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VOLUME 93, ISSUE 25

Federal bill would tax tuition waivers

BY EMILIY DELETTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives are proposing a tax reform bill that has been largely opposed by higher education institutions.

Several areas of the bill were contested, including a 1.4 percent excise tax on “private university endowments valued at $100,000 or more per fulltime student and a 20 percent excise tax on employee compensation above $1 million at all nonprofit entities,” according to Inside Higher Ed. While this excise tax would not affect WKU, other private colleges and universities in Kentucky, such as Centre College and Transylvania University, could see significant changes.

This bill would also tax tuition waivers for graduate students. The bill would count these waivers as taxable income. Such an increase could raise the graduate students’ bills by thousands of dollars, according to the American Council of Education.

The American Council of Education estimated that if the House of Representatives’ plan were passed, it would raise the cost of attending college for students by more than $65 billion between 2018 and 2027.

The bill would also restructure the American Opportunity Tax Credit, or AOTC, which gives credit for qualified education expenses paid for an eligible student for the first four years of higher education, according to their website.

One way to be eligible for AOTC is to not have finished the first four years of higher education at the beginning of the tax year. Tax benefits for part-time students, graduate students and students who take more than five years to graduate under AOTC would be eliminated by the House bill.

“Taken in its entirety, the House tax reform proposal released today would discourage participation in postsecondary education, make college more expensive for those who do enroll, and undermine the financial stability of public and private, two-year and fouryear colleges and universities,” the council said in an official statement.

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On Tuesday, Chi Omega sorority hosted “Twisted Karaoke for the Kidz” at High Tops. All of proceeds went to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

WISHFUL SINGING PHOTO & STORY BY CHRIS KOHLEY HERALD.PHOTO@WKU.EDU Chi Omega sorority kicked off their “Week of Wishes” fundraiser on Tuesday night at High Tops with “Twisted Karaoke for the Kidz”. Members of many fraternities and sororities packed the bar to sing tunes and collectively raised over $400 for the Make-A-Wish

The set list for Chi Omega sorority’s “Twisted Karaoke for the Kidz” lies on the DJ’s table. Participants had to pay a minimum of $2 to sing.

Associate dean speaks on opioid crisis

BY JOHN SINGLETON HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

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n Tuesday night, head of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Bowling Green campus spoke at a Society for Lifelong Learning event about the opioid epidemic and the new school.

The event, called “An Evening with Dr. Cheever,” was hosted by the Society for Lifelong Learning. Dr. Todd Cheever came to Bowling Green in 1983 to attend WKU and begin his premed studies, before attending UK to acquire his master’s in medicine. He is now a psychiatrist in Lexington and will be appointed a leadership position as the associate dean of the new college in Bowling Green.

The UK medical school building is currently under construction and is slated to be finished during summer 2018. With Kentucky leading the country in rates for cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other chronic conditions, officials hope a new four-year college will help close a critical shortage of physicians, Cheever said.

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ISEC hosts conversation about student health

BY CAMERON COYLE HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU The WKU division of student affairs hosted its latest session of T.R.U.T.H. Talks, a group discussion with the aim of promoting diversity and inclusion.

The T.R.U.T.H. Talks, which stands for True Racial Understanding Through Honest, was inspired by and named after the 2017 documentary “What the

Health,” that follows flim-maker Kip Anderson “as he uncovers the secret to preventing and even reversing chronic diseases,” and investigates health organizations in America, according to the film’s website.

The discussion on Tuesday night focused on students’ dietary habits.

The event was hosted by the executive director of the Intercultural Student Engagement Center, or ISEC, Martha Sales and the ISEC program coordinator Kristina Gamble.

“So when we begin to tell the truth and talk about ‘What the Health,’ even something as simple as what we eat has the ability to divide,” Sales said after addressing some stereotypes regarding how African-Americans tend to eat and debunking these ideas.

Sales later said students should take interest in different types of food and try new types instead of being judgmental and having preconceived notions.

Gamble opened the session with an

ice breaker for students, having them draw and answer questions ranging anywhere from what their favorite food of all time is to what their thoughts on obesity in America were.

Gamble then played a short clip from “What the Health,” which showed doctors and other experts disproving the common belief of someone not being able to get enough protein because they are vegetarian.

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Upcoming documentary to show lives of refugees

BY EMMA COLLINS HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

A short documentary detailing the ongoing ethnic violence against the Karenni people, an ethnic minority group in Burma, will be shown in the auditorium of Jody Richards Hall Thursday at 5 p.m.

“Like We Don’t Exist” shows the displacement of the Karenni people who have been forced out of their homeland and into refugee camps along the Thailand-Burma border. Burma, officially named Myanmar but often still referred to as Burma, shares part of its southeastern border with Thailand.

