November 5, 2018

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WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

VOLUME 94, ISSUE 11

Lawyer: Ruling supports right to access records in suit against Herald

BY EMILY DELETTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU TYGER WILLIAMS • HERALD

and soccer, an expanded outdoor recreation adventure center on the building’s lower level for outdoor student programs and a “wet classroom” on the first floor to be attached to the Bill Powell Natatorium designed for special aquatics classes and training.

Near the MAC gym, Rey said a demonstration kitchen will be built to allow student instruction on cooking and preparing meals. He said it may also help students suffering from eating disorders learn about nutrition on campus.

Brandi Breden, WKU’s coordinator for nutritional services and campus nutritionist, said in an email she was

An attorney representing the Herald filed new court documents in the lawsuit between WKU and the Herald to argue that a similar case appearing in Franklin Circuit Court supports the Herald’s right to access faculty sexual misconduct records.

Michael Abate, the attorney representing the Herald, argued in a recent court filing that allowing agencies to shield serious allegations of misconduct is dangerous because of a lack of alleged “substantiation.”

The similar case coming out of Franklin Circuit Court concerns an ongoing case between the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and Kentucky Public Radio/the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

In October 2018, the Labor Cabinet disclosed the name of Hector Fonseca, an employee who allegedly “repeatedly exposed himself to a co-worker and forced her to touch his genitals.” The filing states that after Fonseca denied the allegation and no additional witnesses came forward, he was transferred to another governmental agency.

“What might be dismissed on a cold, redacted record as an isolated “he-said/ she-said” incident is, when viewed in context, part of a larger, alarming story about dangerous individuals allowed to occupy positions of public trust who are simply shuttled from place to place when troubling allegations arise,” Abate wrote in the case filing.

WKU sued the Herald in February 2017 to appeal an order from the Kentucky attorney general, who ruled WKU had to turn over records of sexual misconduct to the newspaper.

The lawsuit began before WKU student and Herald reporter Nicole Ares published a story examining sexual misconduct records at public universities around Kentucky.

WKU has repeatedly held the position that it should not have to provide the Herald documents related to employee sexual misconduct because the

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ABOVE: The most recent renovations to Preston Center were completed in 2010.

BELOW: Preston Center is expected to undergo an estimated $18.7 million renovation project within the next 8-10 years which will include the indoor MAC gymnasium providing students with more sports options such as football and soccer.

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Preston renovation to include climbing wall

BY NICOLE ZIEGE HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

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reston Center is expected to undergo an estimated $18.7 million renovation project within the next 8-10 years that will include a rock climbing wall, a demonstration kitchen and a multi-activity court gymnasium among other new features.

Steve Rey, director of WKU’s Intramural Sports, said the project will be completely funded by university donations and is intended to help student recruitment and retention.

“This project has been student-driven,” Rey said. “We focused on what

students wanted and what our focus groups wanted in order to start phase three of the renovations to Preston.”

Among the renovations, there will be a two-story, 2,000-square-foot rock climbing wall built near the Preston Center entrance, according to renovation plans.

Rey said the wall was highly requested by students, faculty, staff and alumni because WKU is one of the only universities in the state that does not currently have a rock climbing wall.

“We want to be able to add to our facility for our prospective students,” Rey said.

More highlights in the plan include a multi-activity court gymnasium on the first floor meant for indoor hockey

WKU lacks disabilities plan in active-shooter scenario

BY EMILY DELETTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

There is no special plan in place on campus currently for people with disabilities in an active shooter situation, WKU Environmental Health and Safety Director David Oliver said.

A report by the FBI designated 50 incidents in the United States as active shooter incidents in 2016 and 2017. Seven of the 50 were reported in education environments, according to the report, although none of those

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Jenna Galbreath, junior, makes her way up the Hill between Grise Hall and FAC on Monday. The Hill poses a challenge for those with disabilities in emergency situations.

seven were in a college or university environment.

Two notable active shooter incidents have occurred in Kentucky in 2018, with the shooting at Marshall County High School in January and the recent shooting at a Louisville Kroger in October.

WKU follows a plan from the FBI detailing instructions for those caught in an active shooter situation, which advises people to either run, hide or fight.

But what about students, fac-

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Food service class provides meals to faculty and staff

BY NATASHA BREU HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

WKU’s food service operations management class is preparing different meals every week for faculty and staff throughout November.

The class is part of the hotel, restaurant and tourism management major. Students in this capstone course come up with the menu by selecting different recipes. They prepare the food themselves and also manage the entire operation.

Paige Rogers, a student who will be managing the upcoming Italian meal, said this class allows her to work hands-on in managing a kitch-

en and learning the skills it takes to come up with recipes.

“I enjoy working in the food service industry, and these classes prepare me for what is ahead,” Rogers said.

The meals take place each Thursday in the Micatrotto Dining Room in Academic Complex room 213. The dining room stays open from 11:30 a.m to 1 p.m, and tickets are limited to the first 60 people for each luncheon.

The meals are full-service and include an appetizer, soup or salad, meat, starch, vegetable, dinner roll, dessert and beverage.

Ali Alabdulkarim, another student manager for the Italian meal, said the students experience being part of back of house staff by preparing

the meal and front of house staff by serving the meal.

“Chef Lee has been doing an amazing job with all of us and making sure we understand everything and making sure that we are learning, which is important for us when we graduate,” Alabdulkarim said.

Tickets are sold a week before each luncheon in Academic Complex room 302 F from 8 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Cash or check is accepted, and tickets can be purchased as a group or table.

Tickets cannot be reserved, returned or applied to a different meal.

News reporter Natasha Breu can be reached at 270-745-6011 and natasha.breu597@topper.wku.edu. Follow Natasha on Twitter @nnbreu.

Schedule of upcoming lunches: Thursday, Nov. 8, in AC 213, $12 Italian roasted pepper chicken with minestrone soup, Italian salad and tiramisu.

Thursday, Nov. 15, in AC 213, $13 Thanksgiving dinner with pimento and jalapeno cheeseball, pear, pomegranate and walnut salad, herb roasted turkey breast and a dessert duo.

Thursday, Nov. 29, in AC 213, $12 Southern comfort luncheon with shrimp and grits, homemade chicken pot pie and peach cobbler a la mode.

Former SJ&B director selected as contest judge

BY ABBIGAIL NUTTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

A WKU faculty member has been chosen to be a member of a global photography contest selection committee.

Loup Langton, former director of the School of Journalism & Broadcasting, was announced as a member of the selection committee for the fifth edition of the 6x6 Global Talent Program for the

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DISABILITIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE FRONT Oliver said he recommends during prevention training that those with mobility impairments take the “hide” option of run, hide or fight.

“Typically, the best option would be to barricade themselves in place,” he said.

“We need to make sure folks with disabilities are taken care of by others, especially if it comes to them having to evacuate or relocate.”

WKU violence prevention and response training for organizations or groups on campus can be done at any time by request, where more specific questions concerning mobility impairment options can be addressed, Oliver said.

PRESTON CONTINUED FROM PAGE FRONT kitchen being built because it allows for endless options to help students learn about nutrition.

“We want to use it to teach students how to cook, we want to hold our nutrition presentations in the kitchen [and] we want to hold workshops,” Breden said in her email.

The renovations will be the third phase of renovations to the building since its original construction in 1992.

