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Zach Jones (left) and James Line (right) propose bill 21-17-S during the Student Governent Association meeting on Tuesday.

The bill was passed and will lower the GPA requirement for SGA members from 2.5 to 2.0 if approved by the student body.

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InClusion SGA Approves Legislation to lower GPA requirement, announces executive candidates

BY JAMIE WILLIAMS HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

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he Student Government Association voted to lower the grade point average requirement to run for SGA from a 2.5 to a 2.0 at its meeting on Tuesday night.

The bill will be voted on by students during the SGA elections. The bill, which has been discussed by the SGA in the past, was finally passed by a 24-7-0 vote.

The bill aims to increase the diversity of the SGA to include students who are in good standing with the university but don’t have as high of a GPA. The bill’s authors said the change would make the SGA’s demo-

graphics more representative of the student body.

“I think it’s a critical piece of legislation that will really, really help this organization,” said Chief of Staff and author of the bill, James Line.

Some senators, such as William Hurst, expressed concern the time commitments of meetings and being on committees would harm students already struggling with grades.

“I feel like the academic well-being of these students is more important than their ability to vote in the Senate,” Hurst said.

Senator Brian Anderson disagreed, saying SGA should not police students’ abilities, and students can decide for themselves whether

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or not they can handle the SGA’s activities.

“That kind of logic implies that we know what they can do better than they do,” Anderson said. “That is some paternalism that I don’t think this organization should stand for.”

Senator Ryan Richardson said he vehemently opposed the bill last semester but supported the requirement change this time. Richardson said that a student’s GPA doesn’t reflect his or her ability as a senator as much as attendance, office hours and involvement in committees do.

The bill needed 24 votes out of the 36-member Senate to pass, and it received exactly 24 votes.

WKU’s proposed contract with Aramark will collect $330,000 from students not previously on a meal plan by requiring all students taking face-to-face classes on the university’s main campus to pay for declining balance plan.

According to numbers provided

by Brian Kuster, vice president of Student Affairs, there were around 11,500 full-time students taking classes on WKU Main Campus last semester. Of those students, around 6,100 were on a meal plan, and 1,000 had purchased a declining balance plan.

The remaining 4,400 full-time students who chose not to buy a meal plan last semester will be required to buy a $75 declining balance plan, which may be deducted from the cost of a meal plan or used as dining dollars at facilities on campus

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CPJ discusses press freedom domestically, abroad

BY CASEY MCCARTHY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Journalists are currently in the most deadly and dangerous period, statistically, in modern history.

Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, spoke to students and community members on Monday night about the current danger surrounding journalists. Eighty-six percent of journalists murdered are carried out with full impunity, meaning no one is held responsible, according to statistics he provided in the presentation. Over 40 percent of these killings are a result of jihadi militants, and the vast

majority of journalists murdered are local journalists.

In his presentation,“Trump & The Truth: Defending Press Freedom at Home & Abroad,” Simon spoke about the current media environment in the U.S. under President Trump and the impact his treatment of the media has on protecting press freedom around the world.

“In a single stroke, he has greatly reduced the moral leverage the U.S. has exercised in defense of press freedom around the world,” Simon said.

Simon said when the president undermines the media, it not only undermines it domestically but increases the difficulty for journalists

working in dangerous and oppressive environments and organizations, such as CPJ, to do their job protecting press freedoms.

Simon said the threat to journalists in the U.S. is not one of life and death. Systematic efforts to alienate media access and stamp out leaks began under former President Obama, and have only accelerated under President Trump, he said.

“Donald Trump ran a campaign that sought to marginalize and, at times, delegitimize the role of the press,” said Simon. “He called reporters dishonest. . . he mocked a disabled reporter. . . he excluded critical reporters from his events. He threat-

ened to make it easier to sue the media.”

Simon said while Trump is not the first candidate to run a campaign against the press, what is more troubling is that his behavior is unchanged since entering the White House.

“President Trump has continued to lash out at the media at every turn, declaring them, twice, the enemy of the people,” he said.

Christa Moore, sociology professor, explained why she felt the talk was important and led to her wanting to attend after seeing a flier.

“Truth in journalism is exception-

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Fundraising event to open doors on Greek life

Today Panhellenic Council will be hosting Homearama. An event where Greeks and nonGreeks alike can come together and take a tour inside the sorority and fraternity houses such as Kappa Delta and Phi Mu. REMI MAYS/ HERALD

BY REBEKAH ALVEY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Today, WKU sororities and fraternities will be opening their houses to the public as a joint philanthropy project.

The WKU Greek Homearama includes tours of different Greek houses from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.and is open

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ally important, especially in this political environment,” Moore said.

Simon also explained how the developing technology and shifting media environment had played a factor in increases in violence and imprisonment of journalists around the world. Journalists, in the past, held power and usefulness to those in power, in that we were the only means of communicating with a broad audience, Simon said. With the explosion of the internet and social media, that power has diminished, making journalists more vulnerable.

“Quite simply, these [militant] groups no longer need journalists to get their message out,” Simon said.

“And having lost their utility, journalists have become dispensable, sources of ransom payments and props in terrorizing videos.”

Simon explained that throughout history, the control of information had been the focal point of every totalitarian movement. With changing technologies and information channels, information is much harder to control now, and oppressive governments have taken note, implementing more sophisticated strategies to ensure information control.

