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Barry Bonds Hits No. 715, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It pains me excessively to admit this, but Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig and I agree on something: Barry Bonds' arrival at the number 714 and 715 in home runs is not the occasion for celebration.

Gambling And College Sports, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It has been a longstanding assumption among historians of sport that gambling is an essential element in the appeal of sport, and that from the first competition it was likely that a wager was involved. It is also generally conceded that, without gambling, sport would experience a marked decline in public interest. The gambling industry in America is huge and largely illegal, while the gambling industry on other parts of the planet is huge and legal.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 48 [52], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Paul, Corey. Police Need More Hires, New Building
• Gibson, Adam. Getting’ Their Stress Out – Stresstivus
• McNamara, Andrew. Housing & Residence Life Finds, Fines Absent Students
• Brandenburg, Katie. Math Professor to Be New Senate Chair – Michelle Hollis
• Coulter, Amber. Regents to Vote on Next Year’s Budget
• Paul, Corey. Western Craftsman Dies at 89 – H.B. Clark
• The Marsupial Awards
• Harryman, Gene. Puzzled by Ban from Preston Health & Activities Center
• Sloan, Jason. The University Wastes Land
• McNamara, Andrew. Campus Fountain to Be Transformed into …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 47 [51], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Brandenburg, Katie. Commuters Join Global Fight - Uganda
• Brandenburg, Katie. Student Government Association Budget has $30K Remaining
• Coulter, Amber. Sigma Alpha Epsilons Break Ground on New House
• Harrell, Bobby. Searching for Truth, Team Finds Trophies – WKU Forensics Team
• McNamara, Andrew. Campus Updates, Repairs Picked Based on Priority
• Wooden, Kevin. Herald Not Responsible for Lack of Student Government Association Enthusiasm on Campus
• Kerby, Molly. Western Should Not be Deterred by Arson Attacking Cherry
• BSAs Should be Thanked – Building Service Attendants, Cherry Hall
• Coulter, Amber. …

I Am What I Wear: The Use Of Dress In Constructing And Evaluating Sexual Identity, Jean Stevens

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

This thesis explores different disciplinary studies and discussions of dress, and more specifically, the use of dress in constructing a gendered identity and sexual identity. To conduct this research, I performed a literature review and referenced various social psychological, sociological, and/or feminist theoretical frameworks. I argue that dress cannot serve as any sort of innate or accurate indicator of sexual identity; rather, the meanings associated with dress are socially produced and vary across time and place. Evidence for this argument emerges only after a literature review, as one can recognize a common theme linking the literature, or perhaps a commonly …

Handling And Preventing Journalistic Fraud: Janet Cooke, Stephen Glass, Jayson Blair, Kenneth Munson

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

Fraud is a growing concern in the news business, especially in recent years where numerous journalism scandals rock its foundation. This paper examines the most prominent cases: Stephen Glass, the reporter for The New Republic newsmagazine who completely or partially fabricated 27 stories in the late ‘90s; Jayson Blair, the New York Times reporter who was found to have plagiarized or made up his supposedly on-thescene reporting in 2003; and Janet Cooke, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for her Washington Post story about a child heroin addict who, in actuality, did not exist. This paper will examine flaws …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 46 [50], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Paul, Corey. Cherry Hall Reopens for Classes
• Coulter, Amber. Senate Wants Ban Lifted – Gene Harryman
• Coulter, Amber. Veto Postpones FAC Renovation – Ivan Wilson Hall
• Morgan, Nathan. Students Use Silence to Spread Message – Gay Pride Week
• Coulter, Amber. Alcohol to Be Served in Smith Stadium Soon
• Brandenburg, Katie. Student Government Association Wants Accuracy for Clocks on the Hill
• Vetoes Happen – Budget
• Laves, Karl & Rich Patterson. Parking and Transportation Likes to Hear Opinions from Everyone
• Jordan, Pat. Full Page Ad Degrading
• Ford, …

