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Levi Hanson, a transgender student previously taking ROTC classes, was recently informed he could not become a contracted cadet due to recent federal policies dismissing transgender soldiers from the military. SHABAN ATHUMAN/HERALD

After ROTC, transgender student finds administrative support

BY REBEKAH ALVEY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU

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organtown junior Levi Hanson was undecided about what he wanted to do in the future or what to major in when he arrived at WKU. He just knew he wanted to feel like he was helping people.

Hanson, a transgender male, began taking ROTC classes last year and was working toward becoming a contracted cadet in the program.

But when President Donald Trump announced the policy change to not allow transgender individuals to be recruited into the army, Hanson’s plans were forced to change.

Hanson said he was doubling up on classes, participating in physical training and team-building labs and had even received a meal plan scholarship through ROTC. “You want to be involved with something, you want to be strong and help the nation,” Hanson said.

While still undecided on his major, Hanson thought joining the military would be a way of helping others while learning and exploring the world. The military could also provide him with job security.

Last year, Hanson came out as transgender. He started hormone treatments this year and is taking testosterone, transitioning from female to male.

On July 26, Trump, in a series of three tweets, said transgender individuals would no longer be eligible to serve in the military.

CJ Wicker, sophomore, leans in to kiss his boyfriend Levi Hanson, a junior at WKU. Hanson was recently informed he would not be able to become contracted as a cadet at WKU, following President Donald J. Trump’s ban on transgender people entering the military. LYDIA SCHWEICKART /HERALD On July 27, the Department of Defense released a statement from chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana W. White, saying the department is “awaiting formal guidance from the White House as a follow-up to the commander-in-chief’s announcement on military service by transgender personnel.”

“We will provide detailed guidance to the department in the near future for how this policy change will be implemented,” the statement reads.

“The department will continue to focus on our mission of defending our nation and on-going operations against our foes, while ensuring all

service members are treated with respect.”

Trump officially instructed the military on Aug. 25 to not allow transgender individuals to be recruited into the army and left the decision on currently serving transgender individuals up to the departments of Defense and Homeland Security.

On Aug. 29, in a statement from Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, the Department of Defense announced they had received Trump’s new policy and would be reviewing and implementing it.

“Our focus must always be on what is best for the military’s combat ef-

fectiveness leading to victory on the battlefield,” Mattis’ statement reads.

“To that end, I will establish a panel of experts serving within the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to provide advice and recommendations on the implementation of the president’s direction.”

After learning about recent policies, Hanson said he approached Brandon Smith, a recruiting operation officer at WKU. Smith said he informed Hanson he would not be able to become a contracted cadet but encouraged him to stay enrolled in ROTC classes in case policies were to change in the future.

“Unbiased, professional,” Smith said about informing Hanson. “You treat everyone with dignity and respect.”

Job opportunity was a large concern for Hanson, but he said he was encouraged to know about legislation passed in October allowing transgender individuals to be in the military and receive medical benefits that would help cover transitioning costs.

A week after Hanson fully discovered this “plus,” Trump tweeted about the change in policy which stated transgender individuals will not be allowed to serve in the military. Hanson said he didn’t immediately take the tweet seriously because no policies had actually been passed.

Once he was informed he would no longer be able to be contracted as a cadet, Hanson said he didn’t realize he would be affected so soon. Addi-

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WKU, Bowling Green march to defend DACA

BY MORGAN HORNSBY HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU WKU and Bowling Green community members participated in a march on Tuesday afternoon, showing support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which has recently been suspended by President Donald Trump.

“Blacks, Latinos, Asians, Whites; we all stand up for human rights,” junior and Bowling Green native Francisco Serrano said as he marched down College Street in a dark suit with a megaphone in hand.

Behind him, a crowd of people, some holding signs, some with raised fists, echoed his sentiments as they followed his step.

“This is what democracy looks like,” he, then they, shouted next.

On Tuesday afternoon, students, faculty and community members marched from Cherry Hall to Senator Rand Paul’s office in support of DACA. The march, organized by Serrano, coincided with President Trump’s decision to end DACA, the program that protects young immigrants from deportation and allows them to work legally. DACA began as an executive order in 2012 by then-President Barack Obama.

Serrano was motivated to organize the march as he noticed similar events happening in cities around the country. For some WKU students, the reason to march was personal.

For Ariana Paloma, a junior from Williamstown, participating in the march was for family and friends who were enrolled in DACA. “This is their dream, and it shouldn’t be destroyed,” Paloma said.

After the group arrived at Paul’s office, Serrano, senior Bella Nunez and WKU faculty member Fabián Álvarez met with field representative Jon Crosby in Senator Paul’s office to discuss immigration policies.

Serrano began with the senator’s support of Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, or the DREAM act. DACA grants a temporary legal status, while the proposed DREAM act is a bill that aims to create a pathway to citizenship for recipients. Serrano also asked that the parents of Dreamers, as people who would be protected by the DREAM act are known, be considered in protection.

“We cannot split apart families,” Serrano said.

Nunez then spoke about her experience as a recipient of DACA. “I don’t want my immigrant status to define who I am,” Nunez said.

