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The Nhl Lockout, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

One of the most exciting times in the sports calendar comes when baseball is into playoffs and moving toward the World Series, the NFL and college football are beginning to hit stride and pick up the levels of excitement, and then as with frosting on the cake the NHL and the NBA open their seasons. Mid-October carries a special excitement when all these sports are going at once.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Reed, Lindsey. Health Services Staying Crowded
• Buckman, Josh. New Gadgets Lead to New Cheating Methods
• Clark, Ashlee. Faculty Finds New Ways to Combat Plagiarism
• Fisher, Lee. Forum Addresses Gay Marriage Issues
• Richardson, Kelly. Students Learn from Debate Watch
• Wilberding, Beth. Plus/Minus Issue Still Undecided
• Wilberding, Beth. Students Discuss Academics During Forum – Student Government Association
• Squash the Hate & Let’s Desegregate
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Flooding on Campus
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Just Click Your Heels Together Three Times & You’re Home
• Stoess, Jacquelyn. It’s Time …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Allen, Natasha. Appalachian Trail Blazers – Outdoor Recreation Adventure Center
• Reed, Lindsey. Faculty Diversity Increasing
• Wilberding, Beth. Faculty Members Disagree About Senate’s Effectiveness
• Fisher, Lee. City Receives Terror Money
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: John Kerry, George Bush
• Waiting Until the First Day Isn’t Enough Time – Tuition
• Fisher, Lee. Ticket to Freedom Has Lost Its Luster
• Koger, Tara. Cigarettes Aren’t the Only Bad Habit – Drinking
• Elmore, Martha. Money Going to Wrong Leaders – Teachers
• McFarland, Sam. Republican Job Market is Faulty
• Reed, Lindsey. …

Trouble In Cubdom, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There was a time when being a Cub fan was one of the easiest callings in the world. You would begin in spring training reciting all those spring training mantras like "We're all in first place on April 1st," or "This isn't the same team that finished at the bottom last year," or in the more unfortunate words of Leo Durocher, "This isn't an eighth place team." Leo unfortunately had a lapse of memory as the National League had expanded to ten teams. But I digress.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Reed, Lindsey. Gary Ransdell Proposes Long-term Tuition Plan
• Reed, Lindsey. Western May Delay Dropping Students Who Haven’t Paid Tuition
• Watt, Wes. Volleyball Team Spiking Competition
• Wilberding, Beth. Students Flood Lawn for Debate Watch
• Buckman, Josh. Completion of New Science Building Behind Schedule – Engineering & Biological Sciences Hall
• Green, Tavia. Group Focuses on Eye Health & Education – Unite for Sight
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: George Bush
• Mason, Kim. Taking Up for the International Festival
• Cultural Segregation Afflicts the Hill
• Cailouet, Larry. Joanie, Did …

