On Friday, three Western alumni will join about 70 other accomplished graduates in the Hall of Distinguished Alumni. They’ll be inducted at 11:30 a.m. at the Sloan Convention Center, said Donald Smith, assistant vice president of the alumni association. Alumni have been inducted into the Hall of Distinguished Alumni since 1992.

When I found out that I was going to be a Homecoming queen candidate a couple of weeks ago, I did the first thing I imagine most girls would do: I called my mom. Her response was one for the ages. “Hey Mom, how are you?”

The hammering of shoe soles in a clear rhythm reverberated through the floorboards from two rooms in the Dance Arts of Bowling Green studio Monday. Sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha and fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, both from the National Pan-Hellenic Council, were practicing routines for the council’s upcoming step show, “Rock the Stage.”

Paul Sandeford, a Lady Topper basketball head coach from 1982-1997 and an assistant coach for the men’s team from 2004-07, has without a doubt left his mark on Western athletics. Sandeford is Western’s most successful coach in Lady Topper history. He led his teams to a winning record every season he was on the Hill.