October 17, 2017

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VOLUME 93, ISSUE 15

Caboni makes changes to address budget shortfall

BY MONICA KAST HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

Only crucial job openings will be filled and all pay raises and promotions will be frozen in an effort to address the “significant financial concerns” of

Assistant basketball coach resigns after DUI

WKU, President Timothy Caboni said in an email Monday afternoon.

The changes were announced as WKU faces a budget shortfall of more than $10 million which will be temporarily filled using unspent money from last year’s budget, and a predicted decline in WKU’s enrollment, which will officially be known on Thursday, ac-

cording to Caboni’s email.

In order to address the financial concerns, Caboni announced an approval process for all personnel actions. Caboni said the reason for this is a large number of financial difficulties WKU currently faces, including a “structural imbalance” of more than $10 million.

He said Ann Mead, senior vice pres-

ident for finance and administration, will “oversee an approval process for all personnel actions, beginning immediately.”

Personnel actions will go through the Personnel Actions Approval Committee, which will review “all requests to

SEE CABONI • PAGE A3

NO PLACE LIKE THE HILL

BY JEREMY CHISENHALL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

WKU assistant men’s basketball coach Ben Hansbrough has resigned and will “pursue other opportunities,” WKU associate director of athletic media relations Zach Greenwell confirmed with the Herald Monday. This resignation comes following an arrest for driving under the influence on Saturday night.

Hansbrough was arrested Oct. 14 with a bond set of $1,000 and released early Sunday morning.

The incident happened in the parking lot of El Mazatlan, a restaurant in Bowling Green, where Hansbrough was involved in a collision, according to a police Ben report obtained by Hansbrough Chad Bishop of WBKO. Hansbrough denied Former having had any alcohol WKU men’s since the night before, basketball but Officer Rick Besassistant sette, who responded coach to the collision, could smell a strong odor of alcohol on Hansbrough.

Hansbrough agreed to a standard field sobriety test, in which he showed “indicators of alcohol influence,” and SEE DUI • PAGE A3

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Senior Katherine Crider, 21, of Dawson Springs, Ky., is crowned as WKU’s 2017 Homecoming queen. President Timothy Caboni congratulates Crider by presenting her the silver plate and bouquet of flowers.

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Student researches tourism in Iceland

BY CARLY MATHEWS HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Jason Fox, a student in the Joint Undergraduate-Master’s Program, has recently returned from Iceland after completing research studying environmental sustainability within the country’s whale watching tourism industry.

The aim of Fox’s research during his three-week-long research trip in August was to determine sustainable practices in tourism management, specifically in the whale watching industry, and how best to share them throughout the industry.

“Tourism is Iceland’s number one economic sector, and it’s because of things such as the glaciers and whale watching,” Fox said of the importance

of sustainability in Iceland. “These are things that could potentially not be around due to climate change, and could have a major impact on the economy there.”

This trip to Iceland marked Fox’s third to the country, following two separate study abroad trips and an internship. During one of his previous trips, Fox created a musical composition about climate change to combine his majors and interests, music and geography and environmental studies. The piece will be performed by the WKU Chorale this spring.

Fox is a student in the Mahurin Honors College, and will complete his last year of undergrad and his first year of graduate school this year.

Fox conducted interviews with various whale watching operations managers on company policies and proto-

cols relating to environmental impact, tourist education and communication with other companies throughout Iceland. The interviews were conducted in Reykjavik, Akureyri and Húsavik.

The project was developed due to the WKU geography and geology department’s long-standing relationship with the US Embassy in Reykjavik, Iceland.

A WKU FUSE Grant and a WKU Office of Scholar Development Lifetime Experience Grant provided funding for Fox’s trip.

“I’ve always felt very supported by WKU,” Fox said. “Without them and all their help, none of my research would have been possible.”

Leslie North, Fox’s adviser, pushed him to apply for the grants, and said he was the student that “made sense” to SEE RESEARCH • PAGE A3

Grise auditorium officially opens after renovations

BY EMMA COLLINS HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU The auditorium in Grise Hall was officially dedicated as the Rick and Ann Guillaume Auditorium after nearly a year of renovations during a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Saturday.

The ceremony took place in front of a crowd of about 100 people during the Gordon Ford College of Business’s Homecoming activities in Grise Hall.

