald. Don’ t spend that $300,000 buyout in one place.

Coolest Souvenir Award

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Stepping Stone Award

Ross Bjork, though we do hear that Ole Miss has better tailgating.

Instant Celebrity Award

Ray Harper. Better yet, those Harper Heads.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Ransdell’s actions out of line Hilltoppers for Life

“Babies are cute.” “I saw Goody Ransdell with the devil!” Which statement most needs protection? The first is uncontroversial, unremarkable and will never need an advocate. But while President Ransdell mouths support for free speech in the abstract, he denounces Elaina Smith’s engagement of the pro-life project, demonstrating little respect for free speech made concrete. Ransdell condemns Smith’s work as “unfortunate and distasteful,” and “disrespectful symbolism.” The perpetrators, we’re told, were taken to task, sent a message “direct and firm.” I’m sure Ransdell was stunned by the negative onslaught stirred by Fox Radio’s reportage. All university presidents worry over donations and recruitment, so a reluctance to BRENT FISK support controverWKU alum and sial speech is unemployee derstandable. But free speech should never be mitigated by short-term desires to smooth things over. Larger concerns are at play here. So we get the tortured letter in “support” of free speech that’s sanctioned, channeled, polite. Ransdell’s forceful framing of the event disturbs me, too. We’re told Hilltoppers for Life sought and received permission for their project, while Smith snuck in like a vandal in the night. “Several small crosses” were covered by “hundreds” of condoms, so our perception is shaped. Is a condom “distasteful,” “unfortunate” or “disrespectful?” Is a cross always holy and wholesome? The Klan burns crosses, neither holy nor wholesome. Enter intent. Smith exercised free speech as citizen, student, artist and activist, to engage HFL, their installation, the com-

munity at large. Nothing was trampled, broken, or spoiled. In pick-up basketball terms, “no harm, no foul.” The shocking visual pierced stale and static imagery by trying to shift the conversation to solutions. Perhaps visual artists speak a different language than administrators, but magic and surprise often erupt from an unsanctioned moment. Recall the iconic Bernie Boston photograph that captured a protestor inserting a flower into a soldier’s rifle. That “conversation” between state and citizen encapsulated the national struggle during the Vietnam War. If the HFL display is sanctified and immutable, what kind of real conversation can be had? Recently, conservative state legislatures have dismantled and defunded proven methods of decreasing unwanted pregnancies: sex education classes, family-planning clinics, contraceptives for the poor. Roe v. Wade made abortion legal, yet legislators push artificial and intrusive tactics to shame women, disrespecting doctors and patients (required viewings of fetal ultrasounds, heartbeat amplifications, mandated descriptions of the fetus). We need to have conversations about where lines should be drawn, and those conversations often get tricky. I am sure of this: Ransdell does not have university-wide support to publicly condemn Smith’s actions. When he says the incident’s been “dealt with properly, decisively and brought to a conclusion,” I question his ability to make that judgment. He does not speak for this employee, grad student and alumni of WKU, and countless others are disappointed and alarmed by his behavior. When the university pressures a student or faculty member for Constitutionally protected free speech, do you know how difficult it becomes to sign my name to this very letter and tell the most powerful man on campus he couldn’t be more wrong?

display was vandalized In regards to the vandalism of the pro-life display: 1) Elaina Smith’s actions were a clear act of vandalism. West’s Encyclopedia of American Law defines vandalism thusly: “The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another.” Smith intentionally damaged the crosses by altering the original intent of the display. Free speech is hardly free if anyone can come along and alter its meaning in order to obfuscate the original message. 2) Professor Arnold makes a mockery of her position by attacking the pro-life display as an “…aggressive, politically-oriented piece with one point of view.” Newsflash — this is precisely what the First Amendment protects! She goes on to state the intent of the display is dishonest, that it is, in fact, a trick to “bait students into a response.” Not only is Smith not to blame, but the fault truly lies with

HFL for having the audacity to exercise their Constitutionally-protected freedoms, begging for vandals to alter their display. Let’s hope few FAC (fine arts center) instructors take such a radical view. 3) Finally, back to Smith herself. It’s rich that in her statement to the Herald, where she refuses to apologize, somehow foolishly believing that placing hundreds of condoms over crosses in no way “damage[d] any property,” she states that the student body had “tolerated this intrusion” for a week. Is that what free speech is to Smith — an intrusion to be tolerated by staff and students? With this mindset, no wonder she thinks what she did was acceptable. Joshua Bozeman Bowling Green senior

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Senior right-hander Ross Hammonds credits those kinds of numbers to his team’s performance on the field. “It’s great,” Hammonds said. “Some of these younger guys haven’t had a chance to play in that atmosphere. “We usually pack the stands, and the reason we do is because we put on a good show. Hopefully we can keep that going.” The Toppers also host the Sun Belt Conference Tournament this season, which will be played at the Bowling Green Ballpark from May 23-27. That’s another advantage to WKU. “It’s a great advantage for us to play on that field before anyone else does for the conference tournament,” Myers said.

Senior right fielder Ryan Hutchison said it’ll be great just to get a look at how the field plays before other teams have the chance. “Playing there Tuesday is a huge advantage — just getting used to the way it works, the way it bounces and other stuff,” Hutchison said. However, it’s not all preparation that will be going on when the Toppers take the field Tuesday night. WKU also faces a familiar opponent in Louisville. Louisville has won six of its last eight games and come in ranked 34 in Ratings Percentage Index. The Toppers and Cardinals have already met once this season. WKU traveled to Louisville on April 3 in a game it lost by a score of 9-2. But the Toppers led 2-0 in that game and were close

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until the middle innings, which is why Myers said he expects Tuesday night’s matchup to be “a good one.” Hutchison said it’s simply going to be fun to get another crack at the Cardinals in a ballpark he’s seen the Toppers be successful. “Hopefully we’ll keep the momentum from other times playing there,” Hutchison said. “It’ll be fun.” Myers said he definitely wants another shot at beating their in-state rival. But he also said he’s just excited to get the chance to gain experience in what is a very important ballpark for WKU’s future. “Any time we have a chance to play at the ballpark is good, and hopefully the community comes out and supports us,” Myers said. “They’re a great opponent, and I’m looking forward to it.”

