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Spring Training Optimism, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The atmosphere at Spring Training is one of the special qualities of baseball in America. The optimism generated by fans and players alike tends to reach beyond reality. Rookies and career minor leaguers anticipate a breakthrough season. Veterans look forward to the dawning of a career year. Spring is the season of rebirth, hope and high expectations. The failures and disappointments of the previous season, or decade, or in one case, the previous century, are cast aside.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Kast, Monica. Senate Bill Proposes Change in Restaurant Tax
• Dick, Jacob. From the Hill to the House – Gary Ransdell, Budget
• Clark, Mike. Students March on Frankfort for Higher Education – Budget, Protests, Demonstrations
• Abri, Madihah. WKU Model Arab League to Receive Honors at Conference
• Clark, Samantha. Wills on the Hill – WKU Student Legal Services
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon How Kentucky Should View Donald Trump
• Raucous Caucus: Kentucky’s Caucus Provides Chance to Make a Statement – Politics
• Hardin, Scout. Beach Bum to Babe: Your Spring Break Essentials
• Poole, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Clark, Samantha. Students Count Down to Caucus – Politics
• Skipworth, Dustin. Standing with Students – Student Government Association
• Collins, Emma. WKU Continues Retention Efforts as Matt Bevin Budget Looms
• Turner, Justin. Physics Olympics Help Students Gravitate to Science
• Camp, Jodi. WKU Planning Partnership with Jefferson Community College
• Turner, Justin. WKU Vineyard Hosts Workshop for Students & Local Growers – Agriculture
• Winstead, John. Talk Openly About Radical Politics
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon French Fries
• Critchelow, Andrew. Listen to This: Three Essential Albums for Black History Month – Music Review
• Dealing …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Kast, Monica. WKU, University of Kentucky Form New Partnership in Medicine
• Collins, Emma. WKU Doesn’t Cut Cheese – Agriculture
• Kast, Monica. Potter College Acquires New Dean – Larry Snyder
• Shaffer, Monica. Early Orientation Program Opens Doors for Minority Students – Project Early Start
• Means, McKenna. Plans Change for Planned Parenthood
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Gary Ransdell as Uncle Sam
• Good Luck, Gary Ransdell – Budget
• Hardin, Scout. From Dud to Dandy – Fashion
• Potter, Abby. Tea Time – Bowling Green High School Princess Tea
• Austin, Emma. Forensics Team to …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Collins, Emma. Small Fire Leads to Cravens Graduate Center Evacuation – University Libraries
• Barkoff, Joseph. A Taste of El Salvador Across the Tracks – El Salvadoran Restaurant
• Kast, Monica. Presidential Search to be Conducted by Hiring Firm
• Turner, Justin & K.J. Hall. Administrators Detail Campus Closing Procedures – Weather, Snow, Winter
• Collins, Emma. WKU Hosts State Forensics Tournament Starting Friday
• Kast, Monica. WKU to Host Women’s Leadership Conference
• Skipworth, Dustin. Student Government Association to Travel to Frankfort for Lobbying Efforts
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Bob Skipper
• Johnson, Jack. Deadpool …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Dick, Jacob. A Look at the Cost of Topper Grill & Pub
• Abri, Madihah. WKU Students Celebrate Chinese New Year – International Students
• Collins, Emma. Committee Appointed for Search to Replace Gary Ransdell – Presidential Search
• Turner, Justin. WKU to Host IACN Director This Week – Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network, Embla Oddsdottir
• Skipworth, Dustin. Student Government Association to Vote on Tuition Freeze Tuesday
• Means, McKenna. Antonin Scalia’s Death Just Made Your Vote Even More Important – Politics
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Free Speech
• Can’t Keep Us Quiet: Student Media …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Camp, Jodi. Student Government Association Passes Four Bills in Tuesday Meeting
• Collins, Emma. Kentucky Senate to Hear Tuition Freeze Bill
• Clark, Samantha. WKU Forensics Team Sweeps Tournament in Illinois
• Kast, Monica. New Minors Approved by Board of Regents – Curriculum
• Abri, Madihah. Students Learn Culture from Calligraphy – China
• Kast, Monica. Finalists Chosen in Study Abroad & Global Learning Director Search
• Camp, Jodi. Hot Water to Return to Minton Hall By End of Week – Housing & Residence Life
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Weather in Kentucky Explained
• Critchelow, Andrew. …

