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Candidates prepare for SGA elections BY MONICA KAST & JAMIE WILLIAMS HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Three students will be vying for the title of Student Government Association president and two for executive vice president during Spring elections on April 17 and 18. Andi Dahmer, a current senator in SGA, is one of the three presidential candidates. Now a sophomore, Dahmer has been involved in SGA since she came to WKU as a freshman. Dahmer is currently the committee chair for MyCampusToo, an SGA committee that strives to improve diversity on campus. During her time in the Senate, Dahmer has helped author 15 pieces of legislation including a resolution supporting the addition of an elevator to Gordon Wilson Hall and a resolution supporting diversity in on-campus housing. Dahmer also worked on legislation to create the Jonesville scholarship and to outline the recommended qualities for WKU’s 10th president. “Her track record in SGA of multiple pieces of legislation weekly in support of campus diversity and sustainability is astounding and shows her commitment to bettering our campus,” senator Conner Hounshell wrote on Facebook. Savannah Molyneaux will be running for the executive vice presidential position on Dahmer’s ticket. Molyneaux is currently the chair of the sustainability committee and has helped author eight pieces of legislation during her time in SGA. Many of the resolutions Molyneaux has worked on support sustainability initiatives on campus, such as the removal of styrofoam from dining locations and supporting vegetarian options in the Downing Student Union food court. Current SGA secretary Kara Lowry is also on Dahmer’s ticket and will be running unopposed for the administrative vice presidential position. “We strive to be dependable, accessible representatives for all WKU students,” Dahmer stated in her candidacy announcement on Facebook. Opposing Dahmer will be current senator and junior Lily Nellans. Nellans was appointed to the Senate near the beginning of this semester and helped author a bill to encourage inclusivity in student organiza-

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President Gary Ransdell watches the revealing of the new signs for the dedication of the Dixie and Peter Mahurin Honors College on Friday, April 7. Ransdell, who spoke at the event, said the Honors College has a “focus on intellectual ability, drive, determination—it’s not always about IQ.” GRACE PRITCHETT/HERALD

Dedicated Honors College receives a new name that represents excellence in education BY REBEKAH ALVEY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

he Honors College received a new name Friday, representing a dedication and passion for learning. Students and faculty gathered outside the Honors College International Center for the dedication of the college to Dixie and Peter Mahurin. New signage on the building was unveiled at the ceremony. The previously named Honors College is now the Dixie and Peter Mahurin Honors College, matching other schools at WKU like Potter College and Gordon Ford School of Business. Craig Cobane, executive director of the Honors College, said any col-

lege has a higher status once named. In his opening remarks, President Gary Ransdell said the building is a way to elevate education. The Honors College consists of 1,300 students with faculty from across the globe. The building also houses offices and facilities reserved for international students. David Holland, owner of Signature Signs, the company that completes lettering across campus, said there were some barriers to putting up the lettering due to weather. He said they wanted the unveiling to be a big moment, so they had to wait until a day or two ahead of the event to start. The Mahurin family has been involved with WKU for a long time. President Ransdell said he has been

working with the family for 20 years. Both Dixie Mahurin and Peter Mahurin are WKU alumni and have established many programs making them vital to WKU, like the Mahurin Endowed Professorship in Gifted Studies. The family also gave a gift that helped move the headquarters of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children to WKU. Peter Mahurin was a founding member of the WKU Foundation, and Dixie Mahurin is a founding member of the WKU Sisterhood. At the dedication, their daughter Sarah Jo Mahurin, dean of Timothy Dwight College at Yale University, gave remarks about what the Honors

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Samsung senior vice president speaks on Korean language BY MATT STAHL HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Samsung’s senior vice president of electronics, Dochul Choi, spoke to a crowded room in Snell Hall on Friday, hosted by the engineering department in conjunction with the international year of South Korea. Choi’s presentation primarily focused on the Korean written language, including its history, ease of learning, and role in turning South Korea from a country ravaged by war and poverty into an information technology power. Choi was born in South Korea in 1950 and grew up in a country deeply affected by poverty caused by the Korean War. He has been with Samsung since 2004. Before joining Samsung, he worked with United Technologies Research Center. He received his Ph.D. and MS degrees from Pennsylvania State University. He spoke about Samsung’s success and how it would translate to an American company. The two cultures are so different, he said, that there is no point in trying to replicate Samsung’s success in the U.S. “There is no way you can use what Samsung used in the USA,” Choi

said. “So there is no point to talking about success DNA; it depends on who you are.” He spoke about Samsung’s rivalry with Apple. He then held up an iPhone. He said Samsung makes more money from iPhones than they do from its own devices. “This is a good phone. Steve Jobs did a wonderful job,” Choi said. “We make almost half of it at Samsung. If you open it up, there is a lot of Samsung-made chips.” After showing a video presentation on the creation and history of the Korean language, he went on to talk about the simplicity of the language, especially when compared to Chinese. “I usually can teach Korean alphabet within hours,” Choi said. “Knowing the meaning is very difficult, but I can teach you how to read and write.” Choi credited the simplicity of the Korean alphabet to the rise of South Korea as a technology power since 1985. He said because the Chinese alphabet was too complicated for early 8-bit processors, the Chinese and Japanese were forced into using much more expensive parts on their early personal computers. “Their PC became very expensive,” Choi said. “People could not afford to

Dochul Choi, VP of Samsung was the guest speaker on Friday, April 7 at Snell Hall in honor of WKU’s international year of South Korea. He talked to students about the importance of culture and language. “Its good to know the bases of every language. It gives you a better understanding to why someone speaks a certain way and what values they hold to themselves.” Choi said. REMI MAYS/HERALD buy it. In Korea, our system became very inexpensive.” After his presentation, he answered questions from members of the audience. He responded to a question from a student about Samsung’s failed Galaxy Note 7 smart-

