Sept 30, 2014

The brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity gathered on Sun-day to celebrate the life of brother Cory Beavin.

Beavin passed away last September in a car accident in his hometown of Owensboro.

The fraternity chapter and other friends of Beavin walked from the fraternity house on College Street to Centennial Mall, each car-rying a red rose — the fraternal fl ower.

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WILLIAM KOLB/HERALDBearing the fl ag of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, Nashville freshman Clark Robbins leads Sig Ep brothers and a variety of sorority members down College Heights Boulevard during a march in memory of Cory Beavin on Sunday. Beavin was killed in a collision with a drunk driver shortly after fall 2013 recruitment.

BY LEAH [email protected]

Updates on the affairs of WKU in-cluding enrollment and Graves-Gil-bert Clinic at WKU dominated most of the Board of Regents committee meetings Friday.

During the meeting, Brian Meredith, chief enrollment and graduation of-fi cer, gave his fi fth-week enrollment report.

“International enrollments are look-ing strong,” Meredith said.

The enrollment report stated 1,368 international students were enrolled at WKU.

The report also said 20,303 students are enrolled at WKU, down from the 20,676 students that were enrolled during the 2013 fall fi fth-week enroll-ment report.

The board also approved a program for a Doctor of Psychology in Applied Psychology. Gordon Emslie, provost and vice president of Academic Af-fairs, said it will be the university’s fourth doctoral program, if approved by the full board meeting next month.

In her report, Ann Mead, senior vice president for Finance and Adminis-tration, gave an update on the Graves-Gilbert Clinic. Since their opening on Aug. 1, the clinic has seen 1,740 pa-tients.

“They are comfortable with their hitting the ground and meeting the campus’s needs. Obviously, there were some surprises for them and some surprises for us, but we’re in commu-nication daily,” Mead said.

Brian Kuster, executive director of Housing and Residence Life, gave his report on HRL occupancy. He said there are no more male spaces avail-able in dorms on campus, but there

BY AARON [email protected]

The Preston Complex at South Cam-pus was the sight of music, socializing and fl ag football on Saturday as stu-dents from WKU’s sorority and frater-nity chapters gathered to raise money and awareness for Autism Speaks.

Mt. Washington senior MeriCate Small, chapter president of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, hosted the all-day event together with her sorority sisters.

“This is something that kind of hits home with a lot of our girls,” she said. “They have a lot of personal connec-tions to autism so they’re really pas-sionate about it.”

Small said about 200 people played in Saturday’s tournament, featuring 13 men’s and fi ve women’s teams. The money raised went to Autism Speaks, a nonprofi t advocacy organization promoting funding and awareness for autism. Small said her sorority met its $5,000 goal and is close to $10,000.

Small said each member of Alpha Xi Delta had a fundraising goal of $50 for Autism Speaks. Money was also raised

from $100 registration fees for each team participating in the tournament, sponsorships from businesses and a

fundraising event at Griff's Deli the

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WILLIAM KOLB/HERALDSophomore and Sigma Phi Epsilon member Jack Roller of Chicago avoids being "Tackled" as Louisville senior and Fiji member Eric Blair reaches for his fl ags during an intramural fl ag football game at the Preston Complex on Sept. 27.

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are still some female rooms vacant.The campus apartments on Ken-

tucky Street, which opened in August, have drawn many students who have already moved off campus to move back on campus, he said.

Howard Bailey, vice president for Stu-dent Affairs, said many of the houses near campus, such as those on High Street and Park Street, still have rent signs in their yards.

“We’re seeing a lot more available housing than what we normally would see in August or September,” Bailey said.

He attributes the empty houses to students moving into the campus apartments or students choosing to remain on campus after their sopho-more year.

The Board of Regents will meet next on Oct. 31.

Chapter president and Nashville ju-nior Jonny Garcia addressed the small crowd before the walk began. Garcia re-minded those in attendance that their purpose was to celebrate Beavin’s life, rather than mourn his death.

Beavin was pledging Sig Ep at the time of his death, with only a month under his belt in the fraternity.

Despite his short time in the fraternity, Beavin left his mark on the chapter.

Members shared some of their favorite memories of Beavin.

Frankfort sophomore Daniel Banks noted Beavin’s favorite band was Ala-bama and described it to be “beautifully ironic” because the fraternal song, “Dix-ieland Delight,” is sung by Alabama.

After placing red roses around Cen-tennial Mall, the brothers wrapped their arms around one another and sang “Dix-ieland Delight.”

Garcia described Beavin as a thoughtful person.

“He was one of the most eager new members we had. He wanted to get in-volved with everything,” Garcia said. “He was very enthusiastic about his pledge class.”

David Serafi ni, Sig Ep faculty advisor and self-described honorary brother of Sig Ep, attended the memorial. Not only is Serafi ni the advisor for the fraternity, but he also had Beavin as a student.

“It meant as much to me as it did to the brothers of this chapter,” Serafi ni said. “Cory was one of my students and a member of the Western family.”

Garcia said it was impactful to see the Greek community come together for Beavin.

“No matter the letters, we are all Greek together,” he said

The chapter will be placing a brick on the walkway between Northeast and Southwest in honor of Beavin.

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BY JESSICA [email protected]

WKU Restaurant Group reduced the hours of the campus convenience stores for the fall semester, due to low business later in the evenings.

The Pit Stop Convenience Store is now open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday.

POD at Bates is open from 7:30 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thurs-day, 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. to midnight on Sunday.

Steve Hoyng, Aramark district manager, said his goal is to maintain the low cost of meals.

Hoyng said he cut the hours to save money so the meals could remain

cheap. “In order to keep a reasonable price,

we cut the hours,” Hoyng said. “It wasn’t worth it to be open the extra hours for only a couple people.”

