September 25, 2018 by College Heights Herald

A HEALTH AND WELLNESS GUIDE SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

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Imagewest remembers student killed in car crash BY REBEKAH ALVEY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

Imagewest, a student-run advertising firm on campus, joined together on Friday to remember one of its stu-

dents who was killed in a car accident on Tuesday by preparing a portfolio he never finished. Twenty-year-old Brandon Brown died in a single vehicle car accident Tuesday, Sept. 18. Brown was a junior advertising major and an essential member of the Imagewest team since

May 2018. Charles Simmons sat at the desk next to Brown since the beginning of the semester. Since the accident, he said he doesn’t want to sit there. “I’m glad I sat right next to him because he helped me with everything,” Simmons said. “He’d try to help you

no matter what. He was a genuine person.” Simmons described Brown as a nice guy who never spoke negatively about anything or anyone. He said Brown was comedic, always laughing and SEE BRANDON BROWN • PAGE A2

WKU takes steps to address mold in dorms BY NICOLE ZIEGE HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

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WKU head coach Travis Hudson embraces his team after beating Middle Tennessee 3-0 to give Hudson his 600th career win in E.A. Diddle Arena on Friday. See page B4 for the full story on Hudson’s 600th win.

‘LIFELONG LOVE’ STEM majors celebrate women in science BY EMILY DELETTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

irls from all over Kentucky participated in hands-on activities Saturday in an environment that allowed them to grow in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers and be surrounded by those with similar interests. “Anytime that you can provide opportunities outside of the four walls of a classroom to ignite curiosity and show young girls the opportunities that they have, I feel like it’s imperative for us as educators and as women in STEM to pass that torch,” SKYTeach Master Teacher Melissa Rudloff said. GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) took place in Ogden and Snell Halls from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event was open for girls in grades 4-12 to learn about career options and “feel empowered to try things in somewhat of a male dominated arena,” said. Following the keynote speaker session

”It’s fun meeting new students every year and learning from them as much as they learn from me.” Science education major MADISON WELLS

featuring students from Mercy Academy in Louisville, there were multiple breakout activity-based sessions for the attendees based on their age and developmental ability. These sessions were led by women and undergraduate students from WKU in STEM majors. This year’s event was senior Madison Wells’ second year teaching a session for GEMS. Wells is a middle school science education major and said teaching the sessions is an experience she was always excited to participate in.

Her session, “Rockin’ Roller Coasters,” was engineering-focused and directed for high school girls. Participants were given a budget, materials and a time constraint and had to design and build a roller coaster out of paper. “It’s fun meeting new students every year and learning from them as much as they learn from me,” Wells said. Murfreesboro, Tennessee, junior KatieJo Kullmar is majoring in math education for middle school. She said she credits her great math teachers and interest in her school’s math club for starting her lifelong love of the subject. “If something like GEMS had been available to me while I was in school that would have been amazing,” Kullmar said, “It would be a lot of fun to be with other girls who did math and were just as excited about it as I was.” The Kentucky Science Center in Louisville brought some of its traveling equipment to set up an interactive science engagement session for attendees. Adults were also able to participate in SEE STEM • PAGE A2

Officials within WKU’s housing and facilities departments are taking steps by cleaning students’ dorm rooms to prevent the spread of mold, Mike Reagle, director of Housing and Residence Life, said. Maintenance crews from HRL and Facilities Management started walking through students’ dorm rooms on Sept. 13 in Bemis Lawrence Hall, Barnes-Campbell Hall and PearceFord Tower, wiping down all surfaces and checking the rooms’ HVAC units for cases of mold. The detailed search for mold comes after several reports of mold in HVAC leading to illness, which the Herald detailed in a front page story last week. One student said she believes the mold in her unit at Bemis Lawrence Hall caused her to become sick with flulike symptoms and need an emergency tonsil surgery. Reagle said rather than address isolated cases of mold in Bemis, Barnes and PFT, HRL has decided to check every room as a more preventative measure. The majority of reports of mold in residence hall HVAC units have been issued from Bemis and PFT, according to InSite’s “Service Request Status” database. “[We] decided that we really needed to be more proactive about that, make sure that we were doing that across the board and make sure we were hitting other areas that may or may not have problems,” Reagle said. Bryan Russell, WKU’s chief facilities officer, said maintenance crews and volunteers first enter the room for deep cleaning or wiping down all of the surfaces. He said about 30 volunteers helped with wiping down the rooms in Bemis on Saturday and about 20 volunteers helped on Sunday. Russell said technician crews will go into every room that has been wiped down and take every HVAC unit apart to check and clean its components. The technician crews will be going through the rooms on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. He said cleaning rooms and checking the air conditioning units in Bemis, Barnes and PFT will take about three months altogether. “We’re trying to be very thorough with our action,” Russell said.

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making other people laugh. “Even when he was stressed out, he was still smiling,” Simmons said. Simmons as well as other interns at Imagewest agreed Brown had an incredible work ethic. Simmons said he’d never seen someone work or design so fast. And the work was good, not just thrown together, he said. “We all didn’t just lose a good friend,” Simmons said. “The world lost a talented artist.” While Simmons didn’t hear the news until the next day, he suspected something was wrong when Brown didn’t respond to a message from a client. Simmons said Brown was always diligent about responding and thought it was odd when he didn’t respond to the message sent around 8 p.m. Despite hearing about the crash on the news, Simmons said he didn’t make the connection before other people in the Imagewest office told him about the accident. In the office, Simmons said the after the accident was rough. For a while, he said, they weren’t completely sure it was Brown involved in the accident. After waiting around the office for a while, he said he realized Brown wasn’t coming in. On three of the accounts Simmons managed, Brown was the artist. Simmons said it was difficult to tell clients, especially those who had worked with him for a while. “Things will be completely different,” Simmons said. “But we all have to move forward and continue to pursue our dreams.” Another intern at Imagewest, senior Katie Babbage, said Brown’s kindness and willingness to help stood out to her. Towards the beginning of the semester, Babbage said she didn’t have a

STEM CONTINUED FROM FRONT their own breakout sessions, which were led by a SKYTeach faulty member. These sessions featured a panel and adult-based STEM activities and conversations. “We want to show [the girls] that

