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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY • WKUHERALD.COM • VOLUME 88 NO. 36 Key journalist will soon speak eastmeetswest on black history

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An award-winning journalist, author and motivational speaker will deliver the keynote address for Black History Month this year. Jeff Johnson, also known as “Cous- in Jeff” from BET’s Rap City, will speak in the Downing University Center auditorium Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. His book, “Everything I’m Not Made Me Everything I Am,” was re- leased in 2009 and will be available to purchase before and after the keynote. The Campus Activities Board and the WKU Black History Celebration and Cultural Preservation Commit- tee sponsored this event. Kamilah Champion, CAB’s Lec- ture Committee Chair, said committees and different departments came together in October to decide SEE JOHNSON PAGE 2 Campus groups Bowling Green sophomore Rebecca Davis is currently having her artwork featured at the Confucius Institute. "I like to look at Google images and try to make my own interpretation of what I'd like to do," Davis said about her work. Davis is very detail- to host events orientated when it comes to her artwork. "What takes other students two hours takes me two days," Davis said. PEYTON HOBSON/HERALD about local food Student reveals personal journey through art ALLISON GOODAN [email protected] KAELY HOLLOWAY speak Chinese at all, creating the fi rst [email protected] of many struggles she faced as she ad- justed to life in the United States. Tonight, a “100-Mile Dinner” will A visual art major at WKU, now a U.S. take place in the Faculty House (the “When I fi rst came to America, I citizen after being born, raised and ad- wasn’t so pleased,” she said. “I didn’t log cabin by Cherry Hall) from 6 un- opted from China, has artwork that will til 8:30 p.m. know anybody, I was over here and be on display for three years at the Con- didn’t know the culture and didn’t have The buffet-style dinner will be fucius Institute. composed of food located with- a way to express my needs to my adop- Throughout her journey to her cur- tive parents. I remember running away in 100 miles of Bowling Green. rent successes, sophomore Rebecca O’Daniel farms and local business- from my adoptive parents to the church Davis faced language barriers, hard- they went to.” es such as Mercadito Hispano will ships and more. She channeled her en- be supplying the ingredients. Davis was only with these adoptive ergies into her art. parents for three months before being Local chef of Home Café & Mar- Davis spent her childhood in a Chi- ketplace Josh Polling, 27, of Bowling placed in the custody of state foster nese orphanage, establishing her care and being put in a hospital envi- Green, will be helping members of foundations in Chinese traditions and WKU AID, Green Toppers and the ronment. She never saw them again. schooling. “My adoptive parents were well- Offi ce of Sustainability cook the American parents adopted her just meal. meaning, but could not relate to before she turned 12, bringing her over- me during those initial adjustment “For so many people, food in seas to live in rural Kentucky. Bowling Green is home-cooking months,” Davis said. Davis, however, had just started tak- Under custody of the state, Davis was like Cracker Barrel,” said Polling. ing beginning English classes when she “The local food is no longer mom’s put through other adoptive programs was adopted, and could not yet speak and hospitals. pot roast in a crock pot.” it well. Her adoptive parents did not SEE LOCAL PAGE 3 SEE ART PAGE 3 New Alumni Center will be focal point of projected Alumni Square

JACKSON FRENCH as WKU Apartments and the the interior of the Alumni Cen- [email protected] Alumni Center. ter will include ofﬁ ces, a library, “The Alumni Center is, for a dining room and an audito- The Augenstein Alumni Cen- right now, the main build- rium. ter, scheduled to open on April ing,” Costello said. “It’s a place Costello said the Alumni Cen- 12, will be the center of what is where alumni will come and ter is a privately-supported fa- expected to become a much have a place to anchor them- cility, paid for with donations, larger Alumni Square, which selves when they’re here.” mainly from former students. would connect WKU’s campus She also said that, besides She said the facility is named to downtown Bowling Green. serving as a space for confer- after WKU graduate Dale Au- Kathryn Costello, vice presi- ences and alumni gatherings, genstein, who provided the dent for Development and the Alumni Center will oper- lead gift, a donation of over Alumni Relations, said Alumni ate as the place where campus $1,000,000 for the building. Square, upon its completion, tours begin. She said the restaurant, the The Augenstein Alumni Center, opening April 12, will be the center of is expected to include a hotel, Kerra Ogden, project manager hotel and the café in Alumni the projected Alumni Square, which would connect WKU‛s campus to a restaurant and a café, as well of capital construction, said SEE ALUMNI PAGE 2 downtown Bowling Green. JABIN BOTSFORD/HERALD WKUHERALD.com CONFUCIUS THE REMOTE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE A BOY GETS REAL BASKETBALL PHOTOS OF THE WEEK ABOUT HIS PASSION THE CONFUCIUS LADY TOPPERS SCORE CHECK OUT OUR FOR HBO'S 'GIRLS' INSTITUTE IS ANOTHER CLOSE WIN PHOTOGRAPHERS' BEST PAGE 4 FROM THE WEEK PROMOTING AT HOME ON THE HERALD WEBSITE CHINESE CULTURE PAGE 8 PAGE 3

