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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
Von Smith and Anna Bell Lee • May 9, 2025
Graduating senior Kenzley Allara works on one of the commencement flower arrangements on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at the WKU Floral Design Training Center. “This is my home away from home,” Allara said, “the department is truly welcoming to everyone.”
Student-made floral arrangements bring WKU graduation stage to life
May 8, 2025
Muslim Student Association students pray and listen to a message in Cherry Hall on Friday, April 11, 2025.
‘We don’t need a cathedral’: Muslim students search for daily prayer location
May 8, 2025
Colleagues present a poster displaying messages for the late communications professor Heather Strode during her memorial on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at WKU’s Mahurin Honors College.
PCAL celebrates life of Heather Strode
May 7, 2025
News
WKU’s Faculty House sits vacant at the top of the hill on May 6, 2025.
Faculty House faces demolition alongside Cherry Hall renovations
Kane Smith, Assistant News Editor • May 8, 2025

Editor's note: In a previous version of this story, the captions refer to the Faculty House as 125 years old. The Faculty House is 105 years...

Students and faculty walk through Cherry Hall one more time before extensive construction begins this summer during the Cherry Hall Rendering and Reveal Open House on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Local community, Caboni speak out on Cherry Hall renderings
May 8, 2025
The Faculty Senate met on Monday, May 5, in the Wetherby Administrative Building for their Senate Executive Committee meeting.
Faculty Senate Executive Committee discusses Cherry Hall renovations, approves Faculty Handbook amendments
May 6, 2025
PCAL to host a celebration of life in memory of Heather Strode
PCAL to host a celebration of life in memory of Heather Strode
May 4, 2025
Bob Pollock of Hopkinsville, Ky. protest in the pouring rain as part of SOKY Indivisible’s protest against the Trump administration’s recent policies at Circus Square Park on Saturday, May 3, 2025. “Somebody’s gotta do it,” Pollock said, “the more people, the more impact we have.”
SOKY Indivisible holds anti-Trump May Day protest
May 3, 2025
Individuals voice their opinions on the steps of Cherry Hall a day after WKU revealed plans for renovations to the historic building on Friday, May 2, 2025. “They are going to be taking the history away” says Hannah Escue, a junior at WKU.
PHOTOS: Chalk protests appear following reveal of Cherry Hall renovation plans
May 2, 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
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Sports
Hilltopper senior outfielder Ethan Lizama (13) makes contact with the ball during WKU’s game against University of Kentucky at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, April. 29, 2025.
WKU Baseball sweeps NMSU
David Quintanilla, Sports Reporter • May 11, 2025

WKU Baseball earned its fourth Conference USA sweep of the season against New Mexico State this weekend. The Hilltoppers improved to 17-7...

Western Kentucky University left fielder Kennedy Stinson (22) slides safely into third base during a game against the University of Evansville at the WKU Softball Complex on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
WKU Softball eliminated after LA Tech loss
May 9, 2025
Western Kentucky University catcher Camden Ross hits the ball during a game against Southern Illinois University at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
WKU Baseball heads to NMSU
May 8, 2025
WKU’s catcher/infielder Randi Drinnon (7) and infielder Morgan Sharpe (6) celebrate their win during WKU’s game against Jacksonville State University in Bowling Green, Ky. on Friday, May 2, 2025.
WKU Softball escapes elimination with win over SHSU
May 8, 2025
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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.

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