The Guillaumes, both 1965 graduates of the Gordon Ford College of Business, were joined by President Timothy Caboni and his wife, Kacy Caboni.

Caboni took the opportunity to thank the Guillaumes for donating to “the best-applied college” of business in the state.

“The theme this weekend is ‘There’s no place like home,’” Caboni said.

“Well, sometimes your home can use a little sprucing up.”

Caboni invited the Guillaumes to help cut the ribbon in front of the doors of the renovated auditorium. Before cutting the ribbon, Rick Guillaume said it was rare to be able to give back to a university that has meant so much to him.

“We’re just delighted to give back what we could,” Rick Guillaume said.

The total cost of the renovations was $280,000, with all but $80,000 being donated by the Guillaumes, according to Michelle Trawick, associate dean for faculty and administration. She said the business college covered the rest of the cost and the renovations have been positively received by faculty, staff and students.

“It just feels like we’ve moved up into SEE RIBBION CUTTING • PAGE A2

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President Timothy Caboni, Ann Guillaume, Rick Guillaume and Kacy Caboni attend a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the auditorium in Grise Hall and dedicated the auditorium on Saturday. The auditorium is named for donors Rick and Ann Guillaume, who donated $200,000 for the renovations to the auditorium.

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A2 NEWS RIBBON CUTTING CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 the modern age in some respects,” Trawick said.

Trawick said plans to renovate the auditorium began after the Guillaumes decided to donate. She said she met with a representative for Bryan Russell, chief facilities officer, and explained what the business college wanted in the new auditorium. She said the representative then told the rest of the team working on the auditorium including students from the Architectural and Manufacturing Science Institute. She said these students used software to figure out the number of seats, the slope of the aisle and the space needed for wheelchairs.

Renovations to the auditorium began last winter, according to Stacey Gish, communication coordinator for the College of Business. She said the first phase of the renovations was completed before classes started in spring 2017. She said this first phase involved replacing different parts of the auditorium and painting the walls.

Gish said the winter renovations included leveling the stage at the front of the room to allow for more space for individuals in wheelchairs. She said the

room was accessible for wheelchairs even with the stage, but removing the stage made the room more accessible for people with mobility problems. She said the open space also made it easier for students to participate in activities during class.

The wooden chairs were also replaced during the renovations. Gish said many of the wooden chairs were broken, and the back three to four rows of seats in the auditorium were without chairs because so many had broken and there were no replacement chairs left. She said this limited the number of people who could sit in the auditorium.

“Our capacity was actually decreasing when we were still in the wooden chair phase,” Gish said.

The new chairs are wider and have padded cushions. Gish said these new chairs allow students to be more comfortable and to spread out.

Gish said the tiled floors were also replaced with red and black carpet, making the sound better in the auditorium. The walls of the auditorium were also repainted, Gish said, and are now gray and red.

“It just livens things up,” Gish said.

The second phase of the renovations took place over the summer. Gish said this round of renovations replaced the

outdated technology, which was dying and no longer fully functional.

“These poor students in the front of the room were getting bombarded with sound while the poor students in the back still couldn’t hear,” Gish said.

The auditorium now has a new computer and projector.

“We are pleased that it turned out so

”It makes it seem like we’re not a high school that was built 50 years ago.”

Associate professor of management SHANE SPILLER nicely,” Gish said. “We’re very happy with everything, especially technology.”

Associate professor of management Shane Spiller, who teaches classes in the auditorium, said he was shocked when he first saw the renovated auditorium. He said before the renovations, the auditorium was worn down with a failing sound system. Spiller said by the end of the spring semester, only one speaker was still working.

Spiller said the Gordon Ford College of Business has hosted several prominent speakers including Steve Forbes, the editor-in-chief of the business magazine, Forbes. Spiller said it was embarrassing to bring guests into the auditorium. He said since the renovations, the auditorium is now better suited for speakers and classes.

“It makes it seem like we’re not a high school that was built 50 years ago,” Spiller said.

Bowling Green junior and Gordon Ford Ambassador Lejla Nuhanovic said she had class in the auditorium in previous semesters and when she had class there the sound system did not work well.

“If you sat farther than the third or fourth row you couldn’t hear,” Nuhanovic said.

Morgantown junior Kelsey Hughson, also an ambassador, nodded her head in agreement as Nuhanovic spoke. Hughson said she appreciates the Guillaumes because the renovations will benefit current and future students.