FRI 63°/34° SAT 50°/28° SUN 55°/36° MON 57°/39° PAGE 2 FEBRUARY 22, 2013 • COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD • WKUHERALD.COM R is for Rocket Students set to launch rocket this April

usable rocket to one mile above Bucklew said heavy workload ground level while carrying sci- has caused the team to lose six entifi c or engineering cargo. members since the inception of Bowling Green senior Daniel the project. Jones, a leader of the Rocket Starting this past summer, Team, said competition re- members of the Rocket Team quirements vary between the have dedicated about 11 hours secondary and post-secondary a week, Bucklew said. levels. The team Nashville senior Owen Gaulle, is competing in the Univer- who is in charge of the payload sity Student Launch Initiative, design and construction, said Jones said. the rocket is nearly complete. “We will be facing nearly 40 “We’re still waiting on the fi - schools ranging from MIT to nal parts to come in so we can Louisville,” he said. perform several test fl ights with Jones also said the project has the rocket and make sure every- been a learning experience. thing is working before we send “At fi rst we only it up,” he said. knew how rockets WKU to The rocket will worked on paper,” fromA be equipped with he said. “Before Z two parachutes, constructing our Each Friday, the College an avionics sec- offi cial rocket, we Heights Herald brings you tion, which acts tested several $20 a story inspired by a letter as the brain of the test rockets in or- of the alphabet. rocket and records der to gather dif- fl ight data, a GPS ferent calculations before the tracking system and two cam- actual fl ight.” eras mounted on the base of The project required the the payload which will offer an Rocket Team to submit a 61- aerial perspective of the rock- page proposal, Jones said. et’s descent. Bowling Green junior Tim Bucklew said the Rocket Team Bucklew, a lead engineer for the is the fi rst group to take on this Rocket Team, said the team has challenge in school history, but to follow certain stipulations. little of their funding has come “If the rocket goes past 5,600 from WKU. feet during the launch, you’re “We have received some automatically disqualifi ed,” he funding from within the Phys- Bowling Green senior Daniel Jones has been working on building a rocket said. ics and Engineering depart- with an 11-person team since last summer. KATIE MCLEAN/HERALD The competition will be held ments, but most of our money on April 20 in Huntsville, Ala. has come from the Kentucky Clarksville, Ind. junior Mariel Space Grant and local sponsors CHRISTIAN MARNON been constructing an ap- Shumate, an engineer for the like the Corvette Museum,” he [email protected] proximately seven-foot-tall, Rocket Team, said several of said. “You would think if we’re the team members toured the representing WKU in a national 44-pound rocket since entering Marshall Space Flight Center in competition, they would be College life isn’t always rocket the NASA Student Launch Proj- Huntsville on a fi eld trip, where more willing to help us out.” science, but it is for 11 WKU stu- ect last summer. they heard about the competi- Brucklew lends this to what dents who will launch a rocket According to the offi cial NASA tion. he considers to be the relative in a NASA-sponsored competi- contest page, SLP challenges “We started coming up with obscurity of the Rocket Team. tion this April. high school and college stu- crazy ideas and decided we “We’re one of the unknown The WKU Rocket Team has dents to build and launch a re- were going to do this,” she said. groups on campus,” he said.

for Bowling Green, it will make the ALUMNI downtown area more appealing for CONTINUED FROM FRONT business and residential interests, Costello said. Rainy day blues She also said the Downtown Rede- Square are “planned and expect- velopment Authority has created a ed,” but the deals to construct special entity, or subgroup, known them have not yet been fi nalized. as SPE2 to handle the redevelop- She said the businesses will be at- ment of the downtown area. tached to the parking garage that Ann Mead, vice president for fi - is currently a part of WKU Apart- nance and administration at WKU, ments. “Having those kinds of things close serves as a member of SPE2 and by would make it a nicer neighbor- said WKU’s collaboration with War- hood,” Costello said. ren County should be fi nancially Ogden said a police station in the benefi cial for the school. parking garage is also planned. She said downtown Bowling Costello said WKU has been Green is a Tax Incremental Financ- working with the Downtown Re- ing district that provides monetary development Authority to build returns on construction projects. Alumni Square. “Once we reach $150 million in “What we’ve been doing there is a construction funds, then there collaboration between the univer- is a tax revenue distribution that sity and the city of Bowling Green, comes back to the benefi t of those in which we’ve each taken a role that have constructed within the to develop special areas,” Costello TIF district,” Mead said. “SPE2 is said. “It’s part of a whole commu- building the building and leasing nity development program.” it to us. SPE2 will have a very mini- For WKU, the project will see the mal role once the construction is Richmond sophomore Zack Choate fi ghts off the rain while walking by Cherry Hall on completion of Alumni Square while done.” Thursday. ADAM WOLFFBRANDT/HERALD Corrections

• The rent prices and other fees for The caption should have read Pointe at Western were incorrectly “Infi elder Scott Wilcox lays down shown on Page 4 of the Housing the tag against Bowling Green Crime Reports Guide in Tuesday’s issue. State’s Brian Bien during the Hill- It should have read $490 for a two toppers’ home opener on Feb. 15. bedroom/two bathroom, $340 for The Falcons won in extra innings, Arrests Reports and demanded his wallet a four bedroom/four bathroom, a 10-9. Brandon Carter/Herald” • Police arrested Kenneth • A deposit of $107.36 was on Feb. 18. $40 utilities cap and other fees are The Herald regrets the errors. Johnson III, a WKU student, stolen from the P.O.D. store • Police cited Louisville a $10 application fee and the de- The College Heights Herald cor- for failure to maintain in- located in Bates Runner sophomore Samantha posit is waived with an appropriate rects all confi rmed errors that are surance, no registration, Hall on Feb. 19. Tharp, Poland Hall, for pos- co-signer. brought to reporters’ or editors’ improper registration plate • Bowling Green fresh- session of marijuana and • Due to a Herald error, Brandon attention. Please call 745-6011 or and operating a vehicle on man Trevor Lowe reported possession of drug para- Carter’s baseball photo was incor- 745-5044 to report a correction, a suspended driver’s license a black male approached phernalia on Feb. 18. rectly identifi ed and captioned on or email us at editor@wkuherald. on Feb. 18. him at Parking Structure 2 Page 7 of Tuesday’s issue. com.

