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Multiple shots fired near campus late Tuesday night

BY CAMERON COYLE & MONICA KAST HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

State Championships in Louisville. Rivera was given his first chance at a sanctioned competition — performing so well he qualified for the national meet in Orlando this month, where he placed fourth.

“At first, I took a step back because I thought, could I be competitive at this?”

Rivera said. “After doing some research and looking at the numbers from previous years, I felt like it would be a good idea to do [nationals], just to have the experience of a serious competition.”

He needed 385 kilos to qualify, but had 502.5 kilos.

“I figured I might as well give it a shot and see what happens,” he said.

Competitive powerlifting differs from other weight class-based sports such as

An individual has approached the WKU Police Department with information about gunshots that were fired late Tuesday night and shell Cameron casings have been Coyle found on campus, according to campus Reporter police. for College Bowling Green PoHeights lice Department pubHerald lic information officer Ronnie Ward said witnesses reported multiple shots being fired from a parking structure on WKU’s campus around 11 p.m. Tuesday. Ward could not confirm which parking structure it was, but said it was likely Parking Structure 1. Ward said witnesses also saw multiple people running near campus after the shots were fired, but could not confirm where they were running.

The Bowling Green Police Department does not have any possible suspects and there were no reported injuries, according to Ward.

Campus police arrived later to assist with the investigation, but nothing of evidential significance was discovered, according to WKU Police Department public information officer Tim Gray.

Both Ward and Gray said there was no evidence of an altercation that could have possibly led to shots being fired.

Gray confirmed an individual approached campus police with more information on Wednesday about the shooting and shell casings were found on College Heights Boulevard.

Employees at the Registry said nothing occurred on their property, and they had no information about the incident.

Louisville senior Kendall Piscitelli lives in Building D at the Registry,

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Sophomore Jadier Rivera from Hopkinsville won fourth in the National Weightlifting competition in Orlando, Fla. in October. “At the end of the day you’re there to beat yourself and you’re your worst enemy,” he said. Rivera works out 5 days a week for about an hour each day. “It’s one of those sports you have to really have a huge heart for.”

POWERHOUSE Student places nationally in competition

BY EMILY DELETTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

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opkinsville sophomore Jadier Rivera didn’t originally feel a lot of pressure going into the USA Powerlifting national meet in Orlando.

Nervousness, yes, but he told himself no matter if he received first place or 31st place, he was determined to have a good time.

“I’m there to beat myself,” Rivera said.

Then he noticed his position on the jumbo screen and was shocked to learn he had placed fourth in his weight class— only 2.5 kilos under the third-place winner.

This was a huge accomplishment for Rivera, a relative newcomer to the world

of competitive powerlifting.

Rivera said he first fell in love with lifting through training for other sports in high school. He didn’t consider powerlifting seriously as a competitive sport until he started attending WKU and met other powerlifters who convinced him to begin his training.

At his first meet, an unsanctioned competition through the Bowling Green Parks and Recreation department, Rivera didn’t even have a coach. Derek Brockman, a personal trainer at the Preston Center, approached Rivera at that meet and reached out to him to continue his training.

Rivera attended another unsanctioned competition at WKU in order to get a better feel for the sport before starting to compete at a higher level.

This summer brought the Kentucky

Bowling Green hosts first Pride Festival on Saturday

BY REBEKAH ALVEY

other similar events, she and the organization thought this year would be the HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU right time for the inaugural festival. The festival is an opportunity to celebrate pride and the strength of the Bowling Green will have its LGBTQ community, Minter said. first Pride Festival this weekend, At the festival, Minter said hosted by members of the Bowlthere will be several local pering Green Fairness group. formances such as Heron and The festival will be from noon Crane, Just Us and a drag show to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, in Cirwith eight local performers. cus Square Park with bands, enThere will also be tables for nontertainment, vendors and tables. Patti profits, food vendors and art ac“It will be a historic day in the Minter tivities for children. history of Bowling Green and the Following the festival will be LGBTQ community,” said Patti Professor of a march to city hall and a rally Minter, a history professor and history hosted by Bowling Green Faira member of the Bowling Green ness. Then, at 6 p.m., the Pride fairness group.

Crawl will begin.

Bowling Green Fairness is a The Pride Crawl features sevcoalition working to get the fairness ordi- eral local bars and restaurants that have nance passed in Bowling Green, accord- been supportive of passing the Bowling ing to their Facebook page.

Minter said after seeing support from SEE PRIDE FESTIVAL • PAGE A2

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Liz Dunaway holds up a pride flag on the steps of City Hall in Bowling Green, Ky following a City Commissioners meeting on Feb. 21. The meeting’s Agenda included the fairness ordinance in Bowling Green, but the item was pushed to a later date. In protest to the lack of acknowledgement towards the ordinance, citizens of Bowling Green gathered outside of city hall and expressed their concerns.

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PRIDE FESTIVAL CONTINUED FROM FRONT Green fairness ordinance. Several of the bars will have special drinks for customers wearing a fairness or Pride Festival pin.

Minter said the Pride Crawl is a way to give back to businesses that have helped the fairness movement and support them. She said it is also a way for members of the LGBTQ community to celebrate after the festival and still feel safe.

“It will be absolutely amazing,” Minter said. “We’ve never had a public event like this before.”

Kristina Arnold, an associate professor in the art department, has been assisting with preparations for the festival. She said she is excited to see who attends the event, as well as which vendors and entertainment will be there.

Along with the celebration, Arnold said the festival sends an important message.

