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Ua12/2/1 A Christmas Herald, Wku Student Affairs Dec 1988

Ua12/2/1 A Christmas Herald, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring articles:

Green, Travis. Decorations Dazzle Dorm Rooms
Summers, Kaye. Tree-buying Becomes a Family Affair – Dude’s Market, Christmas Trees
Tsimekles, Diane. ‘Tis the Season to Make an Easy Dollar
Tutt, Allison. They’ll Not be Home for Christmas – International Students
Bricking, Tanya. If Funds are Very Low, Students Can Still Ho-ho-ho
Lambert, Michelle. Parade of Worries Began in September
Kinslow, Gina. Shirk Tradition; Seek the Odd
Eline, Sidney. Cold Weather Produces Hot Items
Gaines, Jim. Traditional Toys Touted for Tots
Kiggins, Pamela. Top Toys Electronic Today, but Students Recall Others

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Ua12/2/1 December Magazine, Wku Student Affairs Dec 1988

Ua12/2/1 December Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald featuring articles:

White, Douglas. Going Once, Going Twice . . . – Cooper’s Bargain Center Auction
Underwood, Jennifer. Joe Iracane No Longer a Fish Out of Water – Regents
Albrecht, Dana. Learning Disabled Smash through Barriers

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Pre-Lent Celebrations: Shrovetide & Carnival, Eleonore Mitchell Nov 1988

Pre-Lent Celebrations: Shrovetide & Carnival, Eleonore Mitchell

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The history of pre-Lent celebrations is traced through the presentation, comparison, and evaluation of the main theses of origin held by Shrovetide and Carnival scholars. It is determined that the question whether the festivals are of pagan or Christian origin is not important for the analysis of their present-day significance. Their vitality stems first of all from the general importance of celebration for humans to define themselves in a setting in which they can perform, act, and behave in non-traditional ways that cannot be transferred to everyday life. However, the festivals' uniqueness can be defined through two main characteristics: (I) …

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Ua12/2/10 Delta Gamma Chatter, Kappa Delta Oct 1988

Ua12/2/10 Delta Gamma Chatter, Kappa Delta

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Kappa Delta sorority in 1988.

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Ua12/2/10 Kay Dee Konnection, Kappa Delta Apr 1988

Ua12/2/10 Kay Dee Konnection, Kappa Delta

Student Organizations

Calendar / newsletter created by and about Kappa Delta in 1988.

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Folk Custom As A Barometer Of Social Change In A Tennessee Community, Chad Berry Apr 1988

Folk Custom As A Barometer Of Social Change In A Tennessee Community, Chad Berry

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Using the techniques of oral history, residents of the Cypress Creeks area of southwestern middle Tennessee were questioned about their perceptions of the social change since 1940. In that year, the National Park Service hired men in the area to help snake out logs for the Natchez Trace Parkway's right-of-way. For most men in the area, the temporary positions on the Trace were the first "public" jobs they ever had. After these positions were no longer needed, outmigration brought residents north to factory-cities; thus, the building of the parkway remains a watershed in residents' memories as the benchmark when change …

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Ua12/2/4 Scrapbook, Alpha Phi Omega Jan 1988