to have him,” she said. “He’s re- good message,” Champion cally, economically and social- Another person excited JOHNSON latable and I feel like he really said. ly. about Johnson’s address is An- CONTINUED FROM FRONT cares about our generation.” Lynne Holland, African “I think one of the things Jeff drea Garr-Barnes, Ofﬁ ce of Di- Students can expect a good American Studies professor Johnson will speak on is the versity Programs director, and who the keynote speaker for message from Johnson, and Career Services director, commitment that we should she thanked the committees Black History Month would Champion said. said she hopes the outcome of have towards leadership,” she that brought Johnson to cam- be. “Hopefully, they take away a Johnson’s address is a sense of said. pus. Champion said she thinks good sense of history and the social conscience. Holland also said she’s ex- “My hope and my belief after Johnson seems like he really future of where our generation “If we’re going to affect cited about Johnson’s keynote hearing him speak on other oc- wants to be amongst students. is going," Champion said. change in the world, it has to address. casions is that Jeff will be bring “I think that played a big role Champion said there is al- begin with us,” she said. “Each “I’m excited about him com- a freshness in terms of diver- in it; he’s current, he has a book ways a good turnout for the student is signiﬁ cantly more ing and his message on being sity and social justice issues,” and there’s tons of stuff he’s do- annual keynote address. powerful than they are aware.” socially and politically con- Garr-Barnes said. “And how it ing, so I thought it was perfect “So I just hope there’s anoth- Holland said she thinks he’ll science because it’s timely,” affects everyone and why we er good turnout and another tell students to wake up politi- she said. all need to be involved.” FEBRUARY 22, 2013 • COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD • WKUHERALD.COM PAGE 3

CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE Confucius Institute awards four sponsorships

KAELY HOLLOWAY able to provide. unteer teachers going to 41 schools traditional Chinese tea ceremony. [email protected] “We want to spawn creativity around and districts with the main focus be- “In Chinese culture, the tea ceremo- campus and the community regarding language and culture. Through ny is described in American words as

ing Asian themes,” Martin said. this (sponsorship), we can sponsor peace, quiet, enjoyment and truth,” The Confucius Institute announced The individual proposals and schol- programs for needs that aren’t being she said. “Through the ceremony, its Spring 2013 Sponsorship recipients arships from the institute will allow met.” we can provide the health beneﬁ ts of

last week. Four were awarded this year, speakers and professionals to come This is only the second year the drinking tea with underlying philoso- each getting sponsorships of $250 to to WKU and Confucius In- phies.” go toward their proposed events relat- discuss cul- “ stitute has had Those applying for this sponsorship ing to Asian culture. ture, hold a tea WE WANT TO SPAWN this sponsor- had to submit an application and pro- Ke Peng, of the modern languages ceremony and CREATIVITY AROUND ship program. posal to the institute. The proposal department, Chunmei Du, of the his- advise students Last year, six had to be for an event or opportunity tory department, Amy Hersch, of Fam- on the art and CAMPUS AND were awarded, relating to Asian culture, but creativity ily and Consumer Sciences and Jie skill of Feng THE COMMUNITY including one was not limited. Any form of a propos- Zhang, of Education Administration, Shui. REGARDING ASIAN for an Asian- al could be submitted; it did not have were the four awarded this year. Their Feng Shui is themed play to be academic. events will bring international educa- an interior de- THEMES. and another Martin said that some of the spon- tion and awareness of Eastern culture sign technique “ bringing a sored events could become imple- to the campus and community. used in Eastern speaker to talk mented into the Confucius program, Terrill Martin, associate director of culture that in- — Terrill Martin to faculty about based on the success of the event. business development for the Confu- volves balanc- Associate Director of business develop- diversity and Betty Yu, assistant director of the cius Institute, announced the winners. ing energies in ment for the Confucius Institute cultural differ- Confucius Institute, is pleased with He encourages this sponsorship pro- a room or space ences. the coming events resulting from gram as a way to bring more Chinese to assure health and good fortune. With help from this sponsorship, Ke these sponsorships. and Asian culture to the area that the “The Confucius Institute has its own Peng will purchase the needed materi- “We like to promote our program Confucius Institute alone may not be focus,” Martin said. “We have 33 vol- als for students to learn and perform a throughout WKU,” Yu said. Confucius Institute poster contest will send winner to China

KAELY HOLLOWAY The institute’s scholarship as Chinese theatre, culture sion to various cities in the half in the morning and eve- [email protected] would fund the trip to China, and historical facts about the country. In years past, the In- ning on language and culture. spending money excluded. country. The contest was open stitute has partnered with the We’ll also do some sight see- Students relied on votes to all high school students in Gatton Academy to send stu- ing, visiting local places and Eleven high school students from WKU staff and students schools that are participants dents abroad. historic places in are patiently awaiting the re- to win the competition. in the institute’s Hanban Chi- Terrill Martin, the the cities.” sults of the Confucius Insti- Betty Yu, assistant director nese Teacher Program. associate director Martin encour- tute’s Chinese Poster Design of the Institute, said a winner Wei Xu, a Chinese teacher of business devel- ages this contest, as Competition. The grand prize should be announced by Fri- at South Warren High School, opment for the it is a way to help a winner will receive a Confu- day afternoon. had several students in her Confucius Insti- student interested cius Institute Scholarship to “The trip is quite costly to class participate in the com- tute, is once again in the culture ex- join the Summer Bridge Pro- students,” Yu said. “We want petition, including one who accompanying the perience it fi rst- gram with other high school to provide the opportunity for made it to the fi nal round. upcoming group to hand and demon- students to study in China. students who really want to “I had 20 students partici- China. This year he strate their Chinese These 11 students have go, the opportunity being that pate,” she said. “They worked hopes to take 20-30 knowledge. already competed against they can win this contest and on it out of class mostly, but I students, with 14 BETTY YU “With the contest 100 others, channeling their go to China. Our fi rst place gave them time some Fridays having already con- Assistant director a student can go to creativity and knowledge of students have spent hours to work.” fi rmed. of Confucius China, but it also China and Chinese culture and hours on the project.” This is the third year the “High school stu- institute really allows them into creating individual post- These fi rst place winners Confucius Institute has held dents are impres- to showcase their ers. They were named as fi rst were each awarded $50 Visa this Chinese Summer Bridge sionable, and we’re knowledge of China place winners, pushing them gift cards. Their posters, which Program. It was designed to introducing them to another and what they are taking in forward to the grand prize vot- are displayed in Panda Ex- take high school students to culture,” Martin said. “They’ll from their classes,” Martin ing round. press, covered topics such China for a two-week excur- have class for an hour and a said.