“It’s amazing to me, really,” Hughson said.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY everything that he does,” North said, when asked about her personal experience with Fox. “He’s a silent go-getter, and does things the way that they should be done always.”

For Fox, the next step after publishing his findings will be completing graduate school and potentially pursuing a Ph.D. He hopes to continue traveling throughout the Arctic and continuing his research on climate change and tourism.

“I would really like to expand to study places like Alaska and Newfoundland,” Fox said. “I love Iceland and it’s a beautiful place, but I’m ready to move past studying it and am ready to experience new places.”

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complete this project.

“Jason has always been interested in the Arctic and in tourism, so he was the obvious choice when we were approached with the project by the Embassy,” North said.

The research findings will be turned into a presentation and published paper, most likely to be presented at the Arctic Circle Meeting next fall. This meeting brings in participants from all over the world to share research and findings in reference to the future of the Arctic. Fox’s composition will also be performed at this meeting.

According to North, Fox’s future is bright, as he was “made for academics.”

“He’s always been very on top of

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casting, will not be affected. Mead also confirmed the searches for the provost CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 and the dean of the College of Educato fill positions,” according to the tion and Behavioral Sciences are alemail. Additionally, “reclassifications, ready underway and will not be affected. temporary rate increases, salCaboni noted this action “will ary adjustments and stipends create short term discomfort also will be put on hold for the for all of us across campus.” foreseeable future,” according However, he said this action to the email. was what was best for “the en“Only those positions that tire university and our collecmeet critical needs, meet strict tive future.” standards for strategic needs, Tony Glisson, director of huresult in cost savings or effi- Timothy man resources, sent an email ciencies or are deemed to fulfill Caboni containing personnel actions essential services will be apapproval procedures.

Glisson proved to proceed,” Caboni’s WKU said the new procedures are email reads. president temporary but will be “impleAccording to the email, this mented university-wide” and includes all full-time and part-time will apply to all full-time, part-time and faculty and staff positions but excludes temporary positions. positions funded by grants. Searches In order to be approved by the Perfor positions that are currently undersonnel Actions Approval Committee, a way, like the search for the director of request must meet at least one of two the School of Journalism and Broadcriteria, according to Glisson’s email.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 he was taken into custody. He refused to submit to the intoxilyzer after arriving to the Warren County Regional Jail, according to WBKO.

Hansbrough has worked for the WKU men’s basketball team since the fall of 2015 but became a full-time assistant over the summer.

Hansbrough is a former college basketball player, having played under current WKU head coach Rick Stansbury at Mississippi State. He

CRIME REPORTS • • •

Franklin, Tennessee freshman Jordan Goodrich was cited on Oct. 13 for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in Pearce Ford Tower.

Alvaton senior Samantha Johnson reported on Oct. 13 that her cell phone was stolen at Centennial Mall. The phone was valued at approximately $325.

Hollie Brandewie, Pearce Ford Tower hall director, reported on Oct. 14 the theft of a fire extinguisher from Douglas Keen Hall worth approximately $60.

Reporter Carly Mathews can be reached at 270-745-6011 and carly. mathews@wku.edu.

If not filling the position would re- all vacancies are predictable. There sult in WKU being “out of compliance will be justifiable circumstances where with external regulatory requirements departments will be authorized to proor accreditation standards,” it may be ceed based on certain positions being considered critical and exempt from essential for services continuity.” the hiring freeze. Additionally, if the Mead said while it is not known how position is necessary for WKU much this change will save the to meet defined goals, reorgauniversity, the fiscal year 2018 nize in a way that would result budget was constructed with in saving money, improve stu“the anticipation we will need dent recruitment and retention $10,976,000 in carry forward or “address essential services to cover our expenses,” and the and functions,” it may also be recently announced changes considered by the committee, will allow for more flexibility in Ann according to Glisson’s email. the future.

Mead A request for review by the “This change related to fillPersonnel Actions Approval ing positions is to give us maxSenior vice Committee must meet one of president of imum flexibility for future budthe above requirements, ac- finance and gets,” Mead said. cording to the email. administration Mead said it was not known how much money would be saved by using this approach.

News editor Monica Kast can be “However, this process will result in reached at 270-745-6011 or monica. a more frugal approach to our decision kast187@topper.wku.edu. Follow her making,” Mead said in an email. “Not on Twitter at @monica_kast. transferred to Notre Dame and won Big East Player of the Year in 2011. He then played in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers for 28 games, as well as professionally overseas before beginning his coaching career.

