Thursday, May 20, 2026
Southwest Hall renovations underway amidst other dorm construction
Southwest Hall fenced off as renovation begins on the dorm hall on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Josh Baumgardner)
Southwest Hall is undergoing renovations during the summer months and is set to be finished before the fall semester, officials said.
Southwest Hall houses around 300 students across three floors and costs $4,010 per semester Southwest offers hotel-style rooms, meaning each dorm room has its own private bathroom. Southwest was originally part of a group of four dorms built from 1955 to 1960 – North, East, South and West halls.
Wizards, creatures and pirates gather atAnime-Fest
Vendors set up their tables and attendees donned their elaborate, multilayered and sometimes handcrafted cosplay to prepare forAnime-Fest this past weekend in Bowling Green.
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Britain Millerd and Fay Rea wait to enter contestants’names for the cosplay competition on May 16, 2026. (Josh Baumgardner)
The Bowling GreenAnime-Fest was held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the National Corvette Museum, featuring a large number of vendors catering to a wide variety of interests.Attendees come to discuss, wear and buy all things anime.
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The Capitol rallies against food insecurity
(FILE PHOTO)Ashowing of “O Pioneer” at the CapitolArts Center took place on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 as part of the Potter College ofArts & Letters Cultural Enhancement Series. (Anthony Clauson)
Hunger Free BG hosted its first event at The Capitol to inform the community about the struggles of food insecurity on Tuesday.
Ashort documentary titled “Food, Insecure” was shown at 6:30 p.m., followed by a panel discussion. The panel consisted of Carlos Bailey, city commissioner, Charles Dennis, executive director of FeedingAmerica Kentucky’s Heartland, Julie Milam, executive vice president of Partnership Services for Bowling Green area Chamber of Commerce, JenniferWethington, executive director of The Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky and Dave Miner, co-producer for the film and convener for Hunger Free BG.
Steam pipe construction heats up
Asection of steam lines are removed to be replaced for better heating in WKU buildings on May 14, 2026. (Josh Baumgardner)
WKU begins construction on underground steam piping to improve the heating of buildings during the fall and winter
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According to Bryan Russell, chief facilities officer, WKU operates more than three miles of underground steam piping. This steam piping is the primary source of heat for most buildings on campus from October through March.
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Faculty Senate votes to dissolve committee
Faculty Senate approves minutes from previous meeting on May 14, 2026. (Josh Baumgardner)
The Faculty Senate met on Thursday to discuss the elimination of a current standing committee.
The committee in question was the Colonnade General Education Committee. Instead, decisions regarding curriculum for general education courses will be shifted to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, done through the WKU General Education Oversight, Assessment and Improvement group.
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