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Notes On Ayotzinapa, Boca Floja

Groundings

Scholar and hip hop artist, Bocafloja, relates the current state of Mexico, specifically what has happened in Ayotzinapa.

2nd Annual Walter Rodney Speakers Series (2014)

Groundings

We take a look at the semester-long project to bring together intellectuals from all backgrounds and educations. Included: A brief synopsis of the Series and a photo narrative

11th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium Wrap Up

Groundings

We take a look at the monumental occasion that was the 11th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium, held on March 21st and 22nd. Included: A brief synopsis of events and a photo narrative.

Introduction

Groundings

This is the Introduction for Groundings Vol. 1, Iss. 1

Cover And Table Of Contents

Groundings

This is the Cover and Table of Contents for Groundings Vol. 2, Iss. 1

Groundings Volume Two, Issue One

Groundings

This is the full isee of Groundings Vol. 2, Iss. 1.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 38, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Crumbie, Trey. The Lines of Liability – Crime, WKU Police
• Voorhees, Jessica. WKU Joins Kentucky Proud Farm to Campus Program – Agriculture, Dining Services, Sustainability
• Lawson, Anna. Student Government Association to Vote on Breast Milk Expression Resolution
• Editorial Cartoon Sports Are More Interesting
• Fading Fast: WKU Loses Piece of Identity with Membership Cancellation – American Association of State Colleges & Universities, AASCU
• French, Jackson. Run All Night An Entertaining But Unoriginal Journey – Movie Review
• Hill, Harrison. Beach Bums Photo Spread – Spring Break
• Wright, Samantha. Eating Disorder Coalition …

Lancastrians Marched With Dr. King In Selma, Michael J. Birkner

History Faculty Publications

Fifty years after he addressed a crowd in Lancaster’s Penn Square about “the idea that all men are one,” Wayne Glick remembers that moment as if it happened yesterday. Glick’s speech, inviting Lancastrians to participate in the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, on behalf of African-American voting rights, is a footnote to Lancaster County history. But the march itself, featured in the popular film “Selma,” helped to change America. [excerpt]

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol 90, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Ponder, Abby. Students Weigh In on Housing Decisions – Housing & Residence Life, Gilbert Hall, Bates Runner Hall
• Voorhees, Jessica. So Fresh, So Green: Local Farming Contributes to WKU Community – Gary Robbins, Agriculture
• Crumbie, Trey. Mariah’s Closed Until Further Notice – Restaurants
• Rogers, Shelby. WKU to Leave National Education Organization – American Association of State Colleges & Universities, AASCU
• Henderson, Andrew. TUFF Tackles Social Justice Issues with New Zine – Toppers United for Feminism
• Ponder, Abby. New Social Media Website Being Explored at WKU – Campus Bubble
• Profumo, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 36, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Crumbie, Trey. Several WKU Employees Report Tax Returns Filed Fraudulently – Anthem, Computer Hacking, Identity Theft
• Wright, Samantha. Deadly Disease Found in Bat Population at WKU’s Research Cave – White Nose Syndrome, Crumps Cave
• Voorhees, Jessica. Limited Smoking Resolution to be Implemented at WKU – Tobacco
• Pettway, Shantel. Parking & Transportation Services Seeks to Increase Parking Permit Fee for Next Year
• Pettway, Shantel. Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science Renovation Bidding Process to Begin This Week – Schneider Hall
• Lawson, Anna. Student Government Association Resolution for $10 Million Parking …

Respiration: Breathing Between The Stacks, Jerome D. Clarke

SURGE

How rare are we, who brandish Black and Male identity, in Academia?

In the past two weeks, I have been reminded of my Black maleness in a multitude of ways. I sat alone, subordinate in number, in a dialogue about Internalized Oppression at Diaspora House. Strong women of color discuss this issue while I work to stay respectful and non-oppressive in this space. I sat alone, subordinate in number, in each of my classes, where I am often the only one of my race and class. My race-gender circumstance is a matter of fact to me. How does this Black …

“I’M Trying To Get My A”: Black Male Achievers Talk About Race, School And Achievement, Quaylan Allen

Education Faculty Articles and Research

This study seeks to challenge deficit views on Black male education by highlighting the perspectives of academically successful Black males in a secondary school setting. Employing interpretive qualitative methods, I present the narratives of academically successful Black males, emphasizing their reflections on race, school and academic achievement. In particular, this study highlights the educational dispositions and expectations of Black males, including the influences of their support systems on their academic trajectories. One support system comprised of parents, including the academic expectations held of their sons as well as their racial socializing practices. Another support system included their teachers, particularly those …