The second phase of indoor renovations were completed in 2010.

Rey said he met with WKU’s Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement on Oct. 29 to work on strategies for identifying potential donors and meeting alumni. Rey said he also wants to work with the Preston Family Foundation, which helped fund the original building’s construction and the 2010 renovations, again in order to help fund the project.

Ryan Dearbone, WKU’s assistant director of college advancement, is working with Rey in funding the project. Dearbone said although Rey was spearheading the project, he was also excited about it.

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student information in those documents is protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA. FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education re-

North and Central America regions.

Langton, along with four other judges, will select the six leaders from the regions for the World Press Photo Contest, which identifies six under-recognized photographers from each of the world’s six continents.

“To develop a new and more diverse visual representation of the world, we need to locate, recognize and share the best work,” the website states.

The 6x6 Global Talent Program recently announced its winners for Africa and has not yet announced the six winners from the North and Central America regions. The selection committees for each participating region can be found on the World Press Photo website in addition to the six selectees from four of the six regions.

Langton said he was honored to be selected as a judge for the contest, which is the second oldest photojournalism contest in the world.

Langton served as SJ&B Director from 2011 to 2017 and was recently named the School’s Turner Professor, an endowed position. Along with friend Pablo Corral Vega, Langton created and directed the POY Latam visual journalism contest, one of the largest and most prestigious contests of its kind in Ibero America, with over 1,900 entries, according to his faculty bio.

Langton has been invited by World Press Photo each year since 2005 to interview photojournalism and multimedia award winners, which are featured on the website and have won several awards, according to his bio.

Langton said World Press Photo is “one of the few most important photojournalism organizations on the globe.”

“In addition to their contests, they have a lot of international, educational initiatives for visual journalists,” he said.

“This particular initiative takes nominations from all over the world.”

Works will be published every four months, and a global perspective will be completed every two years. Both have an overall goal of promoting and diversifying visual storytelling.

According to World Press Photo, “The world of image-making is expanding, often ways unrestricted by convention. In this program, both still photography and moving images will be welcome as the emphasis is on visual storytelling.”

With six talents already recognized from the Southeast Asia and Oceania, South America and Europe regions, nominees and followers of the visual arts alike await the announcement of the six recognized talents from the regions of North America and Asia to be announced in coming months.

In the event of an active shooter, a campus-wide alert will be sent via text message. WKU’s Management Plan advised if gunfire is heard to “run away from the area if safe to do so,” and if not, to “take refuge that can be locked from inside.” The report also states that if possible, “block the door to discourage entry … hide inside the area behind a desk, under a table, in a closet or whatever is available … remain still and quiet.”

There is no mention in the plan for procedures if a person has disabilities.

In the event of other emergency evacuations such as a fire, WKU advises, “Help those who need assistance, especially physically challenged persons, in evacuating or relocation to an area of safe refuge.” Only trained personnel may assist in stairway evacuation of wheelchair

uses.

There are no special recommendations for people with disabilities at WKU in the event of a tornado.

WKU Police Public Information Officer Tim Gray said one of the most important things to do in preparation for any potential emergency is to identify any students with physical or mental disabilities.

“Know your students,” Gray said. “If you know your people and who you’re responsible for, it’s always a good move to get together and find out directly from them the best plan for them in the event of an emergency situation.”

Gray recommends that faculty, staff and residence advisors on campus make an individual emergency plan to prepare.

In the event of an an active shooter situation, he said the best option for people

with disabilities would be to lock or barricade themselves in a space.

“In such a situation, trying to outrun or move quickly might not work to their advantage,” Gray said.

Oliver said that although there is no model to follow with instructions specifically regarding people with disabilities, a future version including them is not out of the question.

“It’s unfortunate, but right now there’s no good answer to that question,” he said.

“We’ll have to keep an eye out and always stay up to date with the most recent training.”

“We’re here to help identify potential alumni to help get the project going,” Dearbone said.

Taylor McGuire, senior health sciences major and student employee at the Preston Center, said she and the other Preston employees learned about the upcoming renovations at a meeting before the start of the fall semester.

“The kind of stuff they’re doing is in demand, I think,” McGuire said.

McGuire said the indoor MAC gymnasium will provide students with more sports options such as football and soccer. Currently students are not allowed to play those sports inside the building due to the lack of artificial turf flooring. She said as a student worker, the expanded storage space from the renovations will also be beneficial.

Even though she said she is not a fan of heights, McGuire expressed her enthusiasm for the upcoming rock climbing wall.

“I feel like the rock wall would be really cool,” McGuire said. “I think a lot of people would like it.”

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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News reporter Nicole Ziege can be reached at 270-745-6011 and nicole. ziege825@topper.wku.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @NicoleZiege.

cords, according to the Department of Education. WKU’s attorneys have said releasing the sexual misconduct documents violates FERPA because of the information in the documents that identifies students who may have been victims or witnesses.

Abate said it’s clear the lawsuit is not about violating student privacy, and any documents released from

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WKU can redact information about students.

Both the Herald and the University of Kentucky’s newspaper, the Kentucky Kernel, are plaintiffs in the case.

“Both [lawsuits] present the same underlying question, which is whether a public agency has to disclose if employees have been accused of sexual misconduct, regardless of if the

allegation was found to be true or not,” Abate said. “We think the [Franklin Circuit] court got it right, and Warren County should adopt the same ruling,” Abate said.

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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OPINION

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

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How much do words matter in politics?

BY NOLAN HOVELL HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

Political polarization has resulted in a breakdown of meaningful dialogue surrounding key issues in our nation.

As a culture of political correctness emerges, so does growing tension between it and a culture that parades falsehoods as facts.

The Trump administration has been heavily criticized for presenting alternative facts as truth, but that doesn’t stop Trump from confidently staking false claims on a regular basis on Twitter, at rallies, international conventions and press conferences. A study by PolitiFact showed that just a mere one-third of Trump’s statements as president have been to some degree true, compared to Obama’s two-thirds truthful claims.

A Washington Post fact-check analysis published last week found that “in

the seven weeks leading up the midterm elections, the president made 1,419 false or misleading claims—an average of 30 a day.”

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders and Vice President Mike Pence adamantly defend Trump whenever he makes false or outrageous claims. Trump has condemned the mainstream media and left-wing proponents as conspiring to make him look bad. Truth and political correctness have played a major role in the media criticism of the president.

But Trump isn’t the only one benefitting from public misinformation. He is merely the product of a society which prioritizes a dominant narrative over the truth— though truth is arguably the essence of democracy. Despite this fact, the weight of language has lightened.

A Trump-esque approach to rhetoric is arguably the backlash of an increasing desire for political correctness, but it has gone too far. Many of us seem to have for-

gotten that words matter.

Convenient lies that fit a narrative have defined the media and politics in the last few years. It has established discontent wherein our nation is greatly divided and people are unsure whether they can trust the media or our own government to disseminate truth.

Maintaining an analytic approach to information, checking if sources are reliable and confirming information through multiple reliable sources are ways to avoid being ignorant to the truth, but we may also need to re-learn that truth matters.

Stop believing things simply because they sound good.

Do not buy into the fear-mongering, do not be convinced by convenient lies. Seek the truth at all costs and fight with your words and not with weapons if at all possible. Do not let sensational stories and nationalistic rhetoric deter you from doing your civic duty to protect your rights and the rights of every citizen.

