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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs Dec 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Heichelbech, Evan. Thanks for Reading Another Eventful Semester of News
  • Austin, Emma. Earth Science Education Sees Drop, Says Research Institute
  • DeLetter, Emily. Ramping Up – Enrollment
  • Ziege, Nicole. Title IX Committee Stalls Completion of Investigation
  • Dobbs, Jack. White Supremacist Organization Recruiting on Campus – Evropa
  • Ceballo, Ivy. From Broken & Bruised to Free & Strong – Domestic Abuse
  • Allen, Ellie. Editorial Cartoon – WKU White Squirrel with Christmas Gift
  • Ho Ho Herald: The Herald’s 2018 Christmas Gifts
  • Kohley, Chris. Sunshine Skate – SoKY Ice Rink …


Uren, Doris Et Al. (Fa 1233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2018

Uren, Doris Et Al. (Fa 1233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1233. Student folk studies project titled “Märchen [Fairy tales],” which includes survey sheets with a description of a fairy tale collected in Kentucky and Tennessee by students at Campbellsville College, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of a fairy tale, informant’s name, age and address. The first name of the collectors Asher and Wall were not provided.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Breu, Natasha. Mold Plagues Universities Across State
  • Stahl, Matt. Hello, Tyson Helton – Football
  • Tolbert, Eleanor. College Graffiti Closing at End of the Semester
  • Ziege, Nicole. Honors College Aims to Increase Applicant Pool
  • Harper, Kevin. Flooded Memories – Minton Hall
  • Leonard, Nicole. Holiday Pro Tips: Surviving the Holidays at Home
  • Norvell, Abbey. WKU Store Celebrates a Century of Basketball
  • Pritchett, Grace. School’s Out
  • Webster, Mark. WKU Student Pursues Passion in Being a Local Disc Jockey – Jared Watkins
  • Tolbert, Eleanor. Between the Lines – Parking …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Heicelbech, Evan & Rebeckah Alvey. Molded – Dormitories
  • DeLetter, Emily & Nicole Ziege. 348 Minton Hall Residents Spend Weekend Relocating
  • DeLetter, Emily. WKU to Continue Saudi Scholarship Between Countries
  • DeLetter, Emily. ROTC Celebrates 100 Years at WKU, Honors Veterans
  • Non-Binary: Proposal Disregards Science, Harms Non-binary Rights
  • Allen, Ellie. Editorial Cartoon re: Gender Does Not Equal Sex
  • Hanks, Michelle. Teaching Diversity
  • Sisler, Julie. Review: Hair and the Call to Freedom & Expression – Theatre & Dance
  • Holland, Kelley. In Formation – Marching Band
  • Bryant, Maxis. Fresh …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • DeLetter. Emily. Lawyer: Ruling Supports Right to Access Records in Suit Against College Heights Herald
  • Ziege, Nicole. Fit for a Facelift – Preston Health & Fitness Center
  • DeLetter, Emily. WKU Lacks Disabilities Plan in Active-shooter Scenario
  • Breu, Natasha. Food Service Class Provides Meals to Faculty & Staff
  • Nutter, Abbigail. Former Journalism & Broadcasting Director Selected as Contest Judge – Loup Langton
  • Allen, Ellie. Editorial Cartoon re; Donald Trump
  • Hovell, Nolan. How Much Do Words Matter in Politics?
  • Election Analysis: Impact of Attack Advertisements
  • Oh Rocky …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 9 [10], Wku Student Affairs Oct 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 9 [10], Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Voter Guide – Patti Minter, Benjamin Lawson
  • DeLetter, Emily. Construction of First-year Village Slated to Begin – Housing & Residence Life
  • Austin, Emma. Will Local Voters Make Warren County Wet? – Alcohol
  • Austin, Emma. Fraternity Member Brings Firearm to Float Site – Delta Tau Delta / Chi Omega
  • Dobbs, Jack. Kentucky Museum Hosts Celebration of WKU Professors – Jim Wayne Miller, Mary Ellen Miller
  • DeLetter, Emily. WKU to Host Annual International Education Week
  • DeLetter, Emily. Kentucky Museum to Establish Youth Scholarship
  • DeBerry, Kierra. Organizations Provide …


Ua12/2/1 Homecoming, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2018

Ua12/2/1 Homecoming, Wku Student Affairs

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Special homecoming edition of the College Heights Herald.

