Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Caboni talks dorms, HB4 at press conference
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)
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. Read more by Jake McMahon
SGA discusses spending through spring budget update
Members applaud at the appointment of Kaden Blankenship as an associate justice during the first Student Government Association meeting of the semester in the DSU Senate Chambers on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.(Corrine Tucker)
Members of the WKU Student Government Association gathered together on Tuesday, after a week-long hiatus, to discuss budgets, pass new bills and welcome a guest speaker to the podium. Chief Financial Officer Gabe Jerdon provided the chamber with a Spring Budget Update. Jerdon said that despite writing more bills in the