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Conference opens conversation on complex gender topics BY KATHRYN ZIESIG HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Students, faculty and Bowling Green residents had the opportunity to learn, discuss and dive deeper into gender issues on Saturday during the seventh annual Gender Communication Conference. WKU Housing and Residence Life hosted the event to open a dialogue about gender issues and help bring the discussion to WKU. Blair Jensen, HRL assistant director, said the conference has grown in size and scope since its beginning and has been able to welcome a wider variety of speakers outside of the HRL department. “It’s about providing students with a place to learn about their own identities and to also learn about other people and then to work toward justice and equality for all,” Jensen said. According to the Human Rights Campaign, gender identity is defined as one’s personal concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One’s gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth. Last year the conference only had about 70 to 80 participants, but this year 116 people registered, Jensen said. “I think that we’ve seen the conference evolve to a point where it’s tackling more complex and challenging issues and topics related to gender,” Jensen said. The conference began with an

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College meant to her family, saying WKU has always been a fabric of her family. In her remarks, Mahurin explained how her parents always emphasized a passion for learning and making higher education available.

address from the keynote speaker Chris Purcell, the director of LGBTQI life at Vanderbilt University. According to the Vanderbilt website, Purcell has been working throughout his career to expand LGBTQI equity in higher education. He has collaborated with students, faculty, and staff to expand upon LGBTQI rights within the university. After Purcell’s address, participants had the choice of attending one of three presentations during the first of three sessions. The sessions covered topics like workplace harassment, fighting for equality and how reading exchanges ideas of gender. Grayson Hunt, assistant professor of philosophy and religion, led a session called “Biphobia and Transphobia: Shared Causes & Shared Resistance.” Hunt spoke on seeing the shared experience, oppression and resistance of bi and trans people instead of their perceived differences and stereotypes. “So we are thinking about how oppression works within oppressed groups, and we’re going to use that to figure out how oppression works within the LGBTQ community,” Hunt said. Megan Maddern, a graduate teaching instructor, and Danna Biechele-Speziale, a WKU student, led another session in a conversation about family structure norms, “Rethinking the ‘Normal’ Family: A Fresh Perspective.” They spoke with the audience about family structure norms and how they do not always

Grayson Hunt, assistant professor of philosophy, speaks during the Gender Communication Conference which was held in Downing Student Union on Saturday. Last year the conference had around 70 to 80 participants, this year 116 people signed up. LYDIA SCHWEIKART/HERALD align with the realities of many American families. At the conclusion of the conference participants were invited to a closing reception to discuss what they had learned over dessert. Some students like Gatton Academy juniors Mackenzie Branson and Caroline Ferro decided to come to the conference to learn more about the issues on campus and around the world. “There aren’t a lot of opportunities to learn about gender things, so I thought that this would be a really interesting opportunity to utilize,” Branson said.

Chad Lawhorn, a HRL volunteer, said the conference offers so many different topics of discussion and ideas that each individual’s experience within the conference, and what they take away from it is up to them. Holly Brandewie, Pearce-Ford Tower hall director, said HRL hopes to continue bringing the campus opportunities like this to explore the topic of gender in the future. “It’s a conversation that needs to continue,” Brandewie said.

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Holmes Radio and T.V. Service in Franklin, Kentucky, made a comment about Samsung’s consumer electronics. “It’s just so fascinating how you do make things simple,” Holmes said. “Even in your troubleshooting, for people to troubleshoot

your goods, it’s just simplicity. It’s just so good compared to the other brands out there.” Choi also responded to a question about whether or not he recommended that students get an MBA. “Being a good, competitive engi-

neer, is just as good as any MBA,” Choi said. “It doesn’t matter what school it is; an MBA isn’t as good as being a good, true, engineer.”

She said they taught her she could do anything and learn anything and always made reading and learning enjoyable. “They taught me that being an honors student has a lot to do with being an honorable person,” Mahurin said. Ransdell said the college has a focus on intellectual ability, drive and determination. He said it is not al-

ways about IQ, but about working hard. “The Honors College puts bright students in an opportunity to do something special,” Ransdell said. Cobane explained how one of the main purposes of the Honors College is to change the world. He said the college is an agency of change and helps students achieve big dreams, emphasized by a focus on global

study and scholarship. Ransdell said the Mahurin family was chosen to be the name of the college because of their dedication to gifted education and because WKU is a university that recognizes its supporters.

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tions. Nellans received an exemption from the Judicial Council to run for the executive position. According to the SGA Constitution, Article 2.2.5, the president “shall have completed one year of membership as an elected or appointed officer in the Student Government Association or may be granted an exemption by Judicial Council.” Nellans sought an exemption during a Judicial Council meeting on April 3. Brian Anderson, Nellans’ EVP running mate, sent an email to Chief Justice Cody Cox before the meeting in favor of the exemption. “The election appears, at this point, to be an uncontested race,” Anderson stated in the email, referring to Dahmer being the only other candidate at the time. “By allowing another person to enter the race, I believe this will improve the value of our elections and heighten the level of debate.” Nellans said if elected president she will surround herself with more experienced SGA members to make up for the limited time she has been involved in the Senate. Anderson, a sophomore, is currently a senator and is chair of the Legislative Research Committee. Nellans and Anderson are both members of the WKU Forensics Team, which recently won second in an American Forensic Association national tournament. The pair has a website detailing policies they wish to implement, including a way for students to pay off parking ticket debts via volunteerism. At a recent WKU Young Democrats meeting, Nellans said her number one priority in office is strengthening

the student voice to ensure students’ opinions are heard. “We want to be the people you can come to to say, ‘The administration’s not listening to us; get them in gear,’ and we will get them in line,” Anderson said. Nellans also said she and Anderson have a history of speaking at city commission meetings and against university cuts such as those to the former Institute for Citizenship and Responsibility. Some other policies they mention are improving campus accessibility, expanding food options for those with dietary restrictions and improving SGA participation. The final candidate for SGA president will be current senator and freshman Kenan Mujkanovic. Mujkanovic was also granted an exemption at an emergency called Judicial Council meeting on Thursday night. Mujkanovic was appointed as a senator to SGA this semester, meaning he has not served a full year as a senator. Like Nellans, Mujkanovic needed an exemption from SGA’s Judicial Council to run for an executive position. Cody Cox, chief justice for the council, said Mujkanovic asked for an exemption on Tuesday, several hours before the deadline to apply to run for SGA office. Cox also mentioned there was not a set deadline for when an exemption must be brought before the judicial council. Mujkanovic said he “overlooked that point” during the application process. “I understand that is completely my fault and I accept that,” Mujkanovic said. After speaking before the council and answering questions from justices, the justices took a vote. They