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formal desk and would use others until Glenn joked she had never had more was most proud of his Cooperative she was settled. conversations about chocolate milk in Center for Study Abroad (CCSA) catWhen she used Brown’s desk, she her life than she had with Brown and alogue, which he worked on over the said he was insummer break. credibly nice She said he about it. She said built it from the he was selfless ground up, doing when it came to photo selection, helping her and clipping and inpositive whenevformation input er they worked all on his own. together. AddiAfter sending tionally, she said the catalogue to when she pulled print, Glenn said up his work she Brown would frecould tell he was quently come into talented. the office asking Agency Manif the print copies ager Kara Wilwere available. A liams Glenn said week before his she considered death, Brown fiBrown a friend in nally received a addition to a stucopy. dent and intern, “He was proud and called him of all his work, TYGER WILLIAMS • HERALD a “rising star” in Friends and students at Image West put together a portfolio of Brandon Browns work he did to give but that catalog graphic design. to his family. Brown was known for his positive attitude, helpfulness and talent amongst the people was really special She said in the that knew him. to him,” Glenn short time he was said. at Imagewest he created more content was amazed by the joy he got from the Even when the semester started, than most people would in their entire drink. She also laughed and said he Glenn said Brown specifically asked university experience. was visibly upset when he finished the to work on the CCSA and faculty-led Glenn said Brown was not just a tal- four gallons about a week later. study abroad accounts. She said it was ented, hard worker but a kind and inGlenn said Brown frequently spoke ironic because after he completed all credibly funny person who was always about his family and was very close the work and she asked where Brown willing to help. She recalled several with his parents and two brothers. She wanted to study abroad, he said he retimes where he’d lend a helping hand said Brown told her his mom was go- ally loved Bowling Green. in the office or in class by teaching ing back to school, and he was happy to “His heart was here,” Glenn said. students design tools or serving as have Imagewest as a place to go while “He found the joy in all of it.” the “resident tall person” by hanging she was away. Visitation services for Brown were frames above the door. “He thought of Imagewest as a home held Thursday and Friday. A funeral On Friday, Sept. 21, Glenn and the away from home,” Glenn said. service was held Saturday, Sept. 22 other interns celebrated Brown with In addition to a chocolate milk toast, from 9-11 a.m in Westmoreland, Tenone of his favorite things: choco- the staff worked on putting together nessee. late milk. She said she remembered Brown’s portfolio which several stuone day earlier in the semester when dents said could stack multiple inches. Rebekah Alvey can be reached at 270Brown walked into the office beaming. Glenn said Brown completed two cat- 745-6011 and rebekah.alvey660@topWith joy, Brown told Glenn his dad alogues, both roughly 30 pages, just per.wku.edu. Follow Rebekah Alvey on gave him four gallons of chocolate within a semester. Twitter at @bekah_alvey. milk. Out of all his work, Glenn said Brown there are no limits, and you can do whatever you set your mind to,” Rudloff said. “This is a tangible way to live out that philosophy and show off WKU as that opportunity with the wonderful resources they can provide in pursuing higher education.” This year was Olivia Santangelo’s third year volunteering with the event, teaching the “Journey Through Earth”

session. Santangelo, a senior in science and math education from Cincinnati, said she has enjoyed science for as long as she could remember. Her interest in earth science and climate change urged her to minor in geology and environmental science. “I think it’s very cool to see girls so empowered by STEM that they can take a weekend and come down here to

learn more about science,” Santangelo said. “I want these girls to be able to see all of their options in the different branches.”

Reporter Emily DeLetter can be reached at 270-745-6011 or emily. deletter304@topper.wku.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @emilydeletter.

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Herald editor-in-chief arrested for public intoxication

BY REBEKAH ALVEY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Herald Editor-in-Chief Evan Heichelbech was arrested for public intoxication Friday night. Warren County Regional Jail deputies witnessed Heichelbech in a “loud verbal altercation” with his girlfriend and saw him “aggressively grab her by the arm” according to the uniform citation report. The deputies intervened and waited for Bowling Green Police Department officers to arrive.

Heichelbech informed the officers he had drank about 11 beers that night and was exhibiting signs of intoxication such as slurred speech and a strong smell of alcohol, according to the report. “I am extremely sorry and regretful for my actions and any embarrassment I have brought to my colleagues and the College Heights Herald itself,” Heichelbech wrote in a statement. “I am taking every necessary step moving forward, and I am fully prepared to put this behind me. The support I have received has been unbelievably important to me during this time.” Chuck Clark, director of Student Pub-

”I very much believe when a person makes a mistake or lapse in judgement, how they deal with it is more important than the mistake.” Director of Student Publications CHUCK CLARK lications, said Heichelbech and his girlfriend came to his house early Saturday

morning, just a couple hours after being released from jail. Clark said Heichelbech filled him in with all the details and showed him a copy of the citation. “I very much believe when a person makes a mistake or lapse in judgment, how they deal with it is more important than the mistake, especially in this case,” Clark said. “I think Evan has dealt above board with this.”

Rebekah Alvey can be reached at 270745-6011 and rebekah.alvey660@topper. wku.edu. Follow Rebekah Alvey on Twitter at @bekah_alvey.

Gatton students set National Merit Scholar record BY NATASHA BREU HERALD.SECTION@WKU.EDU A record number of Gatton Academy students have been recognized as semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Competition. Twenty-one out of 88 seniors who entered the competition their junior year have made it to this round. Students qualify by taking the Preliminary SAT or National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of their junior year. The next step is a joint cooperation between the students and Gatton which involves an application outlining the students’ academics and participation in high school. The students must also take the SAT to qualify for the finalist round. Nationally, about 16,000 students make it to the semifinalist round, and about 15,000 advance to the finalist

”The best thing to come out of this is further proof that Gatton is preparing students to exceed wherever they go throughout higher education” Gatton Student WYATT RINGO round, according to the National Merit Scholarship Competition website. Initially, 1.6 million juniors entered. The website also states semifinalists are recognized by being the highest scoring entrants of the state that they are from. Lynette Breedlove, the director of Gat-

ton Academy, said she is extremely proud of the semifinalists. She said it is exciting that these students are a part of Gatton and a part of the WKU community. “Having our students recognized through national merit is a wonderful honor and shows the academic accomplishment of our students,” Breedlove said. Breedlove said these students are “more than their academics” because they contribute to the community with a wide array of talents, but it’s nice to see them recognized for something they worked hard for. Wyatt Ringo, a senior originally from Trinity High School in Louisville, said a great education from his preparing high school and support from Gatton was all he really needed to enter the competition. He said being a semifinalist opens up opportunities for other scholarships too.

