Tuesday, August 26, 2025
HRL updates PFT residents on air conditioning outage
Western side of Pearce Ford Tower on Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025 PFT has been without functioning A/C since Aug. 13. (Jonah Savage)
Housing & Residence Life emailed Pearce Ford Tower residents on Thursday to update the status of the air conditioning inside the building.
“The air conditioning issue has been identified, and an exterior chiller is en route to campus and will be installed as quickly as possible,” HRL stated. “Contractors are building out the timeline for the implementation of the temporary chiller.”
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Photojournalist
Stephanie Sinclair to speak in Jody Richards Hall
The WKU School of Media and Communication will host photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair for a lecture about documenting human rights issues on Tuesday.
The presentation will begin at 6 p.m. in the Jody Richards Hall Auditorium following a gallery opening reception at 5 p.m. The four-part gallery exhibition in the JRH atrium celebrates 50 years of photojournalism.
Mike Drop: Hilltoppers beat Bearkats and look
ahead to week one
Read more by Natalie Freidhof
WKU quarterback Maverick McIvor (7) passes the ball before getting tackled by Sam Houston linebacker JaMair Diaz (1) during the WKU home opener against Sam Houston in Houchens-Smith Stadium on Saturday, Aug 23, 2025 (Summer Crawford)
Starting 1-0 in conference play sets a precedent regardless of whether it’s the first game of the season, especially since it’s week 0. It shows that you can compete.
Here are my takeaways from the Week 0 win.
Read more by Michael Givner Jr.
WKU Football and Soccer, WKU Volleyball preview and NFL predictions
Sports Reporter Austin Rice and Assistant Sports Editor Michael Givner Jr. discuss WKU Football and the upcoming NFL Season with Sports Editor Nathan Mueller. Sports Reporters Peyton Reid and Morgan Larkins preview the upcoming WKU Volleyball season. Sports Reporter David Quintanilla talks about WKU Soccer.
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