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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. Vii, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• LaBelle, Charbonee. Commencement Policy Changes Again
• LaBelle, Charbonee. New Students Adjust to Hill
• Hannah, Jim. Regents Learn More About Western, Each Other at Retreat
• Hannah, Jim. Closed Meeting Aborted – Regents
• Weaver, Ron. Editorial Cartoon re: Americans with Disabilities Act
• Western Taking Right Steps Toward Making Campus More Accessible
• Commencement Committee, University Respond to Graduation Policy Complaints
• Gagliardi, Melissa. Beginner Finds Fun Surfing Cyberspace, Talks Across Country – Internet
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Robert Packwood
• Brown, Karne. Burn the Midnight Oil, Still Take Time …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. Vi, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Becker, Lori. Regents Quarrel Over Members’ Right to Dissent
• Goetz, Kristina. Handrails to Help Students Around Hill
• Hall, Jason. Habitat for Humanity an Incredible Feeling
• Country Act to Skip Homecoming – John Michael Montgomery
• Hannah, Jim. Regents Brainstorm, Get Motivated on Retreat
• Weaver, Ron. Editorial Cartoon re: Thomas Meredith Ventriloquist
• Regents Should Get the Point on Ethics
• Broadway, Robin. Commencement Policy Should be Changed
• Brown, Mark. Liberals Beware when Larry Forgy Comes to Town
• Bohannon, Jim. Parents Talk to Kids About Drinking
• Pulsinelli, Robert. Search …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. V, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• LaBelle, Charbonee. May, December Graduations Proposed
• Hies, Dan. Gerald Spates Leaving Western – Minority Student Support Services
• Tungate, Matthew. Minority, Freshman, Overall Enrollment Increases
• Weaver, Ron. Editorial Cartoon re: Commencement Policy
• Commencement Policy Could Change Again
• Sweatman, Tim. Administration Has Wrong Attitude
• Hamilton, Chris. College Heights Herald’s Policy Questioned
• Brown, Mark. Zen Means Remembering to Fill Your Tank
• Roberts, Bill. New Policy Should Be Reconsidered
• Mitchell, Rhonda. Committee Needs to Change Policy
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Women’s Conference
• Armstrong, K.C. Watching Baywatch a Good …

Ua12/2/2 Xposure - Fall 1995, Wku Student Affairs

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1995 Xposure yearbook.

