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MONEYBALL Athletics under Title IX investigation

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Sigma Chi fraternity suspended for alcohol violations

BY REBEKAH ALVEY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

on Aug. 1, 2016.

The name of the person who filed the complaint was not disclosed.

The complaint alleged that WKU was spending a significant amount more on baseball coach salaries than on softball coach salaries.

“Salaries for the baseball staff have increased, and are now more than 200% higher than the equivalent softball positions,” the complaint stated.

WKU’s response, which was ob-

Sigma Chi fraternity has been suspended until March of 2019 and removed from WKU Homecoming festivities after reports that the organization violated WKU and fraternity alcohol policies.

Director of Student Affairs Charley Pride said Sigma Chi has been placed on probation at WKU for two violations. The first was having alcohol in the chapter house, which put the organization on probation until Dec. 31. The second was hosting a function and providing alcohol to underage guests, resulting in an additional, probation period that will last until May 15, 2019.

Pride said Sigma Chi was removed from Homecoming, cannot have functions and will have no alcohol exemptions for alumni events in Spring 2019.

Sigma Chi adviser Victor Felts said in an email the Zeta Mu chapter was suspended nationally for violating the alcohol policy. He said once national headquarters found out about the violations, immediate action was taken and they worked with WKU. Felts said Sigma Chi is suspended until March 1.

With the suspension, Felts said the fraternity will not be able to hold social events, recruit new members or participate in campus intramural activities. Additionally, members of the fraternity will be reviewed on their commitment to upholding fraternity values and adherence to policies.

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BY MATT STAHL HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

WKU Athletics is currently under a Title IX investigation that began in 2016, following a complaint filed to the Department of Education that claims the university was not spending equally on like sports.

The complaint alleges that WKU favored baseball over softball in facilities, staff compensation and practice

scheduling priority.

“The distribution of both state and institutional funds combined with private donations is not equitable among ‘like sports’ in this situation with both baseball and softball,” the complaint reads, which was obtained by the Herald from the DOE via a public records request. “Baseball has recently had a $1.2 million renovation to their facilities while softball has not had anything more than 10-20 thousand dollars in the same period.”

The complaint was originally filed

Burch’s transition to retirement saves WKU money

BY EMILY DELETTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

Citing both a personal readiness and a desire to help WKU’s ongoing budget crisis, Provost Emerita Barbara Burch has gone into transitional retirement.

As former provost, former faculty regent and current professor in the School of Teacher Education, Burch said she felt this change came at the right time.

“I was at a point in my life where I felt that it was still possible for me to do things professionally with WKU while still serving the university,” Burch said. “I’m blessed to have had so many years in higher education, and I felt like I could still do the things I want to do from transitional retirement instead of being full time.”

WKU’s Transitional Retirement program was first implemented in 1989, according to its website.

Faculty who go into transitional retirement teach between six and 12 semester hours per year and receive 37.5 percent of their previous full-time salary. After completing five years, they fully transition into retirement.

Burch began her transitional retirement July 1. She said she had not fully thought about going to transitional retirement until the “circumstances of the university’s budget” became more apparent to her.

“I thought that it was maybe time to think about how I could still do something I loved and not be as draining to the university,” she said.

“It was a move that made sense for me personally and was also coinci-

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Former faculty Regent Barbara Burch attends the board of regents meeting held in Mass Media and Technology Hall on Friday Oct. 27, 2017.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2018 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

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WKU Police Department hires sixth female police officer

BY SPENCER HARSH

HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU The WKU Police Department recently hired its sixth female police officer in nearly 15 years in a step toward the department’s goal to diversify itself.

Melissa Bailey, a Bowling Green native, joined WKUPD after a twoyear hiatus she took after working with the Bowling Green Police Department for nearly 10 years. Bailey said her start date was Oct. 1, but the last several weeks have been focused around training and orientation for her new position.

“We for some time now have wanted to see more women in law enforcement,” WKUPD Public Information Officer Tim Gray said.

”I chose to further my career with WKU, because I kept hearing about the great things Chief Walker was doing with this department.”

WKUPD Officer MELISSA BAILEY

“There’s a certain finesse that women bring to law enforcement that is much needed.”

Bailey is already familiar with WKU and graduated with a bachelor’s in exercise science in 2005.

She was also a member of the Lady

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Melissa Bailey was hired by WKU Police in October of 2018. Her first day in uniform was Oct. 15, 2018.

Hilltopper soccer team from 2001 to 2004. Bailey started working with BGPD in 2006 following her graduation.

Bailey said in an email she has completed three classes with the Department of Criminal Justice in Richmond to update her certification as a police officer, and she will be in training for 16 weeks working side-by-side with training officers as she becomes acquainted with the department.

“I chose to further my career with WKU because I kept hearing about the great things Chief Walker was

doing with this department,” Bailey said. “The family-oriented environment, the leadership and flexibility made a huge impact on my decision to become a part of the WKU family.”

Gray said he’s excited to have her in the department for multiple reasons, one of which is that he knows she’s an advocate for pushing young people to chase their dreams. She previously worked as a forensics investigator for child cases and as a detective.

In September 2017, the Herald reported on the naming of then new chief of police Mitchell Walker, who

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Louisville junior Ashya Watkins, Kentucky Street Apartments, was cited for the possession of marijuana on Oct. 19.

Woodburn freshman Caleb Dotson, Bemis Lawrence Hall, reported his bicycle had been stolen Oct. 20 while it was locked to a bike rack. The stolen and damaged items were valued at $325.

Stanford freshman Tevin Leigh, Minton Hall, was cited for the possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on Oct. 21.

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emphasized student involvement with WKUPD and overall improvement of WKUPD’s officers.

“I look forward to furthering my career as a police officer, and building meaningful relationships to better serve the students, faculty and staff here at WKU,” Bailey said.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2018 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Marketing professorship established at Gordon Ford

BY JACK DOBBS

HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

WKU alumni Joe and Susan Walters of Campbellsville made a gift of $1.1 million to WKU’s Gordon Ford College of Business.

The gift establishes the Joseph L. Walters Professorship in Marketing, according to a press release from the College of Business.

“In the discussions about what I could do to help the Gordon Ford College of Business, we ended up focusing on the Department of Marketing,” Joe Walters said in a news release. “Marketing is such an important part of any organization, and I wanted to be able to help students through a professorship to gain experience and be able to be in the profession they choose.”

Joe Walters was a first-generation college student, who received a bachelor’s in management in 1983.

While he was on the Hill, he met his future wife Susan Tesseneer, who was working toward a Specialist in

Education at the time.

“I had a wonderful experience at Western,” Susan Walters said in the release. “My main memories are of people: meeting Joe, the different kids I worked with and meeting my dearest friend Mary Ann McCelvey and her husband, Dr. George Mc-

builder,” he said. “I go in and I can help get something going, but I don’t tend to stick with it for too long. Every time it is a totally different field of experience, but my degree from Western helped me make each of those transitions.”

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“In the discussions about what I could do to help the Gordon Ford College of Business, we ended up focusing on the Department of Marketing.”

Department of Marketing JOE WALTERS

Celvey, who was an English professor.”

Joe Walters and Susan Walters were married in 1985 and soon moved to Virginia, where he found work as a pastor. Upon returning to Kentucky, he took a job in the construction field and worked as a fundraiser for Campbellsville University.

“I realized in life that I am a bridge

thropy and Alumni Engagement John Paul Blair said he has known the Walters for many years.

“I think this is a great testament to what WKU is all about, and it’s a testament to the Walters and their generosity,” Blair said.

Blair said a professorship opens up opportunities for both students and faculty such as a funding in-

SIGMA CHI CONTINUED FROM FRONT ternity values and adherence to policies.

“The members of the Zeta Mu chapter have a great love for the

”We as fraternities and sororities need to work at improving action and continue to be a valued partner of higher education at WKU.” Interfraternity Council president BEN HOPPER

fraternity and an affection for the values of the fraternity,” Felts said.

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dentally helpful to WKU’s budget.

I didn’t go out to be a great martyr and take a big salary cut.”

Former Provost and current WKU Historian David Lee, who has also recently entered transitional retirement, said he was surprised to learn of Burch’s change to transitional retirement.