Farm to Campus Convergence and has been planning the helping with the “100-Mile began last night at Home Café LOCAL event on Saturday in the Fac- event since last semester. Dinner” and Farm to Campus with students and Polling. CONTINUED FROM FRONT ulty House from 9 a.m. until “The main goal of it is that Convergence. “It’s important for young 4:30 p.m. we’ve invited students from “I hope to bring more aware- people to recognize how im- Workshops will be discuss- around Kentucky, and they’re ness to sustainable food and portant local food is,” Polling Polling said the dinner will ing local and sustainable food coming to talk about how to getting more local food on said. incorporate Thai and Mexi- along with tips on how to get local and sustainable food campus as well as make cam- Both the dinner and the sem- can inﬂ uences twisted into make it possible in Bowling on college campuses,” Kaviar pus more environmentally inars the next day are free and popular American dishes to Green. There will also be left- said. friendly and bring more busi- open to the public. For more represent Bowling Green as a overs. Louisville sophomore, Kelly ness to local business,” she information, ﬁ nd the “Farm to whole. Louisville junior Molly Ka- Del Grosso, 19, is a member of said. Campus Convergence” event This dinner will kick off the viar is a member of WKU AID WKU Greentoppers and is also Preparation of the dinner page on Facebook.

the English language more According to Davis, Whee- linquent girls around her,” Su- church group and developing ART intensively. Through Rosetta ley could see that she was just zanne said. “She was doing well her skills as an artist. CONTINUED FROM FRONT Stone, ESL programs and Dis- a young girl, loving Disney enough to go to a foster home, She now has an exhibit in the ney movies, her skills in speak- movies, learning American life but the question was where to Institute, displaying her art- ing English began to exceed and developing a passion for go. Foster homes have many work, as a tribute and honor to “I was too young to real- her skills in speaking her native art. The art talents specifi cally kids, and she needed one-on- her courage and work. ize that my hardships would, tongue. were impressive, as Wheeley’s one attention. Mike and I be- “The interesting thing about someday, turn into strengths,” Things began looking up husband, Mike Wheeley, was a gan to prepare ourselves to be- Rebecca is, when we fi rst got she said. when she was introduced to a retired art teacher. The Whee- come her foster parents.” her she would show her talent She turned to Disney movies cross-cultural therapist, who leys decided after some time to Since these changes, Davis and people would ask if I had and art to comfort her through was fl uent in her native tongue become her foster parents. has shown her true strengths, helped her, and there are a few these times, drawing charac- of Mandarin Chinese, and to “For 18 months I watched her both academically and artisti- things I’ve helped her with, but ters from her favorite movies, Suzanne Wheeley, a retired so- develop, learn English and live cally. She is in good standing in she just does it on her own,” like “Toy Story.” cial worker assigned to be her under diffi cult circumstances, the Honors College, connect- Mike said. “It’s all her own abil- Davis also began studying counselor. separating herself from the de- ing with a Chinese speaking ity.”

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THE REMOTE Why this boy likes 'Girls,' and you should too

ventures in NYC. It has received some bott). She faces a problem that every- of race or gender. criticism for its unblinking and wide- body faces, especially when they head These existential questions the char- eyed portrayal of so-called “White off to college: how much of our old life acters ask themselves are questions People Problems.” Some have further do we leave or should we leave behind? that many people will eventually end criticized it for glorifying “White Girl Think about Jessa (Jemima Kirke), up asking themselves at some point in Problems.” the worldly, earthy globe-trotter who their lives. That’s a bunch of schnitzel. has literally experienced everything. Besides the relatable nature of the Even though the main characters are But what do you do after you’ve expe- characters’ varied problems, the show white, female New Yorkers, the show rienced everything? is also ridiculously, bitingly funny. succeeds in the universality of their in- And then there’s Shoshanna (Zosia Fans of quirky humor will enjoy the dividual issues. Mamet), a New York University student show’s distinctive voice: it’s weird, dark, RYAN PAIT Take Hannah (Lena Dunham, also the who is obsessed with “Sex and the City,” twisted, mean and even touching, usu- Columnist show’s creator), an aspiring writer who but is shocked to realize that real life is ally all at the same time. gets cut off by her parents at the begin- defi nitely not “Sex and the City.” How It’s this perfectly unique perspective Despite how wonderful it is, HBO’s ning of the series. While not everyone do you deal when your perceptions of and the underlying issues that make new hit series and show of the mo- has the luxury of being fi nancially sup- the world are shattered? “Girls” such a superb show. ment, “Girls,” has a major problem. ported by their parents, it’s the root of See the theme here? These Girls (ha “Girls” is on its way to breaking It is very deceptively titled. Hannah’s issue that is important: how ha) have some very specifi c personal boundaries, and it’s already crossing “Girls” follows four female friends — exactly does one go about being inde- problems. They may seem like “White some. No matter who you are, give it a Hannah, Marnie, Shoshanna and Jessa pendent? Girl Problems” on the surface, but it’s shot. — as they try to fi gure out the complex- Examine Marnie (Allison Williams). important to notice that there are some And if you’re a guy who’s afraid to ities of being a 20-something in New She’s uptight and kind of pretentious, very deep issues blistering underneath watch it because of the title, get over York City. and doesn’t know how to deal with fa- the more superfi cial ones. yourself. The show mostly revolves around the miliar parts of her life, like her longtime What’s most important is that they are It may be called “Girls,” but it’s really girls and their adventures and misad- boyfriend Charlie (Christopher Ab- issues that stretch beyond the bounds for everyone.

