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Morale, job satisfaction decrease in new faculty survey

BY MONICA KAST HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

Results from the Faculty Work Life Survey show a decreased approval in job satisfaction, a decrease in general faculty moral and a decrease in confidence in President Gary Ransdell’s leadership from the previous academic year.

For the 2015-2016 survey, there were 439 responses. This was an increase from the 2014-2015 survey, which had 427 responses.

Most of the 2015-2016 respondents were associate professors, and the next highest number of respondents were assistant professors.

Additionally, the Potter College of Arts and Letters had the highest number of respondents with 131 responses, according to results from the survey.

Results from the general faculty morale for the 2015-2016 academic year show a 72.05 neutral or disapproving rating and a 27.95 approving rating.

This is a decrease from the 2014-2015 academic year where there was a 57.34 percent neutral or disapproving rating and a 42.68 approving rating.

Barbara Burch, faculty regent, said she had not yet seen the results of the survey, but felt that decreased morale may be because of the amount of time faculty has gone without receiving raises.

“That’s very difficult,” Burch said.

“Everything else in your life increases.”

Additionally, the majority of respondents felt that their salary was unsatisfactory relative to their years of service and rank while at WKU. When asked if their salary is satisfactory relative to their years of service and rank, 48.12 percent said they “strongly disagree.”

When asked if “overall, I have high job satisfaction,” 28.12 percent said they “disagree.”

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Project Grow Fellows Thomas Murphy (left), of Louisville, Mary Anne Fox of Lexington, Nate McClendon of Louisville and Sierra Morris, of Sarasota, Fla. tend to the garden behind the Office of Sustainability on Friday, Aug. 26. “I’ve been a Fellow for one week and I enjoy it because I get to work more in a community setting,” Murphy said. The food that is grown in the garden is used by the Fresh Food Company. EBONY COX/HERALD

GOOD TO GROW community garden tended by Project Grow, volunteers

BY KYLIE CARLSON

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hen the WKU Office of Sustainability was planning to move out of its office space in 2013, the search for a new home centered around the land on which it was built.

Christian Ryan, Office of Sustainability coordinator, said the Office of Sustainability bought a house specifically to have space for a community garden.

Now, throughout the week, students, faculty and members of the community volunteer to work in the garden, planting fruits, vegetables and more. The volunteer efforts are a part of the newly-created Project Grow Fellowship.

The Project Grow Fellowship is a

one-year program requiring students to work at least five hours each week in the garden. People working in the garden assist the Office of Sustainability in bringing fresh food to the community.

Students, faculty and community members can work on Project Grow volunteer days which are Fridays from 1-3 p.m. There is plenty to do for everyone, from cutting grass to pulling weeds to replanting the beds.

Several of the project volunteers came out last Friday for Project Grow’s first work day of the semester to prepare the garden for a fall harvest. Brothers Bryan and Sean Nelson, juniors from Evansville, Indiana, cut the grass around the garden and pulled weeds in the afternoon sun while other volunteers replanted garden plots.

Sean Nelson is a first year fellow this semester and said he enjoys the way the garden adds some much needed outside time to his school schedule.

“It definitely brings that organic lifestyle that I believe in, and I love being outdoors.” Sean Nelson said.

Along with caring for the community garden, students can also rent a plot to grow their own food. Ryan said the Office of Sustainability refers to it as renting, but growing a plot in the garden is free as long as the gardener volunteers in the garden.

There is nothing in the garden that cannot be eaten. Within the front of the garden, wild wood sorrel, wine grapes, table grapes and more grow in abundance. The garden expands into the backyard with a variety of fruits such as rasp-

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Interim chief of police sees potential for department

Mitchell Walker is WKU’s new interim chief of police. Walker has been in The law enforcement for 26 years and has been at WKU for four years. “I like serving people, it fits my personality and it’s an honor,” he said. TYGER WILLIAMS/HERALD

BY ELISABETH MOORE HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

Mitchell Walker, the previous captain of patrol for the WKU Police Department, recently started his third week as the interim chief of police with the WKUPD. While the WKUPD searches for a new chief of police, Walker was asked to join this position by Vice President for Student Affairs Brian Kuster.

“Mitch has the respect of the WKU Police and the other local law enforcement agencies,” Kuster said.

“He has done a tremendous job in the last couple of weeks planning for the new semester and working with the troops to move the department forward in preparation for a permanent chief.”

As interim, Walker will temporarily serve as chief of police until a suitable replacement is found. The previous chief, Robert Deane, spent 18 years as chief of police at the WKUPD. Due to an assessment made by

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berries, blueberries, blackberries and apple and peach trees. Carrots, spinach, hops and more herbs can also be found in the garden.

“This is definitely a fun experimental garden,” Ryan said as she pointed out which plants have worked and which haven’t done as well. “We get to do lots of research. We make sure

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the WKUPD, Walker was hired to implement any changes to the department that may be needed before a new chief is hired.

Before the assessment was made, Walker said he knew the WKUPD was capable of great things.

“We’ve always had a lot of potential, a lot of great employees who have a lot of skills to offer and I’ve always thought it is a great place to work,” Walker said.

