Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Good morning, Hilltoppers!
Please read on for this specialHerald 100 Edition of the morning newsletter!
Today's newsletter includes coverage of student loans amidst the federal loan freeze, SGA'sdecision to help fund the Fashion Merchandising Department and swear in new senators, as well as two pieces that help the Herald ring in its centennial year. Make sure to read them and help us celebrate 100 years of keeping our campus informed!
Sincerely,
Herald 100 Staff
Price Wilborn | Editor-in-Chief
The disbursement of federal student loans, Pell Grants and other funds outlined by the Federal Title IV, Higher Education Act will not be impacted by a freeze placed on the disbursement of other federal loans and grants, according to an email sent to students on Tuesday evening from Bryson Davis, WKU director of student financial assistance. G.I. Bill disbursements will also remain unimpacted by the pause
The email comes after a memo was leaked Monday evening from the White House Office of Management and Budget outlining a temporary pause of the disbursement of these federal funds. The pause sought to review funding to ensure that disbursement must comply with President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders.
Read more by Price Wilborn
The Student Government Association met for its weekly meeting on Tuesday where it passed one bill and appointed six students.
Read more by Anna Bell Lee
Bill 19-24-F, A Bill to Fund a Heat Press for the WKU Fashion Merchandising Department, presented by Senator Jenna Wells, was approved unanimously during the meeting. The bill was previously discussed in the last meeting of the fall 2024 semester but did not pass and was pushed to be discussed at the beginning of the spring semester
“There were some questions that I reached out to Professor (Seth) Howard about,” Wells said.
“It looks like they had done a little bit of overspending in the past so they don’t have excess funds to put towards this ”
Storiesthatpayhomage,honoranddescribe100yearsofTheCollegeHeights
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TodayissuchaspecialdayfortheCollege HeightsHerald OnJan 29,1925–100years agotoday–thefirsteditionoftheHeraldhit newsstandsacrossWKU’scampus,ignitinga centuryoflife-changingexperiencesfor studentsandcementingitsplaceasthebest sourceforWKUcampusnews Itissuchanhonortobeeditor-in-chiefofthe Heraldforthe100thanniversary TheHerald haschangedmylifeandchangedwhoIam It hasbroughtmepeopleIwouldneverhavemet otherwiseandgivenmeexperiencethat,asa politicalsciencemajor,IneverdreamedI wouldhave Ioweahugedebtofgratitudeto thisorganizationandthosewhohavepouredso muchintomeheresincemyfirstsemesteron theHill
It’sbecauseofthis–andbecauseofsimilar experiencesfromsomanycurrentlyonthe Heraldstaff–thatwewantedtocelebratethe Herald’scentennialinaspecialway. ThefrontpageofVolume1Issue1
Editor’s Note: These stories originally appeared in Volume 1 Issue 1 of the Herald, published on Jan 29, 1925
Thisnewspaperwasbornatoneofthegreatest chapelexerciseseverheardonCollegeHeights, onThursday,January22nd,andtheacclaim withwhichtheannouncementwasreceived wouldhavestirredtheheartofeveryformer
studentandfilledeveryatomofhisbodywith renewedvibrationofschoolloyaltyand patriotism,anduponthisannouncementwefeel thattherewillbeasilentandspontaneous acclaimfromeveryalumnuswhichthispaper reaches.ItistheearnestdesireoftheCollege HeightsHeraldstafftoreceiveexpressions fromeverymemberoftheloyallegionof formerstudents
BobAdams,affectionatelyknownasMr A,issettoretireasDirectorofStudent Publicationsafter46yearsofserviceto theUniversity In2008Student PublicationsmovedintotheAdamsWhitakerStudentPublicationsCenter Thebuildingwasfundedthroughalumni contributionsandnamedforAdamsand thelateDavidB.Whitaker.Bothwere WKUgraduateswhoservedaseditorof theCollegeHeightsHeraldandas directorofStudentPublications.(2012 Talisman)
‘Theheartandsoulof thisprogram’:How BobAdamsshapedthe CollegeHeightsHerald
For44yearsofCollegeHeightsHeraldalumni, thefirstthingmanythinkaboutwhenrecalling memoriesoftheirtimeatthenewspaperis“Mr A”
Nootherindividualhashadaswideanimpact ontheHeraldthanRobert“Bob”Adamshad ontheoutletanditsstudentstaffduringthe courseofhiscareeratWesternKentucky Universityasaprofessor,adviserofboththe HeraldandtheTalisman,andasdirectorof studentpublications
AnativeofDanville,Illinois,Adamsspentthe firsttwoyearsofhiscollegecareeratDePauw UniversityinGreencastle,Indiana Afterthese twoyears,Adamsbeganquestioninghisfuture careerpathandhisplaceatDePauw Itwas duringthistimethathisuncle,anagriculture professoratWKU,encouragedAdamstotakea tourofthecampusinBowlingGreen
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