Hansbrough was one of three new full-time assistants with the basketball

program. WKU will now be left with two full-time assistants in Nikita Johnson and Marc Hsu.

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OPINION Global Warning: a climate exchange

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BY EBONEE GABHART HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

Global warming is an issue we as a nation are divided on, while nearly every other nation has taken steps to combat it.

In a poll done by The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, out of the 1,576 American Adults that they surveyed in 2014, 56 percent believe global warming is occurring while 20 percent think otherwise. In terms of addressing global warming, Americans want the United States to be a global leader. There are approximately twice as many Americans favoring U.S. participation in international climate negotiations as those who oppose it.

These findings coincide with the atmosphere that is apparent in our political climate today. Actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration have reinforced the belief that global warming is “fake science” and shouldn’t be treated as an urgent matter.

This outright rejection by Trump of the existence of global warming and the very tangible effects and reality that global warming entails puts us many steps behind other nations that are being proactive. “The American South Will Bear the Worst of Climate Change’s Costs,” touches on how we are and will be affected. Robinson Meyer writes: “The study ... simulates the costs of global warming in excruciating detail, modeling every day of weather in every U.S. county during the 21st century. It finds enormous disparities in how rising temperatures will affect American communities: Texas, Florida, and the Deep South will bleed income in the broiling heat, while some chillier northern states gain moderate benefits.”

Interestingly enough, although it can’t be said they’re directly correlated, the majority of Trump’s supporters in the 2016 presidential election were based in the South. The very people and areas Trump is neglecting by ignoring the long term costs of global warming are supporting him blindly.

At this point, we shouldn’t be having conversations regarding whether or not global warming is or is not occurring. It requires those in power to be proactive and have conversations about the actions that need to be taken. There is also a responsibility on the part of average American citizens to remain informed on the issue by reputable news sources.

This isn’t a matter that can or should be repressed.

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ENHANCING EDUCATION Addressing the root of sexual assault at WKU

BY TAYLOR HUFF HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU Last week, Attorney General Andy Beshear and President Timothy Caboni signed a proclamation that emphasizes “ … the inherent right of all women and children to remain free from violence.”

Beshear, who has already stated one of his four major goals as attorney general is “[to seek] justice for victims of rape, sexual assault and domestic violence,” seemed to highlight the sentiment of Caboni’s comment that “a single instance of interpersonal violence is one too many and it will not stand.”

These comments combined with the proclamation are encouraging, but are there enough resources at WKU to better address the issue of sexual assault on campus?

According to WKU’s website, “1 in 3 females and 1 in 6 males will be the victim of sexual assault in their lifetime.” WKU offers several resources, including the WKU Counseling and Testing Center, Graves Gilbert Clinic, University Police and Hope Harbor, a sexual trauma recovery center.

These resources, while necessary, don’t target the root of the issue: systemic sexism. There is an imbalance of power between men and women where men are conditioned to believe they are superior because they are allowed to yield more power than women.

These power imbalances in gender roles can be seen explicitly as men are often expected to be the breadwinner of the household, and subtly when a male employee calls a female co-worker “sweetie.”

Although our society has made progress in addressing gender inequality, there is still a great amount of ignorance surrounding the issue of systemic sexism.

The Student Government Association recently passed a resolution that requires a sexual assault online course for first year students. It is important to note that resolutions are not official laws yet. Public Relations Committee Chair William Hurst speculated the course should replace University Experience: an optional three-hour course designed to help freshmen familiarize themselves with campus and all it has to offer.

While there is some benefit to this course, a required course on sexual assault education would ideally

minimize the ignorance surrounding sexual assault and its ties to systemic sexism. Other universities, such as Stanford University and University of California-Berkeley, have seen a decrease in the number of sexual assaults on campus after implementing one-hour required courses.

Another issue with the current set of resources is that it requires victims of sexual assault to relive what was likely the most horrifying event of his or her life. Even after victims do speak out, they are often subjected to shaming by making it seem as if it was something they did which caused this crime to happen to them.

Sadly, since Education Secretary Betsy Devos has rescinded guidelines left from the Obama administration on how schools should handle sexual assault under Title IX, those guilty of sexual assault may find it easier to have their crimes swept under the rug of bureaucracy.