Nunez came to America when she

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tionally, Hanson was also informed he was ineligible for his scholarship.

After hearing the news, Hanson said he was upset because he felt he no longer had a choice and he was being told he couldn’t do something because of his identity. He also said his career path had come to a halt.

“It makes me feel like I don’t have a place,” Hanson said. “Whereas I felt comfortable being out before, and now, I feel like I don’t belong, and I know there are people who don’t want me a part of this community.”

Hanson’s boyfriend, CJ Wicker, is also transitioning from female to male. Wicker said he felt things were not going to improve in the near future.

“Things are going to get worse for trans people now,” Wicker said.

Wicker said he was also discouraged by the idea that being transgender is a “medical condition” or a “physical ailment.”

“It’s who you are,” Wicker said.

After the incident, Hanson approached Campbellsville senior Jeremy McFarland, who is an intern at the PRIDE Center and works with several LGBTQ clubs. McFarland said it was

Francisco Serrano, a junior from Bowling Green leads the march in protest of Trump’s decision to end DACA (Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals) on Tuesday. Serrano says the people who are in DACA want to do nothing more than contribute to America. “Many of them are students, many of them are tax paying workers and they just want to be able to live the American dream.” GRACE PRITCHETT /HERALD

was 3 years old, and says that she only remembers the United States.

She credits her college experience to DACA, and says that she does not know where she would be without the program.

Field representative Jon Crosby responded to the group with affirmation, and said Senator Paul would issue an official statement soon.

“We’re all on the same page,” Crosby said.

After the meeting with Crosby, several marchers walked to City Hall for the city commission meeting, where Serrano planned to speak.

Serrano also spoke about a personal experience, describing an incident where was told to “go back to Mexico” while walking with his girlfriend on campus. Serrano said that afterwards, he called the Bowling Green Police Department four times with no response.

Now more than ever, it is extremely important to put pressure on the legislature to support students, workers, doctors, teachers, and everyone else.”

Bowling Green junior Francisco Serrano On Tuesday morning, Paul tweeted about the DACA program.

“President Obama’s executive order was illegal,” Paul tweeted. “However, this is a real problem we should solve in a bipartisan fashion.”

In a second tweet, Paul added, “There are ways to make sure people who have been here for many years since childhood are allowed to stay.”

something he felt the WKU administration needed to know about, which led him to approach Tiffany Robinson, the university registrar.

Robinson notified Hanson he would receive a scholarship which would replace the meal plan scholarship provided by ROTC. Hanson said he was amazed to get the scholarship and felt supported immediately.

After seeing Robinson’s response, a representation of the WKU administration to him, McFarland said it was a supportive statement that the negative ideas are not being endorsed.

After his experience and the support he received, Hanson said he is determined to be more involved with the LGBTQ community and encourages people to visit clubs such as the Transgender and Nonbinary Group and the Queer Student Union, which are a “safe space.”

Now, Hanson is enrolled in classes outside ROTC and is carrying on with his other activities, such as playing on the women’s rugby team. Hanson has plans to play on the men’s team and said he has received support with that decision.

Hanson is looking into Science, Technology, Engineering and Math majors but said he misses the ROTC classes and its strong community.

Bowling Green Commissioner Joe Denning did not propose a solution to the situation, but said he could understand Serrano’s position.

“I’ve heard those words,” Denning said.

Hours before the city commission meeting and the march, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the rescinding of DACA in a briefing held

Demonstrators march from Cherry Hall at WKU to Senator Rand Paul’s office downtown. To deliver a petition in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Tuesday. Just hours before, the Trump administration announced the end of DACA, a program that protected over 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. “A promise has been made to the dreamers under DACA and I think we need to keep our promise,” Dr. Patricia Mintor, a WKU history professor, said.

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at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Congress has six months to act before those who are currently recipients of DACA are no longer protected from deportation. If they do not act, almost 800,000 Americans would lose the ability to live and work in the United States. This includes several thousand Kentuckians.

On Tuesday, WKU issued an official statement about DACA. “WKU officials will comply with all federal and state regulations, including the privacy protections afforded by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act [FERPA] to protect affected students,” the statement reads.

“In addition, we will work proactively with members of our Congressional delegation as they work to resolve this important issue.”

The statement also adds that “Our priority continues to be supporting our students regardless of nationality, religion, ethnicity, and other aspects of our diverse community.”

“Now more than ever, it is extremely important to put pressure on the legislature to support students, workers, doctors, teachers, and everyone else,” Serrano said. “These are the people that deserve the American dream.”

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

Levi Hanson and CJ Wicker met on the women’s rugby team at Western Kentucky University, and have been dating since January 22. Hanson has been able to find a community of transgender people on campus through the Queer Student Union and the Trans Non Binary group. Suprised by Trump’s military ban on transgender people entering the military, Hanson explained “it felt like we were moving forward...people have all these opinions about us now, and it’s scary.” LYDIA SCHWEICKART/HERALD “I’m sad to not feel a part of that community,” Hanson said.

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UK College of Medicine construction continues

BY EMILY DELETTER HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU Construction continues on a new medical school in Bowling Green, in partnership with WKU, the University of Kentucky, Morehead State University and several other regional healthcare providers.

