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The Xfl: Raslin Come To Football - Drug Testing High School Athletes, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Just when you think you've had all the good news you can stand at any one time, Vince McMahon sees his shadow and promises at least six more weeks of football.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Hall, Rex. Vice President Gets Extended Authority – Student Affairs
• Ragan, Jason. Hail to the Chief – Robert Deane, WKU Police
• Gaines, Jim. Western Students Aid County’s Transpark Plan – Marketing, Kentucky Trimodal Transpark
• Warren, Brandy. University Center Board to Revise Constitution
• Hall, Rex. Student Government Association Proposal to Aide in Student Course Selection – Curriculum
• Land Quarrel Turning Into One Big Mess – Ray Mendel, Regents
• Editorial Cartoon Thomas Meredith, Deborah Wilkins, Ray Mendel
• Mendel, Ray. College Heights Herald Missed the Point – Regents
• What Black Leader Do …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Karen, Mattias. Ray Mendel: Land Bought Illegally – Regents
• Williams, Travis. Titans Fever Sweeps Through City – Super Bowl XXXIV
• Johnson, Kenesha. Driving Gets Dangerous in Winter – Weather, Snow
• Gaines, Jim. Board of Regents Approves University Senate
• Russell, Pepper. Film Minor Could Soon Be Reality – Curriculum
• Fire Alarms Should Never Be Ignored – Dennis Felton
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Primary Bowl Bill Bradley vs Al Gore
• Thomas, Osei. What If A Teacher Were Hit? – Parties, Safety
• Calhan, Brian. Game Show Isn’t Biased – Who Wants to …

Super Bowl Vs. Virtual Super Bowl, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is time for the mid-winter festival of commercial excess. It is time for the holiday commemorating Thorstein Veblen. It is the time of conspicuous consumption, conspicuous leisure, and conspicuous waste. It is a time without restraints and without limits. It is Super Bowl Weekend in America.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 33, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Hall, Rex. Gary Ransdell Set to Keep Vice President – Student Affairs
• Brown, Abbey. First Sketch for Dorms Complete – South Hall, Housing & Residence Life
• Mayo, Travis. Western to Honor Former Basketball Great Saturday – Clem Haskins
• Gaines, Jim. New Faculty Senate Passes by Four Votes
• Karen, Mattias. Women of Achievement Nominations Sought
• Former Coach Deserves to Be Remembered – Clem Haskins
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Clem Haskins
• Shepherd, Justin. Who Wants to Be a White Male Millionaire
• What Are You Doing on Super Bowl Sunday?
• Gaines, Jim. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 32, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ragan, Jason. Police Ignore State Law – Diddle Arena, Fire Alarms, Dennis Felton
• Walsh, Erica. No Class? Please – Snow, Weather, Winter
• Karen, Mattias. Western Officials Planning Capital Campaign – Fund Raising,
• Karen, Mattias. Governor Approves More Money for Colleges – Paul Patton, Budget
• Gaines, Jim. Fate of University Senate to Be Decided by Faculty
• Faculty Need to Vote Now or Be Quiet Later – Faculty Senate
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon University Senate
• Lanter, Charlie. Here’s a Big Steaming Pile of . . . Commentary
• Do You Feel Safe …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 31, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ragan, Jason. New Bill Addresses Fire Safety – Michael Minger Act, Murray State University
• Brown, Abbey. Reliving His Dream – Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Gaines, Jim. Faculty to Vote on University Senate Proposal – Academic Council
• Hall, Rex. Martin Twin Theatre Closes Doors for Good
• Fewer Programs Means Cuts in Choice, Quality – Curriculum
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Council on Postsecondary Education Chef Cutting Up Programs
• Whitehouse, Terri. Look Elsewhere for Concerts
• Murphy, Ben. Greek Village Taxes Students – Fraternities and Sororities
• Have You Ridden the Internal-Loop Shuttle? – …

