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MIT students host STEAM learning festival
Libby Simpson, News Reporter | June 23, 2025

Dania Khan, the WKU Muslim Student Association chapter founder, helps to prepare the room by stocking hijabs for women during prayers on May 27, 2025.

Muslim Student Association acquires prayer room

Libby Simpson, News Reporter • May 29, 2025

Wellness program helps students transition to college life

May 20, 2025

WKU’s graduating class of 2025 marches down the Avenue of Champions as parents and friends cheer on during the annual Topper Walk on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

PHOTOS: Class of 2025 Hilltoppers graduate

May 9, 2025

Student-made floral arrangements bring WKU graduation stage to life

May 8, 2025

Criminology professor named new assistant provost
June 18, 2025
Libby Simpson, News Reporter
PHOTOS: Christ Episcopal Church holds prayer vigil for Ernesto Manuel-Andres
June 17, 2025
Libby Simpson, News Reporter
History professor Juan Romero dies
June 16, 2025
Libby Simpson, News Reporter

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"No Kings" protesters march down College Street, June 14.

Hundreds march for ‘No Kings’

Anthony Clauson, News Editor • June 14, 2025

Several hundred protesters marched through downtown Bowling Green as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protest on Saturday. “No Kings”...

A temporary chiller system was placed outside of Grise Hall on June 11 due to previous HVAC failure in the building.

Grise Hall receives temporary chiller system after HVAC failure

June 12, 2025

WKU community band saxophone section performs the “Glory of Rome” concert on Thursday, Feb. 29.

WKU Bands to celebrate 100th anniversary with Summer Twilight Concert Series

June 12, 2025

Jeanie Smith, a middle school teacher from Bowling Green, holds a sign at the "Bring Ernesto Home" protest on June 11.

Bowling Green community calls for return of ICE detainee

June 12, 2025

Reports say Bowling Green teen detained by ICE despite being in country legally

June 10, 2025

WKU's First Year Village, currently closed for repairs and set to be expanded over the coming years.

WKU rolls out plan for new partnership to replace most older dorms over next decade

June 6, 2025

Opinion

Cherry Hall stands on the top of the Hill of Western Kentucky’s University in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, May 2, 2025, after messages are displayed across the pathways around it protesting the recent renovations announced for Cherry Hall.

Letter to the Editor: Cherry Hall renovations red line for Regents

Cory Dodds • May 5, 2025

Editor’s Note: This piece was edited for grammar and clarity, but not content. WKU’s decision to pursue a modern overhaul of Cherry...

Price Wilborn is the Editor-in-Chief of the Herald.

Letter from the Editor: The First Amendment shaped my time on the Hill

April 24, 2025

Freshman film production major Michael Robinson’s TopperFella collection was on display at the TopperFella Trade Day in Downing Student Union on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. According to his last count, Robinson’s collection boasts 121 TopperFellas.

OPINION: TopperFella Trade Day: a look at community, journalism and the beauty between

April 24, 2025

Herald magazine | Vol.100-No.4

Sports

Lee Wood named WKU Director of Cross Country and Track and Field

Nathan Mueller, Sports Editor • June 9, 2025

WKU Athletics named Lee Wood as the Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Monday morning, filling the gap on the Hill left by the sudden...

The Hilltoppers dugout reacts to a strike during WKU’s game against UNC Asheville Bulldogs on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Nick Denes Field.

17 Hilltoppers enter transfer portal through first week

June 9, 2025

Infielder Carlos Vasquez gets hit by a pitch during a game against Southern Illinois University at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Vasquez, Hartman join fellow Hilltoppers in transfer portal

June 4, 2025

Western Kentucky University outfielder Ryan Wideman celebrates after scoring a run during a game against Southern Illinois University at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Wideman, Whalen headline rush of WKU Baseball portal entries

June 3, 2025

Multimedia

An attendant prays while her child reads a book during a vigil held for Ernesto Manuel-Andres, a Bowling Green teen currently detained by ICE, at the Christ Episcopal Church on June 17, 2025.

PHOTOS: Christ Episcopal Church holds prayer vigil for Ernesto Manuel-Andres

A general stands in front of German army reenactors as they are introduced at the Operation Anvil World War II reenactment on May 24, 2025.

PHOTOS: ‘Operation Anvil’ holds World War II reenactment

Members of Seth Swafford’s construction company from Manchester, Ky. work to clear damaged trees from Friday’s EF-4 tornado in the Sunshine Hills community of London, Ky. on May 19, 2025. Swafford (rear right standing) is part of a wave of contractors and construction workers who poured into Laurel County to provide cleanup and repair for the community throughout the weekend.

PHOTOS: London community recovers after EF-4 tornado

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