The convenience stores are not the only restaurants on campus with changed hours. Toward the end of the 2014 spring semester, Einstein Bros. Bagels had extended hours due to student feedback.

Einstein Bros. Bagels now closes at 5 p.m. on weekdays. Hoyng said the shortening of the hours was due to the extended hours of RedZone, which is now open until 2 a.m. Sunday through Friday.

For quick restaurant information, students can check the map on the iWKU app for information on which places are open or closed.

night before. Sororities and fraternities went head-

to-head in men’s and women’s brack-ets. Bowling Green freshman Rachel Garden scored a touchdown for Kappa Delta sorority in its game against Sig-ma Kappa sorority. Her team won the game.

Garden said her friend has a brother with autism.

“He just had so much energy,” she said. “It really inspires people to just appreciate, like, what they have and not to take things for granted.”

Lawrenceburg freshman Leah Mager

also played in the game. Mager said she worked with two autistic kids in an after-school daycare.

“It’s not a disability,” she said. “It doesn’t hold them back from doing anything. They’re not different. They are children and adults too. They’re people and they need to be viewed that way.”

Autism Speaks defi nes autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder as a group of brain development disorders char-acterized by challenges in communi-cation and repetitive behavior.

Members of Alpha Xi Delta released a balloon every 11 minutes Saturday to signify a new child-autism diagnosis.

In the women’s bracket, teams were eliminated after two losses. The 13

men’s teams faced single eliminations because there were more teams.

Louisville freshman Cole Dickerson played in the men’s bracket against Kappa Alpha fraternity. His team, not affi liated with a fraternity, was six points behind Kappa Alpha until Dick-erson’s team scored and won with a minute to go after it went for an extra point.

Dickerson said he doesn’t want peo-ple with autism to be targeted for be-ing different.

“I don’t think that they should get singled out and put aside,” he said. “It doesn’t seem right to me. It’s not right.”

KD was poised to face Alpha Omi-cron Pi sorority in the fi nal match,

but later forfeited to prepare for a dance that evening. AOPi won the women’s bracket by default.

The championship match in the men’s bracket came down to a faceoff between the Southern Gents, a team affi liated with multiple fraternities, and a team from Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, or Fiji. Fiji ultimately took home the trophy.

Small encouraged students to get in-volved with the Kelly Autism Program, which serves children diagnosed along the Autism Spectrum.

“I just think that if they can be aware of the signs of autism, I think that’s the best thing we can do here,” she said.

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PHOTOS BY WILLIAM KOLB/HERALDTop: Madisonville junior Landon Griffi th and Eliza-bethtown junior Mackenzie Haines join Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity brothers and members of a vari-ety of sororities in a march down College Heights Boulevard in memory of Cory Beavin on Sunday.

Beavin was killed in a collision with a drunk driver shortly after recruitment last fall.

Right: Red roses, the fl ower of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, were placed around the ‘Centennial’

sculpture in Centennial Mall in memory of Sig Ep brother Cory Beavin. Members of the fraternity,

along with a variety of sorority members, marched from the Sig Ep house to the center of campus

with roses in hand.

Convenience stores’ hours changeCorrection: Due to a Herald error, the reason a Student Government Association bill was amended was incorrect in an A1 story in Thurs-day’s Sept. 25 issue of the Herald.

Bill-5-14-F, Funding for “Bride-groom” LGBTQ Program, was amended because the limit for organizational aid is $500 and

SGA wanted to donate the same amount that other groups were donating for the program.

The Herald regrets the error.The College Heights Herald cor-

rects all confi rmed errors that are brought to reporters’ or editors’ at-tention. Please e-mail us at [email protected]

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Chinese culture comes to Bowling GreenBY LASHANA [email protected]

Several performers dressed in traditional Chinese garb played a variety of Chinese instruments, per-formed martial arts and “danced like butterfl ies” during Friday’s “Love for China” event at the Southern Ken-tucky Performing Arts Center.

The event was hosted by WKU’s Confucius Institute which featured a performing troupe from their sis-ter university in China, the North China Electric Power University.

“Love for China” was the kickoff for Confucius Day, a holiday to cel-ebrate Confucius, a Chinese phi-losopher.

During the weekend, the Confu-cius Institute hosted other events such as the symposium, “Under-standing China” to help com-memorate the holiday and had multiple booths at the Bowling Green International Festival.

Jackie Goldammer, events and operations director at SKyPAC, said the goal of the event was primarily geared toward education.

“…I think the more people that come to these events, the more peo-ple can learn,” she said.

Terrill Martin, managing director for the Confucius Institute, said the event began preparation in the late spring. He said the institute plans to do more events similar to “Love for China,” such as celebrating the Chinese New Year.

The performance featured 12 dif-ferent acts that showcased differ-ent aspects of Chinese culture.

Monticello junior Sarah Angelle said she thought it was amazing.

"I thought it was an accurate representation of Chinese culture, and I loved how each aspect of the performing arts in China all came together, like the instruments, the dances and the songs,” Angelle said.

Acts included Chinese classical dance, Chinese opera, vocal songs performed by traditional Chinese instruments, Chinese calligraphy and kung fu.

The Chinese opera act featured a man who sang parts tradition-ally sung by a woman. Cynthiana sophomore Gus Madsen enjoyed that act.

“I had never heard of that, so it was really cool to see,” Madsen said.

Various Chinese traditional in-struments were used, such as the Chinese fl ute and the Chinese lute.

The performance received a standing ovation following its con-clusion. SKyPAC’s Ticket Sales As-sociate Hannah Steward said about 441 people fi lled the room.

Angelle said the event served as an insight to China’s culture.

“I think a lot of Americans aren’t really accustomed to Chinese cul-ture and way of life, like their art forms,” Angelle said. “So, being able to see that and be exposed to that is really important.”

