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Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement program listing graduates.

Occupational Aspiration Among African-Americans: A Case For Affirmative Action, Ronald E. Hall

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The recent attack upon Affirmative Action in the workplace demands that merit be the sole criterion of employment. Policies designed to eliminate discriminatory practices are in themselves discriminatory and suggest minorities are inferior. Such suggestions are archaic and simplistic. Each assumes that the workplace operates in a social vacuum when in fact a complex system of cultural norms precedes the influence of merit. For African-Americans color is a predcedent of merit. The present study was undertaken to determine the implications of color in the workplace by analyzing it vis a vis occupational aspiration. Using a sample of African- American college …

Assessing The Persistence To Graduation Of Students Joining Fraternities At Western Kentucky University, Charles Pride

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In the study, I assessed the persistence of students who joined fraternities at Western Kentucky University. Also included is a comparison between them and the general student population. The study includes 1467 students who joined fraternities between the Fall 1986 to Spring 1991 semesters. A five-year time period was used as the benchmark for graduation from the institution. Factors that were explored included race, initiation status, year in school when pledging, and organizational affiliation. Pearson Product-Moment Correlations and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data. The results illustrated that students who join fraternities graduate at a higher …

A Survey Of Black Student Perceptions And Attitudes On The Utilization Of Academic Retention Programs, Beora Willams

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this study I examine the perceptions and attitudes of black students attending a predominantly white institution (PWI) concerning student support services designed to assist them in achieving social and academic success. PWIs have established minority retention programs with an overall mission of recruiting and retaining black students; however, program use is minimal and black students continue to depart college prematurely. This research seeks to assess the perceptions and attitudes of black students to determine if program ambiguity, lack of faculty involvement or available mentoring, campus affiliation, racism, or time taken away from academic pursuits has a role in whether …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Back, Shannon. Workers Fear Loss of Jobs – Dining Services
• LaBelle, Charboneé. A Moment of Closure – Morgan Violi
• Batcheldor, Matt. Western Price Tag Higher – Tuition
• Bookstore Privatization Needs Thought
• Avery, Shiloh. Bond Shouldn’t End – Kappa Sigma
• Brewer, Jerry. Beliefs Should Frame Everyone’s Life
• Robinson, George. Talk Shows Have Own Sick Humor
• Taylor, Saddler. Separatism is Racism
• Sewell, Steve. Racism Continues
• Lega, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Stamper, John. Morgan Violi’s Body Brought Home
• Brewer, Jerry. Knowledge Empowers – Million Man March
• Smith, Scheri. HIV Victim Finds Strength, Hope in Christianity – Steve Sawyer
• Lega, Stephen. Private Companies Change Bookstores
• Lega, Stephen. Western Looks at Bids – Bookstore (WKU)
• NCAA Violations Serious for All Athletes
• Simmons, Tawnya. Votes do Count
• Corbett, Charles. Learn from Our Wars
• Siria, Stephanie. Food Service Doesn’t …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Brewer, Jerry. March: Students Remember Meaning – Million Man March
• Stamper, John. Siren Stirs Up Campus – Tornados
• Hall, Jason. Racism Had Little Affect on Amendment Vote
• Craig, Ryan. Children’s Plays Offer More Than Entertainment
• Campus Should Heed Tornado Siren
• Taylor, Saddler. Writer Stereotyping
• Robinson, George. All Races Should Go Get on the Bus
• House, Jon. Greeks a Family
• Craig, Ryan. First Dates Plagued …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• VanWinkle, Cara. Kappa Sigmas Banned – Hazing
• Stamper, John. Girl’s Body Found – Morgan Violi
• VanWinkle, Cara. Meeting’s Legality Raises Questions – Kappa Sigma
• Hall, Jason. Finance: Candidates Sing Same Song on Student Issues
• Hazing is Intolerable
• Moats, Bill. Apology in Order
• Shannon, Rick. Michelle Browning, Jack Kevorkian Are Both Wrong
• Brewer, Jerry. Negro National Anthem Should be Appreciated by All
• Brown, Karen. City …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Jason. Debate Panel Proclaims Bob Dole Victor
• Lega, Stephen. Plan’s Revision on Hold – Desegregation Working Group
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Protective Orders Help Victims of Domestic Abuse
• Mayo, Travis. Dean Brings South Africa to Western – Howard Bailey
• Students Need Both Sides to Make Choice
• Sudborough, Gary. CIA Not Doing Job
• Longwell, Tom. Don’t Attack Religion
• Browning, Michelle. People Have Right to Quality of …

