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  1. New from WKU News: WKYU-PBS to feature "American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen" initiative; faculty, staff attend karst conference in China; WKU wins 21 awards at CASE Kentucky conference. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
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    • Chase Lollar
      I'd take him back in ARK anyday. You just won a new fan. Where do I get my Western Kentucky hat?
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    • Joey Green
      Man wish he would have went too ASU...but goodluck next-year
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  3. Veterans looking to get back into the academic world often don’t know where to start. Veterans Upward Bound has been opening doors for veterans for the past twenty years as you'll see in this week's View from the Hill.
  4. Remarks from new WKU Head Football Coach Bobby Petrino and WKU Athletic Director Todd Stewart at the press conference announcing Petrino's hiring.
  5. Check out WKU bowl merchandise at the WKU Store. Toppers vs. Central Michigan on Dec. 26 in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.
    Photo: http://tiny.cc/Bowl-WKU
    Photo: "Dueling Helmets" Bowl Design, Oxford Gray Hoodie.
http://tiny.cc/Bowl-WKU
    Photo: "Dueling Helmets" Bowl Design, Oxford Gray Tee.
http://tiny.cc/Bowl-WKU
    Photo: "WKU Helmet" Bowl Design, Red Long-Sleeved Tee.
http://tiny.cc/Bowl-WKU
  6. Bobby Petrino was introduced Dec. 10 as the 18th head football coach in WKU history. For more, visit http://www.wkusports.com/ (WKU photos by Clinton Lewis)
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  7. WKU will introduce its new football coach at 4 pm (CT) today.
    Hilltopper Nation - please welcome your new head football coach, Bobby Petrino! He will be introduced at 4:00 PM (CT) today, and the press conference will be streamed live on WKUSports.com.
    Photo: Hilltopper Nation - please welcome your new head football coach, Bobby Petrino! He will be introduced at 4:00 PM (CT) today, and the press conference will be streamed live on WKUSports.com.
  8. Lady Toppers defeat Kent State 59-53 to go to 7-2. Way to go Tops!
  9. Hilltoppers defeat IUPUI 77-57 to go to 8-2 with a six game winning streak. Way to go Tops!
  10. Hilltopper basketball at the half: WKU 34, IUPUI 25. Go Tops!
  11. Hilltopper basketball vs. IUPUI at 3 pm Saturday at Diddle Arena. Go Tops!
    The Hilltopper Basketball team is back in action tomorrow at 3pm as they take on IUPUI in E.A. Diddle Arena. Bring a New Toy to the game for the Marine Toys for Tots foundation and receive a complimentary reserved ticket to the game! Toys will be given out to the children in Bowling Green KY for Christmas.
    Photo: The Hilltopper Basketball team is back in action tomorrow at 3pm as they take on IUPUI in E.A. Diddle Arena. Bring a New Toy to the game for the Marine Toys for Tots foundation and receive a complimentary reserved ticket to the game! Toys will be given out to the children in Bowling Green KY for Christmas.
  12. Vote for WKU's Antonio Andrews for the 2012 Paul Hornung Award!
    WKU running back Antonio Andrews has been named one of four finalists for the 2012 Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the nation's most versatile player!! Way to go, Antonio!! Help him out and go VOTE! The link is below!

    Hornung Award Vote:
    http://bit.ly/11VqOkU
    Photo: WKU running back Antonio Andrews has been named one of four finalists for the 2012 Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the nation's most versatile player!! Way to go, Antonio!! Help him out and go VOTE! The link is below!

Hornung Award Vote:
http://bit.ly/11VqOkU
  13. Lady Toppers improve to 6-2 with a 62-38 win at Morehead State tonight. Chastity Gooch scored 18 points and snagged 10 rebounds in the win. Go Tops!
  14. Check out the WKU Store's latest commercial.
    WKU Store commercial for WKU Mens Basketball featuring Coach Harper.

    Thanks to WKYU, Anna Williams and her crew. We appreciate their filming and editing skills. They really brought this creative vision to life.

    A shout-out to our local ta...
    lent, who set aside an evening to host and appear in this ad. We couldn't have done it with out you all!

    Special thanks to Coach Harper for being a great sport and letting us have a little fun with his name.