Simply, the fact the university president and attorney general have to sign a proclamation that states women and children should be free from violence tells you there is a real problem. One victim of sexual assault is too many.

It’s time to enhance our campus resources that address the root of sexual assault.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A conservative perspective on gun control

LETTER BY MASON BARNES On a sunny July afternoon, a man walks into Point Blank Range and Gun Shop and approaches me with the desire to ensure his family’s safety. After spending over an hour showing him several weapons, he was ready to make his decision. Once the gentleman had filled out a 4437 form, had it double checked by both of my managers and had passed his FBI warranted background check, he was the proud owner of a Ruger 5.56 assault rifle. He would then be instructed during our free intro to assault rifle orientation later that same week. Knowing another family is protected by a perfectly capable and responsible firearm owner reaffirmed my admiration for the Second

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Amendment.

As someone who has grown up around guns, joined the Army National Guard as a combat engineer and currently works at Point Blank Range and Gun Shop, I am no stranger to the ongoing gun control debate. Pumped up politicians talk about taking away my rights and how the country would be a safer place with less guns out on the street. That makes sense, right? Less guns, less people die. That’s what Australia did after they had a mass shooting and haven’t had one since. This is where people forget that we aren’t Australia or some Scandinavian country with a completely different way of life than our own. This is the United States, where the freedom and responsibility of the individual is cherished and found at the very core of the American spirit. Ask

yourself this, do you think that not only banning, but trying to round up a significant amount of the 312 million legal firearms would go over well in this country?

We already have shining examples of how gun control works in places like Chicago, St. Louis and Baltimore. Maryland is considered to have one of the strictest gun control systems in the country, but when we look at the numbers over the years, the “control” isn’t helping. According to the Baltimore police department, the gun related homicide count went from 80 homicides in 2010 to 123 in 2016. There are 275 gun related homicides so far in the city of Baltimore just this year. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. gun related homicides decreased by 39 percent from 1993 to 2011. During that same peri-

od of time we can see that firearm sales went from 147,484 in 2005 to 2,538,397 in 2016 according to the ATF, or Department of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives.

Criminals have no regard for rules, safety or your personal well-being.

There are evil people in the world who want nothing more than to cause mass havoc and prey on those who cannot defend themselves. When the founding fathers had the Second Amendment in mind, it was for defense. Defense for your property, for your family and for the defense of the American dream. Just as much as defense should be promoted, so should responsibility. Keeping guns in the hands of responsible, safe and capable citizens is what will stop those who seek to harm the innocent.

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SPORTS Lady Toppers thriving on both sides of the net

BY CLAY MANLOVE HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

above their combined average which was less than four yards a carry entering the game.

“We worked hard all week. We knew we had to pick our level of play up,” redshirt junior offensive lineman Dennis Edwards said. “We’ve gotten better and better each week. This was the

As the midway point of the volleyball season sits in the rear-view mirror, the Lady Toppers are playing their best volleyball on both sides of the net in the middle of conference play, and it has paid dividends over the last few weeks.

Following this weekend’s pair of conference wins over Alabama-Birmingham and Florida International, WKU has won 22-straight sets since its conference opener against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 22, the most by the program since 2013.

“We’re happy to get a win at the end of a brutal road trip travel wise,” WKU head coach Travis Hudson said after Sunday’s win over FIU. “Our kids are continuing to improve on the defensive side. I’m proud of the way we played today.”

The Lady Toppers have swept 16 opponents in the 2017 season and are now 21-2 overall, including a 7-0 record halfway through their Conference USA slate. Among the 16 sweeps, three have been against teams with three losses or less before they faced the Lady Toppers (Charlotte, Austin Peay and No. 25 Ohio State).

Overshadowed by its offensive performance for most of the season, WKU’s defense has put together seven straight sweeps and have swept all but one of their conference opponents (FAU).

The Lady Toppers have held opponents to a lowly .172 hitting percentage on the year while the offense has countered with a .343 hitting clip in 2017 and has out-dug opponents 964774 while winning the blocking battle at the net 174.5-128.5. Of those 964 digs, sophomore libero Emma Kowalkowski owns 228 of them (2.96 digs/ set).

