Monday, April 14, 2025
Bailey Reed, Newsletter Editor
Good morning, Hilltoppers.
Please read the following newsletter with caution as it contains information on the death of a former office associate for the School of Nursing & Allied Health
Additionally, there are pieces on Sexual Assault Prevention Month, a loss by WKU Softball, a win for WKU Baseball and a photo gallery from SGA Pollooza
Have a great day, and as always, go tops
Michelle Tedder, a former office associate for the School of Nursing & Allied Health, died in her residence Thursday at 55 years old, according to her obituary.
Read more by Natalie Freidhof
Sheree Lyons shares her survivor poem in the Capitol Theater during the “Take Back the Night” event In Bowling Green, Ky on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Photo by Gabriel Milby.
Abigail Vickers | News Reporter
Hope Harbor hosted its annual Take Back the Night event where sexual assault survivors shared original stories and poems
Hope Harbor is a non-profit crisis counseling center that provides “one-of-a-kind services” to victims of sexual assault, along with their friends and families All Hope Harbor services are free and confidential to all individuals impacted by sexual harm
Read more by Abigail Vickers
WKU Softball dropped two of three games in its Conference USA series at Middle Tennessee State University April 11-13
The Hilltoppers struggled to bring players home this weekend Across the three games, WKU left 25 runners on base
Read more by Adrianna Lein
Western Kentucky University outfielder Ryan Wideman celebrates after scoring a run during a game against Southern Illinois University at Nick Denes Field on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Photo by Dominic Di
A cheerleader runs with a WKU flag after the first touch down during a game against University of South Florida at Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Ky on Saturday, Sept 2, 2023
WKU Baseball earned its second Conference USA sweep of the season at Liberty University April 1113. The Hilltoppers moved to 9-3 in conference play and carry an overall record of 31-5 WKU improved to 9-5 on the road. The game three win earned Head Coach Marc Rardin his 100th win as head coach of the program
Read more by David Quintanilla
WKU Football put a bow on its spring preparations for the upcoming season Saturday with the 2025 Red and White Spring Showcase. “It was good competition today,” Head Coach Tyson Helton said “It was good to see the offense come out. Had a hot hand, scored early and got momentum The defense came up with some critical third-down stops That was good to see A lot of players played and we got a lot of evaluation today It was a good ending to a very successful spring ”
Read more by Michael Givner Jr.
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