“She is such a high-energy person,” Lee said. “I’m sure her idea is going to be a lot more work than a lot of folks would put in. Whether she’s in transitional retirement or fully retired, she’s always going to be very involved with WKU.”

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The WKU Sigma Chi chapter was suspended by its National headquarters for violating national policies. The fraternity was also placed on probation by WKU for alcohol in the chapter house and serving alcohol to underage people at functions.

Reporter Jack Dobbs can be reached at 270-745-0655 and jack. dobbs469@topper.wku.edu.

suspended by nationals until March 1 due to national policy violations.

He said he could not confirm specific policies violated. With the suspension, he said the organization would go through education programs.

Interfraternity Council president and senior Ben Hopper said Delta Tau Delta, which recently rechartered at WKU and now has more than 50 members, will replace Sigma Chi in Homecoming events. Delta Tau Delta will be paired with Chi Omega sorority and NPHC Alpha Phi Alpha for Homecoming.

After the suspension, Hopper said he hopes other organizations realize the rules in place for hazing and alcohol in the chapter houses should be followed.

“We as fraternities and sororities need to work at improving action and continue to be a valued partner of higher education at WKU,” Hopper said.

“It is my hope that, through this suspension and educational programming regarding risk prevention, the members will also gain an appreciation for the policies that are in place

to protect them.”

Sigma Chi Zeta Mu president, Nick Shoutla declined to comment.

Andrew Rash, Greek activities coordinator, confirmed Sigma Chi was

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Lee stepped down last year from provost to university historian, and said it “seemed time to move into

According to the document, Burch makes $75,492 in her transitional retirement. As provost, Lee made

tor of the School of Journalism and Broadcasting and a current professor within the school, still maintains a salary of $99,780. She no longer has the director’s position and is teaching one course during the Fall 2018 semester. This salary is second highest in the SJB after that of the current interim director.

Gordon Emslie, who stepped down from being provost in 2015, teaches a total of 13 hours in the Physics Department during the Fall 2018 semester and makes $214,644.

“Whether she’s in transitional retirement or fully retired, she’s always going to be very involved with WKU.” University historian DAVID LEE

a different status after working for WKU for 43 years.”

There are currently 13 WKU faculty in positions of transitional retirement, according to a document on the budgeted salary information for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.

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crease, a salary stipend and research opportunities.

President Timothy Caboni said in a news release that endowed faculty positions such as the Walters’ professorship enhances the university’s ability to add and retain nationally prominent faculty.

“At the core of everything we do is our goal to transform the lives of our students, and we are grateful for Joe and Susan Walters’ generous gift and the ongoing support they provide to help us achieve this mission,” Caboni said in the release.

Walters said he is looking forward to continuing the work he has contributed to WKU. “Giving back becomes part of your life and that’s why I think it is important for us to be examples for younger people that may have an opportunity later in life to be philanthropic,” Walters said in the release.

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It’s not uncommon for WKU faculty who were in former high-paying administrative positions to keep their higher salary. Pam Johnson, a professor who was the former direc-

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Garrett Edmonds, sophomore, is in his first year as executive vice president of SGA and plans to get many goals accomplished in his first year. “We are here to help the student body any way that we can and we are always willing to listen to any concerns. Our office is always open,” Edmonds said.

Edmonds optimistic about future amid controversy

BY JACK DOBBS

for Americans for Prosperity, a conservative grassroots organization founded in 2004, which was created and is funded by David and Charles Koch. Some controversy stems from the organization’s tax-exemption status, as well as its continuous efforts to energize various Libertarian Party organizations nationwide, which some view as an extremist right-wing political party.

“When I was a freshman, I was looking for internship opportunities as a way to count for course credit,” Edmonds said. “Personally, I am indifferent towards the organization. I do my work for them because I enjoy working with constituents.”

Edmonds, a double major in political science and agricultural law, believes his work for Americans for Prosperity has helped him tremendously.

“It has given me the experience to be able to go up to somebody and have a good discussion with them,” Edmonds said.

Last year, some bills related to real world topics were discussed in SGA. One such bill pertained to Dreamers and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. “I voted ‘no’ on the first DACA bill,” Edmonds said, “It was basically a bill that said, ‘we are telling the Congress of the United

this bill.

“I abstained from this bill because I just HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU felt like it would look like we were segregating a group of students,” Edmonds said. “I think by letting students room with students Inside the office of Student Government with different identities and backgrounds, Association President Garrett Edmonds sits we help to engage students with different a Croslet record player. A self-proclaimed backgrounds.” old-soul, Edmonds’ office bookcase is SGA does not keep records of voting done stocked with a collection of vinyl albums at it’s meetings. ranging from Merle Haggard to The TempSophomore Mark Clark, chair of the Comtations to Prince’s “Purple Rain.” mittee for Diversity and Inclusion, said in an “I always had a tough time relaxing,” Edemail that Edmonds had not contributed to monds said. “But I found collecting vinyl CDI while Clark had been involved since Fall [records] and listening to one while reading 2017. He added Edmonds “demeaned” CDI helps me relax.” and the committee’s work during the camEdmonds was elected into the SGA office paign. of executive vice president in April, running “He claimed to want to work with us in one on a joint-ticket with Harper Anderson and breath, and belittle us in the next,” Clark said.

Stephen Mayer as a freshman.

During the election season, Edmonds’ tick“I think, for me, my favorite part [of SGA] et included intense controversy and debate is being able to interact with students on a over the use of Pepe the Frog as a campaign personal level,” Edmonds said. symbol. Pepe the Frog is classified as a hate Edmonds spent his freshman year as chair symbol by the Southern Poverty Law Center. of the Campus Improvements Committee.

SGA Judicial Council disqualified the MEA He said in the position he was able to work ticket from the executive elections as well closely with faculty and members of the adas from any senator positions because of ministration such as Vice President of Stuthe use of the meme days before the elecdent Affairs Brian Kuster. tion. Then Chief Justice Annalicia Carlson “I think that in roles informed the MEA of leadership, you ticket in an email have to learn that if that Edmonds was “It has given me the experience to be able to go up to you want to ensure aware of the meme things get done, you somebody and have a good discussion with them.” meaning and still have to be able to undecided to use it. derstand how an ad“After being temSGA executive vice president ministrator thinks,” porarily disqualGARRETT EDMONDS Edmonds said. ified, he stood in During Edmonds’ front of a large SGA time as chair of Cammeeting, crying pus Improvements, States how to act,’ and in some ways I found and apologizing for his ‘ruined’ image, nevhe named junior Matt Barr as his secretary. that inappropriate.” er once apologizing to people of color and During that time, Barr said in an email the Conner Hounshell, a senator and a candi- other minorities offended by the chalking,” two worked closely on various projects such date for student body president whose ticket Hounshell said. as the Campus Safety Walk. The event was ran against the Mayer, Edmonds and AnderAfter another meeting, the Judicial Coundesigned to raise awareness on various son (MEA) ticket, found Edmonds “no” vote cil suspended the campaign rather than disareas of WKU in need of general improvecontroversial. Hounshell said he met Ed- qualify them, which meant they could not ments in student safety and to provide a monds when he first joined SGA in Fall 2017. campaign but could still be elected. means of remedying those faults.

This encouraged Hounshell to recommend “I hope that the students know that the In addition to developing a professional him for the position of Campus Improve- [SGA] Judicial Council let us back in the race relationship with Edmonds, Barr got to know ment chair. because they found that we had no malice Edmonds personally.

