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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Holloway, Kaely. International Student Amendment Passes Student Government Association Senate Vote – Navitas
• Boyd, Kayla. Lambda Chi Alpha Raises Money for Hope Harbor – Watermelon Bust Beauty Pageant
• Marnon, Christian. Engineering Students Create Beech Bend Event – Cancer, Fund raising
• Downey, Casey. WKU Students Drink Wine for Class – Agriculture
• French, Jackson. Petition for 24-Hour Dining Option Heads to Student Government Association – Dining Services
• Burton, Kristina. Symphony at WKU to Give Free Concert at Jackson’s Orchard This Weekend – Music
• Bratcher, Nick. Soft Speech Still Works – Barack …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Parker, Jacob. Resident Assistant Arrested, Potential Witness to Larry Thomas Shooting – Thompson
• Crumbie, Trey. Step Up – Fraternity / Sorority Step Show
• Crumbie, Trey. Bully Producer to Lecture Tonight – Cynthia Lowen
• Parker, Jacob. Kids & Artists Work Side By Side at Kentucky Museum
• Crumbie, Trey. Supreme Court Decision Highlights Diversity
• Holloway, Kaely. Amendments Revised After Emergency Meeting – Student Government Association
• Country Stars Head to WKU for Homecoming – Justin Moore, Corey Smith
• Barnes & Noble Hosts Bourbon Expert, Political Scientist – Mike Veach, Michael Cairo
• September …

Ua80/1 Meeting Minutes, W Club

University Organizations

Meeting agenda and minutes for September 2013 meeting of the W Club Board of Directors.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Koch, Cameron, et al. Bowling Green Police Department Investigating Murder of WKU Student – Larry Thomas
• Crumbie, Trey. WKU Trying to Improve Retention
• French, Jackson. South Campus Food Court Gets Second Chance
• Marnon, Christian. Car Share Program Looks to Free Need for Car on Campus
• Crime Reports for the Week of August 29
• Burton, Kristina. Student Organization Celebrates Jewish Culture
• Roederer, Anna. Chinese Flagship Program Immerses Students in Foreign Language, Culture
• Bratcher, Nick. Syria Demands Action, Not Lives
• Ferranti, Cameron. Miley Cyrus Problem Was Performance, Not Morals
• Serafini, David. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Pratt, Elliott. WKU Rolls in Win Over University of Kentucky in Nashville – Football
• Aulbach, Lucas. From Start to Finish, Toppers Controlled Every Part of Saturday’s Game – Football
• Car Rental Program Comes to Campus
• Sproles, Katherine. Dining Services Offers Free Meal to Select Students
• Crumbie, Trey. WKU Lawsuit Settled in May, Four Still Pending
• Burton, Kristina. Alpha Xi Delta Looking to Build House, Increase Visibility on Campus
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Pearce Ford Tower
• No Boys Allowed – Pearce Ford Tower
• The View from the Stands Photo …

The Relationship Between Self-Presentation Concerns And Pre-Game Affect Among Adolescent Football Players, Leslie W. Podlog, Marc Lochbaum, Jens Kleinert, James Dimmock, Maria Newton, Stefanie Podlog (Nee Schulte)

Athletic Training Collection

Background:

The influence of self-presentation concerns on the adolescent sport experience has received scant empirical attention. The purpose of this investigation was to prospectively examine the relationship among self-presentational concerns and pre-game affective states among middle and high school aged football players.

Methods:

American football players (n = 112; mean age = 15.57 years) completed a measure of self-presentational concerns (SPSQ, McGowan, et al., 2008) a week prior to the measurement of selected pre-game affective states (i.e., attentiveness, self-assurance, serenity, and fear).

Results:

Regression analyses revealed that concerns about appearing athletically untalented negatively contributed to the significant prediction ( p …

Concussion Suit, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It was just a bit over a week before the start of the regular season of the National Football League when a settlement was announced in the much anticipated concussion law suit brought by and on behalf of more than 4000 retired NFL players. The number represents about one-third of all retired NFL players.

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Pratt, Elliott. New Sheriff in Town – Brandon Doughty
• Aulbach, Lucas. New-look Toppers Boast New Faces at Some Positions – Football
• Aulbach, Lucas. Hard-hitting Andrew Jackson a Leader for WKU’s Defense
• Aulbach, Lucas. Toppers Playing with New Faces on Offense
• Aulbach, Lucas. Topper Defense Young on the Line, Experienced in the Backfield
• Pratt, Elliott. Bobby Petrino’s Road to the Hill
• WKU Players to Watch
• University of Kentucky Players to Watch

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Williams, Kyle. Players, Gary Ransdell React to University of Kentucky Gear on Campus
• McKay, Michael & Seth Hutchins. Fraternities Adjust to New Houses – Sigma Pi Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha
• Koch, Cameron. Fraternity Recruitment Grows from Last Year
• Parker, Jacob. Public Information Officer Quits Over Shift Change – Mand Johnson, WKU Police
• Parker, Jacob. Crime Report for August 22 – August 28
• Matchen, Quiche. New Information Technology System More Interactive
• Pait, Ryan. Quirky – The New Normal & the New Nothing
• Ardrey, Saundra. Live the Dream – Martin Luther …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• French, Jackson. State, Normal Streets Reduced to 15 MPH – Speed Limit
• French, Jackson. Grise Elevator Offline for Semester
• French, Jackson. Pearce Ford Tower’s Sex Changes
• Watson, Paul. Students Buzzing About Downing Student Union Starbucks Location
• Crumbie, Trey. Administration Looks to Recruit Fewer, But More Qualified Students
• Parker, Jacob. Crime Down from Spring, Up from Last Summer
• Crumbie, Trey. Parking & Transportation Services Adds 3 Buses to White Line
• Burton, Kristina. WKU Alumnus Chief Operating Officer of Lonely Planet – Daniel Houghton
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: WKU Growth …

Ua80/1 Meeting Minutes, W Club

University Organizations

Meeting minutes for August 2013 meeting of the W Club Board of Directors.

