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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 73 [74], No. 14, Wku Student Affairs Oct 1998

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 73 [74], No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Back, Shannon. University Boulevard Back in State’s Hands
  • Batcheldor, Matt. Alcohol Policies Diverse
  • Darr, John. The Fixer – Dennis Felton
  • Karen, Mattias. Overtime Cutbacks Opposed by Staff
  • Harper, Molly. Proposed Policy to Evaluate Tenured Faculty
  • Anti-gay Violence Destroys Principles
  • Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Hate Crimes
  • Lobo, Maxx. Responses to the Oct. 6 Letter Forum Coverage Unfair by Lloyd Davies – University Boulevard
  • Ransdell, Gary. University Boulevard
  • Goddard, Holly. Student Government Association Proposal Fails – University Boulevard
  • Fedyk, Nicholas. Smiles on Their Faces – Bowling …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs Oct 1998

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Harper, Molly. State Struggles to Solve Fire Problem
  • Harper, Molly. Western Online Used by Porn Site
  • Lanter, Charlie. Western’s Tuition Continues to Climb
  • Karen, Mattias. New $18.5 Million Building Will Be Smaller Than Planned – Mass Media & Technology Hall
  • College, Beer: Deadly Combo
  • Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red Drinking Beer
  • Lucas, Fred. Politics, Morality Are More Than Cliché
  • Goddard, Holly. Student Government Association Approves Checklist to Help Simplify Student Advising
  • Goodard, Holly. Western Receives Funding for Water Treatment Center
  • Karen, Mattias. Speed …


Domestic Partnership And Same-Sex Relationships: A Marketplace Innovation And A Less Than Perfect Institutional Choice, Nancy J. Knauer Jan 1998

Domestic Partnership And Same-Sex Relationships: A Marketplace Innovation And A Less Than Perfect Institutional Choice, Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer

The struggle for the recognition and protection of same-sex relationships is at the forefront of the contemporary gay and lesbian civil rights agenda. Whereas the push for same-sex marriage and parenting rights has met with mixed results in the courts and the legislatures, an impressive array of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, colleges, nonprofit corporations, and municipalities, now extend benefits to the same-sex partners of their employees. This level of success raises a provocative question regarding the potential role of institutional employers in the larger on the agenda for progressive social change. Domestic partnership benefits are a creature of the …


Gay Men And The Process Of Becoming Authentic: An Exploratory Study, Thomas G. Wales Jan 1998

Gay Men And The Process Of Becoming Authentic: An Exploratory Study, Thomas G. Wales

Theses and Graduate Projects

The concept of authenticity has not been studied as it relates to the lives of gay men. Hence, the concept of authenticity was explored through the literature and qualitative research methods. *Participants were key informants, including ministers, psychologists, and social workers. The study findings revealed the oppressive and anxiety-provoking existential givens experienced by gay men. Also, the study findings revealed that some gay men seek to avoid suffering and succumb to dread, while others actively confront their suffering through courage, responsibility, love, faith, spontaneity, and creativity. The gay men who confront their suffering become more aware of their innate strengths …