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WKU involved in six ongoing civil suits

Katherine Wade
December 15, 2011

Capital campaign on track to exceed goal

Katherine Wade
December 14, 2011

WKU seeks to stop state budget cuts

Katherine Wade
December 9, 2011

Blind horses find a home on Thurman’s Bowling Green farm

Katherine Wade
December 9, 2011

Block 12 hotel bid possible from Campbell Lane developer

Katherine Wade
December 2, 2011

A very Gary Ransdell Christmas

Katherine Wade
November 29, 2011

WKU improves in Trojan sexual health rankings

Katherine Wade
November 18, 2011

Wilkins loves animals, gardening

Katherine Wade
November 11, 2011

Bailey to speak in ‘Last Lecture’ series but plans to remain at WKU

Katherine Wade
November 9, 2011

WKU VP Costello enjoys dance, storytelling

Katherine Wade
November 8, 2011

International Programs director resigns from WKU

Katherine Wade
November 3, 2011

WKU’s enrollment tops 21,000

Katherine Wade
October 30, 2011
ILLUSTRATION BY JERRY ENGLEHART JR.

Ransdell says total campus tobacco ban not realistic at WKU

Katherine Wade
October 28, 2011

WKU Regents get updates on end-of-year business

Katherine Wade
October 24, 2011

WKU VP Mead spends time fishing, playing fantasy football

Katherine Wade
October 21, 2011

WKU trying to raise ACT standards, retention rates

Katherine Wade
October 21, 2011

WKU adjusting benchmark institutions

Katherine Wade
October 18, 2011

Minter re-elected as WKU Faculty Regent

Katherine Wade
October 14, 2011

WKU’s full-time dietician quits; job already filled

Katherine Wade
October 14, 2011

Finalists selected for ‘faces of WKU’

Katherine Wade
October 11, 2011

Four candidates vying for faculty Regent position

Katherine Wade
October 11, 2011

Committees vote down term limits

Katherine Wade
October 3, 2011
Committees vote against WKU faculty, staff Regent term limits

Committees vote against WKU faculty, staff Regent term limits

Katherine Wade
September 30, 2011

Wellness manager settling in at WKU

Katherine Wade
September 30, 2011

Yates’ name to be added to Guthrie Bell Tower

Katherine Wade
September 30, 2011

State undergrad enrollment remains static

Katherine Wade
September 30, 2011
Committees to discuss WKU faculty, staff regents' term limits

Committees to discuss WKU faculty, staff regents’ term limits

Katherine Wade
September 27, 2011

Washington Center names state top university system

Katherine Wade
September 27, 2011

WKU boosting United Way donation goals

Katherine Wade
September 23, 2011

WKU campaign funds should top $200 million

Katherine Wade
September 23, 2011

WKU volunteers to help at Bowling Green International Festival

Katherine Wade
September 23, 2011

Kentucky public colleges named 2011 University System of the Year

Katherine Wade
September 19, 2011

WKU Health Services nearing accreditation

Katherine Wade
September 16, 2011

UPDATED: U.S. News Survey ranks WKU 12th in south

Katherine Wade
September 13, 2011

WKU Regents bylaw could impose further term limits

Katherine Wade
September 13, 2011

Ransdell: WKU spirit ‘part of our DNA’

Katherine Wade
September 9, 2011

School hosting auditions for ‘face of WKU spirit’

Katherine Wade
September 9, 2011

WKU diversity plan nearing approval

Katherine Wade
September 6, 2011
Amy Eckhardt

Eckhardt alleges retaliation from WKU over grant

Katherine Wade
September 2, 2011
Amy Eckhardt

Eckhardt’s complaints remain in discovery stage

Katherine Wade
September 2, 2011
ANNIE ERSKINE/Herald

WKU releases communication, branding manual for consistency

Katherine Wade
August 30, 2011

WKU pushing social media

Katherine Wade
August 30, 2011
Murray's Plank-Friendly Logo

Murray State declared plank-friendly after WKU controversy

Katherine Wade
August 26, 2011
President Gary Ransdell, here congradulating Robyn Swanson from the music department as a University Distinguished Professor, held his annual President's Convocation on Monday in Van Meter Hall. Ransdell pressed for more quality graduates and retention at WKU.

