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Faculty leads students on inauguration trip

Madison Martin
January 24, 2017
My favorite part was being able to completely be a part of a different culture and really experience a way of life that is so different from my own, Lauren Van Sicklin said. Van Sicklin is a graduate student from Long Island who for the past two years worked with the Peace Corps in Madagascar. Van Sicklin returned to finish her masters degree. Evan Boggs/HERALD

Student returns to WKU after Peace Corps service

Madison Martin
December 1, 2016

Alum raises funds for Guatemalan orphanage

Madison Martin
October 31, 2016

Cinderella Confidential to premiere on Friday

Madison Martin
October 17, 2016
Fahad Alyami, a senior from Najran, Saudi Arabia and members of the Saudi Students Organization at Western Kentucky University, gives out samples of qahwah an Arabic coffee, and candied fruits during the Home Away From Home Fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at the International Center. The event raised money for refugees coming into Bowling Green in the next year.

New campus organization working to uplift young refugees

Madison Martin
October 3, 2016

Workshop to help equip Kentucky voters

Madison Martin
September 14, 2016

Total solar eclipse to stun Bowling Green in 2017

Madison Martin
September 5, 2016
Joanna Graham, of Bowling Green, pours a College Heights Ale beer for a customer Friday, Aug. 26 at Patent Pending. Patent Pending has been open since February and refer to themselves as, a curious eatery and bar. Matt Lunsford/HERALD

New restaurant invents fresh finds, local connections

Madison Martin
August 29, 2016

IYO to bring South Korea to campus

Madison Martin
August 22, 2016

Impact Expo to highlight students’ community solutions

Madison Martin
May 3, 2016
Left- Louisville senior Kelsey Dudding, president of the WKU’s International Justice Mission campus chapter Right- Corbin junior Megan Cole, the chapter’s vice president Two weeks ago, chapter members took to Centennial Mall for the 27-Hour Stand for Freedom, an event that targets relief for people who are enslaved or trafficked.” Photo submitted by Megan Cole/HERALD

IJM chapter finishing first year back on campus

Madison Martin
April 28, 2016
Western Kentucky University senior Brandon McGee of Hopkinsville, KY gets revealed during his probate on April 6, 2016. McGee, along with 13 other men were initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, after the fraternity had been kicked off campus for four years. Lex Selig/HERALD 

Alpha Phi Alpha returns to WKU

Madison Martin
April 12, 2016

I won’t romanticize dorm life, but it was still pretty great

Madison Martin
March 28, 2016

Dance fundraiser boogies another night away for children

Madison Martin
March 22, 2016
Senior Daniel Strozdas, 22, of Springfield OH is wheeled into the Preston Center as part of an accessibility simulation for the Inclusive Recreation course at WKU. Associate professor of Recreation Administration Ron Ramsing has been doing the wheelchair accessibility simulation for about 9 years now and says the activity is all about raising awareness. I caution students to make sweeping generalizations about what life with a disability is like after participating in this simulation, Ramsing said. But it is important for students to have a better understanding of the challenges people face so that they can be better advocates for change. Jennifer King/HERALD

Rolling With It

Madison Martin
March 17, 2016
WKU students spent their spring break working on houses for Habitat for Humanity in Mobile, Al., Friday March 11. The team spent time renovating the house to be put on the market. Photo Submitted by Theresa Ford

Students and staff volunteer during spring break

Madison Martin
March 15, 2016

Social Media Council set to convene on Friday

Madison Martin
February 25, 2016
Kate Hart, sophomore, was recently accepted into the Chinese Intensive program at Princeton University in Beijing for the summer of 2016. Hart, an International Affairs, Spanish and Asian Religions and Cultures triple major also studies in the Chinese Flagship Program as well as being active in multiple organizations on campus. Hart, born in Switzerland, is excited about traveling to China this summer, and is used to traveling. Being away from home is no big deal for me, Ive traveled my whole life, said Hart. I know the work is going to be hard, but Im used to it. Michaela Miller/HERALD

Chinese Flagship students accepted into Princeton in Beijing

Madison Martin
February 18, 2016

Saudi student shares experience of serving in ISO program

Madison Martin
February 16, 2016

Bowling Green to host Kentucky pageant

Madison Martin
February 11, 2016

Van Meter to welcome country singer

Madison Martin
February 4, 2016
spring success

Ways to form new habits this semester

Madison Martin
January 26, 2016

Bonner Leader program to undergo restructuring

Madison Martin
October 15, 2015

Film fest spotlights language, culture

Madison Martin
October 8, 2015

Manhattan Project to be remembered

Madison Martin
September 22, 2015
From left, Breyna Price of Louisville, McKinze Willlard of Mount Washington, Keira Martin of Louisville and Omega Bucker of Louisville live together in the Hill House. The Hill House is a graduate program designed to spur positive change by combining the students’ academics with local community development. Katie Roberts/HERALD