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Weather mars weekend but can’t stop Toppers from competing By LUCAS AULBACH

at Bellarmine. “It was a good weekend. We ran fast,” she said. “It’s good to get some confiPoor weather may have altered a lot of dence at this point in the year, with conWKU’s plans on the track this weekend, ference coming so soon.” but it couldn’t stop several members of Senior Michelle Finn finished first the track and field teams from putting up overall in the women’s 1500-meter run good marks in Iowa and Louisville. with a time of 4.29.63, and senior Monica Most of the team was in Iowa at the Akello took the top spot in the women’s Drake Relays, the second-largest track 800-meter, running it in 2.09.38. meet in the country. A group of distance In the women’s 5000-meter run, freshrunners also competed in a meet at Bellar- man Anna Reddin and sophomore Allison mine University in Louisville. Riedling finished first Another small group intendand third, respectively. ed to run at Southern Illinois, Finn said the Toppers but the meet was canceled due were lucky enough to to bad running conditions. compete before the bad Head Coach Erik Jenkins, It’s good to weather hit Louisville on who was with the team in Iowa, Saturday. said the Toppers were compet- get some “The weather was ing against rain, wind and cold perfect when we were confidence at running. We just barely temperatures. “It wasn’t the best kind of this point in missed all of the storms,” weather to go out and compete she said. in, but in an outdoor track field, the year, with The Toppers now that’s what you’re going to have one more weekconference see,” he said. end before the Sun Belt The weather didn’t keep the coming so Conference Championteam from competing at Drake. ships on May 11-13. Junior Jade Nimmo, who had soon." Some of the team will been named Sun Belt Field Perperform at a meet in Informer of the Week last Thursdiana this weekend to day, placed third in the long —MICHELLE SCOTT give those athletes who Distance coach jump on Saturday. couldn’t perform at SIU Jenkins said he was pleased this weekend a chance to with the experience his team gained by compete. competing at Drake, including the opFinn said she plans on using the weekportunity to see performances from sev- end to take some time off and prepare for eral athletes who will be competing in the the postseason. London Olympics this summer. “I’m going to rest next weekend be“I think they performed very well cause I don’t have any races, but we’re all considering the weather, which is often a going to keep training hard and hope for challenge when you go to the Drake Re- the best for Conference,” she said. lays,” he said. “People put up big marks Jenkins said the Toppers need to stay across the meet, and we got to see a few focused as they close out the regular seaOlympians, which is a level we aspire to son. be at.” “I think physically we’re where we The distance squad enjoyed one of the need to be,” he said. “We just need to conbest weekends they’ve had this season. tinue to put ourselves in the best position Distance coach Michelle Scott said seven to capitalize as we come up to the conferof the runners recorded personal records ence championship.” sports@wkuherald.com

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Alcantara to make college decision Tuesday By JORDAN WELLS sports@wkuherald.com

After WKU target Andre Applewhite announced his commitment to Mississippi State last week, WKU fans have turned their attention to Chicago senior Eddie Alcantara. Alcantara, a 6-foot-5 forward at Hales Franciscan High School, will announce his college decision at his high school on Tuesday. His final list includes three schools — WKU, Missouri State and Virginia. “I’ve got family at Missouri State,” he said. “I want to go somewhere with a good environ-

ment. I know basketball will take care of itself.” Alcantara visited WKU’s campus on the weekend of April 13-15, EDDIE saying that he ALCANTARA most enjoyed learning about the school’s successful journalism program. “I’m really into media, especially television production,” he said. “That was a huge factor to me.” As a junior at Hales Franciscan,

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Sulaski said all her pitches were working that game, and the results of the day showed that if they could make a few minor changes, they could’ve won both games that day. “They’re ranked top 10 in the nation, so this obviously shows that we can play with anyone,” Sulaski said. “We just need to do a few different things and we’re going to win that game.” The 4-1 loss in the series opener was the largest margin of victory for the Cajuns that weekend, but even though all four runs were charged to Rousseau, Perry said it was going to be hard for the offense to back up her performance in the circle. “These pitchers are AllAmerican candidates, former AllAmericans, and they do a really good job of moving the ball and changing speeds,” she said. WKU faced a tough ULL team in their final home game, but they still have a doubleheader against Middle Tennessee to close out conference play next weekend. Walden said the team will be working hard in practice this week. “Overall, we feel really good. We’re going to hit hard these next couple of days in practice,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll tweak the little things that are wrong so we can play our best ball at Middle Tennessee.”

Alcantara helped lead his team to the Illinois Class 2A state championship, scoring 15 points in a 61-47 win over Murphysboro High School. He worked hard as a senior to become a scoring threat in the post as well as outside, shooting over 40 percent from 3-point range in his final high school season. He said in a separate interview with the Herald that his work ethic is one of the best attributes he has. “My strongest part about my game is my hustle,” Alcantara said. “Nobody is going to outwork me on the court.” So it should be no surprise to

fans that after he makes his big announcement Tuesday, Alcantara said he’s headed straight to practice. “It’s going to be an epic day,” he said. “But I’m still going to get a hard practice in.” Alcantara said his family members have been offering him valuable advice as the time for his decision approaches. “They’ve been telling me to be patient, don’t worry too much,” he said. “They want me to go where I’m the most wanted and where I feel most comfortable.” In other recruiting news, Brendan Quinn of Nooga.com reported that UConn transfer

Michael Bradley won’t be making his announcement until at least after the 6-foot-10 center is finished with his finals. But all signs still point to WKU as Bradley’s likely destination, according to Quinn. “Still a WKU lean,” Quinn said. WKU has already received one commitment during the spring signing period — guard Brandon Harris, who signed his National Letter of Intent on April 18. Should Alcantara and Bradley choose WKU, they would fulfill the final two scholarships that Head Coach Ray Harper has available.

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WKU resilient after rough weekend By KURT CARSON sports@wkuherald.com

WKU came into its series against Louisiana-Monroe needing a series victory to keep above the bottom of the pack in the Sun Belt Conference standings. ULM was the last team the Toppers will face this season that’s currently ranked below them in the standings. But WKU (18-26, 9-12 Sun Belt Conference) dropped two out of three against the Warhawks to finish the weekend in a three-way tie with ULM and Arkansas-Little Rock in slots six through eight in the standings. “Our kids played really hard,” Head Coach Matt Myers said. “We were right there and grinded it out for two days. Outside of one inning on Friday, we played really tough.” That inning was a nine-run explosion by the Warhawks that set the momentum in their favor on the way to a 14-6 win in game one of the series. But WKU didn’t let ULM carry its momentum into Saturday’s game.

