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Groups prepare floats

Groups prepare floats

Engines are revved up, banners are complete and buckets of sugary treats are full as campus organizations and clubs prepare for a Homecoming tradition.

The Homecoming parade will take place today at 5 p.m. on the Avenue of Champions.

Some organizations have made floats and others chose to walk and wave.

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Tourist spots see increased business during Homecoming

Tourist spots see increased business during Homecoming

Wendell Strode, Executive Director of the National Corvette Museum, said he sees a lot of Western red at the museum during Homecoming weekend.

“There’s always a surge in visitors,” he said. “We see a lot of Alumni and parents of students during this weekend. There is definitely a large portion of the visitors sporting the color red.”

Other Bowling Green business owners say they also have a steady record of reaping the benefits from people visiting Western during Homecoming.

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Big Red Timeline

Big Red Timeline

Big Red appearances earlier this week

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Colonnade used to be place to watch pigskin fly

Dero Downing remembers a day when fans walked uphill to watch football games.

The old football stadium at the Colonnade sat in the heart of campus. It was the place to be on Saturday afternoons. Built on the side of a cliff, the stands overlooked Southern Bowling Green.

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