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Online donation platform launches BY CASEY MCCARTHY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU WKU launched its own crowdfunding platform on Monday to fund projects by students, faculty and staff including study abroad trips, research equipment and gear for teams and clubs. Heather McWhorter, director of leadership annual giving at WKU, and Jennifer Pyle, associate director of leadership annual giving, have been working on the platform since January. The new platform, SpiritFunder, uses Buzz-well, a crowdfunding platform for college development offices. McWhorter said they saw this as an opportunity for those on campus to have a chance to feel as if they are having a direct and positive impact. “We would love to see it become another vehicle, just like our online make-a-gift page, just like our direct mail pieces we do, where people can really feel like they’re a part of something and really feel like they can make a difference,” she said. McWhorter said the platform will not have any fees attached for the first year in a trial run. She said she hopes it can remain that way after the trial and allow people who can’t necessarily make a large donation feel they have made an impact. Ashlea Moses, a sophomore film major, said the platform is definitely something she would use once she learned how to do so. “Film students need to go out and make projects that aren’t just class projects, so getting funding for that would make it a lot easier and will help in the career field,” Moses said. “So I think that’s a really great idea.” Pyle said while SpiritFunder will be used for mostly student projects, it’s a great platform for projects faculty members are working on. “Ideally, this is going to turn into a way that benefits our students, first and foremost,” Pyle said. “But, we want our alumni and our broader WKU community and friends to feel engaged and up-to-date on the really cool things that are happening on campus and feel like they can have a direct and positive impact.” Campuses across the country have
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Western Kentucky University freshman Hoyeol Lee represents Korea in the International Olympics Ping Pong tournament hosted by Beta Gamma Omega fraternity on Friday in Dowing Student Union. Lee and his teammate Jaemin Ko won their first match, but then lost to the ESLi (English as a Second Language International) department team. SILAS WALKER/HERALD
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nternational students at WKU had the chance to demonstrate their skills in a variety of sports in the second annual International Olympics spanning four days last week. Eight international student organizations registered, doubling participation from the first Olympics. The Indian Students Association successfully defended its title from last year as winner of the Olympics. WKU’s newest fraternity, Beta Gamma Omega, a multicultural fra-
ternity established Feb. 10 this year, hosted the International Olympics along with the Council of International Student Organizations in an attempt to get international students more involved at WKU. Beta Gamma Omega’s philanthropy is the International Center of Kentucky, so the fraternity is donating all of the money collected from registration fees for the International Olympics to the International Center to benefit refugees from around the world. Flavio Chavarri, chairman of the committee for the International Olympics and founder and president
of Beta Gamma Omega, said the purpose of the International Olympics is “to create a light-hearted competition where all international students and American students can get together, know each other, and integrate by participating in these wonderful games.” Chavarri, a Peruvian student, said most international students only know other WKU students from their own countries and in their organizations, but through the International Olympics, they get to meet international students from all across the globe.
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New sustainability award honors green efforts BY REBEKAH ALVEY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU The ground is a bright shade of green, the cherry blossom trees are in bloom and students are taking their studying outside: all signs of spring’s arrival. This spring, the sustainability department is working to keep WKU a beautiful and sustainable place through its Green Squirrel of Approval certification program. The program has an online submission form where different departments can find out how sustainable they are being and receive a rating. Sustainability Coordinator Christian Ryan said it is a way to educate and raise awareness on ways departments can be more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Ryan explained by going through the process and reading the questions they are learning about different things they can do. Ryan said she has already gotten feedback from some departments that want to raise their rating by implementing more sustainable procedures. After the submission is filled out, which takes approximately 15 minutes, the rating is provided immediately. The system is based on an acorn rating, with a maximum of four acorns Ryan said they have had 14 submissions already. Most have received
a rating of two or three acorns. Ryan said there’s room for departments to learn and improve. Sophomore Savannah Molyneaux, president of the SGA sustainability committee, said she hopes to see all future buildings constructed in an environmental and sustainability conscious way. “We want them to be the most energy efficient, sustainable and use the least waste,” Molyneaux said. After the launch last week, the first groups to participate were the Pres-
sustainability. They also tested questions on these groups to ensure it was accurate and fun, Ryan said. From this collaboration came a wide range of questions. The submission asks questions on topics departments may not think of with sustainability, like if they use local providers for catering, or if they use transportation in their department, do they use eco-friendly cars or vehicles. Each department is sent a photo of its Green Squirrel of Approval rating to share on social media or put on
It’s remarkable that just participating in something positive for our campus is incentive enough.” Sustainability coordinator Christian Ryan ident’s office and Student Government Association. Office of Research Integrity, the WKU Store, Theatre and Dance and the Provost and Academic Affairs department followed. When generating the questions, Ryan said they worked with many other departments like transportation, dining and waste management to find how they related to campus
their website. “It’s remarkable that just participating in something positive for our campus is incentive enough,” Ryan said. Ryan said the program ties into the WKU spirit of publicly making an effort to do better. The idea of a Green Office Certification isn’t unique to WKU; however,
the idea of a squirrel and the details are different than other campuses. Ryan said she often looks to other campuses for ideas on sustainability because there are rarely original ideas. Ryan said this is something she has been working for since she started in her position. Looking to the future, Ryan said she hopes to get physical window decals for departments to display. Ryan said she also hopes to expand the program to residence halls. Molyneaux said SGA has teamed with the Residence Hall Association task force, which is committed to sustainability. Molyneaux said it’s important to connect with the different groups working toward the goal of sustainability to make more progress. Students need to be thinking about the daily things they can do to sustain resources, she said. Ryan said it was important to start with the departments because students seem to be the most aware of sustainability practices and through the program will hopefully see best practices being modeled. “After years of thinking about it, it’s exciting to see it coming together,” Ryan said.
