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WKU regents approve tuition hike, renewed presidential contract — and a new housing model is announced

DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ david.horowitz@bgdailynews.com   Friday’s Board of Regents meeting at Western Kentucky University authorized a tuition hike, ... Read more

The exterior of Hilltopper Hall, a roughly $40 million residence hall, is seen in 2018 on Western Kentucky University’s campus.

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Two WKU residence halls to be temporarily closed; Hilltopper Hall to be demolished

DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ david.horowitz@bgdailynews.com     Western Kentucky University’s newest residence halls, Regents Hall and Normal Hall, will ... Read more

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WKU pauses planned demolition of Faculty House

DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ david.horowitz@bgdailynews.com     Western Kentucky University President Tim Caboni told the WKU Board of Regents ... Read more

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WKU announces $5 million gift for Gatton Academy

DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ david.horowitz@bgdailynews.com Gatton Academy at Western Kentucky University, the two-year STEM program serving gifted and talented ... Read more

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SLIDE SHOW: WKU celebrates graduates at 197th commencement ceremony

Hundreds of Western Kentucky University graduates marched down the Avenue of Champions for the annual Topper Walk on ... Read more

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WKU Advanced Materials Institute partners on rare earth elements effort

DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ david.horowitz@bgdailynews.com   As the U.S. seeks new means of extracting rare earth elements, Western Kentucky ... Read more

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Opposition mounts against Cherry Hall renovation plan

BY DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ david.horowitz@bgdailynews.com Following Thursday’s release of renderings for Cherry Hall’s renovation, opposition has mounted against ... Read more

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Public screening held for ‘Jonesville: When Sunflowers Fall’

DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ david.horowitz@bgdailynews.com   Communities of color have had to carry knowledge and stories in their bodies ... Read more

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Cherry Hall renovation plans revealed

DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ david.horowitz@bgdailynews.com From an intentional preservation of its historic marble steps, to the modernization of classrooms ... Read more

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SLIDE SHOW: WKU raises final beam on Hilltopper Fieldhouse

Western Kentucky University students, faculty, project participants, elected officials and members of the community gathered to sign the ... Read more