Thursday, October 23, 2025
WKU to remove all non-academic LLCs
Non-academic Living Learning Communities will be shut down starting next academic year.
Catherine LaRoche, the executive director for housing and residence life, said the closure of nonacademic LLCs, such as the Stonewall LLC, is part of the university’s compliance with House Bill 4, which disallows Kentucky’s public universities from providing differences in treatment or benefits based on “religion, race, sex, color or national origin.”
“In compliance with House Bill 4, living learning community selection is limited to academic cohorts beginning next academic year,” LaRoche said in an email to the Herald.
WKU Basketball beats Kentucky Wesleyan in first exhibition game
A balanced scoring attack put WKU Men’s Basketball on top 82-43 Wednesday night against Kentucky Wesleyan in its first exhibition game.
Three Hilltoppers scored double digits, led by redshirt sophomore Teagan Moore with 11. Junior guard LJ Hackman and graduate forward Bryant Selebangue followed with 10 points apiece.
“I loved the fans, I loved the atmosphere,” Selebangue said. “We feed off of that when people come out and support us.”
‘An exciting way to celebrate’: PCAL to host Fall Fest
(FILE PHOTO) Western Kentucky Hilltoppers forward Leeroy Odiahi (21) goes up for a layup during a game against Middle Tennessee State University in Diddle Arena on Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 (Dominic Di Palermo)
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(FILE PHOTO) The WKU Dance Department does an exhibition ahead of their upcoming show next month at the PCAL Fall Festival on WKU Campus in Bowling
Green, Ky on Thursday, Oct 20, 2022 This years fall festival feature live music from professors and a demonstration by the WKU Dance and Theater Department ahead of their shows next month (Michael Dylan Payne)
Potter College of Arts and Letters will host its annual Fall Festival Thursday, featuring live music and activities.
The event, planned in honor of PCAL’s 60th anniversary, will take place at the Colonnades from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
PCAL Communications and Events Specialist Jessica Luna said the theme for this year’s Fall Fest is “Sounds of the 60s.” There will be performances by Beatles tribute band Penny Lane, Luna said.
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PHOTOS: Kappa Delta hosts 2025 Shenanigans
Attendees of Shennanigans, an event put on by the Kappa Delta sorority to raise money for Prevent Child Abuse America and The Family Enrichment Center of Bowling Green, wait for the event to start on October 21st, 2025 The event’s theme was “A Love Story” and took place at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center in downtown Bowling Green (Bradlee Reed-Whalen)
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