The film shows the plight of refugees who are forced to stay in camps because they can’t return home, Jennifer Kash, a Bowling Green community member who helped bring the film screening to WKU, said.

“It really illustrates how refugee situations are not short-term,” Kash said.

“They’re long-term.”

Burma has been involved in a civil war since 1947 with continuous violence between the Burmese majority and the ethnic minorities, according to

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Sales, who became a vegetarian after reading the book “Satan, I’m Taking Back My Health!” and has remained a vegetarian for 16 years, explained to students they do not need to cut anything completely out of their diet but instead should make sure their food intake is done in moderation.

Sales made the analogy of a person’s body being like a trash can inside his or her home and what would happen if someone rarely took out the garbage.

She explained pork can stay in the human body for up to 14 days, beef up to 10 days, chicken up to five and fish up to three, while fruits and vegetables remained in someone’s system for only 24 hours.

“I’m not telling you what to eat or what not to eat,” Sales said. “I’m telling you to know the value of your body and sometimes how you can assist yourself with feeling better and getting rid of things

LIFELONG LEARNING CONTINUED FROM FRONT The UK College of Medicine Bowling Green campus will accept 30 students annually. It will be located in a multi-purpose building attached to a five-story parking garage located on The Medical Center’s campus.

The medical school will follow an identical curriculum taught at UK’s Lexington campus and use the same assessments. Faculty will have UK College of Medicine positions and teach in small groups through simulated patient experiences with lectures provid-

TAX BILL CONTINUED FROM FRONT The Senate came out with a similar reform proposal last Thursday which would eliminate the deduction on state and local taxes, unlike the House bill.

This deduction could have a large effect on public universities, as it could create pressure to cut state spending.

The Senate bill would also keep the excise tax on private university endowments, but would not include the tax

the documentary’s website. The area the Karenni people call home is rich with natural resources, and the Burmese government has destroyed Karenni villages to control the land. Throughout the destruction, the Karenni people have been the victims of human rights abuses such as sexual assault, torture and forced relocation, according to the website.

“I think it is important to understand there are many ethnic groups as well, many of which have their own culture and language.”

Bowling Green citizen JENNIFER KASH

WKU’s chapter of No Lost Generation, a student group that aims to raise awareness about the challenges refugees face,

is sponsoring the event.

Louisville sophomore Erin Woggon, a member of No Lost Generation, said Bowling Green has Karenni refugees who lived in the same camp that is featured in the documentary.

“This isn’t an isolated issue,” Woggon said. “We are living among the people who have lived in those camps.”

Woggon, who has already seen the documentary, said the it focuses on a variety of different people and provided a “good representation” of life in a refugee camp. She said although the documentary is only 30 minutes long, it still manages to accurately represent the struggles the Karenni people face in the refugee camps.

“I thought it was very emotional and persuasive,” Woggon said.

Kash said there are a few hundred Karenni refugees in Bowling Green. She said they have their own language, culture and history separate from the Burmese. Kash said Burma has other ethnic groups as well, many of which have their own culture and language.

“I think it is important to understand there are many ethnic groups in Burma, and they’re all different,” Kash said.

Kash said people are welcome to

come to just the documentary screening. There will be a panel discussion with a few professors and Karenni refugees after the screening.

April Memeh, a Karenni refugee from Thailand, helped Kash bring the documentary to Bowling Green. Memeh said she lived in a refugee camp before moving to Bowling Green. She said she hopes showing the documentary will help the Bowling Green community learn about life in a refugee camp.

“It’s really hard for people to understand” living in a refugee camp, Memeh said.

The Bowling Green Karenni Community, WKU No Lost Generation, the City of Bowling Green International Communities Advisory Council and the Community Action of Southern Kentucky are hosting the free screening. The executive producer of the film, Ansley Sawyer, will also attend the screening.

A panel discussion will follow the screening.

Reporter Emma Collins can be reached at 270-745-6011 and emma.collins399@ topper.wku.edu.

that might drag you down.”

Sales also said what people eat not only affects their physical health, but their emotional and mental health as well.

“So, not only does what we eat sometimes divide us, but it also separates us even internally because of how we feel,” Sales said.

Sales said planning what to eat throughout the week is a good way to eat healthier and can help someone persevere when it becomes difficult.

“It’s important to be considerate of what you’re eating,” Cincinnati, Ohio sophomore Darinda Reddick said after the session.

Reddick said she would try to go to the grocery store soon and buy healthier food, even though she does not have a car.

“If you want positive results for your body, I mean, it’s worth it,” Reddick said.

