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This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Limited Edition Vol. 5, No.1 Minority Journalism Workshop Western Kentucky University 'une 30, 1988 Officials face court order to equalize state's education By ERICA BERRY within the different Kentucky districts is dis· Jac kson Northside criminatory ."' Gover cited as a positive example Bowling State officials arc being forced \0 devise a Green and other city school systems which tra pl,lII to improve education in all Kentucky ele ditionally have vol ed to overtax themsel ves mentary and secondary schools by providing "Students in the wealthy districts have more cqlwl runding . money to play around with." Gover said. The Franklin Circuit Court ruling two weeks "while the poorer school districts are uncertain ago that ordered the state to balance its I"unding oflhe futUl'e .·· I or public: schools came 20 years arter the Wealthy school districts can afford to spend Kerner Commission report condemned the $1 per SIOO assessed property valuation per lack of equality in education based on racial student. Gover said. while poorer school dis di scrimination. tricts can <.Ifford only 35cents per $100. The Kerner report also called for more voca "' The Kentucky Constitution . which requires tional education to pro\-ide j ob skills for those equal facilities for all students. tells us there is unprepared ror higher education and said 11 somelhingwrong with this figure." he said. univcrs,ll preschool program was needed to Gover stressed the need for s pecial pro· give underprivileged children a .. head start·· in gr;lms suc h as fine arts. foreign language. elementary school chemistry and physics classes to be added to Kentuck~ ' lias integrated its school systems the currieulum of the poorer school districts Imt has failed to equall.\" fund all schools. ac !\'lost of those schools lack such programs due cording to F'ranklin Circuit Judge Ha.\· Corns. locost . Blacks gaining slowly in newsrooms He nil cd the state 's s ~ ' stem of educational RC\'enue for funding elementary and sec l"inance unconst itut io n;]1 ond;]!"}, education is generated by state and ByNIKITA. STEWART effort to recmit more blacks into college Corns appointed hi s own commission to de rederal funds and local taxes . Gove r said that Warren Central journal ism programs and eventually into \'c!op a pl,lII \0 e(lu;llty fun d cit.\· ,lIld county from available funds . the state appropriates T\\"ent.\· years ago less than I percent of the profession schoo] :;y:;tellls and nallled Dr Kern Alexan money for salaries. tr' By USA WlUGBT school at Sl. Anthony'S in Was h Louinille Man.al ington, where he was on the news • paper staff and played basketball . Being a minister and a s ports His coach, John Thompson, went writer may be an odd combination, on to become head coach a t Geo but for Bruce Branch it 's a way of rgetown University. life. Branch also played baseball and Branc h, a native of Washington was awarded a scholarship which D.C., is a sports writer for The took him to the University of Mar Courier-Journa l a nd is associate yland. minister of New Zion Ba ptist Church. Branch's first job in journalism He spends his days and nights in was in Macon, Ga. He was the and out of town at different sports paper's first black sports writer. events, trying to get a story. And At that time Branch became when he isn't covering Kentucky friends with Heisman Trophy winner sports, he works at becoming closer He rschel Walker, then a running to his church and its congregation. back a t the University of Georgia !!II "The thing I like best is that I can and now with the Dallas Cowboys. m go to any sporting event in America The two talked onen about - for free," he said of his writing ca Wa lker's decision to attend the Uni reer. versity of Georgia and the running But he said sports writing isn 't all back's later professional career. fun and games. Besides Walker, Branch has also "If you don 'l like spelling, writing met Muhammed Ali , Mike Tyson and and reading," he told 13 Minority Satchel Paige. Journalism Workshop students, then "His (Paige'S) autograph is the " I don 't think journalism is for you." only one I got because I knew he was Branch also s tressed that ac going to die," Branch said. . - curacy is very important in a ny kind Now that he is working for The of writing. Courier-Journal, he has the chance N.k,ta Stewart/limited Edition "When you write something in the to travel all over the United States. paper you'd better be damned sure Above all else, Branch said he be Working in broadcasting, Dorinda Carler is finally fulfilling one of her childhood dreams. She is a radio quotes are exact, " hesaid. lieves sports writing requires prep announcer for WKCT. Growing up, Branch attended high a ration and versatility. Junk dealer had impact Broadcaster faces race, sex bias Continued from Page One attends Taylor AME church. ~ It 's a jungle out there, and you "The older you get the closer you don 't know how to play the hunt with gettoGod," he said. By LISA W1UGHT That love of people and communi instead of looking I just say what I that jungle." While he is proud of the fact that he Louisville Manoal cation started at North Hopkins Hi gh think ," she said. That sometimes "Blacks think that since they are is close to God, he also points with where she focused on theater and gets her into trouble , she said, be black they shouldn 't have to work, pride to the results of his own When s he was young , Dorinda speech. cause she says the wrong thing or that it should be handed to them ," he craftsmanship, a chair made from a Carter knew that she wanted to be She puts her speech practices to gets confused. said. "That's not going to ha ppen." tree stump. involved in communications. work at WKCT by writing and broad Shc·s only becn at WKCT. six He encouraged all blacks to take a " 1 was in the woods messing And now that Carter is older, she is casting the news. months. and atte nding Western foreign language, so that they can around when I saw this stump and I the only black on-air personality at Her beats include local govern Kentucky University doesn't allow better themselves in getting a good thought to myself that I could make WKCT Radio in BowlingGreen. ment. the school board. county and her to wo rk at the station full time. education and a job. He was one of something of this so I started cul But that still doesn't mean Carter airport news . But soon, that will change she said. the first blacks graduated from ting," he said. has overcome a ll the obstacles thpt When out with friends, Dorinda In the fall, Carter will take two Western Area Vocational School . While most people wash clothes in block her path. said she tries to talk just like every classes. one at 8 a.m . and another at He also served in both World War modern, spin dry machine, he pref " In this town I don·t think I' m one else. Bu t on the job, she shows the 9 :15 a .m . Then she 'll have time to II and the Korean War. In the Korean ers anold wringer washer. He said he t aken serious ly in that I·m a more professional side of her per work fu JI-time at the radio station. War he made 38 jumps as a para believes it does just as good a job as woman." she said , ·' and even more sonality. Walking into her office and seeing trooper. the others, "probably better." because I'm black." Despite her preparation and love papers lying everywhere. a cigarette What kept him going through aU For Henry, the future of blacks is Despite the way she feels about for the job. Carter admits that it's not here a nd a briefcase there, it 's ap this? bright. ~ We (blacks) know now always ice cream and cookies during pa rent something is happening. how othe r people see her pro ~ The Lord ," he said. " You can we're not dumb," he said. "We ·ve fessionall y. Carter said she likes her a broadcast And for Carter , it 's a promis ing look around and see a ll my Bibles got. brains and we have got to use job because she loves being around "Sometimes I start reading and I broadcasting career. (three) have no dust on them." He them." people. think I know what's coming next and Professor lends hand to Chinese studying coal By WENDY WALKER That problem has given many major focus is on chemistry, with Pleasure RAdle Park Kentucky chemists first-hand expe e mphasis on pollution that comes rience on how to deal with coal pol from burning C{lal. Dr . Wei-Ping Pan , a chemistry lution problems, Pan said. During their stay, the professors professor at Western, and five other "There are other centers of coal a lso visited Hsin-ta Power Plant, Western professors traveled to China science around the world, but ours is where coal power is studied. recently in hopes that they could the most unique," Pan said . Aside from just s tudying coal