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Super Bowl Xxxv And Its Excesses, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Is there anyone alive in the United States today who does not know that the Super Bowl is coming up on Sunday? It is Super Bowl XXXV, thirty-five in real numbers, and will be played in Tampa. One can only wonder if we will see the designation "Super Bowl L" or "Super Bowl C" or if they will be considered too timid in Logo Land. But I digress.

Marty Glickman, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The death of Marty Glickman last week brought back a number of memories. In and around the New York area people recalled Glickman as voice of the Knicks and any number of other teams on New York radio sports. Across the nation, and indeed perhaps even across the world, Glickman's death brought back memories of the 1936 Olympic Games and the horror of Hitler's final solution. The latter was without a doubt more significant as it affected sport as well as the course of world history.

Summer 2001, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

Newspaper format

Lg Ms 002 Barry-Peabody Papers Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan

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Description:

William Barry is a well-known, published local historian. Frannie Peabody was an early Maine AIDS activist, who established the Peabody House, a center dedicated to assisting individuals living with HIV/AIDS. The Papers contain research materials gathered for the writing of the book, "The AIDS Project : a history." They include correspondence, clippings, photographs, publications, research notes, drafts, and documents from Maine’s largest AIDS service organization.

Date Range:

1974-1997

Size of Collection:

4.5 ft.

Lg Ms 003 Jean Stickney Posters Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan

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Stickney was an agent for entertainers. This is a collection of colored posters advertising events of interest to the Gay and Lesbian communities. Many of these events were organized by Wild Iris Productions, Jean Stickney’s business, and held in the First Parish Church in Portland, Maine.

Date Range:

1980s-1990s

Size of Collection:

2 ft.

Lg Ms 004 Christopher O’Connor Collection Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan

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Christopher O’Connor was resident director of USM’s Portland Hall dormitory in the fall of 1999 when there was an incident involving anti-gay graffiti in the dormitory. The Collection includes newspaper clippings regarding the incident, brochures, and a letter to the USM community from O'Connor.

Date Range:

1999

Size of Collection:

0.25 ft.

Bittersweet: The Louisville And Nashville Railroad And Warren County, Jonathan Jeffrey

SCL Faculty and Staff Book Gallery

Warren County’s lengthy rail heritage dates from the chartering of a small tramway from the boat landing to central Bowling Green in 1936, to the construction of a magnificent rail station in 1925, to cessation of passenger service in 1979. When private and federal monies enabled Bowling Green depot’s restoration in the mid-1990’s, many citizens professed a renewed interest in Warren County’s rail heritage. Bittersweet briefly discusses rail development in the United States and then explores the love-hate relationship that Bowling Green experienced with the L&N. Of particular significance was the city’s twenty-four year battle for construction of the 1925 …

Adams County Grave-Stonecutters, 1770-1918, Nancy Delong

Adams County History

Stonecutting in Adams county followed all the general developmental trends and stages exhibited by the craft in other parts of Pennsylvania. Adams county, nonetheless, evolved its unique approach to gravestone art, for rural early American stonecutters were by and large highly unique artistic individuals.

The earliest prominent stonecutters maintained high artistic standards as well as exhibiting a high degree of creativity. These were craftsmen of the Scots-Irish Bigham family of Marsh Creek and the Pennsylvania-German Meals family, centered at Bender's Cemetery, Butler township. A third outstanding Adams county stonecutter was the predecessor of Barnet Hildebrand of East Berlin. This artist …

Imagined States, Luisa Del Giudice, Gerald Porter

All USU Press Publications

An international ensemble of folklore scholars looks at varied ways in which national and ethnic groups have traditionally and creatively used imagined states of existence-some idealizations, some demonizations-in the construction of identities for themselves and for others. Drawing on oral traditions, especially as represented in traditional ballads, broadsides, and tale collections, the contributors consider fertile landscapes of the mind where utopias overflow with bliss and abundance, stereotyped national and ethnic caricatures define the lives of "others," nostalgia glorifies home and occupation, and idealized and mythological animals serve as cultural icons and guideposts to harmonious social life.

Italian Canadian Luisa Del …

Healing Logics, Erika Brady

All USU Press Publications

Scholars in folklore and anthropology are more directly involved in various aspects of medicine—such as medical education, clinical pastoral care, and negotiation of transcultural issues—than ever before. Old models of investigation that artificially isolated "folk medicine," "complementary and alternative medicine," and "biomedicine" as mutually exclusive have proven too limited in exploring the real-life complexities of health belief systems as they observably exist and are applied by contemporary Americans. Recent research strongly suggests that individuals construct their health belief systmes from diverse sources of authority, including community and ethnic tradition, education, spiritual beliefs, personal experience, the influence of popular media, and …

Ua99/7 Tour Of Bu-Related Sites & Hangouts, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel, Wku Archives, Wku Publications

WKU Administration Documents

Map of Bowling Green, Kentucky with inset of downtown area 15th to 2nd Street and Center to High Streets showing the location of various buildings for the period 1935 through 1963. These include restaurants, boarding houses, theatres and other establishments frequented by BU students. A list of establishments is provided along with the location and the establishment in that location in 2001.

