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Isaac Murphy: A Great Jockey And A Victim Of Segregation In Horse Racing, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Isaac Murphy is not a name commonly known in American Sport, and even among those who follow horse-racing it is not likely to evoke wide recognition. But on this day before the Kentucky Derby it might be worth recalling the career of Isaac Murphy because he was one of the greatest jockeys in the history of the event and one of the greatest jockeys in racing history. Murphy was one of many African-Americans who played a major role in horse-racing in the United States until early in the Twentieth Century when African-Americans were systematically removed from the sport.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Goetz, Kristina. Wage Increase May Cost Students
• Hall, Jason. Budget Will Not be Overhauled
• Van Winkle, Cara. Graduates Find New Opportunities After College
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Faculty Opinion of Thomas Meredith Divided
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Two to be Selected as Distinguished Professor
• The 1996 Marsupial Awards
• Yeric, Andrea. Winners Got No Play – Women’s Tug of War
• Payne, Keith. Students Should Hold Regents Accountable
• Short, Dwaine. …

Hockey Fans And Magic Fans Compared, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The gentleman was in is early thirties and wore a black t-shirt with "House of Babes" printed across the front. On the back were three less than virginal looking cartoon bikini babes accentuated by interesting words like "nasty" and "feisty." He was sitting in the front row at the Orlando Arena. It was not a Magic game.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Goetz, Kristina. Minimum Wage Increase on Horizon
• Stamper, John. Fair Makes Health Fun for Students
• Hall, Jason. Board of Regents to Vote on $5 Fee Hike
• Hall, Jason. Fund Provides $100,000 in Technology Grants
• Western Letting Students Pick Up Tab
• Beach, Bennie. A Hill of Trash
• Banister, Scott. Love It or Leave It – Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
• Simmons, Darryn. Dead Week Much Better than Hell …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Craig, Ryan. We Are Taught to Care – Religion
• Lucas, Fred. It’s Kristen Miller’s Time – Student Government Association
• Lucas, Fred. Few Turn Out for Election
• Stamper, John. Health Professor Retires After 25 Years of Service – Henry Baughman
• Lenz, Rebecca. William Natcher’s Family Going to Court, Library Plans Delayed
• Fee Increase Not Best Option
• Tungate, Matthew. It’s Time for Change in Student Government …

Nba Referees: A Problem On Many Fronts - Trouble In Magic Land, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

What a week this has been. Greg Norman provides us with one of the great collapses of all time. Magic Johnson provides us with shattered glass from his house. While the Orlando Magic both collapse and shatter. And questions abound about the refs in the NBA, those wonderful marvelous fellows who everyone was anxious to have back on the court when they went missing at the beginning of the season.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Jason. Board of Regents to Vote on $25 Fee Increase
• Lucas, Fred. Debate Reflects Attitudes – Student Government Association
• Stamper, John. Pageant Showcases Women’s Talents – Miss Black Western
• Lega, Stephen. God in Politics
• Wright, Jennifer. Ohio Militia Member Supports Non-Violence – J.J. Johnson
• Hall, Jason. Senate Passes Ethics Code One Year After Proposal
• Treatment of Men, Women Not Equal
• Spears, Andy. Elect …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Simmons, Darryn. Races Worship Apart
• Lucas, Fred. Rick Malek Offers Change ‘in Mindset, Ideas’
• Lucas, Fred. Kristen Miller Focuses on Experience in Student Government Association
• Lenz, Rebecca. Deadline for Returning Tax Forms is Monday
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Black, White Women Discuss How to Communicate
• Week Before Finals Stressful Enough
• Guillory, Anne. Don’t Complain if You Don’t Vote
• Tines, Benjamin. People Should Accept All Beliefs as …

Baseball Opens In Seattle - Fantasy Baseball Is Growing, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Baseball season is here. Those of us in Florida have said goodbye to spring training, which once had the ambiance of relaxation and play, and now is a speck on the major league entertainment juggernaut. The last players have been cut, the minor leagues no longer wear major league uniforms, some dreams are over and others soon will be. The cry of play ball has been heard across the snow covered landscape.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Lucas, Fred. ‘Oversight’ Delays Notice
• Hall, Jason. Bringing Students to God
• Van Winkle, Cara. There’s Another Side to Morning Pick-me-up – Coffee
• Lucas, Fred. Student Government Association Proposes Test-Free Week Before Finals
• Hall, Jason. Last Year’s Budget Surplus Helps Boost New Level
• Change of Name is Move to New Level – Lambda Society, Lesbian Bisexual Straight Gay Alliance
• Vaughn, Linda. National Anthem, Pledge Should …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• LaBelle, Charboneé. Atheists ‘Want to be Left Alone’
• Stamper, John. Spring Sing
• Student Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charges – Corey Alexander
• Goetz, Kristina. Western Stands Firm on Weapon Policy
• Quarles, Mitchell. Legislature Kills Repeal of Educational Opportunity Bill
• Western Needs to Step Up, Not Back
• Galloway, Nathan. Sandy Spears Best Choice for Student Government Association President
• Men Still Overlook Women’s Achievements
• Wright, Jennifer. …