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COMMENTARY Pro-choice group off ers more than some think

Hilltoppers for Choice is a will be presenting accurate in- recent opinion column and initiative that aims to create lives and should have the right student-led organization cre- formation on sexual rights and in their insistent requests for a a place of empowerment for to make their own choices in ated on the basis that women choices during the Healthy debate. As expressed those students who sexual, reproductive, and all and men are equal. To address Days Fair. On March 26, we in emails exchanged are typically lacking other aspects of life. A person’s this need for equality, Hilltop- will be hosting, with Well-U, between Hilltoppers a voice or a place autonomy should not be up pers for Choice has created a “He Said, She Said” open for Life’s President to be heard. We are for debate in a country where a safe space for women and discussion on sexual health. John Sohl and our fac- not a reactionary democracy insists on freedom men to discuss and analyze We’re also sponsoring a ﬁ lm ulty advisor, Dr. Jane group, but a strong, and individual choice. We re- reproductive rights, reproduc- and discussion series this se- Olmsted, we do not developed organi- spect all people regardless of tive justice, and sexual health. mester in honor of the 40th see the use in a debate zation for women their beliefs. If you are inter- This semester Hilltoppers for anniversary of Roe v. Wade. which is for the pur- and men on WKU’s ested in joining Hilltoppers Choice is partnering with Well- We would like to address the pose of determining campus! for Choice or exploring your U, Gender & Women’s Studies, recently submitted letter from a winner and a loser. To address some freedoms please feel free to and Student Health Services to Hilltoppers for Life. While we Hilltoppers for Choice HILARY HARLAN common mis- contact us via email at hilltop- create inclusive programming respect autonomy, we do not is dedicated to making Hilltoppers conceptions, pro- [email protected]. for women and men concern- appreciate the ongoing battle a safe space on WKU’s for Choice choice does not ing sexual health education agenda Hilltoppers for Life campus wherein all Spokesperson mean pro-abortion. and reproductive justice. On continually pursues where opinions and voices Being pro-choice is - Hilary Harlan Feb. 26, through Health Ser- Hilltoppers for Choice is con- may be heard and respected. holding the idea that all people Spokesperson, Hilltoppers vices, Hilltoppers for Choice cerned, speciﬁ cally in their We have created a student-led are responsible for their own for Choice

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WHO WILL WIN? In the spirit of awards season, Herald columnists Ben Conniff and Ryan Pait have chosen their winners. PEYTON HOBSON/HERALD RYAN AND BEN‛S SAME PICKS Best Picture: “Argo” Best Animated Film: “Wreck-it Ralph” The movie that started out as a dark-horse contender has become the front- Loads of fun with colorful animation and classic video-game characters. A runner, eclipsing even “Lincoln.” And deservedly so — “Argo” was the best pic- nostalgia trip with something for the kid in all of us. — Ben ture of 2012, and it’ll receive the ofﬁ cial honor on Oscar night. — Ryan Best Foreign Language Film: “Amour” Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for “Lincoln” This category is as easy as Actor and Supporting Actress this year: “Amour” is Day-Lewis embodies his role on a level far above any other actor this year. nominated both for Best Foreign Language Film and for Best Picture. It won’t After he wins, I’m calling the U.S. Mint. I want a Day-Lewis $5 bill. — Ben win Best Picture, but it’ll clean up here, no questions asked. — Ryan Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway for “Les Misérables” Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino for “Django Unchained” Like Day-Lewis in the Actor category, this one is no question. Hathaway went Tarantino sadly doesn’t have much of a chance in the Best Picture category, all in for her portrayal of the fallen prostitute Fantine in “Les Mis,” and it’ll pay but his fun and creative script for “Django” could be a winner in this tough cat- off when she wins on Sunday. Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln in “Lincoln” is egory. “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Amour” are his other big competitors. — Ryan her only competition. — Ryan RYAN'S DIFFERENT PICKS: BEN’S DIFFERENT PICKS:

Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence for eye on Christoph Waltz (“Django Best Actress: Jessica Chastain for Best Director: Ang Lee for “Life of Pi” “Silver Linings Playbook” Unchained”) and Robert de Niro “Zero Dark Thirty” Lee was confronted with the most This is a tough category this year, (“Silver Linings Playbook”), how- She gave me the feeling that there daunting task any director faced especially because all fi ve perfor- ever. was a storm of emotions brewing this year: giving cinematic life to mances are so different in nature. Best Director: Steven Spielberg underneath that steely exterior, Yann Martel’s “unfi lmable” novel. While the race seemed pretty tight for “Lincoln” and I never felt like I knew what For his efforts in pioneering state- between Lawrence and Jessica Luckily for Spielberg, he doesn’t she would be doing next. That kind of-the-art 3D technology, selecting Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty”) for have the very-deserving Ben Affl eck of unpredictability is refreshing for stunning cinematography, and gar- some time, it looks as if Lawrence to contend with in this category, such a familiar, fact-based drama. nering A-list performances from a has edged slightly ahead. Lawrence so this is pretty much a one-horse Best Supporting Actor: Philip Sey- cast of relative unknowns, Ang Lee should still be wary of Chastain and race. Ang Lee of the astoundingly mour Hoff man for “The Master” should take the top prize. Emmanuelle Riva (“Amour”). beautiful “Life of Pi” is his only real I wish Samuel L. Jackson had been Best Adapted Screenplay: Best Supporting Actor: Tommy competition. nominated for his scene-stealing Tony Kushner for “Lincoln” Lee Jones for “Lincoln” Best Writing – Adapted Screen- turn in “Django”, but Hoffman’s Kushner is the man responsible This is the most scattershot cate- play: Chris Terrio for “Argo" been garnering lots of accolades for crafting the foundation for Dan- gory of the bunch: each nominated This is yet another tough category. for his captivating performance in iel Day-Lewis’s bone-deep perfor- actor in this category already has Terrio has some stiff competition “The Master”, including the Critics’ mance. “Lincoln” wouldn’t be the an Oscar. While the award could in the form of Tony Kushner (“Lin- Choice Award and a Golden Globe consistently engaging period piece truly go to anyone, I’m expecting coln”) and David O. Russell (“Silver nomination. that it is without Kushner. Tommy Lee Jones to win for his ex- Linings Playbook”), but the general tremely sympathetic performance goodwill toward “Argo” should pro- in Lincoln. Jones should keep an pel him to the win.

