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Ua12/2/1 Looking Ahead, Wku Student Affairs

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Special basketball section of the College Heights Herald. Articles:

• Men’s Basketball Regular Season Schedule
• Women’s Basketball Regular Season Schedule
• Lintner, Jonathan. Ken McDonald With the Toppers for the Long Haul
• Greenwell, Zach. Lady Toppers Using Disappointing Finish as Motivation
• Harten, David. Steffphon Pettigrew
• Lintner, Jonathan. Chemistry One of Toppers’ Greatest Assets
• Lintner, Jonathan. A.J. Slaughter
• Greenwell, Zach. Dominique Duck
• Lintner, Jonathan. Tops Say They’re Ready to Live Up to the Hype
• Greenwell, Zach. Arnika Brown
• Harten, David. Nonconference Slate Will Define Toppers’ Season
• Harten, David. Anthony Sally
• Greenwell, Zach. Kenzie Rich
• Basketball by the Numbers

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Lintner, Jonathan. Wood Selig: WKU Gold Mine for Future Coaches – Football
• Stewart, Colleen. Regional Campus Enrollment Growing – WKU Glasgow, WKU Elizabethtown/Radcliff/Fort Knox, WKU Owensboro
• Hicks, Billy. City’s TIF District Strugglers – Tax Increment Financing, Downtown Redevelopment
• Wilson, Laurel. Crew Recycles Tailgating Trash – Facilities Management
• Harris, Shakia. Student Government Association Strengthen Attendance Policy
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Football Coach Search
• Open Letter to Search Committee: Western Should Choose Wisely – Football
• Rice, Adam. Sports Program Needs Overhaul – Athletics
• Dooper, Jennifer. Friendship Valuable, Worth Remembering …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Lintner, Jonathan. David Elson Fired, Will Finish Season – Football
• Ulber, Emily. Western Mails New Debit Cards – HigherOne, Scholarships, Student Financial Aid
• Barczak, Mary. Step It Up – Step Show, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Phi Alpha
• Ulber, Emily. Council on Postsecondary Education Approves Budgets
• McLaughlin, Ariana. A Thousand Words – World’s Greatest Studio Tour & Art Sale
• Wilson, Laurel. Gary Ransdell: Project Funding Unlikely – Capital Plan, Construction, Thompson Science Complex, Energy Infrastructure, Center for Research & Development, Gordon Ford College of Business, WKU Owensboro
• Erskine, Anne. …

Kontihene, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Kontihene

Interviewer: Dr. Jane Edward, Kojo Ampa, Kareem Salifu, Dr. Mark Niason

Summarized by Sheina Ledesma

Kontihene is a Ghanaian Hip Hop musician who has lived in the Bronx since 2004. Kontihene describes his own music as being Afro-Pop or Hip-Life because it combines lively beats with traditional Ashanti folk music from Ghana. Kontihene grew up in Ghanaian town called Kumasi with his parents and two sisters. His love for music developed at a very young age. By age ten he was already writing poems and songs that discussed his family life. Encouraged and mentored by a local musician …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ulber, Emily. Western Cashes In on Class Change Fee
• Ulber, Emily. Online Classes Boost Western’s Enrollment – Division of Extended Learning & Outreach, Jennifer Brinkley
• Wilson, Laurel. University, City Close Gap with Downtown Development
• Ulber, Emily. Western Gets More Swine Flu Vaccines – Influenza, Health Services
• Harris, Shakia. Student Government Association Plans to Spend Entire Organization Aid Budget
• Waggoner, Tabitha. Fresh Food Worker Dies at 52 – Harold Alexander
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Homecoming
• Making Their Alma Mater Matter: Alumni Need to Voice Their Concerns at Homecoming …

Ua12/2/1 Hilltoppers, Wku Student Affairs

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Special homecoming edition of the College Heights Herald. Articles:

• Hood, Sarah. Alums Return to Their Roots – Homecoming
• Homecoming by the Numbers
• Jenkins, Spencer. Staff Works Extra Hours to Prepare for Homecoming – Alumni Association
• Alleyne, Zirconia. Some Students Abstain from Homecoming – Darlisa McCray
• Snyder, Kristen. Alumni Like o Revisit Favorite Bowling Green Spots
• Bilby, Tara. Spirit Masters Welcome Alumni
• Waggoner, Tabitha. WKU Police Plan for Crowd
• Barczak, Mary. Kappa Alpha Psi Celebrate 40^th Anniversary
• Hyman, Sarah. W Club Gives Athletes Chance to Reminisce
• Kenney, Erin. Marching Band Produces Super Heros – Music
• Wade, Katherine. Friends, Groups Support …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ulber, Emily. Regents Postpone Raises
• Jenkins, Spencer. Fending Off the Swine Flu – Vaccines, Influenza
• Harris, Shakia. WKU Searching for Diversity – Kentucky Plan for Equal Opportunities, Diversity Program, Richard Miller
• Fox, Emily. A Thousand Words – Martha Schrimsher
• Wilson, Laurel. Western Prepares to Host Visitors – Colonial Courts, International Student & Visiting Scholars Village, Campus Master Plan
• Day, Michelle. New Board of Regents Member Approved – Melissa Dennison
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon: Scientific Research Budget – Big Red, Microscope
• It’s Not Rocket Science: Western Can Help Restore …

