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January 28, 2025

Life Plays On: A caregiver caught between two generations – By Madeline Powell

Virgil Bowlin balances the care of his music, children, and mother. Ultimately navigating being a caregiver across different generations. Senior Visual Journalism & Photography major Madeline Powell documents the life …

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January 28, 2025

A New Road to Travel – By Brett Phelps

Eighty-one-year-old Jim Henry has always lived life to the fullest. However, on June 6, 2017, Henry’s life changed forever when he experienced a series of debilitating strokes. While Henry grieves …

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January 30, 2024

Losing Cherokee by Sean McInnis

Western Kentucky University\’s Photojournalism & Documentary Sean McInnis, a junior, explored the culture and language of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tucked away in the Great Smokey Mountains. While …

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April 13, 2021

Looking Inwards

LOOKING INWARDS As the global pandemic transitioned from novelty to reality, Western Kentucky University college students realized their lives would be altered forever When students of the School of Media at …

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January 26, 2021

Driving Change | by Sam Mallon

Sam Mallon, a junior WKU Photojournalism major, documents Bowling Green’s Mobile Grocery Bus, that was established by the Housing Authority of Bowling Green to address the growing problems of food …

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January 23, 2019

Defying All Odds

Defying All Odds A mother’s determination to make a change for herself and family By Kathryn Ziesig Work hard, go to college, get a good job, meet your mate, settle …

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November 26, 2018

Embody – by Srijita Chattopadhyay

She had the life others could only dream of, a career as a musician in the music city – Nashville, Tennessee. She was talented, and she was beautiful. There was …

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January 22, 2018

Sanctuary

Deafening silence and agonizing pain were constant companions to Brandon Spaulding. Living life was a chore. The sudden embrace of suicide looked beautiful, many a time. But, there was more …

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October 23, 2017

Through Our Eyes – 10/17/17

Best of the best: Honorable mention: Other work:

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April 19, 2017

Through Our Eyes-04/18/17

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April 19, 2017

Through Our Eyes-04/11/17

**This past Tuesday, WKU students skyped with members of RIT’s NPPA student chapter and exchanged photos for a joint critique session. WKU students discussed and selected the best photos from …

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April 2, 2017

Through Our Eyes-03/28/17

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March 9, 2017

Stitched Past by Sawyer Smith

Stitched Past WKUPJ student Sawyer Smith examines the impact of the social enterprise company Krochet Kids who’s mission is to empower women to move out of poverty through education and work. Sawyer …

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March 9, 2017

On Poisoned Land by Gabriel Scarlett

On Poisoned Land How the Navajo still suffer from a country’s flirtation with nuclear war. WKUPJ student Gabriel Scarlett examines the effects from decades of uranium mining on the Navajo Nation’s …

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March 9, 2017

The Way We Love by Lauren Nolan

The Way We Love Love may be the only experience we all share. It makes us human. It’s part of our story. Love brings us to the extreme ends of …

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January 23, 2017

At the end of the American Dream

At the end of the American Dream Six years ago,Ayaz Sadal left his family in Pakistan with the hope of creating a better future for himself in the United States. Now married, …

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May 10, 2016

Tough Love

Tough Love After spending over two decades in and out of prison, James Davis’ dream of success was deferred. But when he adopts his two nephews he also receives a …

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January 22, 2016

We Fear The Water

How the push of a button has ignited an almost year-long battle over clean drinking water and how residents of a City stuck in financial turmoil are trying to cope. …

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January 5, 2016

In Their Shoes

United States Muslims find themselves unwanted by the communities they live in. In the aftermath of attacks in Paris and San Bernadino, there lay a new weight on the shoulders of …

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December 18, 2015

Los Rancheros

Los Rancheros Marcos Espinoza, 17, who is half Guatemalan and Mexican is born and raised in the U.S. He’s a son of illegal immigrants. He represents a generation of Hispanics, …

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February 21, 2015

Built From Bourbon

Greg Fearing is covered in dust most of the morning. He has a passion to build, and woodworking is his medium. In his Louisville, KY workshop, he creates works of …

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February 2, 2015

A Way of Life

Coach Bill Powell has been swimming for 67 years. He learned when he was 8 while living on an island off the coast of Michigan. Ever since then, swimming has …

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January 19, 2015

What’s Inside Counts

Terry lost all voluntary muscle control and Diana lost any comfort of a normal marriage, but love and hope are far from lost. Diana knew what she was agreeing to …

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January 16, 2015

Unbreakable

Within two weeks Alisha Waters had received 186 texts from her estranged husband D.J. Mathis. He used psychological abuse, and threats of harm in his texts and calls. On April …

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