Breaking news, sports and campus news from Western Kentucky University

WKUHerald.com

WKUHerald.com

WKUHerald.com
Gabrielle Bunton

Gabrielle Bunton, News and Features Reporter

Gabrielle Bunton is a news/features reporter for the College Heights Herald. She previously covered Campus organizations get ready to meet students and COVID guidelines this fall.

All content by Gabrielle Bunton
Jason Boyd speaks during his keynote on Feb. 21, 2022. “What I learned from everything that I've been through, you just gotta know that people care about you and that you matter,” Boyd said.

Author and creative producer Jason Boyd shares life story, discusses ‘We Matter’ doc in keynote

Gabrielle Bunton, News reporter
February 22, 2022
‘I would describe it as part of one big family': Black students embrace culture, community at WKU

‘I would describe it as part of one big family’: Black students embrace culture, community at WKU

Gabrielle Bunton, News Reporter
February 20, 2022
Tamera Lott

Star Robertson

Justin Smith

Denaleigh Starla-Scott

OPINION: She Was Me

OPINION: She Was Me

Gabrielle Bunton, News reporter
February 2, 2022
Members of the Bowling Green community line up outside for the grand opening of Insomnia Cookies on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.

Insomnia Cookies celebrates Bowling Green location with grand opening

Gabrielle Bunton, News reporter
January 29, 2022
Top of the Week header

Bowling Green’s history with redevelopment: Top Of The Week Podcast

Gabrielle Bunton
April 7, 2021
Photo of Jonesville from 1955. Courtesy of Tonya Colley.

How Bowling Green’s history of development changed Black communities

Gabrielle Bunton
April 6, 2021
Warming Tree, by the RiverWalk, provides supplies to those in need in Bowling Green.

How a tree at RiverWalk is helping cloth the homeless

Gabrielle Bunton
March 16, 2021
Photo illustration by Sam Mallon.

Local Housing Authority provides transportation for elderly to receive COVID vaccine

Gabrielle Bunton
February 17, 2021
Put a Woman in Charge panel speakers Dana Beasley-Brown, Patti Minter, Elaine Walker, Melinda Hill, and Patsy Sloan prepare to speak during the event in the Kentucky Museum on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

City Commission candidate Melinda Hill on college-relevant issues

Gabrielle Bunton
November 1, 2020
Tim Gray, an officer with the WKU Police Department, stands masked at the colonnade after the drive through ceremony that honored the graduates of the WKU Department of Communication graduates on May 16.

ISEC pairs with local law enforcement in Arrest the Fear event series

Gabrielle Bunton
October 29, 2020
Portrait of Mitchell McKinney.

Mitch McKinney named the Communication Department Alumnus of the Year

Gabrielle Bunton
October 26, 2020
In today's Board of Regents meeting, the regents approved the 2021-22 fiscal year budget. The regents approved a $375.6 million operating budget for fiscal year 2022.The total budget is down $12 million, or 3.2%, from fiscal year 2020.

Board of Regents committees approve certificates and emeriti appointments

Gabrielle Bunton
October 23, 2020
Ogden College

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workgroup host virtual discussion over campus buildings tied to slavery

Gabrielle Bunton
October 10, 2020
Gabrielle Bunton shares op-ed following the Sept. 23 announcement of the charges in the Breonna Taylor case.

I choose Black women every time

Gabrielle Bunton
September 28, 2020
Dr. Brian St. John conducts the WKU Symphony at their Fall Concert at Van Meter Hall on Sept. 25, 2020. St. John, in discussion afterwards, said he told the performers that they should aim to play with the kind of sound they would want to hear if they were in the audience.

WKU Symphony presents surprises at first concert of the year

Gabrielle Bunton
September 27, 2020
WKU President Timothy Caboni leaves his office to give a press conference over WKU's reopening plan. The plan, called the Big Red Restart, outlines campus procedures for the fall 2020 semester amid the continuing pandemic. 

