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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 57, Wku Student Affairs May 2003

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 57, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

  • Brown, Abbey. Suspicious Fire Leaves Freshman Critical – Katie Autry
  • Lord, Joseph & Abbey Brown. Pellville Freshman Known as Shy & Funny Without Even Trying
  • Sasseen, Jessica. Sprinklers Extinguished Fire
  • Hopkins, Shawntaye. Poland Hall Security Heightened
  • Tucker, Kyle. Family Shocked by Events
  • Hoang, Mai. Dorm Evacuation Delays Studying for Final Exams
  • Hoang, Mai. Students Urged to Talk About Feelings
  • Casagrande, Michael. Freshman Football Players Drowns on Fishing Trip – Trey McMiller

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Buffalo's "Prophet Of Protest": The Political Leadership And Activism Of Reverend Dr. Bennett W. Smith, Sr., Sherri Wallace Jun 2001

Buffalo's "Prophet Of Protest": The Political Leadership And Activism Of Reverend Dr. Bennett W. Smith, Sr., Sherri Wallace

Sherri L. Wallace

Recently voted as one of Western New York's most influential people for the twentieth century (Gallivan 1999), the Reverend Dr. [Bennett W. Smith, Sr.] Sr.'s own electoral and political activism clearly emanate from the ethical expressions of the social justice ministry of his late friend and comrade, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King characterized social justice in terms of "comprehensive social empowerment." He believed that freedom for African-Americans without empowerment (i.e. "Civil Rights"), land and/or other social/economic resources, was not "true" freedom (Walker 1991, 24). King's philosophy, similar to Stokely Carmichael's view of "Black Power," articulated a "call …

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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 …

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Ua3/3/1 Condemnation Of Property, Wku President's Office Jan 1969

Ua3/3/1 Condemnation Of Property, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Documents housed in box 19, folder 38 of President Kelly Thompson’s Subject/Correspondence File regarding Jonesville property. Consists of condemnation list, correspondence, maps and property descriptions.

  • Alexander, Ellen
  • Appraisals
  • Coleman, Robert
  • Condemnation File, 12/20/1960
  • Condemnation Proceedings - Jonesville, 11/28/1960
  • Cox, Lennie
  • Cox, Mrs. Linnie
  • Information Pertaining to Property Facing Russellville Road
  • Johnson, Ida
  • Jonesville, KY
  • Kentucky. Finance Department
  • Regents (WKU)
  • Taylor, Charles
  • Taylor, Dan
  • Taylor, Will
  • Thompson, Kelly
  • Warren County Tax Assessor

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Ua97/1 Opinion Of The Court, Ogden College Trustees, Warren County Circuit Court Jul 1960

Ua97/1 Opinion Of The Court, Ogden College Trustees, Warren County Circuit Court

WKU Archives Records

Typescript of the opinion of the court in case No. 3897 Cooper R. Smith, Regent of Ogden College et al vs. Douglas Smith, et al regarding integration of WKU campus and the stipulations of Robert Ogden's will.

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Ua3/3/1 Condemnation Of Property, Wku President's Office Jan 1957

Ua3/3/1 Condemnation Of Property, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Documents housed in oversize box 143 folder 10 of President Kelly Thompson’s Subject/Correspondence File regarding Jonesville property. Consists of correspondence and court orders.

  • Board of Regents of WKSC et al vs. Ida Belle Johnson, et al
  • Coleman, Robert
  • Jonesville, KY
  • Kentucky. Finance
  • Kentucky. Purchases
  • Lawsuits
  • Report of Commissioners
  • Thompson, Kelly

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