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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Healing, Surviving, Uniting – September 11^th
• Shinall, Dave. Study Shows Mold in Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center may be Harmful to Students, Staff
• Sewell, Beth. Student Government Association to Host Parking Forum
• Snead, Bryan. Professor Earns Research Honor – Charles McGruder
• Hoang, Mai. Plan Made for Possible Budget Cuts
• Western Should Better Protect Campus Visitors
• Epley, Keith. Good We Strive for Is Worth Suffering For – September 11^th
• Minors, Pat. Always Remember Where You Were – September 11^th
• Bergen, Reed. Nothing to Fear – September 11th …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Sewell, Beth. Remember – September 11^th
• O’Connor, Molly. Western, City to Honor 9/11
• O’Connor, Molly & Mai Hoang. One Year Later: Four People Reflect on Tragedy’s Effects – September 11^th
• Lord, Joseph. Cash, CD Players Stolen from Kentucky State University Locker Room During Game
• As Anniversary Looms, There’s Time to Reflect – September 11^th
• Bonner, Tim. Editorial Cartoon re: September 11th Memorial
• Laquetta Shepard’s Courage an Inspiration
• Branaman, James. He’s a Hero – William Randolph, September 11^th
• Hoang, Mai. Western Profs Complete State Technology Study …

Who's In Charge? Appointments Of Latinos To Policymaking Offices And Boards In Massachusetts, Carol Hardy-Fanta

Gastón Institute Publications

As the Latino population in Massachusetts continues to grow, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of Latinos achieving elected office throughout the state. Twenty years ago there was only one Latino serving in elected office in Massachusetts—Nelson Merced. In 1995, there were only four elected officials who were Latino and no state representatives. Today, through the hard work of candidates, activists, and Latino community activists and organizations, there are three Latinos serving as state legislators, fourteen holding municipal office, and an increasing number of campaigns at all levels of municipal and state government being conducted.

While this …

Race, Welfare Reform, And Nonprofit Organizations, Michael Reisch, David Sommerfeld

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article presents research on the impact of welfare reform on 90 nonprofit organizations in Southeast Michigan. Utilizing a refined survey instrument, in-depth interviews and focus groups with agency executives and staff, and the analysis of agency documents, it assesses how the racial characteristics of agencies' client populations affected the organizational consequences of welfare reform. The study confirmed that welfare reform has affected the ability of nonprofit organizations to meet the increased expectations generated by recent legislation. These effects have been particularly pronounced among agencies serving a high proportion of racial minority clients.

The Consideration Of Race In Child Placement: Does It Serve The Best Interests Of Black And Biracial Children?, Donna B. Mcelroy

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Affirmative Action On Students Of Color Applying To Four-Year Institutions, Cathy M. Ketton

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this research is to examine the history, pros and cons of Affirmative Action, and the effects affirmation action has in the college and university admissions process of four-year institutions. Furthermore, this paper encompasses the benefits of valuing and aggressively seeking diversity of students and faculty on America's college campuses.

Race, Ethnicity, Class, And School Dropouts: A Policy Perspective, Richard C. Verdugo

Trotter Review

The author presents a review of literature on conditions and circumstances that cause youth to drop out before finishing high school. The essay explains the key features of both cultural and structural theories of low academic performance, and the author argues these theories might profitably be fused in order to formulate effective dropout prevention/intervention policies. The author recommends use of the public health model for prevention and intervention and synthesizes the findings of three recent reports on effective dropout programs.

Alternative School Administrators "At Risk": What Does It Mean For Children?, Christopher Dunbar Jr.

Trotter Review

Alternative public schools have evolved from their origins in school choice and the progressive education movement of the 1920's into a system of schools that have become the assigned "dumping ground" for a population of ill-prepared, behaviorally disruptive youth, a population that is also disproportionately composed of minority students. Research suggests these schools fall short of providing an optimal educational opportunity for their students. There are multiple factors that place alternative school administrators "at risk" of failing in their charge to educate. Using a case study from a Midwestern alternative school, the author focuses on policy and the role of …

Rhode Island Latinos: A Scan Of Issues Affecting The Latino Population Of Rhode Island, Miren Uriarte, María Estela Carrión, Juan Carlos Gorlier, Charles Jones, Natalie Carithers, Juan Francisco García

Gastón Institute Publications

The Latino Population has grown dramatically in Rhode Island in the last two decades. This has been particularly the case in Central Falls and Providence where Latinos make up 48% and 30% of the population, respectively. This influx has created a shift in the racial/ethnic make up of these cities and in the cultural background of large sectors of the residents.

