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Ua68/13/4 The Link, Wku Journalism

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Newsletter created by the WKU Department of Journalism for students and alumni regarding departmental events and activities.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Vincent, Bruce & Noelle Phillips. Neighbors Unite After Rape Report
• Howard, Laura. World’s Longest Cave Steeped in Rich History – Mammoth Cave
• Martin, John. Smithereens Refuse Invitation
• Student Escort Services Gets Financial Boost
• Pearce-Fore Tower Parking Crunch Eases
• University Center Board Sets This Year’s Program Lineup
• Riley, John Paul. Campus Store Falls Prey to Lemox Book Company, Inc.
• Trash Study Should Not be Dumped
• Bradley, Jim. Editorial Cartoon Night of the Living Trash
• Better Safe Than Sorry – Rape, WKU Police
• McMahon, William. Article Message …

Ua58/5 The Graduate Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1, Wku Graduate & Research Studies

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Newsletter created by and about WKU Graduate Studies & Research.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Martin, John. Police Urge Caution After Rape Reported
• Martin, John. Hot Band May Play Western – The Smithereens
• Baldwin, Paul. Saddam Hussein Goes Down by a Nose – Fajita Factory
• Poore, Chris. Women Encouraged Yet Concerned About Speech – Women’s Alliance
• Weber, Rob. Faulty Prediction? Scientist Targets Big Earthquake’s Date – Michael Lynch, New Madrid Fault
• Arts Task Force Gives First Report
• Stevenson, Cindy. Students to Share Gulf Fears – Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Put On Your Thinking Caps, Educators – Comprehensive Examinations
• Bradley, Jim. …

Ua12/2/1 Fall Sports Preview, Wku Student Affairs

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Special athletics magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Swiney, Donnie. QB Battle
• Kistler, L.B. Soccer Team Works Out Kinks
• Burton, Marsha. Jeff Hulsmeyer Has High Expectations for Season – Volleyball
• Sophomore Wins Golf Tournament - P.J. McDougal
• Swiney, Donnie. Change Good for Young Tops – Football
• Summar, Bart. Coach Laura Hudspeth Hopes Tennis Team Can Overcome Injuries, New System
• Daughtery, Brian. Toppers Return Top Runners of Sun Belt
• Tops Won’t Be Playing University of Tennessee-Martin – Football
• Murray Arnold Gets Coaching Job
• Summar, Bart. Toppers Are Young, But Experienced – Golf

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Houchens, Gary. Article Offends Faculty Leaders
• Mallon, Tracy. Soviet Psychologist to Teach Here - Marina Abalakina
• Hoover, Amy. Offbeat Jobs Perfect Cure for Summertime Blues
• Poynter, Chris. Teachers’ Group Awaits Revival – American Association of University Professors, AAUP
• Student Delegates Needed for Conference – Library & Information Science
• Weber, Rob. Greenpeace Spurs Interest
• Bradley, Jim. Editorial Cartoon – Thomas Meredith as Charlie Brown
• Dissent Article Offends Faculty Senate
• Peters, Aaron. Lighting Rules Criticized – Tennis Courts
• Peters, Wayne. Poor Policy Detrimental – Tennis Courts
• Caso, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Poynter, Chris. University Bracing for Teacher Shortage
• Ballard, Carl. Ribbon Campaign Honors Servicemen – Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Vincent, Bruce. Students Remember Roommates from Hell
• Poynter, Chris. Revised Score System Elevates Results – ACT Tests
• State Tuition Policy to be Reviewed
• Eliminating Position Not Efficient Solution – Administration & Finance
• Bradley, Jim. Editorial Cartoon – Thomas Meredith Hokey Pokey
• Financial Aid Woes Expensive for Book Buyers
• Gramling, Joy & Kaye Smith. Paint Crew Efforts Praised – Facilities Services
• Ray, Bill. Column Reader Responds
• Halbert, Christy. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Houchens, Gary. Nepotism Not Issue in Choice of Regent – Robert Chambless
• Houchens, Gary. Alumni Donate Windfall – Raymond Preston, Hattie Preston
• Ballard, Carl. We Watch Our TVs and Pray –Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Thomas Meredith Appointed to Southern Regional Education Board
• Economic Advisory Board Swings Into Action – Institute for Economic Development
• New Honors Program Director Named – Sam McFarland
• Phillips, Noelle. Pearce-Ford Tower Residents Get Breath of Air
• Kappa Sigmas’ Cannon Stolen
• Regent Appointment Raises Question of Nepotism
• Bradley, Jim. Editorial Cartoon Regent …

Ua12/2/35 The Greek Letter, Wku Interfraternity Council

Student Organizations

WKU Interfraternity Council newsletter regarding fraternities and rush policies. Includes information on Alpha Gamma Rho, Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Kappa Sigma, National Pan-Hellenic Council, United Black Greeks, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta

Public Relations: Its Importance In The Public School System, Lawrence Crittenden Hunter

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Literature was reviewed to determine the importance of a public relations program in the public school system. Information was retrieved from various published sources, including materials from the National School Public Relations Association, professional journals, books relating to public relations and a variety of other educational reports.

