Bowling Green junior Ty Tipton, along with other members of FarmHouse fraternity pull apart their float after it caught on fire before the start of the Homecoming parade Friday evening. Before the fire broke out, the float was awarded second place. BEN SEVERANCE/HERALD

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Kappa Alpha Psi at Western. Howard Bailey, left, vice president of Student Affairs, was the first president of Kappa Alpha Psi while Kenneth Thomas, right, a senior from Lansing, Mich., is its current president. ALBERT CESARE/HERALD

With thousands of alumni back on campus to celebrate Homecoming, Western could reap the financial benefits.
Homecoming isn’t designed as a fundraising tool, but the “feel-good” atmosphere on campus often leads to more donations for Western, said Tom Hiles, vice president for Institutional Advancement.
“The main emphasis is welcoming alumni back to campus,” Hiles said. “… The [...]

Despite the rocky football season, campus will be crowded this weekend.
About 20,000 alumni will attend Homecoming, said Ginny Hensley, the director of alumni programming, Homecoming co-chair and a 1997 graduate.
Hensley works in the alumni relations office, which has planned 10 to 12 alumni events this week.
The events kicked off yesterday with the Chili and Cheese [...]