Ransdell stresses retention at President’s Convocation

Katherine Wade
August 22, 2011

WKU Fijis win top national award

Katherine Wade
August 3, 2011
Mead: Students will receive bills alerting of tuition hike in a month

Mead: Students will receive bills alerting of tuition hike in a month

Katherine Wade
June 25, 2011
Regents Notes: Tuition hike, $70 student fee approved at meeting

Regents Notes: Tuition hike, $70 student fee approved at meeting

Katherine Wade
June 25, 2011

Salad bar, Izzi’s coming to food court

Katherine Wade
May 6, 2011

Campus construction planned for summer

Katherine Wade
May 6, 2011

Regents pass construction capital plan

Katherine Wade
May 3, 2011

Regents Notes: DUC student fee only opposed action item

Katherine Wade
May 3, 2011
Regents approve all action items at Friday's meeting

Regents approve all action items at Friday’s meeting

Katherine Wade
April 29, 2011
Chuck Hanger, an ASI Signage Innovations employee, hangs the letters on Ransdell Hall on Thursday morning. The building is being dedicated in a ceremony today at 2 p.m.

Ransdell Hall dedication today

Katherine Wade
April 29, 2011

Foursquare for Universities could reward check-ins

Katherine Wade
April 26, 2011

Pledge cards draw students into One Planet Day

Katherine Wade
April 22, 2011

One Planet Day puts twist on Earth Day tradition

Katherine Wade
April 19, 2011
A rendering of the new Augenstein Alumni Center.

WKU to break ground on alumni center in July

Katherine Wade
April 15, 2011

Some students push to print more

Katherine Wade
April 15, 2011

WKU will repair five steam lines this summer

Katherine Wade
April 12, 2011

WKU’s hours could change this summer

Katherine Wade
April 12, 2011
Dero Downing, WKU's fourth president

Downing’s death ends era at WKU

Katherine Wade
April 8, 2011
This semester, the Growing Sustainability in the Student Garden class, taught by Christian Ryan-Downing, is growing a garden at the University Farm. The garden covers an acre and a half and uses shredded paper as mulch.

Students ‘working with nature’ at garden

Katherine Wade
April 5, 2011

Kentucky Museum to undergo renovations

Katherine Wade
April 5, 2011

Construction notes: WKU installs natural gas boiler

Katherine Wade
April 1, 2011

IFC institutes new GPA requirements

Katherine Wade
March 29, 2011

WKU moving to Windows 7

Katherine Wade
March 29, 2011

WKU turning down the heat

Katherine Wade
March 25, 2011

WKU honored for ‘distinctive’ trees

Katherine Wade
March 22, 2011

HRL conference tackles gender, language

Katherine Wade
March 15, 2011

PTS hosting photo contest for next year’s parking pass

Katherine Wade
March 15, 2011

On or off campus pros and cons

Katherine Wade
March 15, 2011
Steam escapes from beneath the street and sidewalk in front of Minton Hall at sunrise on Sunday morning, Feb. 27 2011. 

Broken steam pipe won’t be repaired this semester

Katherine Wade
March 1, 2011
A WKU student walks through the future Chinese Learning Center being built on the first floor of Helm Library on Monday.

Confucius Institute continues growth at WKU

Katherine Wade
March 1, 2011
Benton junior Austin Anderson prepares the set at WKYU-PBS before the filming of “Outlook” on Wednesday. Several WKU students work at the television station, which could have its funding cut if the U.S. Senate passes a bill next week that would eliminate federal funding of public broadcasting.

Students worried about potential public broadcasting cuts

Katherine Wade
February 25, 2011
Most of the espressos at Java City on campus are fair trade products. “It’s a pretty green place,” said Felicia Schmidt, who’s worked at Java City for eight years. The Student Government Association recently passed a fair trade declaration.

Student group pushing fair trade options

Katherine Wade
February 25, 2011
Roman Rippeteau, a freshman from Hendersonville, Tenn., orders food from Taco’s Last Stand at the Downing University Center Food Court on Monday.

Taco restaurant nears its last stand

Katherine Wade
February 22, 2011

IT developing virtual labs, improved Internet

Katherine Wade
February 18, 2011

WKU plans to change Creason lot, expand Glasgow campus

Katherine Wade
February 15, 2011
Students walk past a solar compactor in the snow between classes outside of Downing University Center and Minton Hall on Monday afternoon. WKU is continuing a “go green” initiative this semester.