eventua ll y set up a coal research The major cause of pollution is the power and the pollution it causes, center, much like their own here in sulfur oxide in the coal mixing with another goal of the program was to America. water . This releases sul£uric acid expose Western to the rest of the On May 12 a nd 13 at the Chung into the atmosphere, Pan said, and world , Pan said , and establish sis Yuan Christian University, the destroys the natural products of the tership between CtlWltries. International Conference on Con earth. It also trains students in their re troll ing E nvironmenta l Pollution In their research at Western, Pan searc h and experiments so the from Coa l and Chemical Analysis said, they have found some suc program may continue until a sol· was held. cessful methods in taking the sulfur ution to the worldwide coal pollution At this meeting, professors from out of the coal. which also is des problem is found. America a nd China presented troying our earthly elements in the " rt was not a vacation," Pan sruo speeches on how to solve the world's form of acid rain. or the trip. " We worked very hard, coal pollution problems. but our accomplishments were Pan s a id the expertise he a nd The scientists later traveled to worth it." others brought from Kentucky was Beiging Coal Science Cent~r . ~e re Others from Western who attended especially appropriate for the con the focus is mainly on engmeenng, the 400-person conference were Dr. fere nce, beeause Kentucky has a with emphasis on coal gasification Charles Kupchella, Dr. John large coal supply and coal is it's first and Iiquification. Reasoner, Dr. John Riley, Dr. Lowell Wei-Ping Pan , a Western chemistry professor, in his lab. major source of pollution. Pan said that at Western, the Shank and Dr. WilliamLloyd. 4 Limited Edition June 30,1988 .. Opinion Equal funding needed for state schools he question of equality in watch a large portion of its . Kentucky education isn't a students get slighted. Everyone T matter of racial conflict should have the best possible edu anymore. For the most part, it's a cation provided for them. Introducing _ .. stark difference between rich and The state's first priority has to the 1988 graduating class of rural Kentucky! poor regions. be working out a system for equal Wealthy school districts, which fu nding: Each student, no matter can support higher educational where they live, must be provided taxes, are able to spend more the same opportunity for a decent , money on each student than the education - and possibly even job poorer districts. training. And that's giving some students Obtaining, and keeping, quality a distinct advantage over others. teachers for state schools is also a e;;:a> That realization, brought to the must. How do you provide a public forefront by Franklin Cir student with a good education cuit Court Judge Ray Corns, is without supplying them with a leading many people to question good teacher? funding methods for Kentucky ed These same standards also need ucation. to be applied to vocational edu Wealt6ier cities and counties are cation, as more and more com able to provide students with spe panies have a need for technically cial programs such as foreign lan trained people. guage classes, better teachers and If states like Kentucky and Mis more sophisticated equipment. sissippi Coverup Military brass missed an early Keeping issues out of high school papers won't make problems go away opportunity to fight drug trade everal weeks ago the U.S. to the fo undation of the Uni ted ensoring high school news jects. Department of Defense States. papers may be a way to keep But reporters have an obligation to Sopenly declared war on the Like many short-sighted Am C controversial issues under their community to write about issues drug trade, which might be viewed eric a ns, Pentagon officials and wraps - at least temporarily, but it that affect the lives of so many as a pretty good thing by most high government officials have won't make problems go away. people. And just like any other com people. spent too many years con And"it may even make certain situ munity, each school has its own set of But for others who have watched centrating on what they see as a ations worse in the long run. issues that need to be addressed. in horror as drugs have torn the potential threat from the Soviet If they don't get a balanced view on If more teenagers were informed fabric of our society apart. there is Uni on. subjects from their high school paper about the negative, as well as the only one thing to say - it's about All the while they've done little or other sources - they will still be positive sides of various issues, then time. or nothi ng about the threat of exposed to the problems. maybe teenagers could make more drugs in our nation. Students will still face those prob mature decisions. For decades drugs have dealt a serious blow to America. Used by The federal government should lem, but they will be armed with ig Nowadays, children grow up much stop trying to combat a possibly all races and cultures, drugs can norance instead of education. faster than kids did twenty years ago. fictional communist threat, and be found from the penthouses of It's necessary for children to be in protect our borders and our future Since the Supreme Court decision Manhattan to the ghettos of Los formed about subjects like sex and on the Hazelwood case - educators Angeles. against this foul drug trade. have been tempted more and more drugs at an earlier age. If the armed forces can secure The situation is , and has been for often to tell student newspapers what our country with tens of thousands And school authorities need to be too long, a sad comment on a self they can and can't reportoh. more flexible when viewing the con of nuclear missiles and troops, centered society. In the Hazelwood case, judges ruled tent of a high school newspaper. then our country should at least in favor of a high school principal who Articles that are well written and And the pentagon, along with the have the capability - and the des pulled two stories before they were balanced have a right to be printed, legislators who oversee it, have ire - to safeguard its citizens from published. no matter what is being discussed in taken their own sweet time com the corruption of drugs. As a result, student reporters are the article. bating such a monumental threat - Frank Oldham, Clarksville less apt to report on "sensitive" sub- -Robbie McDonald, Stratford June 30, t 988 Limited Edition 5 Workshop '88 Introducing. • • erican and world history contests. Ind., plans to get college degrees in He s aid watc hing television not be just another pretty face. But She comes from a normal but medicine and journalism, enlist in "really relaxes me sometimes when she 's proved she can do a good job at sl'ightly strict up bringing. She lives the U.S. Air Force and become a my mom is getting on my nerves." that, tOO ,asa model. Tyrone with her aunt and mother and is an fighter pilot. He enjoys The Cosby Show, A Differ In December 1987, Lynk graduated Beason only child, Dixon has a 3.0 average in high ent World. Music Television and from John Casablanca's Modeling She works at Little Caeser's pizza school and began playing in the Black Entertainment Television. School in Evansville ,Ind. and her hobbies include bow li ng, Evansville Honors Orchestra two Although he plans to have a family " I always knew that I 'd be a playing son ball for Popeye's Fried years ago because "it 's fun ." one day, right now he just wants to model ," she said . "When I was Chicken, reading and fishi ng. " I don 'l have to maintain that have fun . younger I would pretend that I was in Her music preference ranges from average to stay in the orchestra, M a big fashion show in Paris and I Although he appears t~ a shy. pop rock to rhythm and blues and her she said. ~ It ' s based on playing abil· would walk a round in a ll these work-o riented person, Tyrone Bu fa vorite performers a re Cameo , ity." different clothes," son, a 16-year-old junior at Bowling Robert Palmer, Steve Winwood, That ability has taken her to per Standing almost six feet tall, the Green High S<:-hool. seems to be on Anita Baker and Pebbles. formances in Indianapolis , St. Louis slender Morganfield native said that his way lo success. and Washington. D.C., as a member Robbie modeling has helped her learn to "You must have a great amount of of the high school orchestra. McDonald match clothes, put on make-up and confidence in any career because Dixon practices an hour or two a understand good nutrition. there are many obstacles that you day. " I enjoy playing my violin , and I ·,It's hard work. You have to be have to fa ce ." he said. Shirl feel proud when I perform," she said. able to fit the personality of a ll Beason hopes to become a lawyer, Chatman "I practice to perfect myself and get types." a successful writer or a television ahead in my music studies ," Robbie McDonald, 17, became in So far modeling has given her the persona lity. Atschool. Dixon is a member of the volved in the workshop because she opportunity to perform in two fash His interest in journalis m stems French cl ub and the pep club. She feel s black reporters should work to ion shows. One, for the graduation from his his Job as editorial page a nd also an us he r at Mt . Sinai. her " reduce the inte ns ity of negative cere mony of her modeling class and cartoon editor for his school news church. stereotypes that blacks supposedly the other for a Special Olympics I>aper - The PurpieGem. Sixteen-year-old Shirl Chatman of portray. " event. Beason has an interest in Spanish. Owcnsboro has found an unusual McDonald. a 1988 graduate of Lynk said she still isn't sure of her painting and fishing. He also belongs way to spend some time this Stratford Hi gh School in Nashville. career plans after graduation. but lathe"National Honor Society and the summer, Tenn., was the co-editor of her school modeling is at thetopofthe list. Student Union. She will be spending time fo r six Jasen newspaper, The Spartan Herald. Success might be important for weeks with a neurosurgeon as pa rt of Kiefer She was also involved in Future Bea son . but in the end. he said it isn't an internship program at Daviess Homemakers of Amer ica and his highes t priority. County High School. Students Stand Straight, an anti " Happiness is the most important " Neurosurgery is a new and dar drug and alcohol club. She was Deanna thing to me," he said. ing field which has been only reo treasurer of Tennessee Office Edu cently offered to the medic al cation Club. Mill. community." Chatman said. Jasen Kiefer, a 17- year- old Her hobbies include reading, Two weeks ago Chatman attended senior at Reidland High School . at· writing and cooking. She likes con· Kentucky Girls State at Morehead tended the workshop to learn as temporary, rap and gospel music State University. where she studied much as possible about photo· and her favorite artists are Whitney Erica American forms of government. journalism and advertising. Houston, George Micheal and Fred Although Deanna Mins is enjoying Berry In her spare time. Chatman enjoys Kiefer said he is pa rticularly in die Jackson. Her favorite television the workshop, she didn't think there reading, riding horses and watChing terested in the photojournalism show is The Cosby Show. was much chance that she would be old movies. sessions. Since he knows that pho McDonald plans to enroll at David able to take part. tography plays a big part in journal Lipscomb College this fall and major " I was excited about the ism . Kiefer is warming up wi th his in either journalism or accounting workshop." Mills said, "espeCially E rica Berry, 17 . who recently :J5mmcamera. since I had lost the hope of making it g raduated from North Side High In his spare time. he wa tches into the program." She was the last School in Jackson. Tenn., with a 3.0 movies, listens to music and "does person to be notified because the grade-point average, plans to attend Adra nothing:' Some of his favorite mov newspaper in her area chose not to Lane College in Jackson this fall and Dixon ies are Beverly Hills Cop. Beverly participate in the program. major in communications and minor Hills Cop II. The Breakfast Club and Rewa Mills, a senior at Glasgow High in English. Fatal Beauty. Lynk School. is vice president of the Her goal is to become a syndicated He is a fan of rap groups like Run speech club, district president of columnist and a part.time photo· DMC, Jazzy J eff and the Fresh Students in Action for Education, journalist. Not many classical violinists ny Prince. LL Cool J and the Fat Boys. Future Homemakers of America Her favorite subjects in high jets, butAdra Dixon is going to try, He also has a son spot for hard rock Region IV reporter and a member of school were world history and Eng. Dixon. a I6-year-old se nio r at music of Motley Crue, Led Zeppelin Rewa Lynlt, a 17-year-ald senior BetaClub. lish, and she was involved in Am, Bosse High School in Evans ville, andIronMaiden. at Union County High School, may See Introducing , __ , Page B Workshoppers learn writing, photography, publish newspaper By WENDY WALKER a duPont Manual High School senior, said she Evansville (I nd .> Courier. Western Kentucky "1 think it ·s a great opportunity fo r kids to be Pleasure Ridge Park gained from the workshop. University also provided support for the work· exposed to journalism," he s aid . "1 love The students worked night and day in shop. teaching what I know." Not all of them knew that much about jour classes, listened to speakers, wrote news and Speakers from Kentucky and Te nnessee Thomas George, who reports on the National nalism when they arrived J une 19 on the West feature stories, and printed pictures for their talked about the various aspects of journalism, Football League for the New York Times, has ern Kentucky University campus. newspaper. The Limited Edition, Included were Angelo Henderson. Everett Mit also been with the worksho p for five years. But in 10 days . 13 Minority Journa lis m They took fi eld trips to The Tennessean and che ll . Larry Muhammad. Fran Je ffr ies. Sam "J've a lways round it e xciting to work with Workshoppers from Kentucky. Tennessee a nd Opryland in Nashville, and also saw the Daily Ups haw and Bruce Branch, a ll of The young minds," said George, who also says this Indiana learned interviewing. became re News. WBKO's television station and the Gen· Courier-Journal: Gloria Ballard and Dwight workshop remi nds hi m of his own beginning. porters, photographers and editors and pub eral Mo tors Corvette Assembly plant in Lewis of The Tennessean; Steve Benson of Jim Highland, Western journalism professor lished their own newspaper. Bowlin~Green . WTVFtelevision in Nashville. Tenn .: Kathleen and workshop direetor. was father to the 13 "This workshop has bee n helpful in "They (the field trips) were interesting, en· Wagner ofthe Evansville Courier. students during their stay. preparing for my own journalism class this joyable and a learning experience." said Jasen One of those who played a major role in the "The kids are very special because they're so fall."' said Deanna Mills, a Glasgow Hi gh Kiefer. a Reidland High School senior . workshop was Robert Adams. associate di bright.·, he said. School senior, This was the fitlh year for the workshop. rector, Adams said the students keep him ··It·s kinda neat to see them succeed and go "The people here a re great ." ' s he s aid . whose major sponsor is the Dow Jones News coming back to the workshop year after year. into the world and become highly successfu l." "We've all developed special bonds a nd friend paper FundInc. "Everyone seems to have an interest in jour Highland said. "It's personally satisfying to ships tha t will never be broken." Newspaper sponsors were the Daily News in na lism ," Adams said. and the workshop "com know I may have had a part inthis .·· Robbie McDonald of Nashville. Tenn., a Bowling Green , The' Tennessean, The plements other progra ms because it gets Many students a re expected to continue. he Stratford High School graduate, said the work· Courier-Journal. The J ackson (Tenn.) Sun. blacks into the business." said. and fulfill thei r interests in the journalism shop has "taught her more about how a real The Leaf·Chronicle in Clarksville (Tenn.). the Ga ry Hairlson. Jackson According to weatherman Reg Taylor, many of the needed changes recently made to the WBKO tele vision station are the responsibility of one man. Taylor was referring to the the new station manager and news director - Steve Crabtree of Hartin. "Steve Crabtree came in and cleaned house," Taylor said , and he is the major reason for the vast im provement in the award-winning station. Taylor explained the operations of the television station to the workshop Workshoppers wait for the rest of the group to arrive before gal students. He sa id WBKO r ecently spent thousands of dollars on the redesign of the broadcast room and technical area. Now more than ever, the station has taken on the look of a Students make splash modern broadcast operation. Taylor has been at WBKO tele vision for three years and is certified RylASEN KIEFEK simply because "it was fu n." by the National Weather As Heidland Adra Dixon, an Evansville, sociation. He said that working for a Ind., Bosse High School junior, small market. slation offers many The word "water" took on a said the ride " took my breath more opportunities than working in .' , special meaning for minority away." larger cities. journalism works hoppers when The theme park, which opened At a smaller station, Taylor said, , they visited Opryland. 