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TUESDAY , OCTOBER 15, 2013 ⢠WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ⢠WKUHERALD.COM ⢠VOLUME 89 NO. 14
Tonight's game means parking, road closures staff and allow employees to leave at around 3:15 p.m. in an effort to open up parking and improve traffic. Ransdell said students commuting to campus for night class may want to park in an outer lot or ride a shuttle to campus. âThis game will put our campus in the national spotlight,â Ransdell said in the email. âYour cooperation is
BY CAMERON KOCH NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM Campus and parking will be disrupted today to make way for tailgating and the WKU v. University of Louisiana-Lafayette football game at 7 p.m. In an email to faculty and staff, President Gary Ransdell said the university is asking offices to operate with minimal
greatly appreciated. We hope as many of you as possible can enjoy this unusual weeknight experience.â Parking and Transportation services have been sending emails out detailing parking changes and road closings. The Housing permit parking spaces on Avenue of Champions must be cleared of
vehicles by noon today. Beginning at 4:30 p.m. Avenue of Champions will be closed from College Heights Blvd. to University Blvd., and starting at 5:30 p.m. the road will be closed between Colonnade Drive and University Blvd., and restricted to event permit holders. University bus lines are also going to be affected. The Blue
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and Red bus lines will stop at 4:30 p.m. when Avenue of Champions closes. The White Line will run a modified route from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The Green Line will run normally, though delays are to be expected due to high levels of traffic. Following the game, traffic will not be allowed to come into campus as police direct traffic after the game.
Leak blamed for maggot infestation BY JACKSON FRENCH NEWS@WKUHERALD.COM
Florence senior Nic Baynum and Berea freshman Olivia Jacobs rehearse with Greenwood High School student Lora White for their play, "Arkansaw Bear." The Theatre for Young Adults will perform the play for school children on Oct. 18 to 20. RAE EMARY/HERALD
âArkansaw Bearâ kicks off Children's Theatre Series at WKU BY KRISTINA BURTON LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM If one were to be asked what sort of impact theyâd like to have over the course of their life, many would say that they want to leave a legacy. WKUâs Department of Theatre and Dance opens its 2013 Childrenâs Theatre Series on Oct. 18 to 20 with âThe Arkansaw Bear,â a story about doing just that â leaving a legacy.
Russellville senior Jamie Norton is the director of âThe Arkansaw Bear.â âIâm getting whatâs called âprod pointsâ for directing this,â Norton said. âEach semester, every theatre student has to fulfill a certain number of duties regarding the shows here. That could include anything from directing, to acting, to running the sound or light board, and this factors into those points for me.â Norton said it was an assignment in
a Childrenâs Theatre class she took last year that led her to direct this production. âAs part of our assignment, we had to select a play and put forth a directing proposal for it,â Norton said. âThen they chose some out of that group and some from other people who werenât in the class, and we got to do the show we wanted and it was great.â Norton said she really likes âThe SEE ARKANSAW PAGE A2
Club Sports give opportunities to WKU community BY ANNA LAWSON LIFE@WKUHERALD.COM The WKU community would not be what it is today without fanatic sports fans. However, instead of just cheering from the stands, these enthusiasts can get their hands dirty through club sports. WKU Club Sports are open to any student, staff or faculty and do not require any tryouts. They are also completely student run. Sport Club graduate assistant Kimbra Merchant says the clubs allow people to connect with oth-
ers in a meaningful way. âPrograms such as sport clubs allow students to get involved on campus and meet people who have common interests,â she said. âThese clubs can give students a sense of belonging on a campus when they may feel lost in the crowd.â Merchant said that sense of community was her personal experience with club sports. âThe girls I played club rugby with in college are still some of my closest friends,â she said. The program is currently sponsoring 20 active clubs. These
clubs range anywhere from paintball and fencing, to soccer and lacrosse. Sport Club Coordinator Jordan Gardner oversees all of the clubs. âBasically, I serve as a liaison to the clubs since our sport clubs are student-run organizations,â she said. Gardner has always been active in sports and is well aware of the benefits that come with staying physically active during college. She hopes to give back to the department that gave her so much as a student. She also SEE CLUB PAGE A2
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WKUâs new environmentally friendly food waste disposal system is being put on hold, while a new food waste container is made after the appearance of maggots on the Downing Student Union loading docks on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Sustainability Coordinator Christian Ryan-Downing said Fresh Food Companyâs food waste is stored in a sealed container on the DSU loading docks before it is taken to Baker Arboretum, where it is turned into compost. She said some of the food waste spilled out of the container, onto the loading docks, causing the maggot infestation. Ryan-Downing said this is the first year Fresh Food has used the new composting system, which turns food waste into compost rather than sending it to a landfill. She said difficulties were anticipated from the beginning. âWe absolutely expected to have some issues that we would have to work through,â she said. âThis is a pilot program. Weâve never done anything like this. âWhen we talked to other universities, they were very honest with us and said that, you know, this is not easy. It doesnât come without its challenges.â Dan Chaney, project manager for the DSU renovation, said there was a leak in the container, adding that one of the corners wasnât properly sealed. âSome of the food waste came out as it was being loaded and then they put it (the container) back down in the same spot, and so it
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Columbus, Ga., junior Emily Green plays for the WKU Women's Rugby team. "Everybody is family on the pitch," she said. "You are all opponents, but afterwards you hang out together, you go out to eat and you all are Rugers and Rugers are family." JEFF BROWN/ HERALD
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