“He expressed strong passion for SGA, intent,” Edmonds said. “It was something we “Garrett never makes promises he can’t and what I thought was passion for SGA’s were just unaware of.” keep,” Barr said. “He does his best to make core mission-to represent all students of Edmonds said he regrets hurting or ofsure everyone understands the situation and WKU,” Hounshell said. “My opinions of him fending people with the meme. “If I could why he made the decision he did. He’s an honhave completely changed after. On the sur- take it back, I would in a heartbeat,” he said. est, hardworking and good-hearted individuface, Edmonds has opposed every act of diDespite the past controversies and tenal.” versity in SGA.” sions, Edmonds said he is optimistic about Barr also worked with Edmonds on repairA revised DACA bill came up for discus- the future of SGA. ing various crosswalks around campus. sion and vote soon after the first one. Ed“I think SGA will always be able to accom“Sidewalks were fixed in several areas, monds said he voted for the second DACA plish stuff,” Edmonds said. “I think we aland many maintenance projects are still unbill because the wording was improved and ways have an ability to get something done, derway,” Barr said. he felt it was directly helping students. it’s just that there’s never a compromise in Edmonds serves on the Student Life FounA bill concerning LGBTQ students was what needs to be done.” dation’s Board of Directors, which provides presented before the SGA senate as well. oversight for housing residents and sponThe bill suggested separate housing for Reporter Jack Dobbs can be reached at 270sors renovations and updates to the various LGBTQ students from other WKU students. 745-0655 and jack.dobbs469@topper.wku. student facilities on campus.

Edmonds said he abstained from voting on edu.

Edmonds has also spent time as an intern

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2018 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

WKU ranks on list of best online colleges in Kentucky

BY NATASHA BREU HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

WKU made several rankings for online colleges, including eighth overall best online college in Kentucky, according to SR Education Group.

The best online colleges are ranked by salary potential and tuition rates. The colleges that made the list have high return investments and commitment to affordability.

The University of Kentucky topped the list of best online colleges in Kentucky. Annual tuition was about $12,000 with a median salary around $86,000. In comparison, the annual tuition at WKU is almost $16,000 with a median salary just over $71,000.

Online course fees at WKU increased from $100 per credit hour to $150. This makes a three-hour online course $450.

The rest of the rankings include number six in best online bachelor’s

sociology degrees, number seven in best online master’s history degrees, number 10 in best online bachelor’s dental hygiene degrees, number 11 in best online master’s biology degrees, number 11 in most affordable online MSW degrees, number 17 in most affordable online master’s library science degrees and number 22 in most affordable online master’s history degrees.

SR Education Group is an edu-

tion Group said.

“The company’s mission is to create authoritative online resources for students seeking an online education program that best suits their budget and career aspirations,” according to a press release by PRWeb. In an email, D’Ewart said SR Education Group was founded as a resource to connect educational institutions with possible students.

However, it realized many people

“the need for prospective students to have a trusted, in-depth resource on educational institutions.”

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cation research publisher founded in 2004. It bases rankings for best online colleges on tuition rates, accreditation data and PayScale salary data, Kelsey D’Ewart from SR Educa-

lacked the tools to make an informed decision about their education and career path.

“We soon evolved to become a destination focused on fulfilling

the need for prospective students to have a trusted, in-depth resource on educational institutions,” D’Ewart said. “This includes featuring unbiased student reviews, statistics on success rates and more.”

WKU also ranked number four in most affordable online master’s child development degrees, number eight in most affordable online master’s mathematics degrees and number nine in most affordable online master’s biology degrees.

Other rankings include number 20 in best online master’s nursing degrees. D’Ewart said this ranking is based on licensure pass rates and affordability. The schools also had to be nationally accredited and have a National Council Licensure Examination pass rate of 95 percent or higher.

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Authors and readers connect over love for books

BY ABBIGAIL NUTTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

The second annual Young Adult Southern Bookcon drew readers from around the state to WKU’s campus for a day of panels, workshops and author meet-and-greets in Downing Student Union.

Beginning at 8 a.m., the event hosted over 40 authors including the keynote speaker Nic Stone, author of fiction novel “Dear Martin.”

Attendees were excited to meet their favorite young adult and middle grade authors, such as alumna Sandy Wiggins who had made a visit to campus specifically for the event on Friday morning before meeting Nic Stone and getting a signed copy of her book earlier in the day.

“My students and I have been passing ‘Dear Martin’ back and forth for a while, and they will be so excited when they find out that I met her today,” Wiggins said.

Even volunteers were visibly excited to be a part of the event. Rowan Michael, a volunteer and the event coordinator intern, said she had “fangirled” at least 10 times that day.

“It’s amazing that we can read the worlds that these authors have creat-

”I love meeting readers and doing festivals; it’s really one of the best parts of my job.”

Author JODI MEADOWS

ed and then be able to talk to them,” Michael said.

With excitement in the air, panels such as “Fantastical Worlds and

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of coaches during 2016. The spending on baseball coaches came out to 231.7 percent higher than what was spent on softball coaches at the time.

According to the documents, baseball head coach John Pawlowski made $161,616 for the year. Baseball assistants for the season, Ty Megahee, Rob Reinstetle and Gaston Glasscock made $75,756, $65,664 and $28,788 respectively. The total spent on baseball coaches on the year came out to $331,824.

Softball head coach Amy Tudor made $63,264, according to the document. Kayla Bixel made $35,004 and Matt Wilhite made $45,000 as assistants. The total spending on softball coaches was $143,268.

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Several published authors were in attendance at the Bookcon festival on the third floor of DSU to sign books. The festival encouraged reading to WKU students and any one else who could attend.

How to Build Them” were all popular throughout the day, event coordinator Sara Volpi said. She said traffic had been steady throughout the conferences, and the busiest part of the day was the morning.

Although attendees of the conference were focused on the activities going on throughout the day and scoping out their favorite authors in search of a signed edition of their books, many authors were just as enthusiastic with the prospect of meeting fans, like “fan favorites” C.J. Redwine and Jodi Meadows.

There to promote her latest release, “The Traitor Prince,” returning author Redwine said she was excited to interact and encourage her readers.

“I am always so excited when an

event buses in kids, and I get to talk to them about books and writing and connect with them, so I was very excited to come here,” Redwine said.

Meadows, author of novels such as collaborations “My Lady Jane” and “My Plain Jane” was all smiles while interacting with fans at her table on the third floor of the DSU. Meadows said one of the hardest parts of being an author is the isolation.

“I love meeting readers and doing festivals; it’s really one of the best parts of my job,” she said.

Other authors such as Michael Moreci, author of “Black Star Renegades,” could be found staring down over the third floor balcony between panels admiring the Big Red statue on the first floor from above or chat-

The DOE requested documents from the university for the purposes of its investigation in December 2016, a request that WKU complied with in March 2017. According to WKU General Counsel Deborah Wilkins, more than 400 documents were sent to the DOE. The investigation does not focus solely on the softball and baseball programs, as the DOE is required to use an overall approach, investigating related areas even if the original complaint is narrowly focused.

Among the other issues mentioned is the fact that the baseball team’s locker rooms and offices are right next to its field, while softball’s are about half a mile from its field, which is located on Creason Street.

Documents sent to the DOE and obtained by the Herald confirm that while Nick Denes Field does have

locker rooms used exclusively by the baseball team, the softball complex contains no locker rooms on site.

The documents also say the softball locker rooms are located in Diddle Arena, along with the locker rooms for men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, volleyball and tennis.

The complaint maintains the university broke the law with regards to its handling of the sports. It also outlines a desired outcome for the situation.

“I am seeking additional funds allocated to the softball program,” the complaint stated. “To be equivalent to the baseball program for field renovations, coaches salaries, on site locker rooms and coaches offices, and equality in scheduling for a ‘shared’ indoor hitting facility and dollars spent per athlete.”

ting with other writers during the breaks.

Highlights from the day included campus tours, an appearance made

by Big Red and yoga that allowed attendees to stretch out their limbs after sitting through panels all day. A pop-up Barnes and Noble bookstore allowed readers to purchase books that caught their interest before getting them signed.

The morning’s festivities ended with a cover reveal by Julien Jamar at 2 p.m. and continued at 4 p.m. at Spencer’s Coffee with more panels and another pop-up bookstore.

Reporter Abbigail Nutter can be reached at 270-745-6011 and abbigail.nutter168@topper.wku.edu.

”I am seeking additional funds allocated to the softball program.”

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WKU Athletics redirected a request for comment to the office of General Counsel Deborah Wilkins, who did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

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PRIDE, PROGRESS AND PROVIDENCE Analzying the importance of small-town pride and how far it’s come

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The issue: Bowling Green’s second annual pride festival is proof of progress, but social and legislative stigmas persist.

Our stance: Safe and empowering celebrations like pride are important to the LGBTQ community.