The Herald previously covered the project’s groundbreaking ceremony, held on June 6. Construction preparation began in late May, and the project is estimated to be completed

by June 2018.

The new medical school will include a five-story parking structure with a two-story building wrapped in front of the structure.

Associate dean of Ogden College Kenneth Crawford said the construction is right on schedule.

“They’re well on their way towards

completion,” Crawford said. “Construction began quickly after the groundbreaking, thanks to the large amount of construction preparation that took place in May.” Crawford said construction progress can be viewed via a live webcam through their YouTube channel, TheMedicalCenterBG. Although classes will not begin in the new building until July 2018, several administration, faculty, and staff have already been hired for the new school. Dr. Don Brown, a vascular surgeon in Bowling Green, has been hired as the assistant dean.

“Dr. Brown has been a major mover and influence in getting the school started for the last two or three years,” Crawford said.

Dr. Todd Cheever, currently employed by UK as the Associate Dean of Student Affairs at the College of Medicine, has been hired as the asso-

I’m hoping it will have a positive impact on healthcare in our region and the Commonwealth.”

Associate Dean of Ogden College Dr. Kenneth Crawford ciate dean for the new school.

Additionally, four full-time staff members as well as a curriculum coordinator have been hired before the

school’s expected start date.

Administrators hope the new campus will have a positive effect on Bowling Green and the southern and western Kentucky regions.

Crawford said a student was more likely to practice in or near the region in which they were educated, which will help tremendously with the physician shortage in nearby regions.

“There is an understaffed medical community in western Kentucky and counties surrounding Bowling Green,” Crawford said. “If you attract students from this region and educate them, they’ll stay in this region after they graduate. I’m hopeful it will have a positive impact on healthcare in our region and the Commonwealth.”

Reporter Emily DeLetter can be reached at 270-745-6011 or emily. deletter304@topper.wku.edu.

SGA approves funding for legal observer training

BY NICOLE ZIEGE HERALD.NEWS@WKU.EDU The Student Government Association swore in a new justice member, planned for fall elections and passed a bill approving funding for legal observer training during their meeting on Tuesday night.

Freshman Isaac Keller, new justice member, was sworn in at the beginning of the meeting.

“Once I heard about [Student Government Association] on campus, I was really excited,” Keller said during his speech, adding that he participated in student government throughout high school.

Keller’s nomination was unanimously approved.

The Senate brought forth Bill 3-17-F, which approved the funding of $200 for “Legal Observer Training.” According to the Civil Liberties Defense Center, legal observers are “individuals who purposely position

themselves close enough to demonstrations to be able to accurately watch and report the activities of participants and the law enforcement who interact with them.”

The funding will be used to facilitate the training through promotional flyers, providing food for attending students and purchasing a gift for the trainers and will come from Senate Discretionary for the event, according to the bill.

The training is in partnership with the Nashville Chapter of the National Lawyers’ Guild and will be held on Oct. 19.

Emily Houston, the director of Academic and Student Affairs and one of three authors of the bill, spoke to the Senate about how the training would be “beneficial” for students interested in law or political activism.

Senator Dylan McCormick, one of the three authors of the bill, also spoke to the Senate with Houston, emphasizing the relevancy of being trained as a legal observer.

“It really can help, especially in this political climate, to have people with these particular skills on hand,” McCormick said.

The bill was unanimously approved by the Senate.

SGA president Andi Dahmer addressed the lack of a streamline process for new senate positions in her report. She said there is now an application online to nominate new senate members, and the new Senate members will be brought before the Senate to be approved.

At the end of her report, Dahmer remarked on the fatal shooting on Sunday morning, which involved two WKU students. She said if the students at the Senate meeting needed to speak to anyone and seek help, they could speak to any of the executive board members or seek help from the Counseling and Testing Center on campus.

Amy Wyer, director of Public Relations, reminded the senate there would be polling stations set up in

the Downing Student Union on Sept.

11 and 12 for the fall senate elections.

In his report, Speaker of the Senate Ryan Richardson corrected an error that he made during the last meeting, which allowed a revote on a bill that had already been voted on.

In last Tuesday’s senate meeting, Public Relations Committee Chair Will Hurst requested a revote on Bill 6-17-F, which proposed to establish emergency committee in order to select and appoint an open Senate seat outside of the election cycle. The revote was requested after the bill had failed to get a majority in the senate.

The bill still failed to receive a majority on Tuesday night after the revote.

At next Tuesday’s meeting, the Senate is scheduled to discuss Bill 7-17-F, which proposes to amend a number error in the bylaws of the Student Government Association.

Reporter Nicole Ziege can be reached at 270-745-6011 or nicole.ziege825@ topper.wku.edu.

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Carlos Gomez, Glasgow sophomore, reported the theft of his backpack and contents worth approximately $2,615 on Sept. 1 from Fresh Food Company.

Chris Bloomfield, a WKU employee with Hilltopper Sports Marketing, reported a tent belonging to Champion Foods worth approximately $2,600 was stolen from South Lawn Sept. 2.

Matthew Fenton, a Louisville freshman, punched the door to the fire hose hookup, breaking the glass and causing approximately $30 worth of damage on Sept. 3 in Zacharias Hall.