ruled 5-2 in favor of allowing Mujkanovic to run, with Cox and associate justice Annalicia Carlson voting against. Several justices cited precedent as the reason for voting to allow him to run since they also gave an exemption to Nellans. Mujkanovic is the co-founder of the Young Visionaries Foundation, a non-profit organization that encourages young people to give back the Bowling Green community. He also recently authored “Voices of Bowling Green: Tales of Young Visionaries,” a collection of stories from the youth of Bowling Green. Mujkanovic has also received several awards for his foundation, including the National Caring Award

and the 2015 President’s Volunteer Service Award. “I am beyond excited, humbled, and ready to run for President,” Mujkanovic stated in his candidacy announcement on Facebook. “Ever since I have started attending WKU, it has been one of my biggest goals to become the student body President.” Spring elections will take place April 17 and 18, and students can vote by using TopNet. Results of the election will be announced at 12:01 a.m. on April 19 in the SGA Senate Chambers.

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When Pandora listeners tell the app they want to listen to rock music, they may get anything from Nickelback to Elvis Presley’s Christmas album. Three WKU students weren’t satisfied with this and decided to come up with a solution to provide

music listeners with personalized recommendations. Taylor Wathen, Zachary Wathen and Blake Knott created Tech Gnar, an app expected to launch by the end of the year. The idea is for the app to be a technological force in the music industry that analytically breaks down music into numbers to provide personalized music recommendations. It is

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their friends through the app and view their music selections. “So if you want to hear a song with a saxophone in it, Tech Gnar can find it for you,” Taylor Wathen said. “You can even get more specific. If you want to hear a song that’s 50 percent pop and 50 percent rock and a saxophone in it.” The Tech Gnar team took second place in WKU’s 2016 Topper Tank, an elevator pitch entrepreneur competition. In the fall of 2016, they began the first round of the WKU Business Plan Competition where they proceeded to the finals in the spring. The competition consisted of a 15-minute presentation of a 15-page business plan, with a 10-minute Q&A session from the judges. The group took home $3,000 as a prize. “They didn’t call us the winner, but our team did take home the most money,” Taylor Wathen said. The group recently participated in the Alltech Innovation competition, where they earned $10,000 for the undergraduate portion. The future of Tech Gnar will be stationed in Bowling Green. The three plan to “rush the market” to make their name well known in the industry and anticipate to set up a booth on WKU’s campus to promote their company with merchandise.

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Taylor Wathen (left) and Blake Knott (right) are two of the three WKU students who are working on an app and website that uses algorithms to recommend music based on songs and artists the user likes. Last week the team won $10,000 at the Alltech Innovation Competition in Lexington. They plan on releasing the app and website at the end of the year. BROOK JOYNER/HERALD

not an app for music streaming but will provide users with recommendations based on their preferences. Consumers can also watch linked music videos for song selections. “The music technology that’s out there right now — we weren’t really happy with our suggestions,” Taylor Wathen said. The company began the app’s production in August 2016, including planning for both a Tech Gnar app and website. The idea started as an algorithm of only 12 measurements and has grown to be composed of 771. The three student founders built the app around their shared love for music. Taylor Wathen and Knott both have experience playing instruments, including drums and the piano. Taylor Wathen and Knott are in a relationship, and Taylor Wathen and Zachary Wathen are brother and sister, which they say has aided the group to thrive in their business. All three come from a business family background that led them to pursue entrepreneurship. “People say don’t start a business with your family, but we haven’t any problems with it,” Taylor Wathen said. The app will have four separate tabs including a discover, poster, profile and collections section, to personalize and search for music. Users will be able to interact with

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Judiciary Judgements Exemptions granted by Judicial Council sets precedent

THE ISSUE: Decisions made by the Student Government Association Judicial Council to grant exemptions to two candidates have turned this year’s elections into a three-way race. OUR STANCE: The rulings create the possibility for more people with limited or no SGA experience to run for an executive position.

he sun is shining, the wind is blowing in a quirky northeasterly fashion, and SGA elections are fully underway. Seeing as current SGA President Jay Todd Richey cannot run for a third term it’s time to elect a new president. What was once a one-person race has turned into a three-way race courtesy of the SGA Judicial Council. Comprised of seven justices, the Judicial Council “interprets the governing documents of WKU SGA, validates if legislation is constitutional, and serves as an impartial voice regarding WKU SGA matters.” Running this year for SGA president are Andi Dahmer, Lily Nellans and Kenan Mujkanovic all of whom are SGA senators, yet only one of whom was eligible to run for president under the SGA Constitution.

Article 2.2.5 of the SGA Constitution reads, “The President, Executive Vice President, and Administrative Vice President shall have completed one year of membership as an elected or appointed officer in the Student Government Association or may be granted an exemption by Judicial Council.” Initially only Dahmer was able to run, but the council gave both Nellans and Mujkanovic an exemption despite only both of them having served in SGA for less than one semester. We are not endorsing Dahmer, nor are we smearing on the ability of Nellans or Mujkanovic. All three candidates have wealths of experience both in and out of SGA. But the decisions made by the council have set a precedent. A precedent in which those without a full year of experience in SGA, or even a semester for that matter, can be permitted to run for the highest office representing the student body and given a seat on the Board of Regents. Representing the student body on the board will be especially vital when President Gary Ransdell retires and Timothy Caboni takes his place as president. Caboni does not have a formal vote on the board, but it’s undeniable the role a president has in influencing the board’s decisions, or in some cases simply seeking approval for a deal that’s already been

finalized. While it’s often perceived as edgy and bold to say you’ll, “fight against the board” we’re not fully confident any of the candidates are aware of the purview of the board’s powers and responsibilities nor the role of the student regent. When the council gave Mujkanovic an exemption, they reached a consensus that while they weren’t solely granting him one because they had Nellans, pointing to some of his achievements, they couldn’t deny that was a primary reason as well. The council cannot simply flipflop on those possible matters; they either have to remain consistent from here on out or possibly amend the SGA constitution is needed altogether. Or perhaps this gets to an organizational weakness of SGA. A lack of senior members willing to step up and run for executive positions, issues of retaining students or an overarching issue we’ve seen emerge in this campaign and previous ones where people may not know about the role of SGA at all. But, if the Judicial Council was looking to make things more interesting by ensuring that this year’s election was not an uncontested race then they’ve succeeded in that regard. The Judicial Council has muddied the waters for this election and future ones.