“The message is mainly that everyone is loved or accepted here,” Arnold said.

The Queer Student Union and the

Transgender and Non-binary Student would protect those within the LGBTQ Group will be represented at the festival. community in housing, public accomCampbellsville senior Jeremy McFar- modations and employment. Minter said land, also an intern at the Pride Center, without a fairness ordinance, it is legal to is involved with both of these groups and fire someone if they are or are perceived to be LGBTQ. said he is excited for the festival.

“We obviously think this is While McFarland has only wrong,” Minter said. been in Bowling Green for two Arnold said she has had stuyears, he has become involved dents approach her with comwith fighting for the passing of plaints of feeling unsafe or bulthe fairness ordinance by atlied because of who they are or tending meetings. The fairness who they were perceived to be. ordinance would add sexual oriArnold said fairness is especially entation, gender identity and eximportant in the community bepression to the already existing Kristina cause students need protection. civil rights ordinances. Midway Arnold For a while, Arnold said fairwas the eighth Kentucky city ness had drifted away from being to pass a fairness ordinance in her primary focus but after the 2015, following cities such as Associate professor of presidential election, Arnold said Louisville and Lexington. art she noticed a rhetoric of hate There is also no fairness ordi“amp up,” which caused her to nance in McFarland’s hometown, and he said he remembered not knowing re-engage at the local level.

As a college campus community, Mintanyone from the LGBTQ community and feeling isolated. For him and other mem- er said it is especially important to have bers of the LGBTQ community, he said it legislation such as the fairness ordiis difficult when feeling so disconnected. nance because it keeps members of the A fairness ordinance, Minter said, LGBTQ and all their talents in Bowling

Green after graduation. She said she has encountered students who don’t feel safe and will seek a job in a city where they feel more comfortable.

Minter said a fairness ordinance and Pride Festival will help uplift those in the community and affirm that they belong in Bowling Green. She said this has been the goal of the Bowling Green Fairness group, and she is optimistic they will one day reach their goal.

Minter said she has seen the “devastation from homophobia,” which has pushed her to fight so long for this cause.

Minter explained that if a group doesn’t have full rights, it is easier to erase their narrative. She said she and those fighting for fairness are working to “avoid erasure.”

“We all have to ask ourselves, ‘What world do you want to live in?’” Minter said.

Reporter Rebekah Alvey can be reached at 270-745-6011 and rebekah.alvey660@ topper.wku.edu.

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Student finds sisterhood, growth with Major Redz

BY MORGAN HORNSBY HERALD.SECTION@WKU.EDU After midnight on a Tuesday, Melody Dickerson danced with her friend Paige Henderson in Zacharias Hall. With the dorm room beds pressed against the wall, the pair used the center of the room as their dance floor. Mirroring routines that played on an open laptop, they demonstrated different moves for one another, ultimately crafting an 8-count routine for their team’s next practice.

Dickerson and Henderson are both members of the Major Redz, a majorette-style dance group at WKU. The group is a student organization not officially sponsored by WKU, meaning they are responsible for funding themselves and planning things like uniforms and routines. They are often seen at football games and other campus events. According to their Facebook page, they aim to “innovate, inspire, entertain and spread diversity” throughout WKU through the art of dance.

According to Jessica Jackson, the Major Redz coach, the group was modeled after similar groups at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Now, Jackson said it’s about more than diversifying WKU - it’s about individual growth.

“The Major Redz started to bring diversity to campus and to give black women a place at WKU,” Jackson said. “Now, since I’ve been coaching, we focus on personal growth. Our team grows from the inside out.”

One dancer who exemplifies this growth is Dickerson, Jackson said.

“Since she started, she’s [come] out of

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closest to the railroad tracks, and said he was in his apartment when he heard four to five gunshots fired.

“There was gunshots ... what else could it have been?” Piscitelli said.

“Pretty much I was 100 percent positive.”

Piscitelli said he and his roommates went out onto their balcony but didn’t see anything. He said his neighbors saw someone running near campus, but didn’t know if it was related.

Piscitelli said police officers then arrived at the Registry and began looking near the train tracks.

“You could smell the gunpowder in the air,” Piscitelli said. “It was strong.”

Piscitelli said he later received a text

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Olympic weight lifting and bodybuilding. Competitors participate in three events: bench press, squat and deadlift. They are given three attempts at each event, and a total is taken from those best attempts.

Rivera says powerlifting is also a very fast-growing sport. One competitor told him the number of powerlifters at nationals was a few hundred, but this year Rivera estimated over one thousand people competed.

Training for the sport can get very intense, with powerlifters maintaining a strict workout schedule and paying close attention to their diet.

Rivera trains five days a week, alternating between the Preston Center on WKU’s campus and Bowling Green Powerhouse, a strength and performance training facility. He says his

her shell,” Jackson said.

A sophomore from Memphis Tennessee, Dickerson has 14 years of dance experience. She is majoring in family studies and minoring in dance. Dickerson said she has danced her whole life, but her earliest recollection is at age 5 after watching her older sister, who was a dance coach.

Dickerson danced competitively in middle and high school and had experience in multiple genres, including pom and hip-hop. Since beginning college, she has also been the assistant coach for the Warren Central High School dance team.

Dickerson said she decided to try out for the Major Redz after seeing the group perform at the first WKU football game she attended.

“Ever since I saw them, I went to every game,” Dickerson said. “I really liked watching them.”

Since joining the team this year, Dickerson said she has the opportunity to incorporate a variety of genres and styles she’s practiced since childhood. Dickerson said it’s a chance to showcase a variety of talents.