The Irish Experience: Identity And Authenticity In Irish Traditional Music, Elizabeth Graber

Lawrence University Honors Projects

Over the last century, Irish traditional music, or “trad,” has become a global phenomenon that has flourished in communities from the United States of America to Japan. A musician need not be Irish in heritage to play and do justice to Irish traditional music or to feel a strong emotional connection to it; yet ethnic ties, real and imagined, constitute a powerful reason to play. The music is inextricably linked with the poetically-titled Emerald Isle even if its musicians are not. In this project, I explore and analyze the many facets of perception of and participation in Irish traditional music, …

Embodying A "New" Color Line: Racism, Anti-Immigrant Sentiment And Racial Identities In The "Postracial" Era, Grant J. Silva

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

This essay explores the intersection of racism, racial embodiment theory and the recent hostility aimed at immigrants and foreigners in the United States, especially the targeting of people of Latin American descent and Latino/as. Anti-immigrant and anti-foreigner sentiment is racist. It is the embodiment of racial privilege for those who wield it and the materiality of racial difference for those it is used against. This manifestation of racial privilege and difference rests upon a redrawing of the color line that is meant towards preserving exclusive categories of political membership. The charge of racism, however, is elided by the fact that …

Conversatorios About Inequality And Social Mobility In The Latino Community, Lourdes Gouveia, Jasney Cogua-Lopez, Claudia Lucero, Claudia García, Yuriko Doku

Latino/Latin American Studies Other Publications

OLLAS has reported on the socio-economic characteristics of Latinos in Omaha and Nebraska for many years. For the past couple of years, OLLAS and other organizations have shared concerns about the barriers that may block the full deployment of this population’s talents and abilities, and their full and equitable integration into the city of Omaha. To explore these concerns, we organized a series of conversations (conversatorios) in March 2015 with proportionate participation of Latinos at the grassroots and in leadership positions. Eventually, these conversations were to be extended to include a wider array of stakeholders from the larger community.

Value Driven: An Analysis Of Attitudes And Values Via Bet Programming Past And Present, Sasha M. Rice

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

This paper explores the general attitudes of African Americans towards the programming disseminated on the BET network past and present (pre-Viacom/post-Viacom). The mass media company Viacom acquired BET from African American founder Robert L. Johnson in 1980. BET under Johnson took pride in its ability to provide sophisticated, value-driven, and positive programming for African Americans. This study looks to see if the cultural values at BET have changed via its programming since Viacom’s purchase. This study utilized social media to survey 100 participants who were born prior to 1984 who identify as African American or mixed African American and are …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Cole, Tanner. Student Workers to Get Paid for Snow Week – Winter, Weather
• Rogers, Shelby. Faculty Requests Data from Administration – Budget
• Wagner, Nick. Hablan Espanol – WKCT Radio Station, Immigrants, Carlos Zavaleta, Alejandra Rodriguez
• Henderson, Andrew. Water Damage Affects Christian Student Fellowship
• Prochazka, Tyler. WKU to Host Republican Gubernatorial Debate – Politics
• Editorial Cartoon Weekly Administrative Council Meeting – Gone Fishing
• Fishy Business: Administration Needs New Bait – Administrative Council
• Profumo, Morgan. Campus Food Is What You Make It – Dining Services
• Boliaux, Nicole. Grandpa Jimmy - Khin …

Indigenous Poetics In Canada Edited By Neal Mcleod, Kelly Shepherd

The Goose

Review of Neal McLeod's Indigenous Poetics in Canada.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Corum, John. New Chinese Building Leads to Questions – Confucius Institute
• Voorhees, Jessica. WKU’s Aging Electrical Grid Continues History of Problems
• Rogers, Shelby. Snow Patrol: Facilities to Retool Snow Response After Major Storm – Weather, Winter
• Harney, Lashana. Kentucky Educators See Improvement with Common Core – Curriculum
• Crumbie, Trey. Students, Faculty & Staff Return to the Hill – Snow, Winter, Weather
• Editorial Cartoon Pearce-Ford Tower Relocation Program
• Snowpaco-lapse In Judgement – Utilities
• French, Jackson. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Overflows with Weak Humor – Movie Review
• Kolb, William. Basket …

In The Absence Of Peace, Emma R. Okell

SURGE

Today, the Monday after the attack, all of the flags were at half mast. Everything continued as normal, as if nothing had happened. Yet there was an intensity in the air. I didn’t notice the increased police, but it was easy to feel the increased security. [excerpt]