Bowling Green’s second-ever pride festival is a testament to how far the town has come, but it reminds us how far we still have to go.

The bright colors of pride flags, glitter and vibrant outfits illustrated a picturesque community identity that members and allies can rally around once a year. Pride is a wonderful expression of all things LGBTQ. It means parties, self love and community love, but it also means remembering a time where coming out and being out couldn’t be so overt.

The history of the LGBTQ experience in the United States is long, and a national acceptance and enforcement of their rights as individuals is short.

It has been less than 50 years since the Stonewall Riots, a series of protests in response to a police raid of a gay bar in New York City that spurred the gay rights movement. It has been only five years since

the Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which stated that the legal union of marriage could only occur between a man and a woman, was unconstitutional.

The LGBTQ community has been marginalized since the conception of the country and their rights of expression and anti-discrimination have been largely ignored. We don’t learn about gay history or receive education on gender and sexuality beyond a binary construction in primary school. There is anti-LGBTQ rhetoric pervasive throughout modern politics. As of 2016, the official party platform of the Republican National Committee stated, “Traditional marriage and family, based on marriage between one man and one woman, is the foundation for a free society.” Their platform additionally condemns the Court’s decision to overturn DOMA. We have made strides as a nation, but there remain barriers that the LGBTQ community continue to fight against. LGBTQ members and allies have been working in grassroots movements and in legislative chambers to secure their rights, but they have received pushback at every step.

There is a national fight that manifests itself in small-town battles, and Bowling Green is no exception. Advocates in Bowling Green have been working since 2012 to pass a fairness ordinance as a means of updating civil rights laws in the town. The ordinance aims to prohibit “LGBTQ discrimination

in employment, housing, and public accommodations,” according to the Fairness Campaign’s website.

The fairness ordinance has been introduced in Bowling Green City Commission but has not received enough support to be passed.

The Fairness Campaign is a sponsor of Bowling Green’s pride festival and continually acts as an ally to the local LGBTQ community.

The drawbacks of legislation and social stigma are a good reason to celebrate pride, but they are merely the negative underbelly of an uplifting experience for the community and their allies. Pride festivals are proof that there is comfort in numbers, and that there is hope for a more colorful and tolerant tomorrow.

It’s a reminder too, that this group refuses to be quiet, ashamed or invisible. They are proud.

Pride has its roots in a demand for equality and has manifested itself into a positive force for change and community empowerment that small towns like Bowling Green often overlook. Taking a look back at our roots is a reminder that progress—no matter how frustratingly slow—is the national historical trend.

Pride goes beyond embracing tolerance—it praises the expression of diversity.

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‘Halloween’ sequel scares old and new fans

BY CAMERON COYLE HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

“Halloween” offers a fresh take on the franchise by delivering a sequel which also serves as a semi-remake, allowing both new and old fans alike to enjoy the latest installment of the Michael Myers saga.

The film is a direct sequel from the original in 1978, rendering everything from “Halloween II” to the Rob Zombie remakes irrelevant.

Instead, the movie focuses on Michael Myers’ escape from a mental institution on the 40-year anniversary of his babysitter murders. He wanders Haddonfield, Illinois, aimlessly killing as he makes his way toward Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), the lone babysitter to escape him the night of his initial killings.

The long-lasting repercussions of what Michael Myers did in the original “Halloween” are prevalent throughout the entire movie, which helps establish a new lore in place of the erased

canon.

Laurie wears her trauma on both of her sleeves, as she’s transformed her isolated house into a fortress with a firing range, booby traps and a doomsday shelter. Her daughter, Karen (Judy Greer), was taken from Laurie by social services, and she suffered her own scars by living her childhood in an atmosphere of intense paranoia.

In addition, Laurie’s granddaughter, Allyson (Andi Matichak), has an incurable curiosity about the worst night of her grandmother’s life, as her mother has sheltered her from it and it’s an urban legend to her peers.

These circumstances prevent “Halloween” from becoming another silly horror movie, since it touches on deep-rooted trauma and shows three generations of women handling their adversity in radically different ways.

However, the only emotion evoked when Michael Myers is on screen is pure dread. Director David Gordon Green frequently uses steady tracking shots that follow behind the masked killer’s patient stride, letting the anticipation of his brutality build as he

lumbers toward his next helpless victim.

Shots like this help the film strike a balance in its horror between the ruthless slasher violence and jump scares.

The gore is disturbing but not overly gratuitous, while the jump scares are usually done in a creative manner, like when Myers stealthily moves and appears as motion-detector lights switch on and off in household’s backyard.

Green and Danny McBride, a co-writer and producer of the film, both have backgrounds in comedy too (“Pineapple Express” and “Eastbound and Down”), so the comedic relief comes naturally and is generally funny. Allyson’s father is self-aware about being out of touch, high school characters are usually believably foolish, and Jibrail Nantambu, who plays a kid being babysat on Halloween night by one of Allyson’s friends, steals his lone scene as a foul-mouthed child.

John Carpenter, a Bowling Green native and mastermind behind the original “Halloween,” returns to this film as a producer and lead composer for the film’s score. Haddonfield still clearly

resembles the suburban and woodland parts of Bowling Green, and the police cars even read “Warren County” on the doors. Carpenter’s new score is also a revitalized version of the first, which still stays faithful to the heavy use of piano keys, strings and synths.

“Halloween” nonetheless still falls victim to a few horror clichés that have plagued slasher films since the beginning of the genre, such as nonsensical character decisions being made just to further the plot.

The film also creates an extremely hateable character in Cameron, Allyson’s boyfriend, and then allows him to vanish early in the movie with no conclusion, missing out on an opportunity for Michael to dispose of an expendable character the audience loathes.

“Halloween” pays homage to its 1978 counterpart without ever becoming a copycat film. Fans of the original or fans of horror in general should see the film while it’s in theaters.

Grade: “B+”

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LEFT: Jocelyn Martin, 16, of Bowling Green painted her neck with rainbow glitter for the Bowling Green Pride Festival on Saturday. This was Martin’s first pride festival. Photo by Michelle Hanks • HERALD. TOP RIGHT: Lilly McQueen Fitzgerald approaches the front row off stage to the crowd of people during her drag performance for the 2018 Pride Festival.

Photo by Tyger Williams • HERALD. BOTTOM RIGHT: Ava Emberton, 10, of Bowling Green, Ky., watches the performances behind the stage with her mom Kristen Emberton, for the 2018 Pride Festival. “We are out to support pride,” Kristen said. “I want to raise my kids with love and acceptance. We want them to embrace that. Photo by Tyger Williams • HERALD.

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Andy Morgan hosts karaoke night every Wednesday at Dublin’s Irish Pub in Bowling Green. “My mission in here is to create a positive atmosphere where people come sing and enjoy their time regardless of gender or race,” Morgan said.

SING IT OUT Karaoke host settles into his own rockstar role

BY GRIFFIN FLETCHER HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

It’s Wednesday night at Dublin’s Irish Pub in downtown Bowling Green, barely past 11 p.m. Though many party-goers might deem Friday or Saturday more suitable for unabashed drink and dance, those at Dublin’s know a local celebrity is in the building.

He mans a corner to the left of the bar’s entrance, an instantly noticeable speaker just overhead, always ready to jump on stage or guide a bargoer to whatever song will suit their voice best.

At only a few inches taller than 5 and a half feet, his shoulder-length brown hair and goatee-mustache combo secondary to a trademark pair of glasses, Andy Morgan does not look like much of a rockstar.

However, many people rush to greet him as they enter the bar, and he holds his microphone with confidence.

Born and raised in Bowling Green, Morgan, Morgan has served as Dublin’s Wednesday night karaoke host for the past three years, said he believes

karaoke should be fun and he works to make that possible for every crowd he leads.

“I take pride in what it means to be a host,” Morgan said. “Any time you’re hosting, you lead by example. If you’re not having fun, you’re not going to be encouraging other people to have fun.”

Morgan said his father, who owned a construction company while he was growing up, taught him to always take

said Morgan is known to entertain the crowd and the bartenders, never one to shy away from a request to sing on stage or remind the crowd to tip well.