• Contributors
• Meese, Ray. Ethnic Harmony – International Festival
• Frazier, Stephan. The Unspoken Me – Scott Foster, Musicians
• Thomas, Kim. From the Front Page to Fruit Loops – College Heights Herald
• Shain, Kimberly. Politics? Who Cares!
• Hutchins, Chris. Live, Learn & Intern – Chris Daniel, Lisa Vaught
• Hutchins, Chris. The Power of Prayer – Eastside Church of Christ, Newman Center
• Meese, Ray. Cutting Up on Campus
• Gamblin, Joe. Comic Craze – Comic Books
• From the World of Art – Paintings
• Noel, Anthony. Achieving Greatness – Theatre & Dance
• Noel, Anthony. Precious Moments with the Duke – Duke Orsino, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. Iv, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Becker, Lori. Canceled Courses Cause Headaches
• Parker, Kelly. Hill Crazy Place to Put a School
• Scott, Mike. Paul Patton, Democratic Party Canvass Western for Votes
• Becker, Lori. Steve Henry Returns to Alma Mater
• Weaver, Ron. Editorial Cartoon re: Graduation Policy
• Graduation Policy Not Good for Students
• Vallory, Michelle. Motorcyclists Paying Too Much to Park
• Combs, D’Whitney. Food at Hilltopper Theater Not So Bad
• Johnson, Jerry. Western Less Clean than Other Schools
• Brown, Mark. Paint the White House Brown, Vote Independent
• Neese, Dolly. Greeks Are Good …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. Iii, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Goetz, Kristina. Graduation: New Policy Upsets Students
• Hutchins, Chris. Student Dies for Movie Role – Shane Beliles
• Hies, Dan. Low Minority Enrollment Threatens Programs
• Hies, Dan. Finley Baird Glad to See Numbers Up – African Americans
• Hies, Dan. Scholarships Play Role in Enrollment – Minorities
• Weaver, Ron. Editorial Cartoon. Office of the Registrar
• Western Shouldn’t Bank on Drop/Add
• Clawson, J.M. Permit Transfers Exclude Motorcycles
• Goff, Clint. Western Should Change Permit Policy – Parking
• Brown, Karne. Learn About Yours, Others’ Cultural Diversity
• Tanzer, Wayne. Marriott May …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. Ii, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Vickrey, Eric & Charbonee LaBelle. Survey Aimed at Dropout Rate
• Good, Epha. NASA Grant Targets Minorities, Research
• Becker, Lori. Empty-Handed: Western Loses Out on $200,000 Gift in Will – Kathleen Carter
• LaBelle, Charbonee. Students Not Safe from Tow Trucks – Parking
• Weaver, Ron. Editorial Cartoon re: Pay Raise
• Slicing Pay-Raise Pie for Faculty, Staff
• Gentile, Mark. Non-Discrimination Policy Should Include Gays
• Gagliardi, Melissa. When in France, Know the Language
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon. Shannon Faulkner Quits Citadel
• Brown, Karen. Take Care of Business, Black Students …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. I, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Scott, Mike. Haywire: Power Restored to Top of Hill
• Goetz, Kristina. Bucks Stop Near Top for Pay Raises – Salaries
• Lowe, Karin. Weib Van der Meer Back; Western Appeals
• Power Outage Moves College Heights Herald
• Former Professor Dies at 78 – John Scarborough
• Lemox Only Store Selling Abacus – Delta Sigma Pi
• Getting Yours, Understanding Ours – Opinions
• Senyzyk, Jim. Jesus Was Anti-Family
• Brown, Karen. Young African Americans Should Be Aware
• Maalouf, Rami. Jerry Garcia’s Death Not Grateful for Fans
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: …

Ua12/2/1 A View Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine issue of the College Heights Herald. This issue contains articles:

• Meredith, Thomas. Welcome to WKU
• Important Phone Numbers
• WKU Campus Map
• Ritchie, Christa. Accident-prone Sports Create Problems
• Fall Semester Calendar
• Newcomer Information
• University Services
• Student Organizations
• Anna, Cara. College Heights Herald Goes On-Line
• Tungate, Matthew. Freshmen Learn Skills to Deal with College Life, Issues
• Academic Services
• Athletic Schedules
• Entertainment
• The Kentucky Museum
• Flynn, Leslie. Get the Word on Western – Slang

The Effects Of Race And Evidence On Jury Decision-Making In Sexual Harassment Cases, Riley Ross

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Although sexual harassment has received a considerable amount of publicity since the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, current literature lacks an abundance of studies examining the outcome of sexual harassment cases. The researcher sought to examine the effect of an extralegal (legally irrelevant) factor and the amount of evidence on jury decision making. Specifically, the race of the defendant served as the extralegal factor, while the amount of evidence presented was determined in relation to how many variables (0, 2, or 4 sources of evidence) were included in a particular sexual harassment scenario. (The four variables used were: the presence of …

Effects Of Cognitive Complexity And Individuating Information On Evaluations Of Other-Race Members, Kenneth G. Weigand

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Social cognition research has examined the variables involved in stereotyping out-group members. The degree of an individual's domain-specific cognitive complexity has been identified as a mediator. Studies have also examined the tempering effects of individuating versus categorical information upon evaluations of out-group members. Most of the related research had defined out-groups according to gender, age and occupational differences. This study defined group membership according to race, and examined the effects of cognitive complexity and individuating information upon the extremity of evaluations made toward other-race members in a sample of 51 White and 46 Black male college subjects. It was hypothesized …