College Basketball: The Coaches Game, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As we approach the Final Four, the Big Dance, and the New Jersey swamps, I am reminded of Al McGuire's comment that professional basketball is a player's game, while college basketball is a coaches game. Nearly all the great programs are associated with great coaches: Wooden at UCLA, Smith at North Carolina, Rupp at Kentucky.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Becker, Lori. Students Look at Beliefs
• Goetz, Kristina. Students Celebrate University of Kentucky Win
• Lucas, Fred. Student Government Association: Greeks Disproportional
• Goetz, Kristina. Legislators Raise Cost of Construction Projects
• Hall, Jason. Psychology Professors’ Invention Tests Reaction Ability
• Student Government Association Candidates Full of Empty Promises
• Hines, Brett. Student Discouraged by Others’ Actions
• Craig, Ryan. Kentuckians, State the Best in America
• Simons, Darryn. American Dream …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• LaBelle, Charboneé. Students Adopting Local Children for Easter
• Lucas, Fred. Four Run for Student Government Association’s Top Office
• Hall, Jason. Alabama Leaves Thomas Meredith on Hill
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Western Names First Female Vice President – Barbara Burch
• Flanagan, Beth. Students Shouldn’t Wait Until Last Minute to Study for Tests
• Everyone Should Keep Campus Clean
• Underwood, Jennifer. New Registration System Confusing
• Technology Has Cost Us …

Sport And National Anthem, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The major flap over the suspension of Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf from the Denver Nuggets by the NBA for failure to stand at attention for the National Anthem has been settled. In the midst of the controversy there was considerable discussion, and a great deal of misinformation was tossed around about the history of this ritual.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Wright, Jennifer. Florida, Texas Police Ready for Students – Spring Break
• Lucas, Fred. Student Government Association Asks for Longer Visitation
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Students Get Time in State Prison
• Holthaus, Marie. Women’s Groups Provide Voice for Females
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Faculty Senate to Review New Version of Ethics Proposal
• Concealed Weapons Will Increase Violence
• Craig, Ryan. Being a Soft Kind of Guy When They Want Macho …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Sanderford, Aaron. March Delivers Hoops Hysteria
• Goetz, Kristina. Concealed: Senate Passes Gun Bill
• Stamper, John. Greek Pageant Raises Money for Former Student
• Hall, Jason. Western Well Represented in State Government
• Hall, Jason. Department Head Lobbying General Assembly for School – Luther Hughes
• Student Government Association Working for Itself
• Lucas, Marion & Jack Thacker. Tenure is Important
• Sudborough, Gary. People Should Question Pat Buchanan
• Webster, …

Jackie Robinson's First Spring In Daytona, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

On March 17,1946 the Montreal Royals played the Brooklyn Dodgers in a spring training game in Daytona Beach and Jackie Roosevelt Robinson wore the uniform of the Royals. History was made that day as Jackie Robinson broke the color line in organized baseball. Although overshadowed by Robinson's first game as a Brooklyn Dodger a little over a year later, this game in Daytona was an important step on the road to the desegregation of both baseball and America.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Lucas, Fred. Student Government Association Wants President to be From Within
• Wright, Jennifer. Students Lie, Cheat for Gain
• Hall, Jason. Internet Policy Unique in State
• Davis, Courtney. Musicians Discuss Being Professional Women
• Lenz, Rebecca. Shuttle Service Moves to Avoid Fee
• Faculty Code of Ethics to be Discussed
• Looking at Pictures Not Harassment
• Lemmo, Alfred. Abortion is Wrong
• Holder, Philip. Café Voltaire Has to Protect …