    Go Tops!
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  15. New from WKU News: 2 photojournalism students qualify for national semifinals in Hearst competition; more than 300 attend Journalism Scholars Day at WKU. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  16. WKU is now on Instagram! Follow us for a creative take on campus & events from staff photographers Clinton Lewis & Bryan Lemon along with Creative Web Services' Corie Martin! http://instagram.com/wku
  17. Dr. Carl A. Fox, Dean of the Graduate School at Montana State University, will be joining WKU as Associate Provost/Dean of Graduate Studies in March. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  18. WKU Health Services has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  19. Can you think of a better way to celebrate 50 Seasons of Diddle Arena than by naming the court at E.A. Diddle Arena after John Oldham and retiring Bobby Rascoe's jersey? Well, that is exactly what is happening!

    The court naming will take place at the FIU game on December 27, and the jersey retirement is on December 29!

    Don't miss these historic events! Details here:
    http://bit.ly/SPD3LR
    Photo: Can you think of a better way to celebrate 50 Seasons of Diddle Arena than by naming the court at E.A. Diddle Arena after John Oldham and retiring Bobby Rascoe's jersey? Well, that is exactly what is happening!

The court naming will take place at the FIU game on December 27, and the jersey retirement is on December 29!

Don't miss these historic events! Details here:
http://bit.ly/SPD3LR
  20. Hilltopper basketball final: WKU holds off Southern Illinois 58-57. Go Tops!
  21. Hilltopper basketball update: At the half WKU leads Southern Illinois 34-26.
  22. New from WKU News: WKU geoscientists have published research in national/international journals; WKU will host viewing of "non-Doomsday" asteroid on Dec. 12; WKU group planning trip to inauguration in DC. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  23. WKU’s Research Foundation celebrated the grand opening of a 1,200-square-foot space in the Center for Research and Development for Innoplexx, the WKU Student Business Accelerator, on Dec. 4. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news (WKU photos by Clinton Lewis)
    Photo: Student Business Accelerator ribbon cutting
    Photo: Innoplexx, the Student Business Accelerator
    Photo: Student Business Accelerator
  24. Congrats to WKU's Quanterus Smith and other Hilltoppers honored today by the Sun Belt Conference! Go Tops! Read more at http://www.wkusports.com/
    WKU's Quanterus Smith has been named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year!! Along with Smith, six total Hilltoppers were named first team all-conference, and eight total players were named all-conference!! Check out the list...
    below! GO TOPS!!

    Defensive Player of the Year: Quanterus Smith

    All-SBC First Team:
    Antonio Andrews (Running Back, All-Purpose)
    Jonthan Dowling
    Jack Doyle
    Andrew Jackson
    Adam Smith
    Quanterus Smith

    All-SBC Second Team:
    Antonio Andrews (Special Teams)

    Honorable Mention:
    Jamarcus Allen
    Kawaun Jakes
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    Photo: WKU's Quanterus Smith has been named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year!! Along with Smith, six total Hilltoppers were named first team all-conference, and eight total players were named all-conference!! Check out the list below! GO TOPS!!

Defensive Player of the Year: Quanterus Smith

All-SBC First Team:
Antonio Andrews (Running Back, All-Purpose)
Jonthan Dowling
Jack Doyle
Andrew Jackson
Adam Smith
Quanterus Smith

All-SBC Second Team:
Antonio Andrews (Special Teams)

Honorable Mention:
Jamarcus Allen
Kawaun Jakes
  25. Lady Toppers fall to Vanderbilt 77-67.
    The WKU women's basketball team falls in a close battle to Vanderbilt, 77-67, Tuesday night and move to 5-2 on the season. Next home game will be December 16 against SEMO. For full postgame coverage of the contest against the Lady Commodores, visit WKUSports.com.
  26. Donald Smith, Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations and Executive Director of the WKU Alumni Association, will become President of the College Heights Foundation in January. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
    Photo: Donald Smith, Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations and Executive Director of the WKU Alumni Association, will become President of the College Heights Foundation in January. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  27. New from WKU News: 2 WKU educators recently received national recognition for their work in gifted education; WKU will host 2013 meeting of Southeastern Section of American Physical Society. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  28. More from WKU News: Director of WKU Small Business Development Center honored; student groups to participate in Penny Wars to benefit United Way of Southern Kentucky. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  29. New from WKU News: Forensics team wraps up fall semester with two wins in Ohio; "Dental Assisting for Today" course begins in January. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  30. Hilltopper Nation, WKU is HEADED TO A BOWL GAME!! WKU has accepted a bid to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit on December 26!

