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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Carter, Brandon. A New Era: Rick Stansbury Takes Reigns of WKU Basketball
• Skipworth, Dustin. Student Government Association to Recommend Guidelines for Next President – Presidential Search
• Collins, Emma. House Rejects Senate Budget Proposal – Politics
• Abri, Madihah. CISO Aims to Represent International Students – Council of International Students
• Mathews, Carly. Gatton Academy of Math & Science Partners with National Stem Cell Foundation
• Kast, Monica. Lawsuit from Former Swimming Team Member Stalled in U.S. District Court – Collin Craig, Hazing
• Kast, Monica. WKU Student Research Conference to Include More than …

Ua12/2/1 Housing Guide, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special housing guide edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Which Dorm is for You?
• Pettway, Shantel-Ann. Comfort Animals Play Diverse Role on the Hill
• Collins, Emma. Housing & Residence Life Releases New Housing Plan
• Henderson, Andrew. Home, Home on the Hill
• Moore, Mollie. Being Old and Living Isn’t that Bad, I Guess
• Moore, Elisabeth. Columnist Shares Experience as a College-age Landlady
• Moore, Brittiny. Going Away to College: When Distance Is Just a Number
• Clark, Samantha. Students Rant & Rejoice Over Their Random Roommates
• A Place to Call Home
• Martin, Madison. I Won’t Romanticize Dorm Life, But It Was Still Pretty …

Whose Story? His-Story., Meghan E. O'Donnell

SURGE

The essay instructions finally landed in front of me. I passed the extra sheets on and quickly glanced over the page, hoping that the prompt would be inspiring. There were two open-ended options from which to choose: military and social/political aspects of the war. My eyes first fell upon the social option and I pondered using this opportunity to shed light on the experiences of women during the war. I’d done this before – used assignments to explore history’s untold stories – and found it interesting. Then, in a fit of frustration that erupted out of nowhere, I thought to …

2016 North Omaha Voter: “Oops I Should Have Voted”, Preston Love Jr.

Black Studies Faculty Publications

When the 2016 election becomes history, after the November election for President, the vote on Nebraska’s death penalty, US congressman and many other important offices, I hope I don’t have to hear residents of my community say to me, “Oops I should have voted”.

To my beloved community I say. “The next four to eight years could be the worse we will faced in decades”. This a potential reality if we do not go to the polls. But to the credit of north Omaha I am feeling the surge of our community, recognizing that we must get out and vote …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Shaffer, Hannah. WKU Mourns Over Loos of Kathryn Costello
• Mathews, Carly. Water, Water Everywhere – Leslie Ford, International Program
• Collins, Emma. Reagan-Era Economist Art Laffer to Speak at WKU
• Kast, Monica. Kentucky House Approves Cuts to State Judicial System
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Miss Potato Head Beauty
• Winstead, John. Justice, Not Legislation – Gays, Lesbians
• Critchelow, Andrew. Three of February’s Best Album Releases – Music Review
• Wagner, Nick. Mezcaleros – Mexico, Mezcal, Alcohol
• Pettway, Shantel. Love the Way You Lie to Be Held Next Tuesday – Sexual Assault Awareness …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Carter, Brandon. Questions Follow Ray Harper Resignation, Player Suspensions – Basketball
• Kast, Monica. Students Hear from Potential Honors College Associate Director – Thomas Spencer
• Collins, Emma. The Bees’ Needs – Sustainability
• Skipworth, Dustin. Student Government Association to Hear from Aramark About Garrett Conference Center Renovation – Dining Services
• Shaffer, Hannah. Placement Test Requirement for Foreign Language Classes Sees Delay
• Clark, Samantha. Support Group for Eating Issues Opens for Students – Counseling & Testing Center
• Kast, Monica. Faculty Senate Talks Evaluations, Budget & Finance Committee Report
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon …

Combining African-Centered And Critical Media Pedagogies: A 21st-Century Approach Toward Liberating The Minds Of The Mis-Educated In The Digital Age, Shani Byard