Trailing 6-3 in the sixth inning, the Toppers slowly crept back into the game before earning a walk-off victory in 11 innings to even the series. Myers said he can’t express how proud he is for his players to maintain their “never-die attitude.” “It shows the resiliency and toughness in our kids,” Myers said. “I’m proud of those kids. They’re going to be rewarded for it.” WKU continued proving its resiliency in Sunday’s rubber match by tying the game late to send the game into extra innings despite falling 7-6 in the 12th inning. Senior right fielder Ryan Hutchison, who was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week Monday, said the Toppers simply have to move on from the series loss. “It hurts, but we can take good things from this weekend,” Hutchison said. Myers said despite falling short, one of the “good things” his team can take away is their fight. “That’s the game of baseball,” Myers said. “It doesn’t

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Sophomore infielder Scott Wilcox attempts to tag out a runner stealing second Saturday at Nick Denes Field. WKU beat Louisiana-Monroe 7-6 but lost the other two games in the weekend series.

go your way sometimes, but I can’t be mad at our guys with the way they’re competing and their heart. “If they continue doing that, they’ll be fine getting into that tournament.” That’s the ultimate goal for the Toppers, who currently sit tied for sixth place in the standings. However, they’re just one game ahead of Troy and Louisiana-Lafayette — the ninth- and

tenth-place teams in the Sun Belt. That’s one of the reasons it’s important for WKU to have a short-term memory of the weekend — they’re on the border of missing the tournament. “We got to work to get in the tournament,” senior right-hander Ross Hammonds said. “It doesn’t matter what seed we’re at as long as we get in. An eight seed won it last year, so we can do the same thing.”

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That translates to a personal 750 APR for Zollo, well below the 930 benchmark. “Now, there are 12 other guys that factor into the 2011-2012 APR, so it’s based on how 13 guys do, not one,” Stewart said. “But if you have one guy that’s a 3-for4, you don’t want many others like that.” Zollo was granted a full release to contact any school he chooses and can set up official and unofficial visits. But until the APR situation is completely settled, it’s going to be tough for Zollo to get the green light with any school. It likely won’t be until mid-May — after the semester ends — when Zollo can fully look into other schools without any stipulations hanging over his head. “It doesn’t help,” Zollo said of the stipulations. “A lot of times I’m talking to these schools that have shown a lot of interest, and the first thing is a lot of schools don’t want to put up with the hassle. A lot of schools, they don’t want to get into a battle with other schools. “My intentions are not to take down Western’s program just because

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Rainey said it was John Harbaugh himself who called him on Saturday after he had already been contacted by the Washington Redskins, and he should be right at home in the Baltimore offense. “Coach Harbaugh has been affiliated with Western for a long time, and they run the same of-

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my grades are below a 2.6. I don’t feel that any program should be given a right to decide what a player can do and what he can’t do as far as leaving, because these coaches and administrators are making decisions that affect players’ futures. If I don’t have a say in my future, that makes you just step back and say, ‘Wow, what is the state of Division I sports?’” He hasn’t released a list of schools yet and said he doesn’t plan to do so until he’s narrowed down a top two or three. His decision to leave came solely after assessing the situation after the season. He now had a new head coach and a somewhat new coaching staff and, if he stayed, a new athletics director. Zollo, who played in all 35 games for WKU this season and started 14 of them — mostly in the first half of the season under McDonald — is an example of a player who came in to play for a certain coach and simply wasn’t comfortable in the new setting after a coaching change. Zollo admits he had a tough first semester, both academically and physically. He battled mono early on and had surgery while trying to get used to the college lifestyle. “I had a hard time acclimating to being a Di-

vision I athlete,” he said. “My first semester is not a true representation of the kind of student I am. I had really great grades in high school, and, you know, I had a rough semester academically, like a lot of guys do. “This semester I’m really focused on getting my grades up to where I should be as a student.” So now it’s a situation where Zollo, who referred to the APR as more of a “guideline” than a rule, legally has the qualifications to transfer under NCAA rules, but WKU is left trying to protect the future of its program. Zollo said he’s well aware of how the APR could eventually affect WKU down the road, but at the same time he has to look out for his best interest. “You can look at it from either direction,” he said. “You could say, ‘You should have gotten a 2.6, blah blah blah blah.’ Well, not exactly. I obtained the proper GPA to transfer legally. As a player, I don’t see why I wouldn’t be given ample opportunity to transfer without any setbacks as long as I’m within that legality.” Stewart has seen situations where schools like the University of Connecticut, who won the NCAA Championship in 2011, have received post-

season bans due to low APR scores and simply doesn’t want WKU to fall in that same category. “It’s important obviously for everyone to have as good of an APR as they can,” he said. “That’s what will keep UConn out of next year’s tournament. I suspect there will probably be some others too. “That’s really why Coach Harper told him we’d release him anywhere, and we have released him to talk to anybody provided he has a 2.6 GPA. Our APR right now is actually OK. It’s not a situation where we’re one player away from having some real issues. Nevertheless, you don’t want to let your guard down and let it drop.”

Because of the new repercussions that low APR scores could have on programs, Stewart said he expects to see these same types of stipulations become more common when athletes transfer. “There’s so much at stake,” he said. “You can only imagine what happens to the program if a player is ineligible for the NCAA Tournament. Not only is that going to affect your immediate team, in terms of attendance and excitement around that team, it’s going to affect your recruiting too.” Zollo said he’s handling the entire situation on his own with the help of a close group of peers — the same people who helped

with his recruiting coming out of high school. Stewart said Zollo would have any assistance that he may need, academically or otherwise, from the academic support staff or the athletic compliance office. Both are hopeful that the situation will work out and won’t cause a firestorm like other recent situations have where coaches blocked players’ transfers. “I’m very confident in the fact that I will be given (my transcripts),” Zollo said. “I don’t want to prolong this process even more. What good would that do? To extend this process, to make it an ugly matter — nobody wants that.”

fense that we did here,” he said. “I’m just glad he could give me my chance.” He came out of the draft with a chip on his shoulder. Rainey said he’s ready to make all of the teams that picked someone over him in the draft regret it. “I’m excited to get a shot,” Rainey said. “I’m especially glad to get the opportunity to professionally prove everybody wrong who passed on me.”

The Bengals and Ravens are both coming off of productive seasons. Cincinnati went 9-7 last season I’m especially and made the playoffs for the first time since 2009, glad to get the while the Ravens were a opportunity to field goal away from playprofessionally ing in the Super Bowl. Rainey said he’s excited prove everybody to make his mark on the wrong who passed Baltimore’s offense. “I’m very excited to get on me." the opportunity to play in the NFL, period,” he said. —BOBBY RAINEY “Playing with those guys Former WKU runningback like [Ravens running back]

Ray Rice, I’m ready to get started right now.” While both have signed contracts, Brooks and Rainey still have to compete this offseason to make the regular-season rosters for their respective teams. Both will now attend several minicamps and training sessions and endure several roster cuts throughout the summer. They will receive information about where and when the camps are in the coming days.

Should the two make their respective team’s roster, they’ll face each other in Week One of the regular season on Monday Night Football. Brooks said he’s ready for the cutthroat atmosphere of training camp to start. “[The Bengals] drafted a lot of good players, but I’m ready to go out there and beat out all those guys. I’m ready to show them what I can do,” he said.

