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Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Forge, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2022

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Forge, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Fall 2022 Talisman:

  • Our Mission
  • Hunter, Leah. Forge
  • Coles, Jack. Fakes
  • Richer, Caily. Trailblazers – Kiara Braxton-Davis, Ashley Garrett, Torales Guadalupe
  • Clifton, Zachary & Audrey Plescia. Built By Discipline – Bodybuilders, Meg Boshaw, Michelle Jones
  • Jones, Michelle. Healthy Fried Rice
  • Booth, Pandora. A Silent Strike – Quiet Quitting
  • Moore, Emily. Strawberry Sun
  • Fleshman, McKenna. Humans of WKU – Sada Jewel, Alaina Webber, Michael Ballard, Amara Danturthi
  • Sandlin, Ellie. Forged in Fire – Zechariah Nelson
  • Price, Devon. Not Too Pretty – Women in New Roles
  • Whitsitt, Ashley. Ghost in Training
  • Meyers, Jeffrey. Identity in Ink – Tattoos
  • Hunter, Leah. After the …

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La Llorona, Picante Pero Sabroso: The Mexican Horror Legend As A Story Of Survival And A Reclamation Of The Monster, Camille Maria Acosta Apr 2021

La Llorona, Picante Pero Sabroso: The Mexican Horror Legend As A Story Of Survival And A Reclamation Of The Monster, Camille Maria Acosta

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

For centuries, the relationship between Mexico and its infatuation with scary stories has been profoundly complex, but why? Perhaps it is the easiest way to communicate a Mexican culture, although proud and resilient, riddled with haunting narratives. For myself personally, the Mexican horror narrative La Llorona has served as a lens for conversation and communication that is unique and important.

In this thesis, I explore how Mexicans and Mexican Americans alike use the legend of La Llorona as a unique form of communication through personifying what truly haunts us. From using the narrative as a tool for entertainment, cautionary tales, …

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Perez, Linda (Fa 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2008

Perez, Linda (Fa 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 320. Paper titled "Ghost Stories and Beliefs of the Hispanic Community" written by Perez for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

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Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism Jun 2003

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism

WKU Administration Documents

Newspaper created by students participating in the Minority Journalism Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.

  • Clark, Ashlee. Campus Security Tightens in Wake of Murder
  • Lau, Jessica. Diversity Grows, Problems Persist
  • Yee, April. Home of Love
  • Leong, Jennifer. State Street Baptist Church Rededication Date Set
  • Cowherd, Heather. Growing Up Black in Bowling Green
  • Clark, Ashlee & Aja Junior. Regents Approve Increased Budget
  • Leong, Jennifer. Hispanic Ministry Provides Heartfelt Worship
  • Taylor, Sean. Shake Rag Gains New Support, Awareness
  • Taylor, Sean. Patriot Act Tramples Peoples' Civil Rights
  • Clark, Ashlee. Got Ethics?
  • Winters, Jonathan. Remove Patriotism from Flames
  • Yee, April. Stereotypes
  • Jefferson, Regina …

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Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 8 – Childbirth & Infancy Life Cycle Series, Wku Sociology Apr 1972

Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 8 – Childbirth & Infancy Life Cycle Series, Wku Sociology

WKU Administration Documents

Table of Contents:

  • Hernandez, Pedro F. Catholic Church & Birth Control in Latin America
  • Kovit, Leonard. Labor is Hard Work: Notes on the Social Organization of Childbirth
  • McNurlen, Lewis J. Childbirth: A Family Affair
  • Miller, Rita Seiden & Ron Miller. Social Values Supporting Pregnancy: Dilemma for Population Control
  • Newman, John F. & William L. Graves. Neo-Natal Mortality & Socio-Economic Status
  • Newman, Lucille F. The Anthropology of Birth
  • Rutzen, S. Robert. Urban Life & Breast Feeding: A Sociological Analysis
  • Schulz, Barbara & Richard Schulz. Family Size Preferences & Sex Composition
  • Steinhoff, Patricia G., Roy G. Smith & Milton Diamond. Characteristics & …

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Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 40, No. 2, Wku Alumni Relations Oct 1971

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 40, No. 2, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly magazine created for WKU alumni. Regular features are Hilltopics, Sports, Alumni Newsgrams and Notes and In Memoriam. This issue includes:

  • Graduate School (College) is On Its Way
  • Evening Class is Thataway
  • The Hilltopper Hundred to the Rescue
  • ETV - Keep Watching, It's All in Color
  • Student Interns Learn How Government Works
  • Significant Statements: The New Year Begins
  • Good News for Fishermen: Reservoir Research
  • There it Was! Your Homecoming - 1971
  • Performing Arts Illuminate the Campus Scene
  • Discovery 1 - Uncovering the Kentucky of Antiquity
  • Discovery 2 - Reviving the Heritage of Kentucky
  • Discovery 3 - The Intercultural Studies Program …

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Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 7 – Childhood Life Cycle Series, Wku Sociology Oct 1971

Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 7 – Childhood Life Cycle Series, Wku Sociology

WKU Administration Documents

Table of Contents:

  • Bachelor, David L. & Rosalie S. Donofrio. Poor Children: Images & Interpretations
  • Birenbaum, Arnold. The Recognition & Acceptance of Stigma
  • Denzin, Norman K. Childhood as Conversation of Gestures
  • Miller, James Jr. A Comparison of Racial Preference in Young Black & Mexican American Children
  • Rath, Robert A. & Douglas J. McDowell. Coming Up Hip: Child Rearing Perspectives & Life Style Values Among Counter Culture Families
  • Thomas, Darwin L. & James M. Calonico. Birth Order & Family Sociology: A Reassessment

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