Greek life members of the Fraternities Sigma Chi, Iota Phi Theta and Sorority Phi Mu all participate in chants before the parade begins at Western Kentucky University’s annual Homecoming Parade in Bowling Green, Ky., on Nov. 10, 2023.
Alpaca farmer Elaine Painter winds alpaca fur around her homemade drop spindle in her farm house on Feb. 23, 2025. “This is a modern-day drop spindle, because I made it out of a CD,” Painter said. “This is one I’ve used to teach people the art of spinning.” Painter has worked as an alpaca farmer for over 30 years, and has collected numerous awards for her alpacas. Painter also holds summer teaching clinics for children in her farm store.
Jihad “Joe” Mansour, second from right, prays with fellow believers during the sundown prayer during Ramadan on Western Kentucky University’s South Lawn on March 30, 2023. “We usually pray five times a day, one before dawn, one at noon, one in the afternoon, one at sundown, and one after dark.” Mansour said.
Megan Wood, left, Evie Knapp, center, and Heather Mapes mourn the death of Megan’s nephew, Zerek Burden, on Feb. 25, 2023. Burden died earlier the same day. The three girls released notes attached to the balloons after attending Burden’s funeral. The notes are intended to reach wherever the balloons take them. “The notecards say that we lost my nephew today, and to reach out to see wherever the notes land.” Wood said.
An Amish child looks up after viewing livestock before auction at the annual Amish and Mennonite auction in Scottsville, Ky, on April 6, 2024.
Management senior Caleb Puckett holds Sydeny Purcell, a Biology-Chemistry sophomore, in between bouts at the Sigma Chi Fight Night event in Bowling Green, Ky., on Feb. 28, 2025. “We’re not together right now, but kind of.” Puckett said.
Evan Evans, 16, and Zayden Daniels, 13, sit in the shade of the Sunset Skatepark before the viewing of the total solar eclipse in downtown Evansville, Ind. on April 8, 2024. The pair had been riding in the riverfront skatepark while waiting for the eclipse to begin.
Michelle Ashby has sealants placed in her teeth at Bluegrass Dental in Evansville, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
Graduate student Alicia Fields, head of the Sun Protection Outreach Teaching by Students program, shows off University of Kentucky themed sunglasses in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Bowling Green, Ky., on Feb. 27, 2024. Fields and her team have always handed out the sunglasses to students in the classrooms of the schools they present at in the wider Bowling Green community.
Wrinley Proctor, 1, plays on the ground while her mother, Sydney, watches over her at the Veterans Day ceremony held by Western Kentucky University ROTC at Guthrie Tower on Nov. 11, 2024.
Western Kentucky University Junior Garrett Steed stretches as he rests in between sets of a track workout on WKU’s track in Bowling Green, Ky., on Feb. 7, 2025.
Chaos erupts in the mosh pit as Rat Piss guitarist Brayden Conrad hits a heavy note in a chorus of their final show at Molotov Skateshop on Oct. 14, 2023. The collective urged everyone to join the mosh pit top celebrate the ‘death’ of the band name. The band performed their last show as Rat Piss, only to rebrand themselves as Black Forces Hates You.
Shea Fafth sits on the bottom of the stairs of Jackson Square in New Orleans, La., as he waits for his phone to charge before work on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Fafth, a 71-year-old homeless man, calls himself an ‘urban outdoorsman’. Fafth was attempting to find housing after establishing a job at a local sandwich shop in New Orleans. “I’m not like the other two thousand people out here,” Fafth said. “My only addiction is chocolate.” Fafth found himself homeless after a divorce left him reeling, with nothing to his name. Fafth was a writer and sculptor, and found art in everything around him. “Make everything an art form.” Fafth said. “Make waking up and saying hi to your spouse an art form.”