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Continued from front Only international student organizations were allowed to sign up, but American students could participate by representing one of the organizations. In badminton and volleyball, several American students represented ESLI, English as a Second Language International. The International Olympics were created to make it possible for all organizations to compete fairly. Since some of the international organizations have significantly less members than others, the six events were designed to be easy to participate for those with fewer members, and all of the sports are popular with international students: ping pong, badminton, volleyball, track and field, dodgeball and soccer. Aditya Somaraju played ping pong competitively in India, but he is now focusing on his major in computer science, and his schoolwork has kept him from playing as much as he did before. He said he was proud to be able to represent his country once again by playing in the ping pong tournament on Thursday. Somaraju said he didn’t feel separated from other people in the tournament like he usually does on campus, because he was with other international students. “Everyone comes together here and makes friends,� he said. Somaraju and his partner, Wajahat Faisal, 19, beat the Pakistani team for
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the first gold medal of the event. After the ping pong tournament, Chavarri and David Salami, umpire of the tournament and member of Beta Gamma Omega from Nigeria, were happy with the turnout. “I’ve never seen so many people from so many backgrounds in one place,� Chavarri said. Shereyas Hassan and his badminton partner, Smita Peter, took the gold in the badminton championship against Pakistan on Friday. Hassan also played competitively in India, but this was only the second time he played since coming to the United States. “It’s my forte, and I finally got to play and show my talent,� he said. Peter was surprised she was one of the only girls participating, but not discouraged. She played ping pong recreationally in India and was glad to meet new people in the International Olympics. Going into the championship volleyball game Friday evening, Hussain Alsiadiq, a Saudi student, was confident his team would come out on top. He has attended WKU for three years and said he already knew most of the people at the games. When one of his friends asked him to participate last minute, he was happy to help, and his team beat India in the final volleyball game. India got its third win in the track and field event, a 400 meter relay, and ESLI won its first event at dodgeball on Saturday. Abdullah Alriyami, a 21-year-old see the site launch on Monday. “We’re just really excited,� McWhorter said. “We have a couple of really great projects we’re excited to launch on Monday that I think the entire campus will want to get behind.�
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student from Oman, said he appreciates the chance to meet people from different cultures from all over the world. He said he thought the Omani team would be able to win the soccer game for the second time this year, though he knew they couldn’t win the overall title. “Honestly, I think everything will be easy for us,� he said, “but I’m not trying to be cocky.� However, this final event in the International Olympics came to a rainy ending as Sunday morning brought a downpour causing Beta Gamma Omega to cancel the rest of the game.
Both the Korean team and the Omani team were given the title for soccer and the same amount of points, but neither had enough to become the new reigning champion of the International Olympics. ESLI came in second place, and the Korean Students Association placed third. Beta Gamma Omega will hold an award ceremony for the winners of the International Olympics at the World Festival this Thursday.
McWhorter said this platform will grow to be as big as students, faculty and staff want it to be. “I think as everyone starts to see this in action, the wheels will start turning and they’ll think, ‘Oh, we’ve got this coming up; we could use
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Finalists announced for director of SJB BY MONICA KAST
HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Two candidates for the dean of the School of Journalism and Broadcasting have been announced and will begin visiting campus, according to WKU administrators. Andrew McMicheal associate dean of Potter College of Arts and Letters, said the candidates for the new director are Al Tompkins and Tim Pollard. McMichael is the search committee chair for the position. McMichael confirmed the names of the candidates in an email and said Tompkins was on campus last week and Pollard will be on campus next week.
Tompkins currently works at the Poynter Institute as senior faculty for broadcasting and online. He previously wrote a “journalism story idea column” for Poynter called “Al’s Morning Meeting.” Prior to working at the Poynter Institute, Tompkins was the news director at WSMV-TV in Nashville, according to the Poynter Institute’s website. Pollard is currently the chair of the department of telecommunications at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, according to Ball State University’s website. Pollard has been the chair of the department since 2011 and worked at the university since 1998. Prior to working at Ball State University, Pollard worked for CNN as a video journalist, supervisor and
manager. McMichael said the search committee “has created a position advertisement, vetted a number of applications, conducted Skype interviews with a smaller pool, and then selected the two people … to come to campus.” According to the WKU policy on selection of department heads, members of the search committee are selected by the dean. The search committee then makes a suggestion to the dean. “Findings of the committee are transmitted in writing to the Dean for consideration,” university policy 1.5041 states. “The Dean will then, in consultation with the Provost, make an appointment.”
The current director of the School of Journalism and Broadcasting, Loup Langton, announced his plans to step down last October. At a faculty meeting on Oct. 23, Langton said he would step down as director on June 30, 2017 and would remain at WKU as a faculty member. McMichael said he didn’t know when the new director would be announced. “I don’t know when the new director will be announced, although these kinds of positions usually, but not always, begin on July 1,” McMichael said in the email.
