(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,...
By Rhiannon Johnston Before the final pitch, he knew exactly what he wanted. Surrounded by Western Kentucky University baseball fans, young Hunter Evans sat quietly out of place at the Hot Rod Stadium in his hometown, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The WKU...
WKU student Jeanna Kleine-Kratch takes a deeper look into Kentucky voting legislation and how it affects voters. https://youtu.be/yZotnOiVxoM
Professor "Mac" McKerral Assistant Director Journalism Major Coordinator School of Media Professor Scott Lasley Department Head Political Science Carley Stone Hometown: Corbin, Kentucky Degree programs: Broadcasting; Advertising; User Experience; Digital...
https://youtu.be/Jev2S9PG1ww By Carley Stone Fleischaker-Greene Scholar
(Editor’s note: Photo by Levi Guzman on Unsplash) By Leo Bertucci Fleischaker-Greene Scholar Geographic differences between the West, Midwest, and South explain why pro-women’s suffrage movements in each of these regions dealt with different challenges. Historical...
(Editor’s note: Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash) By Sarah Walters Payton Bingham sits aloft on her bed along with her fat speckled cat, Misty Minerva McGonagall. On either side of her, “Harry Potter” posters are carefully taped to the walls. They accompany...
By McKenna Mitchell The day I received my driver’s license, my best friend and I set off on our long-awaited adventure. We wanted Raising Cane’s Chicken. We scrambled out of South Oldham High School with purses and backpacks in tow. We dodged carpool moms and crossed...
By Sarah Walters Something that shouldn't come as a surprise about neo-Nazis: They fight dirty. I expected their affinity for metal music and shitty IPA beer. I didn't expect the biting and the hair-pulling. I discovered my expectations or lack of understanding of...
Editor's Note: Music helped unite thousands during Civil Rights Era marches and protest such as this march on Washington, D.C. (photo above), and that theme continues today. Lucy Rutherford Fleischaker-Green Scholar In June of 1964, Ku Klux Klan members kidnapped and...
Leo Bertucci Fleischaker-Green Scholar A batch of preliminary results from a public policy survey produced by political science professors and students from Western Kentucky University shows a two-year increase in support for several election reforms in...
Leah Hunter Fleischaker-Green Scholar In an era where journalists face unprecedented criticism from the public, student journalists need a better understanding of digging deeper into issues and to know the extent of their First Amendment rights. Since 2008, students...