I don’t feel that any program should be given a right to decide what a player can do and what he can’t do as far as leaving, because these coaches and administrators are making decisions that affect players’ futures. If I don’t have a say in my future, that makes you just step back and say, ‘Wow, what is the state of Division I sports?’” —Vinny Zollo Former WKU player

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APR rule delaying Zollo’s transfer process By COLE CLAYBOURN sports@wkuherald.com

Vinny Zollo is one of more than 300 college basketball transfers across the country this offseason. But due to a little-known NCAA rule, he’s one of few that are experiencing problems with that process. Zollo’s GPA currently sits below 2.6 — the benchmark number that transfers must obtain without affecting the school’s academic progress rate. Just last fall, the NCAA proposed a rule change that made the APR a determining factor when it came to postseason play. A program must meet the 930 mark or

it can’t participate in postseason play, no matter the prestige the program has. The new, stricter policy will be phased in over time and take full effect in the 20142015 season. Such a policy VINNY ZOLLO obviously prevents a school from national exposure, experience in the postseason and, ultimately, money. Student-athletes are eligible to transfer with a 2.0

GPA, which Zollo has, and there’s no stipulation in Zollo’s National Letter of Intent that says he must get a 2.6 in order to be able to transfer without affecting the school’s APR number. Because of a couple players who have transferred out of WKU’s program recently with academic problems, Interim Athletics Director Todd Stewart said the school doesn’t want to let the cases pile up. But that’s still not enough to convince Zollo, who was recruited by former head coach Ken McDonald. “My intentions here are not to cause any harm to WKU as a program,” Zollo

said. “My case of it all is, if you get rid of the coach that I came to play for, how can you expect guys to stay under any stipulations? “I’m sorry that the APR is not exactly in the shipshape that you want it to be as a program due to past guys and everything, but really, in a way, that doesn’t really affect me. I’m just looking out for my future.” Ken Brown and Brandon Peters both left WKU’s program last season due to academic issues. Brown was dismissed from the team early on in the season, while Peters was ruled academically ineligible for the second half of the season, then again for the first half

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of 2011-2012 season before point for staying in school eventually transferring out. and one eligibility point for Both instances affected being academically eligible. WKU’s 2010-2011 APR A team’s total points are number, which will be re- divided by points possible leased in the fall. Stewart and then multiplied by one said that number is “not a thousand to equal the team’s great number.” APR score. Right now, WKU’s If Zollo didn’t make the number is fine. In the lat- APR benchmark but still est APR report released transferred to a four-year in August 2011, based on school, then for the 2011a four-year average from 2012 season, he would be the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, considered a “3-for-4,” 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 meaning he’d receive three school years, WKU bas- APR points out of the posketball’s APR was 956, far sible four. good enough to be eligible Each athlete gets two for postseason play. points per semester — one To figure the APR, each for remaining eligible and student-athlete receiving one for remaining in school. athletically related financial aid earns one retention SEE ZOLLO, PAGE 8A

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NFL comes calling for WKU’s Rainey, Brooks By LUCAS AULBACH sports@wkuherald.com

WKU defeated Kentucky by a score of 24-8 there in 2010, then beat Louisville 15-5 and Kentucky 11-8 in 2011 at the ballpark. WKU’s three games there have drawn over 13,000 fans to the stands, including 5,142 in its game against UK last season.

When the third day of the National Football League draft ended without any WKU players picked, Derrius Brooks decided to move on. He didn’t know his call was coming soon. “Once they finished and picked the last guy in the seventh round, I just went outside and started playing basketball,” he said. “I had to get my mind off it.” A grim afternoon turned into a happy evening for Brooks and former Topper running back Bobby Rainey, as both signed with teams as undrafted free agents shortly after the draft ended. Brooks signed with the Cincinnati Bengals while Rainey, WKU’s career and season rushing leader, signed with the Baltimore Ravens. Both have the opportunity to attend training camps this summer and compete for a spot on a 53-man NFL roster. Brooks, a cornerback, recorded 33 tackles, 15 assists, four interceptions and one fumble recovery last season. He had an idea that the Bengals might want him before the draft. The team first expressed interest in him after Brooks ran a 4.29 40-yard dash at his pro day last month. He called signing with the Bengals “a dream come true.” “I’ve always wanted to play in the NFL, and now I’m just one step closer,” Brooks said. “They gave me a free agent contract, so it’s up to me now to go out there and grind hard.” Rainey also had an idea that the Ravens might be interested in him, mainly because of WKU’s connections with Head Coach John Harbaugh. He is the son of Jack Harbaugh, who coached the Toppers for 13 years until 2002, when he led WKU to the Division I-AA national championship. The Harbaugh family still has ties to WKU and Head Coach Willie Taggart, was an assistant coach for John’s brother Jim at Stanford for two years.

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Senior outﬁelder Jared Andreoli is congratulated by junior catcher Devin Kelly and teammates after scoring the winning run off a walk in the bottom of the 11th inning Saturday at Nick Denes Field. WKU beat Louisiana-Monroe 7-6 for their lone win in the three-game weekend series.

Friendly Confines WKU to host No. 6 Louisville at BG Ballpark

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WKU will be playing baseball in a familiar environment on Tuesday. It’s an environment in which the Toppers are 3-0 over the past two seasons and have outscored their opponents by a 50-21 margin.

WKU (18-26) will play host to in-state rival and No. 23-ranked Louisville (31-13) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday night at Bowling Green Ballpark — the home of the Hot Rods. “We’ve played well there, and hopefully it’s a big stage atmosphere-wise for our young guys to get that taste,” Head Coach Matt Myers said.

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Close games against No. 6 ULL keep WKU optimistic By HASANI GRAYSON sports@wkuherald.com

The Lady Toppers weren’t able to find the win column in this weekend’s threegame set against conference leading and No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette. But the team was pointing to positives after the series. Head Coach Tyra Perry said she liked how her team competed even though they were swept by the Ragin’ Cajuns. “You never want to lose, but I thought our team played great,” she said. “We really played solid defense, our pitchers stepped up and competed every pitch. I saw signs of some of the things I’ve been looking for.” Perry was hoping that the effort she got from her team would translate to a series win, but ULL was able to pull out a close win in the series finale by a final score of 4-2. WKU scored two runs in the first inning including a home run by senior infielder Amanda Walden. Walden got the start in her final home game of her college softball career and

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said she’s been having some better at bats recently. “It felt really good. I’ve been seeing the ball really well this weekend,” she said. “Hitting a home run felt really good — I just wish we could have pulled the game out in the end.” The lead in the game was short lived as the Ragin’ Cajuns tied it up with a two-run double in the next inning. Sophomore pitcher Emily Rousseau got into some trouble in the sixth and had to give way to junior pitcher Mallorie Sulaski. The two base runners she inherited scored, and WKU’s offense was stopped the rest of the way in the series finale loss. WKU lost both games of the doubleheader on Saturday by scores of 4-1 and 2-1 respectively. The 2-1 loss in the night cap featured a strong showing from Sulaski, who had kept the the ULL offense quiet all game long, gave up a two-run home run in the top of the seventh. SEE OPTIMISTIC, PAGE 7A

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Trail crew leader Chris Whiteside of Bowling Green works on a mountain bike trail at Weldon Peete Park in Bowling Green Saturday morning. The team has been working on the mountain bike trail project since February.