Two WKU fi lms to be screened at fi lm festivalBY TREY [email protected]

Two fi lms with WKU con-nections are being shown at Louisville’s International Festival of Film on Oct. 9 to 11.

One fi lm, “Double,” was di-rected by WKU graduate Barry Rowen, who graduated in spring 2014 with a B.A. in fi lm studies.

“Double” is about a college student adjusting to his new life, while being accused of not being new at all.

Themes of the fi lm include

personal identity and the imitation of others. The idea for the fi lm was inspired by Rowen’s personal life, who transferred back-and-forth between WKU and Northern Kentucky University as he was trying to fi gure out his academic degree.

Rowen, who originally pursued an art degree, said the aspect of story-telling is a big reason he switched to fi lm.

“That’s really what I was drawn to,” Rowen said.

Ted Hovet, professor of Eng-

lish and fi lm studies, had Row-en in several of his classes. He said he was happy the fi lm was picked.

“It’s great for the entire WKU fi lm program to see our students have this kind of success, as well as our faculty,” he said.

The second fi lm, “Leave No Trace,” was directed and written by Travis Newton, as-sistant professor of fi lm and broadcasting, and produced by Dawn Hall,

associate professor of academic support.

“Leave No Trace” is about a retiring chemistry professor who hopes to hike the Appa-lachian Trail, despite a last-minute physical indicating he is unfi t to hike.

It was fi lmed in the summer of 2013.

The cast was made up of various professors, including Paul Bush, an associate pro-fessor of English, who died in December of a burst heart an-eurism.

Newton said Bush was hav-ing heart problems prior to his death, but during produc-tion of the fi lm his condition

seemed fi ne. His death came suddenly.

“It was a surprise to every-body,” he said

Newton said he created the fi lm because it’s something he likes to do.

“I want to make sure that I’m staying active and still creating some work,” he said.

Newton said he was ex-cited about his movie being showcased in the film festi-val.

“It’s great that it’s regional so I can actually attend and see how the audience reacts,” he said.

Travis Newton

Sisterhood grant fi nalists prepare for award presentationsBY SHANTEL-ANN [email protected]

Next month, more than $30,000 will be awarded among fi ve women for a proj-ect that will assist WKU.

The award will come from the WKU Sisterhood, a group of WKU alumnae who sup-ply funds to selected organi-zations with the objective to help WKU annually.

The fi ve fi nalists were noti-fi ed on Sept. 19.

The fi nalists are Kathryn Boldt, women’s softball assis-tant coach, Charlotte Elder, instructor of Communica-tion, Laura Monarch, director

of Study Abroad and Global Learning, Martha Sales, di-rector of the TRIO programs, and Elizabeth Madariaga, staff counselor for the Counseling and Testing Center.

Sales is applying for the award in order to expand the TRIO program to the regional campuses of WKU. Currently, the TRIO staff on WKU’s main campus travel to off-campus locations in order to help the students there.

TRIO programs are federally funded programs intended to provide access to higher learning for lesser privileged students.

“Instead of sending staff to

Glasgow and other locations, it’s more benefi cial to have TRIO programs based in vari-ous locations to continuously aid students at their disposal,” Sales said.

In order to apply for the WKU Sisterhood grant, appli-cants must include informa-tion such as how their project will help the WKU commu-nity and any measurable change. Anyone can apply for a grant.

Amy Miller, a member of WKU Sisterhood, said a com-mittee then narrows down the applicants to a select few who then give a presentation on why their organization de-

serves funding.Miller said the presentation

may aid the fi nalists in com-municating their idea to the community, but the fi nalist who has the best presentation does not necessarily get the award.

“We focus more on how each program will benefi t WKU and open opportunities for the campus,” Miller said.

Monarch is seeking fund-ing for the Diversity Abroad Grant. The grant is intended to help underprivileged, diverse and non-traditional students to study abroad.

“The main barrier for diverse students not studying abroad

is fi nancial,” she said. Monarch said diverse stu-

dents include fi rst-generation college students and students with disabilities. It isn’t just limited to race.

The other projects include a program to encourage el-ementary students to read, a facility at Lost River Cave which will encourage appre-ciation for the natural world and a center to assist students affected by sexual and domes-tic violence.

The recipient of the award will be picked after the fi nal-ists give their presentations to the full WKU Sisterhood group on Oct. 3.

BRIA GRANVILLE/HERALDDancers from North China Electric Power University perform the "Flowers Blooming Dance" at the Love for China event. The North China Electric Power University Troupe is a professional performing organization within the university.

• Midway freshman Taylor Berry re-ported a pair of shoes stolen from her Rodes-Harlin room on Sept. 24. The estimated value of the stolen property was $85.

• Rineyville sophomore Leah Shartz-er and Russellville sophomore

Kristen Coursey reported miscel-laneous items stolen from their Rodes-Harlin room on Sept. 25. The estimated value of the stolen prop-erty was $95.

• Nicholasville senior Kayla Steele reported her bicycle stolen from the bike rack in front of South-west Hall on Sept. 25. The esti-mated value of the stolen item was $500.

• Danville freshman Jacob Pierce re-ported fraudulent use of his credit card on Sept. 26.

• Lewisburg senior Caleb Koostra reported that someone busted the window of his vehicle and stole his HP laptop on Sept. 27 on level 5 of Parking Structure 1. The estimated value of the laptop is $800.

• Julia McDonald, assistant to the

president, reported that someone cut the cords to the mouse and mo-dem of her computer, which belongs to WKU, on Sept. 26. The cost of the damages is about $20.

• Police responded to a fi re alarm in Bemis Lawrence Hall on Sept. 28. It was determined the alarm was set off by burnt food on the second fl oor.

Crime Reports

BRIA GRANVILLE/HERALDA singer from North China Electric Power University performs during the Love for China event at SKyPAC.