After the assessment, Walker said he is working on implementing body cams for all of the police officers as well as ways to make the

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Additionally, current Provost David Lee received higher rating’s than previous Provost Gordon Emslie received in the 2014-2015 survey.

Compared to the survey of Emslie’s performance, faculty felt that Lee better prioritized budget needs, was more accessible to faculty and more routinely consulted with faculty

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to label the different types of plants to see which do better and when. We are always trying to see what works.”

For Mary Anne Fox, a second year Project Grow fellow from Bowling Green, the garden is a way to gain experience in her field.

“I am very interested in food production and seeing how to grow in the safest ways to not hurt the earth that is growing my food,” Fox said. “I am a horticulture major, so I get classroom

experience, and then I get to come out here and get the real experience.”

Ryan said the community garden connects people who might not have met otherwise.

“There are all walks of life here,” Ryan said. “Everyone has a different major and is from a different part of the world. The garden creates a community of people that would have never crossed paths before.”

Food from the garden is also do-

nated to the food pantry that the Office of Sustainability runs, Ryan said.

Students and faculty can join the Project Grow fellows in the garden behind the Office of Sustainability on Regents Avenue at their work day events every Friday from 1-3 p.m.

police department more efficient.

This would include changing organizational charts and moving staff and personnel around so they can better serve the WKU community.

Walker said he is also looking into forming a WKUPD advisory committee where they can make and implement decisions that would help further the department as a whole.

“It has been very exciting and rewarding being able to work with all of the troops to implement some of the changes,” Walker said. “These few weeks have gone by fast.”

Walker began his career in law enforcement in 1990 in his hometown of Burkesville. Six years later, he

joined the Bowling Green Police Department, which he retired from in 2012 before he joined the WKUPD. Walker said he will remain interim chief while a new police chief is being searched for, which will take approximately four or five months.

Walker said the process of obtaining a new chief will involves a committee that will make recommendations for what the new police chief should be like. As interim, Walker will be unable to apply for the job as police chief, though he plans on staying with the WKUPD in any capacity that he can once the new police chief is found.

Walker also gave advice to students, faculty and staff returning to WKU. “Report any suspicious behavior or anything that seems to be out of place or out of the norm,” Walker said. “Contact us and let us investigate to see if there are any issues.

We want to keep everyone safe, so we would rather respond to find there aren’t any problems over somebody waiting too long to report.”

Kate Hudepohl, an associate professor, was contacted for comment, but did not respond in time for publication.

In the 2015-2016 survey, an option to answer “no basis for judgment” was added. In the section asking about the Board of Regents’ performance for the 2015-2016 academic year, many respondents selected this as their answer.

In response to the statement “the Board of Regents supports the faculty’s role in institutional governance,” 24.94 percent answered “no basis for judgment.”

In response to the statement “the Board has a genuine interest in seeking input from the faculty, staff, and student regents,” 25.69 percent answered “no basis for judgment.”

The majority of faculty also felt that the Board of Regents did not make academics a priority. In response to the question “The Board of Regents makes academics the top priority,” 46.09 percent disagreed, 17.38 percent agreed and 36.52 percent felt neutral or had “no basis for judgement.”

Additionally, confidence in Ransdell’s leadership slightly decreased

CORRECTION

Due to an error in editing, the previous version of this article said Rohyan Gani taught in the department of geology and named the Department of Geography and Geology in reverse. There is no singular department of geology but Gani is a professor of geology in the Department of Geography and Geology. The Herald regrets the error and we encourage readers to submit corrections as we strive to be accurate and responsible.

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from the previous year. In response to the statement “I have confidence in the President’s leadership and endorse his continuance as President,” 40.05 percent agreed and 59.95 felt neutral or disagreed.

In the 2014-2015 Faculty Life Survey the same question was asked and 47.59 percent agreed, while 52.41 percent felt neutral or di sagreed.

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Presidential search forum hosted on campus

BY MONICA KAST

HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU A forum was held yesterday to discuss the presidential search with faculty, students and staff.

Michael Baer and Daniel Rodas, from Isaacson, Miller, the executive search firm, hosted the forum in the Downing Student Union. Baer and Rodas are both Vice Presidents at Isaacson, Miller.

Although the meeting was open to all students, faculty and staff, it was mainly faculty and administration who attended the meeting. The forum was also broadcasted to the regional campuses, and those campuses were able to contribute online. “The position profile is more than a position description,� Baer said at the start of the meeting. “It’s a description of the campus, where it’s been in its history, where it’s at now, and what

people think the challenges are going to be moving into the future. As we try to recruit people, we share the profile with them.�

Baer opened the forum by asking for feedback regarding possible opportunities and challenges the president would face in the future.

Dean May, the department head of the department of social work, said he hopes the next president will place an emphasis on academics and faculty. This view was echoed by others throughout the forum. “I’m kind of to the point where I’ve had enough buildings, and I don’t need more football,� May said. “But what I really, really need is to have a president in which we can have a greater emphasis on compensation and resources.�

May also said in regards to recent budget cuts, he would like to work on a campus where they can maintain staff and receive compensation and pay

raises.