New research center will provide opportunities for students

TYLER PROCHAZKA ter for Research and Development. meant to provide students the oppor- expressed the need for the research [email protected] On Wednesday, WKU faculty and tunity to research in the social sciences. center, which Ferrell saw the value in, community members were introduced “We can now give our students, for Daday said. Eight years after its conceptualiza- to the SSRC in a grand-opening cer- the fi rst time, a really meaningful re- Joel Turner, an assistant political sci- tion, it all came down to President Gary emony. search experience before they gradu- ence professor, said he pushed for the Ransdell wielding oversized scissors to Jerry Daday, an associate professor ate,” Daday said. center since he came to the university The center can conduct “large-scale” fi nally cut the ribbon to the Social Sci- of sociology and the new director of six years ago, and Ferrell said this was telephone or internet surveys, Daday ence Research Center at the WKU Cen- the SSRC, said the center is primarily under consideration for eight years. said, and “measure the opinions and The delay in establishing the center attitudes among society.” was partly due to resistance, Turner Part of Daday’s proposed uses in- said, including whether or not it would cluded collecting data about student be used and where the money would retention, brand awareness for busi- come from. nesses and employee satisfaction. “It was the right time and the right When introducing the center, Rans- people came together,” Turner said. dell said he saw the value of the new Daday said the center cost around center for both the community and $45,000 to establish. The cost was split WKU. between Potter College, Health and “This is a great step forward to us,” Human Services College and the Offi ce Ransdell said. of Research. Already, the center has conducted Extra money from contracts and a survey as part of a $25,000 con- grants will help to fund its subsequent tract from the University of Illinois budgets, he said. and University of California, Davis to measure the attitudes of individuals These start-up funds helped pur- toward the 2012 election. chase advanced technology, including The center will soon conduct sur- survey software that must be renewed veys about disasters in Kentucky. annually. “The future of the center looks re- “We have the most sophisticated tele- ally bright,” Daday said. phone survey system in the state,” Da- Prior to the creation of the SSRC, day said. Daday said students had to utilize Turner said not all college students professors’ offi ces to conduct surveys have access to research opportunities and research, which was limiting. like this and he was proud of the center. “We have not been able to give Students having experience in con- strong research experience in social ducting research in social sciences is science,” Daday said. especially important considering the Last April, Blaine Ferrell, the as- rough economic environment, and sociate vice president for research, competition over entry to graduate came on a listening tour and asked programs across the country, Turner for opinions on how to improve the said. department. “Anything that will give you an edge is Daday and four other professors important,” Turner said.

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SOFTBALL Softball team stays ‘relaxed and focused’ to host first home games this weekend

KYLE WILLIAMS about their losses. cause we’re still fresh and ener- Pittsburgh catcher Holly Ste- will not be playing at their [email protected] “You can’t change what’s al- gized about the season.” vens is regarded as one of the usual WKU Softball Complex, ready happened,” Sulaski said. The Lady Toppers are set better players in the Big East the players are still happy to After opening up the 2013 “So you just have to keep go- to face tough competition as Conference, but Sulaski said be in Bowling Green and to see season splitting four games at ing strong regardless if you are they host South Dakota State, the Lady Toppers are not treat- loved ones cheering them on. the Bulldog Battle in Starkville, ahead or not.” Valparaiso, Dayton, Western ing anyone differently this year “It’s exciting to have our fans Miss., the Lady Toppers will Team focus is also vital this Michigan and Pittsburgh. and the main focus is staying out there and to just be at weekend as the Lady Toppers Valparaiso, one year re- calm. home,” Sulaski said. “And to come home to host the Holi- play fi ve games in just three moved from making a sizable “We just have to stay mental- be able to play in front of our day Inn Hilltopper Classic this days. Junior outfi elder Kelsie run to the regionals of the ly focused,” Sulaski said. “Take friends and family.” weekend at Buchanon Park in Mattox, who was named to the women’s College World Series each game each pitch at a time WKU will begin play on Fri- Bowling Green. Bulldog Battle all-tournament in Oklahoma City, stands out and just refocus after each day against SDSU at 10:30 a.m. WKU (2-2) aims to continue team, said fi ve games in three in the series. game. If we won or we lost, we and Valparaiso at 3:30 p.m. to play team ball and use its days will not be an issue. “All of them are going to be have to get ready for the next The Lady Toppers will con- chemistry as an advantage. “Most of our games are dou- fairly tough,” coach Tyra Perry game…our method this year tinue play on Saturday against Senior pitcher Mallorie Sulaski bleheaders so it’s just putting said of the games this week- is to treat no team differently. Dayton at 1:00 p.m. and West- said it’s important for the Lady them together,” Mattox said. end. “Valparaiso was in the re- We want to play relaxed and ern Michigan at 3:30 p.m., and Toppers to take what the game “Early in the season fi ve games gionals last year, so they will be focused.” conclude play Sunday with gives them and not worry in three days isn’t too bad be- tough.” Although the Lady Toppers Pittsburgh at 1:00 p.m.

