Students will find their pockets a little emptier during the 2008-09 school year. The Board of Regents approved an 8 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students today at a called meeting. The increase amounts to $257 per semester, said Bob Skipper, director of media relations.
Courtney Lee, a 2008 Western graduate and guard on the men's basketball team, became the first Topper to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft in nearly 20 years. Lee was selected by the Orlando Magic Thursday night in New York. Lee leaves Western ranked among the top 10 in 16 different categories in Western's record books, including being tied with Jim McDaniels as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,238 points.
Western continues to make progress toward its $200 million dollar capital campaign goal. Officials announced Thursday the third largest one-time gift in the school's history, an estate commitment of $7.15 million from Dorris and Lula Burchett of Germantown, Tenn.
Standing in front of an audience of more than 500 people, Sen. Hillary Clinton said she was a fighter and a champion. She asked people to vote for her for president on Tuesday. "I'll work my heart out for you," she said. Clinton spoke to the Bowling Green community at about 12:15 p.m. Sunday on DUC South Lawn about what she would do if she were elected president.
President Gary Ransdell discussed the 6 percent budget cut and how Western will handle those reductions today in a forum with the faculty and staff in the Mass Media Auditorium. Western was forced to make reductions to its budget after Gov. Steve Beshear announced a mandatory 3 percent budget cut to postsecondary education on Dec. 21, 2007.
Funeral arrangements have been set for Louisville graduate student Jesse Keeling, who died after receiving fatal injuries from a car crash while driving northbound on Interstate 65 on Saturday. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. eastern time tomorrow at Pearson-Ratterman Brothers Funeral Home in Louisville.
Western students were involved in a collision at about 12:33 a.m. on May 3 on Patton Way near Nashville Road. Bowling Green freshman Billy Webb, a cheerleader, Tyler Madison, an incoming freshman cheerleader from Quality, Leonard Smith of Morgantown and Russellville freshman Garrett Roark, were involved in the collision, according to a police report.
Bowling Green police reported today that a Western student reported that she was sexually assaulted at 2 a.m. on Thursday night/Friday morning in a back yard between Chestnut Street and Mimosa Alley. Barry Pruitt, public information officer for the Bowling Green police, said that there are no suspects in the case, but the investigation is ongoing.
Matt Vaughan and several other leaders of the ONE Campus Challenge had a huge moment of deja vu Tuesday night at the ONE victory concert. Army of Me began playing "Thinking it Over," the song that played in the video on the ONE Campus Challenge's blog that announced Western as the winner of the challenge on April 9.
Three years before the Virginia Tech shootings, Western officials began implementing a comprehensive, campus-wide emergency warning system. The sixth and final phase of the emergency plan - the installation of speakers on top of three campus buildings - is complete and will be tested May 12 or May 19, Telecommunications Director Edwin Craft said.
This semester, the race for Democratic presidential nominee is neck-and-neck between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. During this politically charged time, Western's College Democrats have been inactive. Kentuckians will vote in a primary on May 20.
Signs they made in protest carry their message: "Save our Schaffer." Several students are trying to secure the job of Shannon Schaffer, an instructor of philosophy and religion. Western decided to fire Schaffer because she hasn't earned her doctorate in the time given to her, several of her students said.
The three mayoral candidates are busy campaigning, as the May 20 primary that will narrow the field to two is approaching. Two debates have already taken place, and a final one happens on May 15 at State Street Baptist Church. The candidates are hoping that Western students will vote.
Onur Demir has a lot in common with other Western students his age. He's involved with Greek organizations, loves to travel and can often be spotted eating lunch at the Garrett Food Court. In many ways, Demir is just like any other freshman. But one thing that sets him apart, is that he's one of only about 10 students who call the Republic of Turkey home.
Is the massive amount of papers, projects and finals weighing heavy on your mind? Well if you are anything like those on the Herald staff it is. But fear not, because the Herald is here and we come bearing gifts, the 2007-08 Marsupial Awards. The Marsupial Awards are a Herald tradition in which we recognize the events that have kept us laughing, crying and scratching our heads for the past two semesters.
Embrace. Breeze. Vibrance. Divine. Embrace your inner goddess because there's a goddess in every woman. At least that's what Gillette says. Female students will be packing up their pants and bulky sweaters to exchange them for skirts and shorts ... and a razor.
It may just be a corny Disney song, but the Western track team has found out that it is a small world, after all. "It's a great learning experience," assistant coach Curtiss Long said. "To meet with an (junior) Alexander Larin from Russia and find out he likes the same music you do, and when you stop at the first meet and he stopped at Kentucky Fried Chicken because it was something he liked, you find out how small the world is.
The Herald asked Western graduates to write how they feel as they prepare to leave the Hill for the real world.