Peggy Crowe, director of the Counseling and Testing Center, said she would like the next president to have a retention plan as well as being able to unite Academic Affairs and Counseling and Student Affairs. “Align us, so that we’re not Academic Affairs and Student Affairs, but we’re working together towards the goal of helping students get here, stay here, and then go move and shape the world,� Crowe said.

Sharon Hunter, director of Strategic Enrollment Management and Retention Support, said it was important to her that the next president understood the culture of WKU and had a plan for the future that incorporated that culture. “There are a lot of things that we do here very, very well,� Hunter said. “There are things that we need a new outside vision for. Diversity is one, and

it’s more than just color and race and those things. It’s diversity of thought; it’s acceptance. More than tolerance, it’s inclusion. Our student body is changing.�

Baer and Rodas also asked for characteristics faculty and students were looking for in the next president. Forum attendees mentioned that they would like someone who is “politically-savvy� and additionally, highly visible and accessible on campus.

Baer and Rodas concluded the forum by asking for names of people and organizations they could contact to identify candidates. Although no names were given at the forum, Baer and Rodas encouraged faculty, staff and students to contact them with options in the coming weeks.

Reporter Monica Kast can be reached at 270-745-6011 ormonica.kast187@ topper.wku.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @monicakastwku.

Admins talk changes, goals with Herald editors

BY JACOB DICK

HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU For the first time since fall 2015, Herald editors met with a full administrative council to discuss dining services contracts, residence hall renovations and more.

This semester, Herald editors met with President Gary Ransdell, Provost David Lee, Chief Enrollment and Graduation Officer Brian Meredith, Chief Facilities Officer Bryan Russell, Athletic Director Todd Stewart and several of the vice presidents in charge of finances, technology, student affairs and policies.

Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Ann Mead made a brief update on WKU’s process of making a new 20 year contract for dining services on campus. WKU’s current contract with Aramark will expire June 30 of next year. “We have released what is called an RFP, a request for proposals, and hosted a meeting with potential bidders, where 3 bidders showed up,� Mead said.

According to a timeline provided by Mead, companies will have until Oct

7 to submit proposals and a contract should be awarded by winter break.

The company selected for the dining services contract will be expected to fund the renovation and expansion of the Garrett Conference Center as well as partnering with the Student Life Foundation for in-dorm restaurants.

The council was asked if resident hall dining facilities were a priority for the services contract and Student Life Foundation plan because of the growing trend on other campuses such as the University of Kentucky. “We want to remain competitive in attracting students to our campus,�

Ransdell said. “We always want to be mindful of what the trends are and that our campus is shaping that curve rather than following what someone else is doing.�

Brian Kuster, vice president for student affairs and executive director of the WKU Student Life Foundation, also outlined plans for the forthcoming Hilltopper Hall to be constructed in the valley area of campus. “This is a swing building, we’re building it first so we don’t lose beds,� Kuster said. “It will be about a 400 bed building.�

Kuster said once Hilltopper Hall was completed, the Student Life Foundation would focus on demolishing and replacing Bemis Lawrence and Barnes Campbell Hall at the bottom of the hill. “This 10-year-plan not only creates new beds, but replaces old ones that now have community style bathrooms,� Kuster said.

The council was asked whether tailgating was expected to return to the South Lawn once the valley is closed in by a resident hall. Ransdell said tailgaters have been and will continue to be welcome to the South Lawn area, but Kuster added there may be some difficulty transporting large amounts of gear since vehicles are prohibited from that area.

Regarding athletics, Stewart discussed the rumored additions to the Big 12 athletic conference could affect WKU in the future. “Certainly the Big 12’s decision will start a domino effect ... that being said, if they add between two and four people as is rumored, then obviously the conferences they take those schools from will be looking for replacements,�

Stewart said. “We enjoy being in Conference USA, and we take conference

membership very seriously. Being in Conference USA has been great, aligned with schools that offer competition and excite our fans but you also have to keep one eye open on the landscape.�

Kuster also shed light on the recent consolidations and moves from previous areas on campus, specifically the proposed Black Cultural Center and the creation of an Intercultural Student Engagement Center, or ISEC. Kuster said the center was created after budget cuts and program consolidations in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. The center was placed in DSU to give more prominence and availability to students. The Black Cultural Center proposed last semester to be in the old Sofia-Downing International Center building has also moved to the same office in DSU. The Herald will continue to report on news from the meeting with administration as stories develop.

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THE ISSUE: The Honors College recently implemented a new student membership fee starting this semester.

OUR STANCE: The Honors College has become the second college on campus to implement a college-wide fee, which sets an unsettling precedent for students.

It is concerning that other colleges could also implement fees especially in light of ou recent tuition increase.

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arlier this summer, the Herald reported the Honors College would being implementing a new membership fee for the college starting with this year’s freshman class.

The fee will be $180 a semester for freshman students and will decrease by $20 for every year the student is at WKU. Craig Cobane, executive director of the Honors College, said the fee was indicative that the Honors College had become worthy enough of a membership fee due to the national awards and accolades the college had received in past years.

While this may hold true, the fact is, the Honors College has become the second college on campus to implement a college-wide fee which sets an unsettling precedent for students.

Last fall, the Gordon Ford College of Busi-

ness implemented a $15 fee per credit hour for every class housed in the business college.