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Don't be afraid of education standardizationPamela Petty teaches education

classes at WKU and has served on state and national committees reviewing the Common Core State Standards. She has under-gone the required training programs for teachers and faculty across the country. Petty has only had hands-on experience with the English curriculum.

Hating, discounting, misla-beling, misaligning and ma-ligning the Common Core State Standards has become a national pastime, but that is the only connection between CCSS and any national standards.

Maybe if you hear something enough and say something enough it takes on the appearance of truth, but no elected offi cial in Washington wrote or mandated the CCSS.

The CCSS are not linked to No Child Left Behind. They were not the only standards considered for Race to the Top grants. Instead, CCSS are a re-sponse to the cohesive outcries from businesses, industries, universities, parents, state legislatures, school ad-ministrators and teachers to fi nd a fi x for education. Too many of our students were graduating from high school underprepared for the de-mands of college and careers.

The idea of standards is not new to education. There are standards in place in every state, and they are at a

variety of quality levels. They’re not required to align with international benchmarks of countries where stu-dents routinely outscore our U.S.

students. They vary in their construction in terms of depth, complexity and clarity.

State governors and commis-sioners of education developed sets of standards for math and English for which they sought feedback from stakeholders at all levels across the U.S. Col-laboratively, commonly agreed upon research-based, rigorous, benchmarked, deep and mean-

ingful standards were developed. States were given the option of adopt-ing those standards.

The CCSS, however, does not rep-resent a national or state curricu-lum. Standards are statements that indicate an acceptable level of learn-ing. They do not denote exactly what should be taught, and they certainly don’t specify how it should be taught. A curriculum is a plan for how con-tent will be taught, what resources are needed, the daily lessons that need to be taught, how learning will be moni-tored, differentiation plans to meet the needs of all students and long-term instructional plans to ensure students meet standards.

The federal government does not mandate the CCSS, but adopting them does mandate change. Change in education is expensive and it takes

time. Most states are currently in seri-ous fi nancial distress. Funding for the amount of good professional develop-ment and enhanced learning materi-als that align with the CCSS is not an easy sell.

We live in a culture of immediate gratifi cation — we want results today. The standards may not solve all our educational ills, but aren’t they worth a serious attempt at better prepar-ing our students? The impact of that promise is huge for colleges, universi-ties and the U.S.

Any change of this magnitude is go-ing to have some problems. In a per-fect world, states would have enough funding to ensure that teachers and administrators would have the re-training they need. Assessments that aligned with the new standards would have been available when the stan-dards rolled out. Those assessments would be affordable for states, and teachers would be able to trust the as-sessments as valid and reliable mea-sures of student achievement.

Lastly, CCSS needed a public rela-tions campaign. The public needed to fully understand standards, and par-ents needed to trust the changes and know that their child’s success was the central idea. If we put aside conspira-cy theories about a national curricu-lum being shoved down our collective throats, read the standards and consid-er how we can be advocates of change, we may just fi nd the fi x we all wanted.

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BY JACKSON [email protected]

With “The Boxtrolls,” Laika, the studio responsible for “Coraline” and “ParaNor-man,” has once again struck gold. This charming clayma-tion tale is fun and engaging from beginning to end and possesses the rare ability to appeal to adults and kids alike.

Cheesebridge, the movie’s Victorian London-inspired setting, is a visually enthralling

wonderland. The fi lm features everything from decaying ur-

ban streets and odd-looking c h a r a c t e r s to gorgeous buildings and complex ma-chines. Every-thing is lov-ingly crafted by passionate professionals

who bring the imaginative world to life with seamless

animation. The story is just as well-craft-

ed as the visual elements. The movie follows Eggs, voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright, a human boy raised as a box-troll, the unjustly hunted den-izens of the passageways be-neath the city. As he discovers his true human identity, Eggs must also save his adoptive family from a crazed extermi-nator voiced by Ben Kingsley.

As this enchanting story unfolds, there are plenty of

opportunities for action and comedy. “The Boxtrolls” is fi lled with thrilling chases and fi ghts, as well as humor that simply works. The slap-stick is funny for kids, but there’s also plenty of wit and satire for older viewers.

The boxtrolls possess a sur-prising level of charm and charisma, considering they speak their own language. With expressive faces, voices and body language, these creatures transcend the need

for words and manage to be as memorable as the movie’s other characters.

“The Boxtrolls” is an ex-ceptional fi lm with a richly envisioned and beautifully-presented world. The story set against this backdrop is involving and loaded with unique characters, breathtak-ingly complex action scenes and a quirky, warm-hearted nature that can rouse the ad-venturous spirit of even the most jaded viewer.

‘Boxtrolls’ an offb eat, rewarding adventure

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Fall break allows students chance to unwind, catch upBY JACOB [email protected]

Five weeks into the semester, most would argue it’s about time for a well-deserved break. In Kenneth Grahame’s “The Wind in the Willows,” he states that “after all, the best part of a holi-day is perhaps not so

much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working.”

Starting on Thursday, take advan-tage of the chance to kick back, prop up your feet and recuperate for the impending midterms.

• Happiness is getting out of town for a few days to spend time with close friends and family.

• Happiness is remembering to pack your toothbrush.

• Happiness is cashing in on frequent fl yer miles for a destination you have yet to explore.

• Happiness is packing enough animal crackers, goldfi sh and Gatorade to get through a full day of driving.

• Happiness is no turbulence, free peanuts and a window seat.

• Happiness is rolling down all the win-dows, blasting music and screaming lyrics when there’s nothing else to do.

• Happiness is using the free days to work doubles and make extra dough.

• Happiness is fi nding a gas station when you’re 20 miles past empty and driving through the barren countryside.

• Happiness is the fi rst view of the beach after 12 hours on the road, when there’s no more goldfi sh.

