Brownsville, located in Edmonson County, is a 30-minute drive from Bowling Green. Our photographer documented small town life in this community of 1,200 people over a period of six weeks.

Yesterday afternoon, while most students were in class stressing over tests and homework, friends Zheng Wang and Tieda Sun took time out of their day to practice a relaxing form of martial arts known as Chen Style Tai Chi. Wang, who is pursuing his master’s of business administration at Western, is from Henan Province, China, which is where this form of Tai Chi originated.

It’s not a church; it’s a house. But for the members of Path of Light Ministries, the living room of Preacher Jim Risen is a place for praise and worship. Gospel music plays in the background, folding chairs and a wooden altar carved by a friend line the edge of the room.

“He is ring shopping, and I am totally excited,” said Lawrenceburg sophomore Emily Kay Chrisman about her boyfriend. Chrisman and Lexington freshman Christy Serafini stopped to talk about relationships outside Downing University Center Monday night