In an interview with the Herald in regards to the business college fee, Gordon Emslie, the former provost and vice president for academic affairs, said that fee would go toward providing services for students and making faculty selection more competitive.

In contrast, in an interview with a Herald reporter, Cobane said the money from the fee would go toward “minority, need-based and financial need scholarships, as well as the creation of more honors courses for students to take.”

While the fees of the respective colleges clearly serve different purposes, it is alarming that other colleges may also implement fees, especially in light of the university’s recent budget cuts and tuition hike.

And we are not the only ones concerned about the possibility of new fees.

Last Thursday, members of the editorial board sat down with the university’s administrative council to discuss the year ahead.

David Lee, the current provost and vice president for academic affairs, voiced his concerns about other colleges implementing new fees on the

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Their editorial board recently did this as well, which is where I got the idea.

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back of students and is open to new possibilities of funding in order to avoid that kind of situation.

This is a promising statement coming from the provost, especially since the university’s budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year now places tuition and fees as making up 50.9 percent of the revenue for the university.

This is essentially translating to students carrying the burden of almost more than half of the university’s operations.

While we recognize the fees may have been needed for both colleges in some capacity, there’s too large a looming cloud over the heads of students that shouldn’t be there.

Is Potter College of Arts and Letters next? Or perhaps the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences?

Yes, budget cuts and a loss of state money affects us all on different levels. But continuing to place increased financial pressure for students to push is going to break our backs sooner or later.

COMMENTARY

Catcalling is a big problem for everyone

BY KALYN JOHNSON HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU When grappling with the idea of the rights to one’s body, we come to the subject of someone’s impressions of the body and if their comments are valid, or even needed.

KALYN There are nights JOHNSON where sitting and chatting with friends turns into being hyper aware of your surroundings. It turns into a person driving a white Chevy pickup riding past you and your friend and revving their engine. You may think nothing of it and continue your conversation, but it comes around again and again, and pretty soon you realize what’s happening.

Catcalling doesn’t always exist in the form of a man whistling at a girl, or telling her to sit on his lap. It isn’t something that can be immediately recognized every time it happens, and is often ingrained into a culture.

But calling it “a part of their culture” or saying “it’s what men do” is unacceptable. When we look at the subject of the rights to one’s body, we can only wonder what it means to have someone force their opinions onto our bodies, or calling at us like we’re horses at auction.

In 2014, Hollaback! and the IRL School at Cornell University conducted a large-scale research survey on street harassment, which encompassed 42 cities around the world.

More than 16,600 people were surveyed. According to the study, 84 percent of the women around the world had experienced street harassment for the first time before the age of 17.

In the United States, 72 percent of U.S. women reported taking different transportation due to harassment.

However, the notion that only men catcall is a close-minded way of thinking. A 2014 study from Stop Street Harassment found that 65 percent of women and 25 percent of men had experienced street harassment.

Just because women experience this style of harassment more than men, doesn’t mean men should be taken out of the conversation of catcalling.

While we are rightly preoccupied by looking at the 20 percent of women that are followed without permission, 7 percent of men are as well.

Catcalling isn’t an issue separated by the sexes, but one brought together by experiences. Additionally, it is also defined by sexual orientation as more men who identify as LGBT experience harassment at a higher rate than heterosexual men.

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While the statistics of women being street harassed outweigh men, we must not forget that it’s an issue faced by both sexes and those who fall in between and outside of those binaries.

The Stop Street Harassment report also found that people of color, lower-income persons and transgender people were “disproportionately affected by street harassment overall.”

We are born with the rights to our bodies to dress them, touch them and make note of the flaws or how we see fit. However, this right does not extend to other people’s bodies.

None of us reserve the right to yell out of car windows, rev engines or pinch someone’s butt because we like what we see.

To the people who feel the need to rev engines, yell out of car windows and follow people around town, evaluate yourself before commenting on another person.

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rowds of people walked in the doors of the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center for the performance of the Cirque de la Symphonie. Backstage acrobats and contortionists were stretching and warming up as the curtain call drew near. The talented group of men and women

performed acts from aerial flying to strongmen as Orchestra Kentucky performed on Saturday, Aug. 27.

MIDDLE: Elena Tsarkova performs contortions on stools during the Cirque De La Symphonie Under the Big Top Saturday at SKyPAC. The Cirque De La Symphonie featured performances and music by Orchestra Kentucky. JEFF BROWN/HERALD LEFT: Vladimir Tsarkov juggles to ‘Comedian’s Galop’ during Cirque de la Symphonie Under the Big Top on Saturday at SKyPAC. Tsarkov was born and raised in Moscow, Russia. He’s been performing with the Cirque de la Symphonie for 10 years. TYGER WILLIAMS/HERALD RIGHT: Christine Van Loo holds an aerial silk while performing during Cirque de la Symphonie Under the Big Top on Saturday at SKyPAC. TYGER WILLIAMS/HERALD

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with an “Edison-style vintage look,” which is how the name Patent Pending was chosen as their identity.

“It fit the theme that we wanted which is scientific, the throwback to that time period,” Turner said. “And then also we get to infuse a little bit of nerd into it.”