• Happiness is being able to fold out your chair, grab a book or a beer and not worry about school for a couple of days.

• Happiness is a successful and restful celebration of autumn.

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33 “Dawson’s __”; drama series for James Van Der Beek34 Barbecue favorites36 Actress Thurman39 Bakula and Baio42 Actor Flynn44 Actor Grant and his namesakes45 Davis or Midler46 Suffi x for meteor or favor47 1950s-60s TV clown and others

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20-25 hours/week, evenings and weekends. Maintain facili-ties including City parks and soccer complex; duties include

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JEFF BROWN/HERALDPakistani henna art was painted on the hands of attendees of the International Festival on Sept. 27.

JEFF BROWN/HERALDBowling Green sophomore Tina Gaspar gets her hand painted with henna art from Pakistan by graduate student Amani Liaqat on Sept. 27. Henna is a form of decorative temporary tattooing using plant dyes.

JENNIFER KING/HERALDA small crowd watches as dancers perform an African tribal dance on the World Stage at Bowling Green's International Festival on Sept. 27.

JENNIFER KING/HERALDAn elementary school teacher from Hainan, China watches as Gatton Academy student Alexandra Pike-Goff practices using chopsticks at one of the WKU Confucius Institute's booths on Sept. 27.

JENNIFER KING/HERALDA young girl rearranges fl ags outside the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission information tent at the International Festival on Sept. 27.

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The stage in Van Meter Hall will be-come reminiscent of jazz venues of a past age on Tuesday night.

WKU staff and students will have the opportunity to hear the musical styl-ings of Wynton Marsalis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and trum-peter.

He will be performing a sold-out show with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Van Meter Hall at 7:30 p.m.

“These folks are among the fi nest jazz players in the world,” David Lee, dean of Potter College, said.

Before the concert, students in the music department will attend a pri-vate music session with the artist. During this session, they will see the orchestra set up and listen to sound checks prior to the main show. If time allows, students will also be treated to a question-and-answer session with Marsalis and the band.

Scott Harris, head of the music de-partment, said this will be incredibly benefi cial for the music students.

“It’s defi nitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” he said.

Students in the music department have had the chance to interact with performers like this before, but not on this level.

Lee said Marsalis is an amazing mu-sician.

“He comes from a family of remark-able musicians from New Orleans,” he said.

Along with his reputation as a trum-peter and composer, Marsalis also has several awards under his musi-cal belt. He’s won nine Grammys and a Pulitzer Prize of Music. He won the Pulitzer in 1997 with his oratorio titled “Blood on the Fields,” making him the fi rst jazz musician to win the accolade.

“A jazz ensemble like this is not very common and very few people do it,” Harris said.

The music department is shutting down Tuesday activities to increase at-tendance.

“We have a strong jazz group on campus so it’s a remarkable opportu-nity,” Lee said.

Jazz musician set to give performance on campus

Candle Makers off ers unique shopping experienceBY ANDREW [email protected]

Fountain Square Park has many no-table local attractions to offer residents of Bowling Green and tourists to the area alike, but one business is chemi-cally balanced to attract customers and provide all the comforts of home.

Candle Makers on the Square was started in 2007 by Janet Stephens and Vicki Fitch, and bought by Michael Barron in 2009.

Stephen Parks, the manager of the store, said that there are many things that set Candle Makers apart from oth-er candle shops.

“The fact that we make candles in house every day, sort of like a bakery, is what sets us apart,” he said. “That and we have many pieces of local art in the shop as well, so we’re really more like a tourist spot.”

The store is lined with the aforemen-tioned homemade candles and art, but also includes an array of books, written

by local authors, and wooden toys and baubles in a glass display.

Candle Makers customers are typi-cally seen wandering the store, brows-ing the merchandise and taking in the various candle scents.

Karen Hessen, a store employee, is frequently seen manning the front counter in the store. Hessen has been with the shop for several years.

Hessen said the candle making pro-cess is more scientifi c than many ex-pect.

“It’s a lot like cooking, baking, you have a recipe and you need consisten-cy,” she said.

She said the candle making process can take up to three days, and there are many steps to follow in between before reaching a fi nished product.

“With our candles being 10 percent fragrance, it’s all done by weight, so you have to have the wax at certain temper-ature, a certain number of drops of dye and fragrance,” she said.

Hessen said the candles made at

WILLIAM KOLB/HERALDGeneral manager Stephen Parks of Gallatin, Tennessee, works on a fresh batch of candles in the back room of Candle Makers on the Square. Parks has worked at the store since the fall of 2011.

JEFF BROWN/HERALDA performer dances during the Bowling Green International Festival on Saturday.

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BY JESSICA [email protected]

Ethnic aromas pervaded the air as vendors cooked cuisine from countries like Uganda, Mexico

and China for people to try. Crowds perused tents featuring dresses, jew-elry, gifts and home furnishings.

Festival-goers cooled off from the heat by sampling Italian ice or Chi-nese bubble tea.

These were just some of the offer-ings at the Bowling Green Interna-tional Festival.

The festival celebrated its 25th anni-versary on Saturday at Circus Square Park where local, international and student groups represented a variety of countries through dance and musi-cal performances, food, merchandise and information booths.

This year the festival featured several new vendors and performances, such as

the Island Hula Girls, Adil Kadhim, who performed Iraqi heritage songs, and the HOPE and HOLAS dance group.

Georgetown junior Marissa Webb, who represented HOLAS at the festi-val, said the group presented on Ecua-dorian culture and performed salsa, merengue and reggaeton dance.

Webb said she thought it was im-portant to display the Latin American

Bowling Green celebrates international community

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legs. Allen was good as a reliever through those games with 31 carries for 191 yards.

Take all those numbers and come back to the reality of this year. To keep up these same results, Allen is carrying a lot of the workload himself.

