Herald Newsletter 09-23-2025

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

WKU Volleyball swept by Louisville

WKU Volleyball was swept by the 6th-ranked Louisville Cardinals 3-0 Monday night.

The Hilltoppers were short-handed, without kills leader, freshman outside hitter Kaira Knox and junior middle hitter Izzy Van De Wiele.

The Literary Radar: Fall readers’, writers’ playlist

What does this fall season sound like, bookish besties?

For this fall season, I have a new and improved fall readers’ and writers’ playlist with a completely new list of songs. Last season, I built a playlist more on immersing yourself into the season in order to gain reading and writing inspiration.

Western Kentucky University libero Tayler Baron (2) returns the ball on September 16, 2025 during the game against Vanderbilt in E A Diddle Arena (Summer Crawford)
Read more by Peyton Reid
Graphic by Shelbi Bale

Fall-ing into style: Predictions for the newest campus trends

Fall is creeping around the corner pumpkin carving, coffee runs, haunted houses and most importantly, aesthetic outfits.

Most of us students walk to class, and use the cooler weather as an opportunity for a mini fashion show to flaunt new kicks or fashionable hoodies/sweaters.

PHOTOS: BG gets tatted for Sorry Mom Tattoo’s grand opening

Read more by Tazha Mattingly
Read more by Shelby Hill
Sorry Mom Tattoo owner Sara Strange tattoos Dilan Payne’s shin on Saturday, Sept 20, 2025 during Sorry Mom Tattoo’s new location grand opening on Pedigo Way Payne reached for his wife, April Payne’s leg to distract him from the pain of the tattooing process (Sam Huffman)

PHOTOS: Lady Toppers sweep Alyssa Cavanaugh Classic 3-0

Hilltoppers right side hitter Kaira Knox (5) and outside hitter Faith Young (22) attempt to block a spike from Bradley outside hitter Anna Kiss (14) during WKU’s game against Bradley University in E A Diddle Arena on Friday, Sept 19, 2025 (Alaina Howell)

View the gallery by Crawford, Howell and Gomez

WKU Football, WKU Volleyball, WKU Soccer

Sports Editor Nathan Mueller and Sports Reporter Austin Rice recap WKU Football Sports Reporters Peyton Reid and Morgan Larkins recap WKU Volleyball. Sports Reporters Jamie Jamieson and David Quintanilla recap WKU Soccer. Rice and Sports Reporter Adrianna Lein talk WNBA. Editor-in-Chief Jake McMahon and Assistant Sports Editor Michael Givner Jr. join Mueller and Rice to talk some NFL.

Graphic by Shelbi Bale

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