“The best thing to come out of this is further proof that Gatton is preparing students to exceed wherever they go throughout higher education,” Ringo said. Anas Gondal, a senior originally from Danville High School, said he has already had many more scholarship opportunities since becoming a semifinalist. He said to prepare for the competition, he studied one to two hours most days during the summer before he took the PSAT. According to the National Merit Scholarship Competition website, students find out in February if they have made it to the final round. The winners of the competition will be announced through press releases from April to July.

Natasha Breu can be reached at 270-7456011 and natasha.breu597@topper.wku. edu. Follow Natasha on Twitter @nnbreu.

WKU files response to former SGA president’s lawsuit BY NICOLE ZIEGE HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU WKU filed a response, to a lawsuit by former Student Government Association president Andi Dahmer, denying all allegations made. On Sept. 19, WKU filed its response to Dahmer’s allegations of discriminating against her based on sex, failing to “reasonably respond and intervene” in the alleged harassment and not following university procedures such as the “Discrimination and Harassment Policy.” Dahmer filed a lawsuit against WKU, President Timothy Caboni, Director of Student Activities Charley Pride and Title IX Coordinator and Assistant General Counsel Andrea Anderson on Aug. 31. She is seeking $75,000 in damages. According to court documents, WKU denied Dahmer “suffered from a hostile educational environment” or that she “suffered sexual harassment and threats at the hands of WKU students in her tenure as SGA president.” According to WKU’s response, “[Dahmer] never made a report of potential harassment to the Office of Student Conduct or the Title IX Coordinator. Rather, she voiced her concerns to the Hall Director in her residence hall. The Hall Director then notified the Office of Student Conduct, which, together with the Title IX Coordinator, immediately launched an investigation,”. WKU said they responded “promptly and thoroughly to any and all allegations of harassment and found that no violations of WKU’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy had occurred.” Ac-

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In a statement from the WKU administration to the Herald, President Timothy Caboni said that the university will bring in “whatever resources are necessary to replace and repair air handling equipment to reduce the likelihood of recurrence.” “Out of an abundance of caution and in an effort to be proactive, we are deploying all available resources to go room by room, floor by floor, beginning with Bemis-Lawrence Hall, to remove and remediate mold from these facilities,” Caboni said in WKU’s statement. Maintenance and technician crews are focusing on Bemis, Barnes and PFT and will address specific maintenance and air quality issues in other residence halls through the work order and maintenance request system. Students can submit a maintenance request through InSite on HRL’s website.

cording to its response, the university’s investigation “revealed that certain SGA members had violated the Student Code of Conduct” and “appropriately sanctioned the students who violated the Student Code of Conduct.” According to Dahmer’s lawsuit and the Herald’s original report, one of the first administrators she met with was Pride, who she said failed to respond and intervene in the harassment. She claimed when Pride asked her to meet with him, he “made derogatory comments to her and essentially berated her for 45 minutes” during the meeting. WKU denied the allegations against Pride that he did an inadequate job “preventing and remedying the hostile environment.” Dahmer said she received an anonymous message of a string of GroupMe messages from a group of SGA students who called themselves the “Justice Friends.” In the GroupMe messages, the students referred to Dahmer in derogatory, gender-based terms. WKU denied these messages caused harm to Dahmer, and said she did not receive the messages and was not part of the GroupMe, where the messages were sent. WKU claimed the students in the GroupMe did not know or consent to the messages being seen by Dahmer, and Dahmer was “never intended to be a recipient of these messages.” In the lawsuit, Dahmer said she was denied her recording of the Title IX meeting she had on Feb. 13, 2018, with Anderson, Director of Student Conduct Michael Crowe and Coordinator for Sexual Assault Services and Student Conduct Melanie Evans. “Dahmer’s allegation that the Title IX Reagle said this more proactive effort is in addition to the preventative maintenance system that the university already had in place. As part of preventative maintenance for residence halls, all of the halls are cleaned during the summer and are “touch-up cleaned” before students move in. Russell said the filters in the HVAC units for residence halls are changed four times a year. He said there has been a higher number of mold cases in September because of the unusually hot and humid weather during the month. In an email, director of media relations Bob Skipper said rooms on floors nine through four of Bemis Lawrence Hall should have been completed by Monday, Sept. 24. To prevent mold, Reagle and Russell recommend that students keep the windows of their dorm rooms closed, especially on hot and humid days, in order to prevent condensation from building up in the HVAC units. The condensation in

Office refused to provide her a recording of this meeting is severely injudicious,” according to WKU’s response. Dahmer’s lawyer Lindsay Cordes sent a FERPA Records Request to WKU on

MADDY NAVIN • HERALD

SGA met on March 20 to discuss upcoming events on campus and to finalize bills from the previous meeting. President of SGA Andi Dahmer gave a report at the meeting on current events on campus and upcoming bills to be passed at later meetings.