“Technology has transformed the way that we communicate and share news, but until journalists are free

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If approved by students during elections, the bill that was passed would require the administrative vice president (AVP) to give the Senate detailed reports over executive discretionary spending.

Currently, the AVP gives weekly reports SGA’s financial status as well as detailed reports at the first SGA

to WKU students and Bowling Green community members.

The event was initiated by junior Amy Teta, who serves on the WKU Panhellenic Council as the Circle of Sisterhood campus chair.

Teta said they have never heard of anything like the Homearama. She explained it’s unique because there is not a lot of access to the Greek houses for non-Greek students. to do their work without violence and censorship and incrimination, the true potential of the information revolution will never be realized,” Simon said.

While the U.S. by no means has a perfect record, he said journalists here have an obligation to protect more vulnerable journalists around the world and cannot allow themselves to be labeled the enemy.

“We need to be able to push back against any effort that undermines the role of the media in this country, while also ensuring the U.S. maintains its influence around the world, when it comes to press freedom. . .,” Simon said.

Kerry Paterson, senior advocacy officer at CPJ, said she was encouraged by the concerns about security voiced by students and community members during the question and answer portion of the speech.

“I think it’s telling that the first two or three questions were all about security, and digital security in particular,” said Paterson. “And I think we’ve reached the point where we’re really trying to encourage journalists to think about the cautions they can take and how to carry out their work safely.”

Amanda J. Crawford, a journalism professor who helps coordinate the John B. Gaines Family Lecture series at WKU, said she was pleased with how the lecture went. meeting of each month. Under the new bill, the AVP will also give biweekly reports over executive discretionary spending.

Another of the bills, which was not passed, aimed to give the speaker of the Senate the authority to appoint committee heads. Currently, the SGA president appoints committee heads, though a Senate majority must still confirm those appointments must still be confirmed by a Senate majority.

According to Ian Hamilton, the author of the bill, the current system gives the president a lot of influence

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“It’s for the WKU senior or someone in the community who has never been involved in Greek life but was always curious,” Teta said.

Senior Alivia Faris said there is a disconnect between Greek and nonGreek, but this can bring the two groups together.

Before or at the event attendees can purchase a $5 wristband providing access to all of the houses or a $1 bracelet giving access into one outside the Alpha Delta Pi house. Teta said that inside, members would be hosting tours and some will provide refreshments.

Faris said other members of her sorority have spent time cleaning and preparing the house for the event while also staying involved and up to date on the event by selling the wristbands.

The funds from the Homearama will be going towards the Circle of Sisterhood, which is a national non-profit group. The organization was founded by a WKU Alpha Xi Delta alumni, Ginny Carroll.

Teta said the purpose of the organization is to remove barriers to women’s education around the world by donating school supplies and materials to those who need it.

The organization also has a grant program to sponsor the construction

of a school in a third-world country.

Teta said this is a long-term goal for WKU’s Greek life.

Faris said women on WKU’s campus, Greek or not Greek, sometimes fail to recognize how fortunate they are to have accessibility to education and even knowing how to read. She said in other countries they are not so fortunate.

“We have it easy,” Faris said.

Faris said she is excited about the plan to build a school and thinks bigger projects like Homearama will help.

Teta said in the past they have had smaller fundraisers, but this is the first big philanthropy project that unites all the sororities.

“Our Greek unity is something WKU should be proud of,” Faris said.

Faris said the Greek organizations are values-based and work to strengthen the community, and events like this reflect that.

Already, they have sold over 120 wristbands and received sponsorships from groups in the community.

Teta said she is excited about the progress so far and hopes the momentum and foundation she laid will carry over into the years ahead.

Reporter Rebekah Alvey can be reached at 270-745-6011 and rebekah. alvey660@topper.wku.edu.

Joel Simon, the executive director of CPJ speaks on press freedom while colleague Kerry Paterson assists during the presentation on Monday in the Mass Media and Technology Hall auditorium. EVAN BOGGS/HERALD

“We had a really good turnout, some really good questions, and a lot of people here from the community, which is always a goal with these lectures,” Crawford said. “To not only bring in students and our faculty but also members of the community.”

Crawford said she first reached out to CPJ to speak at the lecture the day the White House press secretary barred legitimate news organizations from a briefing because they had been running stories critical of President Trump and his administration.

“CPJ’s phones were ringing off the hook,” Crawford said. “I wasn’t the only one calling to see if the organization I mostly thought of in the context of international journalism was alarmed by what was happening on the home front.”

“If you aren’t familiar with CPJ’s work, you should be, more than ever,” Crawford said.

over the legislative branch, so it is in the best interest of the student body to give appointing power to the speaker.

SGA President Jay Todd Richey said the speaker of the Senate is meant to have an impartial role, which would be hindered by the ability to appoint committee chairs. He added the Senate could reject a president’s nominee if it feels the president has made a poor choice.

The bill ultimately failed with a 153-0 vote.

The final bill aimed to limit the power of the executive branch by disallowing executive members to propose legislation to the senate.

William Hurst, the author of the bill, said this power of proposal is not a tradition of the United States government, and therefore should not be a practice of the SGA. Hurst added that a traditional democracy has checks and balances, and this would improve the balance in SGA. Senator Ryan Richardson disagreed, saying the SGA is not true to the federal constitution since students can write their own legislation and US citizens cannot.

“Our checks and balances is our ability to vote,” Senator Andrea Ambam said. “We can make a decision.