Ua12/2/1 Dining Guide, Wku Student Affairs

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Special dining guide edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Moore, Elisabeth. Students Share Opinions on New Restaurants – Topper Grill & Pub, Chili’s
• Henderson, Andrew. Brunch: The Second Official Meal of the Day
• Pettway, Shantel. 6 Restaurants in Bowling Green You Don’t Want to Miss
• Turner, Justin. Tomatoes for Toppers – Sustainability, Agriculture
• Moore, Mollie. Con Con’s: The Best Diner in Kentucky
• Reecer, John. A Day in the Life of a Sports-minded Diet
• Carter, Brandon & Katherine Sproles. Top Worst Places to Take Your Date to Dinner
• Gilliland, Justin. Downing Student Union Food Court Options

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Skipworth, Dustin. Grade Point Average Amendment Fails in Student Government Association
• Dick, Jacob. Kentucky Universities Await Effects of Matt Bevin’s Budget
• Collins, Emma. Topper Grill & Pub to No Longer Serve Alcohol
• Shafer, Hannah. Honors College Advisor Resigns Post – Wolfgang Brauner
• Mathews, Carly. Gatton Academy of Math & Science Students Win Prestigious Honor – Makenzie Daniels, Haley Dicken, Awards
• Collins, Emma. Campus Construction Halted by Matt Bevin’s Budget Cuts
• Kast, Monica. Outdoor Leadership Program Faces Changes This Semester
• Means, McKenna. Your Vote Should Not Be Decided by Gender …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Mayo, Marcel. Student Government Association Passes Changes to Current Bylaws
• Bwerevu, Karma. 38 Years: Local Teacher to Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame – Angela Townsend
• Carter, Brandon. Meeting with Gary Ransdell Covers Budget, Retirement
• Matthews, Carly. WKU to Allow Student Bartenders at New Pub – Topper Grill & Pub
• Collins, Emma. Student Government Association MyCampusToo Initiative Expands Diversity on Campus – Gays, Lesbians
• Mathews, Carly. Student Government Association Talks Plans for Suicide Prevention Initiative
• Kast, Monica & Karema Bwerevu. Black Cultural Center Moves to Old International Building
• Collins, …

Super Bowl Superness, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Rev. Norman Vincent Peale once said that if Jesus were alive today he would be at the Super Bowl. No doubt the Reverend was on to something.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Kast, Monica. New WKU Store to Open in Stadium Park Plaza
• Dick, Jacob. Gary Ransdell Retires
• Kast, Monica. New Appointments Take Place in Student Affairs – Brian Kuster, Lynne Howard
• Collins, Emma. WKU to Offer On-Campus Mental Health Support Group – National Alliance for Mental Illness
• Collins, Emma. Student Government Association to Vote on Staff, Faculty Salary Increase Resolution
• Mayo, Marcel. Rave Guardian to Provide Campus Safety – Student Government Association
• Henderson, Andrew. Regents Meeting Talks Retirement, State Funding
• Collins, Emma. New Science Building Set to Begin Construction Later …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Kast, Monica. Kappa Sigma Investigation Comes to End – Fraternities and Sororities
• Dick, Jacob. The Burden of the Budget – Politics, Matt Bevin
• Mathews, Carly. Photojournalism Professor Wins Prestigious Award – Tim Broekema
• Collins, Emma. WKU Launches New Design of Website – Information Technology
• Mayo, Marcel. Student Government Association Announces Pub Name Change, Introduces Safety App – Topper Tavern & Grill
• Kast, Monica. Financial Aid Residual Disbursement Delay Begins Spring Semester
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon I Hate Winter
• Murrer, Erick. Letter to the Editor – Student Financial Aid
• Winstead, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Collins, Emma. Winter Storm Causes Delays in Campus Construction – Snow, Weather
• Kast, Monica. Snowmaggedon – Winter, Weather
• Kast, Monica. Housing & Residence Life Enacts Temporary Ban on Hoverboards for Campus Housing
• Mayo, Marcel & Jacob Dick. Smoking Ban to Remain Voluntary Policy – Student Government Association
• Potter, Abby. Two Friends & A Camera – Israel
• Mayo, Marcel. WKU’s Active Shooting Video Finished – Faculty Senate
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Money for Students
• It’s Our Money & We Need It Now – Student Financial Aid
• Hardin, Scout. How to …

The Rams Move On, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The City of Angels, Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States, the second largest television market, the city of cars and air pollution, the city waiting for the next big earthquake, etc. etc. etc. It is a city that has not had a team in the National Football League for over twenty years. It is remarkable that the so-called New National Pastime had no presence in LA for two decades and still claimed this high position in American sport.