EDITORIAL

Election analysis: Impact of attack advertisements

BY EDITORIAL BOARD HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

The issue: Attack ads have come under scrutiny during debates between Kentucky state representative candidates Patti Minter and Ben Lawson.

Our Stance: The outcome of this election is a matter of more than party politics. It is about how voters perceive the presentation of information and the impact of attack ads.

Election day is upon us. Kentucky has some important seats open in its state legislature that will be filled by Wednesday morning.

The retirement of Jody Richards left an open seat for candidates Ben Lawson and Patti Minter to vie for the office of state representative.

In past elections, Kentucky has favored Democrats at the state level and Republicans at the national level—it voted red for our past few presidents, both of its U.S. Senators are Republican, and the majority of its Representatives to the U.S. House are Republican. However, Democrats have sway within state legislature historically, according to Ballotpedia. From 1992 to 1999 Democrats controlled the state House and state Senate as well as the office of governor. At the turn of the millenium, the state legislature experienced a split in party control between its congressional chambers. It wasn’t until 2017 that Republicans gained full control over state legislature

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and the governor’s office.

Party politics will undeniably play a major role in the outcome of this year’s heavily partisan midterms, but another factor has been of significant contention in the weeks leading up to the election: attack ads.

The debate between Minter and Lawson is a local piece to a larger national discussion about the impact of running a negative campaign. Lawson has been accused of signing off on a false personal attack about Minter as a means of elevating his status among voters and smearing hers, but deferred from directly admitting that it was him who authorized the ads, according to the Bowling Green Daily News.

Minter has said her campaign is “positive people powered” and therefore has not supported any attack on Lawson personally.

The source of attack ads are important to consider when deciding credibility of the information in them as well as where voters should place their blame for the dissemination of false or unnecessarily personal attacks against candidates.

Mudslinging is ever more present in the national political rhetoric, and making yourself aware of who is responsible for inciting it is important.

Attack ads have both positive and negative effects. On one hand, it is critical to highlight public the contrast between opposing candidates in order to display specific content areas where the two differ. On the other hand, attack ads contribute to the growing tension between individuals on both sides of the political aisle due to an uptick in petty criticisms of opponents’ in-

timate qualities.

Politics have gotten too personal, and identity politics devise a poor marker for quality of a candidate.

The shift in focus from policy to personality has been the demise of ethical campaigning, and this election cycle is evidence that many politicians want nothing to do with the stigma of running attack ads.

It’s much easier to decide that a personality trait is undesirable than it is to reason with the feasibility and implications of a policy stance or legislative implementation strategy. While a person’s character could have an impact on their ability to be a successful politician, their vote on the floor and their ability to hammer out the language of a bill matters significantly more.

Attack ads aren’t necessarily bad, however. If they are based in truth and effectively sway voters who fear the negative qualities of an opponent’s election, they have performed a positive function for the sponsor of the ad.

But voters who are less inclined to vote based solely on party affiliation should judge how candidates have decided to present information during their run.

This election will be the true test of the contrast between a negative and positive campaign focus, and one will prevail over the other. Kentucky could reject the negativity of a attack ads, or voters could decide that attack ads are a viable way to communicate a message about the potential negative impact of an opponent’s win.

Politics get dirty, and attack ads are the byproduct. Be an informed and acute voter this year.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

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WKU senior Hannah Good sings on stage during the CAB annual performance of Rocky Horror on Wednesday at the Capitol Arts Center. Good is the current editor- in -chief of the Talisman. This is her second year performing in the show.

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Malorie Bryne as Eddie in “the Rocky Horror Picture Show” rides a scooter through the auditorium during the annual performance of “Rocky Horror” on Wednesday at the Capitol Arts Center.

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Mackenzie Varble (center) sings on stage with other cast members and patrons during the CAB annual performance of Rocky Horror on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at the Capitol Arts Center. The audience is invited up to the stage to dance and sing along to one of the films most iconic songs, “The Timewarp.”

OH ROCKY!

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Each year the Capitol Arts Center hosts an annual screening of the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Halloween night. After the show, fans gathered outside the theater to greet the cast members.

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The cast works backstage Halloween night during the Capitol Arts Center annual showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Show director Casey Hanrahan noted that the cast auditioned 35 days ago, “but now look like completely different actors on stage. I couldn’t be more proud,” she said.

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Hannah Good greets her sister outside the Capitol Arts Center on Halloween night. Good has played the character of Frank N. Furter.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Lady Toppers renew rivalry with No. 5 Louisville

BY DRAKE KIZER HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

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WKU sophomore guard Josh Anderson (4) jumps to dunk during an exhibition game vs Campbellsville on Tuesday, Oct. 30. WKU won 91-66 and Anderson scored 22 points with Charles Bassey getting 11 rebounds.

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WKU hits the road to take on top 25 Huskies

Hollingsworth and Anderson will travel with the team to Washington, but Murray will not, Stansbury said Saturday.

“Good people make bad decisions, but just because you’re a good perWKU basketball begins its 2018son that made a bad decision doesn’t 19 season with a lot of expectations, mean it’s right,” Stansbury said after but the Hilltoppers will be going into Saturday’s win. “There’s accountthe home of anothability with it. er team with great We’re not going expectations when to have it. We’re “Good people make bad decisions, but just they take on No. going to learn 25 Washington on because you’re a good person that made a bad from it, and Tuesday. we’re going to decision doesn’t mean it’s right.”

“There’s conget better from cerns no matter Head Coach it.” what you’re doing, RICK STANSBURY Hollingsworth you go on the road was apologetic against a top 25 after Saturday’s team,” Stansbury game and promsaid of playing third men’s basketball player sus- ised the team would grow as a result.

UW. “It doesn’t matter where we’re “We are young and make mistakes, pended in one week. Hollingsworth at. Where we’re at, how good we are was held out of Tuesday’s exhibition and we have to grow from it,” Hollingright now, there’d be a concern any game after a marijuana citation. An- sworth said. “We all are sorry and time you go on the road.” derson did not participate in Satur- we’re going to grow and do better.”

In addition to opening up non-conference play with a brutal matchup, day’s exhibition after being charged head coach Rick Stansbury will also with disorderly conduct Thursday.

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be missing a key piece on Tuesday night.

According to a statement from WKU basketball Saturday morning, graduate transfer forward Desean Murray has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. Murray joined sophomore guards Taveion Hollingsworth and Josh Anderson to be the

With its exhibition slate complete after just one contest, WKU women’s basketball will tip off the regular season against in-state rival No. 5 Louisville on Tuesday night.

The Lady Toppers, who lead the alltime series 25-20, lost their last meeting with the Cardinals 68-61 in 2016.

WKU holds a 14-6 advantage in games played on the Hill, including a 71-69 victory during the Cardinals’ last trip to Diddle Arena in 2015.

This year, the Lady Toppers could not have asked for a tougher opponent for their regular season-opener.

Louisville was ranked fifth in the preseason AP poll and fourth in the USA Today coaches poll published Nov. 1.

The Cardinals return most of their 2018 Final Four team, including senior guard Asia Durr. Durr was named an AP Preseason All-American after earning a First-Team All-American nod a season ago. During the Cardinals’ last matchup against the Lady Toppers, Durr tied for the team lead in points with 16.