Following close behind Kowalkowski in digs is senior Sydney Engle (195 digs, 2.53 digs/set), senior Jessica Lucas (169 digs, 2.19 digs/set) and freshman Darby Music (116 digs, 1.521 digs/ set). All four have played all 77 sets of volleyball with the team this season.

Leading the Lady Toppers in blocks are junior middle blocker Rachel Anderson (75 blocks, 0.97 blocks/set) and Engle (49 blocks, 0.62 blocks/set).

Offensively, the Lady Toppers continue to blister teams with their scorching hitting percentages, hitting for a combined .343 on the season including three outings of .500 or more.

WKU hit at a .549 percentage in last Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Austin Peay, setting a school record.

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WKU offensive lineman Jimmie Sims (75) crosses himself upon entering the field for the WKU Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Houchens-Smith Stadium.

ROLLING AGAIN WKU nabs third straight win in blowout

BY SAM PORTER HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

On Saturday, redshirt senior quarterback Mike White looked similar to the quarterback the nation saw last year. Entering Saturday’s matchup, the pre-season C-USA Offensive Player of the Year had thrown just two touchdowns to three interceptions in 2017.

Against Charlotte, White engineered six straight scoring drives to start the game as the WKU offense scored a season-high 38 points in the first half alone.

White threw five touchdowns in the game, more than doubling his season total, as well as adding his fifth rushing touchdown of the season in a 45-14 rout of Charlotte.

“We wanted to play our best football of the year in front of the people that support us. It was a great crowd, great weekend and most importantly for us within the football program we really bonded as a family and played our best football to this point,” head coach Mike Sanford said. “With that being said, we still didn’t play a perfect game. We have to play better, especially to get the result we want to get on the road like we’ll be challenged to do this Friday.”

Several players, such as redshirt senior tight end Deon Yelder and redshirt senior receiver Kylen Towner, had ca-

reer highs in receiving yards. Graduate transfer Cameron Echols-Luper caught five passes for 50 yards, which were both the most since he arrived at WKU, and JUCO transfer tight end Mik’Quan Deane caught his first career touchdown as a Hilltopper. White, along with quarterbacks Drew Eckels and Steven Duncan, completed a pass to 15 different players.

“That’s the coolest stat I’ve ever been a part of,” White said about completing a pass to 15 different players. “When-

son, the offensive line didn’t give up a single sack after giving up at least two in the first five games.

Also, redshirt junior running back D’Andre Ferby and sophomore running back Quinton Baker were expected to be one of the more lethal backfields in Conference-USA this season.

However, the combination of power and speed struggled up until Saturday’s matchup. The two combined for 109 on 19 carries against Charlotte, averaging nearly six yards per carry, well

“We wanted to play our best football of the year in front of the people that support us. It was a great crowd, great weekend and most importantly for us within the football program we really bonded as a family and played our best football to this point.”

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ever you can go out there and get all your guys involved and get everyone the ball, who knows, one of those are bound to break and it happened. We had five different guys score which is awesome.”

One reason White and company were able to manage the offense successfully was due to the performance of the offensive line. For the first time all sea-

Hysteria prepares WKU for home-heavy schedule

BY JEREMY CHISENHALL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU Hilltopper Hysteria gave the WKU men’s basketball team a taste of a home atmosphere heading into the 2017-18 season, something the Hilltoppers will be experiencing a good deal of with 16 regular season games and two exhibitions in Diddle Arena this year.

The Hysteria crowd saw a high-scoring 15-minute Red vs. White scrimmage from the men’s team, as the White team beat the Red team 52-38.

Graduate transfer Dwight Coleby led the game in scoring with 20 points on 10-12 shooting, many of which were dunks. He also had four rebounds. Junior Jared Savage led the White team in points with 11. Both sides threw down an abundance of alley-oops, much to the excitement of a slight but noisy crowd.

“The crowd got us going. I wasn’t expecting it to be as loud as it was, and

it was really fun,” freshman guard Tav- 46 percent from the field, and 37 pereion Hollingsworth said. “I’m really cent from 3-point range. They held opexcited to see all the fans come in and ponents to 71.1 points per game on 45 show us support. I’m ready to start this percent shooting when at home. season now.”

On the road and in neutral site Hollingsworth had 10 points and five games, the Hilltoppers didn’t fare as assists for the Red squad on well. They averaged just 64.4 Friday night.

