Top of the Week

It’s Black History month. As Black men, how are we perceiving each other and how are we being perceived? This week’s podcast tackles how we see ourselves and our role in society. How can we continue the conversation while exploring our points of view? Co-hosts Myles Middleton, Dale Young, Coy Booker and Elijah Gaines hope to spread knowledge and ideas through discussion and interviews with various...

Status Quo is a podcast designed to spark dialogue among students staff and faculty at WKU around topics that are often disregarded. Co-hosts Myles Middleton, Dale Young, Coy Booker and Elijah Gaines hope to spread knowledge and ideas through discussion and interviews with various figures on and off of campus. This program is a production of the College Heights Herald at Western Kentucky Universit...

College Heights Herald sports staffers Luke Edmonds and Michael Givner Jr. discuss the world of college basketball, the recent College Football Playoff change, EA College Football 25, the upcoming MLB season as well as Hilltopper and Lady Topper basketball. This program is a production by the College Heights Herald of Western Kentucky University.

This week co-hosts Debra Murray and Grace Stephens revisit a story by content editor Alexandria Anderson from the January print edition "The Climate Issue", as well as a sneak peek into Grace Stephens' story "It's Okay to Be Sexy" in the Herald's upcoming March print issue "Let's Talk About Sex (Or Not)".

Co-hosts Debra Murray and Grace Stephens talk to reporters Alexandria Anderson and Michael Crimmins about their upcoming stories on student sustainability and WKU President Timothy Caboni's Faculty Senate attendance. 

In this episode co-hosts Debra Murray and Grace Stephens interview news reporters Alexandria Anderson and Damon Stone about the upcoming Kentucky elections and gerrymandering. In addition, co-host Debra Murray talks about the developing situation regarding the potential suspension of WKU's Folk Studies master's program.

In a special edition of Top of the Week, co-hosts Debra Murray and Grace Stephens talk to Co-Editor-In-Chief Jake Moore, reporter B Turner, and photo editor Tucker Covey. In our interviews, we talk about various aspects of the newly released issue of the College Heights Herald magazine, such as the production, stories, and the visuals of the newsprint.

In this episode, co-hosts Debra Murray and Grace Stephens talk with Molly Dobberstein and Michael Crimmins about the upcoming general election and the new ownership of Dublin's Irish Pub in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky.

This week co-hosts Debra Murray and Grace Stephens talk to Herald reporters B Turner and Michael Crimmins about their articles from last week. B Turner provides information of a tornado support group for those affected by last December and Michael Crimmins details the events of the potential explosive threat on WKU's campus last Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022.  Audio production and mixing by Grace...

After a year hiatus, Top of the Week returns with co-hosts Grace Stephens and Debra Murray. On this episode, Grace and Debra talk with Herald reporters Alexandria Anderson and Michael Crimmins about the top stories of the week.

Remembering 9/11 twenty years later, featuring comments from our commentary editor Shane Stryker.

Our first episode of the year, introducing new hosts Debra Murray and Jacob Latimer.

The 125 WKU employees taking early retirement could impact how WKU operates. Plus, meet the new hosts of Top of the Week, Jacob Latimer and Debra Murray. 

Top of the Week centers on retirements and new hires. 

Reporter Gabrielle Bunton speaks about historically Black locations in Bowling Green that have disappeared because of redevelopment projects.

Top of the Week centers on how to get a vaccine on campus and what a recent WKU decision could mean for its lawsuit against the Herald.

After four years at WKU, Caboni has signed a new contact. Here's what's changed.

The Herald staff recalls where they were when COVID-19 hit, plus more headlines. 

Last week, a student was arrested on rape, sodomy and imprisonment charges in the Sigma Nu chapter house. A judge found probable cause in the crime, and the accused will face a grand jury on March 23. This week on Top of the Week, we hear from community activists and WKU's Title IX coordinator for response.

Herald Managing Editor Ellie Tolbert on how the lift of the federal Muslim ban has impacted Bowling Green and WKU.

On Top of the Week, Copy Desk Chief Hannah Crisp talks about homesickness in college students. In honor of Student Press Freedom Day, the Herald is calling for WKU to protect students and end its lawsuit against the Herald.

Acting Provost Cheryl Stevens is retiring after nearly a decade at WKU. Herald Reporter Debra Murray shares what she learned about Stevens.

When Kamala Harris became vice president on Jan. 20, she made history. WKU professor Saundra Ardrey specializes in political behavior, including minority and women's politics. Ardrey speaks with Laurel Deppen about identity politics and its relevance. Top of the Week is a production of the College Heights Herald.

Top of the Week is back for the spring 2021 semester. Laurel Deppen breaks down WKU's Healthy on the Hill guidelines, including the ones that have changed and the ones that have stayed the same. She also speaks with Gary Houchens, a WKU alumnus and current professor, about his role in a think tank. Top of the Week is a production of the College Heights Herald at Western Kentucky University.

This episode of Top of the Week includes news from WKU about plans on restarting WKU in the fall and donations to the Opportunity Fund to aid families struggling financially during the pandemic.