Drammeh, Sheikh Moussa, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Sheikh Moussa Drammeh

Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison, Dr. Jane Edward, Dr. Benjamin Hayford, and Kojo Ampah

Date of Interview: November 3^rd, 2009

Summarized by Michael Kavanagh

Born February 4^th, 1962, Drammeh grew up in Tendrami Joka, Gambia, a city bordering Senegal. He began his schooling at six years old in the Madrasas which focuses on memorizing the Qur’an. He has completed the Madrasas four times. His mother is Gambian and father is Senegalese, both died before he reached the age of ten, at which point Drammeh had to focus on making a living for himself …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ulber, Emily. Western Goes Down in Sexual Health Information Study
• Wilson, Laurel. Selling the Spirit – Admissions
• Jenkins, Spencer. Employees Collect Packages for Troops – Afghan War, 2001-2021
• Jenkins, Spencer. Student Suggests Items Soldiers Want – Andrew Skinner. Afghan War, 2001-2021
• Golliher, Kayla. Haunted House Actors Reveal Work Secrets – Nick Stewart, Jason Berry, Blake Perkins, Halloween
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Halloween Curfew
• Let Kids be Kids – Halloween Curfew
• Hornback, Justin. Protest Against Raises Justified
• Koontz, Whitney. Western Grad Lives on Love of Photography – Brie …

Boakye, Benjamin, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Reverend Benjamin Boakye

Interviewers: Mark Naison, Benjamin Heither, Amy Davies, Jane Edward

Date of Interview: October 29, 2009

Summarized by Sheina Ledesma

Reverend Benjamin Boakye is a senior pastor at the Ebenezer Assemblies of God church in the Bronx and the president of the Ghanaian Ministers Fellowship. Boakye was born in 1962 in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He was the eldest of six children and as the oldest was given great responsibility within the family. From an early age Boakye was exposed to University life. His father was a plumber at the University of Science and Technology in …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ulber, Emily. Faculty Protest Raises – Administration
• Ulber, Emily. Stimulus Money Available – Budget
• Koontz, Whitney. The Show Goes On – Capitol Arts Alliance
• Snyder, Kristen. Bowling Green Businesses Offer Music Events – Entertainment
• Thompson, Drew. A Thousand Words – Micah Brandt
• Day, Michelle & Marianne Hale. College Costs, Aid Up – Student Financial Aid
• Ulber, Emily. Poetry Event to Honor Former Professor – Vivian Shipley, Jim Miller
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Administrator Raises, Desert Island
• Sending Mixed Messages: Faculty & Staff Justified in Their Outrage Over …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

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• WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:
• Bilby, Tara. Campus Adapts to Flu Season – Influenza, Health Services
• Ulber, Emily. Apple Posts Record Quarterly Profit, Unveils & Updates Products
• Frederick, Noah. Microsoft Launches Windows 7 with Upgraded User interface
• Hicks, Billy. Bowling Green Postal Services May Move – U.S. Postal Service
• Harris, Shakia. Three Student Government Association Senators Resign – Michel Stephens, Daniel Shaw, Emmett Stephens
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Apartment Monopoly
• From Dump to Desirable – Apartments
• Dooper, Jennnifer. Get High on Helping Others
• Patton, Emily. Team Runs for Charity – LifeSKills Run …

