Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College student John Lewis sleds during a winter storm that brought snow and ice on Sunday, Jan. 25, outside of Van Meter Hall. (Photo by Dominic Di Palermo)
Photos by Brodie Curtsinger, Dominic Di Palermo, Megan Geisler and Ella Oakley
A major winter storm swept through the Ohio River Valley from Saturday, Jan. 24 to Monday, Jan. 26, coating the region with snow, sleet and ice, according to the National Weather Service. WKU announced Sunday morning that classes would be closed Monday, Jan. 26, and Tuesday, Jan. 27, “due to winter weather.”
The frigid temperatures didn’t put a freeze on campus fun, though. Talisman photographers Brodie Curtsinger, Dominic Di Palermo, Megan Geisler and Ella Oakley braved the frosty weather to capture some winter fun across campus!
From left, freshmen Landon Johnston from Warsaw, Kentucky, Ryan Sublette from Chapel Hill, Tennessee and Abigail Voorhes-Fontenot from Shelbyville, Tennessee, sled alongside another in the snow as Chandler Baggott from Hendersonville, Tennessee, gives a push on Saturday, Jan. 24, outside of Van Meter Hall. “That’s the best part about college,” Johnston said. “There’s always somebody to do whatever you want with. You want to go wrestle, you want to go sled, ski on some trash bags, go ahead. Do whatever you want.” (Photo by Brodie Curtsinger)
Rose Smith, a recent WKU graduate who studied biology, sleds down the Hill at Van Meter Hall on Sunday, Jan. 25. (Photo by Megan Geisler)
Alumnus Micah Marasigan sleds down the Hill in front of Van Meter Hall, hits the stairs covered in snow and ice and flies in the air on Sunday, Jan. 25. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Gatton Academy student Grace Fulkerson sleds during a winter storm that brought snow and ice on Sunday, Jan. 25, outside of Van Meter Hall. (Photo by Dominic Di Palermo)Melanie Stewart, a senior math major, attempts to use a trash bag to sled down the hill at Van Meter Hall on Sunday, Jan. 25. (Photo by Megan Geisler)
Sophomore communication disorders major Riley Goodloe from Lagrange, Kentucky, sleds down the Hill in front of Van Meter Hall on Sunday, Jan 25. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Sophomore elementary education major Keera Witt from Brandenburg, Kentucky, sleds down the Hill in front of Van Meter Hall after working up the courage to sled on Sunday, Jan. 25. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
From left, freshmen Abigail Voorhes-Fontenot from Shelbyville, Tennessee, Chandler Baggott from Hendersonville, Tennessee, Landon Johnston from Warsaw, Kentucky and Sylvi Segraves from Millstadt, Illinois wrestle with each other in the snow on Saturday, Jan. 24, outside of Van Meter Hall. (Photo by Brodie Curtsinger)A WKU sophomore studying exercise science with a minor in military science, takes in the view of the snow-covered Hill at Van Meter Hall on Sunday, Jan. 25. (Photo by Megan Geisler)An overhead power line covered in ice stands outside the Mahurin Honors College and International Center on Sunday, Jan. 25. According to the Bowling Green Daily News, “Based on collection reports, 3.5 inches of snow was measured in Bowling Green as of 7 a.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.” (Photo by Brodie Curtsinger)Freshman finance major Riley Bruce from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, lands back on the ground after hitting the stairs covered in snow and ice while sledding down the Hill in front of Van Meter Hall on Sunday, Jan. 25. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Sophomore biology major, Aly Prather (front) from Todd County, Kentucky, and freshman Claire Schmieg (back), a pre-nursing major from Waterloo, Illinois, sled down the Hill in front of Van Meter Hall on Sunday, Jan. 25. Prather and Schmieg are in Kappa Delta and are out sledding for their sorority’s snow day. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Colby Alexander, a first-year grad student studying business administration, flies down the Hill at Van Meter Hall on a large cooking pan that was gifted to him to use as a sled on Sunday, Jan. 25. (Photo by Megan Geisler)
Seniors Emma Huskey (top) and Hallie Brown (bottom) sled together during a winter storm that brought snow and ice on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, outside of Van Meter Hall. (Photo by Dominic Di Palermo)Cadence Long, a sophomore majoring in communications disorders, uses cardboard to sled down the Hill at Van Meter Hall on Sunday, Jan. 25. (Photo by Megan Geisler)Sledders bring their sleds up the hill outside of Van Meter Hall during a winter storm that brought snow and ice on Sunday, Jan. 25. (Photo by Dominic Di Palermo)