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Republican tradition celebrates party’s success BY REBEKAH ALVEY
HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Saturday night, members of the Republican Party of Warren County gathered at the Carroll Knicely Center for the Southern Kentucky Lincoln Day Dinner to celebrate the accomplishments of the party. The primary speakers were congressman Brett Guthrie, agriculture commissioner Ryan Quarles and Kentucky Speaker of the House Jeff Hoover. New county chair David Graham said the dinner is the largest annual fundraiser and a great opportunity for members of the party to get together. He said it was a way to celebrate and energize the party. Treasurer of the Republican party of Warren County, Ben Mohon, said he was excited to hear from the speakers to get their thoughts on recent sessions and also to learn how the new presidency will affect local communities. Hoover said from the November elections for Kentucky house and senate seats, the Republican party became the majority for the first time in 96 years. Graham said it was an exciting time for the party because they have the possibility of tackling national issues. Already this advantage has been seen through the passing of legislation like pro-life and right to work policies. In his remarks, Guthrie explained the current state of health care legislation in Washington, D.C. Guthrie serves on the energy and commerce committee and said they are currently going through the largest reform since the 1990s. Hoover discussed many of the legislative successes, primarily achievements made in business legislation. He celebrated the strides made
for right to work and a new business-friendly climate. From these, Hoover said opportunities are coming for more and more Kentuckians. Hoover said there is still work to do, and the pension system in Kentucky is still one of the worst-funded in the nation. Quarles, who also serves on President Donald Trump’s agricultural advisory committee, discussed how Kentucky has begun investing in alternative crops and worked to cut down on criminal activity at gas pumps. Quarles said they had started a conversation on hunger in Ken-
as a political party without volunteers,” Lasley said. Meredith said they act as a welcoming organization that helps people become involved, especially for people who are uncertain of their political affiliation. Meredith said while she was at WKU, there were not many Republican organizations on campus, but now there is a more solid movement to be involved as students. She explained this is because students have a better understanding that their votes count. Hoover explained younger people, like students, are becoming more in-
The question is and must always be, what did we do for the people of Kentucky?” Speaker of the House Jeff Hoover tucky. “We can do a better job of taking care of our Kentuckians in need,” Quarles said. The Lincoln Day Dinner also recognized the activism among volunteers and members of the party that helped through elections. Vice chair of the Warren County Republican Party Jamie Meredith said their party is well-organized. Meredith said the party helps to facilitate campaigns through volunteers who go door to door, make phone calls and work at campaign headquarters. Former chair of the Republican Party of Warren County and WKU political science professor Scott Lasley presented the volunteer award to Tom Boussard and Sandy Boussard. “It’s almost impossible to function
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volved to be participants in politics and have an interest in both issues and politics. Meredith said student volunteers are beneficial to a campaign because the community can recognize and appreciate their efforts. Doing volunteer work on a campaign is also useful because it allows students to network and become marketable. “You can’t wait to look at the future,” Meredith said to encourage students to make these powerful connections soon. Lasley said six of his former students were at the event and still active in the party; two were officers in the party. Lasley said he and the department try to promote student engagement which is a strength of the department.
Guthrie said the event allows him a chance to thank the people who helped with his campaign and to hear what people are thinking about current politics. Hoover said since the elections, there has been increased excitement in the party. “Are you proud today to be a Republican in the state of Kentucky?” Hoover asked. From the audience, he received a loud yes and much applause. All of the speakers played on the theme of party pride and recognized the accomplishments and unity of the Republican party. Guthrie said a lot of people went into building the party. Quarles said the party has grown in the past year but also has protected the ground gained. “We changed history, with your help,” Quarles said. At the end of his remarks, Hoover said they should look at every accomplishment not as what they did for the Republican party or what they stopped the Democratic party from doing. “The question is and must always be, what did we do for the people of Kentucky?” Hoover said. With the high profile speakers, there was some attention for the event. Outside the Knicely Center, WKU alumna Michaela Ryan held a sign reading “Where’s my town hall?” Ryan said her sign was directed at Guthrie, who has now refused to hold a Town Hall like many other members of Congress. Instead, constituents must approach Guthrie in an individual setting which is more difficult. Ryan said this prevents him from hearing the hard questions he needs to answer.
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HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU Stereotypes are insidious ideas. They push fiction as fact and lump entire groups of people into a limiting box. Most people are familiar with these falsehoods – for example, southerners are uneducated due to their dialectal variation and Chicagoans all appreciate the titular musical about their city. This just isn’t true for the most part. Not only is this lazy, it’s also problematic. Why then do stereotypes exist? Humans prefer to paint with a broad metaphorical brush because it’s an easy way to define the swirling uncertainty of the world. People don’t like what they don’t understand. By applying simplistic labels to large groups of people, a lot of guesswork is removed. Instead of spreading mistruths and falsely spitting fiction, we should strive for something better. We should stop talking and start listening to others. We need to recognize other perspectives. After a particularly tense election season, the pain of political polarization still manages to seep into daily discourse. Empathy and kindness are in short supply these days. It’s a terri-
bly sad brand of irony: in an age of digital interconnectedness, humans have developed an inability to connect with one another and see differing perspectives. Last weekend, I attended the annual Gender & Communications Conference, hosted by WKU’s Housing & Residence Life. The conference aims to help students recognize these differing perspectives. I attended a session titled “Exchanging Identity Through Reading.” Led by MFA student Clinton Craig, our group talked about how humans perceive sex, gender, power structures and one another. Our perception is constructed through the characters we see and interact with in pieces of popular culture. I drew my own connections. The titular Hamlet made me question conventional masculinity. “The Death of a Salesman” reminded me of my father’s mental faculties, which are now fading. I grew up reading “Great Expectations”; I easily relate to Pip, because he’s inordinately stupid. I saw myself and pieces of my life in these characters. Because of this, I believe the liberal arts still matter. It helps us recognize ourselves and others.
Chris Purcell, the Director of LGBTQI Life at Vanderbilt University, gave the conference’s keynote address. “You can’t just force tolerance or push attitudes upon others,” Purcell noted. “Policy is not culture.” He’s right. Pieces of legislative paper won’t sway someone. Policy and pieces of legislative paper won’t shape hearts or change minds. Only human interactions and conversations can do that. Strive to understand other perspectives. Many people view voting as the absolute highest form of political participation. It isn’t. Voting is the lowest form of political participation. It’s certainly a start, but it’s not the end to a political means by any measure. The change starts with us. Create thoughtful, open-ended conversations about the current political climate. Think critically. Regardless of what you believe, don’t ever lose the ability to be objective. Respect others, regardless of their views – this shouldn’t be such a radical notion today. If every person extended empathy towards others and snuffed out hate with love, the world would undoubtedly be a better place. Because at the end of the day, all we have is one another.
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Reflecting on where I am, where I started BY GINA HATCHETT HERALD.OPINON@WKU.EDU While mulling over what to write for my last column, I reflected on my testimony of what the Lord has done in and through my life. Over the past year, I have shared personal struggles in my own walk with God, so it only seems fitting to share how that walk even began. I grew up a Christian home. In church, I would memorize Bible verses and sing all the songs. It wasn’t until high school when I made a conscious decision not to follow God. I have always believed that God was real, but I just didn’t want to live a life abiding by Christian rules. I wanted to do me. So, I went to church with my family when required, and the rest of the week, I said and did whatever I wanted. I figured when I was old and gray, I could pray for Jesus to forgive me of my sins, and I would end up in heaven.