The Iditarod, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It's the first week in March and in sporting terms that means it is the time of the first sounds of spring. No not the crack of the bat hitting ball, but the sounds of dogs barking and men and women urging them on down the trail. These are the sounds of "The Last Great Race on Earth," the Iditarod.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Jason. Harassment Policy Clarified for Labs
• Goetz, Kristina. 24-Hour Wait for Abortion in Bill
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Thomas Meredith Nominated for Another Job
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Students, Faculty Debate Merits of Tenure
• Lucas, Fred. Students Prepare Tax Forms for Others Until March 28
• Waiting Period for Abortion Unfair
• Knoul, Krista. Help Western’s Habitat for Humanity
• Esposito, Mike. Hypocritical Republicans Show True Selves
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Grow …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Jason. Policy Blocks ‘Explicit’ Images
• Lucas, Fred. Trading Places – Thomas Meredith & Eva Farrar
• Quarles, Mitchell. Relations a Young Situation – Race Relations
• Hutchins, Chris. Leap Year Students Celebrate Birthday
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Livingston Alexander Back at Western as Vice President Candidate
• Women’s History Should be Important
• Henderson, Chad. Attendance Policy at Western Absurd
• Griffin, Michael. Café Voltaire: Come See for Yourself
• Brown, …

American Sporting Attitudes To Drugs, Aids, And The Tie., Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past few weeks there have been several incidents and developments in the world of sport that offer some insight into the culture of sport as well as broader American attitudes toward sport.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Jason. Internet Regulation Studied
• Lenz, Rebecca. Western a Thirtysomething
• Gagliardi, Melissa. Loan Debt Has Long-Term Effect
• LaBelle. Charboneé. Vice President Candidate Wants to Teach – Steven Pontius
• Simmons, Darryn. Black Alumni Organization to Officially Kick Off in March
• Give People Choices, Don’t Censor Internet
• A Lot Has Changed, a Lot Will Change in Next 30 Years
• Lega, Stephen. Cuban Embargo Should be Lifted …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 41, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• LaBelle, Charboneé. Hazing: Fraternity Punished for Prank – Phi Delta Theta
• Simmons, Darryn. Speaker Assisted Martin Luther King with Dream – Alan Anderson
• Simmons, Darryn. Simply Comply
• Hutchins, Chris. Larry Bradley, Friend of Many, Dies at 69
• Lucas, Fred. Pat Buchanan Wins New Hampshire, Worries Party
• People Need to Watch Thomas Meredith, Earl Fischer
• Bell, Thomas. Police Shouldn’t be Patrolling Dorms
• Morgan, Julia. Herald’s …

Charles O. Finley Obit, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Outrageous. Brilliant. Ignorant. Arrogant. Tasteless. Farsighted. Reactionary. Hilarious. Maddening. Mindless. Creative. Innovative. Destructive. He was all of these. And on Monday when I heard the announcement of his death, I was reminded of how much I enjoyed and how much I was disgusted by Charles Oscar Finley owner of the Kansas City-Oakland Athletics of the American League.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 40, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Wright, Jennifer. Court Denies Campus Police
• Simmons, Darryn. Author Uses ‘New Voice’ on Crow – Bobbie Ann Mason
• Simmons, Darryn. Dorms Vary on Percentage of Minorities
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Candidate, New Level Share Similar Goals – Marvin Barker
• Lenz, Rebecca. Cherry Hall Roof Shatters Under Weight of Recent Rain
• Pat Buchanan Scary Candidate for Americans
• Orrand, Linda. Café Voltaire Doesn’t Need Business
• Roadcap, Steve. Herald …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

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Articles in this issue:

• Tungate, Matthew. Race Splits Friendships
• Stamper, John. Show Reveals Secret Crushes – Crushes Revealed
• Hutchins, Chris. Former Student’s R&B Single Hits Bowling Green – Stephvon Davis
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Vice President Candidate Visits Campus – Barbara Burch
• Simmons, Darryn. Speaker: Education Was Not Equal – John Hardin
• Put Police Where Needed, Not in Dorms
• Brown, Karen. Remembrance Shouldn’t Stop at Month’s End – Black History …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 38, Wku Student Affairs

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• Goetz, Kristina. Bill Doesn’t Ban Guns on Campus
• Wright, Jennifer. Officers to Patrol Dorms
• Root, Tonya. Bull Market: Rodeo Ropes in Crowd
• LaBelle, Charboneé. Search Committee Narrows Choice to Four – Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Lucas, Fred. Bob Dole Wins Iowa Caucus; Pat Buchanan, Lamar Alexander Fare Well
• Student Government Association Should Ditch Pie-in-the-sky Idea – Skywalk
• Gravot, Josh. Sorry for Hazing – …

Obsolete Arenas And Stadia, Even New Ones Like Orlando's, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

In one of the more remarkable developments in the history of sports franchise movement, the National Football League has struck a deal with the city of Cleveland. The city gets some money and a promise, but in fact they still lose their team. In the meantime the moving vans are rolling out of Seattle. In both places the stadia have been decreed inadequate by owners of the same description.