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(Editor’s note: Unsplash photo by Kyle Glenn.) By Leah Hunter The immigrants that make up the Kentucky refugee city of Bowling Green, Kentucky, left their countries for myriad reasons — ethnic genocide, war and famine — for a new life in America. For many, the path to...
(Editor’s note: Image provided by Filip Andrejevic at Unsplash.) By Shayla Abney Western Kentucky University is home to many veterans and prides itself on its Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. With this year's homecoming falling on Veterans Day with a theme of “Big...
By Matthew Williams Photo courtesy of Julia Zyablova via Unsplash. Radiant smiles accompanied the cloudless sky and sunshine above a white tent outside the Journey Pure addiction and treatment center. The rustling incomers roused David McKinney to his feet behind...
By Maggie Phelps A senior from Western Kentucky University spent three weeks telling stories about her first-hand experience with an organization that provides clean water resources to communities in rural Africa. Molly St. Clair, a Journalism Major, interned at...
Story and photos by Mariia Novoselia With confident steps revealing familiarity, Yanet Moges, a Western Kentucky University student from Ethiopia, opens the door to the office of GO bg Transit. She visits the public transit service office in Bowling Green, Kentucky,...
By Mariia Novoselia (Editor's Note: Featured image provided by Hansjorg Keller.) Rectangular lamps light up the Western Kentucky University Student Government Association Senate chamber located on the second floor of the ever-busy Downing Student Union. Two WKU...
By Ellie Sandlin (Editor's Note: Photo by Siegfried Poepperl via Unsplash.) The WKU Student Government Association started a Swipe Out Hunger initiative for the spring 2022 semester to fight food insecurity. Cole Bornefeld, a junior from Hendersonville, Tennessee, is...
(Editor’s note: Photo by Christ Montgomery on Unsplash.) By Hannah Clausen The media of all kinds play a daily role in the lives of Americans and for many, news media remains a staple in the daily routine. Whether a morning cup of coffee and a side of cable news,...
WKU student Jeanna Kleine-Kratch takes a deeper look into Kentucky voting legislation and how it affects voters. https://youtu.be/yZotnOiVxoM
https://youtu.be/Jev2S9PG1ww By Carley Stone Fleischaker-Greene Scholar