They can propose; your checks and balances can be saying ‘no’ or saying ‘yes.’”

Richey said the bill would make the judicial council and executive members the only people on campus who cannot write legislation, as even students not in SGA are able to write bills and resolutions.

The bill ultimately failed with a 217-1 vote.

The approved bills regarding the GPA requirement and AVP reports will be voted on by students on April 17 and 18 via TopNet. The voting will take place at the same time students vote for new senators and executive

members. If a student majority approves the amendments, they will go into effect during the Fall semester.

The Senate also approved a bill that made the SAVES (Standing Against Violence and Ending Selfharm) committee permanent.

Finally, two bills were passed to provide funding for the WKU Makerspace and the Take Back the Night event. The WKU Makerspace is a place where students of any major can design and create using tools such as a 3D printer, power tools and building blocks. Take Back the Night is a march through downtown Bowling Green to raise awareness for sexual assault survivors.

After the meeting, candidates for the Spring election went through an orientation, and Chief Justice Cody Cox confirmed several candidates are running for executive positions.

Andi Dahmer, current committee chair for MyCampusToo, and Senator Lily Nellans will be running for SGA president. Senator Kenan Mujkanovic may also be running for president, but must first be confirmed at a meeting of the judicial council on Thursday.

Savannah Molyneaux, current chair of the sustainability committee, and Brian Anderson, current chair of the legislative research committee, will be running for executive vice president. Molyneaux will be running on Dahmer’s ticket, while Anderson will be running on Nellans’ ticket.

Current SGA Secretary Kara Lowry will be running for administrative vice president.

The next SGA meeting will take place Tuesday, April 11 at 5 p.m. in the Downing Student Union.

Reporter Casey McCarthy can be reached at (270) 745-0655 and casey. mccarthy573@topper.wku.edu.

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Director named American Council on Education

BY MONICA KAST

HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU The director of the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program at WKU has been named a 2017-2018 fellow the American Council on Education, according to the American Council on Education.

Tony Norman, director of the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program, is one of 46 fellows for the American Council on Education.

Norman will spend the fall 2017 semester at a “host institution,” and the Spring 2018 semester at WKU, shadowing the provost and president at each university, he said.

“At the host institution, if I’m al-

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If the dining dollars go unspent, the remainder will roll over to the student’s account the following semester. Kuster said if a balance remains on a student’s account upon his or her graduation, the remainder will not go Aramark, but be used by other WKU departments such as recruitment.

The fee applies to “face-to-face” students on the main campus only, not including full-time students who may be student teaching or taking

lowed to, I’ll have access to going to meetings with the president and provost, and beyond shadowing them, be willing to do whatever they might assign me to do,” Norman said.

“They’ll be helping me develop my skills in terms of the idea of being an administrator in the future.”

Norman said he currently has a list of 12 institutions he is interested in working with, and a top three, but will work with his American Council on Education mentor to determine the best university to work with.

According to Norman, when he returns to WKU, he will work with the provost, David Lee, on a project “beneficial back to WKU.” Additionally, Norman said he hopes to work in

close collaboration with Lee and Tim Caboni, the next WKU president.

“When I return to WKU, I’ll really be focusing my energy on researching that, collecting data and providing a report,” Norman said.

According to information provided by Kelli Meyer, Public Affairs Specialist for the American Council on Education, the American Council on Education “has strengthened institutions in American higher education by identifying and preparing nearly 1,900 faculty, staff and administrators for senior positions in college and university leadership.”

The American Council on Education fellowship program uses an “intensive nominator-driven, co-

hort-based mentorship model,” to help prepare fellows for leadership positions in higher education.

Norman said his “ultimate aspiration” was to work as a university provost, but that this program would also prepare his for a future as a university president. Norman said it was “opening my mind to a possibility I had not considered,” with the emphasis on university presidencies.

“The idea that a presidency could be in my future is now something I’m beginning to imagine as possible,” he said.

clinicals.

Although details have yet to be finalized, Kuster said it is likely students will be able to submit a request for exemption from the fee for review, as there are “exceptions for everything.”

At the Student Government Association meeting Tuesday night, Campus Improvements Committee Chair Zach Jones spoke to clarify the confusion surrounding the new contract. He and Nick Conrad were on the committee that reviewed the dining services proposals and said the decision had to be built around a “prerequisite” from Ransdell, which was that the new contract would pay

for the Garrett Conference Center renovation.

Jones said he and Conrad made it clear they were opposed to students paying for the renovation, but recognized it was, “a battle that we were going to lose,” so they decided to figure out the best way to spread out the cost.

Jones said the other proposal, given by Sodexo, would have required all students living on campus, regardless of age, to go on a meal plan.

Sodexo’s proposal also included plans to consolidate meal plan options to three locations only.

Conrad said the only area Sodexo seemed to be better with was cater-

ing, which he said was not a huge concern of his and Jones’.

Among other benefits of the Aramark plan, Nick said the company’s proposal included an emergency plan in case a facility needed immediate repairs. It also included a higher dedication to marketing, he said, like hiring a second full-time dietician.

“We feel that out of the options given to us, it is certain by far the best option is to spread out the cost to the student body,” Jones said.

Reporter Monica Kast can be reached at 270-745-0655 or monica.kast187@ topper.wku.edu.