Heidi Mielke, a Bowling Green graduate student, reported her husband took their child without her consent Sept. 3 at Lost River Cave.

Jeremiah Poynter, a Corbin freshman, was issued a citation from campus police after they received a drug complaint from Barnes Campbell Hall about the odor of marijuana on Sept. 5. Poynter confirmed the marijuana was his.

Police responded to a suicidal subject at Bemis Lawrence Hall on Sept. 5. The individual reported she was suicidal and was involuntarily taken to Lifeskills for evaluation. The individual eventually returned to Bemis Lawrence Hall.

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GODLESS ENTERTAINMENT emulating pickle rick: finding godless, purposeless undertones in entertainment

BY ERICK MURRER HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU

H

ow could a show featuring “inter-dimensional” travel throughout infinite universes bustling with extraterrestrial life possibly profile the real world we live in today?

Apparently, it does a great job doing so.

It might be strange to glean practical philosophy from the animated TV Show “Rick and Morty”, but I couldn’t be more hopelessly satisfied. As an atheist immersed by a popular culture which celebrates sappy religious undertones, I crave entertainment that rejects naivety and recognizes the realities of a godless, purposeless world.

If God didn’t exist and happenstance was allowed to have its way, hurricanes would be able to decimate whole communities like when Hurricane Harvey might have been able to kill 63 people. Oh wait, it did.

When the religious offer up convoluted rationales for pain and suffering, the narrative simply ignores our day-to-day existence in a material world characterized by a careless indifference from the universe.

There’s one scene from the “Pickle Rick” episode that aptly frames the choices we as humans have to make.

Let me briefly set up the prelude: the Smith family is ravaged by the effects of divorce, and in a desperate effort to patch up the family and return things back to normalcy, Beth Smith takes her children and mad scientist father to a therapist’s office.

Voiced by Susan Sarandon, the psychologist schools Rick on the merits of therapy: “There’s no way to do it [therapy] so wrong you might die. It’s just work. And the bottom line is, some people are okay going to work, and some people… well, some people would rather die. Each of us gets to choose.”

Each of us gets to choose. The power of our existence is that we

choose to shape our own destinies.

Sure, we might be victims of a hapless universe, but that shouldn’t stop us from enjoying what we have here in an attempt, albeit sometimes futile, to make lives better.

I appreciate “Rick and Morty” for its ability to humorously delineate absurdist, nihilist and existentialist philosophies. By doing so, a whole swath of people, once feeling disconnected and missing togetherness can bond over a TV show centered around the brevity of life.

When faced with the news that Summer Smith’s parents might be happier without her as their child in an alternate universe, Morty comforts Summer exclaiming, “Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody’s gonna die.

Come watch TV.” So that’s what I’m going to do after completing my homework, sending work emails, and calling my mother up on the phone. I’ll come watch TV. Preferably for a long while.

I don’t want to know how many pounds of food are thrown away each day. Consider all the leftover food from restaurants, households, hotels and hospitals; I am sure the numbers are astronomical. According to Feeding America, $165 billion of food is wasted every year in the United States, yet somehow one in eight Americans struggle with hunger. The irony of this makes my heart and probably most people’s wallets hurt. The numbers are daunting, but we can make a difference by working to reduce our food waste starting at home.

Do you throw away food items as soon as the “sell-by” date rolls around?

Are you willing to cut out a soft spot, then eat the rest of an apple? Do you hesitate to buy fresh produce with the fear that it will be past its prime before you ever decide to cook it? All of these questions have one ingredient in common: how much of your food ends up in the trash can untouched.

Other than simply filling up the garbage can with unconsumed food, creating food waste is an economical issue as well. Food costs money to grow, package, and transport, not to mention the money you spent to purchase it.

The real reason why I am always disappointed to see food gone to waste is because wasting food is almost always preventable by simply thinking ahead.

A little creativity is all it takes to turn an overripe fruit into a tasty treat Fruits that seem to have seen better days are the perfect candidates for all types of sweet concoctions. Bananas are best for breads and smoothies when they are a little soft and easily preserved by peeling and storing in the freezer until you are ready to use.

Simply blend one with a splash of milk for a healthy ice cream alternative. All kinds of fruits are wonderful ingredients for breads and smoothies and add nutritional benefits as well.

Vegetables are also never too far gone. Soft spots are easily removed on vegetables that will be cut into smaller parts anyway. Stir-fry, baked veggies over pasta or rice, and soups are all opportunities to clean out the produce drawer and make something new.

If you are trying to eat “healthy,” you may have noticed that fresh foods seem to go bad most quickly. Don’t lose heart thinking that eating healthy means producing piles of food waste.

The freezer is your friend and frozen veggies and fruits have just as many nutritional benefits as their fresh counterparts. Remember to freeze and get creative with your produce; eliminating food and money waste can start with you.

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Working towards a cleaner planet on campus

BY KALYN JOHNSON HERALD.OPINION@WKU.EDU While global warming doesn’t seem to be a detrimental issue, the entire planet must think again.

According to NASA, the global temperature has risen 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880. While this seems like something that can be ignored, it is not.

