Thursday, March 12, 2026
Kentucky Supreme Court serves knowledge, advice to WKU
Law students and community members gathered in Chandler Hall to hear some words of wisdom from Kentucky justices Wednesday
Kentucky’s Supreme Court visited WKU as part of its on-the-road sessions around the state. While on the Hill, the justices heard oral arguments from real cases and spoke with students, faculty and community members.
New SGAlegislation funds student organizations, student services
WKU’s Student GovernmentAssociation passed a bill Tuesday to provide $10,000 in funding to Registered Student Organizations.
Supreme Court Security Coordinator Luke VanHoose adjusts the commonwealth of Kentucky flag shortly before the second oral argument was heard by the Supreme Court of Kentucky on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at the Eva and Jim MartensAlumni Center.(Sam Huffman)
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Student GovernmentAssociation (SGA) Chief Communications Officer Preston Jenkins claps on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in the Downing Student Union Senate Chamber as the Executive Branch presents a tailgate that SGAwill be hosting for the upcoming baseball game against the University of Louisville, which will include live music and giveaways. (Cayden Duncan)
SGA’s OrganizationalAid budget, a fund SGAsets aside each academic year to assist student organizations, will distribute grants ranging from $100 to $500 between 33 student organizations.
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Community forum gives insight into WKU’s strategic plan extension
The WKU “Climbing to Greater Heights” Strategic Plan, developed in 2017-18 under President Timothy Caboni in his first year, sought to guide the university until 2028; it is now being extended to 2031.
Dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Corinne Murphy and Director of Student FinancialAssistance Bryson Davis were selected as the Co-Chairs of the Executive Steering Committee for the extension. They led a Zoom open forum on Wednesday to speak on discussions within the new strategic plan committees.
Quarterfinal quarrel: Hilltoppers take on Kennesaw State in CUSAtournament
AScreenshot from the virtual forum.
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Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers guard Teagan Moore (30) shoots the ball during WKU versus UTEPon Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. He has scored a total of 623 points.(Gabriel Milby)
Men’s Basketball heads to Huntsville,Alabama for the Conference
against the Kennesaw State Owls.
The Hilltoppers finished the regular season 18-13 and 11-9 in CUSA, good for the third seed in the tournament.
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‘This team plays better under bright lights’: Plona presents reasons to believe in presser
WKU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Hank Plona held a press conference Monday as WKU looks to salvage its underwhelming season in the Paul Just Media Center in E.A. Diddle Arena on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. The Hilltoppers have struggled in CUSA, accumulating a 13-16 record during 2 seasons under Plona.(Von Smith)
WKU Head Coach Hank Plona outlined the path forward and provided positive updates forWKU Men’s Basketball entering the CUSAtournament following two straight losses to end the regular season.
WKU has to shake off the tough finish to the regular season to win three games in three days, with one more loss capping the end of the 2025-26 campaign.
‘It’s essential to our resilience’: WKU Wedge Speaker ReframesAnxiety
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Dr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, and author of Future Tense: WhyAnxiety Is Good forYou (Even Though It Feels Bad) speaks at the Wedge Seminar on Tuesday, March. 10, 2026 in theAlumni Center Ballroom. There, Tiwary explains that “worry and anxiety doesn’t have to control us.” (Kylee Holt)
Contrary to popular belief, anxiety can be your greatest companion rather than your biggest adversary, Wedge Seminar Speaker Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary said. But only if you can truly understand it and harness it.
On Tuesday, WKU hosted clinical psychologist Dr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary as a speaker for the university’s Wedge Seminar, with a presentation titled “Why anxiety is good for you.”
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