Reporter Emma Austin can be reached at (270) 745-0655 and emma.austin177@topper.wku.edu.

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Through their eyes humanizing the faces of college poverty

BY ERICK MURRER HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU The vast majority of recent high school graduates immediately attend college, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But how accessible is this seemingly life-changing experience to lower-income individuals?

Meet Julia and Sarah–two Hilltoppers from lower-income family backgrounds–who took the plunge and invested in their higher education.

Julia, a Bowling Green native, is majoring in social work. After losing her mother at 11, Julia was raised by her grandparents. Her father, a dry-wall contractor, tried to become a caregiver for his daughter after her mother’s death. However, he suffered from drug addiction and was incarcerated.

Julia’s family utilized Medicaid and food stamps both before and after her mother’s death. During the winter of 2008, her family wasn’t able to afford a new heating unit after theirs failed.

Opening the oven door would serve as their primary heat source.

Sarah, a senior accounting major, in contrast, comes from a traditional, nuclear, working-class family in Bowling Green. Sarah’s mother benefited from the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program to take care of

Sarah and her siblings. Her father has a high school diploma and works in car retail, while her mother completed an Associates of Arts and worked as an accounts specialist. The married couple makes a combined income of less than $52,000.

“I saw how they struggled, and I figured that I could do better. I was intrinsically motivated to succeed. That might have just come from my mom placing an emphasis on learning and reading,” Sarah said.

Julia shared a similar view on education seeing it as the only thing which could save her.

“I watched my parents struggle.

I was going to positively benefit the community,” she said. “When I have children, I am not going to worry about affording milk this week.”

The logistics of financing higher education is daunting for low-income students. Julia, for example, viewed the FAFSA as “this one document that would determine if I could go to college.” Having an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of zero, Julia receives an aid package consisting of needbased aid and federal loans.

Sarah qualified for both merit-based and need-based aid. However, this was simply not enough to afford rent, utilities, incidentals and other necessities.

They both work two part-time jobs to be able to make up for where their aid packages lack.

Sarah had even worried that she wouldn’t be able to graduate, declining to sign the “Commitment to Commencement” banner her freshman year.

“I didn’t think I would make it,” Sarah said. And she’s not alone, only 41 percent of low-income college students end up finishing their bachelor’s degree.

Unlike their peers from higher income status, Sarah and Julia have been affected by the pervading fear of not having enough money to continue their educations. This dictates every last detail of their college experiences, including major selection.

Sarah chose accounting because of its relatively low unemployment rate.

“I didn’t want my education to go to waste,” she said. “I wanted to study something I found interesting like film or sociology, but as Ben Franklin said, the only things certain in life are ‘death and taxes.’”

These disparities result in a notable disconnect among lower-income students, non-poor students and even faculty.

“A girl in my class the other day said that their parents spent $12,000 out of

pocket to study abroad. I could never imagine asking my parents for that money, let alone gallivanting wherever,” Sarah said.

Julia said faculty is not forgiving of her demanding work schedule.

“The majority of public education teachers come from white, middle-class backgrounds,” Julia said. “That reaches into post-secondary education. A lot of those people don’t get it.”

Co-existing in an environment where lower-income students are disadvantaged make enriching “standard” college experiences like unpaid internships or study abroad programs completely unattainable.

All things considered, increasing fees and rising tuition costs truly hurt lower-income students the most. It is already difficult for lower-income students to afford college and thrive in an academic environment.

We should be conscientious of poor college folk and the systemic inequalities which impact their lives.

“People with money have their own personal stressors for sure, but they have no idea what it’s like to worry about making rent to prevent being homeless every month. It’s not an issue of me going to Starbucks twice a month. It’s not that I don’t work hard enough,” Julia said.

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Warm spring weather requires some chill tunes

BY SPENCER HARSH HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU As the weather heats up, more and more students are hopefully going to spend some spare time outside. Nothing beats taking in some fresh air and soaking up some rays in-between classes or at the end of the day. Doing so can do wonders for stress relief and relaxation in the busy life of the college student.

If you grab a meal, take it outside and enjoy the weather. If you are hanging out with friends, find a grassy spot near some trees to hang out and relax in. Be sure to set some time aside for some rest and relaxation as the semester gets closer and closer to ending.

Of course, all this can also be even

more enjoyable when listening to some music! Here are five tracks to add to your playlist for the warm-weather days!

1. HUMBLE. by Kendrick Lamar

This tracked dropped from Kendrick Lamar on March 30 as a lead into what is being speculated as a new album release for April 7. The track, in the style of Kendrick Lamar, is simply fun to listen to. You may relax with it, or you may work out to it. New album or not, this new track is taking the hiphop scene by storm and is something that needs to be checked out.

2. Setting it Off by Peter Wolf Crier

Looking to add something to your morning playlist or a new track to relax to? Add this indie-style track into the

mix and let its relaxed beat and tempo liven up your day. A fun fact is that Peter Wolf Crier is only a duo-band consisting of Peter Pisano and Brian Moen.

3. So Hi So Lo by Matisyahu

Have you ever thought about listening to reggae-style music from a Jewish rapper? Well, now you have.

Add this track to the playlist you listen to in-between classes, wake up to or drive to or if your reggae-style music from a Jewish rapper playlist lacks some artists. The positive vibe and message of this track make it a blast to listen to.