“You get to be sassy sometimes, then you get to be a ballerina,” Dickerson said.

Versatility wasn’t the only reason Dickerson decided to join the Major Redz, though.

“I wanted to be in a sisterhood,” Dickerson said.

She called the group “supportive” and said they have encouraged her to do things she wouldn’t have otherwise, like trying out for the Miss Black & Gold pageant. Dickerson also said she has made many friends within the group, includ-

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Melody Dickerson dances with other Major Redz members’ in her dorm room instead of doing homework. The two practiced routines and made up new sequences together. Dickerson says she loves the level of cooperation the team requires, and the freedom they have to collaborate with one another on every aspect of the performance.

ing Henderson, who is also a sophomore from Memphis.

The two met during Major Redz tryouts and coincidentally were placed in the same residence hall. They spend most days practicing routines or creating new choreography — “homework” for the Major Redz.

“Most days, we dance,” Henderson said. “Everywhere, sometimes in the Chick-Fil-A line.”

Henderson said their dance styles complement one another, and through the Major Redz, they have become good friends.

“Melody is really loyal to her friends

from the Registry saying that “the incident did not involve the Registry.”

Owensboro senior Krista Newton also lives in Building D at the Registry, and said she was getting ready to go to sleep around 11 p.m. when she heard three gunshots. Newton said she lives at the end of the building, closest to the road, and the gunshots sounded very close.

“It literally sounded like it was right outside my window,” Newton said.

Newton said she had “no doubt about it ... it was gunshots.”

Newton said she called 911 and a few minutes later, police officers arrived at the apartment complex. Newton said she also saw officers from campus police searching on University Boulevard.

Students also confirmed the incident on Twitter. Ben Fiegs and Cameron

Tutt, both McCormack Hall residents, tweeted about the incident.

“Yep, it was 5 gunshots,” Tutt tweeted. “I’m in McCormack facing the tracks, I had the windows open and it sounded like they were right outside the dorm.”

“I’m in McCormack facing away with windows open but heard them like it was right outside my window,” Fiegs tweeted in response to Tutt.

Many students expressed concern WKU did not send an alert text until an hour after the incident was reported.

workouts usually last between 45 minutes to an hour.

“Sometimes, I just want to go, go, go,” Rivera said. “But I have to take a step back and rest, because it’s so important to not overexert yourself. You

a huge difference in how a competitor performs and places.

“It was pretty difficult to explain to airport security as to exactly why I had a scale in my backpack,” Rivera said, “But that’s what comes along with the

@Klln4mny Yep, it was 5 gunshots. I’m in McCormack facing the tracks, I had the windows open and it sounded like they were right outside the dorm.

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“You want to go to the gym, of course, but you also need to rest, eat and take care of yourself.”

Hopkinsville sophomore JADIER RIVERA

want to go to the gym, of course, but you also need to rest, eat and take care of yourself.”

Staying within the weight class is vital, especially near time to compete.

One change in a weight class can make

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sport.”

Looking forward, Rivera is in a rather unique position regarding competitions. His fourth place performance in Orlando has already qualified him for next year’s national USA Powerlifting

and to her team,” Henderson said. “She shows dedication in everything she does, from choreography to friendship.”

After graduating, Dickerson said she hopes to appear on Broadway or be a backup dancer. Either way, she said the Major Redz have prepared her for the next step.

“I’ve gotten to try new styles and experiment with different techniques,” Dickerson said. “I’m in it for the growth.”

Reporter Morgan Hornsby can be reached at 270-745-6011 or morgan. hornsby945@topper.wku.edu.

The incident occurred around 11 p.m., but students did not receive an alert until after midnight.

Kimberly Davidson pointed out that Joe Imel, director of media operations at the Bowling Green Daily News who tweets what he hears on the police scanner, was the first to alert people of what had happened.

“Thanks @joeimel for alerting WKU students before @wku could!” Davidson tweeted.

Emma Austin contributed reporting.

News editor Monica Kast can be reacd at 270-745-6011 and monica.kast187@ topper.wku.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @monica_kast.

Reporter Cameron Coyle can be reached at 270-745-6011 and cameron.coyle803@topper.wku.edu.

meet in Spokane, Washington. Rivera said he and his coach are still working to figure out what his next move will be, either taking a year off to focus on training or continue to compete in smaller meets throughout the year.

But he doesn’t see an end to competition anytime soon. His sights are set on larger competitions, such as the Arnold Sports Festival and the International Powerlifting Federation Competition.

But for now, Rivera is focusing on resting after a taxing season preparing for competition.

“It’s a sport where the term ‘it’s a marathon, not a sprint’ definitely applies,” Rivera said. “I’m still definitely trying to learn that.”

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

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OPINION #metoo Social Media Campaign

BY TAYLOR HUFF HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

We have a wide range of opinions here at the Herald, but we also like to hear what our readers think about current issues. The #metoo campaign, gives women and men a chance to acknowledge their experience with sexual harassment, sexual assault or both.

By posting #metoo on any social media platform, one is essentially making it known they have gone through sexual harassment or sexual assault at some point in their lives. The results were staggering as hundreds of thousands of people have used the #metoo since the campaign began.

Proponents of “me too” argue campaigns like this help raise awareness on important issues like sexual assault. Critics of the campaign claim #metoo is a social media fad which will be forgotten about in a week, essentially doing nothing BY NICOLE LEONARD to help those who are suffering from the damage caused by sexual assault HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU and harassment. We took to Twitter and asked the following question: Harvey Weinstein is only one small case within the scheme of a much larger problem. While it is devastating it took years for Weinstein’s disgusting behavior to come into the public eye, it is not TWITTER POLL at all shocking. Rape culture thrives in America.