An analysis of the literature reveals the following components of a successful public relations program:

1. A plan of action benefits the public relations program.
2. Staff participants benefit the public relations program.
3. Parent involvement is an important aspect of the public relations program.
4. Community involvement is essential to a successful public relations program

Factors Affecting Wood Fuel Consumption And Environmental Impacts In Warren County, Kentucky, Barry Vann

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this research is to identify factors that contribute to wood fuel consumption as a space heating source and estimate a county-wide proportion for wood fuel consuming households. In addition, environmental problems associated with deforestation such as erosion and loss of wildlife habitat are delineated; moreover, air pollution resulting from wood fuel emissions are discussed.

An exhaustive literature review provided the basis for the study. Data on Warren County wood fuel consumption patterns were derived from a mail survey. Proportion estimates were tested by using a classical two-tail test of hypothesis. Subsequently, factors were identified and used in …

Ua94/6/1/4 George Shannon Interview, George Shannon

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Interview of George Shannon, WKU Class of 1974, author of children's books and storyteller regarding his books and visit to WKU in 1990.

Ua66/6/2 Bionews From The Hill, Wku Biology

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Newsletter created by and about WKU Biology highlighting the activities of faculty, students and alumni.

Ua66/7/3 Coal & Fuel Characterization Laboratory: The First Ten Years, Wku Chemistry

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Report of work completed in the first ten years of the Coal & Fuel Characterization Laboratory.

Ua68/13/4 Shoptalk, Vol. 18, No. 1, Wku Journalism

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Newspaper created by students participating in the High School Publications Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.

• Paul, Jay. It's Called a Workshop for a Reason
• Hall, Scott. A Class Experience
• Shirel, Matt. Lone Oak's Lori Spear Wins Red O'Donnell Scholarship
• Lanham, Ted. It's a Long Way from Harlan to Western
• Postins, Amy. Photojournalists Can, Must Change the World
• Young, Nancy. Strive for Excellence
• Votruba, Jane. Good Reporting, Writing Require Clear Thinking
• Johnson, Jeramie. Workshop Staff Tries to Solve Problems
• Buckles, Martha. Swapping Ideas is Students' Goal
• Shirel, Matt. Diversity Personified
• Adams, Andy. Workshop Teachers Are Real People, Too
• Profiles …

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Vol. 7, No. 1, Wku Journalism

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

• Shafi, Farah. Couple Face Struggle to Help Children Overcome Tragedies - Galilean Home Ministries
• Ashan, Human. Western Must Up Minority Enrollment
• Hafiz, Diya. Earnece Walker Gives Shoes Walker Glow
• Patterson, Erica. Western Gets Bonus with Halcomb Twins
• Williamson, Tiffany. Civil Rights Role Started Early
• Ahsan, Human. Western Professor Wants Role in Setting Policy - Saundra Ardrey
• Spaulding, Allonda. Reporter Decides Early on TV Career - Beverly Kirk
• Shafi, Farah. Students Get Inside View at Broadcasting Business
• Townes, Jimmedda. Cold Floor, Steel Doors Greet Warren …

Ua12/2 Wku Sorority System Annual Report Fall 1989-Spring 1990, Elizabeth Button

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A report of the activities of the WKU sorority system for the 1989-1990 school year. It includes information regarding the Panhellenic Council, membership data and academic rankings of individual sororities.

Ua12/2/7 Wku Sorority System Annual Report, Elizabeth Button

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Annual Panhellenic Council report for the 1989-90 school year.

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Think Big, Think Red, Wku Student Affairs

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1990 Talisman yearbook with the following articles:

• West, Jodie. Wake Up, Western: Bemis Bids America Good Morning
• Hadley, Kim. Monster Bash – Hilloween
• Westmeier, Tracy. Individuals Versus the Law – Roe vs. Wade
• Hardin, Billy. Collection of Firsts – Homecoming
• McDonald, Denise. ‘Tis the Season – Madrigals
• Hadley, Kim. Campus Hotlines – Prank Phone Calls
• Givens, Jennifer. Land of the Lost
• Davis, Sarah. A World of Difference – Earth Day
• Hadley, Kim. For Official Use Only – WKU Seal
• Hardin, Billy. Cultural Exchange – Xiu Sun
• Hadley, Kim. Politics – Nelson Mandela, Lithuania, Manuel Noriega, China, Freedom Fighters, Eastern Europe …

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Xi, No. 1, Wku Latin American Studies

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Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies program regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.

