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PAGE 8 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 • College Heights Herald • Vol. 86, No. 2 • Westernrn KentuckyTOPPER University extra a publication of college heights herald spo Your source for WKU sport rts s • September 3, 2010 TOPPER FOOTBALL Ready eextraxtra PREVIEW INSIDE to Run A NEW SOURCE FOR ALL WKU SPORTS PPAGEAGE 66 FUFULL FOOTBALL LL FOOTBA SESEASONA PREVIEWLL SON PREV IEW wkuherald.com FOOTBALL: Taggar live coverage of Saturday's Nebraska game at t pr epares for season, pa CHANEY'S DAIRY BARN OPENS MAZE | PAGE 9 ge 4 • VOLLEYBALL: Hudson welcomes youth, pa LANCE BO OTH /HERALD ge 10 Diversity plan to expand focus By TESSA DUVALL [email protected] Diversity may no longer be mea- sured in shades of black and white This new at WKU. In fact, it may no longer be mea- policy sets sured by color alone. the frame- The Committee on Equal Opportu- nity, a subcommittee of the Council on work for Postsecondary Education, has recom- mended that the CPE approve a new each of the plan that would allow public four-year institutions colleges and universities the ability to create and implement their own plans to use in to increase diversity on campus. Richard Miller, associate vice developing president for Academic Affairs and their institu- JAKE STEVENS/HERALD Chief Diversity Offi cer, said he Franklin senior Katie Kinder said she began creating art as a child. Today Kinder is still creating works of art to help hopes the CPE will approve the plan, tional plans." in her pursuit of a graphic design career. “ I have a big imagination, and I just want to share it with everybody,” Kinder which he said will present WKU said. with “an exciting opportunity.” “This new policy sets the frame- —RICHARD work for each of the institutions to MILLER use in developing their institutional Chief diversity offi cer plans,” Miller said. is for artist SEE DIVERSITY, PAGE 5 A Student raised on art WKU students left without grant money By AMIRA AHMETOVIC [email protected] WKU Offi cial: About 1,500 affected Franklin senior Katie Kinder took her fi rst limo ride when she was in elementary school. By TESSA DUVALL “When I was in the fi rst grade, I drew myself in to [email protected] a limo with my hair fl owing out of the window,” A said Katie, now 21. Z check out For more than 1,000 WKU students, paying for school was Each Friday, the Herald That drawing won the art contest at Franklin El- the video tougher than normal this fall. ementary, and Katie’s prize was a limo ride around brings you a profi le The College Access Program grant, which provides up her hometown. inspired by a letter of online at to $1,900 for students from low-income families, ran out of Her mother, Patty Kinder, said the family has the alphabet. wkuherald.com funding on March 7. But it wasn’t until April that it became always kept art material around the house, so her evident the money wasn’t there to fund CAP grants that were daughter was exposed to art at a very young age. applied for between March 7 and March 15, said Cindy Bur- Katie explained that her mother was an art nette, director of Student Financial Assistance. teacher, and her father went to school for graphic That left thousands of students across the state — includ- design but is now a color analyst at Quad/Graphics ing 1,500 WKU students — without much-needed money, she in Franklin. said. “I’ve stuck with art because I’ve had so many Burnette said the money for awarding CAP grants has last- good infl uences around me,” she said. ed past the priority date into April, May and sometimes even Katie lists her eighth grade teacher, Angie Yara- June in past years. no, and her sister, Kari Kinder, 18, among her big- According to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance gest infl uences. Authority’s website, CAP grants are awarded on a “fi rst-come, “Katie is really self-motivated and good,” Kari fi rst-served basis until funds are exhausted.” said. “She projects herself in what she does with- An alternative to the grant is a student loan, but many stu- out getting overwhelmed, and her personality reso- dents