White County Heritage 2001, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Message by William E. "Bill" Leach
Historical Society Charter Members
Men Oughta Do the Milking by Christina Doyle Spear
A Ride on the Biggest Turtle I Ever Saw by Walter E. Wisdom
Stuck in the Golden Age by Bob Douglas
West Point 1905 Postcard by Steven Hanley
Lonnie Glosson, Harmonica Ambassador by Marcella Pry
How to Order Lonnie's Music
Cotton Gins and Giggle Water by R.C. McCourt
1918 Arkansas Motor Vehicle License
My Experiences As A Prisoner of War by Warren B. Thornton
Beebe Freshman Class of 1940 (submitted by Mary Reynolds)
Cursing the Yankees at …

Will Not Be Heard Of Again: A Proposal To Combine The Resources Of The National Library And Trinity College Library, Brendan Grimes

Articles

A proposal to combine the resources of the National Library of Ireland and Trinity College Library Dublin was considered by the Irish government in 1960 but rejected on the advice of the Roman Catholic hierarchy. This article recounts the story.

Akhbar Melayu Perjuangan Di Sarawak : Satu Kajian Terhadap Fajar Sarawak 1930 Dan Utusan Asas 1947-1948, Nordi Achie

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study focuses on the Malay newspapers in Sarawak. Its main focus is on Fajar Sarawak and Utusan ASAS. Its aim is to have an in-depth study on the main issues highlighted by Fajar Sarawak and Utusan ASAS. The foundation, background and closing down of the newspapers are also being discussed. The growth of the local newspapers from 1870-1950 is also being touched on. This includes the circulation of foreign newspapers into Sarawak. Apart from the comparison between Fajar Sarawak and Utusan ASAS, the background on the Malay newspapers publication are also being discussed. To a large extent, the idea …

Kolej Islam Malaya : Analisis Sejarah Penubuhan Dan Pentadbiran Awal, 1955-1965, Abdul Talib Hamid

Student Works (2000-2009)

Generally, the establishment of educational institutions serves the fundamental goal of fulfilling societal aspirations in terms of social, religious, economic, and political developments. The founding of Muslim College. of Malaya is not exceptional from achieving that goal. The purpose of this study was to unravel the efforts of many individuals and organization, especially within the socio-political context of the 1950's, in establishing and building a premier Muslim college, which served to be the epitome of the higher learning for Muslim youths in Malaya as well as in the Southeast Asian Region. The main focus of this study was on the …

Seni Islam : Suatu Kajian Mengenai Pengaruhnya Dalam Seni Kraftangan Di Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah Di Kota Bharu, Che Nadzrina Abdul Rahman

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kelantan is one of the famous states in Malaysia that have a lot of special education to culture side. Capital city of Kelantan, Kata Bharu still preserved their own culture identity. lnside it, the pure traditional characteristic of Kelantan' s Malay and it's still performed. This characteristic bas not change since pre-history time. Furthermore it creates various of dimension in their culture. When Islamic exist in an excellent century during its spreads time, it turns to a dramatic changes towards its development. The prove of Islamic influences can be seen in its art, which consists of syariah Islamiyah and the …

Pakaian Melayu Tradisi: Satu Analisis Transformasi Sejak Dahulu Hingga Kini, Abdullah Noor Azimah

Student Works (2000-2009)

Today, clothes become one of the most important elements in human's life. In fashion world, it always been updated and will get much attention. Malay's identities can be found from what they wear. This is because they have their own traditional clothes that differentiate them between the other races. Unfortunately, in this modern years, the Malay traditional clothes become not popular and left back compared to the other new modern fashion. Then for the first step, this thesis try to explain the history of the Malay traditional clothes such as its nature and the pattern of design. Nowadays people are …

In Defense Of Preservation, Jeffrey A. Kroessler, Eric W. Allison, Dorothy Minor, Anthony C. Wood

Publications and Research

"In Defense of Preservation" is the transcript of a presentation at the Gotham History Festival at the CUNY Graduate Center, October 6, 2001. The discussants argued that historic preservation is vital to New York City's economic and cultural health, and countered arguments that preservation was elitist and hindered the city's growth. Dorothy Minor discussed the legal basis for preservation and reviewed the Penn Central decision and other court cases. Anthony C. Wood discussed the history of historic preservation in New York. And Eric W. Allison presented the intersection of preservation with the liveable cities movement.