The arrival of large numbers of persons who do not speak English and who are not familiar with the structure and practice of public services would, under any circumstance, present a challenge. But the fact that they are recent …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Lord, Joseph. Anthrax Scare Not Intended
• Corbin, Brett. First Hispanic Police Officer Hired – Raphael Casas
• Clark, Ryan. From the Editor – Diversity
• Dittmeier, Kate. Students Celebrate Spooky Holiday on Hill
• Sociologist to Speak – Michael Kimmel
• Marching Band Will Play in Extravaganza
• Children’s Theatre Offering This Weekend – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• NPR Pioneer to Speak at 7:30 Tonight – Bill Siemering
• Warren, Brandy. Gatton Academy for Mathematics & Science Waiting for Funding
• Free Speech Can be the Hardest to Hear – Hell House
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Corbin, Brett. Plague of Campus Fire Alarms Raises Concerns
• Corbin, Brett. Dorm Dwellers Apathetic to Possible Danger – Fire Safety
• Lord, Joseph. New Salon Coming to Bates-Runner
• Lord, Joseph. All washed Up – Flooding, Water Pollution
• Hall, Rex. Regents to Vote on New Policy – Athletics Fee
• Warren, Brandy. Kappa Alpha & Kappa Delta Investigated for Alcohol
• Finding Someone to Solve the Crimes – Anthrax
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Anthrax Scare
• Student Government Association Needs a Little Shaking Up, Rebellion
• McKinney, Gabe. Exit to Nowhere Hardly a Haven …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Sewell, Beth. Royal Steps – Zeta Phi Beta, Omega Psi Phi, Step Shows
• Hall, Rex. Possible Hazing Reported – Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Lord, Joseph. Substance Tests Negative for Anthrax
• Corbin, Brett. Shots Fired at Post-Game Party
• Warren, Brandy. University Senate Gives Approval for Film Minor
• Luring Teachers to Hill Takes Money
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Faculty Recruitment
• Quick & Forward Thinking Appreciated – Anthrax Scare
• Johnson, Misty. Put Focus on Attackers – Rape
• Niesse, Josh. Don’t Drop Bombs – Afghanistan, Celebrate Activism Now
• Holm, Hollan. Student Government Association …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Warren, Brandy. Faculty May Retire En Masse
• Lord, Joseph. Anthrax Scare Reaches Hill
• Dittmeier, Kate. Students, Workers Held In Library for Two Hours
• Hall, Rex. Western May Soon Get Ruling in Suit Against Former Officers – Anthony Purcell, Jeffrey Welch
• With Banner Broken, Western Goes Broke
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Banner 2000
• Youngman, Sam. Fear Hits the Hill, Home – Anthrax Scare
• Kelly, Adam. And a Response . . . – New Rock 92
• Sharfe, Jeremy. . . . From the Idiots – New Rock 92
• Lynch, Caroline. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hoang, Mai. Western Reacts to War on Terrorism – Afghanistan
• Bennett, Jacob. Village Idiots On Probation – Adam Kelly, Jeremy Scharfe, New Rock 92
• Lord, Joseph. Buildings In Need of Major Repair
• Lord, Joseph. Forensics Team Wins
• Beware the Banana-seated Boys in Blue
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: WKU Police Bicycles
• Youngman, Sam. Attacking Terror, First Amendment
• Butler, Carrie. Rules Are Meant to Be Understood – Parking Permits
• LaBelle, Charbonee. Hill a Preittier Sight Than Four Years Ago
• Hall, Rex. WKU Researching Food Services
• Corbin, Brett. Campus Vandals Target …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hall, Rex. Identity of Donor Revealed – Mary Hutto, Scholarships
• Lord, Joseph. Problems Plaguing Paradise – McLean Hall
• Moore, Michael. Bowling Green 10K Returns with New Name – 10K Classic
• Physics & Astronomy to Host New Series – Robot Eyes, Hardin Planetarium
• Hoang, Mai. Gables Apartments Victims Get Aid
• Lord, Joseph. State Funding Sought for Renovation
• Falling Through Cracks
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Renovations
• Hines, Kyle. Physics vs. History – 9/11 Attacks
• Yeager, Dorian. War Ain’t All Bad – 9/11 Attacks
• Holm, Hollan. Gary Ransdell Addresses Student Government …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hall, Rex. Insurance Premiums to Increase
• Shinall, Dave. Gables Apartment Fire Leaves 46 Homeless
• Hoang, Mai. Newest Ombudsman Appointed – Sonya Gray
• Dittmeier, Kate. TVs Removed from Dorm Lobbies to Cut Noise Level
• Lord, Joseph. Terrorist Attack may Alter Debate Topic – Forensics Team
• USA, Hilltoppers Are On in the Same – Homecoming
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: War Against Terrorism
• Glaser, Joe. War: What Is It Good For? – 9/11 Attack
• Tucker, Kyle. Beware: Sleeping Giant Now Awake – 9/11 Attack
• Brazley, Erin. Safety Walk Finds Poor Lighting …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hall, Rex. Western Files Suit Over Collegiate Health Care
• Clark, Ryan. Photographers Find Strength, Sorrow – 9/11 Attacks
• Hoang, Mai. International Students Still Feel Safe
• Science Day Scheduled for Friday
• Omega Phi Alpha Meeting Today
• Lord, Joseph. High School Scholars Day Friday
• Lord, Joseph. Response Team Created to Keep Wires Intact – Infrastructure
• Loyal, Taylor. Terrorist Attacks Affect Swimmers – Julia Van Antwerp
• Voices Carry from the Hill – 9/11 Attack Vigil
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Why? 9/11 Attack
• Kirchmeyer, Richard. College Heights Herald Dropped the Ball – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Ragan, Jason. Looking for Light – 9/11 Attack
• LaBelle, Charbonee. Coaches Cautious in Midst of Heat Waves
• Lynch, Caroline. Western Sees Record Enrollment
• Hoang, Mai. Western Plans to Clone Sign
• Warren, Brandy. University Senate to Fill Vacancies
• Maintaining the Western Way of Life – 9/11 Attack
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: United at WKU
• Communication Can’t Be a Luxury on Campus – Crimes
• Bessette, Phyllis. Love Amidst War – 9/11 Attack
• Curtis, Margaret. A Hill In Her Heart – 9/11 Attack
• Allen, Criag. An E-mail of Anguish – 9/11 …