  • Tailgate Rules for Homecoming 2018
  • Homecoming Calendar of Events
  • Sisler, Julie. Alumni Celebrate 50th Anniversary on the Hill – Chuck Dobelstein, Mary Lou Dobelstein
  • Southers, Mariah, Sam Chumbley, Abbey Norvell. Your Weekend Back on the Hill – Parade, Food, Football
  • Stahl, Matt. Masai Whyte, DeAndre Farris in Their Final Stretch as Longtime Teammates & Close Friends – Football
  • Goodlett, Ryan. International Programs Help Students Find Sense of Home – Hovsep Yakubyan, Trevor Hoffman
  • Southers, Mariah. Best Views of the Parade – Maps
  • Fletcher, Griffin. National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show Returns to …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 8 [9], Wku Student Affairs Oct 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 8 [9], Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Stahl, Matt. Moneyball – Title IX
  • Alvey, Rebekah. Sigma Chi Fraternity Suspended for Alcohol Violations
  • DeLetter, Emily. Barbara Burch’s Transition to Retirement Saves WKU Money
  • Harsh, Spencer. WKU Police Department Hires Sixth Female Police Officer – Melissa Bailey
  • Dobbs, Jack. Marketing Professorship Established at Gordon Ford – Joseph Walters
  • Dobb, jack. Garrett Edmonds Optimistic About Future Amid Controversy – Student Government Association
  • Breu, Natasha. WKU Ranks On List of Bets Online Colleges in Kentucky
  • Nutter, Abbigail. Authors & Readers Connect Over Love for Books – …


Ohio River Survey (Fa 656), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2018

Ohio River Survey (Fa 656), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 656. Kentucky Folklife Program project titled: “Ohio River Survey,” which includes interviews, tape logs, photographs and other documentation of folklife along the Ohio River in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Interviews may include a description of belief, traditional occupation, practice, craft, or tool, informant’s name, age, birth date, and address.


Trafton, Paula Burt (Fa 1214), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2018

Trafton, Paula Burt (Fa 1214), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1214. National Register of Historic Places nomination form for Taylor Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Completed by Paula Burt Trafton, the application includes history, classification, maps, photographs, and other documentation regarding the church.


Ballew, William A., 1842-1915 (Sc 3277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2018

Ballew, William A., 1842-1915 (Sc 3277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3277. Letter, 12 November 1864, from William A. Ballew to Thomas Hopkins, Clinton County, Kentucky. Writing from Spring Hill, Tennessee, where he is serving with the 12th Kentucky Infantry, Ballew notes his regiment’s support of presidential candidate George B. McClellan (“little mack”). Although they were not yet enfranchised, he cites a mock election held by African Americans in Nashville as evidence for President Abraham Lincoln’s likely reelection. He notes the good health of his fellow soldiers, including Hopkins’ two sons, Lewis and Shelby.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 7 [8], Wku Student Affairs Oct 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 7 [8], Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Ziege, Nicole. Fee for All – Tuition
  • Chisenhall, Jeremy. Student Section Moves Further Back in Diddle Arena
  • DeLetter, Emily. Faculty Ranks Work-life Morale Poor to Very Poor
  • Allen, Ellie. Editorial Cartoon re: Stalking
  • Voice for Victims: Amendment on Midterm Ballot Could Limit Injustice – Marsy’s Law
  • Dressman, Jake. Avoiding Next Year’s October Heat Wave
  • Fall Break in Bowing Green
  • Sisler, Julie. Jackson’s Orchard Welcomes Fall Weather & Visitors Alike
  • Bryant, Maxis. Chaney’s Dairy Barn Challenges New Guests with Corn Maze
  • Holland, Kelly. Lost River Cave …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 6 [7], Wku Student Affairs Oct 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 6 [7], Wku Student Affairs

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

  • DeLetter, Emily. Affairs of State – Noah Stevens
  • Breu, Natasha. Bike Share Company Arriving at WKU
  • Breu, Natasha. Attorney General Signs Domestic Violence Awareness Proclamation – Andy Beshear
  • Dobbs, Jack. Kentucky Awarded $24.5 Million Grant Increase – Enrollment
  • Coyle, Cameron. Tom Hardy Almost Saved Venom
  • Allen, Ellie. Editorial Cartoon re: Pessimism
  • Brown, Austin. Pessimistic Prose
  • Editorial: Collective Punishment Won’t Fix Greek Life – Alcohol
  • Pepke, Brenna & Whitney Hardin. Jackson’s Orchard Celebrates Pumpkin Season
  • Sisler, Julie. Leatherworker Encourages Local Art with Creativity
  • Fletcher, Griffin. The …


