Herald Newsletter 09-25-2025

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Visiting professor Nikki Finney reads poetry for WKU community

Poet Nikky Finney speaks at Ransdell Hall Auditorium on Wednesday, Sept 24, 2025 Finney read from her books Head Off & Split, as well as Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry Finney, who is recognized nationally for her poetry that touches on everything from grief and loss to the African American experience, taught at the University of Kentucky for 26 years, and now teaches at the University of South Carolina (Photo provided by Carrie Pratt)

The crowd watched silently, their sights locked on her hands’ subtle gestures, her eyes’ brief flicks upward and her book’s bright yellow post-it notes.

The soft lilting tone, carefully strung phrases and memorable messaging directed their attention to the true focal point of the evening: poetry.

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HOLAS Outreach Coordinator Emely Olvera checks to see if freshman Noah Villanueva won a round of Lotería during “Lotería Night” on Wednesday, Sept 24, in the DSU Night Class (Abigail Vickers)

Students held colorful, decorated boards, waiting in anticipation for the announcer’s next words. Going faster as the game went on, the announcer was suddenly cut off by students racing to yell, “Lotería!”

Hilltopper Organization of Latin American Students (HOLAS) hosted “Lotería Night,” Wednesday, in the DSU Night Class for Hispanic Heritage Month.

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WKU Football running game finds footing against Nevada

Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers running back La’Vell Wright (11) is tackled in the end zone during WKU’s game against the Nevada Wolf Pack in HouchensSmith Stadium on Saturday, Sept 20, 2025 (Hallie Stafford)

A 145-yard rushing performance from WKU Football against the Nevada Wolf Pack could be the turning point for a rushing attack that struggled through the first three weeks of the season.

In a game where the Hilltoppers threw for just 216 yards, their lowest mark of the season, it was the ground game that was the consistent offense in the second half.

Sponsors to rappel ‘Over the Edge’ to benefit child abuse victims

Community members will rappel off the side of Stadium Park Plaza on Friday and Saturday for their contributions to the Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center’s (BRACAC) fundraiser.

The event is the center’s seventh annual fundraiser, partnering with Over the Edge Global, a business that hosts and manages rappelling events. Sponsors who raised over $1,000 for the nonprofit are eligible to rappel. Only 92 rappelling spots are available.

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