WKU defeated West Virginia State 104-74 in its only preseason tilt on Thursday. The Lady Toppers shined defensively, forcing the Yellow Jackets to commit 30 turnovers.

On offense, the Lady Toppers were a bit less crisp, committing 20 turnovers, but WKU also notched 29 assists, which is something the Lady Toppers will hope to continue against Louisville.

“Once you get the defensive rebound, you know somebody’s running down the floor,” sophomore guard Sherry Porter said. “So, it’s just that selflessness. That’s how we get all those assists.”

Redshirt junior guard Dee Givens scored a game-high 27 points against WVSU, including hitting 50 percent of her shots from beyond the arc. Givens said she was impressed with how her younger teammates played against the Yellow Jackets.

“There’s still some things we can work on,” Givens said. “It’s just good for [the newcomers] to get their jitters out now before we play Tuesday.”

WKU head coach Greg Collins said he was focused on making sure his team pushed the tempo and ran as much as possible against WVSU, which SEE LADY TOPPERS • PAGE B2

SAE honors 50th anniversary with ‘Run so They Can Ride’

BY ALEC JESSIE HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

After reviving the tradition last year, the Kentucky Beta chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon elected to continue the “Run so They Can Ride” relay in 2018 by running the 100 miles to Middle Tennessee State before WKU played the Blue Raiders Friday.

Beginning at midnight, each member ran approximately six to eight miles during the transit.

Since this year was the 50-year anniversary of the creation of the event, SAE alum and founder of the run, Richard Ziegler, flew into town from North Carolina to serve as the opening runner.

When Ziegler originally came up with the idea, philanthropy was not considered, nor was it an SAE-only event. Ziegler said that when it was originally started, the run was designed to be a pep rally of sorts in support of a surging WKU football team.

“Our team was undefeated,” Ziegler said. “Not only undefeated, but also unscored on after four games. After the game, I said ‘We’ve got to do something special.’ So we talked about running the football to the next

game in Tennessee Tech.”

Current SAE president Joe Webb ran with Ziegler during the first mile on Friday.

“It’s real special,” Webb said. “Having him there running that first mile was a huge honor, and it shows the tradition that we have and the brotherhood that we have, because 50 years later he’s able to come back and it’s truly a strong tradition.”

The members of SAE embraced Ziegler when he came back to WKU, and he appreciated how welcome the members made him feel.

“I was scared to death,” Ziegler said. “I thought these guys aren’t going to care about what I’m here for, but they’ve been great. I’ve been totally relaxed and I’m so happy to be here.”

After Ziegler opened the event, it was all on the 15 other members to get the football the 100 miles to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It took the them approximately 13 hours to complete the journey.

From a philanthropic standpoint, the SAE chapter looked to continue last year’s success. Last year, the chapter raised over $15,000. The proceeds were given to the World Bicycle Foundation to purchase bikes for unprivileged children in Africa. SAE teamed up with the foundation again

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Current President of SAE, Joe Webb, runs alongside the founder of the run, Richard Ziegler, outside the SAE House on Friday, Nov. 2.

for this year’s run.

“One hundred bikes,” Philanthropy chair Clay Mattison said. “That was our goal last year and we outdid that goal, so we’re hoping to have the same thing this year. Each bike is about $147, so we’re looking to raise $14,000.”

The chapter will take donations until Jan. 6.

SAE expects to continue the annual tradition next season, but does not have a game booked yet. Webb mentioned Eastern Kentucky as a possibility.

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The off-the-court distractions are ill-timed with a tough opponent on the horizon.

Last season, UW finished with a 2113 record in Mike Hopkins’ first year as head coach. Hopkins was also awarded with Pac-12 Coach of the Year.

The Huskies narrowly missed out on

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is something he wants to see continue against tougher opponents, including the Cardinals.

“I’d rather shoot two-on-one or oneon-zero than five-on-five,” Collins said.

“I don’t anticipate that we’ll have that high of a success rate with our defense against Louisville…but I feel like if we continue to work at it, we’ll get better and we’ll get stronger and that’ll still be a part of our game.”

The Lady Toppers’ average possession against WVSU lasted only 12 seconds, which Collins said was a point of emphasis. Collins also said the team has been working hard to make sure that no one is uncomfortable playing quickly once game time arrives.

“I feel like we’re going to play however we practice,” Collins said. “There’s some things that we do every single

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY an NCAA Tournament berth but are a near-lock to make it in 2019. UW was picked to finish third in Pac-12 play in the preseason.

The Huskies return almost their entire team from a season ago. Sophomore guard Jaylen Nowell led the team in scoring with 16 points per game and garnered Pac-12 All-Freshman team honors. Senior forward Noah Dickerson returned to school after testing

the NBA Draft waters. He led the Huskies in rebounding and was second in points. Point guard David Crisp, forward Matisse Thybulle and center Sam Timmins round out the talented Huskies starting five.

The Huskies were inconsistent in exhibition play. They opened play with a 91-73 win over seventh-ranked Nevada in a closed scrimmage despite being without Dickerson, but the Huskies

only managed to beat Seattle Pacific by nine points in their next exhibition.

“This will make us better,” Stansbury said. “They’ve got a terrific team, they’ve got, I think, all 10 of their top scorers back.”

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day, and you see those things in their play on the court.”

For Collins, Tuesday’s contest against Louisville will be his first regular season game at the helm for the Lady Toppers. Though he has spent the last six years at WKU as an assistant under former head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, this game will officially mark the beginning of his tenure as the program’s head coach.

The much-anticipated meeting between the Lady Toppers and the Cardinals tips off at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Diddle Arena. The game will also be available live on ESPN+, as it is the first of four WKU women’s basketball games selected for streaming on the new platform this season.

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WKU guard Whitney Creech (5) directs her teammates while closely guarded during the Lady Toppers’ 104-74 win in the exhibition game against West Virginia State University on Thursday in Diddle Arena.

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Redshirt junior guard Dee Givens (4) attempts to shoot as she is defended by West Virginia State guard Jordan Miller (23) and forward Denisha Bowman (25) during the Lady Toppers’ 104-74 win in an exhibition game against West Virginia University on Thursday in Diddle Arena.

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WKU former volleyball star Alyssa Cavanaugh takes the court with WKU athletic director Todd Stewart and volleyball coach Travis Hudson at halftime during WKU men’s basketball exhibition match vs.

Kentucky Wesleyan to encourage people to register as possible bone marrow donors on Saturday in Diddle Arena. Cavanaugh was diagnosed with leukemia after graduating in the Spring of 2018.

Athletics joins effort to help Cavanaugh fight cancer

BY KADEN GAYLORD HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

As one of the most decorated players in WKU volleyball history, Alyssa Cavanaugh has been through tough battles.

The 2017-18 Conference USA Female Athlete of the Year left WKU with 1,816 kills, All-American honors and 123 wins, but recently she has been fighting the biggest battle of her life.

On Sept. 6, Cavanaugh revealed to the world that she is fighting a new battle in the form of leukemia.

As Cavanaugh’s fight continues, WKU Athletics announced Oct. 30 it would be partnering with Be The Match, an organization operated by the National Marrow Donor Program where people can register to donate their bone marrow to help Cavanaugh find a match.

