Chuck Clark
@wkuchuckclark.bsky.social
Director of Student Publications at Western Kentucky University, home of the award-winning College Heights Herald, Talisman, Student Publications Advertising and Cherry Creative. Before coming to WKU in 2012, spent 29 years in newsrooms. Opinions my own.
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Chuck Clark
@wkuchuckclark.bsky.social
· Dec 20
If you follow me, please drop a line to let me know who you are. This platform seems like it has more than a share of odd or fake accounts, so I plan on blocking people to whom I can determine no social or professional connection.
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Waiting room at the doctor’s office and my OCD is kicking in!
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Waiting room at the doctor’s office and my OCD is kicking in!
A clever cover on the latest College Heights Herald newsmagazine, which hit campus today.  The cover story, as you may guess, is on the rise of nicotine use among college students. 
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A clever cover on the latest College Heights Herald newsmagazine, which hit campus today.  The cover story, as you may guess, is on the rise of nicotine use among college students. 
I wish the ridiculous feud between YouTube TV and Disney would end TV services practice of stuffing channels we don’t want down our throats. All of it should be à la carte – I don’t watch ESPN or the Disney Channel or a bunch other stations I am required to pay for because I subscribe to YouTube TV.
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I wish the ridiculous feud between YouTube TV and Disney would end TV services practice of stuffing channels we don’t want down our throats. All of it should be à la carte – I don’t watch ESPN or the Disney Channel or a bunch other stations I am required to pay for because I subscribe to YouTube TV.
It was an incredibly beautiful evening tonight!
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It was an incredibly beautiful evening tonight!
Some significant news from the College Heights Herald, telling you something WKU has said almost nothing about.
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WKU moves to condemn 6 properties for $160 million building project - WKUHerald.com
WKU plans to remove roughly 20 buildings along State and Chestnut streets for a new building that will replace the Academic Complex and surrounding infrastructure, according to documents obtained by t...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Some significant news from the College Heights Herald, telling you something WKU has said almost nothing about.
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Not a good look for my hometown of Owensboro. Y’all are better than this extremist BS!
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Fight to control Kentucky's most contentious library reaches 'tipping point' amid new appointment
Daviess County Public Library is facing an ongoing campaign from local Christian conservatives and Christian Nationalists seeking changes in how it handles certain materials. Some of the more vocal ac...
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September 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Not a good look for my hometown of Owensboro. Y’all are better than this extremist BS!
bit.ly/4pO5GNB
bit.ly/4pO5GNB
Here’s what I want to know: When are the adults in the room finally going to act?
September 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Here’s what I want to know: When are the adults in the room finally going to act?
Support student journalism!
Grab a t-shirt, hoodie or sweatshirt and help out the students on the College Heights Herald, the Talisman, Student Publications Advertising and Cherry Creative.
Visit our Bonfire store at www.bonfire.com/store/wku-st...
Grab a t-shirt, hoodie or sweatshirt and help out the students on the College Heights Herald, the Talisman, Student Publications Advertising and Cherry Creative.
Visit our Bonfire store at www.bonfire.com/store/wku-st...
September 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Support student journalism!
Grab a t-shirt, hoodie or sweatshirt and help out the students on the College Heights Herald, the Talisman, Student Publications Advertising and Cherry Creative.
Visit our Bonfire store at www.bonfire.com/store/wku-st...
Grab a t-shirt, hoodie or sweatshirt and help out the students on the College Heights Herald, the Talisman, Student Publications Advertising and Cherry Creative.
Visit our Bonfire store at www.bonfire.com/store/wku-st...
Damn strong issue of the College Heights Herald, the first print edition of its 101st year. Some exceptional reporting on a critical problem facing WKU. Student journalism IS real journalism.
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WKU College Heights Herald - Sept. 20, 2025
WKU's College Heights Herald -- Vol. 101, No. 1
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September 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Damn strong issue of the College Heights Herald, the first print edition of its 101st year. Some exceptional reporting on a critical problem facing WKU. Student journalism IS real journalism.
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The march of autocracy, the collapse of democracy, example number 2783.
The march of autocracy, the collapse of democracy, example number 2783.
Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes
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September 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The march of autocracy, the collapse of democracy, example number 2783.