Ampah, Kojo, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Kojo Ampah is the head of a student organization at Fordham University called the African Cultural Exchange and has a long history as a radio host, organizer of cultural festivals and educator in Ghana. He is a Phantee from the Southern tip of Ghana, Cape Coast and his father is Muslim, while his mother was Catholic but converted. His father always maintained four wives so he has many siblings. His father was the medicine man for the tribe in a type of Voodoo and worked with herbs etc ., in a blend of Islam and local traditions. His father taught …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ulber, Emily. Fight Sparks Changes – Emergency Management
• Harris, Shakia. The Great Pumpkin – Jackson’s Orchard
• Wilson, Laurel. Officials Alter Bicycle Policy – Parking & Transportation
• Stewart, Colleen. Face of the Pumpkin – Halloween, Jackson’s Orchard
• Ulber, Emily. Ex-staffer Files Suit Against Western – Elizabeth Esters
• Oliver, Angela. Taste of the Pumpkin – Jeremiah Hussung, Starbucks
• Powers, Mary. A Thousand Words – James Huntsberry, Tedde Harden, Saharan Lounge, Hookah
• Ulber, Emily. iPhones Gain Popularity in Class
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Bicycles
• Baiting the Bikers – Bicycles, Parking …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ulber, Emily. Group Predicts Shortfall – Consensus Forecasting Group, Budget
• Acres, Kaylee. Wild Thang – Patrick Holt, Where the Wild Things Are
• Harris, Shakia. Policy Creates New Student Financial Aid – Scholarships
• Acres, Kaylee. Student Uses Dance to Help Abuse Victims – Nadia De Leon
• Wilson, Laurel. Western Gets Gassy – Facilities Management, Central Heating Plant
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Winter Term – Big Red
• Keep It Classy in Winter Term: Hour Limits
• Ransdell, Gary. Tailgating Policy Keeps Campus Beautiful
• Bryan, Kendrick. Define the Moment with Student …

Street Dreams, Carmela Muzio Dormani

African & African American Studies Senior Theses

K'wan presents us with a contemporary and complex street tale within which reference is made to the language, life and code of the streets, as well the roles of different populations in the lived experience of young people in the hood, including: hustlers, women, cops, white people and members of the older generation. What is more, there is an overt political consciousness to Street Dreams is relatable and contemporary in its usage of New York slang complex themes and substantial characters. Due to its complexity and K'wan's attention to detail and accuracy, Street Dreams feels more fleshed out, reflective of …

The Terminological Problem In Africana Studies, Nikitah O. Imani

Black Studies Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Delivered lecture “The Terminological Problem in Africana Studies” at the Africana Studies Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium, 2009 "AFRICA AT THE CROSSROADS: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?" James Madison University, October 9th.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ulber, Emily. Wood Selig Up for Raise – Athletics
• Kenney, Erin. Leaps & Bounds – Parkour, Felix Perrone, Evan Goad
• Hicks, Billy. City Could Move Parking Garage Near Western – Downtown Redevelopment
• Fox, Emily. A Thousand Words – Roger Reed, Shake Rag Reed’s
• Ulber, Emily. Colleges Prepare for End of Stimulus Money – Budget
• Bilby, Tara. Kentucky Gets H1N1 Vaccine – Swine Flu, Influenza
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon: Get Off My Lawn – Gary Ransdell, Tailgating
• Keep Tailgating Tradition
• Vote on Parking Garage Move
• Hicks, Billy Tough Economy …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Day, Michelle. Keep Off the Grass – Tailgating, Football
• Stewart, Colleen. WKU Outgrows State Schools
• Wade, Katherine. Daily Bread & Puppet Theatre – Entertainment
• Koontz, Whitney. Former Student Finds Fit in Bowling Green – Erine Huntsberry, Just My Fit
• Ulber, Emily. Regents Committees to Meet
• Harris, Shakia. Jewish Students Juggle Class, Religion – Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
• Harris, Shakia. Provide-a-Ride Returns – Parking & Transportation
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Sex In Dormitories
• Safe Sex or Silent Sex? Massachusetts University Bans Sex in Front of a Roommate
• Waggoner, …

Volume 2 - Issue 1: La Créole - A Journal Of Creole History & Genealogy, Camille L. Naudin, Jari Christopher Louis Honora, Dr. Raphael Cassimere, Fatima Shaik, Isaiah Edwards, Eugenia Adams

La Créole - A Journal of Creole History & Genealogy

The Louisiana Creole Research Association, Inc., known as LA Creole, was founded on August 21, 2004 as a New Orleans-based, non-profit family research and educational organization. Its purpose is to assist Creoles of Color in researching their ancestry, to educate the general public about Creole history and culture, and to celebrate the contributions and legacy of a unique, sometimes forgotten people. La Créole, the Association’s journal is published annually.

International Day Of Non-Violence, Post Png

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Papua New Guinea, sheet of one stamp. the President Obama International stamp Collection.

