The WKU Jazz Band’s trombone section performs during the Holidays On The Hill concert in Van Meter Hall on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Photo by Wyatt Reading.
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Today's newsletter covers a performance from WKU Symphony and Jazz Band, Hilltopper Hall updates and a variety of sports stories including wins from WKU Volleyball and Women's Basketball. As always, have a great week!
The WKU Jazz Band and WKU Symphony held their annual holiday concert in Van Meter Hall, on Friday, Nov 22
The concert opened with the symphony’s rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “Daydreams on a Winter’s Journey. The jazz band then played jazz arrangements of songs from “The Nutcracker”
Afterward, the jazz band and the symphony played classic Christmas songs such as “Santa Clause is Coming to Town,” “Twelve Days of Christmas” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas ”
Hilltopper Hall, unavailable for students to live in for fall 2024, was still guarded by fencing on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Photo by Dominic Di Palermo.
Read more by Cameron Shaw
With demolition work being done to uncover construction flaws, Hilltopper Hall will be closed until fall 2026 as repairs are scheduled to begin in the coming months, according to the Student Life Foundation legal team.
The Foundation’s board officially signed Reeves & Young (R&Y) – a construction company with offices in Atlanta, Nashville and Greenville, South Carolina – to a Construction Management Services contract on Sep. 17, according to an email from WKU Director of Facilities Management Ken Branch “We don’t have a total cost estimate yet,” Tad Pardue, a lawyer for the Foundation, said in an email to the Herald. “The hope was to maybe have that by year end The timeline remains to have the building fully repaired and ready for students by the fall 2026 semester.”
WKU Volleyball claims C-USA tournament championship. Read more by Peyton Reid. Lady Toppers stay undefeated with win against North Dakota. Read more by Austin Rice.
Pardon my Jake: Liberty loss takes destiny out of Hilltopper’s hands
Read more by Jake McMahon.
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