LMU Theses and Dissertations

Since the slave trade, African Americans have been the most media-stereotyped race of people. From that time, multiple forms of media have been used to convince Blacks of their inevitable servitude and Whites of their supremacy (Burrell, 2010), as a means of transferring physical slavery to mental slavery (Akbar, 1998). Additionally, African Americans have been the victims of a Eurocentric educational system essentially designed to “mis-educate” (Woodson, 1933)—to further oppress and devalue African and African American contributions to our global history. This qualitative research study aimed to analyze an existing curricular model known as Rise Above the Noise, which combines …

Brown V. Board Of Education (1954) An Analysis Of Policy Implementation, Outcomes, And Unintended Consequences, Carla M. Mccullough

LMU Theses and Dissertations

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was a significant court case fought to provide equal educational opportunities for African-American students. Though the case was fought with good intentions, there may have been unintended consequences that occurred due to the policy implementation. The purpose of this research was to explore the policy, its implementation, and assess the extent to which the goals of the original policy were met. This study used a mixed-methods approach and was set within one large urban school district. The qualitative portion of the study included interviews with a small group of educators who were directly impacted …

Afrocentric Pedagogy As A Transformative Educational Practice, Miranda L. Ra'oof

LMU Theses and Dissertations

This mixed-methods study analyzed the effectiveness of the practices and attitudes of selected African American teachers who use culturally relevant and responsive Afrocentric pedagogies as the instructional foundation for improved academic outcomes with their African American students. The theory of Afrocentricity was used as the philosophical framework to study their pedagogy. Afrocentricity is a mode of thought and practice in which in African people are placed at the center of their own history and culture; engages them as subjects rather than objects; and approaches them with respect for their interests, values, and perspectives (Asante 1980, 2003). Concepts employed from this …

Sweet Spirit: The Pedagogical Relevance Of The Black Church For African-American Males, Brandi Odom Lucas

LMU Theses and Dissertations

African-American student achievement is a pervasive problem for school communities. This qualitative research explores the Black Church’s role in the bicultural development of six African-American male students. Using the critical theory of biculturalism this study seeks to determine what aspects of the Black Church experience influence the African-American male’s ability to navigate the school environment and participate in school. This dissertation study utilized to complementary methodologies, testimonies, and witnessing, to document the students experiences in the school and church communities. Data analysis included holistic-content analysis. Findings indicate the Black Church was an effective vehicle for the empowering process of biculturation. …

Dreams Deferred: A Critical Narrative Analysis Of African American Males In Pursuit Of Higher Education, Martinique Starnes

LMU Theses and Dissertations

Many studies have been conducted on the achievement gap between Caucasian and minority students (Bankston & Caldas, 1998; A. Brown & Donnor, 2011; Howard, 2008; O’Conner, Lewis, & Mueller, 2007; Osborne, 1999), as this gap has been a persistent problem for decades. However, despite more students of color gaining access to institutions of higher education, there is still a severe gap in college graduation rates (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2011), with African American males being the least likely group to be found on college campuses (Dunn, 2012), and thus, possessing the lowest college graduation rate. St. Peter Claver …

Sacred Spaces: A Narrative Analysis Of The Influences Of Language And Literacy Experiences On The Self-Hood And Identity Of High-Achieving African American Female College Freshmen, Michelle Flowers Taylor

LMU Theses and Dissertations

Late-adolescent African American students face unique difficulties on their journey to womanhood. As members of a double minority (i.e., African American and female) (Jean & Feagin, 1998), certain limiting stereotypes relevant to both race and gender pose challenges to these students. They must overcome these challenges in order to excel within the various and changing environments they move through on a daily basis (hooks, 1981, 1994). Within the context of social justice, this dissertation provides insight into the role that language and literacy practices play to help enable the positive and affirming development of self-hood of African American college freshmen. …

Press Release: Civil Rights Trip Looks Back; Inspires Desire To Move Forward, College Communications

Reverend Charles Rice

News article detailing the 2016 "Religion and Civil Rights" annual class trip to historic sites in the American South, led by Reverend Charles Rice.