17 years ago, focuses on country there is the chance to do more a nd Not only did they spend most of and western music , but it offers a gain more recognition. the ir time on water rides, they varie t y o f rides for younger WBKO, an ABC affili ate, started , a lso found getting wet was a wel people from 90 mph roller coast on t he air as WL TV more than 20 , . come relief from the 100- plus de ers t0 5 mph "Tin Lizzies." years ago. It was a small operation gree temperatures. One of the biggest aUractions is then and was included in the Nas * .. ~ • " It was a very hot day , and I got ~ , ,~ the Grizzly River Rampage, an hville viewing area. ve r y wet, Tyrone Beas on. a other water ride, which Erica Today it is an ever.growing station . it}' ',', '.. Bowling Green Hi gh School ju Berry, a Jackson, Te nn .. North with a viewing area of its own, and it • 1/ nior, said. Beason was talking side High School graduate , called competes with the stations in Nas • ' • ~ I . #"...... about why he appreciated the Old "just like beingon the river." hville forratings. Mill Scream , the park's newest Works hoppers Robbie Mc The station now has the highest Tyrone Beason/Limited Edition water ride. Donald and Christi Stewart were ratings in its history and it provides a Wendy Walker hugs her new teddy bear and workshop com· Nikita Stewart, a Warren Cen roller coaster fans . wide range of TV programming. And tra l junior, enjoyed the Scream McDonald, a Nashville, Tenn., according to Taylor, the future of panion Nikita Stewart. WBKO looks great. For Tennessean city editor, r talking not idle chatter ...J ByCHR1SDSTEWART "Get l?Co l!l e to open up . !\lake a • person who you are interviewing feel \ , Nasbville Pearl~bD as though you know him and that you ~ Dwi ght Lewis is a man who li kes to know what he li kes," hesaid. Lewis said one quality ed itors \ talk 10 as many people a s possible _ ~~ok · ,.. A every day. value in re]>OI"lcrs is motivation. He explained that F rank Ritter. \ While it may not seem like hc is -- ~. ---- former Tennessean a ssistant getting a nything done. talking to managing editor, hated for reporters people is how Lewis. the assistant Jasen Kiefer/Limited Edition to wait to be told what storics to cover Jim Highland wo,-i(s with Erica Berry. city editor ofTheTenncssean, makes and pra ised those who worked on a his li ving. story without being told to do so. Highland shepherds workshop flock " I\"s important to have a lot ofthc facts when writing a news story. " Lewis has writ.len a few columns and opinion ])i<.'Cc.'l. and he sa id topi cs ByADRADIXON maybe t h~y ~ilI remember it for the Lewis to ld minority journa li s m ofte n come from editoria l boa rd EVIlDsvllle BossII! rest of their lives.'" workshoppers Thursday. " It is also During the regular school year, he impo rtant to talk to as many ])(.'Qple nH'dings which occur at \0 a .m. teac hes reporting and writing as possible to get dilTe rent 'Iiews of Monday through Friday al The Tcn Jim Highland, director of the 1988 nessean. Minority J ournalism Workshop , said classes in the journalis m depa rt the subject . getting involved in journalism and ment at Western. Sometimes the board determincs Highland was also interim head of Lewis is a graduate of Tennessee teaching were some of the best de State University who majored in edi torial topics and on olher occa cisions of his life. the journalism department for three s ions, Tennessean Publishe r J ohn ycars. business s imply because " 1'8U And through his positions at West didn't have a journalism major." He Seigcnthalcr may makc lhe dccision . ern and at the minority journalism He said the minority workshop ha s been wilh the Tennessean for 17 Looking into the future, Lewis said workshop, he said, he gets a great program is going strong now, but its future was uncertain severa l years years. in fi ve years he ..... ants to be in man chance to tie those two crans into agement and the editor of a news one. agl). He said his job includes assigning "The minority workshop has been paper, and in 10 years he would like " I am very proud ormy stude nts," stories to rcporters. making up news loown his own paper . he said, "and I like each and every together for a total of five years," he budgets and deciding what wil l be 1~ "", ,i one ofthem very much." said. "and after the third year of the printed in thc d aily edition of the But for now, he said he is reading a This was Highland's first year as five. the workshop was lost because newspaper. 101. somcthing he emphasized as ex· ora cutback in funds." director of the workshop, but he was tremely im]>ortant if they arc to be CHEEK TO CHEEK - Rewa Lynk the main instructor last year and "Since the n the works hop has Build up a good li st of news informed. said he enjoys the progra m. come back for two more years ," he sources. Lewis said. and they wilt He a lso is making a contribution to ~ In this workshop 'Ie try to teach added, "and has been highly suc help supply facts that may be needed college students by teaching part one thing a day," he s aid , "a nd cessful." fora story. lime at Fisk Universfly. 7 Students tour Corvette plant By JASEN KIEFER Reidland To celebrate Corvette 's 35th year, a limited edition modcl will be pr() duced during the 1988modelyear . While t he Minor ity Wo rkshop students who toured the Corvette , plant in Bowling Green didn't get to ,. see any of the 2.000 special editions ,, on the assembly line. they did get a I '/ \\ look at the popul ar Ame rican sports car in all phases ofl)1"OOuction . ,.' When Corvette production first be gan in 1953, 300 of them were pr() duced in Flint. Mich, All were polo ... Adra DI.onIlimlled Edillon white, with two standa rd options - a heater and an AM radio. )ing into Opryland for the afternoon. According to tour guide Pam Shook, the '88 limited edition Co r veUe has the same body design as the last four Vettes and will be polo white just like the '53 model. atOpryland The wheels, body side moldings, door handles and revised emblem arealsowhite , Stratford Hi gh School gradua te, Badges signify ing Corvette's 35th enjoyed the Cannonball because ,. it was searey.·· anniversary dCC(lrate the hood above ... '" the front side grill panels. And Stewart, a Nashville. Chnsl' SlewartlLlmlted EdlllOl'l Tenn , Pearl-Cohn Hi gh School Workshoppers who walked around senior. liked the Screaming Dclta the assembly plant didn't seem ter Gary Halrlson asks students which pictures they want to run dUring the news meeting for the Limited Demon because .. , like to ribly surprised whcn Shook told them Edition. scream going through the tun that the Bowling Green plant has nel." more than one million square feet Not a ll the workshoppers spent and is the size of22 football fields. their day in the park on rides. EVt;'I"), how' during a work shift , Wendy Walker . a Louisville Plea she said. II COl"vettes a re fu ll y as· Photographer says preparation sure Ridge Park Hi gh School ju sembled for a 10lal of 88 Ve ltes in a nior, liked the petting zoo because day. she had "never fed a nimals in a An oraer sheet fo llows each car zoobefore.'· through the plant, Shook said . The is key to quality pictures While the students spent most of order sheet tells assembly line their time on,rides, their advisers. workers wh a t speciHcations a re , Jim Hi ghland, workshop director. necessary for each car. lIynKONE IlEASON he fi rst started out. practice. "You have to shoot every ! ' and Rob Ada ms. associate direc· The Cor vette's legendary small BowliDl GreeD People onen thought he was older, day." tor. attended count r y music block v -s engine has a top speed of hesaid, and "it helped." Hairlson believes that a photogra shows. 155.4 miles per hour. Its quarter mile Gary Ha irlson says that looking for Ha irlson admits that hc had to pher is a lot like a reporter except time is 14.21 seconds at 97.2 mph. good pictures is a lot like spending prove to himself that photography one uses a camera and the other uses the day fishi ng. was what he really wanted to do, be a typewriter. "Sometimes you get them, some cause he was also very interested in The only difference is that as 'a timcs you don't," said Hairlson. who going into music. photographer, Ha irlson said, , is now photo editor for the Jackson "you're a reporter with a ~amera ." Sun in Tennessee. But in the end . he went into photog Hairlson has covered some thrill Getti ng quality pictures, Ha irlson raphy and soon became a university ing events. but he stressed one par said , is often a matter of prepa ration photographer. ticular event, a birthday march for and being in the right place at the He went to the J ackson Sun in 1.986. the late Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. right time. where he was recently promoted to "To feel the strength. the pulling photoeditor. Hairlson started his photography together," he said, "it was really in Hairlson. 