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School District Performance In Erie County & Buffalo, New York: The Socio-Spatial Dimensions Of Educational Quality, Jeffrey Ewell Dec 1979

School District Performance In Erie County & Buffalo, New York: The Socio-Spatial Dimensions Of Educational Quality, Jeffrey Ewell

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The educational quality of Erie County and Buffalo, New York, as represented by school district performance was examined and the relationship between school district performance and the social environment was analyzed. Socioeconomic status, social stability and race were all found to be strongly correlated to school district performance. Within Erie County, Buffalo has the poorest school performance levels while Snyder and Williamsville, two high status suburban districts, have the highest school performance levels. The overall spatial pattern of school district performance based on the PEP test results for 1974 reveal a strong correspondence between school district performance and the social …


Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley Dec 1979

Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Disparity in sentencing felons based on racial considerations has long has been considered a problem for civil libertarians and scholars alike. Examining data gathered in Kentucky, this thesis addresses this issue through the application of recently developed methodological techniques. Utilizing an index of sentencing equality, this study shows that while differences do exist in black and white offender offense characteristics, these differences do not account for the variations in sentences rendered in cases of white as opposed to black felons. This exploratory research reviews and critiques previous research and provides evidence which should prove useful in resolving the problem of …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs Oct 1979

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Carpenter, Steve & Ken Morris. Workers May Seek Bargaining Rights
  • Police Investigate Officer
  • Winnecke, Joycelyn. Graduate Running Across State – Stan Cottrell
  • Winning Quilts to be Displayed – Kentucky Museum
  • Bailey, Cindi. Privacy, Pay Issues Among Resident Assistants in State
  • Favoritism Shown in Dance Dispute
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – EKU Colonel with WKU Voodoo Doll
  • Hancock, William. Grill Closing Early
  • Hughes, Marshall. Activities Planned – Barons Fraternity
  • Leopold, Herbert. Discusses Libraries
  • Husted, Robert. Criticizes Dorm Life
  • Lawlace, Larry. Audience Sexploited – Wilson Key
  • Beaty, …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs Sep 1979

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Beshear, Tom. Regents Ask for $109 Million Budget
  • Carpenter, Steve. Free Enterprise Fair Starts Tomorrow
  • Galloway, Amy. Filling the Gap: Professors Writing Black History – Marion Lucas
  • Congress Re-Elects Tom Jones – University Senate
  • Business College Changing
  • Woman Clarifies Robbery Article – Jo Ann Utley
  • Requested Budget Has Little Fat
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Downing University Center Theatre
  • Judd, Alan. Shh! Don’t Talk Dirty on TV – Think That Way
  • Winnecke, Joycelyn. Average Award Up $675 to $933 in Past Six Years
  • Morris, Ken. …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs Sep 1979

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Morris, Ken. Associated Student Government May Expand Hall Representation
  • Regents to Consider 2-Year Budget Request
  • Judd, Alan & David Craycroft. Chances of Surviving Campus Fire Good
  • Student-Teacher Ratio Down
  • Hilltopper Science Days This Week
  • Petition Submitted for Honor Society – Phi Kappa Phi
  • Shower Partitions Not Installed in Poland Hall
  • Student Affairs Office Changed
  • Whitaker, David. Teddy Kennedy Race Defies Comprehension
  • Judd, Alan. Act Now, Get Government Free
  • Combs, Bill. Says Column Weak
  • Logsdon, Rhonda. Discusses Laundry
  • Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Death by Washing …


Ua3/4/9 Presidential Scrapbook X, Part 1, Wku President's Office - Downing Aug 1979

Ua3/4/9 Presidential Scrapbook X, Part 1, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook regarding WKU administration, history, faculty, staff and students for period August 1978 through August 1979 compiled by the president's office. Includes transition from Dero Downing to John Minton and Donald Zacharias administrations.


Ua11/2 Wku's Musical Gemini 79 To Tour Pacific, Wku Public Affairs Jun 1979

Ua11/2 Wku's Musical Gemini 79 To Tour Pacific, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Press release regarding Gemini 79s Pacific tour. Includes information about past band members.