The Ultimate Non-Event: The Nfl Draft, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is the biggest non-event in sport. It saturates the sports talk shows, the sports pages, the sports magazines, the sports web sites. It is the orphan adopted and promoted by ESPN and turned into a monster of the television world. It is the sports version of "Let's Make a Deal" as audience members dress up to catch the camera eye. It is the sports television equivalent of a nuclear explosion leaving behind a wasteland of irradiated viewers.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 45 [49], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Paul, Corey. Arson Damages Cherry Hall
• Coulter, Amber. Some Western Projects Vetoed
• Coulter, Amber. Donor Gives Money, Estate to Western – Jerry Baker
• Hupman, Samantha. ‘Apprentice’ Hopeful Returns to Hill – Charmaine Hunt
• Laun, Susie. Sessions Examine First Amendment
• News Can’t Wait
• Conrad, Jedediah. Herald Staff is a Loaded Gun
• Hardin, Tori. Construction is for More Green Space
• Brandenburg, Katie. Gary Ransdell Differs with Senate on Retirement
• Laun, Susie. Western Places Third Overall in Hearst Journalism Awards
• Stackhouse, A. Layne. Kappa Delta, Farmhouse Dance to …

Keith Hernandez On Women In The Dugout, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Each time I hear the name Keith Hernandez I am taken back to March of 1989 when, at the New York Mets' spring training facility, Darryl Strawberry threw a punch at the first-baseman. It was one of those forgettable moments except for the line that someone got off about the incident: "It was the first time that Strawberry ever hit the cut-off man."

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 44 [48], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Coulter, Amber. Western to Get $15 Million Gift – Jerry Baker
• Keene, Stephanie. Speakers to Debate Pot Legalization
• McNamara, Andrew. Parking Issues Incite Crowd
• Harrell, Bobby. KEES May Not Complete Goals – Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarships
• Coulter, Amber. Ernie Fletcher to Veto Budget Items
• Brandenburg, Katie. University Senate May Vote on Several Bills
• Student Government Association Misspending
• Collins, Cass. Immigration Should Not be Compared to World War II
• Sloan, Jason. No More Student Fees
• Dyer, Brian. Students Should Give Study Abroad a Chance
• Stackhouse, A. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 43 [47], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Morgan, Nathan. Greeks Box for Charity
• McNamara, Andrew. Housing & Residence Life to Fix up Dorm Rooms, Baths, Roof
• Paul, Corey. Western Student Dies from Bacterial Heart Infection – Oksana Lee
• Paul, Corey. Memorial Service Held for ‘Ali’ – Allison Carter
• Harrell, Bobby. Dream Job Becomes Reality for President Gary Ransdell
• Troubled Athletes
• Students Worthless During Student Government Association Elections
• Porche, Tyann. Students Should Attend Parking Forum to Voice Concerns
• Gibson, Adam. Dancers Celebrate Diversity – International Dance Contest
• Paul, Corey. Attorney to Contest Search’s …

Hollins Columns (2006 Apr 17), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Spring fever hits Ireland abroad program
• Environmental advisory board comes to Hollins
• Evolution vs. intelligent design debate hits campus
• What do you think?
• Promotions abound: the tenure and "professor" process
• Communication department receives grant for trip to Washington D.C.
• Women in Music Course continues networking project
• Censorship: Why it's never an option
• April fools article on patriot act a personal bias
• Where has all the integrity gone?
• Freya activities: promote love and understanding
• Interstate 81 begins process to become new toll road
• Lacrosse teams ends its season with a win
• Veronica Mars delivers mysteries, and more
• Summer …

Amateurs And Professionals In College Sports, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