Though Dublin’s has featured other karaoke hosts in the past, Swaggert said none have compared to Morgan.

“We’ve had other people do karaoke, and it’s just not the same,” Swaggert said. “When he’s back there—that’s our guy.”

“We’ve had other people do karaoke, and it’s just not the same. When he’s back there—that’s our guy.”

Dublin’s manager KAITLYN SWAGGERT pride in his work no matter how big or small the job. Morgan said he remembers that lesson in all his work.

“Even if it’s just hosting karaoke,” Morgan said, “I still feel like doing a good job should be your goal.”

Dublin’s manager Kaitlyn Swaggert said Morgan is highly valued at the bar for his incredible energy. Swaggert

Swaggert said Morgan’s ability to control and hype up a crowd convinced her and her fiancé Kent Zysk, Dublin’s owner, to request he DJ their wedding, which Morgan does as a side job for numerous other couples throughout the year. She said his enthusiasm about every song makes him the perfect candidate for a party.

WKU print club builds community

BY DRAKE KIZER HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU The WKU Printmaking Club has become an increasingly popular student organization over the last few years.

However, without the help of some passionate young artists and a dedicated educator, the club would have never become what it is today.

Marilee Salvator, the club’s faculty advisor, said she has been teaching both nationally and internationally for the past 15 years. The fall of 2018 marks her fourth year as WKU’s printmaking instructor. Prior to her arrival, the printmaking club was an informal group. Salvator said one of her first orders of business was filling out paperwork to make the club official.

Salvator said when the printmaking club first started out, its ranks only included about five students. Now, the organization’s membership has grown to 15.

“When I got here, there weren’t really that many people who were interested in being in the club,” Salvator said. “They didn’t really have very many people that were concentrating in printmaking, either. Slowly, it’s gotten a lot larger and a lot more popular.”

While printmaking’s popularity is on the rise, it is still not as well-known

as other artforms. Salvator said most people do not understand printmaking, which is why she encourages the club to educate people by hosting or participating in community outreach events.

Salvator said the club enjoys inviting artists to visit WKU. On Oct. 7 and 8, California artist Meghan Pohlod came

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Artist captures the beauty of Kentucky trees

the event because a few people come back and participate every fall.

In addition to her teaching duties, Salvator has maintained her career as a working artist. Salvator said she participates in three to four solo shows each year and also takes part in group BY JULIE SISLER shows. Last February, Arkansas State HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU University invited Salvator to do a

“Who you know is very important, and it’s a great opportunity to develop stronger ideas, because you can get feedback from people who actually really know what you’re talking about.”

Junior studio art major BRONWYN LIDDLE

to campus for a body printing workshop, an artist talk and a discussion about graduate school. Salvator said the printmaking club also hosted a potluck Oct. 7.

The printmaking club participated in its fourth consecutive Potter College Fall Festival on Oct. 17. Similar to prior years, the club’s booth focused on relief printing. Patrons either learned how to carve their own designs or used pre-made designs for their prints. Salvator said she always looks forward to

“I know all our wedding guests are gonna love him,” Swaggert said.

Bowling Green resident Shelby Hood is a regular at Dublin’s on Wednesday.

Standing 5 feet tall when on her tiptoes, Hood has an uncommonly quiet voice. Morgan said Hood has told him he’s the only karaoke host to ever properly mic her voice, which involves adjusting a microphone’s output and bass levels to best fit each singer’s tone and vocal style.

Morgan said he loves helping everyone who shares his stage sound their best, given the sometimes vast differences between individuals’ voices.

“For karaoke, there’s so much variety in the voices of amateur singers,” Morgan said. “When you get it right, it’s its own high.”

Hood said she appreciates the respect and consideration Morgan shows every person who performs on a given night.

“He’ll do anything for anybody,” Hood said. “I’ve come to Dublin’s on Wednesday nights so that I can see Andy.”

demonstration at a printmaking symposium. She accepted, as long as a few print club members could tag along.

“The students got to do public lectures about their work,” Salvator said.

“A couple of them helped me with my demonstration, and they also presented their work in an open portfolio event. Other artists gave the students feedback about their work and also critiqued their lectures, so it was a wonSEE PRINT CLUB • PAGE B2

A gallery featuring paintings of trees may not sound like the most vibrant place in the world, but to Salient Trees exhibit artist Charles Brindley, it can be just that.

Brindley said the trees in Kentucky’s region show an interesting contrast between the open fields and large trees that he wanted to capture in his work.

“The mid section of Kentucky and the Nashville Central Basin contain the largest concentration of woodland pasture trees, or trees in open fields, in North America,” Brindley said. “I thought it would be interesting to focus on trees in open fields contrasted with trees in old forests, to create an exhibit honoring the massive trees of this region.”

Brent Bjorkman, director of the Kentucky Museum, said the region is a distinct area in the United States. For him, the exhibit is about showcasing

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PRINT CLUB CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 derful professional development opportunity for them.”

Once or twice each semester, the printmaking club sells hand-printed T-shirts. Salvator said the students design and print all the shirts themselves. In addition to setting up tables at on-campus sites like Java City, the club has also sold its shirts at the Downing Museum and the Ellis Walker Gallery. Though the T-shirts sales are fun, Salvator said fundraising is crucial.

“We have had record sales recently,” Salvator said. “We had a sale a couple of weeks ago, and we sold 50 T-shirts in two days. We were only out there about three hours each day, so that was really impressive. It was by far the highest we’ve had, so it was really exciting to see, because all the events we participate in are funded by our sales of the shirts.”

Bronwyn Liddle, a junior majoring in studio art with a concentration in printmaking, is the club’s secretary. Though this is her first semester as a club officer, Liddle said she joined the club last fall while taking her first print class. Liddle immediately fell in love with printmaking, and since her work was what she called “pretty decent,” Liddle said Salvator invited her to join the club.

“Marilee is pretty heavily involved,” Liddle said. “I think a lot of us are really scatterbrained and easily distracted by our own work, so she has been instrumental in organizing trips and coming up with ideas for what the club can do.”

The club’s future is not in jeopardy, but Liddle said it will be very important for her and other members of the club to step up and replace some of its most critical members in the coming semesters. Though the club’s president and vice president are both graduating soon, Liddle said the club has plans to continue building on its recent success.

“A lot of the people who are really active in the club are going to be leaving,” Liddle said. “We’re a little bit at loose ends right now, but we’ve talked about potential trips and finding other cool stuff that we can print and sell.”

For Liddle, being a member of the club has been a chance to bond with her classmates. Liddle said prior to joining the club, she did not really

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The WKU Printmaking Club set up at the Potter College Fall Festival outside the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts center on Wednesday. The club allowed guests to create their own wooden stencil and print it onto a sheet of paper.

know anybody in her department. That has all changed now, and Liddle said she owes the club for helping her come out of her shell and meet a lot of new acquaintances.

“It’s been a really fun and simulta-

this semester. Rummage said her degree program requires her to take art classes unrelated to graphic design, so she chose to take printmaking. Her involvement in the class led her to the club, and she soon volunteered to cre-

“We’re a little bit at loose ends right now, but we’ve talked about potential trips and finding other cool stuff that we can print and sell.”

Junior studio art major BRONWYN LIDDLE neously a little bit stressful thing for me,” Liddle said. “Personally, I’m a bit of a loner, so it’s been really nice to talk with people and do things together. Who you know is very important, and it’s a great opportunity to develop stronger ideas, because you can get feedback from people who actually really know what you’re talking about.”

Rachel Rummage, a junior majoring in graphic design, joined the club

ate promotional materials. Now, she is a publicity officer for the club.

“To say that I help as a graphic designer for the print club at Western is a really good line on my resume,” Rummage said. “But, I think that they’re also helping me. As an art student, it’s very easy to be doing your own thing and not having friends, but I think being in a community with other artists is a good thing.”

Salvator said there are multiple aspects of the club that make it so special to her. She takes pride in helping students develop their leadership skills.

The students lead themselves, and by allowing them to teach others about printmaking, Salvator said their confidence gets a boost. Still, perhaps the most important facet of the group is the camaraderie it promotes.

