They were once enemies, now they are friends.

When Maj. Dan Cherry, grandson of former Western President Henry Hardin Cherry, shot down a Vietnamese MiG-21 fighter jet during the Vietnam War, the thought of someday meeting up with the pilot of that jet didn’t cross his mind, Cherry said.

Student Government Association members spent more money during Tuesday’s meeting than they did at any other SGA meeting this year.

SGA spent about $16,400 at the meeting, Administrative Vice President Reagan Gilley said.

He said it’s excellent that SGA is spending the money.

Western officials hope to open up sustainability studies to more Western students with a proposed new minor.

The Board of Regents’ Academic Affairs Committee approved a new minor in sustainability at its meeting on Friday.

Committee approval is a recommendation to the full board, according the board’s bylaws.

Unicorns, leprechauns and clean coal.

To some Western students, all of these have something in common.

GreenToppers and Americans for Informed Democracy united for Fossil Fools’ Day on Wednesday.