4. Wouldn’t You Believe It by Arlo Guthrie

This track from folk legend Arlo Guthrie is an acoustic ride. The tune

is good to relax to, but it also has “road-trip” vibe to it. Give it a listen and see where it fits in your day-today. Alternatively, just take a road trip and ignore all your responsibilities.

5. Heartburn by Wafia

This pop-style track features modern flairs and an upbeat tempo. Not to mention that singer Wafia Al-Rakibi simply has a magnificent voice.

This song is great to listen to as you’re headed to your morning class, while you’re relaxing in a hammock or even while you are going for a run. Wafia is relatively new to the music scene, but her modest discography has already gained a lot of attention and she may be an artist you want to keep an eye on in the future.

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Fraternities gather on Centennial Mall before the start of Walk A Mile in Her Shoes. Fraternity members march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. The men put on high heel shoes before walking a mile around campus to experience what it’s like to walk in a woman’s shoes. MATT LUNSFORD/HERALD

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he Hill was filled with hairy legs in high heels Tuesday for the annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event. Hosted by the the Interfraternity Council, the event was a way to raise money for sexual trauma crisis center Hope Harbor. The event started at Centennial Mall, where speakers such as IFC president Johnny Bush emphasized the importance of sexual assault awareness. After these remarks, the participants made their trek up the Hill towards Cherry Hall and made their way back towards Centennial Mall, with a few blisters along the way.

The event raised $2,500 for Hope Harbor, and around 70 men participated.

Senior Andre Dowell practices walking in high heels before starting the march up Bowling Green High School senior Will Pride rests after finishing Walk A Mile in Her to Cherry Hall on Tuesday at the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event. The Interfraternity Shoes on Tuesday. MATT LUNSFORD/HERALD Council hosts the event every year to raise awareness for sexual assault on college campuses. KATHRYN ZIESIG/HERALD

After the conclusion of the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Tuesday, participants return their high heel shoes to the pile and tables at Centennial Mall. The event raised a total of $2,500 for Hope Harbor. KATHRYN ZIESIG/HERALD

Bowling Green freshman Erik Roepke, 19, leans on a wall for support while trying to walk down the hill toward Centennial Mall on Tuesday, during the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event. About 70 men participated in this years’ walk to help raise awareness for sexual assault on campus. KATHRYN ZIESIG/HERALD

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Christian group hosts ladies’ night

BY SALLY WEGERT HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

The male leadership of Christian Student Fellowship at WKU will host a ladies’ night event in keeping with a nearly five-year tradition.

“Ladies’ night is just something special to honor the women in our lives and make them feel valued,” Chris Hughes, a student intern with CSF, said.

Hughes, 20, took on the role of planning the event and choosing this year’s theme - “a night under the stars.” The evening will be complete with a hand-cooked meal, entertainment and a devotion, each detail orchestrated by student volunteers.

“It’s seriously one of the sweetest things that happens all year,” Alli Lawson, who is also an intern with CSF, said. “All of the girls get all dressed up and the guys go pick flowers and decorate and all that. It was really special to me as an underclassman and I’m glad this won’t be my last one.”

Lawson recently accepted a fulltime staff position with CSF following her May 2017 graduation date, and said she will be focusing her efforts on reaching out to the campus community and incoming freshmen in hopes that CSF could be a place students feel they belong.

Annika Bingham, a first-year communication disorders student, has been going to CSF since relocating to Bowling Green in August. In addition to attending special events and weekly meetings, she spends her free time in the CSF building and said she feels at home there.

“It’s just kind of a safe haven, almost,” Bingham said. “You know there’s going to be people you’re friends with, and if not you’ll make more friends. If it’s dinnertime and you don’t have anyone to eat with, you can come to CSF and it’s fun and nice and welcoming.”

Bingham said she felt under-informed and unsure of what to expect about the upcoming ladies night.

“They told us that ladies’ night is this night, but they don’t say much more than that,” Bingham said. “I guess my expectations are pretty low because I don’t really know how the boys are going to pull it off. I guess it’s just a time for us to not do homework and be a girl for an hour or so.”

Although the volunteers are keeping the details of their preparations under wraps until the night of the event, Hughes said he expects a larger turnout than in years past, and is making space to accommodate

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Fraternity members walk past Cherry Hall during Walk A Mile in Her Shoes on Tuesday April 4, 2017. MATT LUNSFORD / HERALD

Walk a Mile Students wear high heels for a cause

BY KATHRYN ZIESIG HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU The men of WKU slipped on high heels and marched up the Hill to raise awareness for sexual assault on Tuesday during the annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event.

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) hosted the event to raise money for the non-profit organization Hope Harbor. According to the Hope Harbor website, they provide nonjudgmental and confidential support services for people affected by sexual assault or abuse.

Juan Pinilla, director of activities for IFC, was the primary coordinator of the event and wanted to get involved with IFC to help make a change in the Greek community at WKU. “It’s such a relevant issue, especially among us college students, to raise awareness for sexual assault, specifically sexual assault against women, because it’s something that happens a lot more than we realize,” Pinilla said.

According to the Hope Harbor website, one in six women and one in eight men have experienced rape as a child and/or as an adult, and 80 percent of sexual assault victims are under the age of 30.

The walk began in Centennial Mall, where participants and spectators listened to speeches from John-

ny Bush, the IFC president and Elizabeth Madariaga, the sexual assault services coordinator at WKU, before beginning their march.