25, said that during his career after being recruited to West tcresting. " many assignments for the Jackson ""0 " \ ~ .. ' ern. He interned a t his hometown Hairlson will be covering t he paper, the Henderson Gleaner, a nd Sun , he has never been beatcn up Democratic Convention in Atl anta but he has been harasscd several also wor ked with Western's Public this summer for the J ackson Sun and Information Office. times . Gannett News Service. While there, While working in the Public Infor "It's my job to take your picture," he plans to get pict ures of mation Office. Hairlson said he had a he said, though. "That's what I do.·' presidential·hopeful Jesse Jackson. lot of contact wi th high officials and Before he goes out on assignment, Ha irlson wants to continue taking important faculty members. Heeven Hairlson said he tries to read about pictures for a living for about 10 more had to work with the president of the his subjed logeta feel of that person years, he said, and then i>ec()me di university on several occasions, he or thing. He said it ·s important to rector of photography a t a major said. capture a subject·s personality. metropol itan newspaper. "That job pretty much matured "What motivates me." he said of me,'· he said . "You have to be creative to be a his work, "is when people call me up But Hai rlson said that aside from photographer ." he said. to compliment me." his photog raphic talents. other He said that the only way to be That, he said. makes it all worth things also helped him do well when come an excellent photographer is while. Photographer wants pictures to have impact DySIIIR.L CllATMAN "1 started off with pre-denti stry His first internship WH S at the Da viessCounty and was (wetly good at it:' u pshaw Louisville Defender. He al so inlened said , "but as I fn..~ l anced pictu res Ht the Los Angeles Times and the Sam UI)shaw, a photojournalist at more and more often, I found myself Tennessean The Courier-Journal. said he values wanting to change my mind about Wendy Walker/Limited Edition a picture that has impact and leaves mymajor." Upshaw said the in ternships pro. an impression on the reader. vided the e:-;perience he needed to I. and Shirl Chatman give Bob Adams a big hug of appreciation. Upsha ..... stm'led coll ege at JelTer· Upshaw then transferred to West become a photog rapher at The son Community College in Louis ern Kentucky University and started Courier-Journa l. Wi th morc experi vi lle . where he took a course in to freela nce for the College Heights ence. Ullshaw said, he can only get pre-dentistry. Herald. better. 8 Limited Edition June 30. 1988 TV account exec bitten by media bug Sweet dreams By ERICA. BEltKy station. I. am going to own a news you know ."' he said. " 11"5 importa nt Jackson Northside paper . to have working skills. 1t"s a good Fres h out of c ollege . Be ns on thing to know how to write stories ." Looking at Li fe ma gazine and started wo rk at WBKO in Bowling Benson said he would li ke to see growing up with television , Sieve Green as a cinematographer. After a more blacks in the fi e ld because ·· the Benson "got bitten by t he bug of few years. he went to Nashville 's opportunilies arc the re ." communications" at the y oung age WTV F cha nnel 5 and worked as a '"There is a bigger picture:' he told arlO. videographer. Minority J ournalis m Works hop Benson, who g radua ted in 1981 Just recently, he swi tched from the students, "but don't fo rgel the cle from Western Kentucky University news side of the business to become ments ... with a degree in photojourna lism , an account executive in advertising. Benson said that to lI chieve high has moved from a sma ll television Benson said he hopes the move will standards orprogress. blacks ha ve to station in Bowling Green to WTVF in a llow him to make more money, so work with the sma ll compone nts Nashville_ can eventually get into ownership. first . Benson said he hopes the move to a Looking back at his career. Benson Workshops a nd seminars are all stronger. larger station will result in sa id he wishes he could have at· worth the time and effort, beca use even greate r responsi bility in the tended a mi no rity journalism work eventually they'lIlead to bigger and communications industry. shop. better things. he said. " No, th at is incorrect," Benson "Ta king ad vantage of it (the .. Either you qui t or wo rk hard to said . "I a m going to own a television workshop) will get you further than gel something." Newspaper editor enjoys making pieces fit ByaOIiBIEMcDONALO ism workshop students . explaini ng On the other hand. articles that are Nasbville Slratford the da ily routine for newspaper re too short have to be lengthened. por ters and editors and showing In addition to Ba llard. two other Gloria Ballard . who dou bles as them the various departments at the employees talked to the group about fashion a nd home section editor at newspaper. their jobs. The Tennessean. li kes to make all the The fi rst step in laying out a news· The resa Watson . a city editor. ex pieces fit together. paper page is to place a ll the adver plained that reporters always have As a matter of fact, that 's how she tisements on the page. Ballard said. to be alert because news can happen dec ribes her job - which en After the ads are placed. then the at any timeofthe day. compasses both the wri ting and stories can be arranged. C.W. J ohnson. deputy managing design of the fashi on and home sec· "Sometimes laying out a page can editor, told the students about how he tions of the newspaper. ta ke more lime th an expected be· got the positio n he holds now. "I really like working with layout cliuse of too muc h or not enough In addition to li stening to speakers. because it's like working with a jig. students toured the ne ws pa per's space ."' Balla rd said . limIted Editioo staff photo saw puzzle ." she sa id. composing room, press roo m, pho During a tour of The Tennessean. Le ngthy articles are cut to fit the tography lab. mail room , newsroom Z-Z -Z -Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z - Robbie McDonald enjoys her trip to Ballard spoke to minority journa l. amount of space on a page, she said. and library. Opryland! Some workshoppers also took advantage of lulls during class to rest, too . Introducing. • • souri for United Church Assemblies Continued from Page 5 wa nts top di rect his own movie one Ha waii. Okinawa, Turkey. Engla nd and con ferences on religion. Her hobbies include da nci ng , day. a nd J a pan. "I love to be in the church." she shopping , being with friends a nd But for now , Oldham enjoys a wide Stewart·s favorite hobby is writing s a id . bec a use "God is my best tra veli ng. variety of sports including racquet· because it "gives me the motivation Lisa friend." Mills , 16. plans to major in e ither ba ll. He has also done communi ty to develop and better my skills as a Wright public relations or mass communi service work by volunteering in the journa list." cations a fter getting to college _ and soup ki tchens at his Catholic church. her hopes for the future a ller that are high. Wendy "' In 10 years I hope to be pro Walker fessionally established in whatever She's very talkative at home, yet field I choose ," she said. "and I a lso Nikita shy in public. loves to shop , and eats hope my checking account will be Christi Stewart anything and everything she can nice and fat." Stewart That is how 17·year·old Lisa Wright, a senior at duPont Manual Hi gh School describes herself. Wendy Walker can do any dance Wright is in the communications you can think of - from ballet and "Success is when I know that I've program at her school , and is a jazz to tap - and yes, even street· Frank Christi Ste wart, 18 , a senior at done a good jOb."' said 16·year·old student in the workshop for the sec· da nce. Pe a rl-Cohn High School in Nikita Stewart, a jun ior at Wa rren ond year. But of a ll those types of dance, Oldham Nashville . Tenn ., has been editor of Centra l High Schoo l in Bow ling Wright said she plans to come back "street·dance is the best and it's her school newspa per. The Flame, Green. to Western a ner high school to pu r· fun ." she said. for two years. Stewa rt. a native Texa n. li kes to sue a career in journalism because Walke r has been taking da nce Stewa rt. who is going to be editor write. s ketch. go horseback riding she fee ls writing is one of her best lessons for nine years and has been for a t hi rd time this year , a lso and read. talents. teaching ba llet to young children for Frank Oldham has been sharp. catches a nd plays fi rst base on her Stewart. who is a tte nding t he "I think this program is benefi cial two years. " It doesn't pay much. but ening his journa lism skills at West school's softball team. She a ttends workshop for the sec 'une 30, 1988 Limited Edition 9 Entertainment 'Man in the Mirror' : A reflection of change Hy REWA LYNK drcn of Africa It s hows viewers Un ion Cou nty problcms in thc world . both pa!;t and IH'escnt , C/Y/l "I'm looking at the man in the There are clips of foreign leaders, mirror, l'm asking him to change his such a s Khadaffi and Khomeini, that ways. " show the anti·American feelings of - From 'Man in the Mirror' by many countries, J Michael Jackson. Then there are clips of Martin Lu ther King J r , making his " I Have a Singer-songwriter Michael Jack Dream. .'