May 2, 2018, requesting various records relating to Dahmer, including copies of recorded conversations that Dahmer had with WKU individuals according to WKU’s response. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is a federal law that protects student education records. In its response, WKU said it provided a transcript of the recorded meeting and redacted personal identifiable information of other students. WKU also said it provided Dahmer with updates and advised her of her rights in the Office of Student Conduct and Title IX investigation, denying Dahmer’s claims that she had not received news and updates about the investigation. As stated in the lawsuit, Dahmer claimed Caboni was made aware of Dahmer’s meeting with Title IX officials and made aware that she had “received the unit can lead to the spread of mold. Students are recommended to wipe down the tops of their HVAC units almost daily to prevent organic matter from building up on the unit, and they are recommended to not keep furniture or other large items in front of their HVAC units in their dorm rooms. Reagle said this prevents air from properly circulating through the room, which can create a build-up of hot air and mois-

no messages or updates from the Title IX investigation for multiple weeks.” Caboni also was allegedly made aware of the Title IX office’s refusal to release the tape of her meeting with them, which she requested for her personal records. Dahmer claimed Caboni requested the tape from the office and assured her “WKU was doing all that it could to help her.” Although WKU admitted to Caboni meeting with Dahmer on Feb. 27, 2018, it denied Dahmer’s allegation that Caboni expressed the need for a private follow-up conversation with her about the alleged harassment and did not follow up with her, despite Dahmer’s alleged attempts to reach out to him and his secretary. Dahmer claimed when she reported the harassment to the Title IX office, university officials said her case was not considered a violation of the Title IX policy because it did not meet the official standards of harassment. “[Dahmer] was informed that based on the preponderance of evidence, behaviors of the subject SGA students did not meet the definition of harassment based on a protected class (gender), and therefore, fell outside the purview of Title IX,” according to WKU’s response. According to the judge’s order on the court docket report, a scheduling conference will take place on Oct. 29 with the counsels of all parties and Magistrate Judge Lanny King

Nicole Ziege can be reached at 270-7456011 and nicole.ziege825@topper.wku. edu. Follow Nicole Ziege on Twitter at @ NicoleZiege.

ture in the HVAC unit and cause mold to spread. “We have chosen to be very proactive about this to maintain the healthy environment for students that we promised,” Reagle said.

Nicole Ziege can be reached at 270-7456011 and nicole.ziege825@topper.wku. edu. Follow Nicole Ziege on Twitter at @ NicoleZiege.

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A story that ran on last weeks front page said that “the National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order” determined that the WKU Delta Tau Delta chapter should no longer be on campus. The error has been corrected and the College Heights Herald regrets this error. A commentary on the opinion page said that Miller’s hometown was Philadelphia. The error has been corrected and the College Heights Herald regrets the error.

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OPINION

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

EDITORIAL

Pitfalls of merit pay increases BY DAVID KEELING HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

Staff and faculty are delighted that WKU has allocated funds in the current budget to provide salary increases effective on Jan. 1. There is broad concern, however, about plans to allocate some of these funds to “merit” increases. WKU has struggled over the past decade and more to provide adequate salary increases to stay ahead of annual inflation and to keep pace with salaries at benchmark institutions. WKU staff and faculty have fallen way behind their peers financially, morale is at a very low point these days, and many excellent employees have left the university to take up positions at other institutions for higher salaries, better benefits, and improved working conditions. Less-fortunate employees have lost their jobs because of budget cuts. Both are a result of poor budget decisions, ineffective management, and excessive expenditures on resources that have not always supported WKU’s core teaching mission. Merit pay sounds like a great idea philosophically – let’s reward those staff and faculty who have worked hard to meet the institution’s goals. However, when salaries are so far below the rate of inflation, any merit pool would have to be substantial to make any real difference. In reality, WKU cannot argue convincingly for merit pay without bringing salaries up to the rate of inflation or to a level that equals salaries at benchmark universities. For example, an employee earning $60,000 in 2008 would need to be earning $70,500 today just to be level with the annualized rate of inflation since 2008. This would have required at least a 17 percent base salary increase over the past decade – everyone at WKU knows that this just hasn’t happened! The funds available for a potential “merit” pool are so low in reality that any attempt to distinguish one employee’s efforts from another will only push morale lower, create tensions within departments and units, and result in broadly negative impacts on the institution. All employees have given more than they have received at WKU since 2008. Giving one employee an extra $35 a week over another based on extremely arbitrary and wildly varying interpretations of “merit” makes no sense in the current budget climate. Staff, faculty, the Senate, and our elected regents should speak out against a merit pool and insist that all salaries should be above the 10-year rate of inflation before any consideration of merit funds. It’s the right thing to do.

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idterm general elections are fast approaching here in Kentucky, and time is running out to register to vote. If you register by Oct. 9 and vote on Nov. 6, then you’ll be part of a semi-elite club of college-aged people: civic participants. In 2016, less than 50 percent of 1829 year olds voted in the midterms, and less than 20 percent voted in 2014. Voter turnout is lower on average in years where there is no presidential race, but that doesn’t mean intermediate years are any less important. Plenty of young people on college campuses have left their hometowns and moved to unfamiliar areas with unfamiliar politics. A lot of them aren’t aware that they can change the residency on their voter registration in order to vote in their new cities. Plenty of college students don’t understand politics, and a good lot of them prefer to see themselves as existing outside the realm of political implications. They’re wrong. The fact of the matter is that not a

single person in the United States is unaffected by politics. Whether you’re still on your parents’ insurance or haven’t begun paying your own living expenses—maybe your parents have even promised to pay for your student loans— politics have infiltrated your life in a multitude of ways. By this time in your life, you’ve probably had a percentage of your paycheck taken out to pay taxes. You’ve surely driven down a road with streetlights and potholes. There’s a decent chance you’ve gotten irritated that the only parking spot left is reserved for handicapped citizens, and you don’t fit the criteria to utilize that space. All of these things are the consequence or impetus to governmental policy. Congressional elections at both the state and federal levels give young people a voice that is often overshadowed by more experienced civic participants. And the vote actually counts. The 26th Amendment gave 18-yearolds the right to vote, and the 17th Amendment allowed citizens to directly vote for Senators. Why is voter turnout lowest when your vote—theoretically— has the most impact on policy? Members of the House and Senate aren’t sub-

jected to the processes of the electoral college, so the raw numbers matter. The president has a household name, and media coverage of his actions is vastly more abundant than that of many congressmen and congresswomen. The president has some sway in the lawmaking process, but he doesn’t sit in the congressional chamber deliberating, gutting and adding to a bill. These people should matter to you. There are a few major reasons midterms should be specifically important to college-aged students: cost of college, prospective economic/job markets, and longevity of impact are just a few. In other words, we’re going to have to endure the aftermath of political decisions for longer than older generations. These elections should matter to you. Don’t waste your chance to be heard. Colleges can hold registration drives and educate students about candidates. Students can spread the word and canvas for candidates they like. They can talk about #WhyIVote on social media. It takes five minutes to register, and you can do it online. You’re even assigned a voting center close to your residency, so the trip to the ballot is short, too. It all starts at elect.ky.gov.