Our society’s reaction to a woman who claims sexual abuse can date back Do you feel as if the #metoo to Anita Hill’s sexual assault allegations in the ‘90s toward her former employer campaign is the right approach then, Supreme Court nominee Clarence at raising awareness about Thomas. During Hill’s hearing with the sexual assault?

Senate Judiciary Committee, her testimony was met with degrading commenAnswer: YES 72% tary and skepticism about her motive, asking questions like, “Are you a scorned woman?”

They didn’t believe her. Thomas got a Answer: NO 28% seat on the United States Supreme Court, and resides there today.

She was alienated from her social life, and received death threats from people out of 122 votes who did not believe her accusations had a place in the public sphere.

This was the beginning of a systemic as of 1 p.m. 10/18/17 pattern that allows abusers to walk free and forces victims to serve the consequences of speaking out.

According to Rape, Abuse & Incest @WKUHERALD National Network, “Out of every 1,000 rapes, 994 perpetrators will walk free.”

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DIRECT DISCUSSION

Hollywood confronted rape culture, so should we Psychological distress and societal Of course it took years for Weinstein pressures will continuously work to effec- to face any real consequences for his detively trap victims unless someone dic- spicable actions. He’s a man with a lot of tates a serious, open conversation about power. sexual trauma.

Beyond the necessity for Weinstein’s Ninety-four percent of women who are conviction, action should be taken as a raped experience symptoms of post trau- result of the numerous actresses and acmatic stress disorder in the two weeks tors coming forward about individuals following their abuse, and 33 who use their powerful positions percent contemplate suicide. as leverage for unwanted sexual Victims fear how people will conquest. look at them after they assert their This is not a time for condoabuse. They fear admitting the lences and empty expressions of truth, because that would mean sorrow or disdain. Thoughts and they have to relive the memory of prayers did not solve problems of it. They fear their abusers. They the past, and there is no room for fear no one will believe them. anyone to use those intangible And they fear the embarrassing Nicole sentiments to combat the serious inability of our society to discern Leonard problem we face now. the palpable reality that constiIt’s time to learn from the tutes sexual violence against Columnist for misconceptions and cruelties men and women. that plagued our country’s comthe College Additionally, a victim’s deci- Heights prehension of rape culture and sion to stay quiet about a person- Herald actively seek to reverse their imal experience does not negate pact. their ability to condemn rape Awareness campaigns such as culture or criticize those who perpetrate the #metoo hashtag currently trending it. on social media are a decent start. HowWeinstein is nothing special, and his ever, awareness needs to breed legal reputation certainly isn’t new. Courtney and feasible resolutions that resonate in Love attempted to warn young Hollywood a societal mindset as well as the governperformers about him over a decade ago, mental institutions that have historically and she was effectively banned from the stagnated progress in this realm.

Creative Arts Agency for her vocality.

The problem is not the victims. It is the Our justice system is a byproduct of system that both directly and indirectly the societal notion that a conversation justifies and tolerates sexual abuse more about non-consensual sex is rarely worth often than it sympathizes with the plight the discomfort it causes. of the abused.

Babylon offers authentic oasis of Middle Eastern cuisine

BY CHRIS DIMEO HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

Saudi Arabia reigns supreme of WKU’s international student population in terms of numbers, with its 578 students totaling more than those of the other nine countries that make up the top 10 countries represented in WKU’s international student body.

Oman and Iran also keep it company in the top ten, keeping the Middle East very well represented on the Hill.

However, I continue to be surprised when I hear fellow students express their disappointment at the lack of availability of authentic Middle Eastern food near the university. Thankfully, I can now reassure them that there is an oasis of authentic, affordable and exquisitely delicious Middle Eastern cuisine called Babylon Restaurant.

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Situated across from an international market on Russellville Road, Babylon is relatively close to campus, about an 8-minute drive with traffic. Its exterior is small and unassuming, to the point where it hardly looks like a restaurant, but on the inside it is shimmering with ornate golden decorations.

The staff at Babylon are incredibly warm and friendly and speak both Arabic and English. While it is possible to have a fully enjoyable experience at Babylon while only speaking English, the majority of the restaurant’s customers are Arabic speakers, and so, having at least a rudimentary knowledge of Arabic offers the possibility of adding a whole new level of interest to your experience.

The only glaring downside that stuck with me from my meal at Babylon was the wait time. After ordering in a quick thirty seconds, getting our own drinks from the fridge beside the

ordering window and receiving our fresh bread and hummus hardly three minutes after that, my party and I were more than surprised when we had to spend just barely shy of thirty minutes picking on pita in the empty restaurant as we waited for the rest of our food to come. When the food did come, it was delicious, but we were left debating whether it was worth the laboriously long wait.

As for the menu itself, there are only about eight entrée items and as many smaller items that serve as appetizers or sides, such as the hummus and pita bread. I personally found the uniquely small menu size as a positive because it allowed the chef to avoid overwhelming the customer with an excess of options and focus on strengthening the few items on the menu.

While I am quick to praise the magnificently beautiful atmosphere of Babylon, nothing is more beautiful

than the food itself. Not only rich in taste, every dish was also richly colorful, a mix of vibrant spices, herbs, oils and grains that somehow managed to resemble an edible artist’s palette. Particularly with dishes like the hummus and the falafel that mixed several ingredients to be scooped up together, so many distinct flavors and textures that could stand on their own were blended together in a way that they were all still present, but never overpowering.

