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Coronavirus Update 11-17-20, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Quarantine Lifted on Bergoglio and Seton --Active Cases --Governor Asks That All Students Be Tested Before Leaving Campus for Home.

Coronavirus Update 11-13-20, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Active Cases --Rollovers for Meal Plans --Updated Exit Guidance for College Students from the Department of Health.

Coronavirus Update 11-11-20, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Today’s dashboard shows us with 212 active cases up four from yesterday and a seven-day moving average of 25.4 up from 23.9 yesterday. Our alert status remains at red.

Join Us For Our Upcoming Virtual Events!, Edgerton Center For The Performing Arts

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Choral Program Presents Christmas at the Movies --Dance Company Presents deSTRUCT/URE.

Coronavirus Update 11-10-2020, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Since yesterday we have 31 new positive tests for COVID-19—17 on campus, 13 off campus and one staff member. Our contact tracing protocol continues to be in place. We have had 14 students recover and leave isolation. Today’s dashboard shows us with 208 active cases and a seven-day moving average of 23.9. Our alert status remains at red.

Coronavirus Update 11-9-20, The Coronavirus Planning Team

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Testing --Active Cases --Traveling Home.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Kieser, Nick. Boyce Store, 1869 to COVID-19
• Bertucci, Leo. Barren River COVID-19 Data Still Delayed
• Frazier, Keilen. Joe Biden Their Time
• Extending the Withdrawal Date Is Not Enough – Pass / D / Fail Option
• Reynolds, Easton. WKU Extends the Deadline to Withdraw a Class
• Mallon, Sam. WKU, Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center Initiative Aims to Curb Child Abuse, Neglect – Child Welfare Education
• Hargrove, Matthew. Hilltoppers Drop Game at Florida Atlantic University, Southern Mississippi Visits the Hill Saturday – Football
• Gaylord, Kaden. Time …

Coronavirus Update 11-7-20, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Everything went very well today both with the exit testing and with parents coming to pick up students who are choosing to finish up the semester from home.

Coronavirus Update 11-6-2020, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Since we communicated with you yesterday, we have a total of 34 new positive COVID-19 cases—25 on campus and nine off campus. We are also still receiving results from this week’s random asymptomatic testing. Because of this continued spike, we are moving our alert status to red. This decision was made after careful deliberations and discussion with state and local health officials about how best to contain the virus.

Coronavirus Update 11-5-2020, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Since we communicated with you on Tuesday, we have had a total of 35 new COVID-19 cases—29 of which are on campus. This is, unfortunately, in line with spikes in cases both regionally and nationally and at other area universities. Part of the reason is that people everywhere are letting their guard down.

Take Care Of One Another, John J. Petillo

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We are living in anxious times: A pandemic. Financial crisis. Racial, social and political divisions. And, now election uncertainties on a national level. The collective impact of all these stressors impacts each one of us.

Coronavirus Update 11-3-20, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

With a rise in COVID cases around the state, Connecticut’s governor has rolled back many of the state regulations from Phase 3 to Phase 2. This does not have a tremendous impact on the University, because we did not move to Phase 3 in many areas.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Murray, Debra. Campaigning During COVID-19
• Stryker, Shane. Third Party Candidates Present Options Outside Democrats & Republicans
• WKU Young Democrats
• WKU College Republicans
• Serrano, Francisco. A Voice of Change for the Young Generation
• Thornton, Maggie. Kentucky’s 1^st Congressional District
• Holland, Kelley. Kentucky’s 2^nd Congressional District
• Latimer, Jacob. Senate Candidates on College-Level Issues – Mitch McConnell, Amy McGrath
• Collins, Michael. District 20 Candidates on the Issues – Patti Minter, Leanette Lopez
• Who’s Running for City Commission?

Coronavirus Update 10-30-20, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We all want to be here until Thanksgiving as planned, and we don’t want you to have to spend your final weeks in quarantine. Please use good judgment this weekend.