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Bojack is back and more important than ever BY CAMERON COYLE HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

“Bojack Horseman,” a Netflix original series, returns darker and more outlandish than ever in its fifth season. The show about the human-like horse who came to fame on a ‘90s sitcom digs deeper into the titular character’s past, further exploring his struggle to find happiness while simultaneously offering some of the most ridiculous humor on television. The season uses the filming of Bojack’s new detective show, “Philbert,” as the catalyst to further explore the problems both he and his friends face—whether it be divorce or addiction—and does so in a biting manner that takes viewers on a continuous emotional roller coaster. The show offers its most daring (and possibly best) episode yet midway

through the season when Bojack has to give his mother’s eulogy. After opening with a flashback of a rant from Bojack’s father, the remaining 22 minutes are spent with the camera only on Bojack and the casket as he rambles until the point the eulogy begins to sound more like one long, drunken digression than a speech. Perfectly encapsulating the strength and versatility of the show, Bojack makes poorly-received, off-handed side remarks directly to the casket and awkwardly changes direction only to make another a few minutes later. In between these ill-regarded comments are stories about the emotional neglect he suffered as a child from his parents. While this offers viewers more insight into why Bojack longs for companionship but rejects intimacy, he doesn’t realize these are stories fit for a therapist, not those in mourning. To top the entire scenario off, he realizes after it’s too late he has been in the wrong room of the funeral parlor giving a

eulogy for a stranger, making his speech not about honoring his mother, but instead an outlet for him to wrestle with childhood trauma and face his newfound grief. It’s every bit as painful as it is hilarious. A show about an alcoholic bipedal horse shouldn’t have cathartic revelations about depression, loss and loneliness, but Bojack does. And it delivers these moments better than almost any drama on television. “Bojack Horseman” uses low-brow humor and animal puns to disarm the audience before delivering unexpected gut punches that make viewers question their own purpose and motivation. The show doesn’t shy away from current events either. Bojack is often used as a tool for social commentary as he’s filleted in the public eye to further prove his arrogance and obsession with being universally loved. One standout episode has Bojack become an outspoken male

feminist so he can gain approval from the public, allowing the show an avenue to criticize the ludicrousness of allowing serial abusers to remain in the celebrity spotlight. Various episodes are told from different perspectives, which leads to experimental narrative styles that develop the characters in a new light. However, the emphasis on development hinders how big of a payoff the season has, but the evolution the characters go through makes the lack of resolution partially inconsequential. The show requires its audience to subconsciously accept that there is a general absurdity in life, and that pain comes with humor. It’s found new layers for nearly all of its characters and has given viewers a reason to watch it yet again. “Bojack Horseman” remains one of the best shows on Netflix. Grade: “A”

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Andri (left) plays basketball next to the demolished W. Hayes Community Center known as “True Key” after Hurricane Florence passes Creekwood North district, on Monday, Sept. 17 in Wilmington N.C.

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Tom Walton, 91, sits next to a local gas station in Wilmington, North Carolina, that was demolished after Hurricane Florence. “I’m sad to see this local business be destroyed from the Hurricane. I do business with the owner, doesn’t speak much English, but a great man. I will say that Hurricane Flo is nowhere as close as bad as Hurricane Hazel. I remember early October in 1954, and the city of Wilmington was destroyed in many capacities,” Walton said.

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13 to experience disaster news coverage firsthand. The hurricane began slamming the coast of North Carolina near Wrightsville Beach on Friday morning, although Hurricane Florence had been downgraded to a Category 1 storm. Rain and heavy gusts continued throughout North Carolina for nearly a week, causing rivers and lakes to overflow, making a majority of the roadways, including major highways and interstates, impassable through Thursday, Sept. 20.

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Every other Friday, Fernando Hernandez can be found around campus, resting on top of a thin, outstretched rope, arms extended side-to-side with his eyes focused on the other end. Even with the noisy crowds of students around him, nothing seems to be able to pull Hernandez out of focus. Slacklining is the act of walking across a suspended rope between two points. It is very much like tightrope walking; the difference is slacklining uses webbing, a thin and stretchy rope. Hernandez, a geoscience graduate student, said he uses the hobby to relax, learn how to concentrate, keep balance and ease his mind when his workload becomes stressful. “Even though I’m doing this climbing and this caving, this is where I just come and relax,” Hernandez said. Hernandez is a cave enthusiast who moved from Mexico to Texas to now Kentucky to explore and study the inner workings of caves and how they form. When Hernandez isn’t working on his thesis or exploring caves, he likes to take time out of his day to slackline and work on his balance, often doing so in front of Downing Student Union or Gatton Academy. Hernandez said slacklining is a way for him to ease his mind. He has practiced the hobby for more than a year. “At the beginning, it’s hard to move your body correctly, and all of the sudden it clicks,” Hernandez said. “It’s like riding a bicycle. It eventually just comes natural to you.”

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Fernando Hernandez, a graduate student, slacklines near DSU in his free time between classes. Hernandez refers to slacklining as “walking meditation” that he can find during his busy schedule..

improving his concentration, balance and physique. Cave exploring is sometimes a dangerous profession. As Hernandez puts it, “you cannot make a mistake,” and skills are required for executing safe explorations. Jason Polk, associate professor of geoscience and director of Center for

“At the begining, it’s hard to move your body correctly, and all of the sudden it clicks.” Graduate student FERNANDO HERNANDEZ Hernandez said he often takes twoweek expeditions in caves and stays there to gather and analyze data he finds in places like Mammoth Cave National Park. He said slacklining has helped develop his cave exploration skills by

Human GeoEnvironmental Studies, has worked closely with Hernandez during cave explorations. “[Slacklining] certainly helps with hard environments, such as caves and so those things require a lot of physical activity, which includes climbing,

rope work and having good balance,” Polk said. “In the end, it all sort of works together, as that type of skill set is needed by people with these careers where they explore hard to reach places.” Polk is one of the faculty members at the Department of Geography and Geology who convinced Hernandez to study at WKU and has worked with him almost every day for nearly a year. Hernandez mentioned he would be willing to help teach those interested in taking up slacklining as a hobby. He often brings extra ropes with him every other Friday near DSU around 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Hernandez said those wanting to learn are “welcome to ask.”