Two major themes dominated my past: worldly success and attention. Due to my writing limit, I won’t go into detail, but my senior year, I hit rock bottom. Financial aid for attending a nationally well-known university fell through, and my long-term relationship came to an end. The two things I held dearest in life slipped through my fingers. That’s when I got on my knees and cried out, “God, if you are real, you need to fix this. My life is falling apart.” I cried that out to God one night in April 2012. And in June 2012, I broke down in tears and surrendered my life to Him. I’ll skip some details to make a long story short, but the main point is that I was frustrated with my brokenness. My 5-year plan was shattered, and I felt shame from past mistakes. From being raised in a Christian home, I knew I needed to look to Jesus and understand that when He died
on the Cross for my sins, He washed away my mistakes, my shame, and all my impurity. All I had to do in response was accept Him into my life as my Lord and Savior. The restoration and overwhelming flood of peace that washed over my soul were crazy. I still remember all the emotions, where it happened, and who I was with. To look back at the last five years of walking with the Lord is WILD. He opened doors for me to come to WKU and to cultivate lasting relationships and memories on the Hill. I have continued to grow in my relationship with Christ as He continues to mold me to reflect Him better. I seriously would love nothing more than to share my entire story with new and old friends during my last days on campus. Please, please, please, reach out if you ever want to talk over coffee. To all of you who faithfully read my column over the last year, much thanks and appreciation.
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I’ve known Student Government Association presidential candidate Kenan Mujkanovic since I was in high school. When I first met him, I had no idea the caliber this individual that stood before me possessed. From the first moment we spoke, I knew right then and there he was a man of vision. Just from conversing with him, I knew he would go on to do many great things. I still remember when he looked at me and said that he wanted to do something great and to be remembered as a man of the people. He has put Bowling Green on the map and has established a global outreach in less than two years. From helping the homeless and the needy to distributing hundreds of books to children in poverty despite being young himself, he has shown immense value and character and continues to do so. We often hear of stories of how people overcome the odds and go on to do great things. Kenan has done just that. Kenan has been a personal helping hand for me and he has proven to be a great inspiration in my life. Not only is he a friend, but he is a great mentor as well. Kenan is a person that genuinely cares and shows maturity when others face any issue. He truly helps everyone in any way he possibly can. He lifts people up when they are down. This characteristic is why he can produce such exceptional change. He has an eye for true talent. Building people up, encouraging them and believing in them is perhaps one of his biggest monumental skill sets. His ability to exalt everyone’s best is what makes him the quintessential leader SGA needs. He is not just a man of words, but a man of action and heart. He has the experience and the will to prove it. Since being 16, he has committed himself to one task, and that is to the betterment of his community and the place we all call home, Bowling Green. “Leaders tell, but never teach until they practice what they preach.” When showing me the path to changing others’ lives this was a quote Kenan reiterated. Now, I see the importance of it. At 16, he built his foundation from the ground up, even when he had no money or means to do what he did. He would manage to pull together money and supplies for various projects. He knew it was not about the scale of his work, but the message behind it and the purpose. He knew if he spread positivity to the lives of everyone, he would make an everlasting mark. Soon, because of what he did, people took notice and joined the mission to better others’ lives through community service and adding value to others in any way possible. In the most fundamental aspect, this is what great leaders do. They lead by example, and I believe Kenan is the example WKU SGA needs.
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Louisville junior Tomesha Perkins, 21, models with the Ivory Coast flag in the Afro Chic Fashion Show on Saturday in Downing Student Union. Current students and recent graduates participated, these students brought in their traditional clothing from their different counties to display their culture. EBONY COX/HERALD
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he African Student Union hosted their first annual Afro Chic Fashion Show this Saturday in Downing Student Union. The purpose of the show was to celebrate African culture through traditional and modern clothing, spoken word and dance. Many of the models, who were students and recent graduates, had the opportunity to represent their countries of origin.
Models prepare for a scene in the Afro Chic Fashion Show on Saturday where they showed off modern ways to wear traditional African clothing. The show was put on by the African Student Union to celebrate African culture and dress. BROOK JOYNER/ HERALD
Burundi senior Raina Kwizera, 21, applies eyeliner in preparation for a fashion show. Current students and recent graduates participated in the Afro Chic Fashion Show on Saturday in Downing Student Union. EBONY COX/HERALD
Traditional African clothing is laid out backstage at the Afro Chic Fashion Show on Saturday at Downing Student Union. BROOK JOYNER/HERALD
Models show off the flags of Africa for the opening of the Afro Chic Fashion Show on Saturday in Downing Student Union. BROOK JOYNER/HERALD
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Eric Thomas, 21, is the founder of Hillside Drum Company, a company that produces Cajon hand drums. Thomas said he began making drums when he broke one he currently had and was thinking of a less expensive way to replace it. Thomas is a senior majoring in marketing with a music minor. KELSEA HOBBS/HERALD
finding a beat WKU student creates drum company
BY ANDREW CRITCHELOW HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU When word got out that senior and marketing major Eric Thomas started making his own hand drums, percussionists in the area started to take notice. Soon, Thomas received requests to make hand drums for others, and a business was born. Which started in February, Hillside Drum Company specializes in creating hand-made cajons that are built based on customer needs. Cajons are box-shaped percussion instruments that originated in Peru. Though cajons are often used in forms of traditional Latin music, they are often used in accompaniment for contemporary acoustic performances. Thomas originally founded the business out of an interest in playing the instrument with friends. Originally a music major, Thomas has been playing the drums for over 10 years. He has played in the WKU Marching Band, Pep Band and Steel
Drum Band. “It started as kind of one of those DIY projects,” Thomas said. “I played one for a while because I like using them for acoustic sets or any time I wanted to just play the drums without having a full drum set. I had broken my old one and then instead of buying a new one, I decided I would try to build one.” Thomas said he posted a video of himself demonstrating the sound of the drum on Facebook, and he soon received requests to build more of them. Thomas has made 21 cajons since the business’s inception. Senior Gavin Knies, a Music and Animal Science major who has helped in providing a woodshop for Thomas to create his drums, said that Thomas’s background is great for the nature of his business. “Combining his love of music and business is a flawless way to drive ‘Hillside Drums’ to success.” Knies said. In addition to starting his own business, Thomas also works as an