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Director of WKU’s Educational Talent Search Program Martha Sales leads What the Health event Tuesday in Downing Student Union to educate students on how to stay healthy on the Hill. “A lot of our mental, emotional health is connected to what we eat. Those things can effect us,” Sales said.

ed from the Lexington campus through educational technology, Cheever said.

Cheever also spoke about the current opioid epidemic.

“Last year, more Americans died of a drug overdose than those who died in combat in the Vietnam War,” Cheever said. “We have 5 percent of the world’s population, and 85 percent of the world’s opioid consumption, and 3 billion Americans become addicted to opioids every year. That is what’s happening.”

After the access and availability of the drug OxyContin in Kentucky decreased, it became easier and more accessible to use heroine and pain pills,

Cheever said. According to recent research, there is no one risk factor for opioid abuse, and it has no target market. However, teenagers have used it most commonly within the past several years, Cheever said.

Cheever spoke of “pill parties,” where adolescents in particular will mix various prescription drugs and consume them. Cheever said this can be lethal.

Cheever said adults and parents should to lock up and hide pills in the house, so that children do not get within reach of the prescriptions.

Cheever was asked if there are any solutions to the opioid epidemic.

“This is when I always wish I had the

magic answer, to which I would use to gain a Nobel Prize for Medicine, because I had solved opioid addiction in the United States,” Cheever said. “With my understanding after years of working with individuals struggling with fighting for their lives against this addiction, first and foremost, we need to do more with education and schools in terms of delivering the right information and getting the fact that this is extremely serious through children’s young minds.”

on tuition waivers.

Graduate students traditionally receive tuition waivers when they work for their universities as research or teaching assistants. The Office of Institutional Research reported in their Fall 2017 Enrollment Report that 2,601 graduate students were enrolled at WKU. President of the Association for American Universities Mary Sue Coleman said in an interview with Chemical and Engineering News that the

senate bill places a large burden of fixing the tax system on nonprofit universities.

“Congress seems eager to redirect these funds to the federal government’s coffers, with no clear benefit to America’s hardworking students and their families,” Coleman said.

President Donald Trump tweeted Monday his support for the bill.

“I am proud of the Rep. House & Senate for working so hard on cutting taxes {&reform.} We’re getting close!

Now, how about ending the unfair & highly unpopular Indiv Mandate in OCare & reducing taxes even further?

Cut top rate to 35% w/all of the of the rest going to middle income cuts?”

Trump tweeted.

The House of Representatives will vote on the bill Thursday.

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Students learn the hidden hacks of the Hill

BY JOHN SINGLETON HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

WKU hosted “Hidden Hacks of the Hill” Tuesday, an event dedicated to helping minority student groups on campus familiarize themselves with on-campus resources.

Groups like the Writing Center, the Counseling and Testing Center and the WKU Food Pantry were represented at

the event, which took place in Downiung Student Union Tuesday morning.

Student Government Association senator Divya Gangavelli took time to speak about some of the “Hidden Hacks” at WKU during the event.

“Most students think that just because they study and eat a well-balanced breakfast, they can ace any test given to them,” Gangavelli said. “This is false.”

Gangavelli said most students just wake up in the morning a few minutes

before class starts and skip class on occasion. There is a better way, she said.

Gangavelli spoke of using the bussing system at WKU as another hack.

The White Line can take students either around campus, or straight to Campbell Lane. The Red Line buses transport students around main campus or straight to Creason Park. The Purple Line transports students anywhere on campus at night.

Gangavelli also offered “hacks” to avoid walking up the Hill if a student

wishes to do so.

“And if you’re feeling a little lazy, you don’t even have to walk up the Hill,” Gangavelli said. “You can walk up to Grise Hall and take the elevator to the fourth floor, and walk across the bridge. You basically elevate to the top of the Hill in time for your next class.”

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Is it too early to play Christmas music?

BY TAYLOR HUFF HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

Since the presidential election last November, the United States is now more divided than ever (not counting those four years where the country actually divided.)

Alongside this division, two distinct groups have risen to power whose ideologies are so conflicting that compromise no longer seems a viable option.

No, I’m not talking about Republicans and Democrats. I’m talking about those who are already playing Christmas music in November and those who don’t want anyone else to have any fun.

As the opinion editor of this publication, it is my duty to respect everyone’s opinion and attempt to view the world from their perspective.

But if you think for one second I’m going to turn off the soothing melody of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” while I drown my sorrows in eggnog and watch re-runs of Reba then you’ve got another thing coming.

Now that you’ve heard a little too much about my personal life, it’s time to see what our Twitter followers think.

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ne of the simplest pleasures I indulge in is coming home to a warm house. Especially with the winter season quickly approaching, it is a relief being able to escape from the harsh chill of the winter atmosphere.