It’s April and that means warm weather and outdoor festivals. One step closer to my career, one step closer to summer travels. But for me and my fellow survivors, April has much deeper meaning. It is a month where we gather support for and from each other. It is a month where we stand in solidarity and bring awareness to issues of rape and sexual assault. 2017 has been a roller coaster. My advances forward in recovery have been amazing. But society’s steps backwards into a deeper, scarier rape culture have tempered the celebration of recovery. My last rotation around the sun has given me Brock Turners, Casey Afflecks, and Donald Trumps. This year, I learned that my rapist is nothing more than a ‘phase;’ that my rapist can win an Oscar; that my rapist can be the leader of the free world. And even more terrifying? My rapist has the support of a complacent and stubborn society. Granted, I never pressed charges on my rapist (60 percent of us don’t). But that is not this issue, is it? The issue is that the actions of activists and survivors cannot be heard over the blaring hum and ignorance of American Rape Culture. And even more toxic is this nation’s bystander culture. My rapist is guilty, but so are the bystanders who knew, who saw, who said nothing. So what now? I have been thoroughly discouraged. So I am here, writing this letter, to ask all of you to hold me accountable. I can no longer stand in my silent strength. I must be vocal, outspoken, and unafraid of the vitriol that will come the way of a woman (or any person) who dares speak out against rape culture, locker-room talk, and toxic masculinity. But I am just one person, and I do not represent the whole picture. Victims are male, female, trans, gender non-conforming. We are scientists, social workers, economists, artists. We all survived. And now we must take that commonality and become a voice so loud that no one can silence us. LETTER BY ELIZABETH WILLENBRINK

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As semester winds down, make sure to take care of yourself BY KALYN JOHNSON HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU It’s that time of the year where we all feel like time is running out. With four active weeks left in the semester, this can feel like a race against the clock. With two essays and three exams in the same week, I understand that. But sometimes we have to take care of ourselves. That doesn’t mean going to mandatory chapter meetings or doing homework while there is a YouTube video playing in the background, but it means paying attention to ourselves and being selfish for a moment or two. As an individual who is heavily involved on campus and goes all in or nothing, I can tell you first hand that these last four weeks of the semester

are going to be rough. Weekly chapter and executive board meetings, putting on programs, ensuring the happiness of all twenty something of my members while making sure they’re getting their hours in can be hard. On top of that: working 15 hours a week, taking 15 hours of classes and trying to fit in study time, there is just so little time to take a step back and breathe. But we must take time for ourselves because we’re only human. I’m sure every student knows about the importance of taking time for themselves and about finding the appropriate balance between studies and self-care. Kirsten Lindner, a junior from Elizabethtown, gave me her assessment on the topic. “I think sometime students forget how important it is to take times for themselves. Mental health is just im-

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The Diva Delight Miss Venus Knight accepts tips from an audience member while singing from Beauty and the Beast at WKU’s annual Drag Show at the Knicely Conference Center on Thursday. The show featured current WKU students and alumni as performers. LYDIA SCHWEICKART/HERALD

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n Thursday, WKU’s Housing & Residence Life hosted its annual Drag Show at the Knicely Conference Cente. Current WKU students and alumni performed at the show. For some of the queens, it was their first time performing in front of an audience, but others had years of experience. The show also featured a male king, and a bio-queen during the performances. There was a range of experience for the audience as well as the performers. Over 200 people were in attendance, and for some it was their first time at a drag show. The event gave some insight into drag etiquette, and the history behind the performance art.

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The Diva Delight Miss Venus Knight, reaches down from on stage to hug an audience member at WKU’s Housing & Residence life sponsored Drag Show on Thursday. The show took place at the Knicely Conference Center and featured WKU students and alumni performers. LYDIA SCHWEICKART/HERALD

Daylen Eichenberger, a.k.a Diamond, gets his make-up done by Joshua Finn, a.k.a Geneva LaDiva in preparation for the WKU drag show on Thursday. Daylen is a student and this was only his second time doing drag. Geneva Ladiva has been doing drag for 15 years, and is a non-traditional senior at WKU. LYDIA SCHWEICKART/HERALD

Venus Knight counts her tip money during the intermission of the HRL Drag Show at the Knicely Conference Center on Thursday. Knight is a Bowling Green native and has been doing drag for almost nine years.

Students cheer as the third annual HRL Drag Show begins at the Knicely Conference Center on Thursday. Over 240 people came to watch the show. “It’s just a fun time! I’m super excited, also terrified,” Ivy Parsons, one of the performers, said.

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Laura DeLancey, of Oregon, climbs her way to the top while Yvonne Petkus, of New Jersey, provides rope support. The two work in different departments at WKU and have been coming to Vertical Excape for about two to three times a week. “It’s both physical and mental exercise,” DeLancey said. TYGER WILLIAMS/HERALD

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Rock climbing enthusiasts gather at local gym BY MICHELLE HANKS HERALD.FEAUTRES@WKU.EDU After a week of sitting at a desk, many college students and young adults spend Friday evening with a harness strapped to their waist and their hands covered in chalk powder. Vertical Excape is the first, and currently the only, rock climbing gym in Bowling Green. Since the gym’s opening back in early February, it has unified a scattered community of rock climbers in the city. Evan Karcher, a manager at Vertical Excape, said the gym had provided rock climbers a place to meet other climbers who they didn’t know existed. “It’s a hidden community that no one actually knew existed until we opened up, and now all these people are coming in, and they’re finally realizing, like, ‘oh hey, we’re not the only rock climbers in Bowling

Green,’” Karcher said. Rock climbing is a social activity, as Karcher described it, and the social aspect shows at Vertical Excape. Friendly conversation fills the room. Climbers huddle around a fellow climber while shouting tips and encouragement. Bowling Green freshman Reed Mattison is a member of the gym who has been actively climbing for two years. He said he didn’t realize how many climbers there were in Bowling Green until the gym opened. “There are a lot more out there than I thought, and with this gym everybody is coming out of the woodwork for sure,” Mattison said. “There’s some super experienced climbers who have been doing it for a long time that I had no idea existed until we all started talking about the gym.” Bowling Green was an inconvenient place for climbers until the

gym opened. Mattison said no workout facilities offer rock climbing and the only other places to climb are 45 minutes to an hour away from the town. “None of the actual workout gyms have a climbing wall, or they don’t have hang boards,” Mattison said. “I think having this gym gets those weekend warriors into a workout routine during the week.” The gym has given climbers an opportunity to stay seasoned and active as well as a way to network with each other. Experienced climbers aren’t the only ones who benefit from the gym. Vertical Excape has attracted newcomers to the climbing community. Hope Leeper, 16, a junior attending Greenwood High School, started rock climbing a couple of months ago when her friends invited her to go. She said the activity offers something different.

