Homecoming Street Parade

The Homecoming festivities continued last night with the street parade down College Heights Blvd. and Festival of Friends on the WKU Football practice field. Dozens of floats and campus groups turned out for the annual celebration, including the newest member of the WKU Hall of Distinguished Alumni – 5 time Super Bowl champion Romeo Crennel. The fun wraps up today with tailgating and the big game against Troy at 4.

Go Tops!!

-Clinton

Homecoming Kickoff!

The 2009 Homecoming weekend got started yesterday with the annual Chili & Cheese Lunch and pep rally at the Presbyterian Church in downtown Bowling Green. The pep band, Big Red, Coach Elson, a handful of football players and a hundred people came out to cheer the Hilltoppers on as they challenge Troy tomorrow afternoon.

-Clinton

2009 British Debates

Last night’s debate was the 7th installment of the British Debates tradition where top forensic speakers from England embark on a US tour that makes a stop at WKU. The topic this year was China and both sides came stocked with facts, figures and fun times. On the WKU ‘Partisans’ side were Kaleb Jessee and Logan Parke while the ‘Invaders’ brought Dan Bradley and Andrew Tuffin across the pond to match their wit.

-Clinton

Hilltopper Hysteria

Alright WKU Basketball fans out there. It’s almost that time of year. Friday October 16 kicked off WKU’s basketball season for both men and women. Hilltopper Hysteria brought in a large crowd into Diddle arena to see the introduction of both the mens and women’s teams and to view a short scrimmage with both teams. Here are some photos from that night. Enjoy all.

Bryan

Fall comes to campus

Autumn is my favorite time of year and 2009 has been really nice on the eyes. With the rainy summer, the leaves have been especially colorful and able to stick around more than 3 days =) I was able to spend a couple of days seeking out the best spots for color and have several more on my list! Here is a taste…

-Clinton

Mountaineering class

The ROTC Mountaineering class has been on the edge lately… of the parking structure. The Military Science course is open to all students and has been working on the rappelling section of the class which pits them over the edge of the fourth floor of Parking Structure 1 to test their skills. After a few weeks of trials on the back end of the structure – which is shorter and has edges to stand on – they will tackle the sheer face on the front of PS1 after fall break. Check back in a few weeks for part 2!

-Clinton

New WKU Wallpapers

Wow, the response to the desktop images for your computers has been overwhelming… thank you! And to answer several calls for more, here are 3 more – The Kentucky Museum in winter, a night campus scene from atop PFT and Houchens-Smith Stadium at dusk.

Enjoy!

-Clinton

The Kentucky Museum in winter

Kentucky Museum – Standard
Kentucky Museum – Widescreen

WKU campus at night from PFT

Night Campus – Standard
Night Campus – Widescreen

Houchens-Smith Stadium at dusk

Houchens-Smith Stadium – Standard
Houchens-Smith Stadium – Widescreen

Fire Safety Day

Last week, WKU recognized Fire Safety Month with a fun and educational exhibit on Centennial Mall. The Bowling Green Fire Department was on hand to guide groups through a smoke simulation room and fire extinguisher games. I got a little wet shooting that, but it was hysterical to watch them use an extinguisher for the first time.

-Clinton

Parents Weekend/UCA Game

The Hilltoppers looked to change their loosing ways this past weekend, on Parents Weekend for that matter, against the University of Central Arkansas. Just so you all know it poured all afternoon before the game. This, sadly, kept quite a few fans away from the game and stopped most of the tailgating. Never the less the game was still on. Thankfully the rain held off just long enough to get the game in. However the Hilltoppers were unable to come away with a win. For more on the game and other Western info head to The College Heights Herald. Hope you all enjoy the images.

Football Home Opener

Hello blogger world. It has been a while since you have heard from me but believe me I have been busy. We have been busy the past few weeks as Western’s campus transformed from a dead summer campus to a packed, fall campus. Last weekend Western hosted its first Football Bowl Subdivision game as the Hilltoppers took on the Bulls of South Florida. Sadly the Hilltoppers came up short in the end. However the game was hard fought and Western’s football team showed some promise for the season. Another highlight was the attendance reached to the second highest number in school history. Below are a selection from the first official Football Bowl Subdivision game as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Enjoy.

Bryan