Coronavirus Update 10-23-20, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

While we are asking you to stay on campus as much as possible, the good news is that there will be plenty to do.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Nutter, Abbey. Haunting on the Hill
• Latimer, Jacob. Campus Community Expresses Their Thoughts on Buildings & Colleges Connected to Slave Owners
• Collins, Michael. Greek Organizations Under Scrutiny for COVID-19 Violations
• Cox, Alex. Editorial Cartoon re: Body Image
• College Diet Culture
• Frazier, Keilen & Anna Leachman. Carving New Paths – Southwest Kentucky Mountain Bike Association
• E-Sports Explained
• Gaylord, Kaden. Nothing to Celebrate About That Win – Football
• Hargrove, Matthew. Tyrell Pigrome’s Late Touchdown Gives Hilltoppers First Win in Two Weeks – Football

Coronavirus Update 10-27-20, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We want to start by talking about Halloween.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding South Central Workforce Development Board, capital allocations, faculty handbook, full year scheduling, search processes/protocols, faculty mental health & burnout and post-Thanksgiving office staffing.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Aboah, Henri. Blooming – Flower Shops
• Reynolds, Easton. Record Setting Voter Turnout Expected This Election Season
• Collins, Michael. Grocery Shopping In a Pandemic
• Mallon, Sam. Fighting for Peace – Bowling Green for Peace
• Tomlin, Laura. WKU Environmental Health & Safety Provides Do’s & Don’t’s for This Halloween During COVID-19
• It’s Time for WKU to Switch to Environmentally-friendly Take-out Products – Dining Services
• Keiser, Nick. Covering a WKU Football Game Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Hargrove, Matthew. In Ruins – Football
• Gaylord, Kaden. The Offense Doesn’t Have …

Metachronous Eyelid Basal Cell Carcinoma On Opposite Eye And Lid: A Case Report, Danielle C. Kalberer Od, Faao, Matthew A. Delmauro Md

Optometric Clinical Practice

Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common eyelid malignancy, accounting for approximately 90% of malignant eyelid lesions.¹ Despite its high occurrence rates, it is frequently misdiagnosed as one of the benign “lumps and bumps” that can be present on the eyelid. In the present case, a patient with a past BCC on the right upper eyelid presented with a left lower eyelid lesion which persisted for months before the patient sought evaluation by an eyecare provider. This benign-looking lash-line lesion was the only external sign of the malignancy found on the deep surface of the eyelid and …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Lowe, Julianna. A Look Inside – Jamison Moorehead, Quarantine
• Burris, Lily. Day in the Life – Sharon Hunter
• Collins, Michael & Lauren Deppen. Need to Know – COVID-19
• Frazier, Keilen. Homecoming in Barnes-Campbell Hall – Quarantine
• Lowe, Julianna. Survey to Student – Dining Services, Quarantine
• Collins, Michael. Kentucky Universities’ Records on COVID-19
• Burris, Lily. Voices on the Inside – Sam Padgett, Chris Willis, Parker Randall, River Carter, Iyanla Shackelford
• Hargrove, Matthew. Herd Tramples WKU – Football
• Gaylord, Kaden. Travis Hudson is the Greatest of All …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Murray, Debra. Truckin’ Great: COVID-19 Leads to New Dining Options
• Bertucci, Leo. WKU COVID-dashboard Lacks Active Case Count
• Rash, Liza. Math Department Head Responds to Demotion, Reanalyzes Model 41 Days Later - Bruce Kessler
• Kieser, Nick. Lady Topper Golf Finishes Second in Hoover Invitational
• Cox, Alexander. Editorial Cartoon re: Scholarship Money
• Opening Doors: New Scholarships Show that WKU Cares
• Edmonds, Garrett. Student Government Association President Garrett Edmonds Plans for New Academic Year
• Hargrove, Matthew. Tops Take Victory – Football
• Gaylord, Kaden. Don’t Let This Be …

Coronavirus Update 10-2-20, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Our ramped-up random testing of asymptomatic students went well this week, and we are processing the results. We tested more than 1,200 students and some faculty and staff. Next week, we begin saliva testing and will test even more community members. The testing method, called SalivaDirect, was developed by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health. It was granted an emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and has been used to test asymptomatic players and staff in the NBA. We are one of the first education institutions to use this test—if not the very first.