may have already taken out loans, Burnette said. nates in her work.” Other students were eligible for the Supplemental Educa- tional Opportunity grant, but most were already recipients of SEE ARTIST, PAGE 9 Franklin senior Katie Kinder keeps the drawing that this grant, she said. won her a limo ride in elementary school. SEE GRANT, PAGE 9 Local woman shares her sweet expertise By CRISTEN FRIDDELL Vancouver, British Colum- [email protected] bia, taught by chocolatier our Pam Williams. When Mary Meszaros Last May she opened a TOWN moved from Cleveland to chocolate shop of her own Bowling Green in 2005, she — Mary Jane’s Chocolates at Mary Jane's Chocolates was disappointed by the lack 1640 Scottsville Road. Chocolate shop of chocolate shops. “Chocolate is really fun- 1640 Scottsville Road “I was asking, ‘Where ny,” Meszaros said. “It’s very www.maryjaneschocolate. am I going to get my choco- scientifi c.” She runs the shop with myshopify.com late?’” she said. “People told me other people have tried the help of her husband, Our Town is a series that high- to open shops, and it hasn’t Gary Meszaros, who is the lights Bowling Green businesses worked.” assistant vice president of that appeal to student interests. auxiliary services, and their Meszaros, 49, decided to JULIA WALKER THOMAS/HERALD do something about it. daughter, Marie. Bowling Green resident Carol Aldridge orders chocolates from Marie Meszaros on Wednesday In January 2009, she “We love Western,” Mary at Mary Jane’s Fine Chocolates on Scottsville Road Wednesday. Meszaros’s mother, Mary enrolled in an three-month Meszaros said, bouncing on Jane, owns the shop which has been open since May of this year. course offered online by her heels. Ecole Chocolat, a profession- al school of chocolate arts, in SEE SWEET, PAGE 9 FRI. 85˚/ 56˚ SAT. 77˚/ 53˚ SUN. 81˚/ 58˚ MON. 88˚/ 63˚ TUE. 88˚/ 66˚ WED. 88˚/ 67˚ CONTACT: NEWS 270.745.6011 DIVERSIONS 270.745.2655 OPINION 270.745.4874 SPORTS 270.745.4874 PHOTO 270.745.6281 ADVERTISING 270.745.3914 Don’t check YES for buying books on campus - you will pay TOO MUCH! ecdc`ecdd All we need is you in the store, tell us your name, and we’ll bring you your reserved books. Section #’s are very important. We will not be able to process you reservation without section #’s. Uuvs vyyv urq hvts h !$7xBvrhh hVUT 9 hvtv Trrir #! 2 COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 CRIME REPORTS ■ Mary Corl, Minton Hall, ffridayriday reported on Sept. 1 that she had items stolen from End of summer bash her car on the fi fth fl oor 5 p.m. at 440 Main/Micki’s on Main Street BG of Parking Structure 1. Sit and Stare with Johnny Thompson The value of the theft was 7 p.m. CD release party at Greener Groundz $220. Coff ee & Cafe, 871 Broadway Ave. WKND ■ Jasmine Norton, Spring- WKU Soccer vs. Evansville fi eld, Tenn., reported on 6 p.m. at WKU Soccer Complex The Herald publishes a weekend Sept. 1 that her phone was Literary reading and open mic calendar every Friday. Send your stolen at the Tower Food 7 p.m. at Spencer’s Coff eehouse, 915 College Court. The value of the post request by noon Thursday Street theft was $400. to [email protected]. ■ Dilia Diaz, Pearce-Ford Tower, reported on Aug. 31 that her Coach wallet con- taining her cell phone and other contents was stolen ssaturdayaturday from RedZone. The value of the theft was $695. Game night and live music ■ Nicholas R. Ford, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., music starts at 7 p.m. at Greener Groundz Southwest Hall, was cited Coff ee & Cafe, 871 Broadway Ave. on Aug. 31 for possession AppleFest of marijuana in his dorm 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at room. Jackson’s Orchard, 1280 Slim Island Road ■ Amber McReynolds, WKU football Hopkinsville, reported on Aug. 31 that her book was 6 p.m. at Overtime Sports Bar & Grill, stolen from Mass Media 773 Bakerfi elds Way, and at Hilligans, 1265 and Technology Hall. The College St. value of the theft was $142. ■ Parking and Transporta- tion Services reported on Fill in the grid so that every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9 with no repeats. Solutions, tips Aug.