The best part of Babylon’s menu, though, is undoubtedly the fact it is one of only a few places to get truly authentic Middle Eastern food near WKU’s campus. So, whether you are an international student from the Middle East looking for a taste of home or you are simply brave enough to expand your culinary horizons in a delicious way, Babylon Restaurant is worth a visit!

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Masterstroke Dog bowl bits Partygoer Bluejacket Map within a map Not yet final, at law Singer DiFranco Flapdoodle Fencing words Mischievous

Ring unit Sleeper’s woe Camel hair fabric Panache ___ Tunas, Cuba Dawn goddess Heat releasers Radial, e.g.

John, in Wales Riviera city Goes for the gold?

Carried on Fast Ballyshannon’s river 34 Salacious glance 36 Mortise joint 11 12 13 17 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

SPORTS

SILAS WALKER • HERALD

WKU head coach Mike Sanford gets his team energized before taking the field at WKU’s Homecoming Football Game on Saturday, Oct. 14, in Houchens-Smith Stadium.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS WKU travels to Old Dominion in Friday showdown

BY SAM PORTER HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

For the third week in a row, the WKU football team will take on another struggling Conference USA team as the Hilltoppers travel to Norfolk, Virginia for an East division showdown against Old Dominion.

The Monarchs enter the contest 2-4 (0-2 C-USA) and have lost four straight games by 30 points or more. Two of those losses came against ACC opponents while the other two came against C-USA foes. The Hilltoppers will look to put away their road woes as they have struggled in both road games this season, falling to Illinois 20-7 in a game where the offense netted just six rushing yards, as well as a 15-14 win over winless UTEP. “One weakness for us has been playing on the road and we’ll have to face that weakness this week against a very good Old Dominion team,” head

All five 201617 seniors set to play professionally

BY JEREMY CHISENHALL HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU All five of WKU’s outgoing seniors from the 2016-17 season are set to play professionally overseas this year.

Que Johnson’s recent signing with the Brazilian basketball club Joinville Basketball made that official Wednesday. Johnson was a graduate senior guard who started all 32 games in his senior season at WKU, averaging 13.2 points and 4.8 rebounds. He joined the 1,000-point club in his senior season as well.

Three of last year’s seniors, Ben Lawson, Anton Waters and Junior LomomSEE BASKETBALL • PAGE A7

coach Mike Sanford said. “They’ve had a gauntlet these past four games, particularly against North Carolina and Virginia Tech, two of the better teams in the ACC. That’s a tough deal for a Group of 5 team. We haven’t played anyone on the level of Virginia Tech.

[Old Dominion hasn’t] batted an eye, and they’re playing with incredible effort and resolve.”

For WKU, the biggest challenge will be holding off the ODU pass rush. The Monarchs lead the C-USA in sacks with 20 while WKU has given up the most sacks in the conference at 18 through six games this season. The ODU defense is anchored by its two defensive ends, Oshane Ximines and Bunmi Rotimi, who have combined for 8.5 sacks this season, the most of any duo in C-USA. Sanford mentioned NFL scouts told him they believe the tandem of Ximinies and Rotimi is one of the best across the landscape of college football.

Last week in a 45-14 win over Charlotte, the WKU offensive line didn’t

“One weakness for us has been playing on the road and we’ll have to face that weakness this week” Head coach MIKE SANFORD

give up a sack for the first time all season. Redshirt senior offensive linemen Jimmie Sims and Matt Nord will get the challenge of protecting redshirt senior quarterback Mike White from Ximinies and Rotimi.

“They have a pretty active front, I know No. 7 (Ximinies) is one of the leaders in the conference in sacks,” Sims said. “Every game we try to improve, we try to strive to do something better and improve our performance

individually and as a unit. We strive to do that every week.”

Defensively, the WKU defense will look to keep up its stellar play. The Hilltoppers currently rank second in scoring defense (18.2 points per game) and are giving up just 17 PPG through three C-USA games. The Monarchs offense enters the game averaging exactly 17 PPG on the year. In the last three meetings between the two schools, the average scoring margin has been 6035, including a 59-24 Hilltopper victory in Bowling Green last season. To prevent another shootout, the Hilltoppers may have to do so without senior cornerback Joe Brown who is nursing a shoulder injury and redshirt sophomore defensive end Evan Sayner who went down with a leg injury last week.

Both Brown and Sayner are questionable for Friday’s game.

“Whether [Sayner] is up or whether he is not, we do feel like our defense has had an incredible resolve to have SEE FOOTBALL • PAGE A7

Lady Toppers host pair of Texas teams

BY CLAY MANLOVE HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU

The WKU volleyball team returns home from a two-match away slate this weekend when they host a pair of conference foes in Texas-El Paso and Texas-San Antonio.

The Lady Toppers welcome in their opponents from the Lone Star State after picking up a pair of conference victories last weekend, both sweeps over Alabama-Birmingham and Florida International.

With the pair of conference wins, the Lady Toppers improved to 21-2 on the season and to 7-0 in Conference USA play. Additionally, WKU has won 17 consecutive matches, 32-straight C-USA matches (a conference record) and 48-straight home C-USA matches.

The Lady Toppers kick off the weekend slate when they welcome in a young UTEP squad (4-16 overall, 1-5 C-USA) that has lost 11 of its last 12 matches.