Shelter Poverty: Housing Affordability Among Asian Americans, Michael E. Stone

Institute for Asian American Studies Publications

Relatively little research has been conducted that focuses on the housing situation of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (hereafter generally referred to as Asian Americans), especially on the national level. From a review of about 30 articles and reports over the past decade that examine racial/ethnic housing situations nationally, only one specifically addressed housing problems of Asian Americans (Hansen, 1986) while two others included Asian Americans along with other populations of color. Of the remaining articles, most used the terms race, racial discrimination, or segregation in their titles, yet did not include Asian Americans in the studies. Of particular note, …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 6, No. 8, Wku University Relations

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On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Providing Resources for Minority Students
• Lancaster Lecture on Health Reform - Robert Lightfoot
• Freshman Quality vs. Quantity
• Call All Alumni - Phonathon
• Eison, Sheila. A Season of Celebrating Brahms & Schubert - Sylvia Kersenbaum

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Jason. Classic Moment – Sean Dollman
• Back, Shannon. Runner: Man Uses Disability as an Advantage – Bruce Law
• VanWinkle, Cara. Delta Tau Delta: Pledge Exposure Lands Three in Jail, Community Service
• Hall, Jason. Little Texas Kicks a Little at Finale
• Mains, Brian. Micah Martin Rolls Across the Finish Line for Fourth Year in Classic
• Police Tow Cars from Flooded Lot
• Sexual Harassment Not …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 72, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

Regular features include:

• Just a Second
• Campus Line
• For the Record / Crime Reports
• People Poll
• Sports
• Diversions
• Movie Reviews
• Classifieds

Articles in this issue:

• Stamper, John. Gunman Terrorizes Students
• Hutchins, Chris. Gordon Parks
• Wright, Jennifer. Recycling to Start Soon
• Lucas, Fred. Luther Hughes to Aid Recruiting Efforts
• Moving Office is Unwise Decision – Admissions
• Dean, Stacie. Interracial Couples are Beautiful
• Dixon, Paul. Hemp Clarified
• Flanagan, Beth. Races Becoming Less Distinct Each Year
• Walker, Amy. Women’s Power is Ability to Pick
• Lega, Stephen. Western Takes Pepsi Challenge
• Regent Resigns …

The Effects Of Race And Marital Status On Child Support And Work Effort, Richard K. Caputo

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience (NLSLME), Young Women's Cohort, to assess the influence of race and marital status on levels of child support and work effort of recipients of child support in 1978,1983,1988, and 1991. Controlling for the number of children and highest completed grade of education, the study found that race exerted no effect on either level of child support payments or work effort in any of the study years. Marital status influenced level of child support in each study year and work effort only in 1983. Formerly-married mothers had the …

Program: “A Celebration Of Ethnic America.”, National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Committee

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Democratic National Convention Luncheon. Chicago. August 28, 1996.

Invitation: Gala Reception. Arab American Tribute To The Democratic National Convention., Arab American Institute

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Gala Reception on Wednesday, August 28, 1996. 11:00pm-1:00am. Hyatt Regency Hotel. Contains The Second City comedy club advertisement inside.

Itinerary For Arab American Activities At Democratic National Convention In Chicago., Arab American Institute

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Decision ’96. Contains AAI contacts in Chicago. August 25-28, 1996.

Press Release: Arab American Democrats In The “Mainstream Of The Party.”, Arab American Institute

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Arab American Leadership Council. Dr. James Zogby. August 23, 1996.

Press Release: “Arab Americans Host Tribute To Democratic National Convention.”, Arab American Institute

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Arab American Tribute Reception. Wednesday, August 28, 1996, 10:00 pm to 1:00 am. The Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt regency Hotel, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago. Contact James Zogby or Claudette Shwiry August 20, 1996.

Ua21 Wku Affirmative Action Plan, Wku Office Of Equal Opportunity / 504 / Ada Compliance

WKU Archives Records

This report consists of the following parts:

• Introduction
• Statement of Purpose
• Affirmative Action Plan for Minorities & Women
• Affirmative Action Plan for Covered Veterans & Persons with Disabilities

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism

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

• Ramsey, Carine. Labor of Love - Judy Schwank
• Johnson, Shalana. Mayor Ties Fires to Race - Church arson
• Cunningham, Shalonda. Social Service Agencies' Funds Restored
• Davis, Tonie. Nece's Place - Earnece Walker
• Carroll, Tyneia. Cornelius Martin Shucks Corn for Cars
• Davis, Tonie. Elderly Foster Goodwill at Girls Club
• Seymore, Shauna. Howard Bailey Combines Hard Work, Compassion
• Rucker, Lori. Students Get Basics at the News
• Carroll, Tyneia. Freshman Program Hopes to Lessen Dropout Rate
• Doss, Tremecca. Church Burning Investigation Efforts Minimal
• Rucker, Lori. Police Need …