The registration event spanned

across four WKU athletic events from Thursday to Sunday: two volleyball matches, a men’s basketball exhibition and a women’s basketball exhibition. Cavanaugh’s former head coach and current WKU volleyball coach Travis Hudson went on the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network to promote the event during the men’s basketball exhibition game against Kentucky Wesleyan.

“There’s very few opportunities in life to impact somebody the way that Alyssa can be impacted or any other survivors out there with her,” he said.

WKU and Cavanaugh have had a huge presence on social media asking people to register. Her initial tweet explaining that she needed a bone marrow transplant has gathered more than 400 retweets and more than 700 likes.

“I just hope that everyone understands that they can be the difference … we are absolutely on a mission to find that person that is going to save Alyssa,” Hudson said.

Other schools in Conference USA have also jumped into the mix and promoted her cause on their social media accounts and at their games, including Rice and Middle Tennessee State last week.

Football head coach Mike Sanford said that Hudson and his seniors spoke to the team about the effort to find a match for Cavanaugh.

“Our team is committing, alongside with this department, to registering with the bone marrow registry to try to save Alyssa’s life,” Sanford said.

“She’s going to win this fight, we all know that, and we want to be apart of joining that.”

Fans and supporters were able to start the registration process with a text message, by scanning a QR code or going online.

Prior to print, the webpage previewing the registration event had received 1,635 clicks, and Be The Match’s registration page had been visited 673 times through WKU Athletics’ website,

according to numbers provided by the WKU Athletic Office.

WKU offered a free t-shirt to the first 430 individuals that registered at the event. One in every 430 individuals to register with Be The Match in the United States go on to donate to a patient in need of bone marrow, according to a press release from WKU. Cavanaugh is one of the 70 percent of patients in need of a donation that depend on the Be The Match registry, as only 30 percent of patients find a match within their family, according to the release.

“It’s all about numbers,” Hudson said. “The more people we can get swabbed, the more chances Alyssa Cavanaugh is going to have to find the person who is going to help her get back to a healthy life.”

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Lady Toppers gain momentum with 4th straight win

BY CASEY MCCARTHY HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

WKU wrapped up its home schedule with a win on senior day, defeating Florida Atlantic 3-1 for the team’s fourth straight victory.

The Lady Toppers finished the season in Diddle Arena with a 11-4 record and moved to 18-9 overall. WKU remains in a three-way tie for third place in Conference USA. In the last home match of her career, senior Rachel Anderson was

able to seal the victory for the team with a service ace to close the final set.

“What a script—the kid is an All-American, in her last match on Diddle Arena court, on senior day and she serves as an ace to win it,” head coach Travis Hudson said. “You can’t draw it up any better than that.

It felt like that ball hung up in the air forever, but when it fell, it was a really cool moment.”

Anderson finished the match with 15 kills and seven blocks. Senior Mary Martin facilitated the offense for the Lady Toppers, picking up her

second career double-double with 47 assists and 11 digs.

Junior Sophia Cerino led the team in kills in the match, finishing with 16 and adding a career-high six aces and three digs. The Lady Toppers finished with a season best 13 aces.

Hudson said the team played at a championship level in its match Sunday.

“We’ve been fighting for that all year,” Hudson said. “A little bit of confidence is starting to creep in with these kids down the stretch; we played at a really high level. Florida Atlantic is a fantastic team, and we

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WKU’s Sophia Cerino (23) attempts to spike the ball during a match against UAB in Diddle Arena on Oct. 12.

knew we had to play well to be in.”

Looking back after her final home match, Anderson said the thing she’ll miss most about Diddle is the fans.

“Our community is amazing—the love and support and encouragement we get from all of them—and I can’t explain it. It’s great,” Anderson said.

“I’m happy our season isn’t over, and it hasn’t really hit me yet, but it was a great turnout, and it was just a great day for us.”

The Lady Toppers opened the weekend with a home match on Friday against Florida International.

WKU picked up the victory in five sets, 3-2 (25-20, 24-26, 25-14, 2025, 15-11).

Anderson and Cerino again led the way for the Lady Toppers offensively, combining for 35 of the team’s 61 kills. Anderson led the way with 18 while Cerino added 17. Sophomore Kayland Jackson and freshman Lauren Matthews each finished with nine kills.

The team recorded a season-high 16 blocks. Anderson led the team with eight while Cerino and freshman Katie Isenbarger each had six.

Defensively, freshman Payton Frederick recorded a career-best 23 digs in the match.

Redshirt freshman Taylor Bebout facilitated the offense in the match, recording her sixth double-double this season with 50 assists and 15 digs.

Only a pair of road matches remain on the schedule for the Lady Toppers this season before the C-USA Tournament. WKU will visit UAB on Thursday as the Blazers celebrate their senior day before the season concludes with a matchup against Louisiana Tech in Ruston, Louisiana.

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Redshirt senior defensive tackle Evan Sayner (55) tackles MTSU safety Reed Blankenship (12) during WKU’s 29-10 loss to Middle Tennessee State University on Nov. 2, at Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium.

Hilltoppers in middle of worst season since 2010

BY MATT STAHL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

With Friday’s loss to Middle Tennessee State, WKU is off to its first 1-8 start since 2010, which also makes it the Hilltoppers’ first eight-loss season since 2010.

The loss now guarantees the Hilltoppers are on track for their worst season since the team went 2-10 at the start of this decade. That season was the third consecutive in which WKU lost double-digit games. The Hilltoppers also started 0-7 that year.

“We’re not going to carry ourselves with our heads down,” Sanford said.

“1-8 is despicable to me. It really is, and internally that eats at you, there’s no doubt about it, but you have a choice in the matter. You can go into a deep-seated, deep-rooted depression of the situation or you can rise above it and find a way to get a result that you want to get.”

The Hilltopper offense was led by

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redshirt senior quarterback Drew Eckels, who had not played since the Maine game in Week 2 due to a shoulder injury.

“He’s a senior,” Sanford said of the decision to start Eckels. “He won the job, he was healthy, he proved to be healthy, and we wanted to let him go out there and compete, and he practiced like a guy that was ready to go win a game.

Despite the return of Eckels, the Hilltopper offense struggled to move the ball down the field and had a major issue converting third downs.

WKU finished the game 4 for 16 on third down and at one point had been 0 for 6.

The Hilltoppers also went 1 for 3 on fourth down conversion attempts.

“Offensively, we’ve got to continue to find ways to get into the end zone,” Sanford said. “I know it’s a long season—it’s kind of been the same answer.”

WKU’s only offensive spark came late in the third when redshirt sophomore Steven Duncan replaced an injured Eckels and threw a 46-yard

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touchdown to redshirt junior wide receiver Lucky Jackson.

“I was excited to see Steven Duncan go out there and step up and make a play,” Sanford said. “Unfortunately, we had some injuries today, so we had to alter some things as the game went on.”

”1-8 is despicable to me. It really is.”

Head Coach MIKE SANFORD Running the ball was another area of concern for the Hilltoppers, who only went for 109 yards on the ground for the game. Duncan was the team’s second leading rusher with 28 yards, only 1 yard behind freshman running back Gino Appleberry, who had 29.

“What looks like a lot of called passes are indeed actually—a decent per-

centage are called runs with options,” Sanford said. “You’re essentially making them defend the entire field with utilization of triple-option football.”

