The second week of the spring semester started with less snow and more classes. The WKU Hilltoppers defeated FIU in an over 100-point battle, students could get into a routine without snow day cancellations, and a community hockey tournament took place. View this week’s gallery of captured moments from your Talisman photographers.
WKU junior biology major and legal studies minor Leopold Gogol, seen from the fourth floor of the Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts, sports a full face of clown makeup on Tuesday, Jan. 23, during a rainy day on campus in Bowling Green, Ky. “I find it fun to dress up and wear my paint,” Gogol says. “It helps me figure out the personality I’d like to portray when performing.”
Fans cheers as WKU scores against FIU on Thursday. (Photo by Preston Jenkins)
Tyrone Marshall Jr. during the starting lineup introductions on during the game against FIU on Thursday. (Photo by Preston Jenkins)
Babacar Faye attempts to score during the Thursday night game against FIU. (Photo by Preston Jenkins)
WKU’s Teagan Moore shoots a free throw during a match against FIU on Thursday. WKU won the match 105-91. (Photo by Lindsey McIntosh)
WKU public health senior Samaria Sims (center) takes a selfie with freshman marketing student Caitlyn Moore alongside Big Red on Thursday during the game against FIU. “It’s fun seeing it from this side of things,” says Moore, a member of the Topperettes dance team, which regularly performs during games. (Photo by Marlowe Hanel)
Tyrone Marshall Jr. attempts to layup against heavy defense during the Thursday night game against FIU. (Photo by Preston Jenkins)
Tyrone Marshall Jr. fist bumps a member of the WKU dance team as he leaves the court after a 105-91 victory against FIU Thursday night. (Photo by Preston Jenkins)
WKU’s Brandon Newman (right) and Tyrone Marshall Jr. embrace on Thursday after a 105-91 victory against FIU. Newman led the game with 8 total rebounds. (Photo by Marlowe Hanel)
Participants in the Snow Flurry Scurry 5K begin the race on Saturday at Lost River Cave. (Photo by Brodie Curtsinger)
Awards for the top runners of the Snow Flurry Scurry 5K sit on the table at Lost River Cave. (Photo by Brodie Curtsinger)
Harlan Holmes, 37, runs during the Snow Flurry Scurry 5K at Lost River Cave on Saturday. Holmes has been running for 13 years. (Photo by Brodie Curtsinger)
Rafael Osella (right), 22, gets his picture taken holding his first place award after the Saturday Snow Flurry Scurry 5K run at Lost River Cave on Saturday. Osella has been running for about nine years, but this is his first time running the Snow Flurry Scurry. “I thought it was a very pretty but challenging course,” Osella said. (Photo by Brodie Curtsinger)
A group of protesters in support of Palestine walk their third lap around Fountain Square Park on Sunday. (Photo by Kayden Mulrooney)
Wael Jaber, a Palestinian-American, leads a chant in support of Palestine during a demonstration in Fountain Square Park on Sunday. “I consider everyone in Gaza as my brother and sister,” Jaber says. (Photo by Kayden Mulrooney)
A group of protesters participate in a “die-in” in support of Palestine in Fountain Square Park on Sunday. The demonstration represents connection with people who have died in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, according to protest organizer Wael Jaber. “We have the option to get up,” Jaber says, “but they don’t.” (Photo by Kayden Mulrooney)
Graduated studio art major Liz Carter paints with acrylics on Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the studio on the fourth floor of the Fine Arts Center. The piece was commissioned by one of her family friends, whose daughter, Anna Haddock, plays soccer at Auburn University. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
Killian Thompson of Franklin-Simpson High School moves the puck on Saturday during the BG Puck Classic at the SoKY Ice Rink. Around 40 different 3-person draft teams formed from players around the region participated in the round-robin pond hockey tournament, which featured 7-minute rounds, no goalies and smaller nets. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
Chace Crowe (left) from Huntsville, Alabama, jockeys for control of the puck against Brian Park, from Bowing Green, on Saturday during the BG Puck Classic at the SoKY Ice Rink. Around 40 different 3-person draft teams formed from players around the region participated in the round-robin pond hockey tournament, which featured 7-minute rounds, no goalies and smaller nets. (Photo by Gabriel Milby)
Jordin Stinson stares down the rink as teammates compete at the BG Puck Classic on Saturday. “I’ve grown to know that this is a sport where everyone comes together,” he says. “We all have a dream to go to the NHL one day, and we want to do it as a family.” (Photo by Emilee Arnold)
Lance Hester, from Bowling Green, misses a goal stop on Sunday during the BG Puck Classic at the SoKY Ice Rink. Around 40 different 3-person draft teams formed from players around the region participated in the round-robin pond hockey tournament, which featured 7-minute rounds, no goalies and smaller nets. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
Ryan Pattee (left) from Bowling Green, shares a laugh with Walter Connolly on Sunday during the BG Puck Classic at the SoKY Ice Rink. Around 40 different 3-person draft teams formed from players around the region participated in the round-robin pond hockey tournament, which featured 7-minute rounds, no goalies and smaller nets. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)