There’s a fight at South Campus. Police get a call that shots are fired. A fight erupts at Pearce-Ford Tower about 30 minutes later. Then another report of gunfire.
What does Western do?
In a post-Virginia Tech society, it opts to err on the side of extreme caution.

Athletics Director Wood Selig and President Gary Ransdell appear to have reneged this month on their promise that the football team will not play more than one “guarantee game” per season. Western is scheduled to play four guarantee games in the 2008-09 season, Selig said.

Western escaped the brunt of severe storms which ravaged the southeast Tuesday night and early Wednesday and left at least seven dead in Kentucky. Lightning-bearing clouds and rough winds passed through Bowling Green, but Western reported no damage to its main campus, said Gene Tice, vice president of student affairs and campus services.

FRANKFORT — Athletics Director Wood Selig told the Board of Regents on Friday that he was “very pleased” with the football team’s transitional season into the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly called Division I-A. “I would say this first year of transition has been extremely successful, and we’ll use this first year as a springboard for success this coming season as well,” he told the board during its meeting.