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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 9-6-2011 UA12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 3 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. 87, No. 3" (2011). WKU Archives Records. Paper 6324. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/6324 This Article 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]. Coverage of the football game vs. UK WKUHERALD.COM on back TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 • College Heights Herald • Vol. 87, No. 3 • Western Kentucky University CHRIS WILSON/HERALD Ranjana Roka, a graduate student from Nepal, is starting her fi rst semester studying public health education at WKU. CHRIS WILSON/HERALD Kamal Humagain, of Nepal, has been a WKU graduate student in geoscience for three semesters. In his past semesters, Humagain's tuition has been paid for, but with the raise of tuition for international students, he’s had to work it out with his department in order to pay for school. International CHRIS WILSON/HERALD Abhijit Gutal, a graduate student studying public health, has been at WKU tuition since the spring 2009 semester. He said he was looking to take a photogra- phy class for fun, but with the new tuition rules, it’s harder for him to do so. reaching new heights Graduate students adjusting to new tuition costs By RIALDA ZUKIC tuition rate was a fl at rate of $9,550 per said the tuition increase left her with tuition costs this semester. To Hum- [email protected] semester. This makes a 15-hour course many questions about how she will again’s relief, the geography depart- load now cost $14,430 per semester — cover the unexpected expenses. ment and the Ogden College of Science When Ranjana Roka chose which an increase of $4,880 for students who Singh, like most other international and Engineering were able to come up graduate school she wanted to attend, take the maximum. students, is not a permanent U.S. resi- with some money to cover his balance. WKU was among the top candidates “As international students, when dent and therefore does not qualify to Humagain said he didn’t expect a due to affordable tuition prices. we search for schools we just see the receive any federal funding, such as tuition change this semester, especially Roka, a public health graduate stu- amount — how much we need to pay,” Stafford Loans. since it’s now based on the exact num- dent from Nepal, decided on WKU due Roka said. “Based on that, we select Singh said if she doesn’t fi nd a way ber of credit hours taken. to the fl at international graduate tuition the university. Otherwise we have lots to cover the difference within the next David Keeling, the head of the ge- rate that allowed her to take up to 15 of other universities we can choose.” few days, she and her family will be ography and geology department, said credit hours per semester. Roka, among other international forced to take out additional loans in graduate students took full-time loads Now, that has changed. graduate students, said she was sur- India. in previous years at the fl at rate, but After a tuition increase was ap- prised to fi nd out about the tuition in- Other international graduate stu- the recent change left many uncertain proved for all WKU students by the crease, which prompted many to cut the dents, such as Kamal Humagain from of how to manage the number of hours Board of Regents in June, international number of credit hours they planned to Nepal, who currently works as a gradu- they will be able to take. graduate students discovered their tu- take. ate assistant in the geography depart- ition would now be $962 per credit Pallavi Singh, a graduate student ment, said he was uncertain of how hour. Before, the international graduate from India studying exercise science, he was going to pay for outstanding SEE TUITION, PAGE 6 New surplus coordinator brings creativity to the job By NICK BRATCHER ativity make her perfect for her [email protected] new job. “Sara just has an ability to see To the normal eye, an outdated the value in things other people satellite may just be a piece of don’t,” Ryan-Downing said. oversized junk. But in the land of “She’s perfect for getting things Recycling and Surplus, that sat- surplused and reused.” ellite becomes a pond fi lled with Ferguson said education is her quacking ducks. biggest obstacle with surplus items. Nothing is too old or too