. speech and Kennedy in· son and video producer Quincy Jones ciUng the audience as he makes a combined their talents to ask nations speech supporting the civil rights ~ throughout the world for change by move ment. writing" Man In the Mirror." And then comes South African Bishop Des mond Tutu . expressing This is the second time that Jack his grief over unsuccesful attempts son has co-produced a Top-10 vidCQ to free his country from the white hit with Jones. The first was USA for minority that currently rules South Arrica. which grossed over $I S mil Africa. lion in sales to help the hungry in Through these images and many f<::thiopia. more , J ackson atlempts to uncover The song and- video by the duo society's naws by opening the audio contain much of the same type of ence up to such emotional scenes . imager y and pl eas for worldwide This vi deo has an appeal that cap change. tures the heart of viewers and makes Segments on Ihl' \"id co r,lIlgc from them "look in the mirror"' at them· the burni ng crosse,,; lJ f' the Klu I\lux selves and the future of their 1-:1,111. \0 t he st ar-dng t::thiupi ,lIl chil· countrv, O'Neal jams 'Roger Rabbit' leads new movies on Hearsay H}' FRANK OLDHAM annf ,.. fdy \olII ifoole (:Iar .... sville CHEVY r 7ffJ' ' , ByCII RlSn STEWART fr<>l\1jt Pi"c!'" of CHASE .d I Pearl-Co h n " Who F ramed Roger Rabbit. .. a :SHI> 6"ftaNA'ljt· RNOSlEE1'1 THEC(lIJIfTflYISN'T ~ ' RED Walt Disney Studios·Steven -,.,~"""~, III Spike Lee's ... r, HE .. Hearsay, the most recent AI· Spielberg collaboration. may very FUNNY c..:'~ ft." cx,lnder O'Nea l album , is still on well turn out to be the box office the cha rts and is fast making a smash ofthe year. SCHOOL FARM1ffiI_._. ,"'.... :"f .. . na me for O'Neal a nd his fe llow Robert Zemeckis ( Back to the m usicians with the recording's Future) brings audiences 't his DAZE @ «>0 _""_. Ry liSA. WRIGHT By FRANK OLDHAM innovative style . colorfu l non-stop action tale of a duPon t Manu a l Clarksville O'Nea l's a lbum is a rranged as cartoon hare and a burnt-out gum· HyTl'HONE BEA.SON , ifil were live at :11)arty - with an shoe who run for their lives in 1947 n ed Heat . Arnold Schwarzeneggcrs Bowlin Green One after another. ehe~ry ChaS\:! s cont l'ihu tiun to th is summer 's except ional guest list"that in LosAngeles. g mOVIes seemed to be gettmg better . dudes (tuile a few well·known Coming from Disney. Spielberg already crowded movie scene. isn·t The movie "School Daze" has From Caddy Shack a nd Spies Like si?7,1 ing the screens. a rtists and music persona lities. and Zemeckis - the film was bound Us to The Three Am igos _ Chase Each song has an introduction. to be different- But the picture'S so me bh lc ks "d a ~, cd" over the Hed Heat was directed by Walter growing issue of skin color. cou ld do no wrong 011 the big SC rt ..'{!I1 . Hill . who has given audiences such which is a scene from the party animated co-stars take it beyond that is going on . and al l the intros The mo\:;e by Spike Lee. the di But Funny Farm. Chuse 's latest mrns a s 48 Hours and last vear's ac innovation. movie wh ic h received a ·' thumbs up have something to do with the up· rectol' who gained fame,with "She's tion fl ick extraordinaire.· Extreme Besides Roger Rabbit himself, we by movie c ritics Gene Siskel and coming song. Got to Have It." is set on the campus I ~redju d ice . are introduced to his veluptuous wife Hoger E bert. turned out to be a of a predominately black univeristy In ned Heat. however. he seems to The album contains the hits Jessica. a gang of weasel henchmen major letdown. and hlls a large cast of coll ege-uge have run out of ideas. because there " Fake" and " Never Knew Love who carry real (not animated) guns, Chase plays a sports writer named charact.ers who play fraternity and isn·t anything new in this film. Like This.'" _ O'Nea l's duet with Bennie the Cab, and near the end of Andy Farmer who gives up hi s ca the film - a half-human , half· surority me mbers. The movie has ned Heat concerns Soviet police . Cherelle. Other hits on the a lbum reer and moves to the country to animated super villian. scenes or wild and brutal ha7.ing . In officer Ivan Danko (Schwarzenegger) I include '" (What Can I Sayl To write a book. Danko is in pursuit of a fugitive Sov There are even cameo apperances the movie. Lee addresses thc belief Once ne and his wife Elizabeth get Make You Love Me,·' a nd the title by many old-time cartoon favorites. by some that black fraternities and iet drug trafficker wbo has ned tothe cut. ., Hearsay." to the country t hough , they e n United States. Daffy and Donald Duck have a duet sororities discriminate on the basis counter some mind-bogglingevents. Another outs tanding cut. ·'Sun act at a nightclub. Mickey Mouse and ' of'5 kin tone, Red Heal 's beautiful opening shine:' a slX'C ial slow ja m on the Far mer's wife also find s out that Bugs Bunny also parachute side by c redit sequence (which takes the ta pe. ta lks about that most im The idea Lee communicates. he is jealous of her success. and the viewer on a brief tour of Red Square side , justto mention a few. which has roots as far back as . Far me r s begin to have mar ital portant person in one's life . The s pecial effects are ground a s the credits rolll is effectively s la ve r y. i st heli ghterthebetl~r. proble ms Ih at only compound the cinematic. and the production values Anothe r slow jam on the tape is breaking - from an animated cab Although the concern over mternal weirdness of their new-found life in "Cr y in g Over time:' in wh ich d rivingdownthe streetsofL.A. (with a rc first rate. racism has been bu i l d~ng in t~ e black the country. O'Neal explains how he feel s a human passenger in it, no less) to The script however. is slow and community. it was intenSIfied by T he movie s larts out fine , with m uddled and charcterization is when his "suns hine turns to car toon c harac ters that produce rain shadows. Lee's movie , quite a few funny scenes with that practically non-existant. Swar· The recording was produced by As for the human cast, their fine Some blacks had negati\,e feelings particular touch that only Chase can w negger's character is stolic and performances are not sidelined by about Lee. a n up and coming black pull off. (" old through the entire fi lm . Flyte Time in cooperation with J immy Jam , Terry Lewis und their animated co-stars. Bob Hos direc tor , because his fi lm was so The acting was good enough, but it Although he engenders some J e llybea n .Johnson . The rhythm kins is loveable as private eye Eddie re alis ti c , Others think "School just didn't keep the audience's at. s ~' mpathy in the middle of the pic. Valiant, and Christopher Lloyd is Da?c·· encourages blacks to make a tention the way that most Che vy ture. there isn't much there fo r the ,u'range ments we re made by wretched as Judge Doom. c1w nge in their belief that light is Chase movies do. ,l udience to care about .Jam a nd Lewis e xcept for The film is well balanced, and the ri ,g ht. Instead of being up in the ir seats This is not Schwarzenegger's best "Critici7,e :' which was arranged action ncver lets up. This isn't'true "School Duze" prescnts import- filled with laughter. much of the I'iIm . Expect better material from hy Johnson. clean Disney fare however, as the ant messages to blacks about the audience seemed to be bogged down him this fall in the screen adal)tatioll All songs were wriltt;! n by film contains one actual killing and way they treat each other. Lee 's with boredom . of the comic book Sgt. Rock. and an· J ames IIBrris III and Te rry some mild profanity. movie also has good music and dan- In a final note. something Chase other project entitled Total Recall. Lewis , except "Criticize." which Roger Rabbit is cinematic enter ci ng. and dcspite its strong racial may not find so funny : Funny Farm which involves a trip to the planet was written by Gary Johnson and tainment at it's best. message. is entertaining. deserves only a ··fair '" rating, Mars. O'Neal . 