Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Caboni talks dorms, HB4 at press conference
Regents and Normal halls are scheduled to open in fall 2027, and work to tear down Hilltopper Hall is set to start the day after spring 2026 graduation, WKU President Timothy Caboni said in a press conference Tuesday
Regents and Normal, two dorms that cost a combined $48 million, opened in 2021 and closed temporarily in May, are likely to be occupied again in fall 2027, Caboni said, and could be open sooner As far as he has been updated, dorm repairs are on schedule and budget.
SGAdiscusses spending through spring budget update
Chief Financial Officer Gabe Jerdon provided the chamber with a Spring Budget Update. Jerdon said that despite writing more bills in the
WKU President Timothy Caboni updated members of the press on public-private housing partnerships, ongoing dorm repairs, student media relations and other university affairs during Caboni’s first press conference of the semester in Van Meter Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.(Von Smith)
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Members applaud at the appointment of Kaden Blankenship as an associate justice during the first Student GovernmentAssociation meeting of the semester in the DSU Senate Chambers on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.(Corrine Tucker)
Members of the WKU Student GovernmentAssociation gathered together on Tuesday, after a week-long hiatus, to discuss budgets, pass new bills and welcome a guest speaker to the podium.
fall than in previous years, they did not reach 50% of their budget for the semester. Current standing for organizational aid is a remaining $10,100, Jerdon said.
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Black ExcellenceAfter Dark brings campus culture to life
Members of Western Kentucky University’s Phi Beta Sigma fraternity dance around the first floor of Downing Student Union during the Black StudentAlliance’s Black Excellence after Dark event on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.(Cayden Duncan)
Black ExcellenceAfter Dark turned a campus corner into a celebration of culture and community on Tuesday night.
Students filled the Downing Student Union’s first floor for an event showcasing Black-owned businesses, artists, and student organizations. WKU’s Black StudentAlliance hosted the event.
“The energy was really fun, and everybody’s so friendly and sociable,” said Maria Martinez Benitez, a freshman psychology major who came after seeing the event on Black StudentAlliance’s Instagram.
Players face-off in third year of BG Puck Classic
Team Peoples Cash (17) skates down the rink to make a shot on the goal during their game against TeamAtomic on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 during the third annual BG Puck Classic.(Sam Huffman)
In 20-degree weather, away from the heat and comfort, everyone at the SOKYCenter watched players from across NorthAmerica fight for victory in a Bowling Green ice hockey event.
The BG Puck Classic is an annual three-on-three ice hockey tournament hosted at the SOKYCenter ice rink. This was the third year of the event.
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College Heights Huddle: Givner’s NFLcrashout, Men’s and Women’s Basketball
This week, Sports EditorAustin Rice and Men’s Basketball Reporter Peyton Reid talk about the Hilltoppers’Basketball season so far Then, they hand it off to Podcast Producer and Commentary Writer Malone Farmer and Women’s Basketball ReporterAdrianna Lein who discuss the Lady Toppers’Basketball season.
For the third segment, Español Editor David Quintanilla previews the upcoming Baseball season and Lein previews the approaching Softball season. To close out the episode,Assistant Sports Editor Michael Givner Jr. and Sports Reporter Jamie Jamison talk the NFLahead of the Super Bowl.
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