Assessing The Concept Of Human Rights In Africa, Paul J. Magnarella

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of Human Rights in Africa: The Conflict of Implementation by Richard Amoako Baah. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2000. 123pp.

The title of this book is somewhat more expansive than its contents. The author, a native Ghanaian who holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee and teaches government at South Texas College, reports on an interesting study of human rights/human dignity conceptualizations among the Akan people of Ghana. The Akan constitute about 60% of Ghana’s 14 million people and consist of five major groups: Fanti, Ashanti, Akim, Brong, and Akwapim. A sizable Akan population also lives …

Celebrating Medicrity At The Bowls, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Well, you could have bowled me over with a feather, or perhaps a dot com, when I learned today that four bowl games had already been played. Not exactly stellar match- ups, but bowl games nonetheless. And say what you will; a bowl game is still a bowl game.

Shaq, Lsu, The Degree V. Education, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past several days much has been written about the graduation of Shaquille O'Neal from Louisiana State University. Indeed the event has been the butt of many jokes, one of which Shaq generated himself when he told people he was working on his degree at Learn Slow University. He now says that LSU means Love Shaq University.

Money And Baseball: The Salaries Keep Rising, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It was the late Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen of Illinois who once said, "a billion here, a billion there, pretty soon were talking about real money." This quaint observation came to mind over the past few days in baseball as it was "a few million here, a few million there." One wonders if we are now talking about real money.

The Grizzly, December 7, 2000, Lauren Cyrsky, Dan Reimold, Jamie Johnston, Quinn Dinsmore, Patricia Quinn, Layali Eshqaidef, Marcia Busher, Cory Braiterman, Jeff Church, Brian Berg, Susan Goll, James Miskiewicz, John Mohl, Padraic Maroney, Diane Johnson, Megan Restine, Tim Noone, Susan Patton, Tammy Scherer

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Football Coach Quits Amid Controversy • Field House Opening Postponed Until New Millennium • Ursinus' Class of 2004 Survives Fall Semester • Finals Schedule • Holidays a Time for Giving at Ursinus • Islam Awareness Week Offers Cultural Insight • Students Experience Christmas in the Big Apple • Opinions: Campus Construction an Eyesore; UC Democrats Respond to Allegations; Grizzly a Success This Semester • First Annual Palooza a Poetic Success • Choir Angelic in Annual Coming of 'Messiah' • Hypnotist Anthony Entrances UC Students • Lady Bears Down, but not out • UC Swim Teams Suffer Defeat in Poolside Duels …

The Significance Of The Kicker In American And European Football, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

One of the primary objectives in sport is to win. In American sport winning is too often the only thing. Coaches spend sixteen to eighteen-hour days in seven-day weeks searching for all those little keys to victory that are necessary to success. Owners too spend time, energy and especially dollars in the great quest for the glory that comes with winning.

Baseball's Rising Salaries - Bud Lite At Congressional Hearing, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

This past week Mike Mussina signed with the New York Yankees for $88.5M over six-year period with $12M of that a signing bonus to be spread over the contract at $2M per year. Next year Mussina will make $10M pitching for the Yankees. Considered by many to be one of the best pitchers in all of baseball, Mussina gives the Yankees a formidable starting rotation, and this has already led some to concede next year's World Championship to them. This might be a bit premature for early December but it is difficult to deny that they are the clear early …

Lg Ms 001 Referendum 6 Collection Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan

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The Collection was assembled by the staff of USM's Special Collections to document the November 2000 State election referendum against discrimination based on sexual orientation. The issue was Question 6 on the ballot and read: “Do you favor ratifying the action of the 119th Legislature whereby it passed an act extending to all citizens regardless of their sexual orientation the same basic rights to protection against discrimination now guaranteed to citizens on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodation and credit and where the act expressly states that …

"My Ambition Is To Weigh 150 Pounds": College Women's Attitudes Toward Their Bodies, 1875-1930, Margaret Lowe

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, November 30, 2000, Lauren Cyrsky, Dan Reimold

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

This is a parody edition of the Ursinus College Grizzly newspaper entitled "The Goofly."

Scotty Bowman: The Greatest Hockey Coach Ever, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It might have been just one more of the endless stream of National Hockey League games that attract little attention before January. It was a 3-2 final with Federov scoring the winner with 28 seconds left on the clock. This one, however, was special as it marked a milestone for one of the greatest professional coaches of any sport in any time. Scotty Bowman, currently the coach of the Detroit Red Wings, was behind the bench in his 2,000th NHL game on Friday night as Detroit beat Vancouver.

Thanksgiving And Football, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

(As with all American traditions if it happened once or twice it is one, and therefore I present my traditional Thanksgiving piece) The History of Thanksgiving and of Football both go back into the Middle Ages, and so it may not be so strange that the two would become intertwined in modern America.