The Miners are led on offense by four matches and are 5-1 in conference sophomore outside hitter Macey Aus- play, looking to advance to 6-1 when tin, who has compiled 260 kills on the they visit Rice on Friday evening.

Sophomore outside hitter Brianna season while hitting at a collective .226 McCulloch leads the Roadhitting clip. Freshman outside runners on offense with 268 hitter Cheyenne Jones follows kills in 2017 while hitting at a suit with 139 kills on a .131 hitcollective .208 clip. Following ting percentage. close behind is senior outside Defensively for the Miners, hitter Marijeta Runjic with 230 sophomore defensive specialkills and a .193 hitting percentist Niki Cebak leads UTEP with age. Junior setter Amanda Gon227 digs (3.11 digs per set) zalez has tallied 702 assists on followed by sophomore out- Clay the season. side hitter Briana Arellano’s Manlove Junior defensive special147 digs (2.07 digs per set). ist Shelby Williams leads the Junior middle blocker Kylie Volleyball Roadrunners on the defensive Baumgartner leads the Miners beat writer with 50.0 blocks. side of the net with 186 digs As a team, UTEP has hit at (2.70 per set) while McCulloch a collective .166 hitting clip follows close behind with 184 while allowing opponents to a .239 digs (2.56 digs/set). Sophomore midpercentage on the season. The Miners dle hitter Kara Teal leads UTSA with 51 have been out-killed 971-860 in 2017 blocks, followed by senior middle hitand have committed 436 attack errors. ter Megan Slan’s 39.

WKU will continue its home slate on Collectively, the Roadrunners are Sunday afternoon when they welcome hitting at a .200 clip while allowing in UTSA. The Roadrunners have only SEE VOLLEYBALL • PAGE A7 a 7-11 record, but have won their last

A7 FOOTBALL CONTINUED FROM PAGE A6 the next man up mentality,” Sanford said.

“The next man up has been a big part of what we’ve done defensively. This past week I thought DeAndre Farris, Roger Cray and Leverick Johnson did a great job for filling in for maybe the best corner in the conference (Brown)

VOLLEYBALL CONTINUED FROM PAGE A6 opponents a .230 hitting percentage in 2017.

Both teams the Lady Toppers will welcome this weekend have hit at or below a .200 clip on the season, which should work out in favor of WKU, who has allowed teams to hit at only a .172 clip in 2017. Additionally, both teams have allowed opponents a .230 hitting percentage or higher while the Lady Toppers have hit at a .343 clip on the season.

WKU senior Sydney Engle continued to show her versatility on the defensive side of the net as she picked up her fourth C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honor on Monday.

Across three sweeps for the Lady Toppers in the past week, Engle aver-

BASKETBALL CONTINUED FROM PAGE A6 momba will all three be playing in Cyprus this year. Lawson will play for Lefke Avrupa Üniversitesi, while Lomomba and Waters will both play for APOP Paphou Basketball Club.

Lawson a 7-1 forward, finished fourth on WKU’s all-time blocks list with 185. He averaged 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game in his senior season. He was the only senior on the team to play all four years of his eligibility at WKU. Waters, a 6-7 forward, averaged 6.7 points and 4.2 rebounds as a senior.

He played in all 32 games last season.

He transferred from Gulf Coast State College to play his final two years at WKU under Ray Harper in 2015-2016 and Rick Stansbury in 2016-2017.

Lomomba, like Johnson, started all 32 games last year. The 6-5 guard was a graduate senior for WKU, averaging 6.1 PPG and putting up four 7-assist games.

Pancake Thomas, also a senior last year, is currently playing for Pallacanestro Cantù’s practice squad in Italy.

The 6-4 guard started the summer off as a member of the Mitteldeutscher Basketball Club in Germany.

Thomas joined WKU as a graduate transfer who previously played for New Mexico and Hartford. Thomas averaged 13.8 points and 3.3 rebounds

BREWERY CONTINUED FROM PAGE A8 looks forward to the Brewfest’s future.

“As a partner of the festival, it’s been

REVIEW CONTINUED FROM PAGE A8 Their versatility enhanced the show’s connectivity to the audience.

Technically speaking, the show’s design was well-executed. The lighting appropriately changed colors with the changing feelings in Benjamin’s head.

The scenic design was a white barren stage with various white blocks, to resemble the blank space of life to be shaded by various colors.

Much like the set, the costumes of the ensemble were white scrubs-- sterile and plain, yet oddly effective. The main trio were clad in primary colors, but the most interesting costume came for the small character of Joy. With a

FALL FEST CONTINUED FROM PAGE A8 Imagewest’s agency manager Kara Williams Glenn wore a black veil, stood in a booth and told students their fortunes. The booth was meant to teach students about Imagewest and let them know about internship opportunities and their upcoming open house.

Senior Audrey Merrill, account executive for Imagewest, said the fortune telling got students interested and drew them over to the booth.

“I think having the fortune teller is a great way to just get people in and intrigued about what we’re doing, even though they might not know who we are,” Merrill said. “But it’s a great way for them to start talking to us and let us kind of share what we do.”

One of the performances at the festival was the WKU Jump Rope Club’s jump rope routine. It is the WKU Jump

THURSDASY, OCTOBER 19, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY which is what we played without last week.”

The Hilltoppers and Monarchs are set to kickoff on Friday night at 5 p.m. at Foreman Field in Norfolk, West Virginia. The game will be aired on the CBS Sports Network.

