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Crime reports for Friday, May 4

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May 4, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, May 1

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May 1, 2012

Crime reports for Friday, April 27

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April 27, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, April 24

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April 24, 2012
Travis Fant

UPDATED: Suspect arrested in Lava Lounge shooting

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April 17, 2012
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Police searching for suspects in weekend shooting at Lava Lounge

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April 17, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, April 17

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April 17, 2012

WKUPD: No suspects in campus robbery

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April 16, 2012
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Holliman, Singh sustain single gunshot wounds at Lava Lounge

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April 15, 2012

Crime reports for Friday, April 13

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April 13, 2012

Crime reports for Friday, April 6

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April 6, 2012
Nashville senior Onyx Donaldson screams in pain as electricity from a taser gun runs through her body. Donaldson was one of several volunteers that decided to see what it was like to be hit with a stun gun. Despite being nervous, Donaldson said she did it to prove to her boyfriend and herself that she could do it. Afterward, Donaldson said she would do it again. “It was fun and funny,” she said.

UPA volunteers experience shock of stun gun

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April 6, 2012

Crime Reports for Tuesday, April 3

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April 2, 2012

Crime reports for Friday, March 30

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March 30, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, March 27

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March 27, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, March 20

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March 20, 2012

Crime reports for Friday, March 16

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March 16, 2012

Events to promote sexual assault awareness

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March 16, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, Feb. 28

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February 28, 2012

Police urge students to lock their dorm room doors

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February 24, 2012

Crime reports for Friday, Feb. 24

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February 24, 2012
An unidentified male body is lifted onto a stretcher between Parking Structure 1 and University Blvd. on Feb. 22. Police responded to a death investigation shortly after 2 p.m. No foul play is suspected in the death.

Body found on campus near PS1

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February 22, 2012
Bradley Boling’s girlfriend, Bowling Green senior Caitlin Gover (right), and WKU alumna Katie Williams, participate in a vigil commemorating the life of Boling Friday at the SAE house. Boling, an SAE from Bowling Green, died Friday morning of unknown causes. Around 100 people attended the vigil.

Boling’s smile remembered among friends

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February 21, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, Feb. 21

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February 21, 2012
Students gather to remember the life of senior Bradley Boling at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house Friday night. Boling, an SAE from Bowling Green, died Friday morning of unknown causes. Around 100 people attended the vigil.

Boling remembered as supportive, loyal friend at vigil

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February 18, 2012
Bradley Boling

WKU senior Boling dies of unknown causes

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February 17, 2012

Crime reports for Friday, Feb. 17

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February 17, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, Feb. 14

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February 14, 2012

FarmHouse philanthropy to raise violence awareness

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February 13, 2012

Crime reports for Friday, Feb. 10

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February 10, 2012
Three SAEs from Vanderbilt University could face charges for stealing a composite photo from the WKU Sigma Nu house.

Three Vanderbilt SAEs face charges in Sigma Nu theft

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February 10, 2012

Richmond murder remains unsolved two years later

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February 7, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, Feb. 7

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February 7, 2012
Dylan Nonweiler

WKU junior still recovering from fight

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February 3, 2012
Gunshots heard at The Registry apartments over weekend

Gunshots heard at The Registry apartments over weekend

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February 2, 2012
Dylan Nonweiler

UPDATED: WKU junior in intensive care after beating near campus

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January 31, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, Jan. 31

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January 31, 2012

Crime reports for Friday, Jan. 27

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January 27, 2012

Crime reports for Tuesday, Jan. 24

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January 24, 2012

WKUPD officer saves student from choking

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January 24, 2012

UPDATED: Synthetic marijuana seized from Prince Hookah Lounge

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January 23, 2012

UPDATED: Details unclear in reported armed robbery at The Registry Apartments

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January 12, 2012
A 16-year-old Gatton Academy student reported on Tuesday that he was approached by a black male around 1:05 p.m. and was the victim of an attempted robbery. The perpetrator was described as standing 6-feet tall with a full bear and mustache and wearing a dark toboggan and gray jacket. WKU police said the man was seen leaving in a dark color car, which they believe is the one next to the empty space in the photo.