“Printmaking is very much about community,” Salvator said. “Because of the big equipment we use, you have to work in the studio. There’s automatically a built-in community aspect, but the print club allows a little bit more intimate community. They work together on projects, so I feel like that really helps them make connections with each other that could last them a lifetime.”

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WKU graduate finds calling in music industry

BY SARAH YAACOUB HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

Few success stories begin with slamming a door into someone, but Jessie Key’s does.

Key, from Glendale, Ky., is a 2017 graduate of WKU’s criminology program. She switched to a primarily online education program after her freshman year to simultaneously complete her degree and pursue a music career.

“I knew that I was supposed to do music,” Key said.

Key said she spent her first few months in Nashville “just kind of floundering around,” unsure of how to get into the music industry. It wasn’t until she met Rob Galbraith, now her co-publisher and producer, that she was able to make headway in what would become her full-time career.

Galbraith had connections in the industry that helped Key with networking.

“He knew Johnny Cash, he’s played on an Elvis record, he was Ronnie Milsap’s producer,” she said. “He helped me get a record deal.”

The story of how Galbraith and Key met is an unusual one.

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Morgan said the people who hang out with him and perform regularly on karaoke nights are what keep him coming back. In fact, he said he’s kept the sign-up sheet for nearly every karaoke night he’s ever hosted. He said he enjoys looking back at the sheets in daylight, often recalling the antics of some particular night or some particular person who used to perform regularly but has since moved away from Bowling Green.

Although he sees most of his regulars only on karaoke nights, Morgan still feels bonded with them through the music and late-night excitement.

“If I have anything to say about what it’s like to be a host and do those things for a living, [it’s] the community is really cool,” Morgan said. “You meet so many good people, and you get really attached.”

Morgan said he never expected to form long-lasting relationships through something as unassuming as karaoke.

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“Our museum’s goal is to show Kentucky to Kentuckians, and that’s really one of the primary focuses of the exhibit,” Bjorkman said.

The exhibit features a variety of different drawings and paintings of Kentucky and Nashville Basin woodland pasture trees, each with a unique take on the landscape.

Some of the pieces feature bright, vibrant colors and distinct brush strokes or detailed, graphite shading that set them apart from some of the other more traditional pictures.

Bjorkman and Brindley originally started working on the project two years ago when they met at the U.S. Bank art show. They began brainstorming with the intention of finding a way to create

“I was running late to a vocal lesson with my boots in one hand, and I just smashed this man with a door,” Key said. “Flash forward to today—he’s my co-publisher and producer.”

Key said she began working with Milsap and Galbraith as a stand-in for female vocal parts, helping them figure out how duets would sound with a female singer.

“So, basically, what I’d do is I’d sing

downtown. Ronnie was talking to Rob and asked, ‘Do you think Jessie would do me a big favor and sing the Margie Hendricks part on [Ray Charles’ version of] ‘You Are My Sunshine?’’”

Key said she replied with a resounding yes.

“I was kind of in shock,” Key said.

“My eyes started tearing up, and I started looking around. I was just elated.”

Key described it as “a weird feeling,”

“I was running late to a vocal lesson with my boots in one hand, and I just smashed this man with a door. Flash forward today—he’s my copublisher and producer.”

WKU graduate and singer JESSIE KEY ‘No Getting over Me,’ for instance, and we’d say, ‘This key works for females,’ and they would send it to, say, Kacey Musgraves or Dolly Parton. Any female duettist,” Key said.

Key rose to national prominence after singing in a PBS-broadcast tribute event with Milsap.

“A couple weeks ago, my truck broke down, and I was showing my little sister some of Ray Charles’ music,” Key said.

“A couple nights later, we had a show

saying she just couldn’t believe it.

Earlier this month, Milsap and Key performed “You Are My Sunshine” together at “An Opry Salute to Ray Charles,” a performance and PBS special sponsored by the Ray Charles Foundation held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

“There’s been a lot of prominent moments: getting a publishing deal was a big deal for me, getting to be on the Ronnie album was a big deal for

“A lot of my closest friends now are even people that I met through hosting karaoke every week,” Morgan said.

“I’ve made what I consider to be lifelong friends through just that.”

Maybe unknown to many of those friends and others who have seen

thing, because I still got to work with music for a living.”

After leaving WKU early, where he was studying to become a history teacher, Morgan said a number of radio courses he took during his time at WKU motivated him to approach

“Radio was the next most obvious thing as to be the next best thing, because I still got to work with music for a living.”

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Morgan host karaoke nights, he used to play shows in and around Bowling Green as a drummer for a band or two.

Though drumming never led him to cross-country tours or sold-out arenas, Morgan said he found the next best thing at his current place of fulltime employment, local radio station WUHU 107.1 FM. “I never pursued it hard enough to consider it a failure,” Morgan said about drumming. “Radio was the most obvious thing as to be the next best

WUHU 107.1 begging for a job, paid or not.

Hired at the station as an office cleaner, Morgan now serves as one of its onair personalities for the “BG Morning Show,” alongside WUHU 107.1 Music Director Brooke Summers of Buffalo, New York. Summers said Morgan’s enthusiasm keeps the morning show, which airs every weekday from 6-10 a.m., lively and worth the early-morning drive to work.

“It’s perfect for him because he does

an exhibit that showed an integral but unique part of Kentuckian heritage.

Bjorkman said he and Brindley wanted to help people understand where they’re from and what really makes their “place.”

“So many of our students come from this middle part of our state, and I want to instill pride and show that we should be proud of this place,” Bjorkman said.

Brindley, a Nashville native, decided at age 17 to pursue a career in art. He works primarily with graphite drawing and oil painting, which are modes used in the Salient Trees exhibit, and his subjects are “rock formations, panoramic landscapes, architecture, still lifes and trees.”

Brindley said he viewed the Salient Trees exhibit as a worthwhile project, which drives his art.

“I define my life through creating and actualizing projects,” Brindley said.

Though Brindley has been working

on this project for two years, the work is not over. He continues to host talks and workshops with the exhibit.

On Monday, the Kentucky Museum hosted an artist and collector forum featuring Brindley and a panel of art

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”Our museum’s goal is to show Kentucky to Kentuckians.”

Kentucky Museum, diretor BRENT BJORKMAN collectors.

“Through the artist and collector forum, we hope to discuss topics that include aspects of the business of art promotion and sales and what is re-

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bring fun and excitement to the things that he does,” Summers said about Morgan’s position as an on-air personality. “It makes you look forward to coming to work.”

Morgan said he loves how radio allows him to keep in touch with the Bowling Green community. He loves when daily listeners recognize his voice at restaurants and as he does errands around town.

“People feel like they really know us,” Morgan said. “You want people to have that feeling of familiarity.”

Even if he’s not the one performing it, Morgan said he feels incredibly fortunate to be able to work in a music-centric environment. No matter the stage or number of listeners, sometimes second or third best feels just the same.

“Everybody wants to have time to shine and feel like you’re in the spotlight,” Morgan said. “People love to have their little moment.”

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quired from the artist to be successful in those areas,” Brindley said.

Brindley said the subjects covered are those that most art institutions don’t cover but are extremely important to working artists.

Brindley will also be hosting color and drawing workshops during the month of November, as well as another gallery talk. Event information can be found on the Kentucky Museum’s website.

“You may be from here and you see them all around you, but maybe it takes an exhibit like this to make you really think about it,” Bjorkman said. “Maybe it takes this exhibit to make you realize that you do live in a beautiful place.”

The exhibit is housed in the Kentucky Museum and runs through Dec. 1.

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me,” Key said. “For me so far, the Ray Charles tribute is definitely the feather in the cap, the cherry on top.”

Key said her admiration for Charles and his music was part of what made the performance so special.

“There’s not an artist that I love more or want to be like more than Ray Charles,” she said “So, to be asked by Ronnie to do it was just pretty surreal.”

Key is currently signed to Wrensong Entertainment, a Nashville-based music publishing company. She said her next steps include “just kind of looking at and beginning the process of courtship for finding a label and producing my own album.”

The most important thing she’s learned about the industry over her four years in Nashville seeking opportunities and working in music is that it isn’t a continuous or linear career, she said.