During this past week, The New York Times published two stories concerning the eligibility of tennis players to participate in NCAA competitions. The point of contention has arisen over a very high number of international players who have been dominating championship play over the last few years. Last year, in the NCAA national championships, 38 of the 64 male competitors and 33 of the 64 female competitors were international players, and one estimate is that half of these players were professionals under NCAA rules.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 42 [46], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Paul, Corey. Lady Top Grad Assistant Arrested – Kristina Covington
• Coulter, Amber. Western May Win in State Budget
• Richardson, Kelly. See Rob Run, Win . . . Barely – Robert Watkins, Student Government Association
• Harrell, Bobby. Gary Ransdell’s Former Roomie Aims for High Court – John Minton Jr.
• Hupman, Samantha. Jamie Rich ‘Always Brightened the Mood’
• Gibson, Adam. International Students to Show Their Moves
• Student Government Association President Should Lead
• Waters, Brad. Smokers Should Not Litter
• Pulliam, Steve. Americans Are Immigrants
• Wilson, Sam. Preacher Was …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 41 [45], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Coulter, Amber. Regents Approve Fee, One Amendment
• Coulter, Amber. Regents OK Potter College Name Change
• Keene, Stephanie. Relay for the Life of a Friend – Debbie Parsley
• Harrell, Bobby. Former Basketball Player Became Local Doctor – Carroll Brooks
• Brandenburg, Katie. Facebook Changes Student Government Association Campaigning
• Coulter, Amber. Regents Give Gary Ransdell Raise
• McNamara, Andrew. Six Staff Council Positions Available
• McNamara, Andrew. Student Inducted into Krystal Lovers Hall of Fame – Chris Womack
• Big Mouths on Campus – Donnie Morris, Evangelist
• Clark, Rebekah. Immigration is …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 40 [44], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Paul, Corey. Preacher, Students Clash – Donnie Morris
• Coulter, Amber. Regents to Vote on Fee
• Coulter, Amber. Rapid Change Coming for Western Leadership - John Petersen, Sherry Reid, Elmer Gray
• Harrell, Bobby. Singing Opera Is Music Professor’s ‘Quintessential Art’ – Robert Pope
• Paul, Corey. Death Investigation Continues – Allison Carter
• Sad Reminder – Allison Carter
• Maggert, Terry – PETA Not That Great
• Lucas, Brandon. Student Government Association is Useless
• Tetreault, Jeff. Immigrants Should Stay
• Miller, Stephen. Police Officers Should Slow Down
• Schmidt, Tara. Ryan Dillion’s …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 39 [43], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Paul, Corey. Sophomore Killed in Car Accident – Allison Carter
• Coulter, Amber. Budget Outlook Improves Brandenburg, Katie. Student Government Association Candidates Agree on Many Issues
• Hopkins, Shawntaye & Leah Caudle. Local Immigrants Rally to Protest Proposed Bill
• Brandenburg, Katie. Seniors May Be Exempt from $46 Student Fee
• Clark, Ashlee. Alcohol Screening Available at Downing University Center
• Culturally Stable – Taiwanese Student Association
• Smith, Jenna. Property Should be Respected
• Eoff, Allison. Smoke Should be Kept Inside
• Dillion, Ryan. Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants Needs to be More …

Bud Selig And Steroids, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is spring. Time of optimism and renewal. The flowers are in bloom. Spring training is over. Opening day of another baseball season is upon us. Everyone is in first place. Dreams of pennants in October are yet to be crushed. What possibly could dampen the mood as another baseball season opens? In so many ways it is the best time of year. Could it possibly last?

Hollins Columns (2006 Apr 1), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Patriot Act receives support from college students
• Study shows senate attendance an All Time Low
• The Gossip Corner -- Keep it on the Down Low
• The Makavelian Truth

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 38 [42], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Paul, Corey. Athlete Arrested for Baptist Student Union Burglary – Shane Rayners
• Coulter, Amber. Council on Post-Secondary Education Must OK Tuition Changes
• Stackhouse, A. Layne. Teachers Become Sticky Targets
• Harrell, Bobby. Hill Becomes Stage for Student – Rebeckah Lyons
• Brandenburg, Katie. Student Government Association Primary Vote Canceled
• Paul, Corey. Vandalism Problem Grows
• Rising Crime
• New Bike Path Will be a Great Addition
• Watkins, Robert. There Are Too Many Student Fees
• Brandenburg, Katie. Skipping Class May Soon Earn Students a Failing Grade
• Paul, Corey. Alpha Gamma …

Scandal At Indiana, K-State, And Duke, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

In this month of madness, March is going out like a crazed lion. The Final Four has offered excitement at the level of delirium. While off the court the dark underside of intercollegiate athletics had found numerous modes of expression pointing to levels of madness of another kind.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 37 [41], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Maines, Ashley. Morning after, No Regrets – Revolution 91.7
• McNamara, Andrew. Bike Path to Hit Hill
• Coulter, Amber. Mass Retirement to Come
• Leslie, Joey. Alumnus Hits It Big in Hollywood – Ewan Leslie
• Bosken, Nina. Hilltoppers Get Healthy – Preston Health & Activities Center
• Laun, Susie. William Allard: Take Photos with Passion
• Web Posting Dangers
• Prejudice Still Exists on Campus
• Smith, Joshua. Commentary Was on Right Track
• Eversoll, Craig. Club Owner Cares About Patrons
• Bohannon, Carla. Campus Should be Smoke Free
• McFarland, Sam. Genocide Is …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 36 [40], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Coulter, Amber. Regents Vote to Shorten College Name – Potter College of Arts & Letters
• Hupman, Samantha. Stepping to Greek Unity – Alpha Omicron Pi
• Harrell, Bobby. Students Warned about Internet Posts – Nicki Arnett
• Clark, Ashlee. Slide, Stomp, Two-step to Fitness and Fun – Line dancing
• Brandenburg, Katie. Three Candidates Run for President
• Paul, Corey. Car Thefts Increase on Campus
• Students Give Back
• Shepherd, Justin. Commentary Was Wrong
• Bodine, Rachel. Yearbook Should be Reserved
• Clark, Katie. Yearbook Really Is Your Yearbook
• Coulter, Illegal Downloading …

