Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Please read today's newsletter for coverage of the rise of multimedia, sports pieces on WKU Baseball, Basketball and the Lady Toppers, as well as an opinion piece on the Oscars Happy Tuesday, and as always, GO TOPS!
Kane Smith | News Reporter
Severance set his sights on WKU’s photojournalism department after seeing countless College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) Awards attributed to the university. He left home in New Hampshire and began his pursuit of a photojournalism degree as a freshman in 2008, and joined the Herald for photo and video his second semester
“There’s nothing I wanted more than to be good at photojournalism,” Severance said.
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Kane Smith
Western Kentucky University Pitcher, Erica Houge waits in the circle during their match up against Bradley University on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.
Adrianna Lein | Sports Reporter
Erica Houge, a freshman right-handed pitcher/utility player for WKU Softball, didn’t just stay within the confines of the diamond in high school
In her hometown of Collins, Iowa, Houge competed in softball, basketball, cross country and track. She acquired multiple athletic and academic achievements, including the all-time scoring record for Collins-Maxwell High School Girls Basketball and valedictorian of her graduating class
Houge was destined for greatness from the start. Her father coached high school softball before she was born and continued to do so for over 20 years. She and her two older sisters grew up around the game under their dad’s guidance.
Read more by Adrianna Lein
Western Kentucky University right-handed pitcher Ryan Wideman (33) swings for the ball during WKU vs. Eastern Kentucky University at Nick Denes Field with the final score being 11-3 on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by
WKU baseball secured a 15-4 run-rule victory over Tennessee Tech on Tuesday night in Cookeville, Tennessee, using a strong offensive performance to go 11-1 in the season
The Hilltoppers tallied 14 hits and drew six walks, with every batter who recorded an at-bat collecting a hit Four players finished with multihit games
Gabriel Milby.
On the mound, WKU’s pitching staff limited the Golden Eagles to seven hits while striking out five Senior starting pitcher Cole Heath went three innings, allowing two runs on three hits
Read more by David Quintanilla
The 2025 Academy Awards happened on Sunday and they weren’t as abysmal as I feared they would be.
Going into this year ’ s awards I was quite frightened by the nominees and what the Academy would vote for. And while my fears weren’t unfounded, the Oscars managed to go above my very low expectations
So, let’s talk about this year ’ s awards
Read more by Malone Farmer
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