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Von Smith is a member of the photo staff for the Herald for Fall 2023.

Von Smith, Staff Photographer

Von Smith is a Louisville native majoring in Photojournalism at WKU. Von is a freshmen at WKU and this is his first year with the Herald.

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Biology graduate student Monae Taylor observes an ectoparasite known as a bat fly underneath a microscope in professor Carl Dick’s lab on the ground floor of the Ogden Science Hall at WKU on March 27. Taylor specializes in observing bat species and related organisms to understand their nature, “I am just really addicted to bats,” Taylor said. She hopes to understand why bat fly parasites are found on bats in some locations, but not others.

[Photo] ‘Change the conversation’: Women in STEM make advances

Alexandria Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
April 16, 2024
Adrianne Wallwork (left) and Trevor Angel look up at the sun during a total solar eclipse in Evansville, Ind. on Monday, April 8, 2024. The Evansville natives walked to the river front and were surprised at the amount of people there.

Photos: The 2024 solar eclipse

Dominic Di Palermo, Eli Randolph, and Von Smith
April 8, 2024
Gina Anzicek (right) and her mother Pam check the position of the moon while waiting for a total solar eclipse at Bob Noble Park in Paducah, Ky. on April 8, 2024. Anzicek adorned a hand-made mushroom costume for her cousin Benjamin Wilhite’s medieval fantasy themed wedding at the park amphitheater

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Drag performer and event host Veronica Electronika warms up the crowd in between performances at the 9th Annual WKU Housing and Residence Life Drag Show at Knicely Conference Center on April 4, 2024.

Photos: The 9th Annual WKU Housing and Residence Life Drag Show

Von Smith, Staff Photographer
April 5, 2024
President of Bowling Green Freedom Walkers Summer Shannon protest group attempt to restrain protestor Kelly Benton from engaging with Kyle Rittenhouse supporters outside the “Rittenhouse Recap” event at the Downing Student Union on March 27, 2024.

Photos: Students and community members protest Turning Point Usa’s ‘Rittenhouse Recap’

Dominic Di Palermo, Marlowe Hanel, Eli Randolph, Wyatt Reading, and Von Smith
March 28, 2024
Protestor Devon Harrison holds a sign condemning the Turning Point USA organizations, whose WKU chapter invited Kyle Rittenhouse to speak earlier today outside of Downing Student Union on March 27, 2024.

[Photo] Local advocacy group, WKU students protest Kyle Rittenhouse speaking on campus

Debra Murray, Ali Costellow, and Alexandria Anderson
March 27, 2024
Freshman Lily Supinski stands next to her first target littered with .22 caliber and 9mm bullet holes at Sherwood’s Guns in Bowling Green, Ky. on March 9, 2024. Supinski had never shot a gun prior to the Toppers for Liberty gun range event, she wanted to familiarize herself with gun safety and impress her parents with her knowledge of firearms.

Photos: Toppers for Liberty club hosts firearm safety training for new shooters

Von Smith, Staff Photographer
March 11, 2024
Syrian-American Huda Melby places a bid for a decorative vase during BGKY4Palestine’s Women’s Day Charity Auction for Palestine at the Islamic Center of Bowling Green, on Mar. 8, 2024. “This is a good cause for Gaza’s children and all who are struggling in Palestine,” Melby said.

Photos: BGKY4Palestine’s Women’s Day Charity Auction for Palestine

Von Smith, Staff Photographer
March 11, 2024
Au Reh (right) and Pha Meh (left) laugh at each other while learning to paddle on their flotation devices at their first swimming lesson in the Bill Powell Natatorium at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green Ky. On Feb. 28, 2024.

Photos: Preston Center Aquatics Staff host water safety lessons

Von Smith, Staff Photographer
March 1, 2024
(From left) Pha Meh, Au Red, Hsar Moo, and Simon Khan dry off after receiving their first swim lesson in the Bill Powell Natatorium at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green Ky. On Feb. 28, 2024. The group of friends came in with minimal experience, relying on lifeguard rafts to support their paddling, and left being able to float on their backs and swim in freestyle strokes.

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Freshman swim instructor Alex Moore (center) guides first-time-swimmers as they learn to float on their backs at their first swimming lesson in the Bill Powell Natatorium at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green Ky. On Feb. 28, 2024.

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Hilltopper Hall surrounded by scaffolding on Jan. 19. Students must move out by Feb. 4.

[Photo] Who owns WKU’s dorms?

Alexandria Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2024
Tiffany Isselhardt, museum curator and author of ‘Exploring American Girlhood’ poses for a portrait in the Kentucky Museum.

[Photo] Kentucky Museum exhibits curator details research on women’s culture

Debra Murray, Engagement Editor
February 28, 2024
Fashion model and student Kylie Lawson smiles at the crowd while modeling a dress at the “Life Is Your Runway: Pure Imagination” Fashion Show at Western Kentucky University’s Downing Student Union auditorium in Bowling Green, Ky. Feb. 26, 2024. Show director and WKU senior Savannah Peck said “Fashion is different for everyone because it’s a way to express yourself in whatever way you want.”

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Fashion model Abby Gubbins struts across the floral decorated stage at the closing of the “Life Is Your Runway: Pure Imagination” Fashion Show at Western Kentucky University’s Downing Student Union auditorium in Bowling Green, Ky. Feb. 26, 2024.