The Changing Geography Of Sport In America Since Wwii, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The heavy presence of the National Football League in Florida on Saturday, three Florida teams involved in two playoff games in the state, may or may not be a record. It is however an indication of how much the geography of sport has changed since the end of World War II. These changes are seen not just in Florida but all across the American landscape and are a reminder of how much sport has changed over the past half-century.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 30, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Gaines, Jim. Small Majors Facing Changes, Cuts – Curriculum, Budget
• Gaines, Jim. Phone Services Slam Hill – Qwest
• Brown, Abbey. Shuttle Service a Success – Big Red Shuttle, Parking & Traffic Services
• Ragan, Jason. Backhoe Thief Arrested – Mowhawk Waters aka Willie
• Ragan, Jason. Western Honors High School Seniors – Scholarships
• Ragan, Jason. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
• Brown, Abbey. Winter Renovations – Parking Lots, Streets
• Bennett, Jacob. Virtual University Popularity Exceeds Expectations – Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University, KCVU
• Gaines, Jim. New Virtual Library Offers Greater Access to Research …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Hall, Rex. Gary Ransdell Thinking About Keeping Vice President – Student Affairs
• Moore, Brian. Western Considers New Arena – Diddle Arena
• Brown, Abbey. Out of the Rubble – Tornados, Daviess County
• Brown, Abbey. University Boulevard Construction Halted
• Karen, Mattias. WKU to Host PRISM Concert on Jan. 21 – Music
• Karen, Mattias. Rape Crises Line Needs Volunteers
• Karen, Mattias. Kentucky Feminists to Read at Banes & Noble
• Hall, Rex. Internet & E-Mail Service Disrupted – Information Technology
• Warren, Brandy. Big Name Concert Might Come This Spring – University Concert Committee …

Losing Money Going To Bowl Games, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

With the barrage of bowl games these past several days one can only marvel at the willingness of sponsors and cities to pay out millions of dollars to universities to provide a few hours of entertainment during the holidays. Last year the University of Wisconsin took away $12.5M for the Big Ten from the Badger's Rose Bowl appearance. The participants at this year's Sugar Bowl, allegedly the national championship game, will take away between $11M and $13M each. Moving down the pecking order to near the bottom the payouts run to about a million dollars.

Ua19/16/1 Wku Football Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations

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Media guide for the 2000 football season

Ua19/16/5 2000-01 Lady Topper Golf, Wku Athletic Media Relations

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2000-01 women's golf media guide produced by WKU Athletic Media Relations, includes athletic records and statistics, photographs, schedule and information regarding opponents.

Bowls Everywhere But None To Match The Poulan Weed Eater Bowl, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I entered a state of deep depression recently when I learned that the folks at Poulan are no longer sponsoring the Independence Bowl. The Poulan Weed Eater Bowl is no more. The irritating, loud and stupid relative of all the bowl games is gone. The Poulan Weed Eater Bowl has whacked its last weed.

John Rocker's Si Interview, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It wasn't all that long ago that John Rocker was complaining about being stereotyped by Met fans and New Yorkers. He said that New Yorkers seemed to think that everyone from Georgia had one tooth and married their cousin. The self-styled good old boy resented this sort of sweeping generalization about Georgians and Southerners.

Notre Dame On Probation: The Cost Of Selling Your Soul And The Ncaa As Judge, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Can we say that the final blow to the concept of intercollegiate athletic integrity has now been delivered? With the announcement Friday that Notre Dame has been placed on two years probation and lost two football scholarships, seemingly the last bastion of intercollegiate athletics has been tarnished. A sense of shame walks the campus beneath the Golden Dome.