Collection And Utilization Of Child Abuse Statistics In American Indian Communities, Michelle Chino

School of Public Health Faculty Research

Public health research in American Indian communities involves many complex issues that may both help and hinder the development of an effective research methodology and the collection, analysis, and utilization of data. These issues include: 1) the unique strengths and diversity of Indian cultures; 2) the complicated relationships that exist between federal, state, and tribal agencies; 3) the vast distances between communities and services that exist in rural areas; 4) extremely limited human and financial resources; 5) overlapping and often conflicting legal and jurisdictional authorities; and 6) an array of social issues including poverty, substance abuse, modernization, and assimilation. Defining …

An Analysis Of The Impact Of Race, Socioeconomic Status And Gender On Juvenile Justice Case Processing In A Southeastern C-Level Metropolitan Area, Melanie Wynell Smith

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management

The goal of this research was to evaluate intake, adjudication and disposition of juvenile court cases to determine the extent to which outcomes are influenced by the race, socioeconomic status and gender of the referred youth. Three causal models were developed which incorporated the hypothesized relationships in both consensus and conflict paradigms. Zero-order correlations and path analysis were employed for quantitative analysis. Additionally, court services unit personnel were surveyed to determine the extent to which quantitative results were reasonable and reflective of their experience in the court system under study.

Path analysis and qualitative survey results indicate that the effect …

Training Sociologists: Professional Socialization And The Emergence Of Career Aspirations, Bruce Keith, Helen A. Moore

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

The individual and departmental factors affecting graduate students' professional socialization were studied by employing data from 309 PhD students in 16 graduate programs in sociology. Using Rosenbaum's tournament model of opportunity structures and aspects of Tinto's model of social psychological integration, this study examines students' access to initial funding, resources in the department, indicators of prior ability, current professional activities, mentoring processes, and social psychological factors for their effects on socialization into the academic profession. Access to initial funding and to mentoring have substantial effects on PhD students' professional socialization, but prove to be less than rational processes in the …

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Seay, Cherise. Western Updates, Submits New Affirmative Action Reports
• Seay, Cherise. Supreme Court Decision Doesn't Change Review
• Overstreet, Camille. Voting Rights Act a Victory for America
• Green, DeAnn. Bag(pipe) Lady: Her Hot Air Makes Music - Sheryl McCracken
• Smith, Scheri. Bagpipe Facts
• King, Heather. Negative Experiences, No Support Discourage Black Men from College
• Simmons, Regina. Basketball Camps Fun for Players, Coaches
• Green, DeAnn. City Police Earn Community's Trust
• Gatewood, Davita. Local Officials Agree Curfew Not Needed
• Stewart, Laze & DeAnn Green. Group Helps Minority …

Ethnic Minorities And Mental Health: Ethical Concerns In Counseling Immigrants And Culturally-Diverse Groups, Gemima M. Remy

Trotter Review

Between 1980 and 1990 nearly 9 million foreign-born individuals migrated to the United States. In 1993, the Immigration and Naturalization Service recorded the entry of over 900,000 immigrants and refugees. This figure is believed to be higher given the estimated 1.5 to 2.5 million people who enter this country illegally each year. Currently, ethnic minority groups make up one-fourth of the United States population. It is estimated that by the year 2000, one-third of the U.S. population will be comprised of ethnic minorities. As the population of the United States becomes increasingly diverse, considerable attention is being directed to a …

Warning: Urban Living May Be Hazardous To Your Health: A Personal Perspective, Frederick G. Adams

Trotter Review

As a result of remarkable scientific and medical achievements of the 20th century, we now know that full and quality health is within reach for all Americans. Yet, despite these achievements, the burdens of inadequate health services too often falls more heavily on some population groups more so than on others. The fact that this "gap" in health status occurs more frequently among people with low income and people belonging to racial/ethnic minority groups, in particular African Americans, has been well documented nationally. Not only does the "gap" in the health status experienced by these groups include consistently higher excess …