In our growing, yet still homely, city of Bowling Green it is often easy to forget the incidence of homelessness and all that it entails. Rhondell Miller, one of the directors of “Hotel Inc.,” a nonprofit community that provides Warren County citizens with pathways to stable housing, gave me information based upon collective data from shelters and schools systems that they serve.

Miller said it is estimated Warren County has 400-600 people experiencing homelessness on any given

day. This information coincides with reports provided by the Bowling Green Daily News in recent years in its covering of our homeless population.

It is easy to forget that homelessness is something that can affect anyone, as well as our loved ones, and it is something most people don’t want to talk about. There seems to be a stigma surrounding individuals who have found themselves in this predicament that substance abuse is always a factor. Rhondell Miller said relationship changes and too high of a percentage of income being spent on housing are the two highest reasons people become homeless in our population.

Miller went on to list excessive bills, mental illness and addiction as other reasons that land people in this situation.

Even though many of us cannot begin to imagine this sort of problem affecting us or anyone that we know, Miller said that students often find themselves homeless while in school.

I asked for ways in which students on campus could raise awareness about this issue, to which Miller replied, “Students could engage on campus by asking questions regarding non-traditional students and other demographics [of] college students [at risk of being] homeless while in school. Each year we encounter a few students who are homeless. Some live in cars. Some couch surf. Some stay in 24 hour buildings.”

For individuals who live off campus, she mentioned seeking volunteer organizations as well as raising funds and awareness that this is a problem that affects all ages. “Hotel Inc.” is not the only organization in Bowling Green that takes strides to help the homeless population. “Room in the Inn” is a nightly shelter that also helps those in need.

In the spirit of this month and in the practice of being mindful, thankful and giving, I feel we should all take the time to be thankful for the basic staples in life that we do possess.

KALYN’S CORNER

Reflections on the Hill: the final Kalyn’s Corner

BY KALYN JOHNSON HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

Reflections are, in short, hard pieces for me to write.

I’ve spent the last four and a half years of my life in a city that I fell in love with in 2012 during a campus tour, when the cherry blossom trees were in full bloom on a warm spring day. I call Bowling Green my home because this is the place that has challenged me to step outside of my comfort zone, help me find out who I truly am, while pushing me to try and make a lasting impact on every organization I join and every student I meet.

Throughout my experience working with Housing and Residence Life, I was

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able to grow into my own person, become separate from the dandelion that I was in 2013 and become a sunflower that searches for new opportunities. But with graduation less than a month away, nostalgia and memories of the past years has been crashing over me like hundred foot waves in the strangest of places. I’ll never forget the last bathroom stall on the first floor of Cherry Hall, remembering what it was like as a freshman to see all of the graffiti on those narrow marble stalls that are still stained with black sharpies and gel pens. I remember thinking that I made the right choice in choosing WKU because, let’s be honest, an English Department isn’t complete without quotes from Hawthorne and Dickens scribbled on bathroom stalls.

I remember picking up a copy of the

College Heights Herald as a sophomore and wanting to write for the publication, but feeling as though, since I wasn’t a journalist, that I couldn’t do it. So instead I pushed myself to be an academic writer.

By my third year on the Hill I was working for another publication that is basically the step-child to BuzzFeed. The creative writer and analyst in me had an itch that that publication just couldn’t scratch.

It was late July, and I had just finished an article about Muhammad Ali when I got a Facebook message from Andrew Henderson. He said he liked my writing from the previous publication and encouraged me to apply for the Herald.

As a professional writer, opinion writing isn’t something I had ever saw myself doing because in my mind it was journalism, and it still is journalism. But through

writing for the Herald I found a passion in the most unlikely of places, a staff meeting. Sitting around a table with writers who had something to say and were being fueled by a world that was ever changing and relentlessly filling their heads with ideas. Most of our opinion staff weren’t journalism majors, but just good writers who had a passion area. My passion area fell under student involvement and social justice, and still does.

Becoming an opinion writer for the Herald was one of the best ways for me to find my voice in news writing and to figure out what I’m most passionate about.

The Herald taught me how to take my feelings, opinions and passions, filter them through a voice and showcase how an English major can create journalistic style writing.

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Caiden plays tackle football while the Toy Bowl Championships are played at the Hot Rods Stadium in Bowling Green. The losing teams were invited to watch the games and be recognized at halftime.

“One of the special things about Caiden is that he can fit into any group whether its kids way younger than him or way older,” his mother Kim said.

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aiden Thompson is a strongwilled, compassionate and kind hearted sixth grader, his mother Kim said. After school, the two are inseparable throughout his extracur-

deemed the “Team Mom” of the 49ers, Caiden’s local football team.

