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WKU receives awards for treatment of military students, veterans

Samantha Wright
December 1, 2015

New advanced manufacturing program to launch Dec. 1

Samantha Wright
December 1, 2015
Jack Sternberg, 9, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at 2 years old. Like a number of children with autism, Jack struggles to socialize and needs to be taught social graces that develop over time in others. "I want to see him socialize independently," said Liz Sternberg, Jacks mother. "I want him to have friends and not be scared in groups and know how to approach people. Those are all things that a lot of kids learn as they grow up that is a little bit harder for him to do." Once a week, Jack attends the Minecraft Club held on WKU's campus. The club is a special interest group that helps children with autism practice social behaviors and interact with children with similar interests while in a safe environment. Bria Granville/HERALD

Minecraft helps kids with autism learn social skills

Samantha Wright
November 19, 2015

Member of Tennessee U.S. Attorney’s Office to speak at WKU

Samantha Wright
November 17, 2015

Hunger Banquet seeks to highlight the problem of global poverty

Samantha Wright
November 17, 2015

Entrepreneur Pat Yates gives advice to WKU students

Samantha Wright
November 11, 2015

ICSR ‘Imagining Otherwise’ Video Contest seeks to show a better world

Samantha Wright
November 5, 2015
Bardstown sophomore Madlyn Beasley, a communications and Spanish major, enjoys the afternoon sun in her hammock outside of Minton Hall in August. Brittany Greeson/Special To The Herald

WKU advises hammock fans to take care of trees

Samantha Wright
October 29, 2015

State Department assistant secretary to speak on Friday

Samantha Wright
October 22, 2015

Hanban to cover additional costs for Institute

Samantha Wright
October 20, 2015
Assistant General Counsel Andrea Anderson is WKU's new Title IX coordinator; she replaces previous Title IX Coordinator Huda Melky. Anderson said she enjoys being able to help people in her new position. Mike Clark/HERALD

Andrea Anderson replaces Huda Melky as Title IX Coordinator

Samantha Wright
October 15, 2015
WKU is hosting a Hopeline Drive through Verizon Wireless to collect cell phones and electronics to benefit victims of domestic violence. The drive ends Friday. Collection boxes are located in several buildings on campus and at South Campus. Gabriel Scarlett/HERALD

2015 Kentucky Hopeline Drive helps victims of domestic abuse

Samantha Wright
October 13, 2015
Eric Reed, former history department faculty member at WKU, is currently transitioning into interim dean of the Graduate School. Reed says he is excited for a greater interaction with graduate and international students. Alyse Young/HERALD

Eric Reed named interim dean of Graduate School

Samantha Wright
October 8, 2015

Changes to refund system push back disbursement

Samantha Wright
October 6, 2015

BOR committee approves new physical therapy department

Samantha Wright
September 29, 2015
Faculty salaries graph

Faculty, staff salaries could see a boost soon

Samantha Wright
September 24, 2015
Northeast Hall will now be named Munday Hall, after Margret Munday the first African American student at WKU.

WKU recognized for campus landscape

Samantha Wright
September 22, 2015

Preston Center offers fitness and health for all

Samantha Wright
September 17, 2015

Intergroup Dialogue to start second year

Samantha Wright
September 15, 2015
For Western Kentucky University and college campuses in general, Dr. Laves said, "About 20-25 percent of students will have a significant period of time where they are depressed or become depressed.” Photo illustration (Michael Noble Jr./HERALD)

Campus, local event address depression & suicide

Samantha Wright
September 15, 2015
Dean of the Graduate School Carl Fox resigned to take a job at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. "I'm going to miss our students," said Fox. "I love seeing students come through here, succeed, and get a good job or just a career. That's what my office is all about." Shaban Athuman/HERALD

Carl Fox resigns from position as assistant provost

Samantha Wright
September 10, 2015

Students experience record internet outage

Samantha Wright
September 10, 2015
While the current head of the folklore and anthropology department, Dr. Michael Ann Williams, takes leave on sabbatical for the current semester, Erika Brady will be stepping into the role. "I have big shoes to fill,” said Brady of her new position. With Brady’s office change and David Lee's promotion from the dean of Potter College to the university's new provost, things seem "fluid in ways I didn't expect,” said Brady. Brady will hold her position until Williams returns in January. Alyse Young/HERALD

Erika Brady acts as new department head

Samantha Wright
September 8, 2015

The Curious Case of the Statue: Missing statue to return

Samantha Wright
September 3, 2015

Cultural Enhancement Series kicks off next Saturday

Samantha Wright
September 3, 2015

Hilligan’s denies underage students at all hours

Samantha Wright
August 25, 2015

Housing issues affect students on, off campus

Samantha Wright
August 25, 2015
Kristi Branham is set to become the new director of gender and women's studies. Branham says she is confident about her new position because the gender and women's studies program is already really strong, Saturday, May 2. Mike Clark/HERALD