PPG on 42 percent shooting, WKU has been good at home while giving up 72.6 PPG on 45 historically, as the all-time win percent shooting. percentage in Diddle is 77.9 And for WKU’s only returnpercent. Defending home court ing starter, senior forward Juswas the Hilltoppers’ strong suit tin Johnson, he was better at last season. Despite a losing Jeremy home than on the road last year record of 15-17, they posted Chisenhall too. Johnson was the team’s an 11-3 record at home, inleading scorer, averaging 14.5 cluding a perfect 5-0 record Men’s PPG, but averaged nearly 2 PPG in non-conference play and a Basketball more at home than on the road.

6-3 record against Conference Beat Writer He also shot a better percentUSA opponents. Half of their age from the field, averaged 18 home games this year will be more rebounds and blocked in-conference. more shots at home last year.

The evidence of better play at home But despite the better play at home, wasn’t just in the record, but in the WKU’s crowd size wasn’t huge last statistics as well. At home WKU aver- year. Opponents beat them in averaged 74.9 points per game, shooting age attendance as Diddle Arena’s at-

tendance was 3,915 per game over 14 games, which is just over half of the venue’s max capacity of 7,326.

The largest crowd of the year was the team’s final home game of the season, as 4,823 fans watched WKU beat Rice 79-72. For WKU’s road games in 201617, opponents averaged 4,123 viewers over 16 games.

Head coach Rick Stansbury said that home court advantage would be big for his team this year, and he wants to have a good home atmosphere.

“It’s big to sell this place out,” Stansbury said. “Selling this arena out, and having this home court advantage with the amount of home games we have is very important.”

Stansbury also expressed his desire to sell out Diddle Arena for WKU’s first home game during his speech to the crowd at Hysteria.

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“It’s just like a happy thing,” Citak said. “It’s something that cheers up your day a lot. I was studying a ton that semester. I would spend hours and hours in my apartment and it got really lonely sometimes. Just like to have her there is really nice.”

Citak wants to use every opportunity she can to advocate for mental health and making those suffering from it visible.

“This would be a really good opportunity to not be ashamed of whatever you’re going through,” Citak said. “I just wanted to do my little part of helping with [getting rid of] that stupid stigma. Yes, I do have anxiety, and I go see a counselor, but I feel like more people should do that and shouldn’t be weird about that.”

Citak said just having Zoee living with her up conversations about mental health.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE A6 week it looked good because we put up a lot of points. We’ve definitely gotten better each week, and we plan on continuing to get better each week.”

Once again, the WKU defense performed at a high level. Despite senior cornerback Joe Brown sidelined with a shoulder injury, the Hilltopper secondary gave up a season-low 61 passing yards. The Hilltoppers did give up a season-high 248 yards on the

“Sometimes it does feel awkward to be like ‘Oh she’s actually a service animal … ’ I have to explain that I go to counseling, but I’ve gotten more used to that now, and I feel like more people should know about it,” Citak said.

As a pre-med student, Citak stresses the importance of viewing mental health as importantly as physical health.

“I want to be a doctor one day so I’m going to be pounded with information about the physical body and how to treat patients physically,” Citak said. “But I don’t feel like people put enough importance on mental health.”

Citak still sees hope in the future for the discussion of mental health.

“I feel like it’s on the rise and it’s getting better,” she said. “Like I said, that was one reason I wanted to do this. I wanted to give my two cents and contribute to that.”

Reporter Laurel Deppen can be reached at 270-745-2655 and laurel. deppen774@topper.wku.edu. ground, but 166 of those yards came on two plays alone. The WKU defense is now giving up just 18.2 points per game, which ranks second in C-USA behind Marshall (15.0 PPG).

The Hilltoppers are back in action Friday night on the road against Old Dominion (2-4, 0-2 C-USA). WKU defeated the Monarchs 59-24 in Bowling Green last season.

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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WKU quarterback Mike White (14), spots an open teammate for a pass at the WKU Homecoming football game on Saturday Oct. 14, at Houchens-Smith Stadium.

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home game against Missouri State on Nov. 10.

Nov. 1 in Diddle Arena. That’s the first of two scrimmages before the Hilltoppers tip-off the regular season with a

Reporter Jeremy Chisenhall can be reached at 859-760-0198 and jeremy. chisenhall921@topper.wku.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @JSChisenhall.

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Meanwhile, Anderson has a team-high .428 hitting percentage to complement 269 kills, good for second on the squad.