The main culprit behind global warming is human activity. Think about the number of times we use an item that requires us to put carbon into the air which in turn causes the greenhouse effect. This effect is caused by people using an excess amount of carbon, volcanos erupting and deforestation. NASA calls

carbon dioxide a minor component to the earth’s atmosphere, yet it is “the most important long-lived forcing of climate change.”

During my time at North Carolina State University, I saw firsthand how this institution is lowering their school’s carbon footprint one step at a time. The most striking way this was done was through construction of their new Hunt Library. This library was built with sustainability in mind, earning this building a silver environmental rating by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. NCSU fitted the library with large windows to allow the flow of natural lighting and is, noticeably, shaded on the outside by solar fins.

In addition, the institution stated the library is “cooled and heated by

innovative chilled beam and radiant panel systems and its water is warmed with rooftop solar panels.”

The institution also installed “The bookBot” which has provided a 40 percent reduction in the building’s carbon footprint per square foot.

The school has also made environmental strides in its transportation system. While NCSU does have their own bus route, what sets their system apart is that almost every bus stop is fitted with a solar panel to power the lights when it gets dark.

The energy from the solar panels also powers the charging ports within the bus stop stations.

WKU has also taken necessary steps to make the Earth a better place. The university received its silver status from the Association for

the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education back in 2012. Not only does WKU use organic fertilizer to keep our campus beautiful, it also has a program that students can enroll in called the Green Squirrel of Approval program to help everyone become more sustainable and cognizant of the energy we’re using.

Even with these advances, we still have work to do.

I’m not saying WKU is behind in innovative ideas in helping our planet become cleaner. I’m saying we’re all behind. Reduce your carbon footprint by turning off the light, walking to class if you live just down the street, recycle your goods every chance you get and maybe even earn your Green Squirrel of Approval.

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also patriotic sheet music on the wall space in Jackson Gallery.

There is a case featuring the Harris family and the letters the brothers sent home. George was wounded in Epionville, France, after a piece of shrapnel broke his jaw while he was trying to help a wounded commander on Oct. 7, 1918, Moody said.

George died a week later and was buried in France.

Eventually, his body was sent to New York, and Downey went to New York to identify the remains of his brother’s body.

Moody said he feels proud to have his family featured in the exhibit.

“I feel honored, for one thing, and then humbled by it all because memories are important, and sacrifices are important,” he said.

One case features information on the largest of 16 cantonments to train soldiers in the U.S., which was Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville.

It was built in 90 days and consisted of 2,000 buildings and over 40,000 troops. It closed in 1920. Jeffrey said one of the buildings still stands today. Jeffrey added that soldiers were also trained at WKU.

Idea, process, resources, results.

Krist Schell, the adviser of WKU’s Enactus team, uses these words to describe the group’s model for success.

Enactus is not a social club, but a club designed for like-minded people to work hard together. Its mission is to provide students with a learning experience that can build tangible skills in the business world.

“It’s an organization that’s a lot of work, but it’s very cool because we actually do things,” Michael Harrell, the CEO of WKU’s Enactus team, said. “It does require your time, but in my mind, if you’re a business major, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be in Enactus.”

“It’s actually taking all of the knowledge that you’re [gaining] in class: writing emails, what a business meeting looks like, connections, talking with real professionals, and it’s teaching you what that looks like,” Harrell said.

A business organization designed to inspire students to make change through entrepreneurship doubles as a people-helping-people organization. Through different projects and competitions, the Enactus team works hard to achieve goals for the betterment of Bowling Green’s community.

“Enactus is helping to create economic value for Bowling Green,” Harrell said. “What that means is we work with local business and work with local entrepreneurs to help create an economic value. An economic value could be anything that helps benefit that business. That doesn’t necessarily have to relate to money but how we can benefit them.”

The team’s projects are not only done as community services or resume builders but also as a competition.

“All these projects that we’re doing are to show that we’re actually doing all of these things,” Harrell said. “And we are creating economic value.”

For projects to be considered for Enactus, they must be certified as sustainable.

“What that means is that we have to be able to create something and then give it away to someone and it all still works and it’s self-sustainable,” Harrell explained. “We’ll still play a role in it for this next year, maybe a little longer … within a year it’ll be self-sustaining.”

One of the key points in an Enactus project is building the founda-

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The art of war Exhibit commemorates Kentucky during WWI

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When the U.S. got involved in the First World War in 1917, George Dewitt Harris, an attorney with a practice in St. Louis, decided to serve in the U.S. Army. His brother, Downey Lamar Harris, a physician, worked in the Medical Corps during the war.

George served in the army because he was single and “because he believed in the idea that this war would be so awful that it would end wars forever,” his great-nephew, Tom Moody, said.

Moody, who lives in Franklin, Ky., has been an organist at The Presbyterian Church of Bowling Green for 50 years. Moody donated many family pictures and the Harris brothers’ letters to WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections, located in the Kentucky Building.

The department put up a World War I exhibit in the Jackson Gallery of the Kentucky Building on Aug. 1. The exhibit is free for both students and guests to view from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday-Saturday through Dec. 8.