“It’s a very ‘mountains and valleys’ business, and that’s part of the joy of it, but it’s learning to be content in the in-betweens,” Key said.

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WKU’s Sophia Cerino (23) serves the ball during a home game against North Texas on Friday. This match was the Lady Toppers’ third straight loss and dropped them to 14-9 (5-3 Conference USA) on the season.

Third straight loss drops Lady Toppers to sixth in C-USA

BY CASEY MCCARTHY HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

WKU dropped its third straight match for the first time since the 2008 season on Friday, as North Texas swept the Lady Toppers at home 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-23).

After losing five players to graduation last year, the Lady Toppers haven’t been without their struggles in moving on. The loss drops WKU to 14-9 (5-3 Conference USA). The Lady Toppers’ four home losses this season are the most they’ve had in a single season in over a decade. After the rematch of last season’s C-USA Championship, head coach Travis Hudson said both teams have faced struggles this season.

“We’re both a lot alike,” Hudson said. “We were the two elite teams in

the league last year, and each lost a lot to graduation and are playing a lot of young kids.

After beginning conference play 3-0, WKU has lost four of its last six matches. The Lady Toppers have not lost more than three games in conference play since 2009, which was one of only two seasons WKU has missed the NCAA Tournament in the past decade.

Four of WKU’s final six matches are on the road this year. Of the Lady Toppers’ nine losses this season, five have come away from Diddle Arena.

WKU is still getting successful performances despite the losing streak.

Senior Rachel Anderson led the Lady Toppers in kills for the 16th time this season, finishing with 12. Sophomore Kayland Jackson added eight as WKU was able to lead the kills column in the match, 41-36. North Texas held the ad-

vantage in hitting percentage .337 to .158.

Freshman Payton Frederick finished with 10 digs, her 12th consecutive match with double-digit digs. Redshirt freshman Taylor Bebout filled up the stat sheet, finishing with 33 assists, four kills, four digs and three aces.

The Lady Toppers also dropped a non-conference matchup to Austin Peay on the road Oct. 16. The loss marked the first time WKU dropped a match that reached a fifth set this season, as the Lady Toppers were 4-0 in five-set matches prior to the loss. The Lady Toppers had also won three consecutive away matches prior to that, going undefeated on the road for over a month.

Though the Lady Toppers saw success against the Governors, leading the match in kills, hitting percentage and digs, they were still unable to se-

cure a victory in the contest.

Anderson led the way for the Lady Toppers in kills with 17, adding six blocks. Junior Sophia Cerino added 13, her ninth match with double-digit kills this season.

Defensively, Frederick led the team with 21 digs, while sophomore Darby Music finished with 13.

The Lady Toppers will take a Texas road trip to start the final six-game stretch this weekend. WKU will take on Texas-El Paso Friday before closing out the weekend road trip with a match Sunday against Texas-San Antonio.

The Lady Toppers have six matches remaining, all of which are in conference play. WKU currently sits sixth in the conference standings.

Reporter Casey McCarthy can be reached at (270)-929-7795 and casey. mccarthy573@topper.wku.edu.

Lady Toppers in control of C-USA Tournament destiny

BY TYLER EATON HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU The WKU soccer team finds itself on the outside looking in when it comes to the Conference USA tournament picture, but the Lady Toppers are knocking on the door.

Following Friday’s overtime loss at Alabama-Birmingham, WKU sits at ninth in C-USA standings with eight points and a 2-5-2 record in conference play.

The Lady Toppers are tied with Texas-El Paso and two points behind Marshall. WKU controls its own destiny as the Lady Toppers welcome the Thundering Herd to Bowling Green for the season finale on Friday. Marshall is coming off of a 2-2 tie with Louisiana Tech on Sunday.

After the first half of conference play, it was nearly impossible to imagine this Lady Toppers team would be in any kind of position to compete for a conference tournament spot. As part of a five-game skid earlier this season, WKU dropped its first four conference matchups, capped off by a 4-0 loss to Old Dominion.

The losing streak caused head coach Jason Neidell to make changes to the starting lineup to try and kickstart the Lady Toppers. Freshman Ambere Barnett was moved to the front of the attack, and sophomore Ashley Leonard replaced WKU’s most prolific scorer, Chandler Backes.

On the first weekend of a four-game homestand, the lineup changes immediately paid dividends. Leonard netted a hat trick in her first career start, and Barnett was named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week. The Lady Toppers scored four goals apiece in matches against Florida International and UTEP to get their first two conference wins of the season.

Following draws against nationally ranked North Texas and preseason

conference favorite Rice, the Lady Toppers headed back on the road to Birmingham, where they fell 2-1 to the Blazers.

The four-game homestand provided the Lady Toppers with all the

points they have toward the conference standings. WKU gained three points each for its wins over FIU and UTEP and added on two more with draws against North Texas and Rice.

The Lady Toppers aren’t the only

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WKU ‘s Sarah Gorham (10) wins a header from North Texas’ Elle Marie Defrain (16) Oct. 12 in Bowling Green.

team fighting for the eighth and final spot in the tournament. UTEP sits tied with WKU after the Miners tied with ODU Sunday. Texas-San Antonio is level with UTEP and WKU as well.

For WKU, a win against Marshall on Friday is a must to have a shot at the tournament. Because the Lady Toppers are currently two points behind the Thundering Herd, a loss or tie wouldn’t change that deficit.

UTEP and UTSA will also meet on Friday, but the Lady Toppers would make it into the tournament with a win over Marshall regardless of the result.

If WKU and UTSA both win on Friday, the Lady Toppers would finish with 11 points and sit alone in the eighth spot, thus making the conference tournament. A WKU win combined with a UTEP win would still give the Lady Toppers the eighth seed thanks to their head-to-head win over UTEP. If WKU makes the C-USA Tournament, the Lady Toppers will face whoever brings home the regular season conference championship. North Texas and Florida Atlantic are tied atop the conference standings with 22 points, though North Texas has two games left to FAU’s one.

The Lady Toppers didn’t play FAU in the regular season, but WKU did force a draw with the Mean Green in its one regular season match. The draw was the only conference match UNT hasn’t won this year, as the Mean Green have won all seven others with only two goals conceded.

For the Lady Toppers, Friday’s regular season finale is a win-or-go home situation. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday at the WKU Soccer Complex.

Reporter Tyler Eaton can be reached at 270-745-2691 and tylereaton1022@ yahoo.com. Follow him on Twitter at @at_eaton.

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at 1-6 (0-3 C-USA).

In Week 3, the Hilltoppers gave up an eight-play, 75-yard fourth quarter drive that resulted in a Louisville touchdown and led to a 20-17 loss for WKU. In Week 5, the Hilltoppers allowed Marshall to go 98 yards on seven plays and score a go-ahead touchdown with 1:44 left in the game, which led to another 20-17 loss for the Hilltoppers.

The eight-play, 79-yard touchdown drive in the final 1:32 against ODU on Saturday was the third time in five games that WKU conceded an eventual game-winning touchdown drive.

The loss came in spite of a successful offensive night for WKU, as the Hilltoppers put up 207 rushing yards.

Freshman Gino Appleberry got the first run over 20 yards by a Hilltopper running back in the Mike Sanford era.

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Redshirt junior Dee Givens, the reigning Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year, recorded two rebounds and led the Red team in scoring with six points. Givens played in 32-of-33 games last season, starting five. It is not totally clear whether Collins will ask Givens to start or come off the bench, but Givens figures to be a key contributor yet again after averaging career-bests in points, rebounds and assists per game a season ago.

Junior Whitney Creech orchestrated the Red squad offense, but she did not just facilitate. During one Red possession, Creech brought the

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JOSEPH BARKOFF • HERALD

Mik’Quan Deane (85) turns the ball up field for the Hilltoppers against Old Dominion at HouchensSmith Stadium on Saturday in Bowling Green.

his struggles against Charlotte last week. Shanley completed 24-of-31 pass attempts for 257 yards and two touchdowns.

Despite his positive performance, Shanley was still crushed after the game.

“We’re all taking this very personally,” Shanley said. “I think me, myself, I’m taking it a bit more personally than everybody else because I feel like I could have done better out there, you know, I could have put us in a situation where we didn’t need any of that to happen.”