Engle has also been one of the better two-way players for the Lady Toppers, accounting for 159 kills – good for third on the team – in her senior campaign and has hit at a .384 clip, good for second on the team. Junior Taylor Dellinger has also made an offensive presence, coming in at fourth on the team with 122 kills.

Other places where the Lady Toppers are thriving late in the season are in the service game. Although Hud-

son has hinted on several occasions serving would be an area that his team could improve on, WKU has racked up 103 service aces to their opponents’ 74. However, the Lady Toppers have had 186 service errors on the season to their opponents’ 165.

Kowalkowski leads the Lady Toppers with 23 service aces followed by 20 from sophomore Sophia Cerino, who has been exclusively a serving specialist for WKU throughout most of the season.

The Lady Toppers will look to continue their dominance when they return home on Friday evening to face Texas-El Paso, kicking off another fourmatch slate at Diddle Arena.

Reporter Clay Manlove can be reached at (270) 724-9620 or at clayton.manlove475@topper.wku.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @ctmanlove58.

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An article in last Tuesday’s edition of the Herald titled “ESLI classes to educate nonnative English speakers,” named Dawn Winters the director of ESLI. Winters is senior director of academics at English as a Second Language International. ESLI president T. Ryan Hall has been president for one and a half years, not 18. The article also mentioned that BSA stood for Bachelor of Science and arts. BSA stands for building service attendants. The Herald regrets these errors.

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WKU kicker Ryan Nuss (37) receives a kiss from his girlfriend Anna Meece at the WKU Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Smith Stadium.

WINNING WEEKEND Photos reflect upon homecoming celebrations

BY SARAH YAACOUB HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

Festivities for WKU Homecoming 2017 commenced Wednesday night with the inaugural An Evening with...

event. The celebrations continued throughout the week, including Thursday’s pep rally, Friday’s parade and concert and Saturday’s tailgating preceding the Homecoming game. This year, WKU faced University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s team, the Charlotte 49ers. The Hilltoppers pulled out

with a 45-14 win against Charlotte.

The theme of this year’s Homecoming was “There’s No Place Like Home”, and floats in the parade were designed around classic themes, scenes and images from L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”. The 2017 Home-

coming queen, announced at the game Saturday afternoon, was Katherine Crider of Delta Zeta Sorority..

Reporter Sarah Yaacoub can be reached at sarah.yaacoub214@topper. wku.edu and 270-745-6291. Follow her on Twitter at @sarahyaacoub1.

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The Jordan English Band performs at Circus Square Park after the WKU Homecoming parade on Friday, October 13.

Members of Kappa Alpha fraternity, Phi Mu sorority, and Phi Beta fraternity lead their float past Van Meter Hall during the Homecoming parade on Friday, October 13.

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Senior Corey Graham and junior Josh Rickert play beer pong on South Lawn during tailgating before WKU’s Homecoming game on Saturday.

Ayden Horn, 10, cheers on the Hilltoppers at the Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 14, in Smith Stadium. Horn attended the game with his teammates from the Steelers, an elementary school football team, named after the NFL football team, at Clarkson Elementary in Grayson County.

Campus emotional support animal provides hope

BY LAUREL DEPPEN HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

Somerset senior Katherine Citak adopted her cat Zoee when she was in seventh grade. Now several years later, her cat lives with her in the WKU apartments as an emotional support animal.

Citak recalls how their bond was

formed after Zoee was adopted.

“She literally hid behind the toilet for the first few months and I had to hand feed her for a long time,” Citak said. “She was so shy, but I feel like we bonded. I’ve had her ever since. She’s gotten a lot less shy, and she adores me, and I’m like her person.”

Citak first registered Zoee as an emotional support animal after she had

what she refers to as “a stressful semester.” For Zoee to be considered an emotional support animal, Citak had to gather paperwork from both a licensed therapist and from the Department of Housing and Residence Life. Citak had been seeing a counselor.

“I started seeing her last semester.

She was the one who had to sign for it. She had to explain how it would be

beneficial and what was needed. There was some paperwork from Housing that I had to do.”

Since then, Citak has found it comforting to have her cat living with her.

She explains how nice it is to “have someone around.” She explains that, as she does her homework, Zoee will sit next to her allowing her to feel more SEE SUPPORT ANIMALS • PAGE A7