Friday, March 7, 2025
Please read today's newsletter for information on Dance Big Red, the bell hooks center, a plethora of sports pieces as well as a sports photo gallery, and a piece of advice from Miss Red herself Happy Friday, and as always, GO TOPS!
The 11th annual Dance Big Red fundraiser will return to WKU Friday at 6 p.m. in the Preston Center, with hopes to raise more donations than ever before. Dance Big Red (DBR) is a dance marathon that raises funds for Norton Children’s Hospital each year It is the largest student-run nonprofit on campus, and this year, there isa goal to raise over $90,000 and reach 1,000 dancers Since its start, DBR has raised nearly $700,000 towards its cause
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Kaylee Hawkins
Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou, Associate Professor and Chair of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Berea College and inaugural Director of Berea College’s bell hooks center presents her lecture “Preserving the legacy of Bell Hooks” as a part of the Gail Martin Lecture Series hosted by WKU Gender and Women’s Studies program in Gary Ransdell Hall on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Photo by Hallie Stafford.
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M. Shadee Malaklou, inaugural director and founder of thebell hooks center at Berea College, spoke on the legacy of bell hooks as part of the WKU Gender & Women’s Studies program ’ s annual Gail Martin Lecture Series bell hooks was a feminist scholar, author, educator and social activist from Kentucky hooks taught at Berea College and wrote over 100 booksabout race, feminism and class, some of which are New York Times bestsellers. Before her death in 2021, hooks and Malaklou established the bell hooks center at Berea College as a testament to her legacy
Throughout the Thursday evening presentation, Malaklou emphasized that hooks led with love throughout her life
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Salary leads Lady Toppers in 35-point win at FIU
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Hilltoppers open final home stand with win against FIU
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WKU Baseball takes 6-game win streak into series against UNC Asheville
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WKU Softball heads to Sam Houston
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Western Kentucky University students wearing shirts that spell “I (heart) DON” in support of Western Kentucky Hilltoppers guard Don McHenry (2) meet with McHenry after the Toppers basketball game vs. the Florida International University Panthers at E.A. Diddle Arena on March, 6, 2025. WKU won 76-67. Photo by Ian Pitchford.
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Dear Miss Red: Clock out, babe! How to balance school, friends and fun
Dear Miss Red,
It’s getting more difficult to manage both my social life and my academic responsibilities I’ve been doing more things with my social circle and beyond, which is great! However, I’ve also had more assignments and studying to do for my courses, and then there’s also personal hobbies of mine that I’ve devoted less time to (but let’s ignore that for now). Do you have any advice on how to manage this?
– An Increasingly Busy Bee
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