Fay Vincent, Pete Rose, And Reinstatement, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Pete Rose just won't go away. He just doesn't seem to understand, and probably never will. His ban from baseball was not about his popularity, whatever that might have been, or is. His ban from baseball is the result of the Commissioner of Baseball concluding that there was sufficient evidence that he had been gambling on baseball. He did not contest the finding, but then he also refuses to acknowledge the finding.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Gaines, Jim. Alcohol Policy Shelved Indefinitely
• Karen, Mattias. Ray Mendel Resigns, Blames Deborah Wilkins
• Lynch, Caroline. Dream Walker – Kaye Cantrell, Quadriplegics
• Bennett, Jacob. Graduation Next Saturday
• Lynch, Caroline. More Parking Coming
• Lynch, Caroline. New Shuttles Coming
• Ragan, Jason. Shop with a Fire Fighter Saturday
• Bennett, Jacob. Western Alumni Among List of Notable Kentuckians – E.A. Diddle, Sue Grafton, Jim Miller
• Lynch, Caroline. Rules for Gated Lots Change
• Corcoran, Kate. Western Looking at Film Minor
• A Wish List for Western
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon – Evil Elves
• Cunningham, Joy. …

Ua12/2/1 In The Spirit, Wku Student Affairs

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College Heights Herald magazine edition regarding Christmas.

• Clark, Ryan. The Gift of Love – Hines Family, Children
• Lucas, Fred. Don’t Forget First Christmas Gift – Jesus Christ
• Hutchins, Chris. Holiday Emotions Can’t be Expressed with Material Gifts
• What’s the Nicest Thing You’ve Done for Someome for Christmas?
• Walsh, Erica. 10 Ways to Help – Charities
• Heath, Mark. A Century on the Hill – Big Red
• Heath, Mark. Plaything Big Red is Creator’s Personality – Ralph Carey
• Warren, Brandy. Christmas Everywhere
• Eslinger, Justin. Christmas Fun Coming Your Way – Mammoth Cave, Riverview, Nutcracker, Living Christmas Tree

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Gaines, Jim. Expensive Furniture Still in Storage – Huda Melkey
• Brown, Abbey. Former Regent Leaving Legacy – Raymond Preston
• Moore, Brian. Alleged Harasser Nabbed – Sean Francis
• Bennett, Jacob. Henry Cherry Tops Century List
• Lucas, Fred. It Was Time Well Spent, But Now it’s Time to Go –
• Warren, Brandy. Date Rape Drug Scare an Email Hoax
• Moore, Brian. ABC Cites Good Tymes, Pepe’s, Norma Jean’s – Restaurants
• Privatizing Eliminates Campus Input – Student Health Services
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon – Mars Probe
• Harper, Molly. Running Into High School …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Karen, Mattias. President Gary Ransdell Pushing for Greek Village – Fraternities and Sororities
• Moore, Brian. Pearce-Ford Tower Fires Deserved Reporting – Housing & Residence Life
• Brown, Abbey. Schedule Finally Final – Registrar
• Gaines, Jim. Collegiate Health Service Cans Student Health Services Director – Charles Lott
• Ragan, Jason. Professor Honored – Charles Smith, Music
• Moore, Brian. Campus Safety is Moderate
• Ragan, Jason. Student Selected for Leadership Program – Anna Woodring
• Ragan, Jason. Program to Improve Water – Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality
• Ragan, Jason. Book of Western Wisdom Published …

Thanksgiving, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The History of Thanksgiving and of Football both go back into the Middle Ages, and so it may not be so strange that the two would become intertwined in modern America.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Moore, Brian. Suspicious Fires Plague Pearce-Ford Tower – Housing & Residence Life
• Gaines, Jim. Transpark Proposed for City
• Brown, Abbey. Few Join Protest to Save Vice President Position – Student Affairs, Demonstrations
• Karen, Mattias. Baker Street Café Closed
• Ragan, Jason. Kentucky State Police Supports Safety Programs for Holidays
• Batcheldor, Matt. Stop Treating Us Like Babies – Housing & Residence Life
• Gaines, Jim. Computer Information Systems Minor in Suspense – Curriculum
• Banner 2000 Waffling Dumb, Just Dumb – Registrar
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Smoking
• Bennett, Jacob. The Word Is Out, …

Ex-Athletes As Politicians, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

In recent days and weeks there has been considerable discussion in the national press of Bill Bradley's presidential run and its relationship to his professional basketball career. Such questions as: Should he exploit his NBA fame for political purposes? Should he be using this fame to raise money as he did in the big fund-raiser in Madison Square Garden last week? Why after years of disconnecting himself from his basketball career does he now seek to reconnect? Does this negate his claims that he much more than a basketball player?