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For Brittany Young, the concept of D.I.Y. is more than a hobby—it’s a fulltime career. Young, a WKU alumna, operates a blog and business called Certified Celebrator, a streaming platform with virtual crafting classes. Young and her staff of six post guides to everything from home décor to seasonally-themed parties for her 121,000 Facebook followers and sizeable website readership. Young hasn’t always been a Certified Celebrator. Before creating and monetizing her blog, Young worked as a family and consumer agent for the Bowling Green area, selling crafts at fairs and on Etsy in her spare time. She began with porch decorations. Young said she believes the front door is the most important part of a house’s décor because it “just creates a great first impression.” Selling her door ornaments segued into her social media presence. “I started sharing [my craft ideas],” Young said. “I realized there were people all over the world that needed inspiration and loved my free content.” Around that time, Young was teaching craft classes in person. She said it was difficult as a young mom—she has a 5-year-old son—to leave every night for the lessons. One of the services Certified Celebrator currently offers are its virtual classes, through which a customer can purchase a monthly subscription to a kit containing craft materials and access to a step-by-step video tutorial of how to paint the item, a seasonal door decoration. Along with virtual painting lessons, the Certified Celebrator website boasts a lengthy archive of posts with detailed instructions on projects, parties and treats. Currently, many of the ideas are related to fall. A s’mores recipe, a fall movie guide and a candy apple basket-making tutorial are featured the site’s front page today. Most of the ideas are the brainchildren of the creative director, Jennifer Mowry. Mowry, originally from Miami, has been working with Young on Certified Celebrator since October 2017, and she said her responsibilities include “a lot of planning, a lot of prepping and a lot of shopping.” According to Mowry, the shooting SEE YOUNG • PAGE B2

Counseling center has dog-supported therapy BY GRIFFIN FLETCHER HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

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Star is a 3-year-old poodle and Australian shepherd mix. She can normally be found in the WKU Counseling and Testing Center where she works as a therapy dog.

The WKU Counseling and Testing Center features one of few on-campus animal-assisted therapy dogs, an Australian Shepherd and poodle mix named Star. Now 3 years old, Star has worked at the CTC since she was 7 weeks old. CTC Outreach Coordinator and therapist Betsy Pierce lives with Star and serves as her primary handler. Pierce said in an email that Star is a great asset to the CTC, serving “to reduce anxiety for the client through her presence and interaction, thereby making communication easier in the therapy setting.” “[She] is a great way to meet people and start conversations about the Center, who she is, and what we do,” Pierce said. “In that way, she is a living advertisement for our services.” Pierce said Star works with CTC clients at their request, typically sitting in on at least 10 therapy sessions per week. Just last year alone, Star worked with 742 students, Pierce said. Pierce said Star most often interacts with students by sitting near them and remaining calm during therapy sessions.

“A typical interaction with a client involves the initial greeting of talking and petting, then Star will usually sit beside the client during the therapy session,” Pierce said. “Star works with all therapists in our office.” Though Star works with all clients who request her services, Pierce said Star is typically sought out by clients who suffer from various forms of anxiety and depression. Pierce said she hopes Star may continue to aid the CTC for years to come. “For the future we plan to continue to be of service to students who seek help with mental/emotional challenges, and thereby aid them in succeeding at college,” Pierce said. “As Star is only [3], she hopefully has several more years to be a working dog with us!” Star’s co-handler and CTC Sexual Assault Services Coordinator Elizabeth Madariaga said in an email that Star helps make the CTC a welcoming and comfortable space for her ability to “provide almost an automatic calming” to any situation. “She is such a breath of fresh air at the center,” Madariaga said. “She is very empathic and can really sense when someone needs a hug or needs her to be around so they can pet on her.”

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B2 LIFE YOUNG CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 for each post is done at least a month ahead of the release date, so Certified Celebrator begins to develop its content a season in advance. That means this month, the focus is on Thanksgiving to make sure everything is ready for distribution in time for the holiday. Before moving to Certified Celebrator, Mowry owned a gift shop in Franklin, Kentucky, where she first met Young at a painting party. “We just hit it off, and we get along

DOG CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 Outside of the CTC, Madariaga said Star is just like any other dog. She said one of Star’s favorite things to do while home is relax and spend time with her cat, Hays. “She has a great disposition that makes her a fantastic therapy dog, but she is still a dog,” Madariaga said. “Hays and her are the greatest of buddies. It’s really awesome to observe.” As an animal-assisted therapy dog, Star was trained at nonprofit dog training center Pawsabilities Unleashed in Frankfort. Founded in 2006 by Liz Norris, an Air Force accredited certified professional dog trainer, Pawsabilities trains between 400-500 dogs per year. Pawsabilities Treasurer and trainer Tracey Hagan said the center takes in and trains dogs from all over the country, often to fit the needs of clients in need of specially trained service dogs. Hagan said the center trains dogs for various qualifications. “There’s a lot of things that these dogs can do to help people,” Hagan said. Hagan said most dogs trained at Pawsabilities undergo a six-week obedience course and 10 required hours of therapy session work. She said dogs trained at Pawsabilities’ facility are trained through positive reinforcement only. As well as serving as a dog training center, Hagan said Pawsabilities often rescues dogs from shelters and operates as an adoption center when dogs are deemed unfit for service or therapy

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really well,” Mowry said. “I don’t even consider [being the creative director] a job. I feel like I’m partying every day with Brittany.” Young said the evolution of her company has brought a few challenges alongside its many successes. With the transition from in-person classes and sales to a majority-online platform, some of the opportunities for face-toface interaction have been reduced, which she sometimes struggles with as an extrovert. “It was a big thing to get used to,” Young said. She said the internet has helped

her stay connected to her consumer base, and she has a private Facebook group with some of her readers. Her Facebook stream, CCTV, also allows her to form a connection with fans and followers, and her website has a contact page for messages to be sent to the company email. Keeping content accessible is one of the top goals of Certified Celebrator, and Young and her team work hard to ensure that remains at the core of the company. “We like to share ideas where it all can be done on a realistic budget,” Young said. “Sometimes, things

can get so busy and so chaotic that we miss the people we live with, but it’s all about just adding fun back at home.” According to Young, Certified Celebrator is all about enjoying life with loved ones. “Here, we say, ‘If it’s not fun, we’re not doing it,’” Young said. “[Certified Celebrator] is a one-stop shop to have fun, create memories and have a joyful home.”