Reporter Sam Porter can be reached at 270-799-8247 and sam.porter270@ gmail.com Follow him on Twitter at @ SammyP14. aged 2.44 digs per set and 0.67 blocks per set on the defensive side of the net while also averaging 2.83 points per set, 2.11 kills per set, 1.33 assists per set and 0.33 service aces per set. Engle hit at a collective .349 clip on the week with 19 kills on 43 attacks.

The Lady Toppers will continue their four-match home slate with two conference matches against Marshall and UAB next Friday and Sunday, respectively, in Diddle Arena. The two matches will be the final regular season home matches for the Lady Toppers before hosting the Conference USA tournament from Friday, Nov. 17 to Sunday, Nov. 19.

Reporter Clay Manlove can be reached at (270) 724-9620 or at clayton.manlove475@topper.wku.edu. Follow him on Twitter @ctmanlove58. his senior year while starting in all 32 games, like Lomomba and Johnson.

These five will make up a good percentage of nearly 20 former Hilltoppers playing professionally this year.

That includes WKU’s only current NBA player, Courtney Lee, a 6-5 shooting guard. Lee was a star at WKU and now plays for the New York Knicks.

Lee is tied with the late Jim McDaniels for the all-time scoring record at WKU with 2,238 points. He set, and still holds, the freshman scoring record with 461 points. Lee led WKU to a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2008.

His jersey was retired by the school in 2015. He was drafted by the Orlando Magic in 2008, and has played for seven different NBA teams.

Another former Hilltopper with prior NBA experience, T.J. Price, is set to play for Amici Pallacanestro Udine overseas. The 6-4 guard played in the NBA Developmental League (now the NBA G League) last year. In 49 games with the Erie Bayhawks, Price averaged 4.3 PPG and 1.3 RPG. He also played for the Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic summer teams.

Price averaged 14.2 PPG and 4.6 RPG over the course of his four year career at WKU.

Reporter Jeremy Chisenhall can be reached at 859-760-0198 and jeremy. chisenhall921@topper.wku.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @JSChisenhall. a thrill putting it on,” Blackburn said.

“The more I know, the more I can share with our guests.”

Reporter Griffin Fletcher can be reached at 270-745-2655 and griffin. fletcher398@topper.wku.edu. tie dye lab coat and colorful pants, her juxtaposition with the other members of the ensemble was apparent. The plainness of this and the set helped make the mind of Benjamin stand out even further and was a masterstroke from director Colin Waters.

As the show came to a close, Benjamin’s hands reached for the sky, as a similar strum of the piano finished his story, while his legacy remains extant.

For, the truth of the matter is our time on earth is limited, so one should color it as they want to.

Reporter Noah Moore can be reached at (270)745-2655 and noah.moore768@ topper.wku.edu. Follow him on Twitter @noah_moore18.

Rope Club’s first semester as a club.

Junior Murray Huber, a member of the WKU Jump Rope Club, said she believes the festival helped spread awareness for the club.

“Most people haven’t seen jump rope like we do it, so it’s just kind of showing people what jump rope is, and that the club’s super fun and that there’s a lot you can learn,” Huber said. “It’s not just boring straight jumping. There are lots of tricks involved, and gymnastics and other elements that can be a lot of fun.”

Huber said she loves the festival and that she enjoys seeing the clubs and departments on display.

“I think it’s an awesome festival,” Huber said.” “It’s one of my favorite things on campus because it’s just really cool.”

Reporter Olivia Mohr can be reached at (270) 745-2655 and olivia.mohr564@ topper.wku.edu.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

LIFE ‘The Yellow Boat’ shows a vibrant world, love and loss

BY NOAH MOORE HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

bourbon, it was due time someone paid tribute to the native spirit that we all love,” Turner said in the same press release.

To properly honor both bourbon and beer, the festival will be divided into two areas. One area will include samples from over 20 distilleries, including Heaven Hill Brands, the largest single bourbon distillery in the world, Evan Williams and Deep Eddy Vodka Distillery. The other area will feature various craft beer samples from over 20 breweries, such as Samuel Adams, the festival’s title brewery.

In regards to the festival’s out-ofstate influence, Blackburn notes that ticket sales outside of Kentucky are increasing, and also believes, for non-locals, the event will be a great cultural representation of Kentucky and Bowling Green.

“It’s a great opportunity for people to get out and explore rural Kentucky,” Blackburn said.

As for the Bowling Green population, volunteers over the age of 21 are eligible to work the festival by serving as drivers, and local musicians will play during the festival. Blackburn remarks upon the importance of locals to the Brewfest’s success.

“It’s not just about me,” Blackburn said. “We wouldn’t have the festival if everyone here didn’t embrace it, locally.”

Now in his third year of helping organize and run the Brewfest, Blackburn

It’s been said true discovery only arrives by seeing the world in different eyes. The world is a blank slate, waiting to be shaded by our emotions and some are more colorful than others. One of the most vibrant is that of Benjamin, the eight-year-old protagonist in WKU Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of “The Yellow Boat,” directed by Colin Waters.

Based on a true story, “The Yellow Boat,” written by David Saar, tells the story of a family of three-- Mother, Father, and Benjamin. Benjamin often describes his world in colors, transcending a blank space into a work of art. The three often enjoy singing the Scandinavian folktale about three boats -- one red, one blue and one yellow, the latter which Benjamin always insists on being. When he becomes diagnosed with hemophilia and later, AIDS, his adventurous world is flipped on its head as he struggles to pursue joy.

Told through a hybrid of representational and presentational storytelling, this show balanced comedy and melodrama exceptionally and had the audience in tears. One boy’s emotions color an otherwise bland world into one of daring sword fights, intergalactic trips and inner body escapades one color at a time.