The Expos To Dc, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is one of the great cities of North America. It is a city that loves its sports. It is a city that loves baseball and has a rich baseball history. On Wednesday the last Major League game was played at Olympic Stadium before an angry crowd of just over 30,000 fans.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Clark, Ashlee. Fall Enrollment Creeps Up Despite Losses to Tennessee
• Harrell, Bobby. Tobacco Selling Gets Nixed On Campus
• Clark, Ashlee. Noah’s Ark – Bowling Green Style – Project Noah Inc.
• Green, Tavia. Plan Working to Draw More International Students
• Richardson, Kelly. Student Hit on Mimosa – Adam Pape
• Miller, Kate. Editorial Cartoon re: Tailgating
• Smokers Get Blown Off
• Buckman, Josh. George Bush Had His Change; This Guy Has Changed His Mind
• Sainlar, Lindsay. The Joys of Reality Television Have Entered Iraq
• Richardson, Kelly. Peeping Tom …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Casagrande, Michael. 10K Turns 25
• Reed, Lindsey. Wellness Plan Under Review
• Buckman, Josh. Smokers May Get Own Areas
• Baker, Joanie. Anorexia: It’s Not Just a Women’s Issue
• Wilberding, Beth. Hard Work Should Be Rewarded – Student Government Association
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: International Festival
• Jackson, Danica. Exploring the Color Line – Segregation
• There’s No Place Like Home – McLean Hall, Honors Program
• Baker, Joanie. The Americanized International Festival
• Holzknecht, Dave. Wal-Mart Will Disrupt Community
• Brassell, Kevin. No Brown Bagging at Western – Dining Services …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Reed, Lindsey. Kentucky Improves In Post-secondary Education Report
• Buckman, Josh. Honors Students Getting an Upgrade – McLean Hall
• Reed, Lindsey. Western Recognizes KAPT Students – Kentucky Affordable Prepaid Tuition
• Jackson, Danika. The Western Pornography Passage
• Fisher, Lee. Brewing Company Returns – Nightclubs
• Clark, Ashlee. Student Government Association Budget Increases
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Professor Salaries
• Professors Are Getting the Shaft – Salaries
• Thomas, Alan. Graduate Takes On Previous Letter – George Bush
• Dillon, Ryan. Social Issues Help Define Society
• Pitcock, Bridget. Discrimination Can Be …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Reed, Lindsey. Promotions Bring Little Cash Advance
• Clark, Ashlee. Background Discrepancies – Faculty
• Green, Tavia. RedZone Could Get Alcohol – Dining Services
• Stoess, Jacquelyn. Western Community Rocks the Vote
• Allen, Natasha. Music Festival Raising Money - RevFest
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Parking
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Votergasm: Get It On, Voter Style
• Ketterman, Shaun. Disputes Ed Schwab’s Claim that George Bush Didn’t Use Family Pull to Avoid War
• Ramge, Jim. Hero Should Be Used Sparingly – Military
• Baker, Joanie. Taking Up for the Underdressed – Pajamas …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Richardson, Kelly. Student Arrested for Attempted Homicide – Antwuan Thomas
• Reed, Lindsey. George Bush Leads in Kentucky Poll
• Clark, Ashlee. Program Ready to Aid Disabled – Best Expectations
• Salmon, Emily. Make Mine Large – Morgan Spurlock
• Wilberding, Beth. Patti Johnson, 23 Senators Win Student Government Association Elections
• Politicians Should Stick to Important Issues
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Same Sex Marriage
• Ortega, Amanda. Doesn’t Agree Homosexuals Should Marry Heterosexuals
• Riley, Cassandra. People Should Be Able to Marry the Person of Their Choice
• Newby, Nathan. Homosexuality …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Wilberding, Beth. Student Government Association Election Starts Today, Ends Tomorrow Night
• Reed, Lindsey. Request for $5.6 Million Project Awaits Senate OK – Agriculture
• Allen, Natasha. Playing the Big Red Blues – Clayton Miller Blues Band
• Maines, Ashley. Students Spruce Up Dorm Rooms
• Clark, Ashley. Debate Watch Tells Students to Tune In – Elections
• Wilberding, Beth. Lighting Poses Safety Problem on Campus
• Patti Johnson Needs Fresh Initiative in Campaign – Student Government Association
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Football
• Todd, Nick. Former Student Government Association President …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Clark, Ashlee. Academic Quality Initiative Nearing Phase Two
• Richardson, Kelly. Two Charged with Peeping
• Reed, Lindsey. Journalism Building Still Name Shopping – Mass Media & Technology Hall
• Wilberding, Beth. Patti Johnson to Run Unopposed – Student Government Association
• Wilberding, Beth. Redzone Opening Today – Downing University Center
• Buckman, Josh. New Building Could Create Pollution
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Super Saturday Workshop
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Pick Your Professor
• Johnson, Seth. America the Immature
• It’s A Classroom, Not a Soapbox – Faculty Evaluations
• Henze, Adam. Cartoonist Has …

Espn's 25th, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

When the history of Sport in America is written several decades from now ESPN may well be regarded as the most important development of the 20th century.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Stoess, Jacquelyn. Voting 101 – Kentucky Constitution
• Sebastian, Kandace. Convention Draws Student Voices – Iraq Revolution
• Clark, Ashlee. Ceremony Encourages Freshmen Involvement – MASTER Plan
• Wilberding, Beth. Student Government Association Reacting with Changes
• Buckman, Josh. Transportation Unit Expected
• Clark, Ashlee. Global Project to Include Africa – Physics & Astronomy
• Sainlar, Lindsay. This Little Piggy Watched the News
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Dining Services
• Shepherd, Justin. Former Opinion Editor Has Another Opinion
• Campbell, Philip. George Bush Supporter Empowered by Act of Stupidity - Vandalism
• Bogard, …

Amateurism, Eligibility, And Doublespeak, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It's difficult for me to acknowledge that in the case of Mike Williams of the University of Southern California the NCAA may finally have done something right. Williams applied for reinstatement of his eligibility to play football at USC following the federal court decisions that virtually overturned the lower court decisions allowing underclassmen to make themselves eligible for the National Football League Draft.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Richardson, Kelly. Big Red Cards Gaining Flexibility
• Clark, Ashlee. Plus/Minus Grading on Hold
• Green, Tavia. Singing on the Hill – Athena Cage
• Wilson, Kat. Students Spend Summer Studying Abroad
• Clark, Ashlee. Step Up Program Aims to Help Black Student Retention
• Defacing Property Shows Disdain for Memorial – Guthrie Bell Tower
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Liberal Voice on Western’s Campus
• Lockhart, Dana, Brandon Copeland & Matthew Pava. Former Student Government Association Officers Speak Up, Feel Misled by Nick Todd
• Ogden, Stephen. Another Student Bothered by …