10 Limited Edition June 30, 1988 Young minister leads old church ByNlKITASTEWART shi p of Western Kentucky Univer Warren Central sity. He said it·s important to be The Rev. Christopher Battle said involved in the community and edu his decision to become a preacher cation. wasn't a hard one to make - it was something God called him to do. "Having some input into the cur "I just made the decision to accept riculum is very important." the call of God." said Baltle, who B'ttle , I", h" ",me , "ong ldm ~ about improving church relatIOns. ~__ _ serves as pastor of State Str~t Bap tist Church. but said it will lake a tremendous ~ t:;- ~ The 27-year-old preacher is the effort by many people. '" _ _ - youngest pastor in the Bowling .. , would like to see our church.es Curt Sullivan Green area. but he said age isn't become mor'e committed." he Said . Omni Custom Meals really a factor inhiswork. .. 1 wish we could widen our visions Battle made his decision "to ac and I'd like to see our churches ~ unite ... cept the call" at 19. and has been pastor at State Street for two years...... Battle plans to write a book on Sizzling Battle said he is especially proud to r " race schisms." He said blacks are lead such a historic church. Slate not enslaved in chains or by whips Street was established in 1838 and it - Tyrone ee;;-on/Llmlred Edlllon now. but they are trapped in mental is celebrating its 150th year as the The Rev. Christopher Battle smiles as he talks with about his role at slaven'. first black church in Bowling Green. State Street Baptist Church. They think they are less than they Meat packer are.hesaid. State Street has an interesting bu ilt their own church. he said. That lege. he really "got in louch with "The media is going to have to play history. Battie said. because some of church, the First Negro Church. 'being black ' or whatever it may expanding the first members were slaves. They eventually came to be the State mean a big role" in that change though. Battle said. "We need some more were allowed to worship at the pre Street Baptist Church that Bowling .. ( fou nd out who I was." he said. " 1 positive role models. Jesse Jackson dominately white First Baptist Green residents know today. didn 't think people looked at me business and Bill Cosbycan'tdoitall.·· Church ~ but not to take an active Battie. who attended Morehouse differently because I'm black. but part in decision making. CoU ege in Atlanta. Ga .. said his re theydo.·· Battle said those major changes They also had to sit in a certain ligious education was wonderful Battle is active in the community. may take a while. Until then. he said By DEANNA MILLS area of the church. Battle said. preparation for his duties as a min and a devoted family man with two he will keep working hard - doing GI.SIOW But in 1836. the black members of ister. youngehildren. the work God called him to. the congregation decided to have But. lle added . it also heljkJ him in He serves as vice president of the "When you're doing what you want As a state government employee, their own service. :)ther areas of his life t03. Bowling Green-Warren County to do and what God wilnts you to do." Curt Sullivan didn't like what he saw They started in the basement of the li t! said while attendilw Mor. !\'1 inisterial Association and pastoral he said ... it·s a combination you can·t when he watched some people who First Baptist Church and eventually ehouse. a predominantly black col- adviser to the Black Student Fellow- beaL" worked for a meat packing firm multilate a pig. So he decided to open his own Secretary helps spotlessly clean meat processing firm. Omni Custom Meats, in Smiths family business Grove. "The name of the game here is By FRANK E. OLDHAM tonnage ," Sullivan sa id . His firm Clarksville handles 92 types of meal and pro cesses 40,000 pounds of spare ribs Kelly Burnam may spend her weekly. He said his company initially did days working on account books and ledgers. but she a lso occa custom killing. but it switched to full sionally gets her hands into more scale processing because there is more profit in it . unusual work - at her family 's mortuary. " We concentrate on s upplying Burnam. a senior sec retary dis tributors, and the distributors concentrate on supplying restau and bookkeeper at Western's Of rants: · said Sullivan. who delivers fice of University Publications. does part-time work at the Bur his product to only two local stores. About 99 percent of Omni'S meats nam & Son Mortuary. which is a owned by her father Claude E. are shipped out of state. Burnam. If '\. Sullivan recently decided to Burnam first began working expand his business. When he is in there in 1978. full production, 15 people will work r on the assembly line. cutting, tri " I first did things from cutting grass to painting." said Burnam. J mming fat. weighing. packaging and ., and some bookkeeping." 'f freezing the meat. "There are several ways to look at But as she got older and did i ~t f~' I meat packing." he said . Il"s not one more work with her father. Bur· \ ~.~~~~ of your more a ttractive places to nam said she started actually Frank Oldham! L,miled Edll10n be." handling bodies in the funeral Kelly Burnam and her father C la ude stand in front of the family business. Originally from Cincinnati and a preparation process. graduate of Kentucky State Univer· Eventually. after several years sa id . " I n no big deal:' open casket funeral . Burnam added. sity, Sullivan. his wife Sharon and of s pecialized training , s he Burnam added that preparing Cosmetic work is a lso usually Burnam confesses that the job their three children live in Bowling received her mortician's license bodies for burial is more than just necessary on almost all corpses. offers "variety and a chance to Green. His wife is a nutritional re and can now work on her own . a skill . it is considered an art she said. so that they will look learn: ' searcher and the treasurer of his To many. such a profession form . natural to relatives and loved But beneath its seemingly dark company. would be considered morbid and When somone has an accident ones. exterior. she said. there is still "The business was begun on a that results in death and possible revolting. but Burnam sa id that And ,Ill embalming process is the need to knowhow to work with prayer and sustained by faith ." he to her - it·s just another job. mutilation of the body. she said. necessary to preserve the body living people just like in any other s aid . "We ' re just waiting to see "You just get used to il.·· she reconstruction is essential for an until the funeral takes place. profession. where this will a ll end up." For one professor, arguments, conflict put bread on the table ByADRADIXON Connicts. strategic relations, arbitration and and his colleagues come into the Although many people take what Beajam.iD.BosH His association works worldwide mediation, picture. he does for granted, Rahim said set- to solve problems ~ big and smail. He also recently edited and pub- Sometimes though. he said, even t1ing disputes isn't an easy or simple Most people try to avoid conflict in They also advise organizations and Iished a book on managing conflict. his organization's help doesn't clear matter. All tooonen. he said , ittakes their work. but fo r Dr: . AI1.alur corporations on how to more effec- Some of the arguments the as- uptheproblemquickly. intricateplanningandpreparation. Rahim - arguments are what put lively communicate a nd bargain for sociation settles. Rahim said. are "If the arguing parties don't agree It's not easy, but Rahim said that bread and butter on the table. whattheywantfromotherpeople . even between countries. with the mediator." Rahim said, what his association does is necess- Rahim. who teaches courses on Aside from his work with the inter- " Mediation and arbitration in· "then the arbitrator steps in and does ary. mar.agement and organizational be national mediation association, volve two parties that have a con- the same thing." "This process "Unless you can communicate." havior at Western, also is the founder Rahim is also the author of more flict," he explained, "and it needs to goes on until some agreements are he said, "you can't deal with con- of the International Association for than 55 articles and book ehapterson besolved." That, he said . is where he made," headded. flicts," 'une30.1988 Limited Edition 11 s orts Athlete Smith working to excel at Western y By KEWALYNK '-· juggles ~,...... , _ .r.... w Union Co u nly - The U.S. Army advertises"be all - - ~~ ,;\, -:.I. ) I '! ' books, balls that you can be" and 24-yeClr-old Anthony Smith docs just that when Ry DEANNA MILLS he's playing basketball for Western Glasgow Kentucky l)niversity. Smith. who is 6-feet -7 and .weighs Not all athletes can juggle sports. to.') pounds. was fifth in the nation academics and a social life, but J eff among sophomore class rebounders. Whitney has IC Ry HEWA. LYNK page and di str ibuted althe game. Union Cuunty Anot her hi gh school assignment. \\'1'illen on a