This year marks 100 years since the U.S. got involved in World War I. The

exhibit is meant to commemorate the Kentucky soldiers who fought in the war and the war effort in the U.S., said Jonathan Jeffrey, head of the Department of Library Special Collections.

“We really wanted to not celebrate, but commemorate World War I and Kentuckians’ involvement in it,” Jeffrey said.

The exhibit consists of seven cases, and each case has a specific theme or focuses on a particular individual or family. Most printed materials showcased were donated to Library Special Collections, and the other materials are from the Kentucky Museum.

One case includes a display of pamphlets and other papers distributed from the U.S. Food Administration encouraging U.S. citizens to limit their consumption of food products such as wheat and sugar, which the U.S. sent to soldiers. The case is an example of how the U.S. supported soldiers during the war Jeffrey said.

Another display of U.S. involvement in the war effort on the home front is a case displaying how the war affected families. The case includes a doll in uniform, pictures of children in uniforms and sheet music. There is

WKU PBS to offer new skills to troubled teens

BY NOAH MOORE HERALD.FEATURES@WKU.EDU Here at WKU, the saying “the spirit makes the master” is crooned to boost the university’s morale. No matter what it means to you individually, it generally communicates an ideal of having a sound mind to make your work meaningful.

The WKU Broadcasting Department is doing just that as it is revolutionizing the opportunities for troubled students locally, one broadcast at a time.

David Brinkley, WKU’s Director of Educational Telecommunications, has been working with the Warren County Detention Center over the past couple months to create an educational initiative in which Brinkley claims will “inspire kids to make a positive contribution to society.” This initiative is giving them the chance to create their own broadcasting programs within the walls of the detention center. He is also working to adapt the program to the Academy at Eleventh Street in Bowling Green, and even the Warren County Jail. As the WKU PBS program evolves, Brinkley noted it is his mission for his team “to serve all the community” and “to actually go do something to fix society.”

The program originated when

Brinkley was with crews at the detention center creating a program similar to one called “Scared Straight.” It is a television program depicting the life inside jails and detention centers with the aim of installing fear in at-risk teens of the repercussions of their actions.

After gazing into what opportunities were offered to the teens daily, Brinkley wanted to give them a

tional skills,” Brinkley said.

“The kids in these facilities look and act just like every other teenager. We feel an obligation -- I would challenge anyone to not feel for these teenagers,” Brinkley said.

This is precisely what brought him back to the facility.

Once he pitched the idea to his team it resounded and the process began to bring the broadcasting

The kids in these facilities look and act just like every other teenager. We feel an obligation -- I would challenge anyone to not feel for these teenagers,” WKU’s Director of Educational Telecommuncations David Brinkley differentiated type of educational content centered around television production skills in which Brinkley specializes.

“Our goal was to find an educational initiative that would be unique and show them to believe in themselves as opposed to current educational opportunities in detention centers, which focus more on voca-

world to those who may have encountered setbacks in their youth.

To begin, his teams spent two to three weeks installing state of the art broadcasting equipment into an empty residential area with state approval. Then the creating began.

From Congressman Brett Guthrie to State Justice Secretary John Tilley, the broadcasts have had a fair range

of guests and topics. Guthrie even asked if he could return in the near future. In these podcasts, every position with the exception of director was occupied by students.

This program was not without challenges. Brinkley noted that the students can only communicate through an educator in facility and cannot talk to each other for safety.

Given the collaborative nature of the broadcasting industry, this forced Brinkley to create an original curriculum that was made for this type of environment by locking him and his team in the center for two to three hours a day for weeks to truly understand the nature of these teenagers’ lives.

After reflecting on the success the program has had in encouraging these students, Brinkley enthusiastically noted he wants the program to spread to detention centers statewide and is looking for state grants to remediate the potentially large funding needed to travel. While the program has been in Bowling Green, it has largely been inexpensive due to the local aspect of the project, but adapting it state-wide would necessitate grants.

“It’s not about payment or making money, but it’s the support that this program needs to stay afloat,” Brin-

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Continued from a6 Another case provides information on Victor Herbert Strahm from Bowling Green, a U.S. Air Ace during World War I. He was the son of a German immigrant, and he attended WKU. He helped facilitate the Normandy D-Day invasions and served in the Air Force in World War II, Jeffrey said.

Other cases in the exhibit feature a uniform, a map and liberty bonds that provided funding for the war ef-

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tions of a good team.

“It’s not only just about the organization but it’s also about the team members,” Harrell said. “As CEO, your goal is to see your team members grow. [It’s] to see that what you’re doing is benefitting them, and to see

ILLINOIS

Continued from a8 in receiving yards per game. Although he sat out the past two seasons, Sanford doesn’t believe Dudek has lost much of a step. His first catch since 2014 was a 16-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Chayce Crouch during the team’s opening win.

“He’s a guy who has worked through adversity,” Sanford said about Dudek.

“That’s a guy that represents a lot about what Illinois football has been historically over the years: great players that play with a grit and toughness. He’s got elite athleticism. He’s back and he’s rolling.”