Pearson's Paradox : An Emergent Social Reality, Anthony Dews

Theses : Honours

In his speech The Light on the Hill Noel Pearson criticises the nature of contemporary social reality in Australia. In his view this social reality is co-dependent in portraying Indigenous Australians as victims and non-Indigenous Australians as guilty. The result has been the generation of a welfare mentality to the structural disadvantage of Indigenous Australians. I conclude that the debate Pearson has initiated is ongoing. This debate has adopted ideological overtones consistent with emphases on individual and community development and these emphases are emerging in policy. However I suggest that governments are seeking to divest responsibility for individual and community …

Death And Disability In The Heartland: Corporate (Mis)Conduct, Regulatory Responses, And The Plight Of Latino Workers In The Meatpacking Industry, Anna-Maria Wahl, Steven E. Gunkel, Thomas W. Sanchez

Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Death and disability remain serious problems in the meatpacking industry, which increasingly depends on Latino workers. Here we examine these problems and the dynamics that heighten and minimize the hazards encountered in meatpacking plants. Drawing from published and unpublished sources, we provide statistical profiles and ethnographic accounts to capture the health and safety risks Latino workers face in the meatpacking plants of Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. Guided by recent research in labor market segmentation and the politics of social regulation, we trace the increased risk of injury and illness for Latinos to three intersecting dynamics: corporate conduct and misconduct on …

Latino Students And The Massachusetts Public Schools, Miren Uriarte, Lisa Chavez

Gastón Institute Publications

This report presents basic information about Latino students in the public schools of Massachusetts. First, recent population data on Latino youth and public school enrollment are presented, highlighting those areas of the Commonwealth where Latinos are densely concentrated. The report then proceeds to the achievement of Latino students in the schools, highlighting recently published cohort dropout data and MCAS test results for Latinos. Finally, the report examines the after-high-school plans of Latino graduates.

Policing Diversity: Lessons From Lambeth, A. Benjamin Spencer, Michael Hough

Faculty Publications

This report describes a local initiative, Policing Diversity in Lambeth (PDL), which was developed to address the challenges of policing a highly ethnically diverse population.