Coalition Building: Moving Toward Effective Coalitional Strategies Of Hiv/Aids Prevention In Communities Of Color, Lisa Roland

Trotter Review

Despite the overwhelming burden carried by blacks and Latinos in terms of AIDS, it has become evident that in keeping with the general and historical pattern of discrimination reflected in funding, allocation of resources, policies etc., communities of color have received insufficient support to effectively address the problem at hand. Further compounding this dilemma, communities of color have fought against each other to secure funding for particular community programs. While looking at our individual, immediate, and entirely valid needs, many of us have at times failed to see the impact of our individual actions and attitudes on a broader picture.

Can The Health Needs Of African American Men Be Met Through Public Health Empowerment Strategies?, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Eric Whitaker

Trotter Review

Health promotion and disease prevention efforts, which use empowerment strategies and emphasize community control, are essential to overcoming the legacy of medical malfeasance and successfully improving the health status of black males. This discussion depicts the legacy of harm and presents the case for empowerment strategies; it also describes one Boston community-based program example of utilizing an empowerment strategy and concludes with a challenge to all health professionals to become enablers of empowerment rather than obstructions to it.

A National Minority Organ/Tissue Transplant Education Program: The First Step In The Evolution Of A National Minority Strategy And Minority Transplant Equity In The Usa, Clive O. Callender, Alvina S. Bey, Patrice V. Miles, Curtis L. Yeager

Trotter Review

In 1978, members of the Southeastern Organ Procurement Foundation approached us concerning the disparity between the large number of African American patients, 50% to 70% of all patients on dialysis (artificial kidney machines), and the small number of African American donors (3%), and asked us why and what could be done about it? From my perspective as an African American transplant surgeon at Howard University, these observations piqued my curiosity and I agreed to investigate them. Our investigation took us into three areas: 1. An evaluation of the data regarding transplantation in patients at the Howard University Hospital Transplant Center …

Programmatic Responses To The Aids Epidemic By Communities Of Color In Massachusetts, Ron E. Armstead

Trotter Review

The Centers for Disease Control found that minorities now account for more than half of all the HIV cases in the United States. For African Americans, the rate was more than 5 times as high as that for whites. Further, the disease has equally affected women and children in the African American community; 84% of the AIDS cases involving children age 12 and under can be found in the African American community. AIDS has now become the second leading cause of death for African American women. This essay describes a research project focusing on the factors involved in developing and …

Executive Summary: Prepared By Institute Of Medicine, Marion Ein Lewin, Barbara Rice

Trotter Review

The underrepresentation of minorities in the health and other professions has long cast a shadow over our nation's efforts to develop a more representative and productive society. Many laudable and durable programs nave been developed over the past 20 years to enlarge the presence of minorities in health careers, but these efforts have been unable to develop the infrastructure and momentum to produce and sustain an adequate number of minority professionals among the ranks of America's clinicians, researchers, and teachers. While there has been an increase in the numbers of African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans enrolled in professional schools …

Increasing The Number Of Black Health Professionals: A Case Of Commitment And Belief In Students, Harold Horton

Trotter Review

The infant mortality rate is as high as ever in the Black community; dental care is yet nil or almost non-existent for the vast majority of Black children; and hypertension continues to be a major problem in the Black community. Hence, even as we approach the 21st Century, healthcare in the Black community is yet, as the song stated in the movie, Casablanca, "it's still the same old story." There is seldom, if ever, a single solution to a catastrophic problem, but some kinds of solutions do stand out as logical and effective. Training Black physicians, who would be privileged …

Disparities In The Health Care Status Of Women: Implications For Research, Marcia I. Wells-Lawson

Trotter Review

Even a cursory review of data on the health status of women reveals striking differences by race. According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, death rates among Black women from the three leading causes of death (cardiac disease, cancer and cerebrovascular disease) exceed those of white, Asian, Native American and Latina women for each age category from 45-84. With the exception of Black women, the death rates among white women from these diseases exceed those of other ethnic groups of women. Data on two of the risk factors for cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases (hypertension and obesity), show …