Offensively, the WKU offensive line struggled to some extent against EKU. Redshirt senior quarterback Mike White was sacked three times and the running backs averaged just 3.37 yards per carry. Despite the struggles on the line, White still finished with a quarterback rating of 146.7 and guided WKU to 31 points

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derson and Jessica Lucas continue to keep the Lady Toppers on track for another conference title and perhaps much more.

Cavanaugh, who broke the school record for hitting percentage in a match with a .812 clip against Tennessee State last week, has a team-leading 96 kills.

Anderson has followed suit behind Cavanaugh, posting 88 kills and a team-leading .391 hitting percentage, heading into Tuesday’s game.

Upon posting 244 assists (10.61 assists/set) on the young season, Lucas earned Conference USA Setter of the Week honors this weekend, her 13th of the same kind in her Lady Topper career.

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fort.

“Our main point in trying to have individuals highlighted in this exhibit is to show that wars involve millions of people, and it all boils down to one person at a time being involved in that effort, whether as a service person or on the home front,” Jeffrey said.

Breanna Harris, a second-year graduate student from Alvaton, helped Jeffrey plan the exhibit through an internship, and Jeffrey said he is pleased with her work.

“I was really thrilled. She was very good. She did a really good job. She was very meticulous and kept good records,” he said.

Harris got the internship as part of her course work in the history department when she was a senior. Jeffrey was her internship supervisor.

Harris said she helped plan what would be in each case through collaboration with Jeffrey. She said she feels Kentucky played an important role in World War I. “We couldn’t have contributed to

the First World War without Kentucky citizens,” she said. “Kentuckians played a big role in not only fighting in the war, but also the food production aspect and the whole home front situation as well.”

of this program.

“If it benefits the kids, it will benefit everyone in the long run,” Brinkley said.

Brinkley works with the teens in the center, and if they decide to en-

roll at WKU after their time, he will offer them a job on the team.

“If you invest in them and show them people care, they will find their place in the world and eventually grow to be successful, despite set-

backs in their youth,” Brinkley said.

what you’re doing is actually helping them become a better student, become a better businessperson, become just a better human being.”

Schell described the program as being “well designed,” and that it “creates wins over and over again.”

Schell said Enactus gives students opportunities to participate in progress, growth, and allows them to “be-

come even more exceptional.”

If students want to change the world, Schell believes Enactus is the place to go.

Enactus on campus is currently working on several projects, the next of which is the Night Market, a showcase of local businesses on Sept. 29 at the Stadium Park Plaza.

Weekly meetings take place on

Mondays at 5 p.m. in Grise Hall room 238. Though the club has a business emphasis, people of all majors are welcomed to participate.

offensively.

The Illini’s defensive front is expected to pose even more of a challenge. On Saturday, White will get a chance to play against a style of defense that he is striving to play against in the future.

“It’s going to be great for Mike White since he certainly aspires to play in the NFL,” Sanford said.

“They’re an NFL defense schemewise. A lot of Cover 2, Tampa and man-to-man coverage. They’ll mix up their coverages like an NFL type sound defensive structure.”

The Hilltoppers also get back sophomore running back Quinton Baker, redshirt freshman Xavier Lane, redshirt freshmen Kyle Fourtenbary and senior defensive lineman Chris Johnson who sat out the opening game due to suspension.

WKU and Illinois are set to kick off at 7 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

“One of our themes is a lot of our players weren’t recruited to the Big Ten,” Sanford said. “We have to go in with a mindset that we have some-

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major part of the Lady Toppers’ run in the 2017 season, and it is indeed proving its worth early in the season.

Three of the four WKU freshmen – Hallie Shelton, Darby Music and Kayland Jackson – are all seeing valuable time and production on the court for the Lady Toppers.

Shelton has contributed seven service aces on the season, good for second on the team. Three of those aces came in the first set of a 3-0 win over Tennessee State.

Music has 43 digs on the season, giving the Lady Topper defense extra depth. Jackson has contributed 37 kills on the season.

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For Group of 5 schools, beating a Power 5 opponent counts as a marquee victory no matter what the school is. On Saturday, WKU will get its chance to defeat a school from the Big Ten Conference for the first time in school history when the Hilltoppers travel to Champaign, Illinois. to take on the University of Illinois.

With a victory, it would also be just the second win over a Power 5 school in school history since Vanderbilt in 2015. The Fighting Illini are coming off a 24-21 win over Ball State and WKU handed Eastern Kentucky a 3117 loss last weekend. Despite being the smaller school, the Hilltoppers are currently eight-point favorites.

“I don’t feel like we’re the underdog to them. I feel like we can go in there and beat them,” redshirt senior tight end Deon Yelder said at Monday’s press conference. “There’s always a chip on your shoulder when you’re playing a team from a bigger conference. It’s a chance for us to prove that we can play ball at any level.”

The matchup will feature head coaches with two very different resumes. WKU head coach Mike Sanford’s second career game will come against former Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith. Smith went 3-9 in his first season in Champaign after taking over a program that hasn’t finished with a winning record since 2011. Smith will look to take the next step to returning Illinois to national prominence in year two. To do so, winning non-conference games like Saturday’s matchup with WKU will be one of the first steps.