Currey, Cathy (Fa 1210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2018

Currey, Cathy (Fa 1210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1210. Student folk studies project titled “The History of African-American Education in Christian County, [Kentucky].” Narrative history which includes historical and architectural information, photographs, and other documentation regarding African American schools in Christian County, Kentucky.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No 6, Wku Student Life Oct 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No 6, Wku Student Life

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

  • Kizer, Drake. Giving Back – George Nichols
  • Alvey, Rebekah. Hackers Go Phishing for WKU Account Information
  • DeLetter, Emily. New Study Ranks WKU Low in Racial Equality
  • Breu, Natasha. New Program Promotes Study of Modern Languages – Modern Language Ambassadors
  • Hovell, Nolan. Meditation Helps Study Habits
  • Allen, Ellie. Editorial Cartoon re: Smoking
  • Juulers: The New Nicotine Addicts
  • Dressman, Jake. Donald Trump’s Costly Game: Tariffs Impact Kentucky Agriculture
  • Pepke, Brenna. Melting Pot – International Festival
  • Kizer, Drake. I’m Spider-Man, Then
  • Yaacoub, Sarah. Mindful Moments Relieves Students
  • Sisler, …


Ua19/16/2 Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Oct 2018

Ua19/16/2 Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases regarding WKU's basketball team from August to December 2018.


Ua19/16/2 Football Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Oct 2018

Ua19/16/2 Football Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU football team for August to December.


Ua19/16/2 Womens' Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Oct 2018

Ua19/16/2 Womens' Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

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Press releases, photos and game statistics related to WKU women's basketball team from July to December 2018.


Nature Or Nurture? The Concentration Of African Americans In Specific Sports, Eric J. Klimowicz Oct 2018

Nature Or Nurture? The Concentration Of African Americans In Specific Sports, Eric J. Klimowicz

Student Publications

The prevalence of African Americans in certain American professional sports is certainly evident. Their prevalence is particularly pertinent and commonly associated with sports such as basketball, football, and track. The percentage of the players in the National Basketball AssociatIon (NBA) that were African American in the 2017-2018 season was 73.9% (Lapchik, 2018). Additionally, the percentage of players that were African American in the National Football League (NFL) during the 2016-2017 season was 69.7% (Lapchik, 2018). These statistics however differ from proportions of African Americans representing these respective sports at the Division I college level. The percentage of African Americans at …


Intro To Folk Studies Oral History Project (Fa 1206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2018

Intro To Folk Studies Oral History Project (Fa 1206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1206. Collection consists of interviews conducted by students in Barry Kaufkins’ Introduction to Folk Studies (FLK 276) class at WKU. Students conducted interviews with various family members, friends, and coworkers. Topics include childhood memories, cultural traditions, professional responsibilities, and other issues relating to personal narratives. Collection also contains brief summaries of subjects covered in the interviews. Audio recordings of the interviews that were recorded and submitted are stored in the WKU Sound Archives.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Alvey, Rebekah. Imagewest Remembers Student Killed in Car Crash – Brandon Brown
  • Ziege, Nicole. WKU Takes Steps to Address Mold in Dorms – Housing & Residential Life
  • DeLetter, Emily. Lifelong Long – Science, Technology, Engineering & Math, Women
  • Wells, Spencer. Ment Brings Coworking to Bowling Green
  • Alvey, Rebekah. College Heights Herald Editor-in-Chief Arrested for Public Intoxication – Evan Heichelbech
  • Breu, Natasha. Gatton Academy Students Set National Merit Scholar Record
  • Ziege, Nicole. WKU Files Response to Former Student Government Association President’s Lawsuit – Andi Dahmer
  • Keeling, …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93 [94], No. 4, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93 [94], No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Ziege, Nicole & Rebekah Alvey. Is Mold in Dorms Making You Sick? – Housing & Residential Life
  • Singlton, John. Delta Tau Delta Returns to Campus After Four-year Hiatus
  • DeLetter, Emily. WKU Limited Use of White Squirrel Logo
  • DeLetter, Emily. City Passes Grant Application to Revitalize Riverfront
  • Allen, Ellie. Editorial Cartoon re: Banished Squirrel
  • Banished? #SaveOurSquirrel
  • Hovell, Nolan. Worst Day Ever: The Day We Lost Malcolm Miller aka Mac
  • Hanks, Michelle. Bowling Green Fiestaval
  • Webster, Mark. Nothing But Love – Houston Edison
  • Kizer, Drake. Spikeball Gains …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93 [94], No. 3, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93 [94], No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Zeige, Nicole. Detailing Student Government Association President’s Lawsuit Against WKU – Andi Dahmer
  • Singleton, John. We Got Caged – Cage the Elephant
  • Breu, Natasha. New Technology in Dorms Keeps Track of Housing Services
  • Hicks, Amelia. Former Professor & Civil Rights Activist Dies at 83 – Alan Anderson
  • Dobbs, Jack. Student Government Association President Prepares for a Challenging Year – Stephen Mayer
  • Maliciously Untrue? Saving Face? – Andi Dahmer
  • Coyle, Cameron. The Nun Largely Disappoints with Cheap Scares
  • Cage the Elephant on Stage
  • Fletcher, Griffin. Rite …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Austin, Emma. Remembering Alex Davis
  • Breu, Natasha. WKU Alumni Highlight First University of Kentucky Medical School Class – Dixi Secula
  • Deletter, Emily. Confucius Institute to Stay at WKU Despite Bill
  • Singleton, John. WKU Launches International Year of Cuba in 2018.
  • Dressman, Jake. A Short Guide for Going Greek
  • Hovell, Nolan. Comedy: An Unlikely Source for Truth
  • Higher-Ed Counseling Offices Struggling
  • Hanks, Michelle. Ready, Set, Go! – Beech Bend Drag Strip
  • Bunton, Gabby & Laurel Deppen. Furnished – Aaron Price, Noah Shreve
  • Yaacoub, Sarah. Students with …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs Aug 2018

