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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 sophomore photojournalism major from the south end of Louisville, and this is his third semester as a photo staffer for the Herald.

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Sen. Rand Paul listens to opening remarks before giving his endorsement to incumbent Mayor Todd Alcott during Alcott’s campaign event at the White Squirrel Brewery in Bowling Green on Sept. 12, 2024. “We need a mayor who supports the businesses of Bowling Green,” Sen. Paul said. Paul continues to live in Bowling Green on weekends while working in Washington D.C.

Incumbent Bowling Green mayor Todd Alcott claps next to his father Greg Alcott before receiving an endorsement from Republican Senator Rand Paul during a campaign event at the White Squirrel Brewery in Bowling Green on Sept. 12, 2024.

[Photo] Todd Alcott hosts mayoral campaign fundraiser with U.S. Senator Rand Paul

September 13, 2024
Incumbent Bowling Green mayor Todd Alcott claps next to his father Greg Alcott before receiving an endorsement from Republican Senator Rand Paul during a campaign event at the White Squirrel Brewery in Bowling Green on Sept. 12, 2024.

[Photo] Todd Alcott hosts mayoral campaign fundraiser with U.S. Senator Rand Paul

Abigail Vickers, News Reporter
September 13, 2024
Retiring inspector general Rod Stewart listens to Sen. Rand Paul deliver a speech endorsing Bowling Green incumbent mayor Todd Alcott during Mayor Todd Alcott’s campaign event at the White Squirrel Brewery in Bowling Green on Sept. 12, 2024.

Members of the 100th Talisman staff gather in the lobby before being introduced to Talisman alumni at the Talisman Centennial Celebration in the Adams-Whitaker Student Publications building on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.

[Photo] Students and alumni celebrate 100 years of the Talisman

Malone Farmer, News Reporter
September 5, 2024
President Timothy Caboni addresses questions submitted by campus staff during his annual staff senate meeting in the Student Government Association chambers in Downing Student Union on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024.

[Photo] Caboni addresses 2023-2024 university overspending, new academic year at Staff Senate meeting

September 4, 2024
President Timothy Caboni waits to speak at his annual meeting with the universities staff senate in the Student Government Association chambers in Downing Student Union on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024.

Senegalese men hang from the back of a colorful ‘bush-taxi’ traveling along a newly constructed highway through Dakar, Senegal on May 14, 2024. Bush-taxis are among the most popular and most affordable forms of transportation though out Senegal and are often loaded to maximum capacity including passengers hanging from the outside of the vehicle before driving to the next destination.

“A bridge between Islam and the West”

Von Smith, Staff Photographer
August 22, 2024
From left: Freshman honors students Daniel Thelen, Atiana Spivey and Jordan Wonka chat about spending their first week on campus at the WKU Honors College Back Bash at the Mahurin Honors College back lawn on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.

Photos: Honors College Welcome Back Bash

Von Smith, Staff Photographer
August 22, 2024
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

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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 Valentine's 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 WKU's 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
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