“Caiden doesn’t have a male figure who is consistently present in his life,” she said. “But he doesn’t let that hold him back.” He instead fills his life with strong community role models, including coaches, his favorite teacher and close friend Amber Priest and

his mother who works on the Parent Teacher Organization at Lost River Elementary.

These strong figures in his life have fostered in Caiden a love of academics and reading. He now reads at a twelfth grade level and competes on his school’s academic team. Caiden is as complicated as he is curious, and one day hopes to play in the NFL.

At his final football practice, Caiden Thompson listens to instructions from his coaches. After losing their playoff game the next day, many of his teammates were scolded for messing around at previous practices.

Caiden Thompson gets dressed in his jersey before playing his season’s final game. The 49ers lost to the Bengals in their first two meetings this year, but were hoping to upset the undefeated team.

“Now I want us to get a win tomorrow,” said one of Caiden’s coaches. “But I’ll be honest, one team has got to lose, so bring your pads and helmets to turn them if that’s us.”

After losing to the Bengals for the third time this season, Caiden and his teammates on the 49ers line up to shake hands. “After playing football for this long, I don’t let one game get to me anymore,” said Caiden.

Caiden attempts to wiggle out of a hug from his mother Kim. He has trouble settling down at night as his ADHD medication has mainly worn off. Kim said she gives him patience and love.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

LIFE “In Their Shoes” event illuminates national issue

BY GRIFFIN FLETCHER HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

SHELBY MACK • HERALD

A performance is presented by WKU’s Theatre and Dance Department on Jan. 16, 2014. The annual WinterDance is set to be held on Nov. 17-19, 2017 in Van Meter Hall.

IN THE SPIRIT Two dance performances to premiere this week

BY LAUREL DEPPEN HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

Dance students have been rushing, reeling and rehearsing all semester long to bring two performances to WKU students.

Focused on seasonal traditions, “WinterDance” is a family-oriented production that aims to bring the holiday spirit to its viewers. It features a wide variety of dance techniques such as ballet, jazz and modern. Students dance as many familiar holiday characters to recreate the warm feelings of the Christmas season.

Louisville junior Lilly Comstock stressed the importance of “WinterDance.”

“We’ve put so much work into all of this,” Comstock said.”Basically this is all of our semester combined into three days. It’s also really good to get you into the holiday spirit. Who doesn’t love coming to the theatre?”

Comstock will also be participating in the dance program’s “Last Chance to Dance” production.

“Last Chance to Dance” is a student run performance focused on showcasing the variety of student talents in the

theatre and dance department.

“We’re just skimming the surface of what our ranges and possibilities are as choreographers,” Comstock said.

“This is the first little glimpse of what is to come and there’s some really good stuff in the show and a lot of creativity.”

Comstock choreographed a piece that will be featured in the production.

She received a Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement grant and traveled to Israel to study Gaga, a movement language centered on the healing and changes in movement.

Comstock described her performance as one focused on individualism.

“I’m wanting the person to just really explore their own body and their movement that they’re comfortable with, their own timing and phrasing and internal stuff … I just wanted them to feel good doing it and enjoy dancing with each other. I wanted a light, not so serious or dramatic, dance,” Comstock said.

Shyama Iyer, a musical theatre major and a dance minor, also coordinated an Indian classical dance called Alaripu, which translates to “the blooming flower.” Iyer has been practicing Indian classical dance for most of her life.

Iyer spoke on the value of the “Last

Chance to Dance” performance and why it is important to not only the dance program but to all students.

“It’s really great to see the creative minds of our peers and to see the work they can create,” Iyer said. “...Just to see that kids our age can create such cool things — new, different, kind of revolutionary movement.”

Louisville junior Hunter Mayfield emphasized the uniqueness of the performance.

“It’s very much student-run,” said Mayfield. “They make the programs, they decide their music, they decide who they want to cast, they decide when their rehearsals are going to be.

They really put it all together.”

“WinterDance” will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online at wku.showare.com or at the door.

Student tickets are $12 and regular admission is $15.

“Last Chance to Dance” will be performed at 7 p.m. Monday and admission is free.

Both performances will be held in Van Meter Hall.

Reporter Laurel Deppen can be reached at 270-745-2655 and laurel. deppen774@topper.wku.edu.

Not all of WKU’s students will spend Thanksgiving at home this year.

In an effort to inform students about student homelessness at WKU and campuses all over the country, a simulation intended to replicate the various facets of homelessness and raise awareness, named “In Their Shoes,” was held Tuesday in the Downing Student Union Nite Class venue.

In order to simulate the struggles of homelessness, various tables were situated around the room, each focusing on a separate aspect of what homelessness affects, such as health, education and employment.