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WKU brings outdoor recreation to community By MATT HODGES diversions@wkuherald.com

Beneath the canopy of green forest on a warm spring morning, a group of mountain bikers worked diligently to forge a path through overgrown brush. Volunteers from the Kentucky Mountain Biking Association gathered at Weldon Peete Park last Saturday to continue the construction of a multi-use trail. Fritz Games, president of the KyMBA Bowling Green chapter, rested his weight on a grub hoe as he gazed down a section of fresh-cut trail. “We plan to call the trail Low Hollow,” Games said. “This is a long-time vision coming to fruition.” Games is the campus minister for Reformed University Fellowship at WKU. He was introduced to the sport of mountain biking by a friend shortly after moving to Bowling Green. Games said he heard from many locals that the community needs a

trail for bikers and hikers. “There aren’t a lot of options in Bowling Green, not a lot of wooded areas,” Games said. “We chose the best available, which is near Weldon Peete.” Weldon Peete Park is located on Old Louisville Road beside the Barren River. Games said the area is very neglected, polluted and harbors a lot of crime. He believed that building the trail would improve conditions in the riverfront area. “It is a great area for a local volunteer group to redeem and to make something ugly into something beautiful,” Games said. WKU agriculture professor Stephen King serves as treasurer for the chapter. King said his riding days are limited, but he attends every trail build workday. “Bringing recreation to the community is very important,” King said. “It promotes healthier living.” SEE TRAIL, PAGE 3B

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From left, Bowling Green residents Stephen King, Chip Winger and Chris Whiteside, work together to roll a log while working on a mountain bike trail at Weldon Peete Park in Bowling Green Saturday morning.

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Jim Sloan, of Hart County, waits for the start of the eighth annual Black Bag Classic bass fishing tournament Saturday at Nolin Lake. Proceeds from the tournament, hosted by WKU Recreation Program, went to Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Kentucky.

Trinity Gonzalez said she knows how important a child’s future is. She took a “little brother” under her wing through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program when she was an undergraduate student at WKU. “Robert was a great kid, crazy and pretty much grossed me out all the time,” Gonzalez said. “But we always had fun, and I’m glad I was able to impact his life.” These days, Gonzalez works at the WKU Downing University Center as a program coordinator. Gonzalez’s involvement with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program hasn’t ended. This year, she oversaw the 8th Annual Hilltopper Black Bag Classic on Saturday. All proceeds went toward Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Kentucky, Gonzalez said. In the past, fundraising has been given to outreach programs such as the American Red Cross and the Dream Factory. Gonzalez said this is more personal. “I’m glad the money is going to Big Brothers Big Sisters,” Gonzalez said. “I believe it’s a good cause, and I’m happy I can still be involved.” The event was held at Nolin Lake, and fishermen traveled from all over to cast their lines in the competitive tournament. SEE FISHING, PAGE 3B

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TOP LEFT: Pembroke senior Grace Davis stays up late at night to finish her time control plan for the next day on the trail. This involves mapping the distance she will travel, how long it will take, the elevation and direction the group must go.

TOP RIGHT: Frankfort senior Justin Hensley helps Elizabethtown junior Andrew Saults adjust his pack before getting back on the trail. While backpacking, it is essential to make adjustments to a pack so that it does not hurt. On average, the group was carrying around 40-50 pounds.

ABOVE: Junior John Anderson of Pleasant View, Tenn., takes a break after hiking more than six miles in the Garden of the Gods, Ill. Anderson took the opportunity to make his campsite more personal and set up a ﬂag and as a rain ﬂy for his hammock.

This is our classroom ABOVE: Bowling Green junior Chance McCormack stops to wait for the group on the trail. As the scout, he was in charge of leading the group and making sure they took the correct trails. RIGHT: Florence graduate student Ryan Lovelace and Frankfort senior Justin Hensley sit at the top of Maude’s Crack in the Big South Fork.

John Anderson of Pleasant View, Tenn., and Cottontown, Tenn., junior Lauren Durden prepare the stove as well as dinner in Shawnee National Forest. This campsite was well covered by strong trees and kept the group safe later that night from the tornado that hit Harrisburg, Ill.

Photos & Story By JOSH MAUSER It’s a typical morning. Your alarm goes off and you want to hit the snooze so badly, but you can’t. It’s 6:30 a.m., and when you’re on the trail, you have to wake up. It’s cold outside, the inside of your tent is damp, and all you want to do is spend five more minutes in the comfort of your sleeping bag. But the wilderness awaits, and you only have two hours to break down camp, cook breakfast and pack your backpack for the six-mile hike that day. As you unzip your tent flap, the open door beckons a cool rush of air and the fresh scent of mountains. This is your morning for the trail, and best of all, this is your classroom. If you don’t do your homework correctly in this program, then it could mean you go hungry toward the end of a trip. You’re responsible for packing correctly and knowing where you’re going, how long you’re hiking each day, and as a leader, you must learn when to push the limits and when not to. The Outdoor Leadership program is a semester at WKU that immerses you in every aspect of Outdoor Leadership Training. Over the semester, you learn the essentials for outdoor leadership including backpacking, trip planning, canoeing, knot-tying, tarp rigging, navigation, “leave no trace” ethics and much more. The trips started small with a two-day backpacking trip to Mammoth Cave, then a fiveday trip to the Shawnee Na-

tional Forest, a nine-day trip to the Big South Fork, and ﬁnally, embarking on a 12-day canoe trip to the Buffalo National River. There isn’t anything quite like a semester in the outdoors. Everything you learn is based on the teaching model of “See one, do one, teach one.” You begin as a student but slowly become a teacher. It’s a different way of learning that gets students out of a typical classroom and allows them to experience how classroom ideas turn into reality. The slogan for this year’s program became evident after the nine-day backpacking trip to the Big South Fork. Every day, someone points out as they hike past a scenic overlook or canoe down a Class II rapid, “Hey, we are in class right now.” Steve Spencer and Tammie Stenger-Ramsey, professor and associate professor of Recreation and Sport, lead the OLP cohort every spring semester. For the 12 lucky students chosen, they fulfill nearly their entire Outdoor Leadership Minor in one semester. The program is unlike anything else offered at WKU, and for the students in the program, it’s a semester that will never be forgotten. Students from past cohorts warn the current students, telling them to enjoy this semester, because college will never be this good again.