Ua19/16/2 Athletic Media Relations Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

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General WKU athletic press releases for the year 2016.

Ua19/16/2 Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

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Press releases, game statistics and photos related to the WKU basketball team July to December 2016.

Ua19/16/2 Football Press Releases, Wku Athletics Media Relations

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Press releases, game statistics and photos related to WKU football team in 2016.

Ua19/16/2 Baseball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

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Press releases, game statistics and photos related to WKU baseball team for 2016.

Ua19/16/2 Womens Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

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Press releases and photographs related to WKU women's basketball for 2016.

Ua19/16/2 Golf Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

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Press releases, meet statistics and photos related to the WKU golf in 2016.

Ua19/16/1 2016-17 Wku Track & Field Cross Country Record Book, Wku Athletic Media Relations

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WKU track and field media guide for 2016-17 season.

Ua1c11/89 Jim Burton Photo Collection, Wku Archives

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Photographs and negatives taken by Jim Burton documenting life in western Kentucky primarily between the years 1975 and 1980. Venues include Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Madisonville, Cumberland County and Scott County.

Band Formations - Burton was hired by WKU band director to photograph half time performances. It was a freelance job paying $250 per winter semester which allowed him to pay his car insurance.

Bobby Sandige - Bobby was from Burton's hometown of Madisonville and was married in college. Besides being a full-time student, he worked full-time at an underground coal mine. Burton did a feature story on …

Concussion The Film, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Several months ago there was a minor flap over the fact that the National Football League was given the right to delete parts of the film “Concussion” before its general release to the public. At the time many, including myself, feared that the NFL would defang the bite of the film. It did not. In fact it’s hard to imagine what the NFL censored in “Concussion” given the devastating nature of the final product which is now in release.

Concussions, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

ESPN reported this week that the NFL had pulled funding for concussion research because one of the principal researchers was Dr. Robert Stern of Boston University who has been critical of the NFL. The grant was awarded by the National Institute of Health(NIH) and the NFL denied pulling out of the grant saying that the NIH made all funding decisions and that the NFL has no veto power over the use of the $30M it had donated to the NIH in 2012 with no strings attached. It turns out however that it did retain a veto over the use of …

Bowling For No Reason, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Are you ready for some football? Are you ready for some mediocre football? Are you ready to watch teams that couldn’t break even have their time in the spotlight at some nondescript bowl game?

Pearl Harbor, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

This piece on Pearl Harbor and Baseball was the fifteenth of this series of essays on Sport and Society. It dates from December of 1991 the 50th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and was written as a radio commentary for WUCF-FM an NPR affiliate in Orlando. It aired on December 6, 1991.This seemed like a good time to retrieve it from an HD floppy disc and air it out one more time.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Mayo, Marcel. Departments Lose Funding to Judicial Council Ruling – Student Government Association
• Student Government Association Chief Justice Resigns, Senator Not Censured – John Winstead, Kelsey Luttrell
• Sproles, Katherine. Refugee Families Encounter Food Struggles – Reh Family
• Sullivan, Tommy. Facilities Projects Near Completion – Construction
• Benkato, Leanora. Kentucky Legislature to Vote on Prohibiting Palcohol in 2016
• Profumo, Morgan. Create Healthy Habits to Do Your Best on Finals Week
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Big Red as Santa
• ‘Tis the Season: The College Heights Herald’s 2015 Christmas Presents
• Critchelow, Andrew. The …

Extravagance, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

In a recent analysis of the money flow in intercollegiate football, The Washington Post, laid out in considerable detail the not so surprising conclusion that revenue at the Power Five Conferences has increased dramatically over the past decade, while spending has exceeded the growth of revenue. Nationally between 2004 and 2014 some 48 athletic departments increased their income from $2.67B to $4.49B. Despite the apparent windfall 25 of those departments ran a deficit in 2014, and two of them, Auburn and Rutgers, lost more money in 2014 than they did in 2004.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Pettway, Shantel-Ann. WKU Seeks Alternative to Noncredit Courses
• Davis, Sydney. Colleagues, Students Reflect on Life of Long-time History Professor – Jack Thacker
• Kast, Monica. Hoverboards Included in WKU Recreational Mobility Policy
• Wright, Samantha. WKU Receives Award for Treatment of Military Students, Veterans – Military Services
• Wright, Samantha. New Advanced Manufacturing Program to Launch December 1 – WKU On Demand, Architectural & Manufacturing Sciences
• Kask, Emily. Live Free – Homeless
• Hardin, Scout. How to Dress This Holiday Season
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Go Tops – Football
• Pack the Houch: Football …