intern at CrowdSouth, a marketing agency located in Bowling Green. Thomas said his experience working in and studying marketing has helped him in aspects of creating his business, such as the creation of the business’s website. “It’s been really helpful knowing a lot of that nitty gritty advertising stuff because I didn’t have to really pay anyone,” Thomas said. The cajons created by Hillside cost $130 and are built to order. Thomas said it took him until about March to perfect his craft of building the instruments. “I’ve got it down pat to a science now where I can get a certain sized sheet of wood, and I know exactly how many I can make and how much everything costs,” Thomas said. “It’s been an ongoing thing, and most of the learning process with it has just been figuring out how to maximize the supply.” Thomas has taught a class on the performance of the cajone at the recent Creative Ministries Festival in
Shelbyville and will donate one of his products to a raffle for ChiOchella, a sorority-hosted music festival happening Thursday benefitting the Make a Wish Foundation. As for the future of the business, Thomas said he hopes to reach out to music stores to consign his products as well taking part in missions to the instruments origins in South America. Thomas also wishes to expand his products and one day build entire drum sets. Thomas said he hopes people are drawn to his cajons due to their craftsmanship and accessibility. “It really is kind of a hassle to lug around all of those drums just to play in a bar for 50 people when they can have one of these and carry it, set it up, mic it up and then you’re ready to go,” Thomas said.
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WKU kicks off volunteer week with dogs BY ANDREW CRITCHELOW HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU Students were encouraged to pet dogs from the Warren County Humane Society Monday as part the event “Pet a Pup.” The event took place outside of Downing Student Union, where five dogs of various breeds and sizes roamed around on leashes, while students were encouraged to donate to the Warren County Humane Society. The event also allowed students to make their own pet toys out of things such as socks, bags and t shirts. In addition to money donations, there was a box available for item donations such as newspapers, canned tuna and dish soap. Amira Bryant, WKU graduate student and Student Activities intern, said having dogs on campus encourages students to take an interest in supporting the Humane Society and learn about other volunteer activities at WKU. “We’re having kind of our kick-off, because we figured people like dogs and it’s easy to kind of talk to individuals or students walking around campus when you have some pups with you,” Bryant said. The event kicked off WKU’s involvement in National Volunteer Week, a week in which students are encouraged to participate in various volunteer efforts around the community. Volunteer Week activities at WKU will be conducted by Student
Activities. National Volunteer week was recognized via Presidential Proclamation in 1974, and has since been observed in mid-to-late April. National Volunteer Week is observed in the United States and Canada. In the U.S., National Volunteer Week is organized by Points of Light, an international nonprofit organization that emphasizes in engaging in volunteer service. According to the Points of Light website, National Volunteer Week is an opportunity for communities around the world to “recognize and thank volunteers who lend their time, talent, voice and support to causes they care about in their community.” Josclynn Brandon, coordinator of Student Activities at WKU, said WKU’s presence in Bowling Green makes it essential for students to embrace volunteerism around the community. “WKU is such a big component of the Bowling Green community, so any way that we can get involved with agencies or organizations outside of the campus is very beneficial,” Brandon said. WKU is hosting volunteer events every day of this week, benefitting a variety of organizations and causes in the community. Today, there will be a Student United Way Bargain for a Benefit event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Downing Student Union and Centennial Mall, where gently used items will be accepted in exchange for service hours. The event will also take place tomorrow at the same time and
Jean Secrest, of Bowling Green, is the board of director for the Humane Society. Secrest brought down a few of the dogs from the Humane Society for National Volunteer week. Students walk by pet the dogs, make toys for the dogs out of shirts, and hear about other upcoming events throughout the week. TYGER WILLIAMS/HERALD location. Students will also travel to Lost River Cave via bus at 2 p.m. tomorrow for the event “One Bus, One Cause … for Lost River Cave.” On Thursday, students will take part in the WKU Day of Service from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Jones Jagger Hall. That same night, a private Volunteer Appreciation Banquet will be held at 5 p.m. The Volunteer Week events will close out on Friday with the International Center of Kentucky Clean Up happening at the International Center in Bowling Green from 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. Brandon said volunteerism is part of the spirit of WKU. “I just think that embedded in WKU’s mission as an institution, and even our creed, is about being a good citizen and giving back to others,” Brandon said. “I just think that any way that we can get students and WKU community involved in service is pretty important and impactful.”
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Campus Poker Walk encourages students to be active BY KALEE CHISM
HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU Last Wednesday, walkers on campus came together to play poker in an unexpected way. The Poker Walk is an event in which participants walk around the loop on campus, collecting one card from each of the five stations. Both the student walker and faculty/staff walker with the best hand at the end earns a prize. This is the first Poker Walk since 2015, but it is traditionally a biannual event: one in the spring and one in the fall. The Poker Walk has a long history on WKU’s campus, according to Andrew Jones, the fitness coordinator at the Health and Fitness Lab. “The Poker Walk is part of an initiative by the Health and Fitness Lab over 10 years ago to incorporate more activity into the daily life of the campus community,” Jones said. “By having a fun event centered around an activity that anyone on campus can do at any time, it shows how accessible a the campus loop is for walking & running.” The Poker Walk is free and “very ca-
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sual,” according to Jones. Jones wants events like this to encourage more activity on campus and in the community. “We hope events like this can cause the campus community to be more active and utilize the campus walking trails in addition to the other recreation services,” Jones said. “Essentially, it gets the point across that people can still exercise without having a facility or a membership.” Jones said the most difficult part of planning the event is trying to get new people involved. “The toughest part of planning this type of event is getting new people involved,” Jones said. “That includes new participants as well as new volunteers who may not know exactly what a Poker Walk is.” Wednesday turned out to be an especially beautiful day on the Hill, and, according to Jones, made the event that much better. “The most exciting aspect is the gorgeous weather that just happen to occur during our planned event time,” Jones said. “That makes the environment much more pleasant and exciting for all involved.”