Carter, Lillie Mae (Bland), 1919-1982 (Mss 558), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 558. This collection documents native Kentuckian Lillie Mae (Bland) Carters’ work as a poet and public school teacher in Toledo, Ohio. It includes correspondence, publications, unpublished poems, and printed material pertinent to her educational career and achievements. Of particular note is a folder of letters and autographs from African American poet Langston Hughes.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Collins, Emma. Bucks for Bright Ideas Opens Entries – Kentucky Innovation Network
• Kast, Monica. When the Well Runs Dry – Saudi Arabia, International Students
• Abri, Madihah. Ivan Wilson Hosts Gallery of Art from Bowling Green & Cuban Students
• Camp, Jodi. Student Veterans Alliance Elects New President – Joseph Hunter
• Collins, Emma. Nursing School Plans to End Associate Degree Program – Curriculum
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Those Were the Days
• Johnson, Jack. Ding Dong the Witch is Eh
• Moore, Millie. On-Campus Pets Could Benefits Students, Community – Housing & Residence …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Closing the Book – Talisman, Yearbooks
• Kast, Monica. University Won’t Require Meningitis Vaccinations
• Harney, Lashan & Jacob Dick. Talisman Yearbook to Cease; Magazines to Come
• Skipworth, Dustin. Interpreters from WKU’s American Sign Language Program Sign National Anthem
• Camp, Jodi. WKU Strengthens Data Security Amid Hacks – Information Technology, Computers
• Collins, Emma & Dustin Skipworth. Presidential Selection Committee Meets Over Spring Break
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Kentucky Weather
• Carter, Brandon. An Ode to My First Home
• License to Discriminate – Gays, Lesbians
• Hardin, Scout. How to Stay Dry & Chic …

Omaha Star Exclusive Report: 2016 Nebraska Caucus (North Omaha), Preston Love Jr.

Black Studies Faculty Publications

The 2016 Presidential race came to Nebraska this past week. Recently Chelsea Clinton visited Big Mama’s Kitchen, Bill Clinton was in Benson and north Omaha’s own and Candidate Bernie Sanders’ National press Secretary, Symone Sanders also made a stop at Big Mama’s. Not since 1968 has North Omaha had such visits from the presidential campaign big hitters. It was about time that the community that gave President Obama historical split electoral Vote (2008) get the respect we deserve. Our community has needs and views on key issues and we need to be heard.

Causing Conversation: Civil War Memory In Beyoncé’S “Formation”, Anika N. Jensen

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Not only did Beyoncé slay in her latest music video, but she got historical. Her single "Formation" touches on feminism, oppression, sexuality, and police brutality, and her video offers a visual representation for the overall theme of African American cultural ownership. It is, of course, an essential message for contemporary discussion, and the formerly-silenced subject is beginning to achieve prevalence in the music industry, but there is something special and bold about Beyoncé’s take on race: by appealing to Civil War memory and forcing viewers to accept the African American struggle for life, freedom, and success, she is shattering perceptions …

Another Day In Confederate Gettysburg, Scott Hancock

Africana Studies Faculty Publications

Today the Sons of Confederate Veterans ‘celebrated’ the confederate flag at the Peace Light Memorial on the battlefields of Gettysburg. The same battlefields where some of their ancestors suffered a pivotal defeat, and then kidnapped free Black Americans as they fled south. When I found out the SCV had obtained a permit from the National Park Service, I did likewise so I could stand up there with my homemade sign that connects the confederate flag to some of its most seminal moments in history: fighting for slavery in 1863, fighting for segregation in 1962, and murdering nine black South Carolinians …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Kast, Monica. Senate Bill Proposes Change in Restaurant Tax
• Dick, Jacob. From the Hill to the House – Gary Ransdell, Budget
• Clark, Mike. Students March on Frankfort for Higher Education – Budget, Protests, Demonstrations
• Abri, Madihah. WKU Model Arab League to Receive Honors at Conference
• Clark, Samantha. Wills on the Hill – WKU Student Legal Services
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon How Kentucky Should View Donald Trump
• Raucous Caucus: Kentucky’s Caucus Provides Chance to Make a Statement – Politics
• Hardin, Scout. Beach Bum to Babe: Your Spring Break Essentials
• Poole, …