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Class hopes to increase unity Major Bosniak within Greek community convention By MARY ANNE ANDREWS diversions@wkuherald.com

A small Greek summit met Saturday to discuss diversity within the Greek organizations on campus. As part of their public achievement class, Louisville sophomore Meredith Smith and Anna Bloomer, a sophomore from Marietta, Ga., chose to hold meetings with Greek organizations on campus to discuss racial and cultural diversity within WKU’s Greek system. Smith said the class is teaching her how to help others make a change for themselves. Smith and Bloomer requested the attendance of the Panhellenic Association, along with two representatives from each fraternity and sorority on campus. The only participants were the Alpha Delta Pi’s, who sent Florence sophomore Alicia Beach and Bowling Green junior Faith Edwards.

Despite the small numbers, Smith and Bloomer led discussions on why members joined their organization and how different groups handle the recruitment process. Beach said she chose to join a sorority in order to meet people and become part of campus life. While some groups practice formal recruitment, others frown on the idea of “shopping for a group” and practice recruitment quietly and privately. Graduate student She’Rohn Draper and graduate assistant Lindsey Ardrey lead the public achievement class. Ardrey, an Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Draper, an Alpha Phi Alpha, gave the group insight into the differences between traditionally black and traditionally white Greek organizations. “Our colors have a deep significance,” Draper said of the black and gold he wore. He said he only wears his

coming to BG Outward forces cause me to be aware of my race every day. It is a moment of relief when I can just be Lindsey, and I don’t have to be black." —LINDSEY ARDREY Graduate assistant

letters in their original colors. The group candidly discussed stereotypes associated with their organizations. The final activity of the meeting was called “forced choice.” The group was asked a series of questions about how the different aspects of their identity shape their worldview. They discussed things that made them similar and things that made them different. “Outward forces cause me to be aware

of my race every day,” Ardrey said. “It is a moment of relief when I can just be Lindsey, and I don’t have to be black.” Edwards said she benefited from the activity. “It made me think a lot about what I believe in and how to defend it,” she said. Draper said in their class they focus on privilege. He encouraged the group to think about how their worldview would change if they were in a different location, where they were without certain privileges.

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Last Saturday, bass boats lined the bay at dawn at Moutardier Marina in Leitchfield. Anglers arranged their poles and prepped their tackle before taking off one by one into the blue horizon. WKU students from the Recreation Administration Program watched from the shore as the boats sped away. The students worked all semester to plan for the tournament, organizing fund raising events and recruiting fishermen. White House, Tenn., junior Shelby Hooper said the all the hard work was paying off. “Everything is going smoothly today,” Hooper said. “We’ve a had a good turn out, and there are twice as many boats out today.” Fishermen returned to a weigh-in station with full live-wells that held their catch on the hour.

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(From left) Hardinsburg senior Gaston Glasscock and Clarksville, Tenn., senior Wesley Bradford return a bass fish after a weigh-in at the 8th Annual Hilltopper Black Bag Classic. The class raised a total of $1,500 for the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.

Students met the anglers at their boat and placed their fish in black bags to conceal the size the bass. “This is a black-bag tournament, meaning the weight of the fish is disclosed until the final weigh-in,” Hooper said.

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King said volunteering itself brings a lot of satisfaction. He encourages students to become involved whether they are apart of the mountain biking club or not. Morgantown junior Zack Wimpe is a local bike mechanic. Wimpe has ridden mountain bikes for most of his life. In his free time, he travels at least an hour to reach mountain biking destinations.

Gonzalez said boater registration fees pay for prize winnings in the tournament. This year, a total of 39 boats turned out for the event, increasing the winners’ pool. Scott Abner of Cincinnati caught the first

“Bowling Green doesn’t offer much even though it has a strong riding community,” Wimpe said. “With Low Hollow, I’ll be able be on trail as soon I get off work.” Wimpe said his role in the trail building process is to test its features. He said he rides every jump and every curve, which he referred to as berm. “Berms are high bank turns,” Wimpe said. “You can push through them at high speeds, and it’s a lot of fun.” Games said building trails with

fish of the hour. He said the fish were biting, and he anticipated a good day. “Today is all about catching fish and having fun,” Abner said. “I’m happy to be here — I know it’s for a good cause.”

flowing berms isn’t just for fun. He said one of the most important goals for KyMBA is to build trails that are sustainable. “Building trails with a surface angle of five degrees keeps water from sitting and cuts down erosion,” Games said. “We want to build a trail that will last.” The trail is expected to be completed and open to the public by summer. Games said he is satisfied with the progress made so far, but volunteers are always needed.

By SHELBY ROGERS news@wkuherald.com

Members of the Bowling Green community will be able to learn about and experience Bosnian culture firsthand in late May. The city of Bowling Green will host the 17th annual Convention of Bosniaks in North America. The convention lasts from May 25-28 and will include visits from Bosnian and American leaders, including Bosnian President Bakir Izetbegovic, whose father led the country to independence during the 1990s. Secretary and public relations coordinator for the convention Gina Dzelil said the convention was created to gather the Bosnian community in America and celebrate their history, culture and accomplishments. “It helps educate others of our heritage and our children…who might have been born here,” Dzelil said. Previously, major cities such as Chicago, Toronto, St. Louis and Seattle have hosted the convention, Dzelil said. “One of our challenges is to host this in a smaller community and still have the effect and excitement of a big city,” she said. “We have to show people that even though we’re a small Bosnian community, we can still host these events here and educate people on our culture.” While Bowling Green’s population isn’t the size of a major city such as Chicago, nearly 10 percent of its population is Bosnian, Dzelil said. She hopes the events during the convention will not only celebrate Bosniak and Bosnian culture but also educate people who come into contact with Bosnian culture every day.

In addition to the convention weekend, there will be activities on WKU’s campus May 2025 leading up to the convention itself. Jerry Daday, associate professor of sociology, is coordinating these events with Dzelil. He’s also offering a May term course called “Genocide and Justice,” lasting from May 14 to June 1. The course will examine “the international crime of genocide and the various international institutions of justice that have been created to prosecute perpetrators,” Daday said. While the course provides students a broad study of genocide, Daday said part of the class requirement is participating in at least one event during the activities or the convention. In addition to the class, Daday said the activities leading up to the convention include a photo gallery presentation by WKU graduate Dijana Muminovic, a film series, and several lectures. “[These events] are where anyone — faculty, students, staff, people from Bowling Green community — if they want to learn about the Bosnian population…the war, and its aftermath, and celebrate the Bosnian population here in Bowling Green,” Daday said. “We want everybody to come and listen,” Dzelil said. David Lee, dean of Potter College of Arts and Letters, will provide a formal introduction for the lecture night on May 25. Lee said he’s glad the meeting was held in Bowling Green this year and that the convention sounds like an experience that both Bosnians and the general community shouldn’t miss. “I think it’ll be a success,” he said.

