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Nicole Ares, Herald receive Betty Gage Holland Award from SPLC, Cox Institute
Posted On July 25, 2017

  Student journalist Nicole Ares and the College Heights Herald at Western Kentucky University accepted a national award Tuesday (July 25) for Ares’ investigation of sexual misconduct on Kentucky college campuses. Ares and the Herald were awarded the 2017 Betty […]

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Catching up with Ashlee Clark Thompson
July 18, 2017

By Lashana Harney When Ashlee Clark Thompson graduated from WKU in 2007 with a degree in news editorial journalism, she was eager to begin her career at a newspaper. It was the …


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An important note about our fellowship program
July 12, 2017

Five years ago, we launched a program through which we place students from the College Heights Herald and the Talisman into news organizations during the summers to work alongside professionals. Back …


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Herald, reporter win national award for sexual misconduct investigation
July 3, 2017

Student journalist Nicole Ares and the College Heights Herald at Western Kentucky University have won a major national award for Ares' investigation into sexual misconduct on Kentucky college campuses. Ares and …


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Catching up: The spring issue of Talisman magazine
June 27, 2017

Forgive me. I thought I'd posted waaay back in May about the Spring issue of Talisman magazine hitting the streets. It did, and it was fabulous. You'll recall that I was …


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Times set for Student Pubs breakfast, Homecoming kickoff
June 8, 2017

The 67th annual Student Publications Breakfast will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, on the top level of Downing Student Union. We've set the time now that WKU has set …


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Leah Hogsten | Pulitzer Winner
June 1, 2017

By Lashana Harney  Leah Hogsten joins several WKU alumni who have contributed to Pulitzer Prize-winning projects. Hogsten is the 26th Student Publications alum to be honored with the award. Hogsten, a staff photographer …


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Sam Oldenburg is the new Talisman adviser
May 12, 2017

     I'm delighted to announce that Sam Oldenburg will join the WKU Student Publications professional staff on July 10 as the adviser to Talisman magazine and website, and as our …


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Student Publications Banquet
May 10, 2017

Friday night we all gathered at the Augustin Alumni Center for our Student Publications Banquet. We had our largest group ever to honor with 34 graduating seniors from both the …


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’20 Years’ magazine coming from College Heights Herald
April 13, 2017

The College Heights Herald will publish a special edition magazine, called 20 Years, on April 27, marking the end of WKU President Gary Ransdell's tenure on the Hill. The magazine contains …


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Homecoming date set: Oct. 14
April 12, 2017

The 67th WKU Student Publications Homecoming Breakfast will be Saturday, Oct. 17, so reserve that weekend on your calendar now! The Breakfast will tentatively be at 9 a.m. in Downing Student …