The extra mile: Jesang succeeding in athletics, focusing on academics
Some collegiate-level star athletes may put athletic success and self before schoolwork and everyone else, but not Janet Jesang.
Downtown venue offers array of entertainment
A tuft of hair from an Elvis Presley impersonator’s wig, some grass from a Polynesian dancer’s skirt or a feather from a cabaret dancer’s headdress are common debris found on Ellis Place/State Street Pub’s floor after all the guests have gone home for the night. The pub, located at 700 State St., has been offering a [...]
Shear service: Western community members shave heads for cancer research
Bardstown sophomore Jesse Wimsett shivered as he had his hair shaved off on Wednesday night at Denes Field. “Feel the breeze, dude,” he said. Wimsett volunteered to have his head shaved as part of Omega Phi Alpha service fraternity and the Western baseball team’s first St. Baldrick’s Day on St. Patrick’s Day. Volunteers asked people to sponsor them [...]
Employees, students protest decision
As Sam McFarland, a part-time psychology professor, stood in front of Wetherby on Thursday, he was greeted with glares, thumbs-up and partial nods. Nearly a month after the Benefits Committee voted against offering domestic partner, or other qualified dependent (OQD), benefits to Western employees, faculty and staff members are standing at the steps of Wetherby Administration [...]
Health department offering free or reduced cost services
Billy Hicks
19 March 2010
The Barren River District Health Department, 1109 State St., is offering free or reduced cost services through this Friday as part of national “Cover the Uninsured Week.” Chip Kraus, public health services coordinator, said the health department focuses on preventive health care. He said that while many programs are offered at no cost, some programs require a [...]
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Campus recycling reaches all-time high
Tessa Duvall
19 March 2010
Western students are breaking down cardboard boxes and recycling their soda bottles and cans now more than ever. In 2009, Western’s recycling rate was about 11 percent, which was a 7 percent increase from two years ago. More than 565,000 pounds of waste were recycled last year, according to an e-mail from WKU Recycling. Waste included paper, plastic, [...]
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Student dies after shootout
Spencer Jenkins
19 March 2010
A Western student was killed Wednesday in Tennessee after he acted as the getaway driver in a bank robbery, Gallatin, Tenn., police reported. Jonathan Skinner, of Brentwood, Tenn., died after sustaining gunshot wounds, police reported. Skinner, who lived in Pearce-Ford Tower, was a junior majoring in meteorology. Just before 12:30 p.m. on March 17, police responded to a [...]
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Bjork eyes future as athletic director
Zach Greenwell
19 March 2010
New Western Athletics Director Ross Bjork said President Gary Ransdell made one thing clear when he interviewed for the position during the Sun Belt Conference Tournament — it’s not a “fix-it job.” “Not a lot of things are broken,” Bjork said during his introductory press conference last Friday. “Some things are going to need to be [...]
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