Thursday, June 19, 2025
History professor Juan Romero dies
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Criminology professor named new assistant provost
Juan Romero, a history professor at WKU, died in early June after becoming ill in the fall, according to a statement released by WKU’s Department of History.
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announced as the new assistant provost for student success and online learning in an email sent Tuesday to faculty and staff by Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Bud Fischer.
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PHOTOS: Christ Episcopal Church holds prayer vigil for Ernesto Manuel-Andres
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An attendant prays while her child reads a book during a vigil held for Ernesto Manuel-Andres, a Bowling Green teen currently detained by ICE, at the Christ Episcopal Church on June 17, 2025
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Several hundred protesters marched through downtown Bowling Green as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protest on Saturday.
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Bowling Green community calls for return of ICE detainee
About 200 community members protested Wednesday, calling for the return of Ernesto Manuel Andres, who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on June 4.
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Grise Hall receives temporary chiller system after HVAC failure
“No Kings” protesters march down College Street on June 14
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Jeanie Smith, a middle school teacher from Bowling Green, holds a sign at the “Bring Ernesto Home” protest on June 11
Grise Hall will receive a chiller system to temporarily replace the building’s HVAC system, which experienced critical failure on May 16 due to basement flooding caused by extreme weather
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A temporary chiller system was placed outside of Grise Hall on June 11 due to a previous HVAC failure in the building Photo by Libby Simpson
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