Tessa Norris, the restaurant’s director of operations and a WKU alumna, has been working at the restaurant since its opening in February. She found that her ideals blended well with the partners’ passion for “food, bourbon,

A small group of students came together on Friday to envision how they, partnering with WKU’s new Center for Citizenship and Social Justice, might impact the world during their time on the Hill.

They were participating in the beginning stages of “The Great Wall of Service,” a collaborative student mural project facilitated by local artist Andee Rudloff.

CCSJ Director Leah Ashwill said the project was the kickoff event for the new program, which was officially established in May as a consolidation of WKU’s preexisting ALIVE Center and Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility.

“We wanted students to feel some level of ownership over the new program, and with it being a combined, new program, a mural seemed like a really great way for students to create something that’s lasting in this space that serves to inspire others,” Ashwill said.

In the face of state and university budget cuts, Ashwill said the change was meant to save the best programs from each unit and make them more cost-effective and efficient. The ALIVE Center and the ICSR merger cut

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Joanna Graham, of Bowling Green, pours a College Heights Ale beer for a customer Friday, Aug. 26 at Patent Pending. Patent Pending has been open since February and refer to themselves as, a curious eatery and bar. MATT LUNSFORD/HERALD

Patent Pending

New restaurant invents fresh finds, local connections

BY MADISON MARTIN HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU If you haven’t been to the Square since arriving back in Bowling Green, you may still be missing out on one of the latest local restaurants for dedicated foodies and cocktail lovers.

Patent Pending Curious Eatery & Bar, nestled on East Main between the Capitol Arts Center and Morris Jewelry, is a pop culture reference-fueled gastropub, owned by local entrepreneurs and worked by WKU students and alumni.

The space used to be a European-fare establishment known as Verdi, but after selling and transferring ownership, the current partners decided to renovate and rebrand the eatery into what it is today. The restaurant was purchased by four partners, with Cody Turner, an adjunct faculty member at WKU, being one of them.

The restaurant was renovated in the beginning months of 2016. Turner says he handbuilt the tables and created their stain, as well as crafting the light fixtures.

The notion was to create a restaurant

Long-time staff member retires from the Hill

BY NICOLE ARES HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU When Ometha Doss reflects on her 22 years of work at WKU, a children’s nursery rhyme comes to mind.

She views herself as the “The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe” because during her time on the Hill, “she has had so many children she didn’t know what to do.”

“Many times I’ve felt like that with the relationships I’ve made with students and staff on campus,” Doss said.

Aug. 20 was Doss’ last day in office working as a financial aid associate for the Student Financial Assistance office. However, her official first day of retirement will be Sept. 1.

Originally, her duties entailed giving basic assistance to students and parents as they came into the office. However, after a few years of experience, she began counseling and advising students herself.

“Sometimes you have a connection with people. If people feel good customer service, they’ll begin to ask for

that particular person. I just feel good rendering good customer service,” Doss explained.

But Doss aimed to extend her work beyond customer service; she always tried to instill a hard work ethic and generosity in the students she met with.

“There are so many times I’ve told my students ‘your goal is to get that degree and try to make a difference for somebody,’” she explained. “That’s so important in life. If you can make a difference, then it’s going to make a difference in how you feel about yourself, too.”

While Doss will miss interacting with students and other departments on campus, she is still looking forward to retiring and spending quality time with her family.

“With all of the changes that are being implemented not only in my department, but also across campus, I feel like it’s my time and there comes a time when we all have to move on,” she said.

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Ometha Doss of Bowling Green retired from her job as a WKU Financial Aid Associate this past week. Doss worked at WKU for 22 years giving council and advice to students. “One of the things I enjoyed was rendering good customer service,” Doss said. JEFF BROWN/HERALD

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high-end cocktails” and knew she wanted to be a part of it.

Last Friday night, the restaurant threw an event to support the Center for Courageous Kids, a camp for children with life-threatening illnesses, according to their website.

In a competition deemed “Food Fight,” Patent Pending and White Squirrel Brewery challenged each other to see who could raise the most sales, with 20 percent of proceeds to be donated to the organization.

Norris said the restaurant schedules a fundraising night once a month for local charities. They’ve used different themes in the past, like 90’s Night and A SpeakEasy Affair.

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$151,000 from WKU’s budget, according to the university’s budget reduction plan, but some considered the move controversial, including SGA President and Student Regent Jay Todd Richey.

“I made it clear that I did not believe that [the consolidation] was in the best interest of the ICSR,” Richey said.

“However, that was a decision that was made, and we have to all move forward together on behalf of all students.”

Richey was one of six students who participated in “The Great Wall of Service” on Friday.

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On her last day in office, Doss was overwhelmed with the recognition she received.

“It’s a good thing to know that you’ve made a difference or somebody remembers what you did,” she said.

Keira Martin, a WKU alumna from Louisville, waited on the Student Financial Assistance office main line to tell Doss goodbye and how she impacted her time on the Hill.

Martin said without Doss’ guidance she wouldn’t have been able to finish her bachelor’s or master’s degrees.

“Mrs. Doss actually cared about what my life would look like after college and how difficult it would be to pay back those student loans,” Martin explained. “She was always willing to go the extra mile to make sure that I always understood what I was getting myself into.”

