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Sporting Heroes As Role Models, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Charles Barkley has been in our face now for several weeks with a commercial for one of those tiresome shoe companies in which he announces: "I am not a role model. I am not paid to be a role model... parents should be role models...I am paid to wreak havoc on a basketball court. Just because I can dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids."

Compassionate Capitalism, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Compassionate Capitalism. Nice phrase isn't it. It is a phrase used in a recent book title: Compassionate Capitalism: Helping Others Help Themselves. It is also used in the name of a new Foundation: the Compassionate Capitalism Foundation, a nonprofit group based in Muskegon, Michigan. The book and the foundation are the creations of Rich DeVos, he's the boss, of the Orlando Magic.

The Ncaa And The Myth Of Amateurism, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Just over a week ago Dick Schultz resigned as the Executive Director of the NCAA, a position he has held since 1987. Schultz has been called a leader in the reform of Intercollegiate Athletics and has changed the public image of the NCAA. His resignation was prompted by the fact that the NCAA had found rules violations in the University of Virginia athletic program during the Dick Schultz years as Athletic Director there. Virginia has been placed on two years probation.

Gretzky, Lemieux, And The Nhl Playoffs, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It's playoff time. In the National Hockey League and the National Basketball Association the second season, the real season, is underway. Every game now has an increased significance, and when you get to the final game of a series there is nothing else like it in sport. When both teams face elimination the level of play is raised to extraordinary heights.

Ua12/2/1 Special Budget Edition, Wku Student Affairs

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Special edition of the College Heights Herald reporting on budget cuts.

• Western Tightens Its Belt at Board of Regents Meeting
• Poynter, Chris. Thomas Meredith: His Personal Account Will Be Restored
• Armes, Anya. Loss of Job Hits Employees Hard – Layoffs
• Varney, Dennis. Talisman: Yearbook Safe One More Year
• Martin, John. Student Fees Will Increase – Again
• Hannah, Jim. College Heights Herald: Thomas Meredith Delays Independency Proposal
• Cassady, Pam. Western Considering Selling Reserved Parking to Faculty
• Bunnell, David. Academics: Cuts Hit Classroom Indirectly
• Brewer, Mike. Little By Little, Budget Cuts Crumbling Hill
• Anna, Cara. Football Gets More Money
• Batters, Tom. Mark …

The Death Of Jim Valvano, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Normally the Catholic Church requires a certain passage of time, as well as evidence of the performance of three miracles, before anyone is presented for canonization to sainthood. Apparently ESPN's standards are not quite that high, as the network canonized Jim Valvano last week following his death. Although Valvano had at least one miracle to his credit, the winning of the 1983 NCAA basketball championship with the miracle shot against Houston as time ran out, it still seems unlikely that he is the stuff out of which saints are made.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Hannah, Jim. Super Cards: Money Ordered Repaid – Louis Cook
• College Heights Herald Editors Issue Apology – Steve Czirr
• Thomas, Kim. Students’ Excuses Usually Lack Creativity
• Daniels, Jerry. 12 Students Join March for Equal Rights – Gays, Lesbians
• Board of Regents to Discuss Budget Issues
• College Heights Herald to Publish Special Issue – Budget
• Biology Professor Larry Gleason Dies
• 1993 Marsupial Awards
• People Poll: When Did You Start Studying for Your Final Exams?
• Dillard, John. Machine Repairman Says Goodbye to All – Facilities Services, Layoffs …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Poynter, Chris. Report Recommends 42 Jobs Be Cut – Budget
• Bunnell, David. Special Olympics
• Wilson, Sherry. Students’ Nicknames Come From Odd Places
• Fight in Egypt Lot Injures One
• Cut Proposals Are Here; Let Debate Begin – Budget
• Hofmann, Marin. Editorial Cartoon Talisman Extinction
• Jolly, Kimberly. Scholarships Promote Discrimination
• Fridy, Geri. Computer Software Not Research Tool
• People Poll: How Do You Feel About Western Losing the Yearbook as Part of the Proposed Budget Cuts?
• Critchfield, Mark. Waco Tragedy Lives On – Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Tex., …

The Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over a year and one-half ago a classic American drama unfolded in Channelview, Texas, where Wanda Holloway, 37, was tried for attempted murder. The charge was that Wanda tried to hire a hit man to kill Verna Heath whose daughter Amber was pushing Shanna Holloway, Wanda's little girl, to defeat in the school cheerleading competition. This was a story that touched the hearts of all Americans.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Tungate, Matthew. Student Government Association Election: Donald Smith Rolls to Victory
• Cook, Drew. Students Head for Big Apple, MTV Jobs
• Hannah, Jim. Amid Controversy, Pest Control Agent Resigns – Ed Parker
• Survey Results to Be Announced – Faculty Senate
• MASTER Plan Created for Freshmen – Make Academic & Social Transitions Educationally Rewarding
• Open Your Eyes, Western, Decide Football’s Future
• Hofmann, Martin. Editorial Cartoon Football Going Flat
• Utley, Chuck. Party Division Still Evident in Society – Politics
• People Poll: Should the Future of the Football Program …

Baseball's Jeremiad, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past two years baseball writers and commentators have pronounced the death or serious illness of the national pastime. The chorus of complaints has become deafening. To those who know their history this is not a surprise. This sort of jeremiad has marked nearly every decade in baseball history.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Brewer, Mike. Budget Cut Will Close Grise Hall Copy Center
• Good, Epha. Rodney King: Verdict Didn’t End Racism, Some Say – Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992
• Weber, Ron. Robert Penn Warren’s Library to Be Recreated on Campus – Library Special Collections
• The Ballot – Student Government Association, Elections
• Western & McDonald’s Giving Away Seedlings – Earth Day
• Education Scholarship Available for Minorities
• Smith, Brian. Bill Clinton Must Solve Energy Crisis Soon – Politics
• Gadbois, Christopher. Replacing ID Card Is Unnecessary Hassle
• Editorial Cartoon …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Hannah, Jim & Mike Brewer. Some Areas Bracing for Bad News – Budget
• Gagliardi, Melissa. Environment a Ministry for Author – Al Fritsch
• Tungate, Matthew. Student Government Association: Candidates Discuss Their Differences – Eric McWilliams, Donald Smith
• Post Office Open for Taxpayers
• Christian Student Fellowship House Dedication Saturday
• Robertson, Lisa. Two Faculty Participate in CNN Show – Christopher Groves, Nicholas Crawford
• Troubled Pearce-Ford Tower Should Be Closed – Housing & Residence Life
• Hofmann, Martin. Editorial Cartoon Pearce-Ford Tower Taking Medicine
• Bossette, Michael. Paying to Park …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Flynn, Leslie. Pearce-Ford Tower to Close, Receive Facelift – Housing & Residence Life
• Cassady, Pam. Experiment Increases Awareness About Aging – Gerontology, Sandy Miller
• Cecil, Jill. The Doors: Drummer Remembers Relationships – John Densmore
• Regent Nominations Being taken
• In the Spotlight – Stephanie Gibney, Alton Little
• Board of Regents Should Release Salary Increase Plan
• Editorial Cartoon Murray’s Restaurant Closed
• Murray’s Restaurant Should Stay Open Late
• Hess, Doug. Overturn Roe vs. Wade – Abortion, Right to Life
• People Poll: What Do You Think of Murray’s Restaurant? …

Fantasy League Baseball, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I have a confession to make. I vowed I would never do it. It was just too twisted, too much of a perversion of a sacred American institution. But I did it, and I have been doing it for several years