WKU Hill House commemorates its community’s improvement

Madison Martin
September 17, 2015
Gwen Holmes, a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, rests at the table during the Poboy Palooza and Hurricane Party inside Tea Bayou on Saturday, Aug. 29. We like to eat here because the food reminds us of home, Holmes said. Holmes and her family were without electricity for 3 weeks after Hurricane Katrinas storm surge breached the levees surrounding New Orleans. Her journey afterwards eventually brought her to Bowling Green. 

Local restaurant remembers Katrina by giving back

Madison Martin
September 1, 2015

Craft brewers Bliss Ave Brewing Co. excited for what’s to come

Madison Martin
August 25, 2015

International Year of Ecuador wraps up

Madison Martin
May 7, 2015

Seniors reflect on their last dance production

Madison Martin
April 28, 2015
Louisville senior Dominique Jeffries, 22, eyes the runway from behind a curtain before modeling her outfit. Members of the Western Kentucky University Black Student Alliance put on their annual Rip the Runway fashion show at the J. B. Preston Health & Activities Center on Friday, April 17, 2015. WILLIAM KOLB/HERALD

WKU students strut their stuff during fashion show

Madison Martin
April 21, 2015
Elizabethtown senior Andrew Crum (left) and Staten Island senior Allison Call walk along Normal Drive during the inaugural Zombie-Walk event, hosted by the Housing and Residence Life, Tuesday, March 31. It consisted of a one-mile walk around campus followed by snacks and a costume contest. WKU HRL hosted a Zombie Walk around the southern end of campus. About 50 people attended, many in costume. Leanora Benkato/HERALD

Zombified students walk around campus

Madison Martin
April 2, 2015
Freshman Jake Bryant, center, of West Liberty, and senior Caleb Chevalier, left, of Henderson, practice a tornado warning during a meeting of the WKU Storm Team, Westerns meteorology club in the Academic Complex on Feb. 26. Chevalier is the team manager, and both students are meteorology majors. EMILY KASK/WKU HERALD

Meteorology students predict their future in forecasting

Madison Martin
March 3, 2015
WKU sophomore Chloe Carr, 19, of Harrisburg, Illinois has been president of the WKU Fencing Club since August of 2014. A lot of the upperclassmen left and it was up to us to take their place, Chloe said. The club is a tight knit group and is always looking for new members. Were all really close here and hang out after practice. Luke Franke/HERALD

Atypical athletes participate in WKU Sport Clubs

Madison Martin
February 24, 2015

Christian Student Fellowship planning charity concert

Madison Martin
February 10, 2015

Geology Club digs up opportunities for WKU students

Madison Martin
February 3, 2015
Freshman Sydney Johnson, and sophomore Isaac Barnes are practicing the play Hatmaker in Gordon Wilson Hall on January 27, 2015. Ashley Cooper/HERALD

Theatre department begin rehearsals for two major productions

Madison Martin
January 29, 2015
Finn Klingel, the son of Tommy and Paige Klingel, passed away of SIDS at 7-months-old. Kappa Sigma fraternity is planning a T-shirt fundraiser to help off set costs for Finns parents.

Fraternity plans fundraiser for family

Madison Martin
November 20, 2014

Jazz musician inducted into Alumni Hall of Fame

Madison Martin
November 6, 2014
Micah Landers and Murfreesboro Freshman Alexandra Gray perform a flashback scene from the upcoming play The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, during rehearsals. Bria Granville/HERALD

Theatre department puts on a spelling bee

Madison Martin
November 4, 2014
Lewisberg, West Virginia junior Tiff ani Walton takes a moment to calm herself before beginning a session of hot yoga at Hot Yoga Bowling Green. The studio, founded by Tony and Anice Bishop, has been in operation since 2007. William Kolb/HERALD

Hot yoga keeps it steamy, spiritual

Madison Martin
October 30, 2014
Maggie Cook-Newell, a WKU nutrition and dietetics professor, examines photos of historic figures in the Kentucky Museum with her husband, Henry Newell. Bria Granville/HERALD

Kentucky Museum acts as campus resource, displays state’s uniqueness

Madison Martin
September 18, 2014
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