Upon entering the simulation, visitors were given a scenario and character through whom each person would “experience” homelessness. They were then encouraged to walk to each table to find out how each aspect of homelessness could potentially influence and disrupt their fictional character’s life.

Along with the simulation, a “plarn” (yarn made from plastic bags, often used to make makeshift bedding) station was set up at the “Debrief” table, where students could help make bedding that would be given to a local church and eventually given to charity and people in need.

Coordinator for Housing and Residence Life Nicholas Schiller was in charge of the employment table. Schiller said many students fail to realize that homelessness and unemployment tend to go hand in hand.

“Looking at the process of filling out an application for someone who is homeless as a college student is something that we don’t really take into consideration as being difficult,” Schiller said, explaining applicants unable to provide a permanent residence or phone number can be difficult to reach and impossible to mail checks to, which often deters potential employers.

Residence Hall Director Olivia Perkins helped run the event and said she believes homelessness is often misunderstood and improperly stigmatized.

“You don’t necessarily know why people are on the streets or what their story is,” Perkins said. “With stereotypes and judgment, you might be able to look at me, but you don’t know my story, you don’t know where I’ve been, you don’t know if I’ve been homeless, you don’t know if I’ve been fired, you don’t know where I come from.”

Schiller also remarked on how certain stigmas and preconceptions misrepresent homelessness.

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WKU senior’s journey to sign language mastery

BY NOAH MOORE HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

For many students, school and hobbies can be seperated at times. WKU senior Morgan Moore has found a balance by combining school with the things she loves most.

Moore wears many hats with a broad array of activities and experiences to bolster her resume.

But even with impressive feats, Moore has managed to pursue her greatest passions and keep a precise career aspiration in mind always.

Those passions just happen to encapsulate psychological science, her major, and dance and American Sign Language, her minors.

“I want to be a mental health counselor,” Moore said. “But I would like to work especially with hearing and deaf children. Two years ago, my ASL professor was talking to me about how she

was a mental health counselor and she taught ASL, so she talked about it with me to make me realize it’s what I wanted to do.”

Since then, Moore has risen to the top and become president of ASLO, or American Sign Language Organization, a member of the Preparing ASL Hearts Executive Board, a lab worker in the ASL department and an active member of Best Buddies, an organization dedicated to creating opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Among her vast experiences, she does have one that stands out in particular-- her work on the PAH Executive Board.

“My favorite experience was in PAH when we created a silent immersion weekend in October. We picked a performer and camp and set up a whole weekend, with all voices entirely off the whole weekend,” she said. “The coolest part was seeing deaf people from all

over Tennessee and Kentucky come to it.”

Moore started learning ASL in kindergarten but her experience with it until college was very little. Moore said her teacher was her inspiration and the bond she created with her was the reason she pursued it as a minor. Now she is one class away from graduating with a degree in it and reflects on the large amount of the language that she has learned.

“My favorite part about ASL is definitely the way that certain things in English translate. For example, idioms always flip to different structures and it’s so funny how they change. ‘Beating a dead horse’ would not look the same in ASL,” she said laughing.

Due to her incredible involvement, Moore was awarded a spot on the 2017 WKU Homecoming Court, one of the highest honors of the university for involved and motivated students. She represented the American Sign Lan-

guage Organization.

“It was so much fun, I feel like a lot of times Homecoming doesn’t have the smaller organizations, but we’ve never had a representative before, so it was an honor that they nominated me,” she said. “It was so cool because a lot of girls hadn’t heard of ASLO, so getting the word out and being involved was super fun.”

The ASL program, though often filled up quickly through registration is one that is growing immensely, in part due to Moore’s work in the program. But though her graduation date nears, don’t expect to lose sight of Moore.

She intends to pursue a Master’s degree in clinical and mental health counseling at any of the three schools to which she has applied, one of them is WKU.

Reporter Noah Moore can be reached at 270-745-2655 and noah.moore786@ topper.wku.edu.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Campus Blood Drive heats up football rivalry

BY NOAH MOORE HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU This week, WKU students had their spirit put to the test with the WKU vs.

MTSU blood drive, a contest between the two rival universities to see who can donate the most blood in light of this Friday’s game. WKU students had the opportunity to see if they truly did bleed Hilltopper red this past Monday through Wednesday at the Preston Center.

The campaign, called “Give Red, Give Life,” capitalizes on the competitive nature between the two schools with the spirit culminating in the football game later this week. The drive emphasized the life-saving nature of blood donations. Students will even receive their blood type in the mail in the coming weeks for future reference.

IN THEIR SHOES CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 “You never know what someone else’s experience is, and this gives some insight, on a very minor level, into what that experience is like,” Schiller said.