“It’s difficult, but once you get used to it it’s really fun,” Leeper said. “It’s not like your everyday activity.” Grace Alexieff, 16, a junior at Bowling Green High School, started rock climbing recently as well. She said she noticed how friendly the environment is the first time she went. “It seemed like a really cool place where everyone knows everyone,” Alexieff said. Whether someone goes climbing as a beginner who does it in their spare time or as a more experienced climber who wants to improve their skill, Vertical Excape is contributing to a growing community of rock climbers in Bowling Green. “It’s getting big; it’s gonna be big,” Mattison said. “Just you wait.”

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Student gets Broadway’s attention with proposal BY REBEKAH ALVEY HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU “Hamilton” has become a huge part of the American identity; people who may not be typical theater fans can recite the songs by heart. Like most art forms, it holds multiple meanings to different people. For seniors Elijah Essa and Sarah Burnett, the musical will always be especially remembered. In December 2016, Essa decided to propose to his girlfriend of nearly five years. He said it had always been in the back of his mind that he wanted to propose in a big way. With intentions for a big proposal, Essa decided to gather friends of the couple and perform the songs “Aaron Burr, Sir” and “My Shot” from Hamilton on the stage at Van Meter Hall auditorium. The performance consisted of Essa as Hamilton with about 24 friends playing other roles or dancing backup. Other main roles were performed by students Connor Brown, Jay Todd Richey, Allie Curry and Bailey Townsend. Essa said he and Burnett had always been into musicals and had both been in theater in high school. As a couple, they had seen “Hamilton” performed in Chicago. Practices for the proposal began

in January, and the group met about once a week to perfect the routine. Essa said the whole thing came together smoothly. Brown, who was in charge of putting the choreography together, said he pulled some of the moves and inspiration from a video of the actual performance of “My Shot,” while the rest was original. Brown said he had met the couple freshman year and became close to them through similar organizations like Honors Toppers. Though he was initially shocked when Essa approached him with such an ambitious proposal, Brown said over time as things started to get done it became more realistic. “I was really attached to the idea of something creative and big; it’s not something you hear about every day,” Brown said. Towards the end of the performance, Essa made the decision to change some of the original lyrics as well. Essa said during Hamilton’s solo, some lyrics are about death, which he didn’t want to sing about in his proposal, so he thought it was the perfect opportunity to make the song more personal. A few weeks after the video was put up on Youtube, Essa’s proposal began to gain attention from a wider audience.

Sarah Burnett and Elijah Essa pose for a picture after Essa’s proposal. Essa recreated one of the acts of the broadway play “Hamilton”. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY ELIJAH ESSA He said they had about 35,000 to 40,000 views for the video. It was quickly picked up by Broadway.com and Inside Edition. After the video had hit these sites, it reached the official Twitter account for the production. Hamilton’s Twitter account shared the video with a quote from the musical: “Then you walked in and my heart went boom.” Essa said the original intent of

making and sharing the video was to show family and friends, so he couldn’t believe the other attention it was receiving. “I didn’t see it coming at all,” Essa said.

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Sociology professor wins advisement award BY OLIVIA MOHR HERALDFEATURES@WKU.EDU The Faculty Awards Reception will take place at the Faculty House tomorrow at 3 p.m. Faculty members are selected by each college for awards in various areas including Student Advisement, Teaching, Public Service and Research/Creativity. Potter College selected Holli Drummond as the winner of the Potter College Student Advisement Award. Drummond is honored to have been chosen for the award. “When Dean Larry Snyder called to tell me I had won the award, I was ecstatic,” Drummond said. “I have served on the Potter College Awards committee in prior years and know the depth of talent represented annually

for each award. Having relationships across campus, it is also nice to be honored alongside the winners of the Student Advising Award from other colleges. Specifically, student advising often feels like a very invisible role but one that is essential to the success of our graduates and, in relation, our job as scholar-mentors.” Drummond is a sociology professor from Cordova, Alabama. She earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Samford University, a master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Alabama and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Georgia. She teaches Introduction to Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency and Gender, Crime and Justice at WKU. She is also a student advisor and internship coordinator.

Holli Drummond, professor of sociology teaches courses over criminology and research methods. She is a student advisor and internship coordinator at WKU. Drummond was chosen to win the Potter College Student Advisement Award. TYGER WILLIAMS/HERALD Drummond is passionate about sociology and subjects within it and criminology,

and her passion has won her other awards in the past. “Juvenile delinquency,

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New exhibit celebrates WKU’s artistic community BY ANDREW CRITCHELOW HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU A new art exhibit featuring the work of WKU students is celebrating the artistic community of The Hill while showcasing individual talents. Entitled “IN FLUX,” the exhibit features sculptures by students at WKU. The exhibit got its name from the fluctuating nature of the student artist body, where new artists come in while others graduate, emphasizing that it is important for the artistic community to embrace this “flux.” The exhibit was created by the WKU League of Sculptors. Started four years ago, the group is dedicated to supporting the art of sculpting. Though the exhibit heavily features sculptures, some

of the students featured in the exhibit are also painters, illustrators, ceramicists, print makers, video artists and photographers. Ana Grant, a senior from Elizabethtown studying psychology and studio art, and a member of the League of Sculptors, said there is a vibrant sculpting community on campus. “It’s great,” Grant said. “Everyone is extremely gifted and helpful to others who need an extra hand with their project or some advice.” The exhibit is hosted by the SkyPAC’s main gallery, where new exhibits are featured every six to eight weeks. Known largely as a performance venue, the SKyPAC features two galleries that are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The galleries often feature work from both