The Multicultural Mental Health Research Center (Mmhrc), Castellano Turner

Trotter Review

African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and Native Americans have had relatively less access to the resources of society compared to white Americans. These resources include such things as educational and employment opportunities, political and economic power, and the goods and services that a prosperous society can produce. Health care is an important resource to which access is not equal for all groups. African Americans and other ethnic minority groups are, by most indices of health care access and utilization, underserved. Mental health services, in particular, have been shown to be less available to ethnic minority populations. Jones and Korchin, …

Introduction, James Jennings

Trotter Review

The Summer 1995 issue of the Trotter Review, "Public Health and Communities of Color: Challenges and Strategies," provides a range of essays and two personal commentaries on facets of public health, race, and ethnicity in urban America. The essays are written by scholars and activists familiar with public health and issues of race, access, and diversity. The first article is the Executive Summary of the Institute of Medicine's national report, Balancing the Scales of Opportunity: Ensuring Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Health Professions. This report focuses on the problem of underrepresentation of Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans in the …

Ua12/2/2 Xposure - Canvas Flesh, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1995 Xposure yearbook.

• Hutchins, Chris. Canvas of Flesh – Tattoos, Branding
• Gunnoe, James. What’s Next – Career Services
• Cutraro, Andrew. Miss Black Western
• Xposing DUC – Downing University Center
• Thomas, Kim. Games of the Mind – Ouija Boards
• Davis, Amanda. High Frequency – Rave Culture
• Spears, Brian. Summer Jobs
• Davis, Amanda. Stress
• Hinhebin, Dana. Color Me Psychotic
• Frazier, Andy. Ah, Venus - Art
• Solitary Notes – Music
• The Content of Style – Heath Seymour, Mike Duncan
• Coleman, Jill. Exquisite Entrapment
• Crawford, Marshall. For Book Sake, My Brother!
• Peters, James. The Watch – Poetry
• Wolfgang, Leslie. Velvet – Short Story
• Brown, …

Housing Satisfaction In The Suburbs: A Racial Comparison, Amonda Stokes

Masters Theses

The primary focus of this study was to compare African Americans' and European Americans' satisfaction with housing in the suburbs. Previous literature suggests that African Americans are living in older suburbs, close to the central city, and in lower quality housing than European Americans.

The population of this study consisted of black and white households living in the suburbs. This was a national sample taken from the American Housing Survey (1991). Cross-tabulations were conducted to determine differences by race of affordability, age of housing unit, ownership, neighborhood satisfaction, and housing satisfaction. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine which variables …

The Clarity And Confusion Offered By Historical Personal Identity Studies, Nikitah O. Imani

Black Studies Faculty Publications

This literature review and analysis focuses on the historical reference group orientation and personal identity study material done on Blacks in the United States. It argues that these studies were critically flawed in the sense that they made inappropriate assumptions about the link between the two kinds of measures that are the respective foci of their inquiry (i.e., personal identity and group self-esteem). As a result, their conclusions and implications, in terms of the development of psychological and sociological theories based upon their findings, constitute a major obstacle to the ultimate and accurate understanding of the processes of development of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 70, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Lowe, Karin. Ole Miss Deadline Nearing – Thomas Meredith, University of Mississippi
• Root, Tonya. Protesters: College Heights Herald Apology Not Sincere – Demonstrations, Editorial Cartoons, Stacy Curtis, Bob Adams
• Tungate, Matthew. Voting Not Problem, Group Says – United States Student Association
• Simmons, Darryn. Comic Book Turns Into Fairy Tale for Student – Klay Cone
• The 1995 Marsupial Awards
• People Poll: What Will You Remember Most About This Year at Western?
• Rose, Alex. Summer: College Students Should Take Advantage
• Editor’s Hotline – College Heights Herald, Editorial …