Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Mayoral candidates Patti Minter (left) and incumbent mayor Todd Alcott are seated by a debate moderator before beginning the Bowling Green Daily News’ Mayoral Forum at Bowling Green Junior High School on Oct. 14, 2024. Photo by Von Smith.
Bailey Reed, Newsletter Editor
Good morning, Hilltoppers!
Today's newsletter features stories on the debate for Bowling Green mayor, the Campus Activity Board's fall festival and a photo story on the Kentucky Museum's metalworking celebration Have a terrific Tuesday!
Alcott, Minter attend Bowling Green mayoral forum
Incumbent Bowling Green Mayor Todd Alcott and mayoral candidate and WKU history professor Patti Minter met face-to-face Monday night for a public forum at Bowling Green Junior High hosted by the Bowling Green Daily News.
The forum was moderated by Bowling Green Daily News’ Managing Editor Wes Swiewtek. Swiewtek said moderating forums such as the mayoral one is part of the Daily News’ 150-yearold mission of providing information to Bowling Green.
Read more by Anthony Clauson
Drinks and snacks such as hot chocolate, caramel apples, soda, and chips were provided for the DSU Fall Festival by the Campus Activities Board on Oct. 14, 2024. Photo by Jacob Sebastian.
Read more by Abigail Vickers
Chris Radus is a demonstrator at hammer in this year to demonstrate Green Coal Class at WKU’s “Hammerin” 2024 at the Kentucky Museum on October 12 2024. He forges art through recycled metal and wood, his metal working roots go back to his grandfather who was a professional blacksmith in the old country Hungary. Photo by Gabriel Milby.
Campus Activities Board hosts Fall Festival, “Chili Cook Off” in DSU
The Campus Activities Board (CAB) held a Fall Festival Monday in the DSU Nite Class. The festival featured a variety of activities including a “Chili Cook Off,” pumpkin painting, candy apple decorating and corn hole Keyonna Whaley, educational leadership graduate and CAB advisor, said that networking is one of the “most important things” for students who come to events like the Fall Festival Whaley said it was important for students to attend these events in order to network with different people on campus.
Photos: “HammerIn” metalworking celebration held at Kentucky Museum
A rose forged by John Zen that he brought to sell at the
Oct. 12,
View photo story by Gabriel Milby
“Hammer-In” event on
2024. Photo by Gabriel Milby.
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