Today the College Heights Herald is bringing you an opinion piece on the Presidential Debate, a story on Martha Sales speaking at SGA's weekly meeting and an article about WKU's women's basketball
OPINION: What young voters can take away from the 2024 presidential debate
Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris faced off for the first and likely last presidential debate With less than two months remaining in this election cycle, the stakes are high Currently, polls show the two candidates locked in a dead heat. Because of the closeness of this race, young voters will be an especially important demographic this November. This means that it is important for young voters to educate themselves about the candidates Tuesday’s debate covered a wide variety of topics, many of which are important to young Americans
Read more by Caleb Nietzel
Dean of Students Martha Sales speaks at weekly SGA meeting
The Student Government Association welcomed guest speaker Martha Sales, dean of students, to speak Tuesday night at its weekly meeting Sales spoke on several issues the WKU student body may be facing such as rising stress levels and how to get involved on campus “The more things change, the more they stay
The WKU Student Government Association meets for their first meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Aug. 29. They met in the SGA chambers located in Downing Student Union. Photo by Preston Jenkins.
Read more by Bradlee ReedWhalen
WKU head coach Greg Collins goes over plus with the Lady Toppers ahead of their matchup with UAB in E.A. Diddle Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. WKU won 75-71. Photo by Tucker Covey.
Lady Toppers announce 2024 non-conference schedule
WKU women's basketball announced their non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season Tuesday, and it showcases some familiar faces and some not-so-familiar ones Of the 12 games announced, six of them will be in E A Diddle Arena, including the preseason opener against Lee University. This preseason exhibition, which takes place Tuesday, Oct 29, will also be the night of the second annual Top’r Treat, which will have trick-or-treating pregame and Halloween themed promotions during the game
Read more by Michael Givner Jr.
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