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Ziege, Nicole. WKU Alum, Churchill Downs Vice President Dies at 62 – John Asher
  • Ziege, Nicole. Top Performers Could Get Up to 6% - Salaries
  • Deletter, Emily. University Senate Welcomes WKU’s New Provost – Terry Ballman
  • Ziege, Nicole. 6 Important Stories You Missed This Summer – Tuition, Admissions, Provost, Lawsuits, Strategic Planning, Budget
  • Fleming, Kayla. Money More Money
  • Edwards, Brandon. Editorial Cartoon re: Timothy Caboni’s Budget
  • Doubling Down: Lawsuit Inhibits Important Journalism – Open Records
  • Gabhart, Ebonne. In Case You Missed Barak Obama’s Keynote Speech …


An Examination Of The Impact Of Racial Ideology And Conversations About Race On Relationship Processes Among African American Couples, Aleja M. Parsons Aug 2018

An Examination Of The Impact Of Racial Ideology And Conversations About Race On Relationship Processes Among African American Couples, Aleja M. Parsons

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The current study aimed to explore how considering unique cultural factors and experiences may advance the fields knowledge on relationship dynamics among African American couples. In a sample of 172 self-identified African American adults who were in opposite sex relationships, the current study explored how individual’s own and perception of partner’s racial ideology are associated with romantic processes, if, when, and how African American couples talk about race within their relationship, and the association between “dyadic racial ideology” and relationship processes. Results indicated one’s own racial ideology, conceptualized by individual subscales and cluster profiles, and discrepancy between one’s own and …


White Space, Black Space: Community Gardens In Portland, Oregon, David Ross Billings Jr. Jul 2018

White Space, Black Space: Community Gardens In Portland, Oregon, David Ross Billings Jr.

Dissertations and Theses

Community gardens have been the focus of social science research in the United States for several decades and the benefits associated with these alternative food spaces has been well documented. More recently, scholars have begun to argue that these benefits are inequitably distributed across society. Largely as a result of the whiteness of these spaces, people of color are less represented in community and benefit less from their presence. Portland, Oregon is recognized as a leader in sustainability, with its abundance of community gardens and urban agriculture. It is also one of the whitest urban cities in the United States. …


Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs Jul 2018

Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.


Tinker, Robert Rush (Fa 1149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2018

Tinker, Robert Rush (Fa 1149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1149. Student folk studies project titled “Playground Language: [Newburg, Kentucky]” which includes survey sheets with a brief description of playground rhymes in Newburg, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Sheets may include rope skipping rhyme, group game, informant’s name, and text classification.


Warren, Kaye (Fa 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2018

Warren, Kaye (Fa 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1150. Student folk studies project titled “From Slavery to Freedom for the Negro Race in Logan County [Kentucky]” which includes survey sheets with a brief description of African American life in Logan County, Kentucky. Sheets may include interviews, written records, photographs, informant’s name, age, and address.