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Karen, Mattias. New Rules Forcing Program Reviews – Curriculum
• Brown, Abbey. Students to Protest for Vice President – Student Affairs, Demonstrations
• Lynch, Caroline. McLean Hall Gets a Makeover
• Warren, Brandy. Mice Continue Their Stay at Dorm – Bemis Lawrence Hall, Housing & Residence Life
• Hammock, Michelle. Article Shows How Precious Life Is – W.C. Fowler aka Tra
• Rexroat, Scott. Brain Cancer Article
• Murphy, Ben. Commission Listened to Constituents – Bowling Green City Commission
• Nichter, Kevin. Ordinance Anything But Fair – Fairness Ordinance, Bowling Green City Commission
• Bedo, Leslie. Professors …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Gaines, Jim. Staff Paying Steep Price for Parking Tags – Parking & Transportation Services
• Brown, Abbey. Schedule Change Rethought – Registrar
• Warren, Brandy. Studies Show College-Age Smoking on Rise
• Batcheldor, Matt. Banner 2000 Presentation
• Ragan, Jason. County Reinstates Ban on Open Fires – Drought
• Ragan, Jason. Gary Ransdell Will Speak – Delta Sigma Pi
• Ragan, Jason. Senior Wins Drawing – Janet Thompson
• Ragan, Jason. Council on Postsecondary Education Approves Joint Program – Bowling Green Technical College
• Ragan, Jason. Regents Chair Receives Leadership Award – Cornelius Martin
• Welcome to Western, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Brown, Abbey. New Class Schedule Begins in Fall – Registrar
• Brown, Abbey. Student Government Association Plans Protest – Student Affairs, Demonstrations
• Karen, Mattias. Thompson Science Complex Funding Falters
• Moore, Brian. Campus Police Get New Chief – Robert Deane, WKU Police
• Macky, Crystal. Concert Tonight – Gumbo, Grits & Gravy
• Moore, Brian. WKU Police Investigate Peeper
• Moore, Brian. Backhoe Stolen
• Bowling Green City Commission Holds On to Small-Town Stereotypes – Fairness Legislation, Gays, Lesbians
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Bowling Green Walking Into Dark Ages – Fairness Legislation, Gays, Lesbians
• Black, …

Ua12/2/1 Fountain Of Youth, Wku Student Affairs

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Special basketball edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Mayo, Travis. Hilltoppers Take the Court This Year with Eight Youngsters
• Clark, Ryan. Hilltoppers Predicted to Finish Fourth in Sun Belt Conference
• Mayo, Travis. Western Hopeful After Last Season’s Success
• Sisco, Scott. An Invitation to Dennis Felton
• Meet the Hilltoppers – Team Roster
• Williams, Travis. Big Men Could Be Answer to Toppers Low-Post Problems
• Mayo, Travis. Questions Loom as Toppers Begin Season
• Mayo, Travis. Cincinnati Leading Men’s Top 25
• Yeo, Chris. Managers Key to Team’s Success

Sport And The Denial Of Death, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

References to death are frequent in the language of sport. "Sudden death," ends the overtime period. Winning teams often "kill," "wipe out," or "bury" their opponents. In baseball you are a "dead duck" when thrown out at the plate.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Lynch, Caroline. Fairness Proposal on the Ropes – Bowling Green City Commission, Gays, Lesbians
• Lynch, Caroline. No Pill for Parking Pain – Parking & Traffic Services
• Lynch, Caroline. Parking Committee Not Popular
• Mayo, Travis. Life & Death – W.C. Fowler aka Tra, Obituaries
• Moore, Brian. Crime Prevention Comes to Western – WKU Police
• Warren, Brandy. Historian Expects Ideological Turnabout – Marion Lucas, Politics
• Students Losing Their Voice in the Interest of Down-Sizing – Student Affairs
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Student Affairs Robot
• Bennett, Jacob. The Freshman 15 Looms Large …