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Small hemp plants grow inside a greenhouse on the WKU Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Thursday, April 28. Agronomy professor Todd Willian has been tending to these young plants alongside WKU students. Gabriel Scarlett/HERALD

My old Kentucky home: the ‘Silicon Valley’ of hemp

Katherine Sproles
May 3, 2016
Small hemp plants grow inside a greenhouse on the WKU Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green, Ky. on Thursday, April 28. Agronomy professor Todd Willian has been tending to these young plants alongside WKU students. Gabriel Scarlett/HERALD

My old Kentucky home: the ‘Silicon Valley’ of hemp

Katherine Sproles
May 3, 2016
Seh Reh, a Burmese refugee, packs a traditional Kerenni lunch prepared by his wife before heading to work at the Perdue Farms processing plant. Seh Reh is the sole provider for his wife and four children, Kerenni refugees who were resettled in Bowling Green in 2009. The family relies on food subsidies from SNAP to make ends meet. Photo by Leanora Benkato/HERALD

Refugee families encounter food struggles

Katherine Sproles
December 3, 2015

Nina Totenberg to shed light on SCOTUS decisions

Katherine Sproles
September 17, 2015
Katherin Sproles

Strut your stuff: what a fashion show taught me about humility and stereotypes

Katherine Sproles
June 29, 2015
The view from the top of the Duomo in Florence, Italy. May 25, 2015. 

Differing cultural views on women teach us important lessons

Katherine Sproles
June 23, 2015
View from atop the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Siena on Friday, June 5.

Be creative with how you spend your money abroad

Katherine Sproles
June 12, 2015
Photo illustration of the coast of Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy on Saturday, May 30. 

Don’t let foreign transportation keep you from independent travel

Katherine Sproles
June 3, 2015
Katherine Sproles at the Piazza Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. Katherine is in Florence with a group of students as part of the Kentucky Institute for International Studies Italy summer program.   

Travel is unpredictable; just make the most of it

Katherine Sproles
May 25, 2015
Katherin Sproles

Commentary: Logan Co. Humane Society’s actions reprehensible

Katherine Sproles
April 23, 2015

Grant gets future teachers in the classroom sooner

Katherine Sproles
December 3, 2013

Chinese translation of wku.edu extends ‘international reach’

Katherine Sproles
November 12, 2013
Cincinnati freshman Adam Winkler(right) shares a plot idea with his Film challenge team in a dorm room in Poland Hall. Winkler is the cinematographer for the team as part of the 49 Hour Film Challenge. Teams had 49 Hours to write, shoot, and edit a film together using the provided genre, dialogue line, locations, and prop. The competition started Friday November 1 and was due completed at 7 p.m. Sunday November 3, 2013. 

Reel Time: Teams work day and night for film challenge

Katherine Sproles
November 5, 2013
Cincinnati freshman Adam Winkler(right) shares a plot idea with his Film challenge team in a dorm room in Poland Hall. Winkler is the cinematographer for the team as part of the 49 Hour Film Challenge. Teams had 49 Hours to write, shoot, and edit a film together using the provided genre, dialogue line, locations, and prop. The competition started Friday November 1 and was due completed at 7 p.m. Sunday November 3, 2013. 

Groups premiere their 49 hour films, X-Rea takes first

Katherine Sproles
November 5, 2013

Rural Health Institute buys new equipment with $50,000 gift

Katherine Sproles
October 15, 2013
Nashville junior Melinda Sterling creates chalk signs at the Trick or Trail event hosted by the Recreation Program Planning class on Oct. 8 at Centennial Mall. Sterling and other chalk arists sought to promote Warren CountyÕs blueways and greenways, a network of rivers, as well as walking and biking paths.

Students in program planning class get hands on experience hosting ‘Tricks or Trail’ event

Katherine Sproles
October 9, 2013
WKU graduate student Kimberly Horan practices wrist-over-wrist punches with Mark Cline, massage therapist at the Preston Center. Horan and Cline participated in the Self Defense of the Wing Chun System class.

Throwing Punches: Defense class prepares students for dangerous situations

Katherine Sproles
September 26, 2013

Alumni center new home for campus tours

Katherine Sproles
September 19, 2013

Campus, community discuss gay rights in Kentucky

Katherine Sproles
September 12, 2013

WKU remembers events of 9/11

Katherine Sproles
September 12, 2013

Book rental program expands to half of inventory

Katherine Sproles
September 10, 2013

Panel to discuss effect of DOMA in Kentucky

Katherine Sproles
September 10, 2013

Dining services offers free meal to select students

Katherine Sproles
September 3, 2013
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