Need For Cognition Scale: A Study Of Its Psychometric Properties And Its Ability To Predict Academic Achievement, Arthur Cleavinger

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The psychometric properties of the Need for Cognition Scale (NCS; Cacioppo & Petty, 1982) were investigated in two studies with independent samples of undergraduates at Western Kentucky University. In the first study (N = 379), the internal consistency and factor structure of the NCS were examined, and the NCS was compared to the Achievement subscale of the Personality Research Form (Jackson, 1974) and the State-Trait Curiosity subscale of the State-Trait Personality Inventory (Speilberger, 1979). Also, the possibility of differences in “need for cognition” attributable to socio-economic status (i.e. the educational attainment of the subjects’ parents) were examined. The second study …

Stigma And The Negotiation Of Identity By Rural And Small-Town Lesbians, Margaret Cooper

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Fifteen women who identify themselves as lesbians were located through snowball sampling. These women participated in confidential taped interviews and assigned pseudonyms. They were questioned on topics which included growing up gay, family, work relations and friendship associations.

It was assumed that life experiences may differ on the basis of social environments. This study focused on the unique experiences of rural lesbians.

Erving Goofman’s book, Stigma, provided the theoretical framework utilized in the analysis of lesbian identity management. It also allowed for a discussion of stigma and its effect on lesbians.

The women in the study experiencing homosexual feelings during …

Ua12/2 Wku Annual Fraternity System Report Fall 1989-Spring 1990, Kelly Neill

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The purpose of this report is to offer a synopsis of what occurred during the 1989-1990 school year in Western's fraternity system. This report contains information on the Interfraternity Council, programming, membership, philanthropy, and academics. This, in turn, will point out those strengths and weaknesses in Western's fraternity system as well as to suggest ways to improve the system.

Stress Indicators Of Kentucky Elementary Principals, Helen Kirby

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Stress has become a problem to which people of all walks of life may relate, affecting the actions of the individual on both professional and personal levels. In the field of education, administrators often report a high level of stress, sometimes referred to as burnout. Much has been written about teacher stress, but very little research has been done on stress encountered by elementary principals. Research was conducted on stress as perceived by elementary principals in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for this study.

The questionnaire used was compiled by the researcher using Koff, Laffey, Olson and Cichon’s table of Stress …

Ua66/4/2 Ceremony Of Capping & Pinning, Wku Dental Hygiene

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Program from capping & pinning ceremony.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Houchens, Gary. Students Still Run Herald, Talisman
• Howard, Laura. Busy Legislature, Faculty Raises Slow Budget
• Carlton, Jill. Commencement a Family Affair for Three Graduates – Oakes Family
• Hoover, Amy. Egg Drop Part of Weekend’s Science Games
• Bart White to Head Faculty Senate Again
• Tree will be Dedicated to Deceased Student – Perry Newby
• Dance Professor Beverly Veenker Gains Recognition
• Vice President Application Deadline Set
• 1990 Marsupial Awards
• Rountree, Ron. Addressing Religion – New Age
• Black, Sam. $400,000 Still Needed for Preston Health & Activities Center …

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

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Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Summers, Kaye. Simple Gifts: The Shakers’ Story – South Union Shakers
• Albrecht, Dana. Western Graduate O’Brian McKinley Enjoys Thrill of Being Paramedic

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Black, Sam. Faculty Can Expect 5-percent Pay Raises
• Houchens, Gary & Noelle Phillips. Earth Day Organizers Hope Public Remains Interested
• Smart, Steve. A Helping Hand – photo of two Special Olympics participants
• Food Services Losses Mount – Dining Services
• Wessling, Susan. Education College Dean Named Carl Martray – Education & Behavioral Sciences
• Graduate Leaves $200,000 for Journalism – Virginia Wood Davis
• Residence Hall Association Fills Most Executive Council Positions
• Ads Show Greeks Aren’t Just Partiers
• Weber, Rob. Greeks Battle It Out All Week – Greek …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Green, Travis. Michael Colvin Aces Associated Student Government Election
• Catering Service’s Legality Pondered
• Counselor Marlice Cox Appointed as Assault Adviser
• Phillips, Noelle. Director John Nunn Searches for Truth in Darkness – Student Film
• Enrollment Reaches Record High – Again
• Biology Society Starts Anti-Styrofoam Drive – Beta Beta Beta
• Green, Travis. Associated Student Government Wants Activity Fee Raised
• Houchens, Gary. Model Shows Danger of Landfills – Earth Week
• Evaluate Tenure by Classroom Performance
• Chattin, John. Editorial Cartoon Boring Professors
• Garrett, Jan. Let’s Build on Earth Week …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Bricking, Tanya, et al. Auditor Russ Cornelius Resigns Over Food Services Probe
• Summers, Kaye. Teaching Lost in Push to Publish, Some Say – Faculty Tenure
• Green, Travis. Lackluster Debate Draws 15 – Student Government Association
• Lawson, Jamie. Western Hopes to Tune Process by Early May – Faculty Tenure
• Stephenson, J. David. Widow Watching – photo of student waiting for class to start
• General Assembly Makes Regents’ Terms Six Years
• Post Office Ends Pickup of Some Campus Mail on Top of Hill
• Volunteers Needs for Area …