work. The center also frequently participates in events through Norton’s Children’s Hospital and local school programs. Hagan said the center’s main goal is to aid others in getting the help service dogs provide, no matter the obstacles. “We’re just trying to help as many people as we can,” Hagan said. “Sometimes that’s not possible, but we’re go-

WKU Student Accessibility Resource Center and substantiated with a documented medical diagnosis and recommendation. Assistant Director of Student Services Matt Davis said “students who have been diagnosed in some type of anxiety or depression or post-traumatic stress disorder” most often file requests. Davis said most requests are made

with 60 to 70 cases in which a student was approved to have an emotional support animal. Per the Fair Housing Act, within reason, Rosner said almost any animal may be considered an emotional support animal. Though Rosner said an emotional support animal may be a positive addition to its owner’s recover treatment plan, he said he often warns students of the responsibility and time requirement necessary in properly caring for such an animal. Rosner said students interested in living with an emotional support animal should first contact the SARC. Additionally, the CTC offers individual and personal counseling, meeting with students for a variety of concerns like depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship problems, eating disorders, stress and suicide risk. There is a onetime-only fee of $20 to receive therapy sessions.

“She has a great disposition that makes a fantastic therapy dog, but she is still just a dog.” CTC sexual assault services coordinator ELIZABETH MADARIAGA

ing to keep trying.” Along with training service dogs, which are allowed unlimited public access and are trained to help people with disabilities, Hagan said Pawsabilities trains animal-assisted therapy and emotional support dogs. Animal-assisted therapy dogs are trained to help others in therapy situations, and emotional support dogs are trained primarily to provide comfort. Animal-assisted therapy and emotional support dogs are not allowed unlimited public access. Animals other than dogs may serve as emotional support animals. Many students request to have such animals live with them in their dorms. Requests for emotional support animals must be approved through the

to help minimize diagnosed symptoms and that emotional support animals are permissible on campus under the Fair Housing Act. He said WKU Housing and Residence Life ultimately decides whether or not a student may have a service animal. Assistant Director for Student Behavior and Conduct Daniel Rosner said students who have requests approved by the SARC are then asked by Housing to compete and sign its Emotional Support Animal Agreement. The agreement ensures an animal is properly vaccinated and states it is only permitted to be in its owner’s room. Animals must be leashed or carried in a crate when taken to other areas of the dorm. Since taking his position three semesters ago, Rosner said he has dealt

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Winning eﬀort from Duncan reveals third capable quarterback the starting job for the Ball State game. Duncan started the game at Louisville but was pulled after two drives in favor of Shanley. Duncan completed 3-of-5 passes but threw WKU’s first win of the season an interception on a third down. By came thanks in large part to the play coming in and guiding the Hilltopof a quarterback who wasn’t expectpers to a win against Ball State, Duned to be relied on going into the can impressed game. Sanford with his Redshirt sophresilience. omore quar“Steven Dunterback Steven can a week ago Duncan, who was incredibly replaced reddisappointed in shirt freshman his inability to Davis Shanley stay out there after an injury, on the field,” led the HilltopSanford said. pers to a win in “Obviously Daa tight second vis took that half against Ball opportunity State. and ran with it, With Dunbut what I saw can’s stellar day, tonight was a in which he was warrior-type 12 for 16 for 94 performance yards and two from Steven touchdowns and Duncan.” ran for anothDuncan, who er 55 yards, the SILAS WALKER • HERALD Hilltoppers now Quarterback Steven Duncan (10) is tackled by linebacker Jimmy Daw (27) at Scheumann Stadium on is not known as a mobile quarhave three quar- Saturday, Spet. 22, 2018. Duncan rushed for 55 yards in the game. terback, was the terbacks who seem capable of starting. The health the loss. But he was injured on the second-leading rusher with his 55 of Shanley and redshirt senior Drew last offensive play of the game and yards on the ground, second only Eckels is currently in doubt, as Eck- has been out with an upper-body in- to redshirt freshman running back Joshua Samuel. Duncan’s longest els has been out since the Louisville jury ever since. Shanley saw some playing time run was 27 yards, which was the first game and Shanley suffered an injuagainst Wisconsin but didn’t see Hilltopper run over 20 yards in the ry during WKU’s win over BSU. “I felt an opportunity, a second major action until the Louisville Sanford era. “It just opened up, and I ran,” chance,” Duncan said about getting game. Coming off the bench, he to play after struggling as the start- helped give WKU a second-half Duncan said of the play. “It was a fun er against Louisville. “It was hard lead. He was 22 for 33 through the thing to do and those offensive linenot to put your head down. When air with a touchdown, and he earned men, man, like I said, they opened God gave me the opportunity, I just kind of looked and smiled, and said ‘thank you.’” Eckels impressed in the first game of the season at Wisconsin, going 15 for 26 for 167 yards in the first start of his career. He looked even better against Maine, going 24 for 41 for 347 yards and three touchdowns in

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up a hole and let me go.” Senior tight end Mik’Quan Deane was the recipient of both of Duncan’s touchdown passes, including an 18-yarder that gave the Hilltoppers the lead for good. “I wouldn’t want to be Steven,” Deane said. “Just because, coming in in the third quarter, like, quarterback coming in third quarter, you didn’t play first half, you know, hats off to him, seriously. It’s not easy being back in this type of offense,

”When God gave me the opportunity, I just kind of looked and smiled, and said ‘thank you.’” Quarterback STEVEN DUNCAN

you know, and come out in the third quarter.” The status of Shanley and Eckels is unknown for this week, but through four games, WKU’s top three quarterbacks have shown to all be legitimate options for Sanford. Regardless of who starts at quarterback, WKU will take on Marshall (2-1) at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Houchens-Smith Stadium. The Thundering Herd are coming off a loss to North Carolina State.