Athens: The Beauty Of Playfulness, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Amidst the controversies, the crass commercialism, and the artificiality of the staged teledrama of the Olympics, the main point can too easily get lost. This is a sporting event involving athletes seeking to perform at the highest level, individually or as a team, as they compete against one another, themselves, and the challenges of the sport. What this offers is a drama of its own, showcasing the sporting spirit and offering each of us a window on the possibilities of human achievement.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Wilberding, Beth. Report Recommends Reimbursement of Funds – Student Government Association
• Buckman, Josh. Downing University Center Adds a Red Zone
• Reed, Lindsey. Record-breaking Fund-raising Year Eases Budget Stress
• Maines, Ashley. Murray’s Restaurant Is Closed But Not for Good
• Wilberding, Beth. Election Generates Uncertainty – Student Government Association
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Residence Halls
• Higher Education for a Higher Cost & All at Once?
• Watt, Wes. Return to School Reveals Annoying Fads
• Yenowine, Jackie. A Dorm by Any Other Name
• Padgett, Miki. Marine Bothered by …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Wilberding, Beth. Nick Todd Cites Personal Conflicts in Resignation
• Wilberding, Beth. Student Government Association to Hold Online Election
• Reed, Lindsey. Gary Ransdell Optimistic About Budget
• Clark, Ashlee. Western to Add January Term
• Buckman, Josh. Van Meter Overlook Getting a Facelift
• Clark, Ashlee. Freshman Enrollment Down This Year
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Construction
• Yee-Haw! All the Dorms Are Finally Open
• North, Amber. The Woes of Only Being 20 Years Old
• Sainlar, Lindsay. The New Opinion Editor Needs Help; Please Don’t Be Shy
• Clark, Ashlee. New …

Paul Hamm, Trevor Graham, And Others, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It seems as if at every Olympic games there comes a point when there is a meltdown of one sort or another. In these games which are designed to produce international cooperation and understanding, nationalism more often than not raises its head in anger. Designed to promote friendship and good sportsmanship there is often a moment, or several moments, in which sportsmanship seems to leave the venue entirely.

The Athens Olympics Open, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There is no doubt what I will remember most about the 2004 Olympic Games. It will not be the opening ceremonies, nor the historic setting of Athens, nor the amazing performance by Paul Hamm in the Men's Gymnastics all-around when he snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and left the arena with a gold medal. Unfortunately, it will be Hurricane Charley that left myself and many of my fellow Orlandoans without power and therefore unable to see the opening ceremonies. For some it is still not possible to see the games, as they remain without power in the sweltering …

Father's Day, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

(This piece was first written for Father's Day of 1992 a few weeks after the death of my Father. As has been my custom I am sending it out again on this Father's Day)

Paid Vacations, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

What is the difference between getting a paid vacation and being suspended from your job with pay?

The Lightning's Stanley Cup, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup. The Canadian Holy Grail of Sport now resides in Florida where on the day of the final game it was over 90 degrees, with high humidity, a veritable tropical paradise. The Lightning are coached by an American, have three American players, three Czechs, two Russians, and one player each from Sweden, Slovakia, and the Ukraine on the roster along with fifteen Canadians. They defeated the first Canadian based team to appear in the Cup Final in a decade. Eat your heart out Don Cherry!

The Belmont Stakes, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

A few decades ago when a powerful team played a very weak team in any sport and the result was lopsided there was a phrase to describe the event: "They beat the Little Sisters of the Poor." On Saturday the Little Sisters of the Poor got beat again but it was the powerful team, or in this case horse, that lost. "Smarty Jones" was supported by an entire nation, including the Philadelphia convent of The Little Sisters of the Poor where the sister of Smarty's jockey had parlayed the power of prayer and the two-dollar bets of the God Squad.

Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the last twenty-four hours much has been made of the connections between former President Ronald Reagan and Sport. As is typical of many American politicians Reagan associated himself with the symbols of victory and those who achieved it. Unlike some, President Reagan's associations with sport were real and in many key ways a determinant of his personal political style.

The Ncaa And Its "Control" Of Bowl Games., Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It was more than a bit amusing to read that the Knight Commission has called on the NCAA to retake control of the bowl games from the television networks and the conferences. This is akin to telling the U.S. Senate to retake control of American Foreign Policy from the Executive Branch. It is not going to happen and even if it did it wouldn't make any real difference. The die is cast, the damage is done, and a reversal of history is not possible.

Crunch N’ Munch; Non-Analytical Positives; Stanley Cup Finals, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It's time to head to rewrite. The Yankees have sent Cracker Jack packing from the House that Ruth Built. "Crunch 'n Munch" will replace the traditional baseball snack because, says Yankee spokesperson Jason Zillo, it tastes better. Yankee Stadium's Director of Hospitality offered another more compelling reason for the move. Cracker Jack is eliminating the box in favor of a bag. Well, that certainly explains it. No one has mentioned what "Crunch 'n Munch" is paying the Yankees for their new status in the national pastime.

Fish Shooting, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Fishing is a sport that has never caught my fancy, except for ice fishing which is largely about drinking rather than fishing. Growing up in the state of Minnesota where fishing is akin to a religious experience it may seem strange that I have not joined the faithful. In addition, over the past three decades I have been living in Florida, the Bass Fishing capital of the universe, where high stakes fishing is considerably more popular than the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here too I have resisted the allure, or is it the lure.