Madariaga spoke to the crowd and shared stories of sexual assault that happened to WKU students and called to action the members of Greek life to help with the cause.

“Folks, it starts with you,” Madariaga said. “It’s about being aware. It’s about being proactive. It’s about being thoughtful and responsible. It’s about being what each of your chapter’s values are built on like brotherhood and sisterhood, character, service, leadership. So today, as this is a fun way to approach a difficult topic, don’t let the conversation stop here.”

The men started the mile walk at the bottom of the hill and made their way up to Cherry Hall and back down to Centennial Mall. People on the street would stop, take photos, and cheer as the men walked along.

For many of the walkers, it was their first time participating, but for junior Dalton Harshbarger, 21 and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, it was his second year doing the walk.

Harshbarger said the last time he participated he expected his feet to be bleeding by the end of the walk, because of how much pain he was in.

“I feel pretty good,” Harshbarger said while trudging up the hill with his friends. “It hurts, but it’s for a good cause, so I like it.”

While some of the men took to walking in heels well, there were many who struggled to make it to the end. During the walk, Charley Pride, director of student activities, helped Erik Roepke, a freshman from Bowling Green, down the Hill so he wouldn’t hurt himself.

“I’ve had a couple falls and scrapes, but as far as hurt, messed up knees or ankles, no,” Pride said before the start of the walk. “Got a lot of blisters, but I’m hoping I’m not jinxing myself.”

Andrew Rash, coordinator of student activities for Greek affairs, said he participated in the walk when he was a student at WKU and found a new appreciation for women and high heels.

“I told my wife ‘listen, if you never wear high heels again, that’s perfectly OK,’” Rash said.

Rash said they expected 50 to 70 people to participate but was happy with the turnout of about 70 men.

Last year there were about 60 participants who raised $1,575 for Hope Harbor. This year they beat that number by raising $2,500.

WKU and IFC plan to continue their battle against sexual assault and bring the message to even more people across the community.

“We’re not just going to be bystanders or onlookers,” Pinilla said.

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Event raises awareness for human rights issues

BY OLIVIA MOHR HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU For 27 hours from 8 a.m. Tuesday to 11 a.m. Wednesday, the WKU chapter of the International Justice Mission (IJM) held an event called Stand for Freedom in Centennial Mall. Posters painted with phrases like “slavery still exists,” stickers, candy and other items were set up for people who stopped to learn more.

Stand for Freedom’s goal is to stand for 27 hours for over 27 million men, women and children in the bonds of modern day slavery, including victims of human rights issues like violence and human trafficking. According to the WKU chapter of the IJM’s president senior Rachel Harris from Louisville, there are currently over 45 million victims of modern day slavery. The number includes victims from every major continent. At Stand for Freedom, people who stopped by had the option to sign a petition to collect signatures for the End Modern Slavery Initiative (EMSI).

Harris discussed why she believes modern slavery is an important issue.

“This is an important issue because it affects all of us in more ways

than we know,” she said. “Not only do we have the power to stand up for victims, but we can also play a big role in ending slavery once and for all.”

She said she hoped students would ask questions and become passionate about issues involving modern slavery.

“For the people walking by, we hope they take a few moments to ask questions,” she said. “It may be a conversation that really changes how they think or consume and what they are passionate about.”

Harris said, there have been cases of human trafficking in Bowling Green in the past few years, and there are hundreds of missing girls in Washington, D.C and to Harris, it is suspected the missing girls in D.C. were kidnapped and forced into prostitution. She also said I-65 is the most used highway in the nation for human trafficking.

Harris said she feels though the world has advanced, slavery is still a huge problem.

“Even though the world has made a lot of advances, there are still so many people who are not free,” she said. “That’s something we are really not okay with. These people are a part of our humanity even though

we may never meet them. Because of violence and economic instability, they go through things that are unthinkable.”

Senior Brendan Bird from Elizabethtown stopped by at Stand for Freedom. She volunteers at Hope Harbor in Bowling Green, a sexual trauma recovery center. She does not feel many people are aware of how big of an issue human trafficking is, but she feels prevention and awareness will help resolve the issue and she believes events like Stand for Freedom help increase awareness and knowledge.

“It brings awareness and prevention,” she said. “That’s what we need.”

Bird said she feels it is important to intervene and know the signs when someone is being trafficked.

“No one really wants to talk about it, but it could be your friend,” she said. “It could be your family member. It could be your roommate in your dorm, and things like [Stand for Freedom] that let people know and signs to look for – I think that’s really important too because you can intervene.”

Junior Abby Blandford from Lebanon also stopped by at Stand for Freedom. She is friends with soph-

omore Marlee Barrett from Murray, the vice president of the WKU chapter of IJM. She heard Barrett talking about IJM and modern slavery.

Blandford described Stand for Freedom as a “noble” thing and a good way to get students involved in taking a stand against modern slavery.

“I know as a young woman, a lot of women college-age globally are impacted by human trafficking, so I think it’s just looking out for your fellow man, taking a stand for them because they can’t take a stand for themselves,” she said.

Harris described why slavery still exists today and how she feels people can make a difference.

“It’s 2017, and people are still making a profit by buying, selling and manipulating other human beings, which is crazy,” Harris said. “So much these people suffer is so that we can have things like cheaper clothing, faster food, or even pornography.

However, our small sacrifices of time and energy can break the cycle and make justice a reality.”