Reporter Matt Stahl can be reached at 270-745-6291 and matthew. stahl551@topper.wku.edu Follow him on Twitter at @mattstahl97.

The Walkthrough: WKU’s first win comes at the perfect time BY JEREMY CHISENHALL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

There’s no doubt that the first quarter of WKU’s season was disastrous. There is really no other way to put an 0-3 start that featured a loss to a Football Championship Subdivision team and two blown sec-

”But we came in with that mindset, and now we’re ready to roll into conference.” Linebacker BEN HOLT

ond-half leads. But imagine how much worse it would be if the Hilltoppers were headed into Conference USA play 0-4? They can thank their lucky stars they aren’t, as a 28-20 win over Ball State last week got WKU its first win of the season and gave the Hilltoppers a lot more confidence going into the first conference game of the season against Marshall. There’s no denying that this first win came just in time. “We know Marshall’s going to be really good,” head coach Mike Sanford said after the win against BSU. “Probably them and FAU are the leaders in the clubhouse on our side of the division. So we needed this. But we also know that we’re going to have to play a lot better to beat Marshall.” Marshall certainly presents a challenge for the Hilltoppers at home this week. The Thundering

Herd are 2-1 with wins over Mi- 5. Namely, the Hilltoppers’ rush- and redshirt senior D’Andre Ferby did not play last week due to ami (Ohio) and Eastern Kentucky, ing attack. It’s unusual to suggest WKU’s injury. But WKU may be able to and a loss to North Carolina State. rely on SamThrough the first uel, who had three weeks, a career-high they’re outscor91 yards last ing WKU by 10 week, and points per game. a group of In addition to quarterbacks that, Marshall who have was picked to all proven finish second in that they can the C-USA East make plays Division in the with their preseason media feet this seapoll and received son. Redshirt four first-place sophomore votes. Steven DunFor WKU to can showed beat one of the that against top contenders BSU, as he ran in the conferSILAS WALKER • HERALD for 55 yards, ence, confidence Ball State cornerback Hunter Causey (36) is tackeld by WKU defensive back Jaquez Sloan (2) at which includis going to be ed a 27-yard key. That’s why Scheumann Stadium on Saturday, Spet. 22, 2018. scramble, finally getting a win before conference play was so run game as a strength. It’s actu- WKU’s longest run since 2016. At the one-quarter mark of the ally been anything but a strength crucial. “It’s a great win,” redshirt fresh- since the start of 2017. But after season, finally getting a win has man running back Josh Samuel a 192-yard performance on the given this program new hope and said. “We lead into our conference ground last week (which was a new confidence. What’s in store for the next week. We’ve got a rival game team-high in the Sanford era), next eight WKU games could be against Marshall, that was a great WKU is now averaging 131.5 yards drastically altered by that first win. win to give us confidence going per game on the ground this season. Marshall is only averaging Sports Editor Jeremy Chisenhall into next game.” Team captain and redshirt junior 104.7. can be reached at 270-745-6291 There’s a lot of uncertainty at and jeremy.chisenhall921@topper. linebacker Ben Holt said the win was important to overcoming what running back, as redshirt junior wku.edu. Follow him on Twitter at the team has gone through so far Marquez Trigg left the program, @JSChisenhall. this year. “We’ve been going through adversity and everything like that, and you know just to get this win was great,” Holt said. “But we came in with that mindset, and now we’re ready to roll into conference.” There are some statistical cate• In the Sept. 18 edition of the Herald, a photo caption on page B3 incorgories that WKU can look at to add rectly identified Steven Duncan as Davis Shanley. to its confidence going into Week

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Freshman middle hitter Lauren Matthews and redshirt freshman Taylor Bebout jump to block the ball during WKU’s game against Charlotte.

freshman Lauren Matthews leading the team with nine. Freshman Payton Frederick led the team with 11 digs. The Lady Toppers also defeated Charlotte 3-2 (25-22, 19-25, 2512, 23-25, 15-10) to move to 2-0 in C-USA play Sunday. Both Matthews and Anderson recorded 20 kills to lead WKU, while freshman Kayland Jackson finished with nine.

Four WKU players finished with double-digit digs, as Frederick led the team with 18. Frederick now has recorded double-digit digs in five straight matches. The Lady Toppers will return to the road after nine straight matches as they face Southern Miss on Thursday, Sept. 27, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Hudson captures NCAA volleyball milestone with 600 wins

BY CASEY MCCARTHY HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

KU’s volleyball coach has now done something that no Conference USA volleyball coach has ever done before. Head Coach Travis Hudson became the first coach in C-USA history to win 600 matches. He also became the 19th active Division I coach to achieve the feat and the 58th coach to reach the 600 mark of all time. That 600th win came when WKU defeated Middle Tennessee State 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-19) at home to open C-USA play. “It’s been a trying year for me and my family in a lot of ways, and it’s nice to have a night where something good is going on,” Hudson said. “I’m just so blessed to have this life that I’ve lived and have been able to do it here in Bowling Green and at the school that I attended and call home.” This milestone is part of what has been an eventful year for Hudson. The Lady Topper head coach suffered a heart attack in April but has recovered to remain the team’s head coach for a 24th season. “When you realize where this program has come from and all the amazing kids who have come through here and I’ve watched grow up and grow into young women, and my mind’s racing through all those people

that have come through here over my time and I’m certainly appreciative,” Hudson said. With 15 regular season conference titles and nine conference tournament titles, Hudson had a .744 winning percentage coming into the season. The Lady Toppers added two more wins to their tally this weekend, moving to 11-5 on the year, and giving Hudson his 601st win. Senior Rachel Anderson said the number of former players and people from the community that came to support Hudson show the type of coach he’s been in his time on the Hill. “It’s just so awesome the accomplishments he’s had,” Anderson said. “To be here the past, almost going on four, years and all the wins that we’ve had, multiple 20win seasons, and every year when we set goals we have such high expectations because we have so much trust in him.” In Hudson’s 600th win on Friday, a sweep of MTSU, five WKU players recorded five or more kills, with

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