The march of autocracy, the collapse of democracy, example number 2783.
“Social media is a cancer.”
Truth.
Truth.
September 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“Social media is a cancer.”
Truth.
Truth.
A gorgeous full moon tonight in Bowling Green for our nightly walk! Stunningly beautiful day.
September 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A gorgeous full moon tonight in Bowling Green for our nightly walk! Stunningly beautiful day.
I went to a concert on the campus of Western Kentucky Univesity last night. These are scenes from my stroll home. Damn, I am fortunate to live and work in such a beautiful space.
September 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I went to a concert on the campus of Western Kentucky Univesity last night. These are scenes from my stroll home. Damn, I am fortunate to live and work in such a beautiful space.
Once again, I find myself in agreement with my senator, Rand Paul. Hell, indeed, might have frozen over. More people need to stand up to the MAGA autocracy.
September 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Once again, I find myself in agreement with my senator, Rand Paul. Hell, indeed, might have frozen over. More people need to stand up to the MAGA autocracy.
Sam Bush performs at the beautiful Van Meter Hall at WKU, on the same stage where KISS performed in 1974. Weirdest this about Van Meter: the disco ball suspended from the ornate ceiling in the 1911 building.
September 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Sam Bush performs at the beautiful Van Meter Hall at WKU, on the same stage where KISS performed in 1974. Weirdest this about Van Meter: the disco ball suspended from the ornate ceiling in the 1911 building.
We now have championship banners hanging in the Adams-Whitaker Student Publications Center at WKU, marking our 50 ACP Pacemaker Awards.
September 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We now have championship banners hanging in the Adams-Whitaker Student Publications Center at WKU, marking our 50 ACP Pacemaker Awards.
It's a double celebration for our Talisman! The Talisman is a finalist for the Multiplatform Pacemaker! This is the second time the Talisman has been a Multiplatform finalist, which the College Heights Herald won in 2023 and 2024.
August 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It's a double celebration for our Talisman! The Talisman is a finalist for the Multiplatform Pacemaker! This is the second time the Talisman has been a Multiplatform finalist, which the College Heights Herald won in 2023 and 2024.
Our Talisman is once again a finalist for the Feature Magazine Pacemaker! The Talisman has won 22 Pacemaker Awards from Associated Collegiate Press since its first in 1978. In 2022, the Talisman was ranked in The Pacemaker 100, the 100 most successful student media outlets in ACP history.
August 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Our Talisman is once again a finalist for the Feature Magazine Pacemaker! The Talisman has won 22 Pacemaker Awards from Associated Collegiate Press since its first in 1978. In 2022, the Talisman was ranked in The Pacemaker 100, the 100 most successful student media outlets in ACP history.
WKU‘s College Heights Herald is once again a finalist for the Newsmagazine Pacemaker from Associated Collegiate Press. The Herald has won 25 Pacemaker Awards since its first in 1981. In 2022, the Herald was named the sixth most successful student media outlet in ACP’s 100-year history.
August 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
WKU‘s College Heights Herald is once again a finalist for the Newsmagazine Pacemaker from Associated Collegiate Press. The Herald has won 25 Pacemaker Awards since its first in 1981. In 2022, the Herald was named the sixth most successful student media outlet in ACP’s 100-year history.
YouTubeTV is talking about dumping all of the Fox networks. Good, I say! Fox News is an abomination and everything related to it. I would love to Fox see off the air.
August 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
YouTubeTV is talking about dumping all of the Fox networks. Good, I say! Fox News is an abomination and everything related to it. I would love to Fox see off the air.
This is an important story about an unfortunate consequence of Kentucky’s new law banning diversity programs at public universities.
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WKU Sisterhood must ‘diversify or disaffiliate,’ university says - WKUHerald.com
The WKU Sisterhood, a foundation that has awarded more than $900,000 towards student and university organizations, was told by an email from the university Tuesday that it must “diversify or disaffili...
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August 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This is an important story about an unfortunate consequence of Kentucky’s new law banning diversity programs at public universities.
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After several sweltering weeks, it is an absolutely lovely night in Bowling Green.
August 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
After several sweltering weeks, it is an absolutely lovely night in Bowling Green.