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Tungate, Matthew. Friends Face Off In Presidential Race – Student Government Association, Donald Smith, Eric McWilliams
• Poynter, Chris. Professor Loses Suit Against His Dean – Gabriel Buntzman, Michael Brown
• Reynolds, Becky. Alpha Gamma Rho Fundraiser a Field Day for Cows – Charities
• Ray Mendel to Brief Faculty Senate on Pay – Salaries
• Greek Week Blood Drive Begins Monday
• Wells, Greg. For Agriculture Majors, Money Grows on Trees
• Tarantino, Julie. Learn Love, Not Hate – Gays, Lesbians
• Ahsan, Huma. Alpha Xi Delta Sisters Forever
• Edwards, Tonya. …

March Madness Final In New Orleans - Unlv And Academic Corruption, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

College Basketball has ended another long and lucrative season with the Final Four in New Orleans. March madness has finally ended in April. For the second time Dean Smith's North Carolina team has won a national championship in the Superdome.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Brewer, Mike & Jim Hannah. Committee Finds Money for Pay Raises – Budget
• Flynn, Leslie. Laundry, Cable TV Enhance Dorm Life – Housing & Residence Life
• Daniels, Jerry. Amazing Tones of Joy: Gospel Group Celebrates Anniversary
• Kidnapping, Rape Trial Delayed – Ernest Ferguson
• Two Found Guilty in Church Fire – Ku Klux Klan
• Libel Trial to Continue Today – Gabriel Buntzman, Michael Brown
• A.W. Laird, Retired Psychology Professor Dies – Larry Laird
• Tradition Should Continue, With or Without Ralph Willard – Basketball
• Hofmann, Martin. Editorial …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Broadbent, Stephanie. Majority of Faculty Support Thomas Meredith
• Poynter, Chris. Professor Has Disease, Physicians Say – Frank Neuber
• Bunnell, David. Photojournalist Tells Students to Focus on World Awareness – Todd Buchanan
• Faculty Libel Trial Begins Today – Gabriel Buntzman, Michael Brown
• Alpha Xi Delta Deserves More From Nationals
• Hofmann, Martin. Editorial Cartoon Alpha Xi Delta
• Miller, Maggie. Marriott Mistake Frustrates Student – Dining Services
• People Poll: Do You Think the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Is Being Treated Fairly By Its National Chapter?
• Lyons, Andy. Western …

The Davis Cup: Us Problems, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

In the midst of the glitter of the past weekend of NCAA basketball, there was a story playing itself out on the other side of the globe. For the first time in a decade a defending Davis Cup champion was eliminated from competition in the first round of play. The Australians humiliated the United States 4-1.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Good, Epha. Alpha Xi Deltas Say Goodbye to Chapter
• Wells, Greg. Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination – Carl Carter, Americans with Disabilities Act
• Brewer, Mike. Raises: Proposal May Be in Trouble – Budget
• Grundy, Julie. Some Unhappy With Planned Staff Pay Hike
• Top of Hill To Be Without Power – Utilities
• Morris, Linda. Meeting on Non-Traditional Student Housing Forthcoming – Housing & Residence Life
• In the Spotlight – Thad Crews
• Western Spirit Must Continue After Basketball
• Hofmann, Martin. Editorial Cartoon Cheerleaders in Classroom
• Kuhlenschmidt, Sally. Resolution Explained …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Good, Epha. Yet Another Budget Cut is Looming
• Broadbent, Stephanie. Faculty Senate Wants More Progress – Budget
• Gagliardi, Melissa. Spring Break: Students Feel Blizzard’s Bite – Winter, Snow
• Good, Epha. Fraternity Pranks Involve Goat Heads, Firecrackers, Fun – Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Kappa Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Chi
• Vaughn, Beth, et al. Country Music Still Popular at Western
• Sweeten-Garner, Lena. Women Restricted by Dangerous Society
• Hofmann, Martin. Editorial Cartoon WKU Atlas Holding NCAA World
• Brown, Larry. Homosexuality Forum for Everyone – Lambda …

Spring Training And Tragedy, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There is no other time like it in sport. Spring training in Florida is a dream, a fantasy, and a time of eternal optimism. It is a dream for all those caught in the endless winter trying to become spring. And it is a dream for all those players at every level of the game trying to start or consummate the march to the majors.