The report is timely. The report of the Macpherson Inquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence has substantially redrawn the policy landscape in relation to policing and race issues. The Home Secretary’s priorities for policing in 2000-1 emphasise the need for improved community relations. The follow-up report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, ‘Winning the Race Revisited’, further stressed the need for urgent action. Parallel with these developments, the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act imposed …

Review Of Shifting The Color Line: Race And The American Welfare State. Robert C. Lieberman. Reviewed By Jill Quadagno, Florida State University, Jill Quadagno

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Shifting the Color Line: Race and the American Welfare State. Robert C. Lieberman. Reviewed by Jill Quadagno, Florida State University

Race, Class, And The Distribution Of Radioactive Waste In New England, Douglas J. Anderton, John Michael Oates, Michael R. Fraser

New England Journal of Public Policy

Objective. Inequity in the distribution of environmental burdens among social groups, for example, minority and disadvantaged segments of the population, is an important topic in policy research. This research has largely focused on hazardous waste facilities and Superfund sites. Yet federal mandates to the states raise similar concerns over the social distribution of low-level radioactive waste facilities (LLRWFs). This study seeks to provide the first evaluation of equity in the distribution of LLRWFs within a state.

Methods. We use data from the 1990 Census to compare selected characteristics of tracts with low-level radioactive waste facilities to tracts without, tracts nearby …

The Politics Of Immigration Control In Britain And Germany: Subnational Politicians And Social Movements, Roger Karapin

Publications and Research

Political backlash against immigrant minorities and restrictive immigration policies have increased in western Europe. Most explanations of the adoption of restrictions on immigration have focused on ethnic competition for material resources and on national political factors. An alternative theory of political mobilization and restrictive policy changes argues that pressure from subnational politicians and social movement organizations and signals from dramatic anti-immigrant events such as riots lead national elites to infer that public interest in anti-immigration policies is intense enough to justify a break with liberal policies. This theory is tested against four cases in Britain and Germany, where the hypothesized …

Research To Practice: Grant Development And Decision-Making: Comparison Of Funding Agencies And Community-Based Minority Organizations, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

This report compares the perspectives of government funding agencies and community-based minority organizations on grant development and decision-making, and gives recommendations on how these groups can work together effectively to fund disability programs.

Attempting Preventing Reinventing The Wheel: Establishing Chicano/A-Latino/A Studies At A Midwest Urban University, Joseph A. Valades, Theresa Barron-Mckeagney, Michael Carroll, Lourdes Gouveia, Lucy Garza

Social Work Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

“This session will focus on the personal observations of three faculty who sought to establish a minor in Chicano/a-Latino/a Studies . . . Follow our graphic accounts as we wrestle with the decision of actually embarking on such a quest amidst our thencurrent demands of doctoral coursework, research, teaching and tenure.” In the fall semester of 1995, Chicano/a Studies was formally recognized as a "minor" at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Two years previously, three faculty members from the College of Public Affairs and Community Service at UNO diligently worked to gather student and faculty support and put the …

African-American Females And The Glass Ceiling In The Defense Logistics Agency, Velma Lee Clay

Dissertations

This study explores the career advancement experiences of African American women who have successfully broken through the glass ceiling. The term “glass ceiling” refers to artificial or invisible barriers based on attitudinal or organizational bias that prevent qualified women and minorities from advancing into senior-level management positions. Studies have confirmed that a glass ceiling does exist for African American women and that they are severely underrepresented in top level government jobs, they have less opportunity for advancement, and both gender and race are perceived as factors in their limited representation (MSPB 1992).

What is the Impact of Breaking the Glass …

Some Comments On The Race Of The Races, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a brief analysis of the phenomenology of race and racial conflict.

An Afrocentric Perspective On Social Welfare Philosophy And Policy, Jerome H. Schiele

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Although much of the literature on American social welfare philosophy and policy is progressive and sincere in its objectives to dismantle poverty and economic oppression, the literature is limited in two important areas: 1) identifying American social welfare philosophy and policy as primarily Eurocentric in its worldview, and 2) applying the cultural values of people of color as a conceptual base to advance and diversify views on social welfare philosophy and policy. To address this gap, this paper draws on the viewpoints of a cadre of social scientists called Afrocentrists and applies the Afrocentric worldview to deseribe how it conceives …