Herald Newsletter 9-12-2024

Thursday, August 28, 2024

Bailey Reed, Newsletter Editor

Good morning, Hilltoppers!

Today the College Heights Herald is bringing you an opinion piece on the Presidential Debate, a story on Martha Sales speaking at SGA's weekly meeting and an article about WKU's women's basketball

OPINION: What young voters can take away from the 2024 presidential debate

Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris faced off for the first and likely last presidential debate With less than two months remaining in this election cycle, the stakes are high Currently, polls show the two candidates locked in a dead heat. Because of the closeness of this race, young voters will be an especially important demographic this November. This means that it is important for young voters to educate themselves about the candidates Tuesday’s debate covered a wide variety of topics, many of which are important to young Americans

Dean of Students Martha Sales speaks at weekly SGA meeting

The Student Government Association welcomed guest speaker Martha Sales, dean of students, to speak Tuesday night at its weekly meeting Sales spoke on several issues the WKU student body may be facing such as rising stress levels and how to get involved on campus “The more things change, the more they stay

The WKU Student Government Association meets for their first meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Aug. 29. They met in the SGA chambers located in Downing Student Union. Photo by Preston Jenkins.

Lady Toppers announce 2024 non-conference schedule

WKU women's basketball announced their non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season Tuesday, and it showcases some familiar faces and some not-so-familiar ones Of the 12 games announced, six of them will be in E A Diddle Arena, including the preseason opener against Lee University. This preseason exhibition, which takes place Tuesday, Oct 29, will also be the night of the second annual Top’r Treat, which will have trick-or-treating pregame and Halloween themed promotions during the game

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The College Heights Herald is the independent, student-run news organization operating on the campus of Western Kentucky University, emphasizing accuracy and truth while being a public forum for the fair display of diverse opinions and viewpoints The Herald works to be steadfast and unwavering in its pursuit of truth while being true to the tenets of the WKU Student Publications mission to grow exceptional journalists and innovative leaders through real-world experiences and a strong educational and ethical foundation centered on principled journalism All creative and editorial decisions are made by the Herald’s student leadership, and all consequences of those decisions are the sole responsibility of these student leaders While editorially and financially independent from the university, the Herald participates in the mission of WKU to prepare students of all backgrounds to be productive, engaged and socially responsible citizen-leaders of a global society, both within and outside of its newsroom Views expressed are diverse and, as an independent publication, should not be taken as representative of views of WKU and any of its administration, faculty, staff, student body or other constituency

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