“He’s a cream-of-the-crop type of human being and he has accomplished so much in this game,” Sanford said about coaching against Smith. “I’m going to be humbled to be on the same field as a guy that coached in a Super Bowl and led the Chicago Bears back to prominence.

He’s a great representation of everything great about the game of football.”

After giving up 320 passing yards in week one, defending the pass won’t get any easier for the WKU secondary.

Illinois wide receiver Mike Dudek returns after sitting out the past two seasons due to injury. As a true freshman, Dudek earned second team All-Big Ten honors and was first nationally among freshmen in

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‘Exposed’

Lady Toppers look to keep rebounding

BY CLAY MANLOVE HERALD.SPORTS@WKU.EDU In last weekend’s Cardinal Classic at the University of Louisville, WKU head volleyball coach Travis Hudson believed his team was “exposed.”

The case for that statement to be made came in the first two matches of the tournament, in which Louisville handed the Lady Toppers their first loss. Illinois dropped WKU the next morning, giving the team its first pair of back-to-back losses since the opening weekend of the 2014 season.

“We were exposed a bit this weekend,” Hudson said after the tournament. “We have a lot to work on to regroup for this tough road ahead of us.”

Finishing the weekend on a positive note with a 3-0 win over Kent State, the Lady Toppers (6-2) will return home this weekend to host the Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational, featuring matches against

East Tennessee, Pittsburgh and Saint Louis.

WKU defeated Belmont 3-0 at home on Tuesday.

East Tennessee State comes to Diddle Arena posting a 2-4 record after overcoming an 0-3 start to pick up a pair of wins in the Appalachian State Invitational.

Junior right-side hitter AJ Lux leads the Buccaneers with 65 kills on a .308 hitting clip while senior outside hitter Rylee Milhorn follows suit with 63 kills on a .244 hitting clip. Junior setter Alyssa Kvarta paces East Tennessee with 138 assists.

Defensively for the Buccaneers, junior libero Hailey Aguilar leads the team with 75 digs while sophomore outside hitter Leah Clayton follows up with 55 digs. Junior middle blocker Mariah McPartland has 17 blocks for East Tennessee.

The Lady Toppers will then face Pittsburgh, who comes to the tournament with a 2-3 record after splitting a pair of games in the Dayton Invita-

tional.

Sophomore right-side hitter Nika Markovic leads the Lady Panthers with 67 kills while posting a .270 hitting clip. Junior setter Kamalani Akeo paces Pitt with 168 assists.

Redshirt junior libero Angela Seman leads the Lady Panther defense with 74 digs while Markovic leads the team with 15 blocks.

WKU wraps up the tournament with a matchup against winless Saint Louis (0-6).

Senior outside hitter Nenye Okoro leads the Billikens with 59 kills while senior middle blocker Lauren Leverenz leads Saint Louis with a .327 hitting clip. Junior setter Camila Rivas paces the team with 193 assists.

Defensively for the Billikens, senior defensive specialist Mackenzie Long leads the team with 67 digs.

As the young season continues to grow older, the nearly unstoppable trio of Alyssa Cavanaugh, Rachel An-

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Freshman Ashley Leonard isn’t doing too badly herself, with two goals for the Lady Toppers in only 39 minutes this season. Providing a spark for the Lady Toppers off the bench so far this season, including a game winner against UT-Martin, Leonard will be looking to improve upon her quick start to the season this weekend.

Goalkeeper Allison Leone will be looking to secure her third solo shutout of the season this weekend as well. Leone, a senior, has had an illustrious career so far at WKU and will look to improve upon her place in the program’s record books.

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Yellow Tail

Coming off two straight victories, the Lady Topper (3-2) soccer team will look to ride its recent momentum into a tough weekend.

WKU will look to secure its first victory against a Power 5 conference opponent since 2008 when the team faces Vanderbilt on Friday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. at the WKU Soccer Complex.

The Commodores (4-4) are coming off two losses to the University of Indiana and the University of Rhode Island in the Music City Invitational tournament this past weekend.

Vanderbilt will be looking for victory this weekend as it finishes off its non-conference schedule against the Lady Toppers and Lipscomb on

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Sunday afternoon, WKU will finish its non-conference slate to begin the season against Samford (1-4), who has struggled so far this season, but is traditionally strong program.

Finishing with (14-8), (14-5-1) and (15-4-2) records respectively over the past three seasons is a testament to Samford’s quality as an opponent.

Senior forward, Jermaine Seoposenwe, leads the team with four goals on the season.

For WKU, sophomore Chandler Backes has four goals already this season. Backes sits just one goal back of Morgan Thomas for 10th all time in career goal scored at WKU. Pacing the scoring for the Lady Toppers so far this season, Backes has been a force.

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Forward Simone Charley, returning as a grad student after redshirting last season, leads the Commodores in goals early in the season with two.

Charley was first team All-SEC in 2014, and second team in 2015.

The Lady Toppers have been finding their rhythm over the past two matches, with victories in both. The Lady Toppers have, for the most part, been able to create looks for themselves this season, but have had some trouble translating those into goals as much as the team wouldhope.

If Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Evansville is any evidence of things beginning to come together, WKU could be able to secure a win over a big time opponent Friday night. The first

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