He’s performing at a high level, but football has shown us all in recent years that running backs don’t last

forever. Allen may be durable enough to handle all the carries himself, but that’s not an experiment this coaching staff wants to try. So they need backup, which they haven’t had an easy time fi nding until, perhaps, Saturday.

While Allen averaged 27 carries per game before the bye week, he only car-ried 17 times and managed to gain 102 yards rushing.

Sophomore running back Anthony ‘Ace’ Wales was the contributing link

with 14 carries for 60 yards. That as-sistance for Allen jumped his average of 4.1 yards per carry, through three games, up to 6 average yards per carry in the Navy game.

That’s a stat the coaches have to love, but it still wasn’t enough in their eyes.

“It was good to see,” Brohm said on Monday. “We defi nitely wanted to get Ace in the mix. We felt that if we could keep Leon fresher, that he would be a little more effective. I think that defi -nitely was the case.”

I bet Allen was happy to see that, and I bet his legs were, too. In the season opener against Bowling Green, Allen had 28 carries, while the next running back had eight. At Illinois, Allen rushed 24 times and the next man up only once. Then, at MTSU, Allen carried 30 times, while Wales had just three touches.

Allen is proving he’s able to get the job

done, and Wales is slowly becoming the back the team needed four weeks ago.

“Ace played well,” Brohm said. “He gave us a little spark, but after the fi lm, I think he could have played a little bit better. He could have run a bit harder, but he defi nitely gives us a different back, a different dimension.”

Brohm has said over the course of the season that he wants to get other run-ning backs in the mix, like freshman Joe Brown. The only way that could happen, in my opinion, is if WKU con-tinues to have games where Allen is touching the ball 25-plus times.

Until then, if Wales can solidify his supporting role for Allen, on the stage next to redshirt senior quarterback Brandon Doughty’s arm, the run game may have something going for them.

If this trend carries over, Allen’s role won’t be quiet any more.

SIDELINESContinued from sports

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‘Six Characters’ brings drama, laughs, abrupt endingsBY TYLER [email protected]

The stage is lit, and with a bang, it all goes to black. Thun-der crackles and six charac-ters, illuminated by a ghostly light, appear silently holding hands. This is the beginning of the end of their story.

“Six Characters in Search of an Author,” presented by the department of theatre and dance, was the fi rst mainstage production of the 2014 fall se-

mester. It took the stage last weekend for a multi-day per-formance.

The play told the story of six characters who have come to life. The characters’ author left their tale unfi nished, prompt-ing their intrusion on play re-hearsal.

The characters must work together to fi gure out their pur-pose and fi nd their story’s end. The director, played by Lex-ington senior Susan Creech, is persuaded to help these char-acters fi nish their story.

“Six Characters” ends abruptly, leaving behind more questions than answers.

Owensboro junior Elliott Talkington, who played the stage manager, said that this is what sets “Six Char-acters” apart from past pro-ductions.

“These characters just crash in, and the audience doesn’t get a defi nite answer at the end. They’re left to fi ll in the blanks,” he said.

“Six Characters” is the third mainstage production that

Talkington has acted in.“It’s much different from

our past plays story-wise, which is why I fi nd it so inter-esting.”

Bowling Green sophomore Janae Williams said that al-though she felt that produc-tion was well done, the ending was a bit confusing.

“The acting was amazing. There was a lot of emotion, but there’s a lot of questions too,” Williams said.

Paris Richard, a Bowling Green sophomore, agreed

with Williams. “I came out to see this for my

Introduction to Theatre class, but I’ll defi nitely come back to see more,” Richard said.

Talkington said the sudden ending allows several inter-pretations of the play, and allows everyone in the audi-ence to draw their own con-clusions.

“The character’s story is be-ing told from several perspec-tives, so the audience has to fi gure out what and who to believe,” Talkington said.

Hesse lifts Lady Tops to fi rst conference win at Marshall, 1-0BY JOHN [email protected]

WKU soccer, with the help of sophomore midfi elder Caitlin Hesse, secured a dramatic 1-0 victory at Marshall on Satur-day in the team’s inaugural Conference USA matchup.

Hesse’s goal in the 58th min-ute proved to be the deciding factor, as she sent the ball fl y-ing into the far corner of the goal off a rebound from the right side of the fi eld for her

fi rst-career score. The victory improves WKU’s

record to 6-2 on the season with a 1-0 clip in conference play, and it also marks the Lady Toppers’ third consecu-tive win.

“This is an unbelievable feel-ing winning our fi rst Confer-ence USA game,” Head Coach Jason Neidell said. “This is such a tough conference in women’s soccer, and to pick up three points on a diffi cult road test is awesome.”

Freshman goalkeeper Al-lison Leone pitched another shutout for the Lady Toppers as she made four saves, three of which came in the second half. Leone has now pitched two back-to-back shutouts, increasing her total to fi ve on the season.

Marshall was able to domi-nate the game in shots, out-shooting WKU 20-5. However, three of WKU’s shots were on goal while Marshall fi red just four of 20 on target.

Junior forward Lauren Moats led WKU with two shots, one of which was on goal. Sopho-more forward Iris Dunn and freshman midfi elder Nahyo Jalajel also had attempts.

The WKU defense was able to hold Marshall scoreless de-spite six corner kicks. While the defense had a very strong showing, the offense strug-gled with keeping possession, which is a key aspect for Nei-dell moving forward.

“Our possession wasn’t very

good in the fi rst half,” Neidell said. “We have to continue to work on our possession and advancing the ball up the fi eld throughout next week.”

WKU will close out its month-long, fi ve-game road trip at Norfolk, Virginia against conference foe Old Dominion on Friday at 6 p.m. The Lady Toppers will then travel back home to play Charlotte on Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. at the WKU Soccer Complex.

culture that is represented by many Bowling Green residents.