    Read all about it at WKU BOWL CENTRAL!
    http://bit.ly/TAvfQ8
    Photo: Hilltopper Nation, WKU is HEADED TO A BOWL GAME!! WKU has accepted a bid to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit on December 26!

Read all about it at WKU BOWL CENTRAL!
http://bit.ly/TAvfQ8
  31. WKU VB season comes to an end as Stanford wins in 3 sets. Congrats to Coach Travis Hudson and the entire team on a successful and exciting season!
  32. WKU VB: Stanford takes a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 match.
  33. Final Score MBB: WKU 75, Troy 71. Great comeback by the TOPS!
  34. WKU has taken the lead 71 - 70 over Troy with 1:35 left to play!
  35. With 11:42 left in the game, WKU trails Troy 60-52.
  36. Best of luck tonight to Coach Travis Hudson and the Lady Topper Volleyball team as they take on #2 Stanford. Watch it online at bit.ly/Uzgvkp. Go Tops!
  37. Halftime MBB: WKU 35, Troy 43.
  38. With 11:11 to go in the first half, the Hilltoppers trail Troy by two, 20 - 18. Go Big Red!
  39. Lady Toppers are now 3-0 in Sun Belt play after beating Troy 84 - 81! Way to go! Tip-off for MBB in about 30 minutes.
  40. With less than 10 minutes to go in the second half, the Lady Toppers lead Troy 65 - 51.
  41. At halftime, the Lady Toppers lead Troy 45 - 37. Gooch and Govan both with 15 points so far. Go Tops!
  42. Lady Topper Volleyball picks up its first ever NCAA tournament win, beating Loyola Marymount 25-23, 25-19, 25-17 at Stanford. They take on the winner of Stanford-Jackson State on Saturday.
  43. New from WKU News: Grand opening of Student Business Accelerator set for Tuesday afternoon; auditions for SOKY Children's Chorus scheduled for Dec. 11. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  44. Attention WKU Alumni and friends. If you have a passion for world travel and a love for great music, the WKU Symphony would like to invite you to a Concert Tour of China next spring.

    Even children and grandchildren are welcome. You mus...
    t register by the end of the year. For details, log onto www.alumni.wku.edu/china2013.

    For the 55 member orchestra, it's the trip of a lifetime as you'll see in this week's View from the Hill.
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  45. Big Red's Birthday Bash is tonight. The event officially kicks off the WKU Store's Toys for Tots drive in partnership with CAB. Learn more about the event at https://www.facebook.com/events/373350342748386/
  46. New from WKU News: Connie Foster has been named Dean of WKU Libraries; 8 more complete doctorate in educational leadership. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  47. Hilltopper basketball final: WKU 65, ULM 54.
  48. Hilltopper basketball at the half in Monroe, La.: WKU 32, ULM 30.
  49. Lady Topper basketball final: WKU 65, ULM 57.
  50. Lady Topper basketball update: At the half in Monroe, La., WKU leads ULM 29-26.
  51. Reminder to WKU campus community: 2012 Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl will be held Friday and Saturday at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. For more about state football finals, including traffic/parking changes, visit http://www.wku.edu/gridiron/ or http://www.wku.edu/transportation/
  52. WKU will confer degrees to more than 1,300 graduates in two ceremonies during its Fall 2012 Commencement on Dec. 15 at Diddle Arena. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/ or http://www.wku.edu/commencement/
  53. More from WKU News: An article on NFL fan loyalty by Dr. Craig Martin, Professor of Marketing and Sales, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness; Imagewest wins 8 Markie Awards. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/
  54. New from WKU News: Department of Geography and Geology continues to extend international reach; more than 300 students participated in "HOSA on the Hill" events. For more, visit http://www.wku.edu/news/

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