Herald Newsletter 10-16-2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025

‘His memory lives on on the Hill’: WKU Alumnus, Pulitzer-winner Paul Schuhmann dies at 79

Paul Schuhmann, WKU and College Heights Herald alum, died in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, Oct. 10, at 79 years old.

Schuhmann left behind a legacy as a photographer and donor to WKU Student Publications.

Schuhmann met his wife, Ellen, when they were both students at WKU, working at the College Heights Herald. Following her passing in 2010, Schuhmann began the Paul and Ellen Schuhmann Student Publications Scholarship fund for journalism and photojournalism with a $100,000 donation.

Read more by Brendan Culler Award-winning journalist

Award-winning journalist Caitlin Dickerson will give a presentation on immigration and human rights on Thursday.

Dickerson, known for her reporting on immigration and human rights, will speak at 7 p.m. in the Jody Richards Hall Auditorium about “Life on the Move: The Global Refugee Crisis.” The presentation will be this year’s first Potter College of Art and Letters Cultural Enhancement Series (CES).

Mike Drop: WKU falls to FIU in Tuesday night matchup

WKU’s game against FIU in Houchens-Smith Stadium on Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 (Jonah Savage)

Things got ugly in a hurry as WKU Football dropped its first conference game of the season to FIU 25-6 Tuesday night.

The Panthers snapped the Hilltoppers’ winning streak at three games, going touchdownless in a conference game for the first time since Nov. 7, 2020, against FAU. The Panthers dominated time of possession and won the turnover battle to spoil the blackout.

Read more by Michael Givner

PHOTOS: WKU falls to FIU 25-6

WKU Football honors former quarterback Brandon Doughty

Redshirt senior quarterback Brandon Doughty (12) celebrates with sophomore wide receiver Taywan Taylor (2) after rushing for a 15-yard touchdown during the first half of the WKUArmy game on Nov. 15. The Hiltoppers led the Black Knights 24-10 at the half. (Brandon Carter)

WKU Football honored former quarterback Brandon Doughty at halftime of its Tuesday night matchup against FIU.

Doughty played five seasons at WKU from 2011 to 2015. He was a part of a Hilltopper team that went to three bowl games, leading them to back-to-back bowl appearances in 2014 and 2015 as a starter. After leading the conference in interceptions in 2013, he went on to lead the nation in passing yards and passing touchdowns in the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

Read more by Michael Givner Jr.

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