On the other side of the ball, the Hilltopper defense was never able to get any footing against a powerful MTSU offense. Redshirt freshman running back Chaton Mobley had a field day, rushing for 198 yards on 25 attempts for an average of 7.9 yards per carry.

“He’s a big-style back,” redshirt sophomore safety Devon Key said after the game. “I give credit to him for running behind his pads, and we just had to do a better job tackling and gang tackling.”

WKU will be back in action on Saturday in Boca Raton, Florida, against Florida Atlantic. The Owls (4-5, 2-3 C-USA) are currently flying high after a dominating victory against a much improved Florida International team.

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WKU fifth-year senior Desean Murray (13) drives to the basket while guarded by Campbellsville players during an exhibition WKU freshman guard Charles Bassey (23) jumps for a layup during an exhibition match vs Kentucky Wesleyan in Diddle Arena on Saturday. match on Oct. 30 in Diddle Arena.

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WKU freshman forward Tolu Smith (00) takes the court before WKU’s exhibition game vs Campbellsville in E.A. Diddle Arena on Oct. 30.

WKU sophomore guard Taveion Hollingsworth (11) reacts to a foul being called on him during an exhibition match vs Kentucky Wesleyan in Diddle Arean on Saturday, Hollingsworth scored 24 points.

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LIFE

‘Black Minds Matter’ lecture series hopes to spark change

BY KELLEY HOLLAND HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

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Lewis D. Chaney performs a mentalist routine in the Downing Student Union on Oct. 25. Chaney has been interested in mentalism since he left the broadcast news industry in 2011.

A LIFE IN MAGIC Mind reader details his passion for magic

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forward, a slight bend in his knees and eyes closed tight in concentration, it was clear Chaney was contemplating his answer. Suddenly, quickly, he opened his eyes and said a single word: a name.

“Jacob!” Chaney said, the focus of the group unflinching, anticipating Waffird’s response.

Her eyes flew open, her mouth dropped. Jacob was her brother’s name.

“Mind-blowing,” Waffird said. “That was wild.”

The crowd applauded, and Chaney moved on to do much of the same

said nothing has made him happier than mentalism. As a mentalist, Chaney aims to create an illusion of extra sensory perception, or a “sixth sense,” solely for entertainment purposes. y the time Lewis D. Chaney of After so many years in news, Chaney Henderson had spent his first said he feels compelled to spread five minutes inside Downing happier news, which he believes is Student Union on a quiet Thursday possible through mentalism. afternoon, he had already drawn a “I have seen things I can’t unsee, crowd. Maybe it was his flammable and I’ve read things I can’t unread, and wallet, maybe he just has a way with now what I’m doing is I have a chance people. to give back to people,” Chaney said.

Whatever it was, a group of nearly Chaney does this by sharing the 10 huddled around Chaney near the oftentimes amusing and amazing entrance of the Fresh Food Company as tricks he’s learned over the past two he performed card decades. tricks, made palm- “I have seen things I can’t unsee, and I’ve read “I have spent sized red foam the last 17 years balls disappear, things I can’t unread, and now what I’m doing is I learning, and I reappear then have a chance to give back to people.” haven’t stopped, multiply, Chaney Mentalist and you never asked the group, “Is LEWIS D. CHANEY stop,” Chaney said mind control real? I about mentalism can prove it.” with a few other groups scattered and magic. “When you get into this One of the few who noticed Chaney throughout DSU. artform, it’s continuing an education performing and decided to stay and Since leaving the broadcast all the time.” watch was Nashville sophomore news business in 2011, Chaney has Chaney said people who watch him Savannah Waffird. She wanted to find focused the majority of his energy perform routinely ask if he possesses out how. on mentalism, a form of magic he psychic abilities or special “gifts.” If he Waffird followed Chaney’s command describes as “sleight of mind.” does, he won’t say. as he asked her to sit down and think Now 55 years old, Chaney said he “The only ones I have are when of someone special to her. He asked first became interested in magic someone has given me something for her to think of an event that reminded at age 7 after watching one of his Christmas or my birthday,” Chaney her of that person, and second, a cousins perform a magic trick. Since said. “But I create the illusion of that song. Chaney said he could guess the then, he has become the president because I just like entertaining people person’s name. of Ring 56, based in Henderson, of and giving them something to walk The group fixed itself on the scene, the International Brotherhood of away with and feel good about.” wondering if the hesitation signaled Magicians, which he was initiated into Chaney said people’s reactions are doubt or something different. Aside in 2001. what he loves most about his work. from a general shuffle of tired feet or Though he’s done everything from Through each reaction, he said he the bustle of the nearby Burrito Bowl, working with Nashville musicians to believes a memory is formed. it was silent. homeless people and spending over 25 With his right index finger pointed years in broadcast television, Chaney SEE MAGIC • PAGE C3

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For assistant professor Lacretia Dye and her graduate student Darrian Evans, educating the community on the issues faced by black males in the education system is a priority. Because of this, they decided to host a series of lectures titled “Black Minds Matter.”

“Black Minds Matter” addresses the experiences of black boys and men in education and draws parallels to the Black Lives Matter movement.

The concept was started

by Luke Wood of San Lacretia Diego State University, Dye who brought together scholars across the Assistant country to address professor the issues facing WKU black male students.

Dye signed up as a participant, and now she and Evans have made WKU a host site of the event.

Dye said the lecture series addresses the “high rate of African-American boys being placed in special education or being identified as higher levels of disciplinary referrals.”

Dye decided to host the “Black Minds Matter” series at WKU as a way to address the issue here in the community.

The series includes three sessions in the fall semester, one a month. Three lectures are planned for next semester and possibly more depending on the demand, Dye said.

The first session was held Oct. 19 and presented a historical overview of the educational experience of AfricanAmerican students. It also covered a common theme seen among black males in the education system.

“Educators and their peers, or people in the community, are looking at them with one of three ‘D’s’: Disregard, disdain or distrust,” Dye said.

Although they said the turnout for the first session was very small, both Dye and Evans said they still have the desire to inform the community about these issues in order to make a change.

“I think that, especially with the boys and men who are in education, if they know their history and they know what’s going on, it’s easier for them to recognize and try to adjust or fix some things,” Evans said. “And especially with the educators and the schools, if they know what’s going on, then it’s easier for them to focus on that and try to fix the situation.”

Marcus Stubbs, a graduate student at WKU, attended the first lecture.

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Local artist works with community to build Stick Works

BY JULIE SISLER HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

Three-and-a-half years ago, Kentucky Museum director Brent Bjorkman began the process of bringing global artist Patrick Dougherty to WKU. Today, Dougherty’s piece consisting of woven sticks stands tall outside the museum to inspire awe, nostalgia and connectivity.

Dougherty has been making similar pieces since the mid-80s, traveling across the country and the world.

He has completed Brent around 300 of what he Bjorkman called “Stick Works.”

“I started out Kentucky knowing that I wanted Museum to be a sculptor, so I Director went to school and

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In the woods near Barren River, a group of volunteers cut down saplings for the upcoming Stick Work exhibition. After three long days of collecting various sticks and saplings artist, Patrick Doughery was satisfied with the quantity of wood.

decided that I would use sticks for my art,” Dougherty said.

Dougherty said his inspiration to use sticks came from the amount of cultures, both past and present, that use saplings as material. He said weavers use the saplings to create things everyday, and he knew he could, too.