But to Martin, Doss did more than act as a financial aid adviser, she acted as a “family away from home.”

“I love this lady like family, and we could all learn a thing or two from Mrs. Ometha,” she said. “Even now I hope

Pending seems to attract people from all walks of life.

“It’s just a really good solid mix of everyone there,” Morris said.

Morris said the restaurant likes to work with other businesses to ultimately build up the downtown and local business community of Bowling Green.

“I think local is so popular right now, and I hope and pray that it stays that way,” Morris said. “More people are wanting to have that experience that they’re not going to get anywhere else.”

The restaurant’s menu is filled with references and puns, with items like a Golden Snitch cocktail and a Kermit’s Revenge pulled-pork sandwich. Some staff recommended the wings and burgers, along with a “sleeper success” that couldn’t be left out.

“We’ve got a club sandwich you should not eat around your mom because you might slap her; it’s that good,” Turner said.

The restaurant is in the process of editing and phasing in additions to its menu. Turner said they’d like to be working on offering seasonal dishes and using farmers market ingredients.

“It’s really important to us not to stay stagnant, you know,” Norris said. “We constantly want to be innovative and changing and offering something new, you know, as much as possible.”

At the event, Rudloff led the students in a brainstorming activity. She started by asking students to come up with five words that described how they wanted to make an impact as students.

Then, she challenged each to represent their ideas, ranging from empathy to mentoring to acceptance, visually with simple sketches on blank sheets of paper.

These sketches, Rudloff said, would become the inspiration for the finished product: a mural that will cover two bare, white walls and one exposed column in the CCSJ office in Tate Page Hall.

“My task in all of this will be to look

at your words, look at your drawing and put them together,” Rudloff told the students as they presented their sketches and ideas.

Using the students’ input, Rudloff will create a design to represent the collective goals of the students and the Center.

On Wednesday at 1 p.m. students will return to the CCSJ office and begin painting the walls of the newly reorganized space. The finished product will be “The Great Wall of Service.”

In a time of great change, Bowling Green junior Francisco Serrano said he enjoyed getting to see others’ hopes for the new CCSJ.

“It was just awesome to see how everybody’s ideas just kind of tied together,” Serrano said.

Ashwill said these student ideas coming together are important.

“We want to build our programs in a way that accommodates the vision of the students, as well,” Ashwill said.

“And I think it was really just a laidback, fun activity to not only build awareness but help students feel connected to the new Center.”

that I can always count on her for advice.”

When Doss’ retirement was announced via faculty and staff email, many people responded expressing their appreciation for Doss’ work over the years.

Trish Jaggers, assistant professor of English, responded saying that Doss has been “invaluable” to her and students during her time at WKU. “I’ve since lost count of the number of students I’ve sent to her for help,” Jaggers said in a faculty email.

“Ometha would always get the job done -- demystifying the mystery for them, too, and directing them to options they wouldn’t have otherwise known about.”

Doss reiterated how flattered she feels from the recognition she has received, including the faculty emails.

She is happy to be leaving WKU on a positive note.

“It’s been quite rewarding working for WKU. I’m truly leaving with a satisfied mind and fulfilled heart,” she said.

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A cappella groups hold auditions for new year

BY ELISABETH MOORE & JULIA ADAMS

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Singing fills the air throughout the third floor of the Fine Arts Center as new and returning WKU students audition a cappella style for WKU’s two main a cappella groups, the WKU Redshirts and the WKU TrebleMakers.

The Redshirts, WKU’s all-male a cappella group, is predominantly made up of students from the department of music. The Redshirts specialize in multiple music genres, including doowop, contemporary, pop and more.

The Redshirts currently have eight members, and are looking to expand the group with two auditions planned for Tuesday and Wednesday.

WKU is also home to an all-female a cappella group, the TrebleMakers. Like the Redshirts, the TrebleMakers sing and perform multiple music genres, including musical theater, pop and jazz. The TrebleMakers currently have 10 members, and held auditions last week in FAC. A short musical excerpt must be sung to audition for both groups. The vocalist will also need to sight-read and sing with the current members. Both groups require those who audition to participate in a WKU ensemble or chorus outside of the a cappella group for an additional opportunity to improve their vocal performance.

The Redshirts have a variety of songs to choose from due to the amount of composers in their group, according to Honolulu senior Brandon Goodwin, a Redshirt member and resident beat-

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“The love and time and effort that was given back was just astonishing.

I love that about Bowling Green and the Western community, how much they’re willing to give, you know, just for a good cause,” Norris said. “We’ve been really fortunate and I’m very appreciative of how wonderful the response has been from the community.”

The restaurant typically hosts live music on the weekends, with performances by local artists and bands. A DJ was invited on Friday as well as new brews from WKU’s College Heights Brewing.

Kelsey Morris, a Bowling Green senior and server at the restaurant, said she’s noticed how in recent years the Square has brought in more local businesses that appeal to the college crowd, although she thought Patent

boxer. Goodwin said the team works together to choose and create music that is entertaining for the group as a whole.

The Redshirts currently practice every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. in FAC. They also perform on and off-campus at various concerts and performances throughout the year.