Introduction, James Jennings

Trotter Review

The Black community in the United States is undergoing major demographic changes that point to greater ethnic diversity. There are many ethnic groups that compose the Black community today, including people from Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and other parts of the world. This community can no longer be approached as socially or demographically monolithic. Individuals in these groups may define themselves as "Black" but not necessarily, "African American." This issue of the Trotter Review explores facets of on-going ethnic transformation within the Black community. It begins with several essays that introduce broad themes related to this social and demographic …

Black Immigrant Community Of Washington, D.C.: A Public History Approach, Portia James

Trotter Review

In the Washington, D.C. area contemporary Black community life has been shaped in large part by a pattern of migration and settlement of African Americans from southern states. But international immigration has also made its mark on the local Black community. Today, Washington and its suburbs in Virginia and Maryland are home to significant populations of Black people from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. This international movement of people has resulted in the broadening of Black community life and the development of a multicultural and multi-ethnic Black population in the area.

Haitian Immigrants And African-American Relations: Ethnic Dilemmas In A Racially-Stratified Society, Gemima M. Remy

Trotter Review

This article focuses on Haitian immigrants and how they have attempted to interpret their migration experience and ascribed racial and ethnic status in the U.S. It is argued that the legal and economic positions of Haitian immigrants have not only impacted their perceptions and understanding of their living conditions in this country, but they have also compelled them to reassess their self-definition as a distinct group of individuals with their own history, culture, nationality, and racial identity. Like many other Caribbean immigrants, Haitians "suffer double invisibility... as immigrants and black immigrants or double visibility as blacks in the eyes of …

Cape Verdean-Americans: A Historical Perspective Of Ethnicity And Race, Jean E. Barker

Trotter Review

Cape Verdean immigrants in the United States worked to establish their own unique ethnic identity in an effort not to be grouped with Afro-Americans. On the Cape Verde Islands they were Portuguese citizens and identified as Portuguese. In the United States they persisted in stressing their identification as Portuguese, claiming the right to self-designation rather than accepting one imposed by an exceedingly race-conscious society. As one immigrant stated: "We are not black, we are Portuguese. We know we have black in our blood, and white." In the turn-of-the-century United States any amount of African ancestry guaranteed an identification by society …

The Linkage Between African Americans And The South African Black Immigrant Community, Chris Nteta

Trotter Review

An understanding of the South African immigrant experience in the United States requires placing it within a context of linkages and alliances between transported South African blacks and the African American community. Like many other nationalities, South African black immigration to this country resulted from people fleeing the murderous apartheid regime whose national constitution and laws enshrined a racist ideology buttressed by a myriad of draconian practices. In this respect, South African immigrants were predominantly refugees and exiles on a quest for asylum. On the other hand, this group exhibits distinctive political tendencies which sets it apart from other such …

Explanations For African Immigration, Kwaku Danso

Trotter Review

Africa is a continent in crisis. Sub-Saharan Africa today poses the greatest development challenge facing the world today. Many of Africa's development programs have failed miserably. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have attributed this failure to inefficient internal economic policies pursued by African governments. These governments, on the other hand, blame failure on uncontrollable external factors in the world economy, such as international financial markets, worldwide recessions, declining commodity prices, protectionist trade policies against African exports, and the oil price shocks of the 1970s. While there is merit to each of these schools of thought, there is …

Leadership In The African Immigrant Community: Conflict And Coalition, Mfon Ufot

Trotter Review

Whenever African immigrants gather, most assuredly the conversation of their plight to the United States, will be a heated topic. Most of the discussion laments the apparent apathy in the African community and the lack of collective leadership to mobilize it. According to the 1990 census, there are over 350,000 African in the United States and that number is increasing every year. The State Department's Information on Immigration reports about 20,000 Africans won the "immigration lottery" to emigrate to the United States last year. This year, about 20,000 slots are allotted to the African continent. This program is a part …

The Political Issues For African Immigrants In The United States, Paul E. Udofia

Trotter Review

Since the 1970s the African-born population in the United States has grown steadily in numbers. This increase of African immigrants offers an historic opportunity for sustained reconstruction of ancestral relationships with Black America. At this point, however, Africans who are mostly English-speaking and highly educated, remain largely isolated and even ostracized. So, what must be done for these groups, Blacks and African immigrants, to begin working together effectively? This essay begins with one basic query necessary for understanding this potential development: What is the current status of African immigrants in the United States? After providing a brief overview in response …

Caribbean Migrant Experiences In Church And Society, J A George Irish

Trotter Review

One of the greatest ironies of the Caribbean community in New York is, that it is at one and the same time, both "power-full" and powerless. Its power lies essentially in a relatively untapped and latent potential, whereas its powerlessness rests in its virtual immobilization as an ethnic group. By dint of sheer numbers the Caribbean presence, whether solely anglophone/West Indian, or more broadly representative of the wider Caribbean Basin, is a formidable force to reckon with, since over 30 percent of the immigrant population of New York is Caribbean. In fact, they are among the fastest growing immigrant groups. …