“Basically, artists just start doing things and then make up the reasons for it later,” Dougherty said with a laugh.

Stick Works projects take about three weeks to construct, and Dougherty works on 10 pieces a year. However, the planning process takes far longer than three weeks.

Due to his rising popularity, organizations that want Dougherty to come to their town must get on a wait list that can be about two-to-three years long.

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WKU alumna brings yoga to patrons in mobile studio

BY ELEANOR TOLBERT HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

No matter where you are, a yoga studio can always be close by.

The Syzygus Movement Co., a mobile yoga studio.It opened May 2017, and was founded by WKU alumna Lauren English, who studied citizenship and social justice. At 23, she decided to start her own business and established the Syzygus Movement Co. English graduated from yoga teacher training in May 2018. While the other graduates were looking for yoga studios to join, English had other plans.

“I just realized I didn’t want to work for anyone else,” she said. “I just wanted to work for myself.”

She decided to open her own yoga

in the short amount of time it has been open. She had to build up her own clientele, but now has regular customers.

She said she can see her students getting physically stronger and better at balance. English said she enjoys knowing there are people out there that want yoga, they just couldn’t find the right studio before.

While the name may be hard to pronounce, it has a lot of meaning.

Syzygus is an old Greek word that English learned in a religious studies class at WKU. It translates to “the one that works in the yoke with you.”

The “yoke” is a wooden tool that farmers used to bind oxen together for work. English chose to name her studio the Syzygus Movement Co. because she loved the imagery of having to work together to achieve a goal.

“I really love the freedom of having a mobile studio because sometimes, if you work for a traditional yoga studio, you’re trapped to one building.”

WKU alumna LAUREN ENGLISH

studio, but with a twist: she would bring the yoga to her clients.

The main difference between a traditional and mobile yoga studio is that the instructor is not attached to one studio, building or location.

“I really love the freedom of having a mobile studio because sometimes, if you work for a traditional yoga studio, you’re trapped to one building,” English said.

Instead, she decided to bring the class to patrons. English invested in all of her own equipment. She and her partner set up the class, take payments, handle waivers and teach by themselves. When class is over, she packs everything up and leaves.

“What’s really cool to me is starting something from scratch,” she said.

English has seen a lot of growth in both her business and her students

“Yoga yokes together the mind, body and spirit,” English said. “I wanted to have this imagery of moving forward together because together, in community, is the best way to get healthy and chase wellness for your mind, body and spirit.”

English later learned the actual root word for yoga is yoke. She said she then knew Syzygus Movement Co. was the perfect name for her studio.

Andrea Clan, a student of English’s, has been doing yoga since 2000. She visits multiple studios in the area and enjoys the Syzygus Movement Co. “It’s a very well-rounded class,” Clan said. “She’s thorough with her poses and gives options for beginners and more advanced students.”

Clan said the concept of a mobile yoga studio is wonderful.

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WKU alumna Lauren English teaches yoga at the A-Frame in Bowling Green on Tuesday. “I started this yoga business as a way to do what I love,” English said. English took her first yoga class while she attended high school in Lexington, her hometown.

“Everyone has busy lives,” Clan said. “This gives everyone a nice option.”

She said she thinks the idea is new and fresh, and she hopes it will catch on.

English brings the studio to special events, but also has set classes at different locations during the week. She usually teaches at two regular locations: Barren River State Park in Lucas on Saturdays

at 8:30 a.m., and the A-Frame Bar in Bowling Green on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Classes have an entrance fee of $10 or $5 with a WKU ID.

Features reporter Eleanor Tolbert can be reached at 502-386-4608 and eleanor.tolbert618@topper.wku. edu. Follow on her on social media at @ellietolbert.

Resident hall director forges path to success

BY MARK WEBSTER HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

Even as a child growing up in the small town of Bruce, Mississippi, Justavian Tillman said he knew everything was shaped against his odds.

From being a first generation college student to now pursuing his master’s degree in education with an emphasis in student affairs in higher education, Tillman has still managed to make his mark on the Hill.

Growing up, Tillman said he thought his family was the richest black family in Bruce because his

“I realized this point when I worked so hard to maintain and graduate with a 4.0 GPA and could not be rewarded with a car,” Tillman said.

“My grandmother taught me the true meaning of hard work and how to make ends meet.”

Tillman said his grandmother was able to provide for him despite struggling to pay the bills monthly.

His grandmother’s constant prayer and deep faith allowed her to send him to college, Tillman said. She believed that he could prosper from education.

Tillman believes his grandmother helped shape him into the individual he is today. He said she always referenced Bible readings,

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Justavian Tillman, 25, is pursuing his masters at WKU and is a Hall Director in Bates-Runner and McLean Hall. “I have truly enjoyed my experience as Hall Director of McLean, I know I’ve learned a lot in this role,” Tillman said.

grandmother provided everything he needed. It was not until his senior year of high school that he slowly started to realize he was from a lower-class family that benefited from welfare and food stamps.

specifically Isaiah 40:31.

Tillman currently works for Housing and Residence Life as a residence hall director for BatesRunner and McLean Halls. He said he sits at the desk in his office, checks

emails and numerous requests from residents and still finds a way to continue to be an influence for the community at WKU.

“This is my first year working with him,” Bowling said. “He’s been really great with me transitioning into a brand new position in housing and

“Knowing the challenges that I faced in undergraduate, it has become my goal to help my students not make some of the mistakes that I made.”

WKU hall director JUSTAVIAN TILLMAN Tillman is no stranger to success, graduating from the University of Mississippi in 2016 as one of the graduating class’ hall of fame top 10 students. He said the transition from his undergraduate program to WKU hasn’t been a problem. ‘’I had to learn what it truly meant to work with and for college students,” Tillman said. “I was able to reflect on the way that my mentors helped me succeed as I matriculated at my previous institution.”

The transition allowed Tillman to embark on new adventures and has allowed him to challenge himself in ways he feels will only make him better. As an African-American hall director, Tillman said his goal is to instill phenomenal leadership qualities in all of the minority residents he encounters.

“As an undergraduate student, my involvement helped solidify my career goals,” Tillman said.

“Knowing the challenges that I faced in undergraduate, it has become my goal to help my students not make some of the same mistakes that I made. I want to see people live out their dream.”

Senior administrative resident assistant Morgan Bowling said working for Tillman has been a great experience for her that she plans to utilize for the remainder of her time at WKU.

working out all the bugs that have come with it. He holds us to a high standard and expects the best out of all his staff members, and he still wants us to have fun and enjoy work.”

As well as being hall director, Tillman advises several studentrun organizations, including the Black Graduate Student Association, Building Men of Worth and a new organization called Culturally Suited.

The organization allows individuals to showcase their fashion style.

Tillman said the group’s goal is to educate each other on fashion while giving its members the autonomy to dress using their preferred styles.

Tillman said he meets no stranger on the Hill.

Senior Tyra Chatman said Tillman is the African-American male WKU needed to continue to uplift minorities from all types of backgrounds.

“Justavian is the kind of guy that I look up to in so many ways,” Chatman said. “He brings that aspect of business, but he’s also someone I can call my friend, and I know whenever I need him, I can always call.”

Features reporter Mark Webster Jr. can be reached at 270-745-6291 and mark.webster102@topper.wku. edu. Follow him on social media at @ mwebster68.