The Library Is Open --And Some Tips For Using, Peter Gavin Ferriby

University Briefings & Virtual Events

The Library staff is so glad to have everyone back—let’s stay strong and finish the semester!

Endoscopic Removal Of Fractured 3d-Printed Nasopharyngeal Swabs From The Olfactory Cleft During Covid-19, Matthew Miller, Kristy Carlson, Jayme Dowdall, Christie Barnes, Sam Pate

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

The severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has posed significant challenges to hospital and public health systems in the United States. In response to a shortage in nasopharyngeal swabs, our institution developed, tested, and deployed 3D-printed swabs to obtain a specimen for testing. A patient was tested in preparation for a scheduled Esophagogastrodeuodenoscopy. During the procedure the swab broke and a portion remained in the superior meatus and olfactory cleft. This case study describes the process of locating and removing the broken sections of the 3D-printed swab. In response to this incident, 3D-printing teams test swabs for sample collection and …

New Onset Murmur Or Hamman’S Sign: Mid-Systolic Click In A Suspected Case Of Connective Tissue Disorder, Amanda Dave, Jodi Cantrell

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

We present the case of a 15 y/o previously healthy male who presented to CHMC from an OSH with a 3 day history of shortness of breath, audible clicking noise, and chest discomfort after playing at the batting cages 4 days prior. No history of trauma. He was transferred to CHMC for further evaluation after identification of a pneumothorax on chest CT performed at OSH.

With respect to family history, the patient is one of 8 children. Of note, per discussion with family, his older siblings are all tall and have some connective tissue anomalies. Two siblings were noted to …

Laryngeal Histoplasmosis In Patients With Crohn’S Disease Undergoing Treatment With Humira (Adalimumab): A Case Series, Jenna Berg, Jonathan Blecha, Chris Bingcang, Justin Oltman, Jayme Dowdall, Subodh M. Lele

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

The FDA has advocated for increasing awareness of histoplasmosis for patients undergoing TNF blockers as delay in diagnosis can lead to a poor outcome.¹ Laryngeal histoplasmosis is a rare entity that should be part of the differential diagnosis in patients receiving immune suppression for Crohn’s disease. Patients with laryngeal histoplasmosis often report hoarseness, mucosal ulcerations, dysphagia, and odynophagia. We present a series of two cases of laryngeal histoplasmosis in patients with Crohn’s. These cases illustrate the high index of suspicion required to make the diagnosis of laryngeal histoplasmosis, especially in the Midwestern United States. Diagnosis is made quickly and …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Reynolds, Easton. 8 Juveniles Responsible for Recurring Water Throwing Harassment
• Thornton, Maggie. Marching at a Distance – Marching Band
• Reynolds, Easton. Local Small Businesses Work to Recover from Pandemic Losses
• Hendricks, Allie & Preston Romanov. Art for All – SoKY Marketplace
• Cox, Alex. Editorial Cartoon re: Breonna Taylor
• Bunton, Gabrielle. I Choose Black Women Every Time
• Nash, Slim. Commissioner Candidate Slim Nash: Your Right to Vote is Special
• Hargrove, Matthew. Hilltoppers Look to Bounce Back Against Middle Tennessee State University – Football
• Kieser, Nick. Budget …

My Covid-19 Experience And Social-Distance Graduation, Hailey Gabettie

Community Reflections

This global pandemic was quickly changing the way we live our lives. One of my most memorable moments through this pandemic was my high school graduation.

The World Pressed A Pause On Life, Cassandra Anonymous

Community Reflections

Class assignment HI 102 Western Civilization: Since 1500.

For many weeks I looked at the disadvantages that COVID-19 brought, and then I started seeing personal positives.