[Photo] ‘Life is truly your runway’: WKU fashion merchandising class hosts fashion show

February 27, 2024
Fashion model Skylar Finley practices her walk before the start of the “Life Is Your Runway: Pure Imagination” Fashion Show at Western Kentucky University’s Downing Student Union auditorium in Bowling Green, Ky. Feb. 26, 2024.

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Journalism professor and author Becca Andrews listens to students questions while discussing her book on abortion rights in America titled “No Choice” in Jody Richards Hall on Feb. 23, 2024. “4 of them [abortion recipients] told me I was the first person they had talked about their abortions with, not their parents, not their partner, not their grandparents, not anyone,” Andrews said when asked about gaining the trust of her sources for her stories.

[Photo] WKU professor, investigative journalist presents book, discusses abortion rights

Mariia Novoselia, News Reporter
February 26, 2024
Ukrainian native Taisiia Maslenko discusses the impact of gender in war-torn Ukraine and the status of the feminist movement in Eastern Europe during the Valentines Day Feminist Chat in Cherry Hall on Feb. 14.

[Photo] ‘The Feminist Chats’ build community among feminists on campus

David Campos-Contreras, News Reporter
February 16, 2024
Forward Rodney Howard (0) executes a lay-up during WKUs game against UTEP on Thursday, Feb 15. Rodney scored 7 points during his 20 minuets on the court.

Photos: WKU men’s basketball vs. UTEP

Eli Randolph and Von Smith
February 16, 2024
Blayn Hughston stays atop his bucking horse during the bareback riding competition at the Lone Star Rodeo held at L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center on Saturday, Feb 10.

Photos: The 75th Annual Lonestar Rodeo comes to Bowling Green

Dominic Di Palermo, Adin Parks, and Von Smith
February 12, 2024
Drag performer Penny Vain shows appreciation for a tip from an audience member during BG FuZion’s Be Mine Valentines Day themed show on Saturday, Feb. 3.

Photos: BG FuZion’s “Be Mine” Valentine’s Day themed drag show

Von Smith, Staff Photographer
February 4, 2024
Faculty Senate met on Thursday, Jan. 25 in the Senate Chambers in DSU.

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Stacey Forsythe, Colonnade/Gen Ed committee chair, explains academic policy revision proposals during a WKU Faculty Senate meeting on Thursday, Jan. 25 in the SGA Chambers.

[Photo] Faculty Senate proposes academic policy revisions

January 26, 2024
388 students are being relocated from Hilltopper Hall, constructed in 2018, due to a shift in the facade of the building.

[Photo] Caboni explains reasoning for Hilltopper Hall student relocation

Ali Costellow, Assistant News Editor
January 19, 2024
Captain of the WKU E-Sports Team Ethan Callister calls his parents outside of Hilltopper Hall on Thursday, Jan. 18. Callister and other hall residents are required to find other housing accommodations after being informed that they are required to move out by Feb. 4.

[Photo] BREAKING NEWS: WKU orders Hilltopper Hall to close due to facade 'shift'

January 18, 2024
Olyvia Cool and Emma Durham walk past Van Meter Hall after sledding on WKUs campus on Jan. 15, 2024.

[Photo] WKU classes canceled due to winter weather

Bailey Reed, News reporter
January 15, 2024
Bella, Sofia, Sam and Ben Towe watch as Daniel Cameron speaks at his campaign rally.

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Daniel Cameron and wife Makenze Evans walk from the campaign bus into Blue Cotton factory on November 1, 2023.

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Forward Kayla Meyer competes for a loose ball during a matchup with LA Tech on October 12, 2023.

[Photo] WKU Soccer shuts out LA Tech 

Michael Givner Jr., Sports Reporter
October 13, 2023
Explorer and marine archaeologist Robert Ballard answers questions at a press conference in Van Meter Hall on October 10, 2023.

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Explorer and marine archaeologist Robert Ballard answers questions at a press conference in Van Meter Hall on October 10, 2023.

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One of the Hearst Awards that have been won over the years by students in the School of Media & Communications.

[Photo] ‘Our changes are not that earth-shattering’: photojournalism program to change curriculum

Damon Stone, News Reporter
September 26, 2023
Bowling Green music venue Tidballs--now up for sale--is seen on the night of September 13, 2023.

[Photo] ‘Centerpiece of the downtown community’: Tidball’s property for sale

September 20, 2023
Katherine Lennard, a new WKU history professor, is well known for her work as a historian who has written books about the Ku Klux Klan, and other published materials regarding race since the Civil War. Lennard, who comes to Bowling Green after teaching at Boston University, is the first professor to receive the Frockt Family Chair at WKU, a position endowed by Richard Frockt, a major donor to WKU.

[Photo] ‘I feel really lucky’: Frockt fellow starts teaching at WKU

Debra Murray, Engagement Editor
September 14, 2023
Timothy Quevillon, a visiting Jewish Studies professor in the WKU history department, is seen in his office in Cherry Hall. Quevillon was recently hired to fill the position for the year, which is funded by the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence.

[Photo] ‘Jewish history is a lot of people’s history’: WKU history department gains Jewish Studies professor

Ali Costellow, News Reporter
September 6, 2023
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