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let others know that this is an issue, and we want to make a change.”

According to the WKU website, there will be more sexual assault

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more women.

“CSF as a whole has grown so much in just the last year,” Hughes said. “This year we may have over 100

prevention events held during the month of April, sexual assault prevention month.

The Vagina Monologues will take place on April 10 in the DSU auditorium, there will be a Zumba: Exercise for Empowerment event at the

Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College on April 11, and on April 20, the Take Back the Night event will be held at First Christian Church followed by the FFOYA House Music and Art Benefit Show.

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Although the event will be hosted by the men of Christian Student Fellowship, it is open for any female college students to attend.

“We also want ladies who aren’t involved with CSF to come and feel

loved and feel cared for and feel special,” said Hughes. “We’re a gospel-centered organization. Everything we do is ultimately all about Christ and making His love known to those around us.”

The CSF ladies’ night will take

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B3 BASEBALL Continued from SPORTS along with a RBI. In its loss, Murray State was led by senior catcher Tyler Lawrence.

WKU outhit the Racers, 14-11, on the day and had an overall hitting percentage of .389 (14-of-36) while MSU had a mark of .314 (11-of-35).

“I’m excited about what we did offensively,” Pawlowski said. “Fourteen hits, 10 runs. I know offensively these guys have worked so hard, and it’s great to see them have some success.

Hopefully, this will give them some confidence.”

Currie tripled to centerfield for the game’s first hit while junior first baseman Grayson Ivey singled to the Murray State shortstop for a RBI single.

Shortly after the run, Featherstone singled, and freshman shortstop Kevin Lambert followed up with a two-run RBI double to put the Toppers up 3-0.

The advantage soon doubled on junior designated hitter Kaleb Duckworth’s RBI single and senior right fielder Thomas Peter’s seventh home run of the season to put WKU up 6-0 after two innings.

“It was really big,” Currie said of the win. “We got off to a good start.”

But the Racers fired right back.

Murray State got its first hit on senior first baseman Jack Hranec’s single that leadoff the third. After a fielder’s choice and a pair of walks by Loomis,

TRACK Continued from SPORTS week, which earned him C-USA Male Track Athlete of the Week honors.

Dasor ran a 45.93 in the 400-meter last week, which was the fourth-fastest time in school history, and the third-fastest time of his career. It is the third time Dasor has won the award for outdoor track, and the first time since 2015.

SOFTBALL Continued from SPORTS struggling UTEP team. Despite their 10-26 record, the Lady Miners are coming off an 11-3 victory over Incarnate Word on Monday.

The Lady Toppers (20-20 overall, 4-8 C-USA) are looking to get back above .500 after alternating wins and losses over their past four outings. An eightgame losing streak from early to the middle of March put WKU toward the bottom of the Conference USA standings.

the Racers scored their first run after Hranec crossed the plate on a walk.

Boyd replaced Loomis on the bump after the run.

Murray State scored its first run on a walk by Loomis, and a grand slam from Lawrence brought it to within a single run at 6-5.

Following the five-run frame by Murray State, WKU’s offensive continued to be effective. Currie leadoff the bottom half of the third with a single and a double from Featherston plated Currie, giving the Tops a 7-5 lead entering the fourth.

WKU added a run on Ivey’s RBI single in the bottom of the fifth, which scored senior catcher Hunter Wood and the Toppers led by three after five complete innings.

Trailing 8-5, MSU added three runs to its side of the scoreboard in the sixth to even the affair at 8-8. Hrancec tripled for a RBI while Robinson hit an RBI single and junior second baseman Kipp Moore got an RBI double.

Moore’s sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the seventh gave Murray State its first lead of the night at 9-8, but the WKU pinch hitter Rogers blasted a solo homer over the bullpen in left to tie things yet again.

“It was a big hit,” Rogers noted. “Our offense played great today. We really needed this win – and we’re happy we got it.”

With Currie on third and junior second baseman Tyler Robertson up to

bat, Robertson connected on a pitch for a RBI sacrifice fly that plated Currie and gave the Hilltoppers the walk-off victory.

“It’s really big, especially going into conference play this weekend,” Currie added in regards to the win. “As long as we can keep this up, we’re right there.”

WKU now travels to San Antonio for a three-game Conference USA series at UTSA, beginning Friday at 6 p.m.

The Roadrunners (14-13, 4-5 C-USA) are coming off a 5-2 home loss

to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and host Prairie View A&M on Wednesday before welcoming in the Hilltoppers.

WKU has a 5-1 all-time record against UTSA, including a sweep in Bowling Green last year. The three victories came in results of 7-5, 14-10 and 8-5, respectively.

The men’s 4x100 team, led by Dasor, will be looking for another quality outing after finishing fifth last week, as their 38.91 time was the second-best time in program history. It also ranks first in C-USA this season.

Senior thrower Jenessa Jackson will also be looking to build on last week, as she finished 10th in the shot put last week. After success during the indoor season, she’s primed for a successful outdoor season.

After starting the season off with a personal best in the 400m hurdles last week (1:00.21), Kaila Smith will be looking to do even better here at home this weekend.

This will be just the second team meet of the season. The first meet of the season featured just two individual runners from WKU, making last week’s meet in Florida the first with both the men’s and women’s teams involved.

After a successful meet last week when the Hilltoppers were up against 90 other schools, including 12 in the top-25, WKU will be looking for even more success against fewer teams and a field that isn’t as stacked as last week’s was.