Senior Christopher Tyson and Sport Club Coordinator Jordan Gardner, hand out playing cards outside Gary Ransdell Hall during the WKU Intramural Sports and Recreation Department Poker Walk on April 4, for students and faculty. “This is a good way to get the faculty outside and exercising,” assistant director of Health and Fitness Alissa Arnold said. EVAN MATTINGLY/HERALD In the future, Jones said he hopes to expand the Walk and add a service portion. “Next year we’re hoping to branch out and get other departments involved and incorporate a canned food
drive or really anything we can do to make this benefit more people within the community,” Jones said.
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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History and a WKU fashion student presented the Black Magic Fashion Show last Friday at Downing Student Union. Louisville sophomore Tiye Gardner received a grant to put on the show as a service project for Black Lives Matter. The purpose was to bring awareness to the group while celebrating black artists and giving back to the community. The show featured work from four designers, three of which were students, as well as rap, spoken word and dance performances. Gardner and ASAALH also collected canned goods that will be donated to refugees. “It’s just all about learning and growing,” Gardner said, “and each show I do something different to make sure it succeeds.”
From left to right, Henderson sophomore Katelyn Dixon, 19, Louisville Freshman Shante Parker, 20, and Lexington sophomore Jeanice Boyd, 20, wait in line as the Black Magic Fashion Show is about to begin on Friday in Downing Student Union. Students modeled pieces of work that four designers had been working on. EBONY COX/HERALD
LaGrange freshman, Jazmin Chambers, 19, gets her make up done for the Black Mag- Shante Parker, a Louisville freshman, walks the runway during the Black Magic Fashic Fashion Show on Friday, April 14 in Downing Student Union. Students modeled ion Show on April 14 in Downing Student Union. The show was put on by Louisville pieces of work that four designers had been working on. EBONY COX/HERALD sophomore Tiye Gardner and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History as a way to celebrate black culture and the work of black artists. BROOK JOYNER/HERALD
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Q&A with 2017 Harrison Distinguished Lecturer BY OLIVIA MOHR
HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Mass Media and Technology Hall Auditorium, Christina Snyder, associate professor of history from Indiana University Bloomington, will give a lecture for WKU’s Christina annual Harrison DisSnyder tinguished Lecture, presented by the WKU department of history. Her lecture, “The Rise and Fall and Rise of Civilizations: Indian Intellectual Culture During the Removal Era,” will focus on Native American individuals who attended Choctaw Academy, the United States’ first federally-controlled Indian boarding school, which operated from 1825 to 1848. Choctaw Academy was located outside of Lexington. During this time period, federal Native American policy shifted its focus from assimilation to removal. Snyder’s lecture will also discuss how Native Americans were and are perceived in the United States. The lecture is a free, swipeable event. Anthony Harkins is an associate professor of history at WKU, and he serves on the Harrison Lecture Committee that chooses the speaker and makes arrangements for their visit. He is also the director of the popular culture studies program. According to Harkins, he and the rest of the Harrison Lecture Committee chose Snyder as the speaker because they believed her research seemed relevant to WKU’s students due to its ties to Kentucky’s history and because they felt her research focused on relevant issues involving relations between different ethnici-
ties that Harkins said he feels are important today. Harkins hopes Snyder’s lecture will inspire students to “see connections between their own experiences and those of other colonized peoples around the world” and “recognize that Native Americans were, and remain today, not just passive victims of American imperialism and conquest.” Harkins said he also hopes students will learn how students at Choctaw Academy fought against American leaders’ efforts to “civilize” them and hopes “students will see the connections between this seemingly long ago history and events and racially and culturally-based attitudes in modern day America.” Snyder has written two books: “Slavery in Indian Country: The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America” and “Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson.” She will incorporate several topics from her books into her lecture and will be signing copies of “Great Crossings” after her lecture.
ples of Midwest since beginning my job at Indiana University eight years ago.
How do the books you have written relate to the lecture you are going to give at WKU? This lecture is based on my most recent book, “Great Crossings,” as well as an article that will soon appear in The Journal of American History.
How does your teaching style and curriculum relate to the lecture you are going to give?
How do you hope students will incorporate the knowledge they gain from your lecture into their everyday lives?
Our own age is often compared to the Age of Jackson. Consider the comparisons between Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump. I think that this is an apt comparison in many respects, and I hope that those who attend the lecture will gain a historical perspective on current issues including race, immigration and education that they can carry forward and use and they debate and consider current events.