four blocks. games remaining before the con- TOPPERS While no other WKU player ference tournament starts, the CONTINUED FROM SPORTS fi nished with more than six Lady Toppers have three chances PETER points, Lady Topper role players to secure their fi rst 20-win sea- CONTINUED FROM SPORTS Alexis Govan and sophomore found a way to contribute in the son since 2009-10. forward Chastity Gooch have win. Sophomore guard Ileana Their fi rst shot will come Satur- Peter found himself in the starting lineup the next played well, and Wednesday was Johnson recorded three steals, day at Louisiana-Lafayette. ULL day. He ended the opening weekend series with a no exception. a game-high for the Lady Top- (9-17, 3-14 SBC) has the worst batting average of .500, going 3-for-6 in two games. Govan battled through early pers and trailing only ULM guard record in the Sun Belt this sea- His .500 batting average for the weekend was the foul trouble to fi nish with a Alexar Tugler, who had eight. son but features the league’s top highest freshman batting average in the Sun Belt game-high 27 points in an effort Freshman forward Jalynn Mc- three-point threat in guard Syl- that Heard said she was pleased Clain also posted six points and vana Okde. Conference. Peter was the only freshman in the with. four rebounds in 12 minutes of Govan said she hopes the Lady conference to hit above .415 and one of eight fresh- “I’m so proud of Alexis, how she play. Toppers can return to early- men in the Sun Belt to have multiple hits this past continues to step up and fi nd a Gooch said she believes in her season form for their fi nal road weekend. way and fi nd her teammates,” teammates to come through in game before the tournament Senior infi elder Blake Crabtree said the early start Heard said. “I want them to keep the clutch for the team. — WKU went 7-0 on the road to for Peter should be a huge confi dence booster. having fun and fi nding a way to “I have a lot of confi dence in start the season. “It puts him in there and gets him going,” he said. win so they can enjoy it.” them,” she said. “You have to “We started off strong with “Anytime you can have a good weekend and get in Gooch fi lled up the stat sheet trust your teammates, and I do.” road wins, and we want to fi nish there and get after somebody like he did, it’s going with 14 points, 12 rebounds and With three regular season the same way,” Govan said. to boost your confi dence up and gets you ready for the rest of the season.” Myers said Peter’s confi dence is his key. “He’s a gamer,” he said. “That kid comes to play every day. He’s not afraid to hit. He’s not afraid to hit against anybody you put him against. He’s ready to play. He listens. He applies everything that you ask him. He plays hard and he’s a good player. He’s talented and gives us a great spark.” Fortunately for Peter, he said the transition from Kentucky to California hasn’t been that bad because of the friends that he has been able to make on the team. “When I fi rst got here it was tough, not knowing anyone,” he said. “But (senior catcher) Devin Kelly is from California, so it’s not like I was completely alone. Once I met a lot of the guys and made a lot of great friends it was a lot easier.” Right now, Peter said that the goal for the team is to win a Sun Belt Conference Championship and he is hoping to contribute to that going forward. Peter and the Toppers will be back in action starting today at 3 p.m. against Central Michigan. Games two and three of the series will be Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. at Nick Denes Field.

A TASTE OF EUROPE EST. 1999 WKU Lady Toppers high-fi ve each other after a play during the WKU vs. ULM game at Diddle Arena on GREEK FOOD Wednesday. WKU won 65-63. JABIN BOTSFORD/HERALD LUNCH DINNER tend the NCAA appeals hearing ner. He and his legal representa- - Domestic Beer MORTON when a date is determined. tion are continuing to work with - 15% off CONTINUED FROM FRONT “The NCAA has informed us of the NCAA.” Lunch (11AM - 4PM) $1.50 with meal the notice of allegations involv- Morton was hired by WKU as Limited Time Only! (only for Dinner) ing Wall’s ofﬁ cial visit to Miami. ing Jake Morton with respect to an assistant under former coach The NCAA letter to Ransdell its investigation of the University Ken McDonald in June 2011, just Daily Specials of Miami,” WKU Athletic Direc- two months before the Yahoo! - off Dinner stated there is no institutional re- -Moussaka -Dollmados 10% sponsibility on the part of WKU tor Todd Stewart said in a state- story was published. with Student ID ment. “As we have consistently Morton was reassigned from -Gyros Plate -Salads for possible violations involving -Spinakopita -Sandwiches stated, none of the allegations assistant coach to director of - Halal gyros available Morton. -Fish However, WKU representatives against Jake involve Western basketball operations following will be provided a chance to at- Kentucky University in any man- last season. (270) 846-1195 1006 STATE ST - BOWLING GREEN KY, 42101 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 • COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD • WKUHERALD.COM sports

