Friday, October 24, 2025
House Bill 4 questions discussed at Faculty Senate
Andrea Anderson, WKU General Counsel, discusses questions about House Bill 4 during a Faculty Senate meeting in the Student Government Association Chambers on Thursday, Oct 23, 2025 (Abigail Vickers)
The Faculty Senate discussed questions and concerns related to House Bill 4 on Thursday with the WKU General Counsel and the Government and External Relations Officer.
HB 4 “prohibits a public postsecondary education institution from providing differential treatment or benefits on the basis of an individual’s religion, race, sex, color, or national origin,” according to the summary of the law.
Andrea Anderson, WKU general counsel, answered questions from faculty about HB 4 with Jennifer Breiwa Smith, assistant vice president of government and external relations.
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(FILE PHOTO) The Potter College of Arts and Letters hosted their annual Fall Fest on Thursday, Oct 19 (Preston Jenkins)
The Colannades rang out with Beatles classics on Thursday as a part of PCAL’s annual Fall Festival.
Organized by Potter College of Arts and Letters’ Dean Council of Students, this year’s Fall Festival was themed “Sounds of the 60s” in celebration of PCAL’s 60th anniversary. The event featured tabling and activities from different PCAL departments, as well as participation from outside businesses.
PCAL DCS President Aubrey Colburn said the Fall Festival was a great way for students and organizations to display what they had to offer.
Bowling Green to celebrate annual Pride Festival
The Bowling Green Pride Festival will return to Circus Square Park on Saturday, Oct. 25, for its ninth year. The festival will take place from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by the annual Bowling Green Pride Crawl.
Organized by Bowling Green Fairness, the Bowling Green Pride Festival has been held since October 2017, said Patti Minter, WKU history professor. Minter said she has been on the planning committee for Bowling Green Pride since its inception.
Minter said there will be a day of music, performers, arts and
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(FILE PHOTO) Drag queen Geneva LaDiva performs at Bowling Green Pride at Circus Square Park on Oct 21, 2023 (Kayden Mulrooney)
crafts, food, drinks and celebration at the festival. The festival has sold out all of its vendor and food truck spaces, Minter said.
Carving Pumpkins for a cause
The WKU Student Government Association hosted a pumpkin carving competition on South Lawn Thursday to raise money for those impacted by sexual harm.
Participants paid a $10 entry fee, and proceeds were donated to Hope Harbor, a non-profit crisis counseling center that provides services and support to anyone impacted by sexual harm, including victims and those close to them.
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Sydney Rettig depicts Big Red in a unique medium at the SGA pumpkin carving competion Thursday, Oct 23 (Brendan Culler)
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Downtown BGKY and Bowling Green Parks & Recreation will host Scare on the Square this Saturday, Oct. 25 in Fountain Square Park.
The event will feature businesses in the Square offering free trick-or-treating and other activities for kids from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., soundtracked by a live DJ.
Read more by Brendan Culler
WKU Volleyball prepares for UTEP
WKU Volleyball welcomes the UTEP Miners into Diddle Arena this weekend to conclude its four-game home stretch.
WKU and UTEP are the only undefeated teams left in CUSA play.
“UTEP is having a phenomenal year. They are very firmly in a position to get to the NCAA tournament. They’ve done it little by little and continued to build,” Head Coach Travis Hudson said.
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WKU Volleyball Head Coach Travis Hudson watches as WKU faces Sam Houston at E A Diddle Arena on Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 (Jonah Savage)
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