Because the simulation introduces students to such an experience, the event was aptly named “In Their Shoes,” which reminds students that

WBB CONTINUED FROM PAGE B4 ing her team. She asked them to come back and continue supporting them.

“We have a really good team, and we fight, and you all saw that here tonight,” Clark-Heard told the crowd.

For Tashia Brown, who is now in her fourth season as a Lady Topper, Tues-

FOOTBALL CONTINUED FROM PAGE B4 a broken collarbone. However, that’s not the most dangerous weapon on the Blue Raider offense. MTSU receiver Ty Lee is 5th in C-USA in receptions (55) and receiving yards (732) while also adding five touchdowns. The Blue Raiders also use him in the run game to an extent. In their win over Syracuse, Lee started at running back, running for 50 yards while also catching seven passes for 76 yards and a touchdown.

“He’s made some contested 50-50 catches down the field,” Sanford said of Lee.

There were more than 570 open appointments this week for students to give blood on the Blue Courts, or students could walk in and decide to give a donation, whether it be monetary or their red blood cells.

as “most people don’t think they’ll ever need blood, but many do,” their website claims.

However, the blood-giving process was no cakewalk for some. The thought of needles and blood can sometimes

“I had given blood before, but for some reason I was really nervous this time around because I hadn’t in a while.”

WKU freshman SOPHIE KRAUS

time around because I hadn’t in a while,” Kraus said. “It was actually really scary. The needles and everything.

I wanted to give blood so bad, but it’s just a really nerve-wracking thing to do.”

Whether students rose to the challenge or found it a bit too unnerving, the blood drive raised awareness for the necessity of blood donations and brought out the WKU spirit in all.

The results of the Blood Drive competition will be revealed at Friday’s game versus Middle Tennessee State University at 7 p.m. CT. If you’re looking for another opportunity to donate blood and make a difference, visit Red Cross’ website at www.redcrossblood. org/donating-blood.

The event was organized by WKU Student Activities and Organization Director Laura Johnson and had an enormous turnout. Red Cross itself is open all days of the week to give blood, and encourages students to give blood,

be a daunting thought. Freshman Sophie Kraus recounts the scary moments leading up to her not being able to give blood.

“I had given blood before, but for some reason I was really nervous this

they must view homelessness from a firsthand perspective if they are to comprehend it fully.

Given that homelessness exists within our own student community at WKU, Perkins said she believes recognition is necessary.

“We do have kind of a population on campus where, they might be students here, but where do they go during the summer?” Perkins said, emphasizing that many never consider the concept of student homelessness.

“It’s just a great program that allows for students to very briefly experience what some of their colleagues and peers, in the college setting, are going through,” Schiller said.

Hodgenville freshman Savannah Herron attended the event and said she believes student homelessness is worth discussing.

“It’s a big issue, honestly,” Herron said. “And it just doesn’t seem like a lot of people try and do stuff for it.”

Herron said the event is “a really

day’s atmosphere was something to which she wasn’t accustomed. Prior to Tuesday, the largest crowd she had played in front of in Diddle was 4,733 during her freshman year, making the Notre Dame contest pretty special for her and her teammates.

“It was fun,” Brown said. “It was good to have all the fans out here come out and support us. We couldn’t get the

win for them, and that’s what we really wanted, but I’m just glad they came out and supported us. We’ve never been in an atmosphere like that, and it was just unbelievable.”

With a season-opening win over No. 16 Missouri, an overtime battle at Iowa and now a fight with No. 6 Notre Dame, people are beginning to become familiar with WKU women’s basketball. It

may not draw another crowd of 5,000 again this year, but it’s not unreasonable to predict that WKU could very well boost its average attendance numbers in 2017-18.

“They use him in the run-pass option game, the sweep game and plays down the field. When they’re fully healthy, their wide receiver group is a very good group.”

Defensively, the two teams are very evenly matched. MTSU gives up exactly 24 points per game while WKU has given up 24.3 PPG. The Blue Raiders are led by linebacker Khalil Brooks who has been disruptive in the opponent’s backfield in 2017. Brooks has tallied 6.5 sacks (4th in C-USA) and 13 tackles for a loss.

“They like to bring a lot of pressure,” redshirt junior running back D’Andre Ferby said. “They blitz the most out of

any team we’ve seen throughout the whole year. It’s just a matter of being disciplined with our eyes and knowing who to pick up.”

The Hilltoppers and Blue Raiders kickoff in the “100 miles of Hate rivalry” at 7 p.m. at Houchens-Smith Sta-

dium. Senior night festivities will take place before the game.

