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WKU Student Life Foundation will pay $150,000 a month to lease the Hyatt Place hotel for up to three years, according to ...
After six years, the Muslim Student Association has finally acquired a prayer room on campus in Kelly Thompson Hall.  Since ...
An independent engineering firm found multiple design and construction problems in WKU’s two newest dorms and called for ...
After a historic season, WKU Baseball is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009.  The Hilltoppers earned ...
A soldier’s wedding photo sits by a Russian medic tent at Operation Anvil’s World War II reenactment on May 2025. (Libby ...
WKU’s Steel Bridge Team has advanced to the Student Steel Bridge Competition finals after placing second in the regional competition in April.  The team also received the Robert Ridgeway Student ...
SOKY Indivisible, a local advocacy group, held a protest outside of U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie’s office against a bill that ...
Student Wellness Navigator Julie Jones dedicates her time to enhancing overall well-being and quality of life for students in ...
WKU Baseball suffered a Conference USA series loss against the Jax State Gamecocks, May 15-17. The Hilltoppers dropped game ...
WKU Baseball’s breakout 2025 season earned several Conference USA recognitions on Tuesday, as 11 Hilltoppers took home end-of ...
Western Kentucky University’s Outdoor Recreation Adventure Center (ORAC) has closed until further notice due to the effects of COVID-19, student engagement and budget cuts. ORAC provided opportunities ...
Von Smith is a photographer and writer from the south end of Louisville majoring in Photojournalism and Journalism. Von has been in the Herald newsroom since enrolling at WKU and intends on remaining ...