WKU receives notice of allegations against Morton

BRAD STEPHENS Sports published a story de- ton accepted at least Shapiro to have in- contact with two coaches of a [email protected] tailing beneﬁ ts received by Mi- $6,000 of supplemen- person, off-campus recruit, Durand Scott, at Shap- ami players and recruits in the tal income from Sha- recruiting contact iro’s home and at a local night- The ripples of a sports scan- football and men’s basketball piro. in Shapiro’s suite club. Morton and Fernandez dal in the national headlines programs from 2002 through A basketball coach at a Miami foot- also provided impermissible are affecting WKU. 2010. receiving additional ball game with the inducements in the form of President Gary Ransdell re- The beneﬁ ts in question income from a booster coach of a recruit, transportation and entertain- ceived an NCAA letter of allega- were provided by former violates NCAA Bylaws Donovan Kirk. Kirk ment of the two coaches. Scott tions Wednesday concerning booster Nevin Shapiro, who is 11.3.1 and 11.3.2. was on campus at was taking a visit at the time. possible violations committed currently serving federal pris- The allegations also the time taking a • In April 2009, Morton ar- by men’s basketball Director on time for his role in a $930 detail three recruiting MORTON visit. ranged for Shapiro to have re- of Basketball Operations Jake million Ponzi scheme. violations committed Director of • On Oct. 26, 2008, cruiting contact via telephone Morton during his time as an The notice of allegations, ob- by Morton: Basketball Morton and Fer- with a coach of highly-rated assistant at Miami. tained by the Miami Herald, • On Oct. 4, 2008, Mor- Operations nandez arranged recruit John Wall. Morton also The allegations surfaced states that between October ton and fellow assistant for Shapiro to have in- provided impermissible trans- in August 2011 when Yahoo! 2007 and October 2008, Mor- Jorge Fernandez arranged for person, off-campus recruiting portation to Wall’s coach dur- SEE MORTON PAGE 7

TRACK AND FIELD Track and fi eld ‘survive and advance’ squads heading to conference championships JONAH PHILLIPS [email protected]

Expectations are high as the Toppers move into Jonesboro, Ark., this SUn- day for the Sun Belt Indoor Champi- onships. Coach Erik Jenkins, however, just wants his team to execute. WKU has had a very successful season up to this point. The Toppers have broken personal records at every meet, had successful meet-title defenses, and three Toppers – senior Houston Croney, junior David Mo- kone, and senior Sharika Smith – have been named Sun Belt Conference track and fi eld athletes of the week. “We’ve got some really talented athletes, we just have to put it all together,” Jenkins said. The coaching staff will look to its veteran athletes Sunday for leadership, and there are plenty on the team who are waiting to do just that. “We hope that (senior) Joseph Che- bet and David Mokone will go out and compete well in the distance events,” Sophomore forward Chastity Gooch goes for a layup against two University of Louisiana-Monroe defenders. The Lady Toppers Jenkins said. won 65-63. BRANDON CARTER/HERALD Chebet notched four individual wins this season, as his teammate Mokone found similar success at the top of Sun Belt Conference. Jenkins said Mokone has taken big Lady Toppers winning close games individual steps forward this year. “David is in better shape, his race strategy is a whole lot more effi cient, LUCAS AULBACH and a missed heave as time expired to and he can get in and move around in [email protected] hang on for the win. traffi c a whole lot better than he could Close games are where the Lady Top- a year ago,” Jenkins said. One of the best Lady Topper seasons pers have thrived this year. WKU has Mokone said hard work in practice in recent memory kept rolling with an- gone 6-2 in games decided by six points was important for his development other win this week. or less this season, compared to 2-7 in this season. WKU (19-7, 12-5 Sun Belt Confer- last season’s 9-21 campaign. “We have been consistently practic- ence) survived a late push in Diddle Coach Michelle Clark-Heard said ing high mileage, usually 70 miles a Arena against Louisiana-Monroe to fi nding a way to win close games has week,” Mokone said. hold on for a 65-63 win Wednesday. been a big focal point for her team this Jenkins also said he’s looking for With three games left, the Lady Toppers season, and the game against ULM was Smith, who had a pair of third-place will hit the road this weekend for their just an example of that. fi nishes in the conference champion- fi nal road trip before the upcoming Sun “We’re 12-5 in the conference and ships last season, to step up. He said Belt Conference Tournament. 19-7, so that’s what you have to look at he’s looking for junior Elvyonn Bailey Wednesday’s game had enough ex- this time of the year,” Heard said after and junior Marcus Winstead to do citement for a whole season. After rush- the game Wednesday. “It’s survive and well in the sprint events. ing out to a 24-8 lead, thanks in part to advance, and every game you have to Both Baily and Winstead come in off the Lady Warhawks starting two-of-18 fi gure out how to get that ‘W.’” impressive seasons, with most recent- from the fi eld, WKU had to survive a The Lady Toppers have succeeded ly twelfth and tenth place showings, 41-point second half effort from ULM this season when sophomore guard respectively, in the 400-meter dash at SEE TOPPERS PAGE 7 the SPIRE Invitational. Audition tape leads to opening weekend start for California freshman

AUSTIN LANTER did his homework on us and he’s just a [email protected] really good fi t.” Peter looked at schools in the south Freshman infi elder Thomas Peter when he was looking to continue his didn’t let a lack of interest stop him baseball career – he said that he wanted from advertising himself to the WKU to try something “completely new.” He baseball coaches. also said he knew about the “great pro- Determined to continue his baseball gram” at WKU. career after high school, Peter thought After a visit to Bowling Green, Peter that the Topper baseball team would be said he was attracted to the program a good fi t for him. The California native from day one. decided to send a video of himself to “I knew coach Myers was from Cali- the coaching staff at WKU (1-2) to ex- fornia and he came over and saw me,” press interest in the program. Peter said. “After watching a few games After coach Matt Myers fl ew out to here and seeing the atmosphere and fa- California to watch Peter, he knew the cilities; they’re unbelievable. I was just infi elder would be a good fi t for his attracted from day one, just the whole team. athletic atmosphere at Western and the “He’s a plus kid,” Myers, a Carmichael, academics. That’s what really brought Calif., native said. “His makeup is off me here.” the chart. He’s a gym rat, he’s a fi eld rat After a pinch-hit single in last Satur- and a very good academic kid. He really day’s loss against Bowling Green State, Freshman third baseman Thomas Peter, of San Ramon, Calif., is expected to make a SEE PETER PAGE 7 substantial impact during his time at WKU through his hitting and his ability to play the left side of the infi eld. LUKE FRANKE/HERALD