New director coming to women’s studies

Samantha Wright
May 5, 2015
COURTESY OF SAEED JONES

Poetry festival showcases student work, alum reading

Samantha Wright
April 30, 2015

Acclaimed poet and WKU alumnus to read at WKU

Samantha Wright
April 28, 2015

‘Bob: A Life in Five Acts’ delivers message with comedy

Samantha Wright
April 23, 2015
Gabbi Hagan, Tompkinsville senior, laughs because her head is ticklish while Debbie Vincent and her daughter Jessica Vincent inspect Debbie's head-shaving work. Hagan, who is the Mental Health Committee Head of Omega Phi Alpha, has shaved her head three times for St. Baldrick's. During the event, Vincent, the operational manager at Cost Cutters inside Walmart on Campbell Lane, shared a story with the audience about a young member of her family who passed away from childhood cancer. Omega Phi Alpha hosted St. Baldrick's on Saturday April 11, 2015, at the Nick Denis Field after the WKU Baseball game. Volunteer stylists shaved the heads and cut the hair of student who raised money for childhood cancer research. The cut hair, if it was long enough, was also donated to organizations which make wigs for children.

‘Shave it Off”: St. Baldricks a chance to fight childhood cancer

Samantha Wright
April 14, 2015

Shave it Off: St. Baldrick’s fundraising event supports childhood cancer cure

Samantha Wright
April 12, 2015
Linda Cruz (left), Shara Roten, Corinn Sprigler and Lindsey Humphrey (right) transplant plants allowing their roots to further expand in the soil in the greenhouse behind the Environmental Science and Technology Building on April 8, 2015. The Horticulture Club will be selling plants at the Environmental Science and Technology Building Friday, April 10, to fund materials for their club and their summer trip. Last Friday was their first sale of the semester and they made over $100. Nicole Boliaux/ HERALD

Horticulture club grows plants, students

Samantha Wright
April 9, 2015

Pop culture lecture series an open forum for community

Samantha Wright
April 7, 2015

Faculty, staff face parking pass challenges

Samantha Wright
April 7, 2015
Hebron, Ky. senior Connor Snyder balances on a traffic barrier along Normal St. during Walk A Mile in Her Shoes Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Bowling Green, Ky. 'I want to say it's fun but I'm a little sore afterwards,' Snyder says. Walk A Mile is an annual event in which male WKU students walk from Centennial Mall to Cherry Hall and back in order to raise awareness about sexual assault. Mike Clark/HERALD

Men ‘Walk a Mile’ for a higher cause

Samantha Wright
April 2, 2015

HRL hosting Geek Week comic book dance

Samantha Wright
April 2, 2015
WKU Director of Scholarly Development Audra Jennings presents her research Wednesday regarding women suffering from cerebral palsy, specifically in the 1940's titled "Save Yourself A Bunch of Heartaches: Disability, Marriage, and Gender in the United States (1940-1960)". The talk was a part of WKU's Institute for Citizenship & Social Responsibility brown bag luncheons. (Luke Franke/Herald)

Brown Bag informal lectures conclude

Samantha Wright
April 2, 2015

Feminist disability scholar holding discussion Thursday

Samantha Wright
March 31, 2015

WKU hosting ACLU 60th anniversary celebration

Samantha Wright
March 31, 2015
Hannah Diehl, a sophomore from Louisville, and Kathleen Baker, a senior from Glasgow, battle in a dance off as a way to stay up all night during Up 'til Dawn event at E.A. Diddle Arena on Friday night. The event was dedicated to the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Ashley Copper/HERALD

Up ‘til Dawn Celebrates Giving

Samantha Wright
March 31, 2015

Native American groups foster community, knowledge

Samantha Wright
March 26, 2015

Acclaimed comedian to visit Bowling Green

Samantha Wright
March 26, 2015

Eating Disorder Coalition helps students

Samantha Wright
March 17, 2015

Award-winning journalists to present to students

Samantha Wright
March 3, 2015
WKU Geology and Geography Professor Dr. Chris Groves sits in Crumps Cave, where he and other colleagues researched hydrology, ecology, archeology, geology and biology in 2015. The biological focus of their research was white nose syndrome – a disease threatening the lives of the federally endangered gray bats – which was discovered in Crumps Cave.

Deadly disease found in bat population at WKU’s research cave

Samantha Wright
March 3, 2015
COURTESY OF SAEED JONES

WKU grad, BuzzFeed editor to give poetry reading

Samantha Wright
February 26, 2015

Flagship student awarded U.S. embassy internship in Beijing

Samantha Wright
February 18, 2015
Wes Berry is an English professor at WKU who is "passionate about real tasty things." His passion for mouth-watering food stems from his time spent with his Uncle Roy, who cooked meats for Berry during chore time, and it led him to travel the United States in search of the different styles of preparing, BBQing, and eating BBQ. His travels resulted in a book published in 2013 titled KY BBQ. Now, Berry BBQs a variety meats on his smoker at his Bowling Green farmstead.

Professors produce new books

Samantha Wright
February 17, 2015

Students look to address homing issues in BG

Samantha Wright
February 12, 2015

Literacy center promotes student success

Samantha Wright
February 5, 2015

Award-winning author to speak at WKU

Samantha Wright
February 3, 2015

Class studies ‘queer’ movies, looks to expand understanding

Samantha Wright
February 3, 2015
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