How do you hope My teaching focuses on early or feel your lecture American Native American will shape the way What research have history andhistory, the history of slavery. My lecture will touch on all these topics students perceive you conducted and also give the audience a sense relating to Native of the kind of sources I use in my re- Native Americans search and teaching. and Native Americans? Native Americans have been a Why did you choose American culture? focus of my research for almost 20 My lecture will challenge stereoyears. As a college student, I analyzed to teach what you typical presentations of Native AmerNative American ceramics as a Naicans that often appear in popular tional Parks employee at the Geor- do? gia Laboratory of Archaeology. My research still incorporates material culture, but I also focus on oral traditions and historical documents. Most of my research focuses on Native peoples of the Southeast, but I have also learned more about Native peo-
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WKU track brings home two titles over the weekend BY JEREMY CHISENHALL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU WKU Track and Field split up for the Mt. SAC Relays and Austin Peay Invitational last weekend, and returned with two first place titles and several other top-five finishes. The first place finishes came from Morgan McIntyre in the pole vault, as she continued her outstanding season, and Khadijah Valentine in the 100-meter dash. The women’s 4x100 meter team had an impressive outing at Austin Peay, finishing second with a time of 46.38 seconds. Desmond Mobley also tallied a second place finish, recording a 2.08 meter jump in the high jump. Julius Morris also had a great day back in California, as he ran a 10.32 in the 100 meter dash, which was good for third place. “Julius [Morris] did a great job of staying composed in a very solid field,” head coach Erik Jenkins said. “The race was called back three times due to false starts, however he ran 10.55 in the first race and came back in a rerun to post a season-best time of
10.32 15 minutes later.” Jonathan Hayden had a great performance in the 110 meter hurdles, running a time of 14.22 to finish third. Ariel Terrell recorded a third place finish as well, running a 12.12 in the 100 meter dash. She also finished 10th in the 200 meter, running a time of 25.19. Sandra Akachukwu finished fourth in long jump with a distance of 5.40 meter. Kaila Smith ran a great 800 meter, finishing in 2:19.54, which was good enough for fifth place. Alexa Brainard and Catika Slay also ran in the 800 meter, placing 15th and 33rd, respectively. Smith and Slay ran highly-competitive 100 meter hurdles, as Slay finished sixth with a time of 14.83, which was just behind Smith, who ran a 14.20. Jenessa Jackson just keeps getting better this year, as she finished sixth in the shot put with a throw of 14.77 meter, and ninth in the discus with a throw of 44.43 meters. Those were both season-bests for her. The men’s relay team had another good meet at Mt.
SOFTBALL Continued from SPORTS season. The later game in the Friday double header wasn’t as close for the 49ers, as WKU won handily 12-5. The first inning proved pivotal for the Lady Tops as they sent 12 batters to the dish in the bottom of the frame resulting in a seven-run inning. Sophomore outfielder Kelsey McGuffin, Tower, Proctor and Vaughn all recorded an RBI in the first inning. The Lady Tops tacked on two more runs in the top of the third and sixth
Red shirt senior Catika Slay (6) competes in the 100 meter hurdles event during the Hilltoppers Relays on April 8. Slay came in 14th overall with a time of 15.01 seconds. BROOK JOYNER/HERALD SAC, as the A-Team finished seventh in the 4x100 meter with a time of 39.19, and the B-Team finished with a time of 42.07, finishing 14th. “The relays had a good showing against some of the nation’s best relay teams,” said Jenkins. “We expect to get better in both the 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter,
innings with an Engelhardt homerun and a McGuffin RBI double. McGuffin, Proctor and Engelhardt all finished with two RBIs during the double header. Vaughn, Towers, Proctor and Engelhardt also went for multi-hit games. Freshman pitcher Kelsey Aikey earned her fifth win of the season improving to 5-3. She also struck out four batters for her fifth complete game of the season. “I’m really proud of our team’s fight in both of today’s game,” softball head coach Amy Tudor said, per release. “I felt like we battled in every
though. Mt. SAC consistently provides a quality environment to learn from against the world’s best.” One of the most crucial members of the 4x100 team, Ventavius Sears, had success in other events as well, as he ran a 21.03 200 meter dash, finishing seventh. WKU will be splitting
inning, regardless of the situation, to come out on top to win both of today’s games.” The Lady Tops couldn’t complete the sweep, however, as they dropped Saturday’s contest 2-0. The loss ended the Lady Tops four game winning streak. Mauch kept her reached base streak to eight straight games with a walk and a single. The Lady Tops had a difficult time Saturday as they left multiple runners stranded. Charlotte pitcher Haley Wiseman was a leading factor in the Lady Tops offensive struggles
up their athletes again this weekend, sending competitors to Georgia Tech and War Eagle Invitationals on April 21 and 22.
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as she kept a no-hitter alive into the seventh inning. Downing threw for her second complete game of the season and whiffed three batters. She fell to 13-9 on the season. The Lady Tops will be back in action on Wednesday as they head to Louisville for a non-conference battle with the Cardinals.
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Ty Megahee holds his daughter, Mallory, 2, as she interacts with Big Red after filling her basket with as many easter eggs as possible. Big Red took on the role of Easter Bunny for the day. BROOK JOYNER/HERALD
Brycen Broadbent, 5, waits as eggs are placed around the Nick Denes Baseball Field for an easter egg hunt following the game. Broadbent and his mother came to Bowling Green from Cadiz, Kentucky to celebrate his cousin’s birthday. BROOK JOYNER/HERALD
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Hollingsworth, Robinson shine in prep all-star games BY MATTHEW STEWART
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There has been a lot of hype surrounding the incoming 2017 signing class for the WKU basketball team. Two of the nine incoming players in WKU Head Coach Rick Stansbury’s consensus top-10 recruiting class helped validate some of that hype with bigtime performances over the weekend. WKU signee Taveion Hollingsworth dropped 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Derby Festival Basketball Classic game in Louisville on Saturday. With the performance, Hollingsworth earned the MVP honor
for the Thunder squad. He went 7-15 from the floor in 21 minutes of play. The Lexington native is early proof of Stansbury’s deep connection with Bluegrass basketball. As a junior, Taveion led the Dunbar Bulldogs to a KHSAA State Championship title. That same year he was a Kentucky Mr. Basketball finalist. This year has been one for the books for Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth added Kentucky Mr. Basketball and the Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year awards to his collection, and has won two post season MVP tournament awards. In addition to the Derby Festival Classic honor, Hollingsworth also walked away with MVP awards at the
Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game where he scored 19 points to lead the Kentucky team to victory. The Derby Festival Basketball Classic has been played since 1973 and is known as the oldest high school all-star game in the nation. Hollingsworth is the first WKU signee to play in the game since George Fant and Derrick Gordon in 2011. Mitchell Robinson — who signed with WKU to become the first ever five-star recruit for the Tops — was also in action over the weekend. Just a few weeks after playing in the McDonald’s All-American Game, Robinson played in another national all-star game on Friday.
