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Sports on the Hill and NBA Playoff predictions
Sports on the Hill and NBA Playoff predictions
College Heights Huddle • April 15, 2025
Westerns football team takes the field before WKU’s homecoming game against Louisiana Tech University in L.T. Smith Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024.
OPINION: 3 takeaways from the Red & White Spring Showcase
April 14, 2025
Stand in Love
Stand in Love
April 14, 2025
Motlow lead singer, Tucker Vernon, sings with WKU student, Grayce Basham, while performing “Revival” by Zach Bryan at SGA Pollooza on South Lawn in Bowling Green , Ky. on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
Photos: SGA Pollooza brings local music to South Lawn
April 13, 2025
News
Investigative journalist Josie Duffy Rice to join Gaines Lecture Series
Investigative journalist Josie Duffy Rice to join Gaines Lecture Series
Natalie Freidhof, News Reporter • April 17, 2025

The WKU School of Media & Communication will host “Telling the Untold Story: Investigating the US Criminal Justice System,” a lecture...

Guest speaker Anabel Hernández accepts the Fleischaker-Greene Courageous International Reporting Award from Kimberly Greene, donor for the Fleischaker-Greene Endowment, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025
‘Defend society’s right to know the truth’: Journalist awarded for ‘courageous international reporting’
April 16, 2025
Mahurin Honors College Senator-Elect Ciin Lun smiles as her name is announced during the Student Government Association spring election results. “I really worked hard on this because I wanted to represent where I am from,” Lun said. “I was really misrepresented, so I wanted to do this for people like me.”
SGA announces spring election results, DEI constitution amendment passes
April 16, 2025
Community Relations Officer Jenna Wells (left) and Enrollment and Student Experience Officer Savanna Kurtz (right) applaud after a report by Legislative Operations Committee Officer Caden Lucas in senate chambers on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
SGA holds final 24th Senate meeting
April 16, 2025
From WKU School of Media & Communication
Investigative journalist to receive award for ‘courageous international reporting’
April 15, 2025
Union laborers and representatives protest WASCO Inc. for their treatment of laborers working on the Hilltopper Field House on Thursday, April 10, 2024. Some held signs claiming the Wasco does not pay area standard wages.
Union workers protest Hilltopper Fieldhouse subcontractor
April 15, 2025
Opinion
Western Kentucky Head Coach Hank Plona speaks with his team during a time out during the Hilltopper's game against the FIU Panthers in Bowling Green, Ky. on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
OPINION: WKU Men’s Basketball postseason report
Nathan Mueller and Michael Givner Jr. • March 30, 2025

A 64-61 loss at the hands of the No. 10 seed FIU in the first round of the Conference USA tournament on March 11 ended what was once a promising...

Dear Miss Red: How do I dress for a summer in Spain?
Dear Miss Red: How do I dress for a summer in Spain?
March 27, 2025
OPINION: Life, death, the working class and Robert Pattinson make ‘Mickey 17’ a success
OPINION: Life, death, the working class and Robert Pattinson make ‘Mickey 17’ a success
March 27, 2025
Herald magazine | Vol.100-No.4
Sports
WKU right handed pitcher Rylan Smith (17) pitches the ball during WKU Softball’s game against the University of Louisville Cardinals in Bowling Green, Ky. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
WKU Softball heads to Louisville
Adrianna Lein, Sports Reporter • April 22, 2025

WKU Softball will look to increase its three-game winning streak Tuesday at the University of Louisville. WKU secured its first Conference...

Western outfielder Ryan Wideman (33) makes contact with the ball at Nick Denes Field on Feb. 14, 2025 in a game against the Illinois State Redbirds. The Toppers won 4-3.
WKU Baseball welcomes Evansville
April 21, 2025
Outfielder Ryan Wideman (33) connects with the ball during WKU’s game against UNC Asheville Bulldogs on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Nick Denes Field.
Hilltoppers win series against MTSU
April 20, 2025
Western Kentucky University first baseman Annie White (16) is celebrated by her teammates after hitting a homer during a game against the University of Kentucky at the WKU Softball Complex on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
WKU Softball sweeps NMSU
April 19, 2025
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Dale Oliver points to features in his backyard covered by over 8 feet of water after this week’s record breaking storms slammed Bowling Green, Ky. on Monday, April 7, 2025. At the time, Oliver was unsure of where his partner and two children would live after their home was damaged by the flooding.

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