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Ua12/2/1 Fit: A Health & Wellness Guide, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special magazine of College Heights Herald regarding health and fitness.

• Childress, Nicole. Welcome to Fit
• Southers, Mariah. CVS Shares 4 Ways to Beat the Flu
• Childress, Nicole. Do It Yourself Face Masks
• Goodlett, Ryan. Juices Add Zest to Life
• Southers, Mariah & Bryson Lacasse. Classic Shortcuts – WKU Campus Map
• Wells, Spencer. Little Fox Bakery Offers Sweet Treats for Every Diet
• Southers, Mariah. Turning Up the Heat – Hot Yoga
• Goodlett, Ryan. Iron Woman – Melinda Grimsley-Smith
• Wells, Spencer. Preston Health & Fitness Center: More Than Just a Gym

Dawson, Jim (Fa 1102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1102. Paper titled “Ed Diddle Stories” in which Jim Dawson collects tales relating to former WKU Hilltopper basketball coach Edgar Allen Diddle. Paper is based on interviews with members of WKU faculty, all of whom played basketball under Coach Diddle.

Ua12/12 Preston Center Newsletter, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Wku Intramural & Recreational Sports

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Preston Center regarding services and intramural sports.

Ua12/12 Wku Wellnews, Vol. 2, No. 2, Wku Wellness Center

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Wellness Center regarding services, health and fitness.

Ua64/10/5 Scrapbook 1989-1994, Wku Recreation Majors' Club

Student Organizations

Scrapbook created by members of the WKU Recreation Majors' Club between 1989 and 1994. Book mostly consists of photographs. There are a few event programs.

Ua12/12 Preston Center Newsletter, Vol. 3, Issue 3, Wku Intramural & Recreational Sports

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Preston Center regarding services and intramural sports.

Ua12/12 Preston Center News, Vol. 2, Issue 2, Wku Intramural & Recreational Sports

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Preston Center regarding services and intramural sports.

Ua12/12 Preston Center News, Vol. 2, Issue 1, Wku Intramural & Recreational Sports

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Preston Center regarding services and intramural sports.

Ua12/12 Preston Center News, Vol. I, Issue 4, Wku Intramural & Recreational Sports

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Preston Center regarding services and intramural sports.

Ua12/12 Preston Center News, Vol. I, Issue 3, Wku Intramural & Recreational Sports

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Preston Center regarding services and intramural sports.

Ua12/12 Preston Center News, Vol. I, Issue 2, Wku Intramural & Recreational Sports

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Preston Center regarding services and intramural sports.

Ua12/12 Preston Center News, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku Intramural & Recreational Sports

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the Preston Center regarding services and intramural sports.

Ua3/8 Raymond Preston Health & Activities Center Dedication, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Dedication program for the Raymond Preston Health & Activities Center.

Ua3/8 Sneaker Preview, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Program for the Raymond Preston Health & Activities Center sneak preview event.

Ua3/8 Sneaker Preview Invitation, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Invitation to Raymond Preston Health & Activities Center sneak preview event.

Six Volleyball Skill Tests As A Predictor Of Game Performance, Donetta J. Cothran

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of six selected volleyball skill tests to actual volleyball game performance. The six skill test items were administered to 64 subjects, who were all members of a college level introductory volleyball course. Based on the ratings of a panel of experts, subjects were rated during game play as good, average, or poor performers.

The stepwise discriminant analysis was used to analyze the relationship between skill tests and game performance. Four of the six skill tests were identified as significantly contributing to group membership. These tests, in order of the magnitude …

Ua3/8 Raymond Preston Health & Activities Center Groundbreaking, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Program of activities for the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Raymond Preston Health & Activities Center.

Ua3/7/1 Outline Of Proposal For Indoor Recreation And Life Center, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Proposal for student recreation center which would become the Raymond B. Preston Health and Activities Center.

• Chapter I. Introduction to Proposal
• Chapter II. Need for Multi-purpose Center
• Chapter III. Educational Significance and Benefits of the Center
• Chapter IV. Facilities to be Included in the Center
• Chapter V. Design of the Center
• Chapter VI. Location of the Center
• Chapter VII. Funding Sources for Proposed Center
• Chapter VIII. Facility Space Needs

A Comparison Of Traditional Grass-Twist Backstops To One Of Corrugated Cardboard Design Use On Indoor Ranges, Charles T. Crume Jr.

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study presents the results of a comparison of traditional grass-twist backstops frequently used on indoor ranges with one of corrugated cardboard design. The findings indicate that the corrugated cardboard design is substantially superior.

The four factors selected for testing were:

1. Arrow pass-through levels and subsequent arrow repair costs
2. Arrow penetration levels, tested over several distances and using several bow weights
3. Arrow-stopping potential with beginning and inexperienced archers
4. Storage

Testing showed the first three factors supporting the corrugated cardboard design. The last factor, storage, was found to be about equally supportive of both designs.

Several recommendations are made. These recommendations …

Physical Working Capacity Of Adult Men Resulting From A Progressive Aerobics Program, Gary Kaye

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study was designed to determine the effects of a progressive aerobics training program on the physical working capacity of adults as measured on the bicycle ergometer.

The following hypotheses were tested:

1. A progressive aerobics training program does not increase physical working capacity (PWC).
2. A progressive aerobics training program has no effect on resting, exercise or recovery heart rate.
3. A progressive aerobics training program does not increase predicted maximum oxygen consumption (VO₂).

Ua12/11/1 Recreational Value Of The Dero Downing University Center To The Western Kentucky University Student, Bill Muller

WKU Archives Records

Paper written by Bill Muller for Field Experience in Recreation 489 course. A survey of freshman students' recreational habits prior to and after the opening of the Downing Student Center.