If you go: Activities before convention: Convention activities: ■ May 20 through June 1 in ■ May 25:

-Welcoming of guests, Bowling MMTH Gallery Green mosque, 8 a.m. to noon -Gallery Opening of Dijana Mumi-Soccer tournament registranovic’s “In the Depth of My Land” tion, BG mosque, 7 p.m.

■ May 20 at 6:30 p.m. MMTH Auditorium -Film Series – First movie: “In the Land of Blood and Honey,”

■ May 26: -Soccer tournament, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Location TBA -Concert, 8 p.m., Holiday Inn

■ May 25, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., MMTH Auditorium -Lecture Series

■ May 27: -Banquet for President of Bosnia and honorary guests, 7 p.m., Holiday Inn

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Sweet treats Becca Cawthorn, 9, of Bowling Green, licks icing off of her glove while decorating cupcakes in Garrett Food Court Thursday. Children of WKU staff and faculty participated in different activities as a part of Bring Your Son or Daughter to Work Day. DOROTHY EDWARDS/ HERALD

Students given chance to design library space By SHELBY ROGERS news@wkuherald.com

WKU Libraries is asking for students’ input in redesigning the Helm-Cravens Library fourth floor. Students can create, design and submit their ideas on blank floor plans in one of the several stations available, such as the one found in the Cravens fourth floor entrance. The displays will be available for students to use and submit ideas through July, said Interim Dean of Libraries Connie Foster. “We want a bright, new, inviting place for students to find assistance and collaborate,” she said. “That entrance is one of the main entrances into the library, the other being the entrance by Java City. We want students to fully utilize the space, and right now they’re just not.” Foster said she’d like for the Cravens entrance to become an “information commons,” where students

can research, use computers, study, and work with other students in one central area. In March, Foster and other library faculty traveled to University of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University and Indiana State University to look at their libraries for inspiration. Brian Coutts, head of the department of Library Public Services, visited the schools with Foster. He said that each university’s library was unique, but all of them were designed with students in mind. “Cravens’ fourth floor entrance is just a pass-through place for students right now,” Coutts said. “I’d love to see an attractive space where students can get their information needs met in a single space.” John Gottfried, coordinator of reference services, also toured the other libraries. He said he was impressed that each library incorporated their university’s personality into the facility.

John Bowers, director of Academic Technology, said he hopes the Cravens entrance can be an “exciting and useful place for students to be drawn to.” Bowers said putting computers closer to the door for easier student access could add to the new entrance’s appeal. Gottfried said students should give their input even if they can’t make it to one of the displays. “There’s no fixed date for this project,” he said. “This is exactly the time students can make their voices heard.” Coutts said in order for the library renovation to be successful, the library faculty needs to know what students want to see in the new space. “The successful university libraries we saw had input from students,” he said. “We need to know what the library is doing right and where improvements can be made.”

Student, SIFE to develop aquaponics project By TAYLOR HARRISON

research, Maxwell said. La Grange senior Laura Ringer, who served as A desire to do more SIFE’s CEO this year, humanitarian work over- said that when Maxwell seas led one WKU stu- presented his idea, all of dent to an idea for a busi- the other SIFE members ness venture. were really excited. Dunn, N.C., native “He’s so inspired with Harold Maxwell is a this project, and so that WKU alumnus who came kind of rubbed off on all back to take courses spe- of us,” Ringer said. cific to business and marPart of the research keting to prepare to run SIFE will be doing is to find his upcoming business, out how they can take the Aquagreen. system overseas to Third Maxwell is planning to World countries to teach build a commercial size people how to grow their aquaponics system — a own fish and vegetables. sustainable system that Aside from the vegwill produce organic vegetables being organic and etables as well as fresh the fish being fresh, a fish. The benefit with water from this system large fish is that vegetanks will tables grow be taken three to t h r o u g h This is a four times pipes to sustainable, faster. hydroponic “You’ve v e g e t a b l e eco-friendly, got a much beds. The faster turnlow carbon nutrientover this rich water footprint, way, and from the that’s where fish will recirculating your market feed the is,” Maxsystem." plants and well said. then the M a x water will —HAROLD MAXWELL well also be recycled WKU alumnus said that it back to the is better to fish, Maxbuy local well said. because someone knows He was originally led what you are getting, unto aquaponics when try- like if you get vegetables ing to find something from a farm in Califorhe could bring to Third nia or fish from a foreign World countries. market. “My product, you can “Having a system like this works,” Maxwell go home, you can cook said. “It works well be- it, and you can know that cause you’re using nutri- it’s good,” Maxwell said. ent rich fish water to feed “Would you want to go to the plants. It’s what hap- the sewers of New York pens in every lake, in ev- and catch a fish and take it home and eat it? That’s ery pond.” As Maxwell explained exactly what you’re doit, the fish are making the ing in some cases.” Maxwell has already fertilizer. All that someone would need to do to discussed his upcoming keep this system going is product with local businesses. Though he hasn’t feed the fish. “This is a sustain- started construction of his able, eco-friendly, low site yet, he already has carbon footprint, recir- standing orders. “I feel like food is culating system,” Maxgood. Good food is well said. Maxwell said that great,” Maxwell said. at the University of the “And that’s what sets us Virgin Islands, where he apart — the quality of the became certified in aqua- vegetables, the quality of ponics, their system has the fish.” After Maxwell opens used the same water for his business locally, he decades. While Maxwell is pre- wants to take it nationparing to build a com- wide and to Third World mercial-size system, he countries. “You’re not wasting is also working on Project Aquagreen, a venture water here,” Maxwell with Students in Free En- said. “The water’s comterprise. They will build pletely recycled. It’s in a a smaller version of the balanced ecosystem — it aquaponics system to do is the way of the future.”