“I think it’s so important because Bowling Green has a lot of diverse cultures,” she said. “I think it’s really interesting to see it all come together with everyone’s culture, and how even though there’s differences in dance

and language, there’s still a lot of the same values.”

Angela Jones, president of the Board of Directors for the Bowling Green International Festival, said the festival relies heavily on volun-teers to participate, especially WKU students.

“The international student organi-zations bring a ton of their students,” Jones said. “We always look to them to

have a good representation of lots of cultures, and a chance for the students to share that.”

Jones said her favorite aspect of the festival is the sharing of diverse cul-tures.

“There are moments when you see people of obviously different back-grounds with their arms around each other dancing and singing, or they’re sampling each other’s food and having

a good time,” she said. Jones said the festival showcased the

wide range of cultures represented inBowling Green.

“I really think it just captures the spir-it of what Bowling Green is about,” shesaid. “We are just a really small townin Kentucky and people don’t expectus to be diverse, but we really are, andthis is just a snapshot bringing that alltogether in one day.”

INTERNATIONALContinued from LIFE

Candle Makers on the Square have the highest concentration of fragrance possible in candle before the brain can no longer recognize the scent.

Parks said Stephens, one of the origi-nal owners, was a chemical engineer before starting the candle business.

Parks said the candle recipe is “chem-ically perfect.”

The candle business is primarily a seasonal business.

“We get about a third of our busi-ness in November and December, so we really needed something to get us through the summer,” he said.

That “something” turned out to be a bed and breakfast.

The Candle Loft is a bed and break-fast located directly above Candle Makers on the Square. It was started in 2012, with Barron and Parks at the reins.

The shop relocated to its current

location back in the summer of 2012 and discovered a few empty apart-ments above. Parks was intrigued, ini-tially thinking he would make one his home.

“Once I had moved in there I told Mike that it’d be a really cool idea to put a bed and breakfast in one of the other apartment spaces up here,” Parks said.

Two weeks later, the duo decided to proceed with the idea.

“Everything from there just sort of happened on a whim,” he said.

They set out to make it different from the typical bed and breakfast.

“When we tell people it’s non-tradi-tional, we mean that we don’t cook for you,” Hessen said.

The Candle Loft instead offers guests food vouchers to some of the local ca-fés, such as Spencer’s and Mariah’s.

Despite the Loft and Candle Mak-ers being two separate business types, Parks believes that the two businesses complement each other very well.

“The bed and breakfast will get us through the summertime and the can-dles are going to get us through win-

ter,” Parks said.To fi nd out more, visit their website:

candlemakersbg.com.

CANDLEContinued from LIFE

WILLIAM KOLB/HERALDApple pie candles sit on a table to cool in the back room of Candle Makers on the Square.

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chel Engle added nine.“Getting stops was the big differ-

ence,” O’Connell said. “We could never score two points on them. It would al-ways be, we would score and then they

would score and back and forth, but in the end, we were able to come up with some stops and that really made the difference.”

Langenkamp tallied a team-high four blocks with Lucas, Boyan and Cavana-ugh right behind her with three apiece.

One of Cavanaugh’s blocks would

prove vital to WKU’s win, as she gave the Lady Toppers the lead for the fi rst time in the fi fth set at 14.

“Fortunately, Alyssa really rose up with that block there at the very end, and it was able to sway the game our way,” Hudson said.

The Rice matchup marked the fi rst

C-USA contest in Bowling Green since WKU joined the league, offi cially, in July.

WKU will have a week of practice be-fore heading to the Sunshine State to face FIU this Friday at 5 p.m. CT. The Lady Toppers will then go to Boca Ra-ton to take on Florida Atlantic at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 5.

VOLLEYBALLContinued from SPORTS

The defense tallied a season-high four sacks from four different players — redshirt sophomore Devante Terrell, junior linebacker Dejon Brown, red-shirt junior Bryan Shorter and redshirt sophomore Branden Leston — and seven tackles for loss.

Junior defensive lineman Ge’Monee Brown forced a fumble in the second quarter that was recovered by junior linebacker Nick Holt, adding to the interception by Terry to total two turn-overs.

In addition, the defense held Navy to 2-of-11 on third down. The Midship-men entered the game No. 15 in the

country for third-down percentage. The Hilltopper defense lost 374

games of experience from last year’s unit and 38.2 percent of its tackles from a season ago. Head Coach Jeff Brohm said this makes balance and depth on the defensive side of the ball even more important.

“Do we have the elite players we had last year, especially on the defensive side at some positions? Probably not right now,” Brohm said. “But we think we have a group of 22-plus on both sides of the ball that play hard, that are all very similar in their ability and their work ethic, and we think that we can rotate those guys throughout the game. Not only to keep them fresh, but keep the guys motivated when there’s competition there.

“The more you can get your guys and your players feeling a part of the team, I think it helps the team chemistry and helps everybody prepare and work hard and challenge each other.”

Thirteen players recorded at least two solo tackles against Navy, led by Dejon Brown with seven. Brown had 10 total tackles and recorded his fi rst career sack.

Redshirt senior defensive back Ricar-do Singh totaled nine tackles and Holt, who leads the Conference USA in total tackles per game, tallied seven.

The Hilltoppers gave up 412 rushing yards, but just 55 through the air.

Navy junior quarterback Keenan Reynolds completed just three of 14 pass attempts, after going 12-of-22 for 231 yards a week ago against Rutgers.

Redshirt freshman defensive line-man Tanner Reeves said the Hilltop-pers did give up some rushing yards, but got stops when they needed to.

“We only gave up two third downs,” Reeves said. “I think with those stats, that shows that we worked as a team.”

