Agustin Duron, 17, from Bowling Green, leaps for a hit on Wednesday during a pickup volleyball match with his friends and family in a lot at the intersection of West Main and Gordon Avenue in Bowling Green. “Just passin’ the time,” Duron said. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
The WKU and wider Bowling Green area came together to live life to its fullest as community members bumped volleyballs, firefighters battled flames, and volunteers received puppy dog licks. As always, the Talisman photographers were there to capture life as it evolved.
Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society employee Audree French catches a rescue dog, Boney, on Monday, March 25. French is a criminology major at WKU and aspires to work for a nonprofit organization and one day open her own humane society due to her experience. “I just want to make a difference saving one dog at a time,” said French. “You can’t save them all, but you can sure try.” (Photo by Clara Gross)Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society employees Audree French (right) and Ellie Parker (left) pet a rescue dog, Goldie, on Monday, March 25. (Photo by Clara Gross)Kristina Arnold, professor and head of WKU’s art department, explains the reason for the Potter College of Arts and Letters social, “We Stand with You: A Space for Meaningful Conversation” at Cherry Hall to a bystander on Wednesday. The event partnered with WKU First Gen Initiative to establish a space for open discussions to commemorate both their commonalities and differences. (Photo by Clara Gross)WKU professors Audrey Anton, Carol Jordan and Merrall Price conversed with students at the Potter College of Arts and Letters social, “We Stand with You: A Space for Meaningful Conversation” at Cherry Hall on Wednesday. (Photo by Clara Gross)Students of Gatton Academy watch the smoke from a Comfuel site explosion in Bowling Green as it stretches over WKU’s campus on Wednesday. Gatton student Caleb Neitzel saw when it happened while on a call with his brother. “There was, like, a boom,” Neitzel said. (Photo by Lindsey McIntosh).Firefighters respond to a fire at Comfuel on Raven Avenue on Wednesday. The fire at a gasoline distribution center caused the nearby St. Joseph Interparochial School to be evacuated and streets to be closed. (Photo by Emilee Arnold)Pa Reh kicks the ball toward Tar Root during a game of Sepak Takraw on Sunday at Basil Griffin Park. Sepak Takraw is popular in southeast Asian diaspora communities, particularly among Burmese immigrants in Bowling Green. (Photo by Emilee Arnold)Members of the audience join cast members on stage during the “timewarp” scene of the Rocky Horror Picture Show on Saturday at the XClaim! center. The show was a shadow cast of the movie. (Photo by Shannon Moritz)Frank-N-Furter, played by Lexi Loiancano, reveals corset outfit to the audience during the Rocky Horror Picture Show on Saturday at the XClaim! center. Frank-N-Furter is described as a cross-dressing mad scientist who attempted to create the perfect man, Rocky. The show was a shadow cast of the movie. (Photo by Shannon Moritz)Rocky, played by Alex Hopper, tries to run away from Frank-N-Furter after being revealed as Frank’s experimental perfect man during the Rocky Horror Picture Show on Saturday at the XClaim! center. (Photo by Shannon Moritz)Morgan Sharpe from Chattanooga, Tennessee, hits the softball while at bat in a game against Sam Houston. WKU won 3-1 on Friday. (Photo by Connor Marchant)Brylee Cage (11, left), Sophie Webber (12) and Brylee Hage (21) group up during the WKU Softball game against Sam Houston. WKU won 3-1 on Friday. (Photo by Connor Marchant)WKU junior Alli Annett (left) takes a handoff from freshman Haley Zell at the first exchange of the women’s 4×100 relay on Saturday during day two of the annual Hilltopper Relays at Charles M. Ruter Track and Field Complex on campus. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)WKU junior Luke Stegman makes a throw with a discus on Saturday during day two of the annual Hilltopper Relays at Charles M. Ruter Track and Field Complex on campus. Stegman finished his event in first place in heat one of one, with a best throw of 47.64 meters. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)WKU senior pole vaulter Grace Turner clears the bar set to 12 feet, 4 3/4 inches on her second attempt on Saturday during day two of the annual Hilltopper Relays at Charles M. Ruter Track and Field Complex on campus. Turner finished first overall in heat one of one for her event at this height, beating out WKU’s Sophia Roskoski, who required three attempts to clear the same bar to take second place. Though this height was not Turner’s personal best, it was her highest mark of the season. “I finally got to get on my bigger poles for this meet, and I was really happy about it,” Turner said. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)Senior Ilana Anderson, after three seasons of competition for WKU, hugs track and field head coach Brent Chumbley on Saturday during a senior celebration on day two of the annual Hilltopper Relays at Charles M. Ruter Track and Field Complex on campus. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