bro- “We have to make sure we’re ken for WKU’s new Recycling not just tossing it in the dump- and Surplus Coordinator Sara ster,” she said. “It takes creativity, Ferguson. but it also takes more education. Ferguson serves two roles as We want people on campus to re- coordinator. First, she takes the alize ‘don’t buy stuff if you don’t outdated and unwanted “stuff” need it, but also reuse stuff.’” around campus and gives it a new Cathleen Webb, the chemistry home. Two weeks ago, she re- department head, said she took ceived a satellite dish purchased inventory of her department last 11 years ago by the broadcasting year and worked closely with the department. surplus department to give away “They never picked it up, so all the excess items. it’s a huge satellite dish,” she said. This year, she furnished three “Nobody wants it, and now it’s ob- offi ces in her department with solete, so we’re going to turn it into Ferguson’s help, saving about a duck pond at the student farm.” $3,000 in desks, fi le cabinets and CHRISTIAN RANDOLPH/HERALD Sustainability Coordinator furniture. Recycling and Surplus Coordinator Sara Ferguson sits on top of a tower of surplus desktop computers at WKU Christian Ryan-Downing said Shipping & Receiving that are among dozens of old school supplies that will be sold, fi xed up or donated. Ferguson’s excitement and cre- SEE SURPLUS, PAGE 2 wkuherald.com @wkuherald facebook.com/wkuherald WKU Herald mobile app TUES. 76˚/ 57˚ WED. 72˚/ 60˚ THUR. 70˚/ 61˚ FRI. 77˚/ 61˚ SAT. 77˚/ 61˚ SUN. 81˚/ 63˚ CONTACT: NEWS 270.745.6011 - [email protected] ADVERTISING 270.745.3914 - [email protected] EDITOR 270.745.5044 - [email protected] 2 COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 TER Plan move-in produced SURPLUS about 6.9 tons of recycled card- board that might have otherwise CONTINUED FROM FRONT been wasted. [Ferguson's] Crime reports were unavailable at “When we have items that Ryan-Downing said the suc- are just too old, we have no cess of the Cardboard Collec- heart's in it and press time because the WKU police authority to just dispose of it,” tion Drive shows how passion- she's really ef- offi ce closed for the holiday weekend. Ferguson said. “We surplus ate Ferguson is about her job. them. This year we needed “Her heart’s in it and she’s fi cient and really those items, but there’s no way really efficient and really cre- to communicate that. ative, and she has a lot of en- creative, and she “It would be difficult to ex- ergy,” she said. “It’s refreshing has a lot of en- change directly between depart- to work with someone that can ments because when we needed get excited about recycling and ergy. It's refresh- those desks, that would require surplus.” ing to work with communicating between three Ultimately, Ferguson said the different departments. Having a forward thinking of students, someone that centralized way to move items faculty and staff will determine makes it so much easier.” recycling and surplus’ success. can get excited But supervising surplus isn’t “Don’t buy stuff until you about recycling wkuherald.com the end of Ferguson’s work. She know for sure we don’t already also leads the recycling pro- have something in surplus like and surplus. " gram on campus. it that you can use,” she said. Ferguson’s latest recycling “That’s how we end up with a effort to divert cardboard boxes satellite dish that is huge that is —Christian Ryan-Downing from dumpsters during MAS- going to become a duck pond.” Sustainability coordinator ENGINE SWAP CHALLENGE with a WKU student ID $8 | SPEED STOP CHALLENGE DRIFTING for Spectators $10 AUTOCROSS SHOW & SHINE DRAG RACING DYNO CHALLENGE www.lsfest.com SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD 3 WKU professor paints fresco in Van Meter By SHANE WOOD [email protected] An outdated yet highly respected art form known as buon fresco can be found on WKU’s campus. Created on the second fl oor of Van Meter Hall, the work was made by Mike Nichols, associate profes- sor of art, with his students’ USE YOUR help. After traveling to the west coast in 2006 and experiencing a week- BIG RED long workshop at the Fresco School in Los Angeles, Calif., Nichols DOLLARS came back to WKU with some new insight regard- ing the art form. After- ward, he was able to offer Jabin E. Botsford/HERALD an introductory course to Associate Professor of Art Dr. Mike Nichols, along with 10 WKU students, completed a fresco students.