Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Good morning, Hilltoppers! Please read on for coverage of a movie showing at the Capitol, information on SGA elections and a bill passing as well as a piece on the struggles of WKU Men's Basketball. Have a wonderful Wednesday, and as always, GO TOPS!
‘O Pioneer’ highlights inspiring stories of real Appalachians
A showing of “O Pioneer” at the Capitol Arts Center took place on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 as part of the Potter College of Arts & Letters Cultural Enhancement Series. Photo by Anthony Clauson.
Anthony Clauson | News Reporter A showing of “O Pioneer” at the Capitol Arts Center took audience members across the hills and hollers of West Virginia and into the homes of three “pioneers” as they each navigated their own proverbial wests. “O Pioneer,” a documentary chronicling the lives of West Virginians during the COVID-19 pandemic, was presented by Potter College of Arts & Letters Cultural Enhancement Series and the Southern Circuit of Independent Filmmakers. The film followed the lives of modern-day pioneers Tim Hibbs, a blacksmith, Nellie Davis, a seamstress, and James Morley, a chaplin. Read more by Anthony Clauson