Last month, the five-star center went for 14 points on 7-9 shooting in the McDonald’s All-American Game, but improved on that performance Friday night. Robinson represented the Hilltoppers in the Jordan Brand Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The seven-foot big man from Chalmette High School in Louisiana scored 15 points in the outing, highlighted by six dunks. He shot a perfect 7-7 from the floor. In the first half, Robinson had a game high of 13 points, showing glimpses of what may be coming to the Hill. The top headline of WKU basketball in 2017, Robinson is ranked as the number four
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Toppers allowed a pair of Charlotte runs in the ensuing inning and fell short. Following the setback, the 49ers’ bats came alive Friday, as they tallied 19 hits on the day to go along with 16 runs, causing a havoc for the WKU pitching staff. Leading by just three at 5-2 after five, Charlotte exploded for nine runs in the top of the sixth to take total control. It reached base with its first eight batters off Topper starter Paul Kirkpatrick and relievers Devon Loomis and Michael Hicks. “One thing is that guys have to be competitive,” Pawlowski said when asked how to control a team that hits the ball the way Charlotte did. “We were down 5-0, then jumped back in it 5-2 and then they put a big number on the board. We just weren’t able to overcome what they did there in that one inning.” Despite losing, pitcher Ben Morrison replaced Hicks on the mound and threw his first pitches since undergoing Tommy John surgery. He threw an inning, and the manager said that was a positive.
prospect in the 2017 class by 247Sports. In the two high profile allstar games, he had amassed 29 points and 11 dunks all while shooting 14-16 from the field. In his senior season at Chalmette, he averaged 25.7 points, 12.6 rebounds and 7.1 blocks per game. Robinson led his team to Louisiana’s Class 5A state semifinals this season. Only time will tell what the players can do when they take the court for the Tops, but outings like these only help.
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“It was awesome; I’m so excited for him,” Pawlowski said. “All the hard work and time effort he’s put into it and the work the trainers have done preparing him and to see him go out there is great. That was one of the positives tonight.” In Saturday’s series finale, WKU would battle with the 49ers in the second-straight extra-inning affair, but a two-run 11th from Charlotte was the difference. Charlotte scored the game’s first run in the top of the fifth on Brett Netzer’s RBI double before an error by the 49ers allowed WKU’s Leiff Clarkson to cross the plate and even the decision. A Jackson Mims homerun and a called balk that scored an additional run gave Charlotte the Game 3 victory and series sweep. WKU, who has lost four-straight, returns to action tonight at 6 p.m., as it travels to Murray State for the first of two midweek contests, as the Tops host Austin Peay Wednesday at 5 p.m.
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WKU junior infielder Tyler Robertson (16) throws for a double to first base to get Charlotte senior outfielder Zach Jarrett (10) out as well as sophomore Reece Hampton (2) during the Hilltoppers extra-inning loss on April 13 at Nick Denes Field. EVAN MATTINGLY/HERALD
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RACE WKU falls to Charlotte in weekend slate
BY TYLER MANSFIELD HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU Entering the weekend in the race for a birth into the Conference USA Tournament, the WKU baseball team was swept by visiting Charlotte and now finds itself out of the postseason race. The Hilltoppers (11-25 overall, 4-11 C-USA), who have seen their past two seasons end at the conclu-
sion of regular-season play, now sit in 12th place out of 12 teams in the league after entering this prior weekend tied with three other opponents for eighth. Despite suffering a 16-5 defeat in Friday’s game 2, WKU fell by just two runs in the other two meetings, 6-4 and 3-1, respectively. In Thursday’s 6-4 loss, the Toppers and 49ers were tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the 11th inning and in con-
tention of walking off, but Grayson Ivey was called out on a force play at second base that would have won WKU the game. “I thought we played extremely hard,” Head Coach John Pawlowski said of the series opening heartbreaker. “I thought we had several opportunities to find a way to win that game, but unfortunately it didn’t go the way we had hoped.” Prior to what Pawlowski called “a
tough way to end a hard fought ball game,” Colie Currie was hit by a pitch to lead off the 11th for the WKU offense. Soon after, Paul Murray came to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded and, on a 1-2 count grounded to UNCC shortstop Hunter Jones, who made the throw to second for the force out on Ivey. After being knotted at 4-all, the
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Lady Tops claim two wins in Charlotte series BY KENTON HORNBECK
HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU The WKU Softball team won a tightly contested series with C-USA Charlotte over the weekend. The Lady Tops improved to 24-22 overall with an 8-10 record within the conference. The Lady Tops kicked off a Friday double header with a close 3-2 victory over the 49ers. In the top of the fourth inning, Charlotte broke a scoreless tie by an errant throwing error. The Lady Tops escaped danger by getting out of a bases loaded jam. In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Lady Tops tied the ball game by way of freshman outfielder Paige Carter’s triple to right-center field. Redshirt junior infielder Brittany Vaughn followed up Carter with a hit by pitch. This put two Lady Tops on
the corners with no outs. After two straight outs, junior utility player Jordan Mauch drew a walk, loading the bases. Freshman pitcher Haylee Towers earned a full-count walk to knot the game up at one run apiece. The Lady Tops took the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly from freshman catcher Tommi Stowers to score freshman outfielder Taylor Childress. Charlotte tied the game back up in the top of the seventh inning with a home run. Entering the crucial bottom of the seventh, WKU senior catcher Taylor Proctor led off the frame with a hit by pitch, and sophomore infielder Rebekah Engelhardt moved Proctor to third base on a bunt single. With a runner in scoring position, Vaughn launched a sacrifice fly to right-center
Seniors Taylor Proctor, catcher, and Kathryn Downing, pitcher, celebrate after Proctor tagging a runner out while sliding to home plate during the game against Charlotte on Saturday. BROOK JOYNER/HERALD field deep enough to plate Proctor to walk-off with the victory.
Senior pitcher Kathryn Downing pitched a complete game in the victory, her ninth
complete contest of the 2017
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