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

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Michael Pedigo’s outfit was louder than his voice yesterday. The Tompkinsville freshman donned pink thong sandals, a pink and white shirt and a pink Playboy Bunny hat. But Pedigo didn’t speak to anyone until late last night. Pedigo and other students silently protested on the Hill Wednesday against the oppression some say society inflicts upon gays and lesbians.

The scene was reminiscent of a fight in Madison Square Garden. An announcer and a bell signaled the start of each round. But it was the Jaycees Pavilion in Lampkin Park that provided the setting for two nights of boxing. Sigma Chi fraternity hosted their second annual Battle of the Greeks boxing match Thursday and Friday.

Mario Torres, 19, of Bowling Green, works in the third floor of the Mass Media and Technology Hall. Torres, an employee of S&G Interiors, does the preliminary work for future office space. Several days before students begin to pack halls of the building, Torres and co-worker Bill Lee (not shown) worked together.

Being the brother of a living icon, the spotlight is sure to spill over. Rockman Ali, the younger brother of Muhammad Ali, sat in the front row and watched with pride the presentation at the grand opening of the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville on Nov. 19.

Amidst the dangling pearls, stubby cigars, and sour odor of bourbon wafting through the air, there is a horse race. Welcome to the experience at Keeneland, a race track in Lexington, where names like “Tidy Up,” “Tin and Lint” and “Thor’s Daughter” represent the horses dashing around the dirt track.