Gatton Academy student victim in alleged attempted robbery near Bate Shop

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December 13, 2011

COLUMN: Goodbye, Scribbled Words

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December 9, 2011

WKU student Aguazul remembered for her faith, friendship

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December 9, 2011

Sickening end to the semester

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December 2, 2011

COLUMN: Don’t take Christmas for granted

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November 29, 2011

COLUMN: Thank a veteran; love your country

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November 11, 2011

COLUMN: That time I went to college

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November 4, 2011

COLUMN: My idea of Thursday nights: Prison

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October 28, 2011

COLUMN: Greek Homecoming different than the rest

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October 21, 2011

COLUMN: Bullying, never trendy or mature

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October 14, 2011

COLUMN: Steve Jobs formed our generation and embedded himself in it

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October 7, 2011

Party it up, but keep life in perspective

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September 30, 2011

COLUMN: Open up about your problems

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September 23, 2011

COLUMN: Senior starting to feel old

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September 16, 2011

COLUMN: War apathy: there’s no real excuse

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September 9, 2011

COLUMN: Leave the keys at home

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September 2, 2011
Ruby Lewis

Former star student pursues stardom

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May 6, 2011
ID cards

Then & Now: WKU IDs show how students change over time

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May 3, 2011
Kathryn Crimm, the conversational English coordinator for the Baptist Campus Ministry, tries on a University of Tennessee football helmet in the center of a discussion group at their meeting last week. The conversational English program meets once a week to compare and learn about different cultures. Last week’s topic focused on American sports.

Breaking the Barrier: International students can learn English through conversation

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April 19, 2011
London senior Haley Schenkenfelder pays for gas at Junior’s gas station on Thursday afternoon. Schenkenfelder pays about $40 a week for gas. “Even though my parents help pay for gas, I could use the extra money for food,” she said.

Pain at the Pump: Gas prices force students to sacrifice

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April 1, 2011
Cleveland junior Tony King shops at Walmart for juice on Friday afternoon. King, who has been participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) since October, said he didn’t want to use it at first because he was embarrassed of being perceived as taking advantage of the system. Now King says he feels comfortable using SNAP to buy healthier foods and help ease the financial burden of school expenses.

Students take part in nutrition assistance program

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March 29, 2011

COLUMN: Therapy, medication less taboo

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March 29, 2011
Scottsville senior Jack Rolett lights up a cigarette outside of his apartment. Rolett has been a smoker for five years. “You won’t quit until you really want to quit, and right now all of the risks of smoking are outweighed by my desire to smoke,” Rolett said.

S is for Smoker: Nicotine addict won’t kick costly habit

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March 18, 2011
Louisville freshmen Hunter Berry, left, and William Fangman have setup a small recording studio in their Barnes-Campbell Hall dorm room to make it feel more like a home. The room is also decorated in Christmas lights, which Berry said are good for lovemaking.

Welcome to the ‘Love Cave’: Roommates make dorm their own

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March 15, 2011
Hannah

Just how average are you?

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March 15, 2011
Marry Ellen Miller waits for students to arrive in her Advanced Poetry Writing class in Cherry Hall Tuesday morning. Miller has been teaching at WKU for almost 48 years, making her the longest-serving employee at WKU. “My students are my inspiration,” Miller said.

Miller nearing 48 years teaching on the Hill

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February 4, 2011

Staff member’s music a blast from the past

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February 1, 2011

Team to handle ‘highly-volatile’ campus incidents

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October 15, 2010

Police seize 32 kilos of cocaine at airport

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October 5, 2010

Crime Reports

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October 1, 2010

Crime reports

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September 28, 2010
(From right) Brother Nathan Yates, mother Cathy Yates, and father David Yates mourn during a memorial service for 1st Lt. Eric D. Yates at the foot of the Guthrie Bell Tower on the South Lawn of Western Kentucky University on Thursday. A 2008 graduate of Western, 1st Lt. Yates was killed in battle in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan after being hit by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol with the 101st Airborne Division. LUKE SHARRETT/HERALD

A fallen hero: WKU community remembers graduate who died in Afghanistan

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September 24, 2010
ROTC Cadet Justin Powell stands guard at a memorial service for 1st Lt. Eric D. Yates at Guthrie Bell Tower on Thursday. Yates graduated in 2008 with a degree in social studies and history. Luke Sharrett/Herald

Friends, family remember WKU grad killed in Afghanistan

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September 23, 2010
Associate history professor Patricia Minter taught Yates' senior seminar class on civil rights, civil liberties and global perspective. "I found him to be a very interesting person," she said. "He was someone who was in ROTC, who came to me and wanted to write his senior seminar paper about Ghandi."

Memorial for graduate killed in Afghanistan set for Thursday

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September 21, 2010

Tuesday Round-up

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September 21, 2010

Crime reports

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September 21, 2010

Crime reports

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September 17, 2010

Police: e-phones useful, despite false activations

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September 14, 2010

Crime reports

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September 14, 2010

Student injured at rock quarry

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August 31, 2010
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