Biogenesis, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is likely that Marvin Miller is spinning in his grave. Bud Selig may have achieved something that baseball owners have long wanted in their battle with the Major League Baseball Players Association. And that something would be a victory, or at least something resembling a victory, over the players.

A Gateway For Everyone To Believe: Identity, Disaster, And Football In New Orleans, Brandon D. Haynes

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to analyze the dynamic processes of collective identity by examining the relationship between New Orleans and its professional football team, the Saints, after Hurricane Katrina. Much of the discourse written on American professional sports focuses on economic transactions between player and franchise or franchise and city. This study explores sports from a cultural perspective to understand the perceived social values provided to the host community. This case study spans the years from 2006 to 2013 and discusses several major events, including the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the reopening of the Superdome, the Saints winning a …

Pac 12 Grand Canyon University, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

While waiting for the other shoe, or perhaps shoes, to drop in the anti-aging campaign by Major League Baseball, and noticing that Bud Selig is not getting any younger, it has suddenly hit me that college football is about to descend upon us with all the hypocrisy that it can muster. As a result crime reports in the sporting press will escalate, and there will be a new harvest of “Boys Gone Wild” videos as student-athletes begin their late summer season. One can only hope that “old school” football coaches do not retain “old school” training techniques that endanger the …

Do Mlb Hitters Boost Performance In Their Contract Year?, Heather M. O'Neill

Business and Economics Faculty Publications

This study focuses on 256 MLB free agent hitters playing under the 2006-2011 CBA to determine whether they boost their offensive performance in their contract year. Prior studies’ results are mixed, depending on the econometric technique used and the choice of the offensive performance measure.

Having multiple year observations per player, one can incorporate the unobserved traits of the players (ability, risk aversion, work ethic, etc.) by using Fixed Effects (FE) estimation. Since these unmeasured player traits are likely to be correlated with observed predictors of performance (games played, playoff contention, age, etc.), traditionally used Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and …

A Periodized Training Program For Collegiate Cross Country Runners, Philip Joshua Caudill

Graduate Theses

Collegiate distance runners must always train year round to maintain shape respectively in the sport of cross country. Runners must train at high volumes to maximize their improvement in running long distances but they must also take notice of overtraining to avoid fatigue or possible injuries. It’s impossible to train all the areas with one type of workout. That’s where periodization from this manual will help. In simple terms, periodization is a one-word description of the pattern or division of the training program into “periods” that emphasize different training goals. A periodized running schedule is broken down into cycles that …

Do Major League Baseball Hitters Engage In Opportunistic Behavior?, Heather M. O'Neill

Business and Economics Faculty Publications

This study focuses on 256 Major League Baseball free agent hitters playing under the 2006–2011 collective bargaining agreement to determine whether players engage in opportunistic behavior in their contract year, i.e., the last year of their current guaranteed contracts. Past studies of professional baseball yield conflicting results depending on the econometric technique applied and choice of performance measure. When testing whether players’ offensive performances increase during their contract year, the omitted variable bias associated with OLS and pooled OLS estimation leads to contrary results compared to fixed effects modeling. Fixed effects regression results suggest players increase their offensive performance subject …

The Javelin: Basic Javelin Aerodynamics And Flight Characteristics (Part 1), Andreas Maheras

Track and Field Faculty Publications

Note: This is the first part of a two part article regarding javelin aerodynamics. The present rules for the design of the javelin make it a perpetually stable implement which simply means that at all angles of attack, its center of pressure is always behind its center of mass and thus it tends to land tip first. The javelin will fly less than optimum if released with just brute force. Because of that, there is a need for the demonstration of both power and finesse on the part of the thrower.

Surfing Injuries Requiring First Aid In New Zealand, 2007-2012, Kevin Moran, Jonathon Webber

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

In an island nation such as New Zealand with easy access to surf beaches, surfing activities are very popular and, while generally perceived as a healthy form of outdoor recreation, they do have attendant risks. This study reports on nondrowning, surfing-related incidents that required medical first aid on beaches during five summer seasons from 2007-2012. Retrospective descriptive analysis of data from lifeguard first aid reports found that 16% (n = 1,327) of injuries were the consequence of surfing activity. More males than females were treated for surfing injuries (68% male, 31% female). Lacerations (59%) and bruising (15%) accounted for most …

Perceived Impacts Of Hosting A College Baseball Regional Or Super Regional: Student Perspective At Possible Host Institution, Marcus Trent Ozbun

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

College athletics is an ever growing industry, particularly the sports of football and basketball. Previous research in college athletics has tended to focus only on these two sports and their economic impacts, disregarding any Social or general negative impacts they may bring with them. The purpose of this study was to develop a deeper understanding of students' perceptions of Social, economic and general negative impacts associated with hosting a NCAA baseball regional or super regional on the host campus and community. Hosting NCAA postseason events on campus is rare for many universities, so it is important to study how students …