Interview With Funeka Sihlali, Renell Schubert

Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement

Length: 92 minutes

Oral history interview of Funeka Sihlali by Renell Schubert

Ms. Sihlali begins by describing her childhood in King William’s Town when the Apartheid regime was instituted, living in government housing with her family in a single-room house with no bathroom, sharing a toilet with four other households. She explains having to learn the customs which were different from that in her home, for example, to look at African elders was a sign of disrespect, but outside of the home, she had to learn to make eye contact with white people to keep them from seeing her as …

Interview With Otis Cunningham, Danny Fenster

Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement

Length: 98 minutes

Oral history interview of Otis Cunningham by Danny Fenster

Mr. Cunningham begins by explaining what it was like growing up amidst the Civil Rights Movement in Chicago, witnessing the reactions to the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. He explains how he first became involved in activism for African liberation movements when he joined the African-American Solidarity Committee where he served on the editorial board of their journal and he elaborates on the work they did. He recalls the social gatherings that sprung up through the movement. He explains the complicated history and relationships …

Ecgrl Unveils Valuable Local Resource For African Americans, Dorothy Demarest

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the creation of an African American Funeral Program collection of resources by Dottie Demarest, a librarian and a genealogy and local history specialist at the East Central Georgia Regional Library (ECGRL) inspired by the donation from the funeral programs of African American Eula Mae Ramsey Johnson. The collection provides information on the lives of the deceased. About 1,2000 funeral programs now consist the collection following digitization of the programs through the help of Georgia HomePlace.

Review: The History Of Public Library Access For African Americans In The South Or, Leaving Behind The Plow, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South or, Leaving Behind the Plow," by David M. Battles.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Koontz, Whitney. Bowling Green Shows Its Culture at International Festival
• Simpson, Mandy. Confessions of a Work-a-Holic – Barbara Burch, Provost
• Mutter, Sharon. The Search is On – Provost Search
• Acres, Kaylee. James Sickles All About Snakes – South Central Kentucky Reptile Breeders
• Mollenkof, Bethany. A Thousand Words – Walter Steele, Wishy Washy Laundromat, Mary Steele
• Harris, Shakia. Students Give Gas to Taxi Service – Topper Taxi, Provide-a-Ride
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon: Initiation Rites vs. Hazing
• Stopping the Haze Craze: Petition Calling for Harsher Punishment Deserves Support
• Holder, Londa. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ulber, Emily. Donors Share Money, Support – Scholarships, Institutional Advancement
• Lintner, Jonathan. Wood Selig Backs David Elson – Football
• Barczak, Mary. Through the Haze – National Hazing Prevention Week
• Wilson, Laurel. Demolition Starts for Campus Apartments – Downtown Redevelopment, Housing & Residence Life
• Tobin, Whitley. Art Exhibit Provides Taste of Mexican Culture – Rosa Gomez, Art
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Student Health Insurance – Big Red
• A Prescription for Affordability: Student Health Insurance Must Be Made More Affordable
• Stewart, Colleen. Majors & Minors Fair Helps with Major …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Bilby, Tara. Spirit Masters: Students Search for Paranormal Activity – SPOOKy, Super Paranormal Organization Of Kentucky
• Ulber, Emily. Refunds to Become Electronic – Bursar
• Jenkins, Spencer. Class to Sell Crops on Campus – Agriculture, Farmers Market
• Sullivan, Brendan. A Thousand Words – Hank Hadley, Julie Pretrick
• Wilson, Laurel. Web Site Measures Energy Use – Sustainability, Housing & Residence Life
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Conservation – Big Red
• Going Green to Save Green: Elimination of Paper Checks Could Start a Trend
• Oliver, Angela. Keep Chivalry a Common Courtesy …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Simpson, Mandy. Tailgaters Told to Tone It Down – Football
• Stewart, Colleen. Know Your Rights: First Amendment Still Relevant – Constitution Week
• Freeman, Phil. Texting Could Mean Ticket for Drivers – Legislation
• Ulber, Emily. Kentucky Lottery Profits Could Mean Jackpot for Student Financial Aid
• Student Government Association Announces New Senators
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Social Media – Gary Ransdell
• Getting the Message Out: Small Changes Could Help Western Officials Communicate Better with Students – Social Media
• Waggoner, Tabitha. Western Warns of Viruses – Information Technology, Computers
• Ulber, …

Mckinney, Todd And Mckinney, Stephanie, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

This is was a two-person interview by Dr. Naison. The interviewees go back and forth speaking in the transcription.

Stephanie Woods was born on May 4^th 1966 in Fordham Hospital in the Bronx. Her family was living at the 439 Crotona Park North in a private house until 1991. Stephanie’s mother was born and raised in Harlem. Stephanie’s father was from Danville, VA. Stephanie mentions that he mother loved Hip-Hop and was the reason for life long love of Hip-Hop as her mother was the one who introduced her to it and would take her to street event, known …