WKU will host Florida International (5-2, 3-0 C-USA) for the Homecoming game at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The Hilltoppers will be looking for their first conference win again, as they’re currently the only winless team in conference play.

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He also posted a career high in rushing yards with 80.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Davis Shanley also bounced back from

ball up the floor and drove into the paint herself for a layup. Last season, Creech was WKU’s starting point guard for 32-of-33 games, which she said has made Collins view her as a leader.

“I think he’s looking to me a lot to lead the team,” Creech said after the event. “I got quite a bit of experience last year at the point guard position, so [I’m] just trying to carry that experience into this year and just build off that and improve on that.”

Reigning C-USA Freshman of the Year Raneem Elgedawy tallied nine points and six rebounds for the Black squad. The Lady Toppers will not only lean on Elgedawy’s size inside, but also her experience, as she started all 33 games as a freshman last season.

The Black team also showcased an Egyptian connection that could serve as a focal point for WKU women’s basketball for years to come. Meral Abdelgawad, a freshman guard from Cairo, Egypt, hit Elgedawy in stride during a fast-break. Abdelgawad’s pass set up Elgedawy, a sophomore from Alexandria, Egypt, for an easy bucket underneath.

Another Black team member, Brewer, snagged seven rebounds and made all three of her shots from beyond the arc. Brewer’s nine-point performance tied her with Elgedawy for the team lead and displayed the stroke that helped her achieve a 42.2 3-point percentage during the 2016-17 season, her last at West Virginia before transferring to WKU in 2017-18.

come out here before a game, you have a different mindset.”

WKU played in front of a beyond-capacity crowd three times last season in home games against Middle Tennessee State, Old Dominion and Marshall. The Hilltoppers went 2-1 in those three games.

Among the loudest Diddle Are-

na got during Hysteria was during director Todd Stewart recently told five-star freshman center Charles the Bowling Green Rotary Club that Bassey’s introduction. As the crowd around only 200 season tickets reroared when his name was called, mained.

Bassey grinned from ear to ear, emStansbury also invited the membracing the ovation. bers of Rick’s Rowdies to come over Bassey could not contain his ex- to his house for a cookout in which citement when his name got called his players would serve the fans. The Thursday night. turnout was better than expected, “I couldn’t wait, man,” Bassey said. with over 100 fans in attendance.

“I was so full of joy. I couldn’t wait Sophomore guard Taveion Hollingto get in here sworth said seeand play with my ing all the fans new teammates. I coming out and can’t wait. It’s gosupporting the ing to be a great ”I couldn’t wait to get team encourages season.” him to work hardin here and play with Although the er on the court. crowd was a bit “It shows we my new teammates.” lighter for the can get more peoopen scrimmage, ple in the gym the anticipation and go over cawas not. The pacity for sure,” crowd got into Hol l i ng s wo rt h Center said. the action multiCHARLES BASSEY ple times.

As for the imRather than pact the massive folding under the crowds have, pressure of playHol l i ng s wo rt h ing in front of amped up Hilltopper believes the Hilltoppers need a full fans, the players fed off of the crowd and energized crowd at every home energy. game.

After three capacity crowds last “We need y’all,” Hollingsworth said year, WKU is expecting more this about the fan base. “We can’t do it year. The Hilltoppers made a run to without you.” the semifinal of the National Invitation Tournament and then produced Reporter Alec Jessie can be reached a top-20 recruiting class, according at 270-745-6291 and alec.jessie226@ to college football and basketball topper.wku.edu. Follow Alec on Twitrecruiting network Rivals. Athletics ter at @Alec_Jessie.

Hilltopper Hysteria was the first chance for many fresh faces on the Lady Toppers’ roster to get acclimated to their new surroundings on the Hill. But the team as a whole will have to adapt very quickly, as its first four regular season games will come against 2018 NCAA Tournament teams.

WKU women’s basketball will take the court on Nov. 1 in Diddle Arena for an exhibition against West Virginia State. After that contest, the Lady Toppers will tip off the regular season with a marquee home game on Nov. 6 against in-state rival Louisville.

Sports reporter Drake Kizer can be reached at 270-745-2653 and clinton. kizer287@topper.wku.edu.

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WKU men’s and women’s basketball teams participate in events at Hilltopper Hysteria on Thursday. The Hilltoppers were picked to finish first in Conference USA while the Lady Toppers were picked to finish fourth.

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Hysteria shows identity of Hilltoppers get glimpse of new-look Lady Toppers expected large crowds

BY DRAKE KIZER HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

Hilltopper Hysteria served as the dawn of a new era for WKU women’s basketball, and though the Lady Toppers did not show too much of their hand, the program still revealed some of its talent for the 2018-19 season.

Former head coach Michelle ClarkHeard, who guided WKU to four NCAA Tournament appearances and a 154-48 mark in six seasons, accepted the head coaching job at Cincinnati in March. Two of the program’s all-time great players, Tashia Brown and Ivy Brown, also graduated last spring, which created a lot of questions surrounding the future of the

Lady Toppers during the offseason.

“We just want to compete,” redshirt junior Alexis Brewer said. “Obviously we want to win all of our games, so we’re just gonna go out there and have fun and play hard and just try to get a W.” First-year head coach Greg Collins, who was promoted after serving four years as associate head coach and six years total as an assistant under Clark-Heard, provided answers to some of the questions during his team’s 12-minute Red vs. Black scrimmage.

The Black team prevailed over the Red team 30-16, but the individual performances from players on both sides of the intrasquad contest told a much deeper story.

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BY ALEC JESSIE HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

With the season almost here, the hype for the WKU men’s basketball season is beginning to mount.

The Hilltoppers hosted two preseason events last week in Diddle Arena: Hilltopper Hysteria and an open scrimmage. While the format for each event was different, there was a common theme—Bowling Green residents and WKU students showed up to the events in a big way.

“All of y’all that showed up tonight without a ticket, you better get one real soon,” head coach Rick Stansbury told the crowd at Hilltopper Hysteria.

The hype around this year’s Hilltop-

per basketball team is real. Stansbury expects sellouts at every home game this year, and the players seem ready for it as well.

Although this group hasn’t played in front of a sellout crowd yet, it has had plenty of exposure at its practices and events. During last week’s pro-day, over 20 NBA scouts came to Bowling Green to watch the Hilltoppers work. Several NBA teams have also attended WKU practices this year. At Hilltopper Hysteria, the student section was full for the player introductions and scrimmage later in the night.

Stansbury claimed that playing in front of mass crowds changes the way his players perform.

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WKU concedes third go-ahead touchdown in fourth quarter

BY MATT STAHL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

Prior to the bizarre series of events that led to WKU’s 37-34 loss against Old Dominion Saturday, the Hilltopper defense gave up a 79-yard touchdown drive in the final 1:32 of the game.

It was the fourth three-point loss of the season for WKU, and the Hilltoppers have seen a trend of allowing big drives late in games. The Hilltoppers have conceded a fourth quarter goahead touchdown drive of 75 yards or

more in three of the team’s six losses this year.

The Hilltoppers again held a late lead in Week 7, as a touchdown run by redshirt freshman Gino Appleberry gave WKU a seven-point lead with 1:37 left. But conceding a 79-yard touchdown drive set the Hilltoppers up for heartbreak.

“We went back down there and put together a four-minute drive as an offense and ran behind our offensive line, ate up an ungodly amount of clock and put ourselves in position to win a football game,” head coach Mike Sanford said. “We’ve got to win a game.”

“We’ve got to win a game.”

Head Coach MIKE SANFORD Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Juwuan Jones, who had 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble, gave credit to ODU quarterback Blake LaRussa for the touchdown drive.

“I guess we didn’t get enough pressure on the quarterback,” Jones said.

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making his throws. I’ve got to give credit where it’s due. He was making them throws. I don’t even know what to say, but we’ve got to get more pressure on the quarterback in those type of situations.”

The ODU loss isn’t the first time this season that the WKU defense has folded in a key moment. With four losses coming by three points or fewer, WKU could be 5-2 with a win over Power 5 opponent Louisville. But the Hilltoppers haven’t been able to close out games on the defensive side of the ball, and instead find themselves

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