The show itself had a prodigious vision that helped develop the show into more than a children’s story. It, unlike your neighborhood production of Dr. Seuss, had emotional depth and visceral storytelling. The set, costumes and lighting worked well in conjunction to create the symbolic use of color within the show, as it carried a lot of weight to the plot. The ensemble of actors was a bona fide representation of this narrative. Though the show was presented on a thrust stage, all sides of the audience could be engaged due to to the largely four-dimensional manner in which the show was presented.

Leading the show’s acting ensemble was Benjamin, played by Austin Higgins. Higgins had the perfect demeanor for a child and had great emotional variance. His parents, played by Reagan Stovenour and Connor Keef, were the calm to Benjamin’s storm and played their characters just subtly enough to make Benjamin’s stand out.

The true tour-de-force, though, came in the ensemble. Played by Cameron Lane, Hunter Mayfield, Piper Keusch and Ivy Sauder, the four had a wide range of roles from doctors prescribing medicine to children hitting one another with bats. Audience members could find the ensemble running through the aisles, out of the theatre and around the stage at any moment.

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TYGER WILLIAMS • HERALD

Bowling Green Bourbon & Brewfest is a business run by three WKU alumni, Blake Blackburn, 28, a graduate in entrepreneurship, Cody Turner, 35, a professor in the business college at WKU and Joel Nivens, 28, a graduate in business administration. Blackburn sorts out the variety of bourbon in order to get a count of how much they will be serving this weekend for their annual event.

BREWING SPIRIT Bourbon and Brewfest set for Saturday

BY GIRFFIN FLETCHER HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU

The Bowling Green Bourbon and Brewfest is an increasingly popular beer and liquor festival held annually in October at the Bowling Green Ballpark. Since its creation in 2015, ticket sales for the festival have nearly tripled, from 850 sales in 2015 to more than 2,500 in 2017.

Along with the Brewfest, which will start at 1 p.m. Saturday, the Bowling Green Brewfest is in its first year and will also be held at the Bowling Green Ballpark, starting at 6 p.m. Friday. With tickets priced at $30, the Brewtest will feature 3-ounce samples of 10 different beers and will include finger foods and free Uber rides.

As for the BG Bourbon and Brewfest, general tickets cost $40 and VIP cost $75. With the purchase of a VIP ticket, guests are allowed to enter the festival an hour early at noon, granted access to exclusive bourbons, beer and a buffet catered by 6.4.3 Sports Bar and given a BG Bourbon and Brewfest shirt.

General admission provides guests with the opportunity to sample craft beer and over 100 select bourbons from over 60 breweries and distilleries. Each brewery and distillery will be supplemented by official representatives and beer and bourbon experts, who may answer questions and provide insight into how certain beers are brewed and bourbons distilled.

Through these representatives, guests are able to not only drink, but to learn more about the complex processes involved in making their favorite beers and bourbons.

In creating the BG Bourbon and Brewfest, an educational approach to bourbon and beer is exactly what founders Joel Nivens, Cody Turner and Blake Blackburn wanted.

“We want it to be more of an educational opportunity for people to meet and greet,” Blackburn said. “People will be able to meet the people behind the brands and learn from them.”

Blackburn and Nivens were high school friends and remained close while at WKU, and Turner, a marketing professor at WKU, taught Blackburn. The three eventually partnered and founded the Brewfest, inspired by events like the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

Although a number of brew festivals exist in Kentucky and nearby states, Blackburn, Nivens and Turner recognized not many incorporated a bourbon aspect, and also Bowling Green lacked a large scale festival. Given the success of local and regional brew festivals, the three wanted “people to embrace bourbon the same way,” and hoped to attract local as well as out-ofstate enthusiasts.

“We were inspired by festivals similar cities, like Owensboro, were putting on and wanted to bring that to Bowling Green,” Nivens said in a press release.

“With Kentucky’s rich heritage of

Annual fall festival offers activities, entertainment er groups and individuals, including a jump rope routine and an Indian tradiHERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU tional dance.

“It’s nice to have so many campus activities where people are actually enOn a sunny Wednesday afternoon, couraged to do things togethstudents crowded on the lawn er,” said freshman Lyla Turner outside of the Ivan Wilson as she waited in line for a free Fine Arts Center and visited T-shirt. “It encourages the various booths. Students arsense of community around ranged flowers in hollowed-out here.” pumpkins, sipped apple cider, Turner’s boyfriend, junior munched on apples and waited Orry Hestand, held her hand as in lines for free tee shirts. they waited in line. He said he Yesterday, Potter College of Olivia believes the festival is a good Mohr Arts and Letters (PCAL) held its way to bring students together. annual fall festival. The event “It’s a good place to gather is held each year to showcase Features and do activities together, and reporter different departments within you get free stuff,” he said.

PCAL. Students made crafts, One of the booths at the fesparticipated in activities, ate retival featured a fortune teller. freshments and got free t-shirts The booth was for Imagewest, an adand other items. There were also stage vertising and public relations agency performances, including performancat WKU. es by Happy Gas, the WKU Redshirts, the WKU Treblemakers, WKU Theatre SEE FALL FEST • PAGE A7 and Dance and performances by othBY OLIVIA MOHR

CHRIS KOHLEY • HERALD

Members of the Potter College of Arts and Letters empty out the insides of pumpkins to be used for flower arranging at the Potter College Fall Festival on Wednesday. Other activities included metal pouring, face painting, giant Jenga and live performances.