Until the events of the last week, I was a very proud alumna of Western Kentucky University with a BS (1972), MA (1972) and a Rank I (1979). I thought Western stood for loyalty, integrity and character. Obviously, that is not true. Coach David Elson used those three qualities to run the football program. As [...]

I’m writing to address my concern over the lack of interest pertaining to the shootings and home break-ins at The Registry apartment complex. The most recent shooting happened in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon.

The Registry is only a stone’s throw away from several residence halls. Violence that materializes at The Registry could easily spill over onto campus. In my mind, this makes The Registry’s security issue a Western security issue.

WKU definitely needed to fire someone in light of its multi-million dollar football fiasco, but the wrong guy was let go. Actually, two people need to be fired: Dr. Wood Selig and Dr. Gary Ransdell. It was Selig and Ransdell, due to their own super-sized egos and desire to make a legacy for themselves with [...]

In the world of BCS football, a coach getting fired for not winning is nothing out of the ordinary. However, in the situation of WKU, we do nothing like anyone else. We have to start at the beginning of this whole scenario to understand the repeated irony of how WKU has handled things.