WKU creates new scholarship offering in-state tuition to 7 bordering states

Gabrielle Bunton
September 24, 2020
Students head back their residence halls after lunch on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. The majority of campus food options are still open while implementing social distancing protocols in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Pandemic learning: how students are adjusting to classes during COVID-19

Gabrielle Bunton
September 8, 2020
Student organization representatives introduce selves to students on Tuesday evening at virtual Discover Fest

Students find campus engagement through virtual Discover Fest

Gabrielle Bunton
September 3, 2020
Students reunite for the first time after universities and schools across the country shut down in March due to the Coronavirus.

Campus organizations get ready to meet students and COVID guideline this fall

Gabrielle Bunton
August 25, 2020
Plexiglass Barriers in Ogden College Labs

An inside look at buildings on campus as faculty and staff prepare for the fall semester

Gabrielle Bunton
August 19, 2020
Dr. Martha Sales is the executive Director of WKU's Intercultural Student Engagement Center (ISEC). The Mission of ISEC is to assist the university with recruitment, retention and graduation of underrepresented WKU students, according to their website.

ISEC Academy welcomes a new program coming this fall

Gabrielle Bunton
August 13, 2020
Chinese Flagship Program funded for another 4 years

Chinese Flagship Program funded for another 4 years

Gabrielle Bunton
August 11, 2020
WKU projecting larger freshman class going into Fall 2020 semester

WKU projecting larger freshman class going into Fall 2020 semester

Gabrielle Bunton
August 7, 2020
Board of Regents opens conversation about student activism on campus

Board of Regents opens conversation about student activism on campus

Gabrielle Bunton
August 7, 2020

Board of Regents opens conversation about student activism on campus

Gabrielle Bunton
August 7, 2020
Board of Regents Meeting

Board of Regents agenda set to approve three new degrees

Gabrielle Bunton
August 6, 2020
WKU students use the public transit buses to get to their destinations.

Parking and Transportation introduces new safety measures to transit for the upcoming semester

Gabrielle Bunton
August 5, 2020
Michael Delaney Headshot

Bowling Green Chief of Police, Michael Delaney, hopes to bring the community more transparency

Gabrielle Bunton
August 5, 2020
Faculty and Staff Open Forum

Faculty and Staff get answers to lingering questions in open forum

Gabrielle Bunton
August 3, 2020
Fraternity recruitment plans to remain in person

Fraternity recruitment plans to remain in person

Gabrielle Bunton
July 31, 2020

Fraternity recruitment plans to remain in person

Gabrielle Bunton
July 31, 2020
recruitment

Greek Affairs announces that sorority recruitment will now be virtual

Gabrielle Bunton
July 29, 2020

WKU creates open forums for faculty, staff and students

Gabrielle Bunton
July 29, 2020
Open Forum Flyer

WKU creates open forums for faculty, staff and students

Gabrielle Bunton
July 29, 2020
Laurel Philpott adds names to the list of victims of racial violence on the sidewalk. 

Jonesville history comes alive on WKU campus where community once stood

Gabrielle Bunton
July 28, 2020
WKU Office of Sustainability Food Pantry

Office of Sustainability receives grant to support food pantry and garden

Gabrielle Bunton
July 22, 2020
Dr. Tom Hunley

WKU professor wins prestigious poetry contest

Gabrielle Bunton
July 17, 2020
PFT Copy

Students returning to residence halls will experience new modifications

Gabrielle Bunton
July 16, 2020
WkU Commons Beam Rising

WKU Commons at Helm Library marks construction progress with beam raising

Gabrielle Bunton
July 15, 2020
Computer Copy Photo

IT Services implements changes in computer lab for the fall

Gabrielle Bunton
July 14, 2020
Molly Dawson

Local ICU nurse takes steps in recovery from COVID-19

Gabrielle Bunton
July 13, 2020
PFT WKU 2020 (copy)

WKU SAAA responds to We Are One Letter by WKU

Gabrielle Bunton
July 13, 2020
Elizabeth Gish

WKU Philosophy and Religion Interim Department Head departs from WKU

Gabrielle Bunton
July 10, 2020
Students preparing to move into

Housing and Residence Life updates move-in options for students moving to campus

Gabrielle Bunton
July 9, 2020
Students board the hilltopper line bus by Cherry Hall on WKU's campus.