The Redshirts travel around to nearby high schools, where they perform and recruit future WKU students to join their a cappella team. Though they do not yet have a completed schedule, the Redshirts plan to continue recruiting by doing a tour of different high schools in and around the Bowling Green area this year.

Both groups have previously performed together in Van Meter Hall.

Their most recent concert was held on April 10, which showcased multiple music genres performed by both groups and their alumni.

The TrebleMakers recently participated in a small tour in Kentucky, during which they were able to sing and recruit possible members to choose WKU as their college of choice.

“From this opportunity, we bonded more as a group and came back to the Hill with wonderful memories,” Danville junior Cathryn Ellis, a previous member of TrebleMakers, said. “My absolute favorite part of the group was having the opportunity to make music with such genuine and fun people.”

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Continued from SPORTS rest of the league. How do you make up that gap? You have to recruit. The field certainly helps. If we can get certain recruits on campus we feel like we have a great shot to get them to come to Western.”

The new turf field will also help with

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“Most importantly, Miami of Ohio came in here [the WKU Soccer Complex] last year and beat us up pretty good, so I think there’s definitely a bit of a revenge factor and our kids have a sense of wanting to go up there [Oxford] to redeem themselves,” Neidell said.

At the 85:26 mark of the affair, the home club was able to tie things up at 2-2 after junior defender Jenny Barr’s shot from just outside the box found

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FGCU was the first in program history.

Cavanaugh led the way once again for the Lady Toppers as she put up an impressive stat line. The All-American notched a career high 23 kills to go along with a .538 hitting clip.

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keeping Nick Denes Field in condition when the Hilltoppers welcome other teams to Bowling Green.

Over the past two seasons, 11 of the 15 home series at Nick Denes Field have been altered due to the weather.

Managing to play all those series has also required time and money spent on field maintenance.

“From a weather standpoint, we

know we can get out here and get our work done. If it rains, we’ve got tremendous drain,” Pawlowski said.

“When the games come around during the season I think that is going to be a great piece of it all: the ability to play on turf.”

The AstroTurf field broke ground in early June and was recently completed. The Hilltoppers recently began

the back of the net after a pass from junior forward Kat Zalar.

“They’re a very good team,” Neidell said of the RedHawks. “They’re very well organized. They capitalize.”

As regulation came to a close with the match tied, both squads would be looking to capitalize in what would be a two-overtime affair.

On the offensive side, Hesse and sophomore midfielder Megan Morris would both try shots, but they would both be deflected by Miami (Ohio) defenders, pushing the affair into a second overtime.

In the 107th minute, RedHawk freshman forward Sam Worthman tried a

shot on the Lady Toppers’ freshman goalkeeper Jenna Rohlin and the attempt from the sharp angle deflected the ball, but freshman midfielder Olivia Winnett was there to take the ball and fire a shot that found the back of the net and gave Miami the 3-2 lead and win over WKU. WKU has a week off from matches before welcoming Austin Peay State University into Bowling Green for its home opener on Friday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m.

The Lady Toppers have never dropped a game to the Governors, holding a 6-0-1 record in the all-time series. In the most recent encounter

back on Sept. 5, 2013, at the WKU Soccer Complex, the two sides drew a 1-1 decision.

“It’s great [to get a week off from games],” Neidell said. “The kids, at this point, probably need the chance to get away from soccer and each other – maybe get away from coach for a little bit. But it’s definitely a chance to decompress.”

Anderson and Dellinger added 15 and nine kills in the match, respectively.

Three Lady Toppers were named to the Bobcat Invitational All-Tournament Team: Engle, Anderson and tourament MVP, Cavanaugh.

“We were really low-error offensively,” Hudson said. “Our serving was kind

of up and down, but we hit way over .300 as a team over the weekend which is just phenomenal.”

Next up on the schedule for the Lady Toppers is Austin Peay University. The Lady Toppers will travel to Clarksville, Tennessee, to take on the Governors on Tuesday. The match is set to start at 6 p.m.

“It’s a quick turnaround to Austin Peay,” Hudson said. “We just have to play better assignment volleyball, everybody’s gotta do their job every play.”

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WKU falls in double overtime

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Field of Dreams BASEBALL TEAM’S NEW ASTROTURF FIELD READY TO GO

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HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU After beginning a new era with Head Coach John Pawlowski just one year ago, the WKU baseball program will begin another era in the 2017 season.

Athletic Director Todd Stewart announced in May that an AstroTurf-designed playing surface will be installed at Nick Denes Field.

WKU joins Louisiana Tech University as the only two schools in Conference-USA to possess a turf field. The $1.3 million project is 100 percent privately funded.

“When I came to WKU our facilities were already great,” junior outfielder Kaleb Duckworth told the Bowling Green Daily News. “The new field is definitely exciting. It’s awesome that

people are investing in our program.

Now we need to go win some games for them.”

AstroTurf is a company that has designed turf fields for major league teams such as the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays and top other college programs such as the University of Louisville and Vanderbilt University.

“I think from a player developmental standpoint it’s going to benefit our club and our team,” Pawlowski told the Daily News. “You see more and more programs that are going to turf.

