One last run: Senior prepares for final race of his career

Cross Country Senior Patrick Cheptoek practices on Wednesday at Kereiakes Park for the NCAA Championships. He placed 12th this past weekend at the Regionals meet in Louisville. CHRIS WILSON/HERALD Senior Patrick Cheptoek said he thought he had run the last race of his career. Then he received a phone call from Head Coach Erik [...]

One last run: Senior prepares for final race of his career One last run: Senior prepares for final race of his career

Bosnians share stories from war

  Dijana Muminovic poses with two of the photos from her exhibition in the Mass Media Gallery called “From Bosnia to Bowling Green. Originally from Bosnia, Muminovic moved to to Bowling Green with her family in 1997. “I wanted to share this experience with other people of Bowling Green,” she said. BRIAN POWERS/HERALD Bowling Green freshman Melisa [...]

Bosnians share stories from war Bosnians share stories from war

Time flies: former student remembers Earhart

Frances Huddleston-Link, 93, reminisces about her time escorting Amelia Earhart during a visit to Western. “I don’t know why she had to fly over the Atlantic all by herself, it’s just a shame,” Huddleston-Link said. “She was just the sweetest thing.” EMILY FOX/HERALD

Time flies: former student remembers Earhart Time flies: former student remembers Earhart

Sky high: student starts adventure club

Louisville junior Michael Marcell, president of the Skydiving Club, heads toward the landing zone at Skydive Kentucky in Elizabethtown, after making his first solo jump Saturday. Marcell has 18 more jumps before he can be a certified skydiver. CODY DUTY/HERALD

Sky high: student starts adventure club Sky high: student starts adventure club
WKU ups Winter Term promotion

WKU ups Winter Term promotion

Colleen Stewart
20 November 2009

As some students look forward to hibernation during winter break, others plan to be in class five days a week for Winter Term. Western officials, with the help of more aggressive advertising, hope they can keep those students with Winter Term dreams when classes start Jan. 4. The Division of Extended Learning and Outreach has increased promotion of information about Winter Term deadlines and fee penalties this year to keep more students in Winter Term classes, said Alicia Bingham, DELO administrative assistant.

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Cage the Elephant back in BG

Cage the Elephant back in BG

Whitney Koontz
20 November 2009

Bowling Green band Cage the Elephant sometimes spends months at a time away from home while on tour. But lead vocalist Matt Shultz said they’ll be home for Thanksgiving this year. Cage the Elephant will play at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at the Capitol Arts Center, 416 E. Main St.

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Western releases sustainability year-in-review

Western releases sustainability year-in-review

Laurel Wilson
20 November 2009

Western students might remember getting report cards to show their progress in grade school. Now, Western gets one too, to show its sustainability progress. Officials released Western’s second sustainability report Thursday, and it catalogs campus efforts to make Western more sustainable, said Sustainability Coordinator Christian Ryan-Downing, who prepared the report. “It lets everybody know what’s going on,” she said. “It’s hard to keep up with everything, and this brings it all together in one place.”

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SGA tweaks office hour policy

SGA tweaks office hour policy

Shakia Harris
20 November 2009

The Student Government Association judicial council decided that officers can now serve office hours away from the office. SGA Chief Justice Stuart Kenderes said the council decided to count meetings, SGA forums and other SGA-related activities as office hours. He said time spent out of the office can now count for required office hours as long as a week's notice and a written description is provided for the out-of-office activity.

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Christina Howerton
20 November 2009

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Bailing out the budget: money-saving initiative could cut jail costs and help overcrowding

Bailing out the budget: money-saving initiative could cut jail costs and help overcrowding

Herald Staff
20 November 2009

THE ISSUE: The Kentucky Supreme Court has selected nine counties to try a plan that would allow some misdemeanor offenders to post bail immediately instead of going to jail. OUR VIEW: The plan, which could save Kentucky $150 million, is a good solution to several of the state’s problems and should be considered for statewide implementation later next year.

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Western needs to take serious interest in Registry violence

Western needs to take serious interest in Registry violence


20 November 2009

I’m writing to address my concern over the lack of interest pertaining to the shootings and home break-ins at The Registry apartment complex. The most recent shooting happened in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon. The Registry is only a stone’s throw away from several residence halls. Violence that materializes at The Registry could easily spill over onto campus. In my mind, this makes The Registry’s security issue a Western security issue.

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Tops & Bottoms and Annie’s Outlook

Tops & Bottoms and Annie’s Outlook


20 November 2009

TOPS to having only two days of classes next week. Turkey day here we come. BOTTOMS to not having a full week off for Thanksgiving. It takes time to recover from all that food.

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Christmas comes too early

Christmas comes too early

Jennifer Dooper
20 November 2009

It’s that time of year again. I can feel it in the air. Time for hot chocolate, lit fireplaces, sleigh rides, Santa wish lists, wreaths on windows, tacky sweater parties, Nativity scenes, stockings, gift searching, Christmas lights, eggnog and caroling. Except— wait a second— it’s not even Thanksgiving. I thought that we had some hope here in [...]

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Coach search moving forward

Coach search moving forward

Andrew Robinson
20 November 2009

It’s been 12 days since the search began for Western’s next coach following the news that Head Coach David Elson would not be retained after the season. Athletics Director Wood Selig said Thursday afternoon that the search committee planned to meet Thursday night. Selig said the committee would begin to review applications and inquiries and start [...]

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