IN FLUX is a group of artist who are students at WKU. The artwork is featured at SKyPAC in their main gallery. They are the WKU’s League of Sculptors. The artist consist of many skills including painters, illustrators, ceramicists, printmakers, video artist, and photographers. Art director Jessica Snodgrass helped guide the students when she can and has been working there for two and half years as the art director. TYGER WILLIAMS/HERALD

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Continued from B2 foundation of my professional knowledge and enjoyment,” she said. “Through my involvement with the community, mostly regarding issues of juvenile justice, I was selected as the Potter College winner of the 2011 Public Service Award. This community involvement formed the foundation of my work as internship coordinator for the department.” Drummond has worked with 95 student interns since 2013, placed in 53 different organizations. The internship program allows students to learn how to connect the skills they develop through their sociology and criminology studies to future careers. Drummond explained why she decided to be a professor. “I knew I wanted to spend my life better understanding why people

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Continued from B2 process, and challenges visitors to contemplate the historical, social, and cultural context of visual art,” according to the venue’s website. Jessica Snodgrass, Visual Arts Gallery Director at the SKyPAC, said exhibits like IN FLUX help enrich and educate the community. “It’s a great opportunity to learn and experience,” Snodgrass said.

make the choices they make and the role their social influences play in that process,” she said. “At the end of nine and a half years of undergraduate and graduate coursework, I believed I had something to say to others about what I had learned and wanted to convey that knowledge to students similar to myself.” In addition to teaching, advising and helping interns, Drummond has conducted research on the influence of circumstance on adolescent perception and behavior. “My academic interest in life for adolescents in America began when I was at the University of Alabama getting a master’s degree,” Drummond said. “In summer of both 1998 and 1999, I participated in data collection for a survey of adolescents growing up in concentrated disadvantage in Mobile and Pritchard, Alabama. I had always been intrigued by social cleavages, which are a re-

sult of social class. However, seeing the challenges faced by kids growing up within urban disadvantage helped channel that interest toward a group whose lives, if improved, could lift up so many others.” Owensboro senior Michael Shelton nominated Drummond for the award. He is majoring in psychology and criminology. “I nominated Dr. Drummond for this particular award because she is so hardworking and because her guidance has really shaped my undergraduate time at WKU,” Shelton said. “I have seen Dr. Drummond’s skills in advising not just when it comes to class scheduling, but also when it comes to life, future careers, internships and graduate schools. I know that if she does this for me, she does it for all of her other advisees and that to me deserves recognition.” Last semester, Shelton did an in-

ternship with the Department of Public Advocacy with a public defender. According to Shelton, Drummond helped him through the process. “I didn’t even decide to pursue an internship until about three weeks before classes began and within a couple of days, Dr. Drummond had a placement for me, and it was at my top choice of location,” he said. According to Shelton, Drummond has had a significant impact on his life. “She has been a driving force behind me discovering what my passions are and what I see myself doing for a career,” Shelton said. “She has opened so many doors for me, and I have been able to experience so many different things because of her guidance.”

The exhibit opened to the public on April 3 and will continue until May 26. A reception for the gallery will take place on Friday from 5:30 pm to 8:30 p.m. Grant said it is important for WKU artists to be featured in venues outside of campus. “It’s important because it’s great to show how amazing the work is to other students to inspire them and to also let the students who make art know the genuine thoughts about

their pieces,” Grant said. “Critiques are very important in art both negative and positive. I know that without all the feedback in the past, whether it be good or bad, that I would not be in the advanced place that I am in my work.” Grant said sculpting is one of the most liberating art forms she has experienced. “There’s really no limit to what you can accomplish if you put all of yourself in it,” Grant said. “All differ-

ent types of medium are used to create our projects and I think it’s really amazing and awesome. You can literally go out to a recycling center or a dumpster and pick out cool items and use them in your art to give them a second, beautiful life. I think that should be celebrated more because it’s a great concept.”

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Lady Toppers pick up weekend series win at UTSA

BY KENTON HORNBECK HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

WKU Softball triumphed this weekend in a hard-fought series with University of Texas, El Paso. After splitting Saturday’s double header, the Lady Tops broke open Sunday’s scoreless affair in the eighth inning with a seven-run barrage. The Miners brought their A-game during the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, defeating the Lady Tops 10-2. The Lady Tops fell behind 3-0 in of the first inning. The Miners added one more run to their total in the second inning. WKU broke through in the top of third inning behind two Jordan Mauch and Adarian Gray doubles cutting the deficit to 4-2. The Miners responded in the bottom of the third pushing their lead back up to four runs. They never looked back from there tacking, on six more runs until the game’s completion. Senior pitcher Kathryn Downing threw 2.1 innings. Freshman pitcher Kelsey Aikey came on in relief to throw the final 3.1 innings. WKU more than avenged its loss earlier in the day with a decisive 18-8 victory in five innings in the second leg of the doubleheader. All nine players reached base for the Lady Tops throughout the game. After handily leading the Miners 12-5 heading into the top of the fifth, sophomore infielder Rebekah Englehardt, freshman outfielder Paige Carter and Gray unleashed an onslaught. All three players hit towering home runs extending the Hilltopper lead to 18-5. Freshman Haylee Towers pitched a gem throwing five strikeouts in five innings of

Sophomore infielder Rebekah Engelhardt (7) runs to home base after hitting a home run during WKU’s 3-2 loss to UAB on March 2 at the WKU Softball Complex. KATHRYN ZIESIG/HERALD work. She also earned her sixth victory of the season. WKU Head Coach Amy Tudor spoke of her squad’s fire and effort after Saturday’s games. ”We talked about playing with pride and passion and playing the game as hard as you can, and everybody came out and played incredibly hard in that second game,” Tudor said. “Morgan [McElroy] took a hard hit to the face sliding into second and stayed in the game and then Kelsey [McGuffin] held onto that ball during the collision in the outfield; everybody just played hard. I know we put up a lot of

runs, but that’s probably the most proud I’ve been of how hard we’ve played.” The bats were still hot carrying over to Sunday. The Lady Tops outlasted the Miners winning 7-2. Over the course of the crucial eighth inning, WKU sent 13 batters to the plate resulting in three doubles, four singles and two walks. Mauch led off the top of the eighth with a single. Gray then smashed a ground-rule double moving Mauch over to third base putting her in scoring position. Kelsey McGuffin smacked a double to right-center field scoring both