Ua12/2/1 Special Ncaa Tournament Edition, Wku Student Affairs

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Special NCAA tournament edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Anna, Cara. Final 16 Twice as Sweet – Basketball
• Anna, Cara. For Men, Celebration Comes Later – Basketball
• Game Will Be Shown in Dorms, Nightclubs
• Hannah, Jim. Smelly People, Rickety Bus Can’t Keep Student from Game
• Batters, Tom. Lady Tops Roll On To Richmond – Basketball
• Batters, Tom. Paul Sanderford is Real Coach of the Year
• Stefanchik, Joe. A Magical Weekend Men Advance to Sweet 16 Photo Spread
• Western & the NCAA: A Storied Tradition
• Tickets for Richmond, Charlotte Available

Spring Training In Florida: Hope And History, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There is no other time like it in sport. Spring training in Florida is a dream, a fantasy, and a time of eternal optimism. It is a dream for all those caught in the endless winter trying to become spring. And it is a dream for all those players at every level of the game trying to start or consummate the march to the majors.

The Transformation Of Basketball: Some History, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

With the NCAA tournament paying its first visit to Orlando, it’s striking to reflect on how much basketball has changed over the past half-century. I was reminded of this twice in the last two months with the death of Henry Iba and Don Barksdale.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Hannah, Jim. Professor Arrested Following Prank Call – Frank Neuber
• Stewart, Nikita. City Officials Cracking Down on Party Haven – Lampkin Park
• Cassady, Pam. Minorities: Standards Not Being Met
• Allen, Craig. Student to Get Her MTV During Break – Ashley McKnight
• Forensics Team Wins National Title
• Students’ Charges of Harassment Raise Questions – Frank Neuber
• Hofmann, Martin. Editorial Cartoon Sexual Harassment
• Smith, Melinda. Consider the Reader – College Heights Herald
• People Poll: If Sexually Harassed Would You Report the Incident?
• Reiss, John. Students Deserve Community …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Poynter, Chris & Jim Hannah. Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment – Frank Neuber
• Nevels, Jill. Alcohol: Some Drink Just to Fit In
• Cassady, Pam. Minority Faculty: Administrators Pleased with Modest Increase
• Howard Lindsey Trial Postponed Again
• Faculty to Evaluate Thomas Meredith
• In the Spotlight – Jeannie Thorbeck, Joyce Rasdall
• Choosing to Drink Requires Maturity
• Hofmann, Martin. Editorial Cartoon Grim Reaper Riding with Drunk Driver
• Student Escort Service Deserves Appreciation, Not Complaints
• People Poll: Do You Think Western Should Allow Alcohol on Campus?
• Critchfield, Mark. Baldly …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Burnham, Maria. Huge Crowd Flocks to See the Weasel – Pauly Shore, Entertainment
• Ball, Julie. Bill Clinton: Some Like Higher Education Proposal
• Hannah, Jim. Booze Gives Bowling Green Economy a Buzz – Alcohol
• Release of Findings Postponed – Dining Services
• Forensics Team Wins State Title
• Daugherty, Tom. Graduate Remembers Old Sports Rivalries – Athletics
• Jones, LaTonia. Blacks Find Voice
• Mack. J.L. Thanks for Memories – Snow, Winter, Sledding
• Hofmann, Martin. Editorial Cartoon David Koresh, Waco, Texas
• Rose, Alex. Harassment is Racist
• Toncray, Scott. Seize Opportunities …

The Mighty Ducks And The Marketing Of Sports Merchandise, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Michael Eisner, the latest gentleman sportsman of our time, announced this week that the new Disney entry in the National Hockey League would be named after a film, and be called "The Mighty Ducks" of Anaheim. They will play in a facility called The Pond. And so with one sweep of his sleazy pen Eisner has degraded hockey and infringed on a fifty-year-old baseball cliche. "Ducks on the Pond" will never again sound the same.