WKU currently ranks No. 29 in the country in red zone defense, giving up touchdowns on only 14 of its op-ponents 23 red zone attempts, just two of which were passing touch-downs. The defense also ranks No. 41 in the country and No. 4 in C-USA for team sacks per game at an average of 2.5.

The defense will welcome a UAB of-fense, averaging 475.3 total yards per game, this Saturday in the Hilltoppers’ fi rst home C-USA bout at 6 p.m.

FOOTBALLContinued from Sports

Lady Tops secure two-straight wins to open conference playBY JONAH [email protected]

WKU volleyball kicked off its Conference USA schedule this weekend with two wins as the Lady Toppers fi rst trav-eled to Ruston, Louisiana for a sweep of L.A. Tech (7-8) on Friday, then came back home on Sunday to beat Rice (11-5) in a matchup that was taken into the fi fth set.

The Lady Toppers offi cially opened league play on Friday and did it on the right foot, pulling out a 3-0 win (25-22, 26-24, 25-13) at L.A. Tech.

Freshman outside hitter Alyssa Cavanaugh belted out a game-high 12 kills followed by junior outside hitter Rachel Engle with nine.

Freshman setter Jessica Lu-cas added a double-double with 38 assists and 11 digs to go with six kills and three blocks. Sophomore defensive specialist Georgia O’Connell tabbed 12 digs in the back row.

Rice proved to be much more of a challenge for the Lady Toppers.

After heading into the break with a 2-0 advantage, WKU came out fl at and the chance

at a sweep was lost. The game would extend on into a fi fth set until WKU fi nished it off with a 18-16 fi fth set.

“In the fi rst two games we were doing really well with our serving and our passing game, and we were able to get them out-of-system,” O’Connell said. “But the later sets we weren’t being so aggressive — obviously they’re a good team so they came out strong, and it took us a while to adjust.”

The Lady Toppers had trou-ble fi nding their footing mov-ing forward from the break af-ter the second set, but rallied together when it counted, and came from behind to tie it up in the fi fth set at 14. The Lady Toppers ended the match with scores of 25-13, 25-21, 20-25, 21-25, 18-16.

“We didn’t play great early, but we did play really hard ear-ly,” Head Coach Travis Hudson said. “I thought we had a lot of energy. I called a timeout in game three and told them that they were playing fl at, and that Rice is a good team, and unfortunately I was right. Next thing you know we are in a dogfi ght that could have been anybody’s match. Luckily, we

made one more play than they did.”

The Lady Toppers hit .307 as a team while fi ve players marked double-digit kills, led by junior middle hitter Noelle Langenkamp’s 13.

Lucas once again proved to be invaluable to the Lady Top-per attack, notching another double-double with 50 assists and 10 kills.

Cavanaugh notched a team-high 12 kills while senior mid-

dle hitter Heather Boyan and freshman middle hitter Syd-ney Engle had 11 each.

O’Connell took charge of the defense with 18 digs and Ra-

BRANDON CARTER/HERALDSenior middle hitter Heather Boyan and freshman outside hitter Alyssa Cavanaugh attempt to block Rice senior Jillian Humphrey on Sept. 28 at Diddle Arena.

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» Volleyball: WKU volleyball began its Conference USA slate with a 2-0 weekend. Read about the Lady Toppers below.

BY ELLIOTT [email protected]

Replacing names like Bobby Rainey and Antonio Andrews isn’t something

just anyone can do. Junior running back Leon Allen has been tasked with that chal-lenge, but it hasn’t been easy.

Allen has slowly, but surely, done a solid job as the Hilltoppers’ pre-miere ball carrier. His performances, how-

ever, have been overshadowed by the passing game that’s putting up 461.5 passing yards per game.

He’s quietly moving into the role, which really suits his style. Allen’s not the guy that either Andrews or Rain-ey was — the one who piles up stats in the all-purpose category and sets school records in two years.

No, he’s not that kind of running back yet.

Andrews was a workhorse who got stronger as the game progressed. Rainey was an elusive back who was made to fi t in Willie Taggart’s power offense.

Head Coach Jeff Brohm’s offense doesn’t require a specifi c skill set at running back because it’s tailored to the passing game. The running game is steadily getting better. Even though Allen has produced the numbers, sim-ilar to Andrews’ at this point last sea-son, he has fl own under the radar as a running back.

Through three games last season, Andrews had 338 rushing yards. Through three games this season, Al-len had 345 yards on the ground, a dif-ference of just seven yards.

The catch? Allen did all that carrying the ball 34

more times than Andrews. Part of An-drews’ success was because he had a solid backup with Allen, who was able to give him rest when he needed fresh

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WKU run game has potential for breakout

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BY KYLE [email protected]

For a brief moment on Saturday, it looked as if WKU’s hopes of breaking a two-game skid were whittling away.

With just a two-point advantage and 1:46 remaining, the Hilltoppers were forced to punt the ball away to Navy.

Although the Midshipmen moved the chains in two plays, they gained

zero yards on the following three, set-ting up a dramatic interception — a 43-yard touchdown return by redshirt junior defensive back Wonderful Terry on fourth down.

WKU’s offense racked up 551 total yards, led by redshirt senior quarter-back Brandon Doughty, who totaled 387 passing yards and became the fi rst Hilltopper quarterback to reach the

300-yard mark in back-to-back games. However, the defense won the game for the Hilltoppers.

Terry, who became the fi rst WKU player since 2000 to record multiple defensive touchdowns in the same season, was one of several defensive players to contribute to the 36-27 win in Annapolis, Maryland last weekend.

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Wonderful timingTopper defense comes up big when needed in 36-27 win at Navy

NICK WAGNER/HERALDRedshirt junior defensive back Wonderful Terry celebrates a tackle at Illinois on Sept. 6 in Champaign, Illinois. Terry tallied an interception and a 43-yard touchdown return in Saturday's 36-27 win at Navy in Annapolis, Maryland.

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