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Music students to honor late WKU employee By ANNA ANDERSON diversions@wkuherald.com

The space in front of the Music Rehearsal Hall will be filled with song on Thursday night as students from Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity gather to remember one of their mentors. Deloris Trammel worked in the music department office. When she passed away from cancer in July 2011, she left behind an important legacy. “She was the go-to person for almost everything,” said Burkesville senior Charles Price. “A lot of people were deeply touched when she passed away.” Price is the newly elected president of Phi Mu Alpha. Price said Trammel cared a lot about the students she encountered. He said she would keep the computer lab on the third floor of the fine arts center open past the scheduled hours if students were working late. She would also drop everything to help students register for classes, even if they came in after their registration deadline had passed, Price said. Bowling Green senior Sarah Capito, who is the incoming president of Delta Omicron, said she was one of the students Trammel helped to register for classes. “She was the kindest woman I’ve ever met,” Capito said. When Trammel passed away Capito and other members of Delta Omicron sent flowers, but she said they wanted to do more. “The idea was proposed basically

the day she passed away,” Capito said. When the new semester started in August, both Delta Omicron and Phi Mu Alpha started making plans. They decided to raise money for a plaque to be placed in front of a tree once the new Music Rehearsal Hall was completed. “She had been around for all of the planning and preparation for the new building, but she never got to see it,” Price said. “So we felt like this would be an appropriate gesture.” Price said he helped supervise the fundraising efforts of the two groups. In October, they raised about $280 by filling a jar with gummy bears and letting people guess how many there were for a dollar. In December, Phi Mu Alpha also sold candy canes to raise money. The rest of the funds for the plaque came from membership fees from both Delta Omicron and Phi Mu Alpha. Both Price and Capito helped to organize the event on Thursday, which will include the singing of “College Heights,” the alma mater. Also, a few people will speak about Deloris and how much she meant to the department. Capito said the event planners wanted to keep the event simple and short, because it’s what Trammel would have wanted. “It’ll be a good way for Deloris to influence former students,” she said. “Hopefully that tree will be around for a long time.” Deloris Trammel’s dedication will be held at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday in front of the Music Rehearsal Hall. The event is open to the public.

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Celia Baker, a junior biology and chemistry double major from Louisville, is a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. “I mostly work the weekends. I love the people, all the history, and the cool places you get to go off the trails as an employee,” she said.

Students work as guides at cave By ZIRCONIA ALLEYNE diversions@wkuherald.com

Over 150 years ago, the limestone hollows and intricate mazes routed by gypsumencrusted hallways housed a tuberculosis hospital. Louisville native John Croghan believed that the vapors from the cave would cure patients of the epidemic. This is just one interesting fact that Louisville junior Celia Baker said she’s learned since working at Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest cave system known in the world. Baker took a position as a tour guide last summer after she noticed a flier in Snell Hall. Ironically, she’d never been to Mammoth Cave before she started college. “I didn’t know what to expect, but it’s awesome,” she said. “I know a ton of stuff about the cave now.” During the two-week training program, Baker learned different aspects about giving tours, from CPR First Aid to interesting places to stop during tours. Each guide is required to design their own route. Baker said the tours aren’t made up for them. Each guide plans a tour and presents it to be approved. “I definitely spent some time coming up with it and having strategic places to stop,” she said. “I pulled a few things that I’d seen on other people’s tours.” One of her favorite spots in the cave is the beginning of the New Entrance tour. Tourists trek down 280 steps to a striking view of Grand Central Station, one of the cave’s most photographed landmarks. Mammoth Cave offers a variety of tours each season for children, adults and the biggest caving enthusiasts. The Wild Cave tour features free cavewall climbs and hand-and-knee crawls through rocks, dirt and wet terrain. Mammoth Cave Adventures, a privatelyowned entity, offers other attractions such as

a zip-lining tour, a super swing and horseback riding. Bowling Green senior Kari McConnell started working as a zip line instructor last month. “My boyfriend and I went zip-lining at the cave, and I fell in love with it,” McConnell said. This summer, she will serve as an intern and help build the park’s newest attraction called the Power Fan, a 90-foot building where tourists dive off wearing a harness toward the fan while suspended in the air. “It’s kind of a Spider-Man-like thing,” she said. McConnell, who is a recreation major, said she’s always been interested in the outdoors. Growing up, she loved to go canoeing, hiking and kayaking with her mom. She changed her major to recreation after she participated in the outdoor leadership program on campus. McConnell likes that she meets so many different people by working at Mammoth Cave Adventures. “Most of our traffic is from out of town,” she said. “When you take them on zip-lining tours, you really get to know them.” Baker said caving could even be a good weekend trip for other college students. “The Wild Cave tour would be a really cool one for students who want to be adventurous,” she said. Most tour prices range from $5-24. The Wild Cave tour is $48. Zip-lining tours, which include the giant super swing, are one hour long and priced at $55. One-hour horseback riding sessions are $25 per person. After graduating this May, McConnell wants to get her master’s degree and pursue therapeutic recreation. She said she’s excited to keep working at Mammoth Cave Adventures. “I’ll be there as long as they’ll have me,” she said.

Two students launch WKU Film Production club By MONTA REINFELDE diversions@wkuherald.com

When Bardstown junior Hannah Bowman came to college three years ago to study film, she said she couldn’t wait to get her hands on a camera. At that time, she didn’t know it would take two years until she could actually start shooting. Madisonville senior Jacob Short said it’s “kinda killer” to be a freshman or sophomore and have a drive to be involved in such projects but not have an opportunity to make films. That was one of the main reasons Bowman came up with an idea of launching the WKU Film Production Club last fall to give a chance for underclassmen to collaborate with upperclassmen and get a real life and handson experience in shooting film. “There is already a WKU Film Club, but it focuses on watching movies and discussing them afterwards,” said Bowman, who is co-president of the WKU Film Production Club. “This group is just for producing our own films.” Even though the idea of making a new film production club was Bowman’s, she said she would not have started this project without the encouragement and help of her friend Short, who is a literature major and film minor and who now serves as the other co-president of the Film Production Club. “I’m not very ambitious on my own,” Short said. “I want to say that I am kind of fuel for the fire, maybe.” After the club was launched, the word quickly spread around campus, and now there are around 15 people participating and attending weekly meetings every Thursday at 6 p.m.

The club is still very new and currently taking small steps to involve more people and start working on the first project, which will be a short film hopefully launched at the end of the next semester, Bowman said. Short is a script-writer and has a lot of ideas and scripts ready to be made into movies. However, Bowman likes doing technical stuff and actually shooting movies. “What we are going for is collaboration,” Short said. “If it is just one person’s project, I feel like it’s elevating to a more important status than anybody else, and that is what we want to avoid.” Bowman said although movies can cost a lot of money, she’s not concerned about that yet. When the time comes, she said the club would fundraise around campus and apply for financial help from SGA. “You can make a really good film with no money whatsoever, and you can make a bad film with a huge budget,” Bowman said. As for the future goals and expectations for the first movie produced by the WKU Film Production Club, Bowman and Short agreed they want to participate in the Western Kentucky Film Festival. According to the festival’s website, “Originally a two-day event, the festivities have swelled to as many as five days, featuring experimental and documentary cinema, as well as music videos, animation and traditional narrative films.” Short won the award in this festival in 2011 with his script and as co-producer for the movie “Estriatus.”