Parking and Transportation offers new customer service and changes on campus for upcoming semester

Gabrielle Bunton
July 8, 2020
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house

Greeks looking forward to opening houses in the fall

Gabrielle Bunton
July 6, 2020
Molly Dawson

Local ICU nurse battles with COVID-19

Gabrielle Bunton
July 2, 2020
The Environmental Science and Technology Building on the campus of Western Kentucky University.

The Department of Geography and Geology will have a new name

Gabrielle Bunton
July 2, 2020
The First Year Village, shown in this rendering, is expected to be open by fall 2021. It will include living learning communities with pod-style living for groups of 25 students with shared interests. 

First Year Village construction continues during pandemic

Gabrielle Bunton
June 29, 2020
A person walks the WKU campus on Monday, March 16.

Faculty makes demands in response to Big Red Restart Plan

Gabrielle Bunton
June 26, 2020
1560 Normal Street House

WKU moves forward with demolishing old house

Gabrielle Bunton
June 24, 2020
Chris Page

Black businesses describe how the pandemic and racial frictions have affected them

Gabrielle Bunton
June 23, 2020
Charles Booker Speaking

“He wanted to provide a voice for the voiceless”, Charles Booker holds a local rally in his Social Distancing Tour.

Gabrielle Bunton
June 19, 2020
Officer Tim Gray of the WKU Police Department walking alongside protestors. 

WKU’s Mitchell, Gray reflect on the challenges of being black in a police uniform

Gabrielle Bunton
June 18, 2020
Screenshot of Petition Website

Members of YDSA create a petition demanding changes on campus following recent racial tensions

Gabrielle Bunton
June 10, 2020
The rooms in Pearce-Ford Tower were lit up to honor WKU’s class of 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, commencement for WKU seniors was postponed until September.

WKU faculty, staff notified of pay cuts in new budget year

Gabrielle Bunton
June 8, 2020
Dr. Rebecca Shawdowen, an infectious disease specialist who has COVID-19, was transported to UK Healthcare in Lexington after her condition worseneed. 

Local physician Dr.Shadowen condition worsens

Gabrielle Bunton
May 29, 2020
The rooms in Pearce-Ford Tower were lit up to honor WKU’s class of 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, commencement for WKU seniors was postponed until September.

WKU grants $2 million to 3,100 students so far from CARES Act funds

Gabrielle Bunton
May 27, 2020
President Timothy Caboni talks to the College Heights Herald editorial board to  discuss the upcoming year on Friday, Aug. 24. 

Budget recommendations to be presented to Board of Regents will include tiered salary reductions, Caboni says

Gabrielle Bunton
May 23, 2020
'I'm their resource': Bowling Green essential staff reflect on working during the pandemic

‘I’m their resource’: Bowling Green essential staff reflect on working during the pandemic

Gabrielle Bunton
April 17, 2020
iWKU App Walk Through

Apps to help keep your mind going during self-quarantine

Gabrielle Bunton
March 31, 2020
Political club takes a different stance on politics

Political club takes a different stance on politics

Gabrielle Bunton
March 26, 2020
study abroad.jpg

What you should know when studying abroad

Gabrielle Bunton
February 25, 2020
Professor Holly Payne speaks on the psychology love as Valentine’s Day approaches.

What do you really feel when you’re in love?

Gabrielle Bunton
February 12, 2020
Bolling dries a client’s hair on January 24, 2020. Bolling said after her mother died of cancer, she found baking made her feel close to her mother.

Local entrepreneur runs 2 businesses to honor mother

Gabrielle Bunton
February 11, 2020
M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan Mentor, Senior Nyill Brooks, celebrates his first M.A.S.T.E.R plan with the class of 2023, before being invited on stage to shoot paint.

OPINION: Hilltopper tradition of fun and friendships, met with the sad truth

Gabrielle Bunton
February 5, 2020
5 things about the Super Bowl from someone who's never seen it

5 things about the Super Bowl from someone who’s never seen it

Gabrielle Bunton
February 2, 2020
Benefits of a New Years Resolution

Benefits of a New Years Resolution

Gabrielle Bunton
January 29, 2020
Load More Stories
Menu
Activate Search
Home
Gabrielle Bunton