While the Lady Toppers’ bats have been inconsistent this season, their leader has been solid.

Senior pitcher Kathryn Downing threw a two-hitter last week in a 1-0 shutout of in-state opponent Murray State, dropping the upstart Racers to 10 losses on the season. Downing is 11-7 on the season with a 2.09 earned run average and 75 of the team’s 176 strikeouts.

Unfortunately for the Hilltoppers, Downing struggled in the weekend series against UAB, losing both of her starts. Downing gave up three earned

runs and nine hits in two starts against UAB. “We didn’t have enough run support in game one, but the team responded well from the start in game two and put together some key at bats that produced several runs,” head coach Amy Tudor said last weekend.

Downing and WKU fell 1-0 in nine innings to open the slate in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader before taking a 7-3 win in the second contest to tie the series at 1-1. In Sunday’s rubber match, WKU fell short, 3-2, losing its second straight league series.

“We’re disappointed not to win the series, but I’m proud of our pitchers’ performances, as well as the bottom of our lineup for producing hits this weekend,” WKU head coach Amy Tudor said after the loss on Sunday.

“We kept ourselves in every game this weekend and had several opportunities to put runs across the plate in each of the games.”

Junior outfielder Leif Kraft (2) bats as junior outfielder Kaleb Duckworth (13) waits on deck during the Hilltoppers’ 13-1 loss to Southern Mississippi on Sunday at Nick Denes Field. SKYLER BALLARD/HERALD

Reporter Tyler Mansfield can be reached at (270) 935-0007 and tyler. wkuherald@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter at @CallMeMansfield.

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Junior left-handed pitcher Evan Acostra (31) pitches during the Hilltoppers’ 13-1 loss to Southern Mississippi on Sunday at Nick Denes Field. SKYLER BALLARD/HERALD

Walking Off the Hill WKU tops Murray State, UTSA series up next

BY TYLER MANSFIELD

HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU A powerful offensive second inning propelled the WKU baseball team to a hard fought 10-9 victory over Murray State on Tuesday evening at Nick Denes Field.

The Hilltoppers (10-20 overall, 3-6 Conference USA), who snapped a four-game losing streak, recorded

six runs on six hits in the frame and showed plenty of momentum early. In the inning, WKU tallied three singles, a double, a triple and a home run to take the early 6-0 advantage.

“It’s been frustrating – we’ve had our moments, we just haven’t played consistent, championship baseball – and that’s where we’re at,” WKU head coach John Pawlowski said. “Hopefully they can continue to gain some confidence.”

The Racers (15-13) responded with a five-run inning of their own in top of the third to bring themselves right back into the mix.

Starting redshirt freshman right-handed pitcher Caleb Bruner suffered an arm injury after throwing just 10 pitches and was replaced by junior righty Devon Loomis, who tossed just 20. Junior right-hander Conner Boyd entered and did most of the work on the mound, giving up five hits and two

WKU Softball to travel to UTEP after Kentucky game is cancelled

runs while striking out two batters in 3.1 innings.

“That one was for Caleb Bruner,” senior outfielder Chris Rogers said. “He’s been working his butt off all year and to come back, and that happen to it, that sucks. That was for Caleb.”

On the opposite side of the ball, junior centerfielder Colie Currie went 3-for-4 while freshman left fielder Wyatt Featherston went 2-for-3 to go

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WKU to host Hilltopper Relays this weekend

BY JEREMY CHISENHALL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

Sunday.

Wednesday’s cancellation will leave the Hilltoppers with a full week between games. The last time WKU was in action, they came up short against UAB in last Sunday’s contest against the Blazers.

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WKU will be hosting the annual WKU Hilltopper Relays this Friday and Saturday at the Charles M. Rueter Track and Field Complex.

The Hilltoppers, led by their preseason top-25 men’s team, will look to defend their home turf against 20 other schools.

There will be nine Division 1 schools competing, including WKU, Northern Kentucky University, Eastern Kentucky University and Belmont University. Austin Peay University, Xavier University, Murray State, Tennessee Tech and Ohio University will have just women’s teams in the competition.

There will also be six Division 2 schools: Grand Valley State, Northwood, Hillsdale, Bellarmine, Kentucky State and Siena Heights.

Also, there will be six NAIA schools competing: Findlay, Indiana Tech, Lindsey Wilson, Kentucky Wesleyan, St Joseph’s, (IN), Cumberland.

Overall, 584 athletes will be on the Hill this weekend for the Hilltoppers’ lone home event of the season.

The Hilltoppers will be looking to build on their quality outing at the Pepsi Florida Relays, a meet in which the team produced five top-10 finishes.

Emmanuel Dasor will be looking to build on his outstanding showing last

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Junior utility player Jordan Mauch (19) runs home to score during the Lady Toppers’ 7-3 win on Saturday at the WKU Softball Complex. NIC HUEY/HERALD

BY HERALD SPORTS HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU After having its Wednesday night showdown with bluegrass opponent, the University of Kentucky, cancelled Wednesday night due to weather, the WKU softball team will travel to Texas

for a weekend series against C-USA foe Texas El Paso.

This will be the first time since 2011, and only the second time since the WKU program was started in 2000, that UK and WKU will not meet during the spring season. Up next, the Lady Tops will have a doubleheader on Saturday followed by a series finale on

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