Madness In March: Steroids & Point-Shaving, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Welcome to March Madness, or rather the Madness that is March. I will not use "March Madness" because CBS Inc. and the NCAA Inc. own the phrase "March Madness" and I wouldn't want to face a lawsuit for using this copyrighted phrase. So in deference to CBS, the NCAA, and their all-star team of corporate lawyers, I will not risk their wrath and will speak only of the "Madness that is March" rather than "March Madness."

Hollins Columns (2006 Mar 13), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Rent star Anthony Rapp visits Hollins
• "Quadrangle" re-appears with a collage of voices
• ADA remains a prominent part of campus life
• Students start working on Community Garden
• Visual Arts Center welcomes new Sally Mann exhibit
• Voice reacts to South Dakota abortion legislation
• Global interest association's multicultural festival
• Brings diversity, heritage, fun to Hollins Campus
• New SGA chair positions filled
• "Transamerica": A transformative film
• GPA is not a measure of intelligence
• "Youth must be youthful"
• Quadrangle article misleading
• Senate presence a concern?

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 35 [39], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Coulter, Amber. Proposed Funding Falls Short, Tuition Increase Possible
• Brandenburg, Katie. Student Government Association Senators Delay Censure Decision
• Brandenburg, Katie. Students: higher Ed Funding a Must
• Venzin, Megan. Alumnus Returns to Direct ‘Ragtime’ – D.J. Salisbury
• Bosken, Nina. Group Gives up Spring Break to Build – Westerns Habitat for Humanity
• New E-mail a Bust
• Watt, Wes. America’s Culture Should Come First
• Justus, Greg. Free is Suppose[d] to Mean Free
• Marino, Kristin. Students Deserve Better
• Miller, Michael. Some Words are Offensive
• Coulter, Amber. House Passes State …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Paul, Corey. Alpha Gamma Rhos Get Harshest Penalties
• Stamm, Jason. 1 away … Anthony Winchester Leads Tops
• Brandenburg, Katie. Student Government Association Senators to Ask for Judicial Censure – Katie Dawson
• Richardson, Kelly. Journalist Discusses ‘Getting By’ – Barbara Ehrenreich
• Coulter, Amber. Revisions May Provide More Money – Budget
• Student Government Association is Missing in Action?
• North, Amber. Restaurants in Bowling Green Need More Diversity
• Davis, James. First Amendment is Vital
• Conrad, Jedediah. Student Government Association Should be Improved
• Brandenburg, Katie. Forum Focuses on Employee …

The Death Of Kirby Puckett, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

What to say when a friend dies? It is always a difficult moment for the living. For anyone who was a fan of the Minnesota Twins and of baseball that moment is here again because Kirby Puckett, a great friend to all Twins fans, died yesterday, just a day after suffering a stroke. He was 45. To fans like me he was the archetypal baseball player, and although I never met him, he was the friendly round man in centerfield who did so much for the struggling baseball franchise in Minnesota. He was a friend to anyone who ever saw …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 33 [37], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Brandenburg, Katie. VP of Student Government Association: We’ve Got Problems – Mason Stevenson
• Hupman, Samantha. The Degree of a Life Time – Josephine Miller
• Brandenburg, Katie. Western Celebrates Civil War Fort – Ft. Albert Sidney Johnston
• Richardson, Kelly. More Women Going to College than Men
• Richardson, Student Questioned about Alleged Rape Leaves Western – Sigma Nu
• McNamara, Andrew. Fire Lane Reinforced as No-parking Zone
• Apathy State U?
• Wilson, Sami. Forgiveness Applies to All No Matter the Offense
• Harlow, Taylor. Talisman is Not Really Free
• Holton, …