Topper baserunners. Freshman infielder Morgan McElroy then knocked in McGuffin with an RBI single resulting in a 3-0 lead. The Tops never looked back from there plating four more runs in the inning. Carter had a fruitful day at the dish going 3-for-4 with one walk. Along with Carter, the Hilltoppers had six players register a two-hit day. Senior catcher Taylor Proctor, redshirt junior infielder Brittany Vaughn, Gray, Mauch and McElroy all had multi-hit games. McGuffin and Vaughn both notched two RBI to lead the

Tops. Downing had another great outing pitching the entire game finishing with four strikeouts. After this weekend, she improved her overall record to 12-8 on the season. The next game the 22-21 Hilltoppers will play is against inter-conference foe North Carolina, Charlotte. The game starts at 1 p.m. and will be played at the softball field in Bowling Green.

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members receiving 2017 Faculty Awards! Dr. Dawn Bolton Management - Student Advisement Award

Dr. Amy Brausch Psychological Science - Research/Crea vity Award

Dr. Monica Burke Counseling and Student Aﬀairs - Research/Crea vity Award

Dr. Pi Derryberry Psychology - Student Advisement Award

Dr. Holli Drummond Sociology - Student Advisement Award

Dr. Marko Dumancic History - Teaching Award

Dr. Tim Hawkins Marke ng - Research/Crea vity Award

Dr. Jean-Luc Houle Folk Studies & Anthropology - Research/Crea vity Award

Dr. Susan Keesey School of Teacher Educa on - Public Service Award

Dr. Gayle Mallinger Social Work - Public Service Award

Dr. Jill Maples School of Kinesiology, Recrea on and Sport Research/Crea vity Award

Dr. Alex Olson

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Geography and Geology - Student Advisement Award

Dr. Ron Ramsing School of Kinesiology, Recrea on and Sport Teaching Award

Dr. Nancy Rice Biology - Teaching Award

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Kirkpatrick throws complete game, but Tops fall at UTSA BY TYLER MANSFIELD HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

Junior right handed pitcher Paul Kirkpatrick would add his name to the record book after throwing a complete game in a Game 2 win, but the WKU baseball team would drop its weekend series on the road at Texas-San Antonio, two games to one. Kirkpatrick, who’s in his first season with the Hilltoppers, was selected to start on the mound for Saturday’s contest and was consistent with his pitches, leading WKU Head Coach John Pawlowski to allow him to be the first Topper to throw a complete game since March 21, 2014. In what marked WKU’s lone victory in the series - a 4-3 decision – Kirkpatrick (2-4) gave up six hits and three runs while striking out a pair of UTSA batters in the full nine innings. Of his 120 total pitches, 67 of the Austin native’s were strikes. “We challenged our club because today’s game was about nothing more than pride,” Pawlowski said. “I think this was our most complete defensive game all year and that was exciting to see, supporting what Paul Kirkpatrick did on the mound.”

Offensively for the Toppers (11-22 overall, 4-8 Conference USA), senior catcher Hunter Wood went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI while junior first baseman Nathan Methvin recorded a hit and two RBI. Six different Roadrunners each had a single hit. With both senior right fielder Thomas Peter and Wood on base, Methvin lined a double down the right field line to score the two runners and give WKU an early 2-0 lead, but UTSA responded by tying it on Bryan Arias’ two-run shot to left field in the bottom half of the first inning. Wood drilled a solo home run right center – his fifth of the season – to give the Tops their lead back before freshman third baseman Bryson Smith hit an RBI single for the eventual game-winning run. Before Saturday’s win, WKU suffered a 14-2 setback in the opener of the three-game slate on Friday evening. It was a game in which the Toppers recorded nine hits, but couldn’t seem to find ways to send their baserunners home. On the other hand, UTSA racked up its 14 runs off 14 hits. Freshman left fielder Wyatt Featherston singled up the middle to score junior center fielder Colie Currie and gave

Redshirt Junior Ryan Thurston (20) pitches during the 5-4 win against Ohio University on Friday, March 3 at Nick Denes Field. EVAN BOGGS/HERALD WKU an early advantage. Freshman shortstop Kevin Lambert followed with an RBI double to put the Hilltoppers ahead 2-0. A two-run homer by Jesse Baker in the third inning helped the Roadrunners even the score before a seven-run fourth, two-run sixth and three-run seventh propelled UTSA to the win. In Sunday’s series finale, Western would get nine hits, but would only plate a single

run in a 7-1 defeat. Methvin, Peter and Smith each had two hits, but an early two-run home run by UTSA’s Arias and an RBI double from Chris Estrada put it up 3-0. The Hilltoppers’ lone score came courtesy of Peter’s RBI single up the middle that plated Currie, who extended his on-base streak to a team-best 12 games and scored his 21st run of the year. The Roadrunners added a single run in the fifth, sixth

and seventh innings, respectively, to claim the series victory. WKU now travels to Nashville on Tuesday to take on Lipscomb at 6 p.m. The Bison defeated the Toppers, 10-4, in the season’s first meeting back on Feb. 28 at Nick Denes Field.

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THE WALKTHROUGH

Latest talent has Hilltoppers traveling back toward ‘the map’ BY EVAN HEICHELBECH HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU It’s not uncommon for coaches to come to introductory press conferences equipped with fodder for fans and media to grab onto and blow out of proportion. This fodder can come in the form of promotions and promises to fan bases and athletic departments, and a lot of times it comes in the form of a corny slogan about as believable as a dinky startup organization’s mission statement. And unless it’s Notre Dame football or Kentucky basketball, anyone outside the school’s state — and in some cases, the city — would be lucky to hear a five-second snippet of the press conference and catch wind of said slogan or motto.