WKU introduces single-stream recycling

Katherine Wade
February 8, 2011

Trivia bowl proceeds go to Scottsville children’s camp

Katherine Wade
February 8, 2011

Greek Village still developing years later

Katherine Wade
February 4, 2011
Bowling Green freshman Dylan Sherman, right, and Evansville senior Adam Merrick, second from right, watch the opposing Sigma Nu players shoot during a game of water pong in the new Sigma Nu house during Rush this week.

Sigma Nu opens house for first Rush

Katherine Wade
February 4, 2011
WKU's new website design launched on Tuesday. The site, which will be unveiled in three phases, will launch phase two on Jul 1 and phase three on Sept. 1.

Phase one of new website launches Tuesday

Katherine Wade
February 1, 2011

Free service NEXTbus gives bus locations on phones

Katherine Wade
January 28, 2011
The new Gary Ransdell Education Building seen from the Mass Media and Technology Hall on the first day of class.

New Ransdell building opens

Katherine Wade
January 25, 2011
WKU's new website design launched on Tuesday. The site, which will be unveiled in three phases, will launch phase two on Jul 1 and phase three on Sept. 1.

New WKU website to launch Feb. 1

Katherine Wade
January 25, 2011
WKU's new website design launched on Tuesday. The site, which will be unveiled in three phases, will launch phase two on Jul 1 and phase three on Sept. 1.

Regents get first look at new website; launches to public Feb. 1

Katherine Wade
January 20, 2011

WKU reduces electricity use more than 30 percent over break

Katherine Wade
January 13, 2011
WKU's new e-mail system, seen here, can be accessed at webmail.wku.edu. The change to TopperMail begins Jan. 3, and old @wku.edu e-mails become inactive beginning March 1.

Change to TopperMail begins Monday; WKU providing tech support

Katherine Wade
January 3, 2011

WKU anticipates largest December graduation

Katherine Wade
December 10, 2010
Laqisha Walton, a sophomore from Springfield, Tenn., and Versailles sophomore Chris Jankowski, both resident assistants at PFT, create signs on Dec. 1 for the cleaning staff during Appreciation Week. Nicholasville junior Matt Brockman said all the RAs were creating a sign to show how thankful they are to have someone help keep PFT clean.

Tales of the Tower: PFT a second home to some students

Katherine Wade
December 7, 2010
Herald File Photo

Tales of the Tower: Housing officials look to change perceptions of PFT

Katherine Wade
December 7, 2010
Ohio County resident Alicia McDaniel, 40, holds fire in her hand after she gathered a handful of "magic" bubbles and lit them with her lighter in the Potions class at the Kentucky Museum on Friday night during Harry Potter Night.

Mad for magic: Students fall under Harry Potter’s spell

Katherine Wade
November 16, 2010
Cade Thornton, 8, of Bowling Green waits for the 'Hogwarts Sorting Hat' to be placed on his head before entering WKU version of Harry Potter's Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the Kentucky Museum on Friday night during Harry Potter night. Delayna Earley/Herald

Ky. Museum brings Harry Potter to WKU

Katherine Wade
November 13, 2010
Members of the WKU ROTC color guard stand next to Guthrie Bell Tower during a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony on Thursday morning. Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, marks the anniversary of the end of World War I.

Combat to classroom: Student veterans form group to help with transition

Katherine Wade
November 12, 2010
Members of the WKU ROTC color guard walk away from Guthrie Bell Tower following a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony on Thursday morning. Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, marks the anniversary of the end of World War I.

Campus community honors Veteran’s Day

Katherine Wade
November 11, 2010

Ky. Museum to bring night of magic to WKU

Katherine Wade
November 9, 2010
International student Gongbo Liang is pictured in front of a projection of Chinese characters meaning "journey," signifying the roughly 6,562 miles "as the crow flies" from Shenyang, China, to Bowling Green. Liang came to WKU in August 2009 to pursue a major in folk studies.

I is for International: Chinese student learning American culture

Katherine Wade
November 5, 2010
A crowd of tailgaters gathers on South Lawn under the Guthrie Bell Tower before WKU's Homecoming game against North Texas on Saturday.

Leaving the Hill in the will: Society of 1906 members include WKU in their will

Katherine Wade
November 2, 2010
(From left) Bowling Green sophomore Poorvie Patel and Nashville junior Jacqueline Pitts, both interns at the local Republican Headquarters, laugh as they work a table at Rand Paul’s meet-and-greet on Oct. 10.

On the trail: Students help with campaigns for upcoming elections

Katherine Wade
October 29, 2010
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