UA12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 27

Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 1-22-2013 UA12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 27 WKU Student Affairs Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Part of the African American Studies Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation WKU Student Affairs, "UA12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 27" (2013). WKU Archives Records. Paper 6559. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/6559 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. OPINION NEWS SPORTS STUDENTS' MISS KENTUCKY WOMEN'S TAKE ON THE CROWNED AT BASKETBALL OFF PETRINO HIRE WKU TO FAST START PAGE 4 PAGE 10 PAGE 14 TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2013 • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY • WKUHERALD.COM • VOLUME 88 NO. 27 Plans for wku goes to washington new Honors College and International Center begin TAYLOR HARRISON [email protected] Gov. Steve Beshear announced a plan on Jan. 10 to allow Kentucky universities to issue agency bonds to fund campus improvement projects with university funds. This plan could lead to WKU getting an Hon- ors College and International Cen- ter. President Gary Ransdell said because WKU is a state university, they need state approval before they ac- quire debt, even though they will be Patrons wave fl ags at the National Mall as President Barack Obama was introduced at his ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during paying for it. WKU has used agency the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. on Monday. JABIN BOTSFORD/HERALD bonds to fund renovation projects such as Van Meter Hall, College High Hall and Diddle Arena. Students attend inauguration “A lot of our renovation projects have been done with university funds,” he said. JOANNA WILLIAMS weekend. The $22 million project is one of [email protected] Alexandria, a town 11 from six different universities in- only a metro ride away cluded in one agency bond package, Being in Bowling from D.C., was where Ransdell said. He said he expects the Green didn’t stop a the group stayed for General Assembly to approve all the group of more than 40 their three-day trip to projects at once in the spring. students, professors D.C. “It was a prudent strategy for us to and members of the The trip was orga- all agree on our priority projects and community to board a nized and led by Po- submit one proposal for one ap- charter bus and make litical Science Depart- proval rather than each of us work- the 14-hour drive to ment Head Saundra ing independently…this is the fi rst Alexandria, Va., to Ardrey. time that that’s occurred, so that’s a see President Barack Ardrey has led a trip good sign that higher education is Obama be inaugurat- to the presidential working well together,” he said. Percy Yeung, 17, of Jacksonville, Fla. falls asleep while waiting for ed into offi ce this past SEE WKU PAGE 2 Robbin Taylor, vice president of the inauguration ceremony of President Obama to begin on Mon- SEE HONORS PAGE 2 day in Washington D.C. DOROTHY EDWARDS/HERALD WKU students open dialogue about suicide, depression ANNA ANDERSON For Carmony, it’s harder for premeditated; they came on [email protected] her to deal with stress than oth- when she was feeling really ers because she has borderline low. Looking back over her years personality disorder. People “There were days when ev- of struggling with depres- affected by this illness often erything felt so wrong,” she sion, Elyssa Carmony said the deal with feelings of abandon- said. spring of 2012 was defi nitely ment, depression and struggle Lately, Carmony said she has the worst. with self-harm. been feeling better. She said Between her extra-curricular Carmony said people deal- she owes this to her friends, activities and the pressure of ing with borderline personali- her sorority sisters and her keeping up with her classwork, ty disorder are often described faith in God. the 19-year-old honors stu- as the “third-degree burn pa- “Every day is a struggle, I dent from Independence, Ky., tients” of psychology. She said think. And you have to choose said she was starting to feel the people with this disorder can that day whether you’re going strain. make strides toward recovery, to rise above it or if you’re go- “I have to be involved in ev- but the illness is never com- ing to let it get to you,” she said. erything and the best at every- pletely gone. She’s tried medications and thing I’m involved in,” Carmo- “That’s really hard to get a has seen counselors, but she ny said. grip on if you don’t come at it said that being able to call Independence sophomore Elyssa Carmony has struggled with The stress of it all made her depression since her freshman year of high school and reached feel as if she didn’t have any head strong and don’t come upon her friends has been one at it with support,” Carmony of the most benefi cial things. an all-time low last spring when she attempted to take her own friends, despite her strong life. Carmony began taking medication in June and this past fall connection with her sorority said. One of Carmony’s sorority Carmony has attempted sui- sisters, Henderson junior Ari- found solace in her Alpha Gamma Delta sisters after telling them sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta about her on-going battle with depression and attempted suicide three times and thought ana DeLong, has also fought and others. She isolated her- cide. Currently, she is working toward living her life with a more self by spending a lot of time about it countless others. She depression and thoughts of positive outlook. KATIE MCLEAN/HERALD alone in her room. said her attempts were never SEE DIALOGUE PAGE 3 WKUHERALD.com BG ICE RINK? MLK DAY AT WKU A WINTER FOR STUDENTS THE MARTIN LUTHER THE REST OF THE REEL ANTICIPATE THE KING JR. PLANNING HUMANITY EIGHT STUDENTS FOR MORE MOVIE POSSIBILITY OF A COMMITEE HOSTS WENT SOUTH FOR REVIEWS, CHECK OUT BOWLING GREEN EVENTS TO MARK THE HOLIDAYS TO THE EXPANDED VERSION ICE RINK. MLK DAY. HELP FAMILY IN NEED. ONLINE. PAGE 9 PAGE 10 PAGE 11 TUE 30°/17° WED 42°/30° THU 44°/32° FRI 38°/24° PAGE 2 JANUARY 22, 2013 • COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD • WKUHERALD.COM experience to travel rather Louisville senior Lauren cheaply.” Snider said she appreciated Ardrey said the amount of the free time and used it to see people making the trip was as much of D.C as she possibly much less this time around could. than in 2009. “The bus ride was long, but “Last time was nowhere as long as we get to see the near as crowded as four years stuff on the screen, that’s what ago,” Ardrey said. “Other than I came for,” Snider said. the crowd being smaller, it was Mefford said she enjoyed the same.” Obama’s inauguration speech According to the Associated as well as the inauguration it- Press, there were many people self. at this year’s inauguration, but “It was very hopeful and pa- probably less than the esti- triotic,” she said. “I think he’s mated 1.8 million who attend- very optimistic for our country. ed the event in 2009. He knows he will only be presi- This statement was also dent for another four years, evident in the inauguration but he wants to do things that crowd. will last for 400 more years, like “Last time we could have he said.” brought two busses, and this Obama’s second inaugura- time I could hardly fi ll one,” tion has had news commenta- she said. She estimated she tors speculate that there would had brought about 90 people be less excitement for the 2013 Attendees cheer as President Obama presents his inaugural speech as he starts his second term on with her last time. This time 41 inauguration than there was in Jan. 21 at the U.S. Capitol. ADAM WOLFFBRANDT/HERALD people made the trip. 2009, and though the excite- Ardrey said that the mem- ment from his fi rst inaugura- cheaper rate than many other Ardrey said this was a great bers of the group were able to tion would be hard pressed to WKU people traveling for the week- price because most rooms in get tickets for the inauguration outdo, Snider said the excite- CONTINUED FROM FRONT end. the city were going for $2,000. from their senators such as ment for all the possibilities for The trip’s cost was $550, Franklin, Tenn., senior Haley Mitch McConnell. Obama’s second term hasn’t Besides getting the chance though items such as food and Mefford said she came on the went away. inauguration every four years to see the inauguration, the inaugural ball tickets were left trip because she wanted to “There is the same amount of since 1989 and said it gives up to each respective traveler travel during the January term, students had ample free time time for change,” she said. “His students the opportunity to to pay for. and she had never been to D.C. throughout the trip to explore “come together and be unit- “They were spending $375 before.

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