Thursday, July 16, 2026
WKUAg gives back with Community Supported Agriculture
Forthe next eightThursdays,WKU’s Floral Design andTraining Center will be filled with bags of sweet corn and cartons of tomatoes as part of WKU’s Community SupportedAgriculture.
Available toWKU students, faculty and staff, the CSAconnects subscribers with produce grown locally byWKU’s Department of Agriculture and Food Sciences. For a flat $240, participants are able to get a bag of fresh seasonal produce each of the eight weeks of the program.
WKU football in controversy afterdefensive lineman removed from team following death of mother
Jackson Roy and Mattalyn Johnson count the harvest of sweet corn into dozens to sell in and alongside the Community SupportedAgriculture bags on July 7, 2026. (DiegoAlcarazMonje)
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WKU’s football team finds itself in the middle of a controversy following the dismissal and loss of scholarship of senior defensive lineman Victory Vaka.
According to the CBS Sports article by Chris Hummer,Vaka was removed from the team aftera leave of absence due to the death of his mother, Sarah Mataele, onApril 2.
“It’s like inhumane what they did,” Vaka told CBS Sports. “When some of these coaches say they care, they really don’t.”
Douglas Keen demolition hits halfway, preparations for Hugh Poland begin
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The exposed interior of the remaining half of Douglas Keen Hall on July 13, 2026. (Diego Alcaraz-Monje)
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The flyer for Beech Bend’s Headbanger’s Ball. Flyer courtesy of Logan Potter
Instead of burning rubber and rollercoasterscreams, Beech Bend Park will echo with guitarriffs at Saturday’s Headbanger’s Ball.
The park’s inaugural music festival will bring some of Bowling Green’s rock bands into Beech Bend’s limelight.Attendees are invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets, taste the Que Pasa food truck, and listen to various types of rock music.
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