I think that it’s better for our team because we play a good part of the season in the winter months. The players are excited but there’s a learning curve to be had. We don’t know exactly how it’s going to play. It has to break in and

our players have to learn it.”

Now entering their third year in the competitive C-USA, the Hilltoppers continue to make the transition from the Sun Belt Conference.

Since making the move to C-USA, the Hilltopper baseball team has gone a combined 20-39 in conference play and has missed the conference tournament in both seasons.

Pawlowski hopes the AstroTurf field will help with recruiting as well.

“The field is one piece, but as we move forward there are a lot of pieces we have to put in place. We have a lot of ground to make up,” Pawlowski said.

“I mentioned last year that I thought there was a significant gap between the top three or four teams and the

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After holding a 2-0 lead all throughout the first half thanks to two goals by senior forward Iris Dunn, WKU fell short 3-2 in double overtime to the University of Miami at Ohio on Friday afternoon in Oxford, Ohio.

“I think we’re itching to get back out onto the field,” Head Coach Jason Neidell said as he previewed the meeting with the RedHawks on Wednesday. “I think anytime that you lose a game, you’re excited and ready for the next one to learn from the mistakes that you’ve made and be able to execute them in the game ahead.”

The Lady Toppers’ premier scoring threat, Dunn, was able to find the back of the net in both the seventh and 33rd minutes and the Lady Toppers (1-2) outshot Miami (Ohio) 20-10 and had a 10-6 advantage in shots on goal.

However, the RedHawks’ (1-2) talented goalkeepers in senior Vic Maniaci and sophomore Patricia Koutoulas combined for eight saves to keep WKU from scoring more than twice on the day.

“I mean, that is nice to know, but for us, we can’t really look too much into that,” freshman forward Chandler Backes stated in regards to Miami being winless entering Friday’s match.

“We just have to play our game like we normally do and work hard.”

WKU got going early with Dunn’s strike in the seventh minute.

Set up down the left side after getting passes from senior midfielder Caitlin Hesse and redshirt sophomore midfielder Sarah Gorham, Dunn found an opening at the top corner of the far post and was able to sink her shot.

Later in the first half, Dunn was able to score again to double the Lady Toppers’ lead. After a throw-in from freshman defender Aleksandra Kozovic, Dunn gathered the ball and beat out the experienced keeper, Maniaci, to tally her second goal of the season.

As it looked like the Lady Toppers were close to getting what Neidell calls “revenge,” an unexpected blow came as Miami would score twice in the sec-

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Lady Toppers win Bobcat Invitational, start season 3-0

BY MATTHEW STEWART HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU The Lady Toppers started off the season 3-0 after sweeping their way through the Bobcat Invitational hosted by the University of Ohio in Athens, Ohio.

“I’m really proud of their grit and their determination,” Head Coach Travis Hudson said. “I thought we really fought all weekend and couldn’t be happier being 3-0 after winning a quality tournament like that one.”

WKU went to work immediately in its first contest of the 2016-17 campaign taking down the Ohio Bobcats in four sets on Friday.

Hudson and company took advantage of a packed house as 3,863 fans were in attendance to see WKU hold the Bobcats to a hitting rate of just .220.

Junior outside hitter Alyssa Cavanaugh led the way with her third 20-kill outing of her career.

“Alyssa may have been the best player in college volleyball this weekend,” Hudson said. “When you look at her combined numbers for the weekend, she had five kills a set and hit .435 as an outside hitter. Those numbers are unheard of for an outside hitter and she absolutely put us on her back at times.”

Sophomore middle hitter Rachel Anderson and sophomore outside hitter Taylor Dellinger added 15 and 11 kills respectively.

“Rachel was terrific,” Hudson said.

“She’s another kid that had a monster weekend for us; she and Alyssa really led the way for us offensively. She [Anderson] is a big time talent and we need her to play the way she played

Junior setter Jessica Lucas (1) sets the ball during WKU’s game against UTSA on Oct. 9, 2015, at Diddle Arena. ABBEY TANNER/ HERALD

this weekend for us to win at a high level.”

Dellinger added double-digit kills in the match against Ohio despite playing with a dislocated kneecap.

“Taylor just knew we needed her and got out there and just did the best she could,” Hudson said. “She’s far from 100 percent but the fact that she played in all three matches for us shows the toughness that that kid possesses.”

Junior setter Jessica Lucas brought her All-American skill set to Athens and was ready to put it on display in

front of the big crowd.

Lucas racked up 52 assists in the four-set match coming just four assists short of her career high. Lucas finished with a career high 19 digs to go along with seven kills.

“The kid [Lucas] just gives you everything she has every night,” Hudson said. “That’s just who she is and that’s what we have come to expect from her being an all American.”

WKU continued the high level of play on Saturday to get the wins over both Villanova University and Florida Gulf

Coast University in 3-0 and 3-1 victories.

Against Villanova, the Lady Toppers threw down 49 kills led by Junior outside hitter Sydney Engle’s 13. Anderson and Cavanaugh each added 12 of their own.

WKU hit .298 on the match compared to .203 for the Wildcats. Engle also finished with 13 digs and a pair of service aces.

The Lady Toppers’ matchup with

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