IN PRINT: Costly repairs under way to fix two newest dorms
Contractors continued working throughout winter break to keep repairs to Regents and Normal Hall’s on schedule for their 2027 reopening. (Von Smith)
Normal and Regents halls will cost more to fix than was spent building the two dorms, contracts show.
The two dorms opened in 2021 for a total of $48 million. Both halls were abruptly shut down in May 2025, after the discovery of issues with the steel framing and fire codes, leaving 635 beds vacant.
Two free throws from sophomore guard Teagan Moore made the difference forWKU Men’s Basketball in an 82-80 win over Middle Tennessee in the “100 Miles of Hate” rivalry.
Moore returned from a five-game absence with a vengeance, scoring 28 points, with 16 coming in the second half. Senior forward Grant Newell had a dominant first half, scoring 16 points on a scorching 75% from the field. Newell ended the night with 20 points and seven rebounds.
WKU Women’s Basketball defeats Jacksonville State for second CUSAwin
Western Kentucky University guard Tia
during WKU’s Valentine’s Day
the ball from Jacksonville
Jacksonville State
E.A.
Arena on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. WKU trailed by one point at the half as the Lady Toppers attempt to end an eight-game losing streak.(Von
WKU Women’s Basketball put on a Valentine’s Day show for DiddleArena Saturday afternoon, defeating Jacksonville State 56-41 for its first conference win in over a month.
The Lady Toppers’tenacious defense forced 21 turnovers from the Gamecocks, which they converted into 22 points. WKU also dominated inside, scoring 32 and giving up just two points in the paint.
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Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers forward Grant Newell (8) throws the ball during WKU’s game against the MTSU Blue Raiders on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 in E.A. DiddleArena in Bowling Green, Ky.(Summer Crawford)
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Read Michael Givner Jr's column about the game
View photos from the game here
Shelling (3) steals
State’s Kyera Thornsbury (21)
game against
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Read Malone Farmer's column on the game here
WKU Softball continues strong start at MUSB Invitational
WKU Softball continued its hot start, with a 2-2 record in the Mercer University Softball Invitational.
Once again, the Hilltopper pitching staff had a dominant outing. Senior right-hander Maddy Wood improved her season average ERAto 1.87, the lowest among WKU pitchers this season. Wood finished the invitational with 10 strikeouts.
Luc Besson’s ‘Dracula’bites
off more than it can chew
Night falls, and the wolves howl.An enchanting scent wafts through the streets of Paris. Dracula is here, and no one is safe… unfortunately, neither is the audience.
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WKU right handed pitcher Rylan Smith (17) pitches the ball during WKU Softball’s game against the University of Louisville Cardinals in Bowling Green, Ky. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.(Eli Randolph)
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Graphic by Shelbi Bale
Graphic by Shelbi Bale
This week, News Reporter Caroline Chubb talks about the WKU Sisterhood disbanding, the WKU Restaurant Group moving into the former Confucius Institute, the maid and butler café held by WKU’s Asian-AmericanAssociation, shots reported at the RegistryApartments and the WKU Men’s Basketball team’s victory over MTSU
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