Reporter Noah Moore can be reached at 270-745-2655 and noah.moore786@ topper.wku.edu.

good idea,” but she suggests that future “In Their Shoes” events be advertised more around campus.

She believes greater advertising and a more well known location to host the event would attract more students and call attention to the issue of homelessness within our community and the world beyond.

Reporter Griffin Fletcher can be reached at 270-745-2655 and griffin. fletcher398@topper.wku.edu.

Reporter Tyler Mansfield can be reached at 270-935-0007 and tylermansfield@yahoo.com. Follow him on Twitter @_TylerMansfield.

Reporter Sam Porter can be reached at 270-799-8247 and sam.porter270@ gmail.com Follow him on Twitter at @ SammyP14.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

SPORTS 100 Miles of Hate rivalry set with bowl berth on the line

BY SAM PORTER HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

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WKU senior forward Tashia Brown (10) wrestles for the ball with an opposing player during the Lady Toppers’ game against Notre Dame on Tuesday in EA Diddle Arena. WKU lost 78-65.

BACK TO LIFE

Notre Dame match-up energizes Diddle

BY TYLER MANSFIELD HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

The success of the WKU women’s basketball program has been established for a while now.

But despite numerous seasons of 20 or more wins, regular-season conference championships, conference tournament championships and trips to the NCAA tournament, WKU has struggled to get fans to attend its home games.

The Lady Toppers, who compiled a dominant 42-3 record inside Diddle Arena from 2014-2017, averaged less than 2,000 people per game throughout that stretch. After one home game in the 2017-18 season, WKU has a good number to start its season average with as 5,061 people packed the arena to watch the Lady Toppers battle No. 6 Notre Dame Tuesday evening.

“Incredible,” WKU head coach Michelle Clark-Heard said of the scene at Diddle following the game. “When we stood up and did the national anthem and you look around and there aren’t hardly any seats left that you can see, it’s pretty cool. I was really happy for our players to be able to be in that type of atmosphere and that’s what I hoped for as a coach.”

The Lady Toppers couldn’t pull off the upset, falling 78-65, but the club showed those in attendance what kind of a program it is and that it can battle with just about anyone. From the time the ball was thrown up until the final buzzer, WKU went toe-to-toe with one of the most storied women’s basketball programs in the nation.

The crowd of 5,061 was the largest that had witnessed a Lady Topper game on John Oldham Court since 5,563 watched WKU vs. Louisiana Tech in 2005-06 – a year in which the

Lady Toppers went a perfect 16-0 in Bowling Green.

Following its road win, Notre Dame and its Naismith Hall of Fame coach Muffet McGraw praised the type of atmosphere WKU provided and how tough Clark-Heard’s team is.

“I think it’s important that we take our team on the road to places like this that are going to have a great atmosphere for women’s basketball,” McGraw said.

“I thought it was a great game for the fans. They’re a really good team, and I’m really impressed with the job that Michelle’s doing. They’re really well coached, and they’re a very good team that’s going to do a lot of damage in [Conference USA].”

After the final horn sounded, ClarkHeard grabbed a microphone, went out to the middle of the court and thanked the fans for coming out and support-

WKU hosts archrival Middle Tennessee State University with postseason implications on the line for the second consecutive year. Last season, the Hilltoppers defeated the Blue Raiders 44-43 in overtime in a game that ultimately decided who would represent the C-USA East in the conference championship game. This year, one rival will go bowling while also having the opportunity to keep their rival out of postseason play.

“Any time you play your rival, let alone another conference foe, it kind of adds to it,” redshirt senior quarterback Mike White said. “We’ve had our fair share of very good games, overtime games and thrillers. We know what it’s about. We’re definitely not going into this game looking forward toward anything; we’re focused on this game only.

Both sides of the ball and special teams will be ready.”

Both teams have been banged up throughout the season which is one reason why both have fallen short of pre-season expectations. MTSU starting quarterback Brent Stockstill missed six straight games earlier this year, and the Blue Raiders went 2-4 in his absence. In his four starts, Stockstill has thrown 10 touchdowns to just three interceptions while leading MTSU to a 3-1 (2-0 C-USA) record including a 30-23 win over Syracuse back in September.

“Brent Stockstill is a big-time player.

He’s the identity and the character of their offense,” head coach Mike Sanford said. “He’s a coach on the field and has a great demeanor about him, the way he battle and fights. We want to see the best version of Middle Tennessee and play our best against their best, that’s what this rivalry game’s all about. It’s great to have Stockstill back in there; Mike White vs. Brent Stockstill [is a] great made-for-TV football game, but I’d say get over here and watch the game in person.”

MTSU also lost one of Stockstill’s favorite weapons, wide receiver James Richie, whose season ended due to

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