Thursday, August 28, 2025
Students paint, peruse and pet alpacas at Market on the Avenue
Chatter spread throughout Centennial Plaza as students ate and shopped while making their way through Market on the Avenue.
The first Market on the Avenue, a monthly, campus-based community farmers’ market, occurred on Wednesday along the Avenue of Champions. The event was sponsored by the WKU Office of Sustainability and WKU Restaurant Group.
Junior visual journalism major Cing San pets an alpaca from Walnut Bluff Farms at the “Market on the Ave” event on Aug 27, 2025 Mark and Sarah Rogers, owners of Walnut Bluff, show alpacas at markets multiple times a year. (Jacob Sebastian)
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WKU Sophomore Midfielder/Defender Maggie
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WKU Soccer will look to build on its two-game win streak on Thursday when it hosts Dayton at the WKU Soccer Complex.
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The Literary Radar: After Winter, Comes Spring
Graphic by Shelbi Bale
Welcome back, bookish besties!
Thankfully, another year on The Hill means another year of great book recommendations. To start the school year off, I wanted to highlight a series that I devoured over the summer. “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” is a five-book series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. This series is an internationally bestselling series translated into multiple languages from Japanese. This recommendation does have spoilers!
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Mike Drop: 'A Matter of Time' by Laufey review
Bellair and Jackson State Senior Midfielder Alayla Jackson race to the ball during their game in Bowling Green on Thursday, August 21,
Graphic by Shelbi Bale
It was only a matter of time until Laufey dropped a new album.
Famous pop artist Laufey released her third studio album, “A Matter of Time,” on Friday, Aug. 22, following “Everything I Know About Love” from 2022 and “Bewitched” in 2023.
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