LIFE C3

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

BLACK MINDS MATTER CONTINUED FROM PAGE C1 important to understand the black mind, what it goes through on a daily basis and how can we as a society tear down the racial barriers that are stopping our progress,” Stubbs said in an email.

Stubbs said he felt an intimate connection to the event, and he thinks those who attended left with vital knowledge that can be used to make change.

“I believe when they left the lecture series, they left empowered,” he said.

“They understood that they had work to do and they want to put what they learned into action.”

Anyone who attends the lectures will leave with recommendations or solutions to the issue so they may help create change on their own.

“I just really want people to see it as a way to address an issue,” Dye said.

“It doesn’t mean that all minds don’t

“They understood that they had work to do and they want to put what they learned into action.”

WKU graduate student MARCUS STUBBS

STICK WORKS CONTINUED FROM PAGE C1 of the Kentucky Museum’s Cultural Enhancement Series and was given the go-ahead about three and a half years ago.

Bjorkman got WKU on Dougherty’s waitlist and began the planning process.

The preparations for the building of the piece itself required a lot of forethought.

“It’s been this Herculean effort to have all these different aspects and people involved, but that’s what I feel is going to make this a sustainable and prideful thing,” Bjorkman said. “Someone can say that they worked on the Tuesday of the second week and did that spot, or that they worked on the roof, or that they stripped a lot of leaves for the sticks that were used.”

After about two years of planning and coordination, Dougherty made his way to WKU. The process began with two days at a local farm, collecting sticks from native Kentuckian trees. Bjorkman said this was a long process, but the students, staff, faculty and Bowling Green residents that pitched in had a great time.

“We got a lot of sticks and stripped a lot of leaves, but you could really see how everyone was getting into it,” Bjorkman said.

After the materials were gathered, Dougherty and a variety of helpers from all ages and connections to WKU began working on assembling the piece itself.

Dougherty set parameters and guidelines, and had volunteers filling in spaces. With Dougherty’s guidance, volunteers were able to do their own work and coordinate with other people to complete sections of the piece.

“People working with me is the way I survive,” Dougherty said. “I enjoy that, and that’s what a lot of the interest is.”

Dougherty said the people involved with the projects are the ones to sustain what is built, and they are the reason he builds.

“Each person that talks to us and helps us a little bit gets drawn in and is able to represent it,” Dougherty said. “They become a part of it. It adds to the interest of the work and it also encourages me as

MAGIC CONTINUED FROM PAGE C1 it becomes a very personal thing,” Chaney said. “In that moment, to me, the connection with people is what makes it all worthwhile.”

Chaney’s son Evan Chaney, a freshman at Henderson Community College, said he skipped his classes for the day to watch his father perform at DSU. He said the thing he most enjoys about his father’s work is watching those reactions.

“It’s always just entertaining,” Evan said. “It’s always great to see the reactions.”

Chaney will host a “Magic of the Mind” mentalism show Saturday from 6:30-8 p.m. and Nov. 17 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Hardin Planetarium. Tickets cost $20 and are available at Chaney’s website: lewisblewmymind.com

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Graduate assistant Darrien Evans, plans for an event with WKU Assistant Professor Dr. Lacretia Dye who will be hosting at Bowling Green Junior High similar to “Black Minds Matter” at WKU. “How’s your heart feeling about all that?” Dye asked Evans.

matter, it’s just, right here, there is an issue. We’re focusing on this because, if we look at the numbers, there is a problem.”

The next “Black Minds Matter” lecture will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, in Gary Ransdell Hall 2064 from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

an artist to do my best, because we have real people that are there with us.”

Dougherty, who set parameters but mostly designed as he went, modeled the piece after gatehouses and titled it, “Highbrow.”

“You can deserve highbrow or you can aspire to it,” he said. “Some people use the words disparagingly because people are reaching for something not quite there.”

Dougherty said the materials he uses can be an example of highbrow because they “are kind of lowly materials but are reaching up and aspiring to a higher level.”

Bjorkman said the materials, though just sticks, have been put together to create something that can spark emotion. For him, the structure brings back childhood memories.

“It’s sort of a Dr. Seuss-ian structure,” Bjorkman said. “When I’m there, I’m a kid again. It takes me back to when I was building forts. It transports me back to making something out of found objects, like cut twigs.”

The structure’s value and influence reach far beyond the initial emotions it causes. Students from art, architecture, math and various other classes have used the piece in their studies.

In the woods near Barren River, a group of volunteers cut down saplings for the upcoming Stick Work exhibition. After three long days of collecting various sticks and saplings, artist, Patrick Doughery was satisfied with the quantity of wood.

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Features reporter Kelley Holland can be reached at 270-745-6291 and kelley. holland872@topper.wku.edu.

Tim Frandy, assistant professor of folk studies, took his vernacular architecture students to see and document the project, which they are directly applying to what they are learning in class.

“Students worked to document the construction of the Stickwork installation, including the harvest and processing of the materials, the construction of the exhibit, the stories of Patrick Dougherty’s work on other Stickwork installations, and the way that people interact with this somewhat fantastical built environment after it’s built,” Frandy said in an email.

Frandy’s students are using this information to create a website that tells the story of Dougherty’s time at WKU. “Though this isn’t the classic stuff of vernacular architectural studies, part of the power of Patrick’s work is how it recalls and deviates from our everyday interactions with the buildings we live and work in,” Frandy said.

Kristina Arnold, head of the art department, also worked with Dougherty on the project and found it to have a profound impact on the WKU community.

“As a community of makers, we learned from each other, creating a project that, thanks to Patrick’s vision and direction, will stand for years as a monument to our collaborative commitment to creating an connected and arts-engaged community,” Arnold said.

Dougherty said the community that came together to create Highbrow was incredibly welcoming to him.

“We had a lot of help from people from different avenues of life,” Dougherty said. “I got to meet a lot of people from the art department, grounds department, residents, students.”

Bjorkman encouraged students to stop by and explore the piece.

“The more people that see and experience it, the more that the community grows,” Bjorkman said.

“Highbrow will truly become part of the campus and our community.”

Features reporter Julie Sisler can be reached at 270-745-6291 and julie. sisler389@topper.wku.edu. Follow Julie on social media at @julie_sisler.

Chaney said the performance is prepared especially for the Hardin Planetarium and is intended to evoke a range of emotion through a mix of mentalist and magic-influenced tricks.

He said he believes the show will be

magic is often stigmatized as only for children, he wants to show it’s possible to make money through working as a mentalist or magician. Right now, Chaney works weekly as entertainment at two Turoni’s restaurants in

“Everybody is nobody until they’re somebody.

And I’m in the transition right now of trying to be somebody.”

Mentalist LEWIS D. CHANEY

unlike any other.

“I would like for Bowling Green to see that I’ve created something for them,” Chaney said. “Bowling Green hasn’t seen something like this.”

Though Chaney said he believes

Evansville, which he’s done for five years at one and two years at the other.

He said he consistently performs at other scheduled gigs as well.

Chaney said he’s in the process of working to perform more regularly

and on a larger scale if possible.

He compares his progress to that of anyone else who has a dream.

“Everybody is nobody until they’re somebody,” Chaney said. “And I’m in the transition right now of trying to be somebody.”

Features reporter Griffin Fletcher can be reached at 270-745-6291 and griffin.fletcher398@topper.wku.edu.

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