Judging by the way things are falling into place now, there’s no blowing Rick Stansbury’s year-old visionary prospectus out of proportion, and there’s a chance its effects could start causing ripples on a national level. When Stansbury was hired last March, he made one overarching goal of his strikingly clear: he wanted to put Western Kentucky Basketball back on the map. Quickly. Heading into his second year, Stansbury’s latest recruiting coup came on Saturday when highly touted junior college prospect Jordan Brangers announced on Twitter that he had committed to join the Hilltoppers’ roster for the 2017-2018 season. Brangers, a 6-2 guard oozing with athleticism, will be the ninth newcomer on Stans-

bury’s second team at WKU and fills yet another need for an interesting collection of talent that will make up next season’s squad. Shortly after arriving in Bowling Green last spring, Stansbury worked the transfer market tirelessly, filling the glaring voids present in the backcourt at the time. And throughout the season, names seemingly never stopped filtering in and out of the program. As the Tops struggled on the court and players Willie Carmichael, Marko Stajkovski, Marty Leahy exited the program and attention started to shift toward the next season. The buzz around names like Moustapha Diagne, Robsinson Idehen and Taveion Hollingsworth grew while others including Lamonte Bearden, Mitchell Robinson

and Josh Anderson kept the backburner for next season’s hype warm. Now, with Brangers, transfer walk-on guard Mils Weber and in-state recruit Jake Ohmer also on board for the fall, Stansbury is pacing increasingly faster toward pegging WKU as a nationally ranked team in the preseason. It’s been nearly a decade since the Hilltoppers landed a top-25 spot in the national rankings. That stretches back to the days of guys with their numbers and plaques hung around Diddle Arena (see: Lee, Courtney; Mendez-Valdez, Orlando; Slaughter, A.J. and Evans, Jeremy). Of course, nothing is guaranteed, and Stansbury won’t be able to just “roll the balls out and let them play,” but this

is a group of athletic talent that WKU basketball hasn’t seen in quite some time. It would be interesting to revisit college coaches’ introductory press conferences and evaluate how true they were to their promises, goals and visions once their time is done. It may be too early to tell if Stansbury is going to put WKU back on “the map” to stay, but he’s already got the Hilltoppers trending toward a bigger map than the one they were on when he arrived a year ago. A map much longer than Kentucky’s third most populous city.

Sports Editor Evan Heichelbech can be reached at 502415-1817 and evan.heichelbech059@topper.wku.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @ evanheich.

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Senior thrower Jenessa Jackson from Marietta, Georgia prepares for shotput during the Hilltopper relays on Friday, April 7 at the Charles M. Reuter Track and Field Complex. EVAN BOGGS/HERALD

running for Ashland junior Morgan McIntyre competes in the pole vault during the Topper Relays on Friday, April 7 at the Charles M. Rueter Track and Field Complex. McIntyre vaulted at PR of 4.13 meters which is the third-best in school history. KATHRYN

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Senior Ventavius Sears lands after competing in triple jump at the Hilltopper Relays on Saturday April 8. Sears placed first and set a new personal record in the event. BROOK JOYNER/HERALD

BY JEREMY CHISENHALL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU WKU represented itself well in the annual Hilltopper Relays, winning 10 first place titles and setting seven personal records in their home meet. “I’m really happy on where we are as a team,” head coach Erik Jenkins said. “The Head Coach were a success as our athletes ran well.” The 10 event titles came in a variety of events. The women’s team took home three titles, as Jadzia Beasley won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.94 seconds, and teammates Kadijah Valentine (11.97) and Peli Alzola (12.04) finished second and third. Morgan McIntyre won the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.13 meters. That was the third-best mark in school history, and a PR for McIntyre. The ladies’ 4x100 team of Alzola, Sandra Akachukwu, Beasley and Valentine took first place as well, with a time of 45.47 seconds. The men’s team took home seven

titles, including a few individual running events, as Julius Morris won the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.48 seconds, and Emmanuel Dasor won the 200 meter with a time of 20.55 seconds, finishing just ahead of Morris who ran a time of 20.62. Endalow Takele also won the 1,500 meter with a time of 3:57.22. Ventavius Sears, who was one of 12 seniors honored during the senior day festivities, took home the long jump title with a distance of 7.57 meters, and the triple jump title with a mark of 16.06 meters, which was an outdoor PR for the All-American, as well as the third-best mark in school history. Sears also helped lead the 4x100 meter relay team (alongside Morris, Dasor and Eli Minor) to victory with a time of 39.98. WKU’s B-team (William Bush, Austin Hayes, Corey Parks and Jonathan Hayden) finished right behind the A-team in second with a time of 40.43. “That was good,” Sears said of the B-team finishing second. “We want

Senior long jumper Ventaius Sears falls into a sand pit after his jump during the Hilltoppers relays on Saturday at the Charles M Reuter Track and Field Complex. Sears finished first with a distance of 7.57 meters. SHABAN ATHUMAN/HERALD the B-team to be just as good as the A-team because when we get to regionals, nationals, you never know what may happen, so you may have to switch it up sometimes. Coach wanted to make sure that everybody is able to be pull weight if you need to.” The men’s A-team also won the 4x400 meter relay, posting a time of 3:17.58. The Hilltoppers didn’t just post PRs in first place finishes, though. Desmond Mobley set a PR in the high jump, hitting a mark of 2.11 meters, which was good for fifth place. Mobley also posted a PR in the triple jump, with a mark of 14.35 meters. He also finished second in the long jump with a distance of 7.47 meters, falling behind only Sears. Austin Hayes, Will Bush and Corey Parks all set PRs in the 200 meter dash, as Hayes ran a 21.55, Bush ran a 21.09 and Parks ran a 21.74. Catika Slay set a PR in the long jump, with a distance of 5.82 meters, which was good four fourth place.

Thrower Jenessa Jackson recorded three top-three finishes, as she finished second in the shot put with a throw of 14.39 meter. “(This week) was better than last week, and as my coach stated last week this is the best start I’ve ever had, compared to previous years where I usually start about a meter and a half below my PR,” Jackson said of her shot put. “Right now I’ve just got to work on execution.” Jackson also placed third in discus with a throw of 43.51 meters and third in the hammer throw with a mark of 54.32 meters. This weekend, WKU will be splitting their teams up, sending some competitors to the Mt. SAC Relays, and others to the Austin Peay Invitational on April 14-15.

Reporter Jeremy Chisenhall can be reached at 859-760-0198 and jeremy. chisenhall921@topper.wku.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @JSChisenhall.