brown papcr bag and One of Tommy' Georgc's n.'st published in the school newspaper. stories was \\Ti tten on a brown paper won first prize in a Quill and Scroll bag. but II years later the bag has contcst . been replaced by a ('om pUler tel' As George sees it. the role of a minal 'It the New York Times . journalist is to provide information. George. a Western Kentucky Uni to enlighten 'Ind inform the pulllic. vcrsity gl·aduate. is a sports writer " I feel you have to understand for his newspilper and covers the jX.'Op le and rea ll y care about them in Nationa l Footballl..eague. order to tell the ir story." George " I think it·s really exciting to be said. " You have to become a link able to capture the world on paper , to between the individual a nd t he relay to the masses of people some masses. AI..... ays remember the hu oneelse's story." he said. manele menl." A 1978 Paducah Tilghman gradu George has been wriling pr o ate. George was voted Most fessional ly fo r six years. a nd Friendly. was a baseba ll and track sometimes he travels to three or fou r team member. was sports editor of cities in a day. his high school newspaper and was " It lakes mueh to get the job done. voted M .. Tilghman. and sometimes that means going on He got into jou rnalism in an un the road." he Sa id . usual Wily . .. It found me," George George came to the New York said. Hi s English teacher advised Times following three college inter him to take ajOlll"lla lisni class. nsh il)S including a Dow Jones copy Initially his work was criticized . editing internship on the Hi chmond Tyrone Beason/Llm,ted Edit!Ol1 bil l Georgesaid that changed when a (Va.) Times-Dispatch, and after five story' saluting Ti lghman's past fool years of fulltime work at the Detroit Tommy G eorge, a sport s writer for the New York Times, g ives writing tips to Frank Oldham, He ball stilr;; was published on the fronl Free Press. worked with all the s tudents in the Minority Journal ism Workshop on how 10 improve their writing. 12 Limited Edition June 30, 1988 Reporters find raw hatred in Forsyth County march Continued from Page One Louisdlle . Inside a phone booth. a porters found themselves on a street small mob passed them and began to surrounded by a mass orangry Klan· beat on the outside and chant insults smen :md others who were cursing "My heart skipped a beat:· Mit and waving rebel nags. A yellow che l! said faced. toothless man pressed his face Both men admit they were scared. a gainst the windshield and cursed and they found the ir job as reporters them becoming complex. They were there !'.'Iitchcll described it as " raw hat to watch and write about the fa mily red .. He said the situation was much a nd not become involved in the ac worse than they e xpected H.eversing tion. quickly. the men headed for the be "Uur job as reporters is not to be a ginning ofthe m;lrch l) By DEANNA MILLS 4l1i leave. During the sabatical . he aware and looked inside themselves at Western. Alexander is strongly considering Glasgow studied and worked at the University can they begin to learn about of Tennessee in Knoxville. others," he added. leaving Western this fall to become a , Aside from his teaching duties, he That caring attitude goes beyond department head at Georgia SOllth The average professor might be ~ now works as assistant to the the vice his work. he said, and also applies to ern College. thought to be a tall , looming man who I president for academic affairs. He his home too. "My challenge, if I go," he said. I growls when students ask him a handles various assignments from " will be to move into a reorganized , question - but that isn't the impres· He has a wife, Kay. and two chil the president's office, helps design dren. Kay is an academic counselor school and to build a department sion Dr. Livingston Alexander gives. course offerings and also monitors at Western. from nothing - and to find di Alexander, the assistant to the vice the quality of Western's academic Alexander said having two parents rection." I president of Academic Affairs, likes program. involved in higher education might " My ~motions are very m ixed to tA ke a little different approach. Alexander said he has also played put more pressure on his children to about leaving:' Alexander said. A native Texan, he is a modest and a major part in coordinating a fac do well - but their education is .. It's hard to be somewhere for 11 soft-spoken educator and admin uIty exchange progr am similar to foremost in his and Kay's mind. years and not develop any emotional istratorat Western_ I the foreign exchange program for "We ( Dr. Alexander and his wife) feelings. but thc emotions of leaving I He said that because of his per· students. definitely have our academic stan balance with the emotions of moving sonality, the collegiate atmosphere 11 Work keeps him busy. but Alexan- dards." hesaid. into a growing environment." is perfect for him. der said he tries to view his respon .. My son knows sports is a plea But whether he leaves Western or After receiving his doctrate from Dr. Livingston Alexander sibilities as more than just a job that sure," he added, "and he can engage not. Alexander said he is pleased the University of Houston 11 years I May be leavinq has to be completed. in sports only if his gradesexcel." with his professiol]al progress here ago. Alexander came to Western as "My philosophy differs from those " I have grown in my capacity as a sofaI'. ; n assistant professorofpsychology. exander was promoted quickly. who manufacture things:' he said. teacher. in my proficiency as are· " I have grown in my capacity as a I He said there were several things After being given the rank of "such as factory workers. searcher. in recognizing the needs of teacher," Alexander said , "in my i )out Western that attracted him. "I associate professor, he then quickly "I'm in a field involving the de· black and white students, and I have proficiency as a researcher, in rec , {ed the people, the environment , became a full professor. velopment. of the individual - and made my contributions to Western ognizing the needs of black and white Id the location." Alexander also started working for students are first and foremost in through m y documenting quality," students, and I have made my con That fondness for Western and his the academic vice president's office becoming self-aware," he said. was Alexander'S rcsponse to what he tributions to Western through my I lork must have shown, because AI· soon after returning from a year's " Only after they've become self has accomplished during his tenure documenting quality." Courier-Journal editor committed to open doors for blacks Continued1rom Page One most o~ t~~r:l small .to medium-sized. do not iIl erv Aubespin. The Courier-Journal" s asso- those who major in Journalism in college. hld]J have mlnorllies workmg in them ciate editor for devclopment who has plaved a secure entry· le vel jobs on smaller ncwspapers many. he said. ·· If you have 10 times the num- Th' G C h major role in rccruiting black journalists for for those who obtain journalism degrces '--'Ild ber,you'll have 10timesthebenefit .. h . ' . ,'h""VCIt"ed"S" t e I~r ges t . newspaper his ncwspaper . has his own philosophy about bring them to the Couner once thcy have spent While blacks make up 3 percent of the total"c am In e m... tates. . IS makm, an effort. b'nnglngblackslntothenewsroom .. a Icwr years po ,.Ishlngthelrcraft.. . . . ' 0 pu more mlnontles In the newsroom saId A be . A be . , .. number of profeSSionals III city newsrooms. M K Bl kG ' . u spm works for a Gannctt-owned news- u SPill a so spends as much time as hiS most are employed by black-owned pub- taFt aY a e . annett director of news paper. and he said the minority journalism schedule will allowspeaking to high schooiand lications. s a recrUlT mg . workshops, like those sposored by Dow Jones college classes about JOUrnalism as a career. a The newspaper industry has a work force Blake pointed proudly to the fact that Gan- and supported by the Courier. are essential to profeSSion he described as one ·'where you can that is more than 96 percent white run by a nett's minority numbers are a lmost twice the improve black representation in the ri eld makeadifference.·· class that isSg percent white. said Les Payne. U.S. average for newspapers. Aubespin said that he initially likes to en- .,) am committed as a black journalist to try assistant managing editor for Newsday. Of Gannett's 90 daily newspapers. only two co~ r age high school students to attend m in. to ~~n as many doors as possible to other A total of 55 percent orthe dail y newspapers, are without minority staff members. on ty workshops. help provide internships for asplrlllg black journalists .. , he added. Vocational schools face increased demand for training . df P 0 expandingoverthelast 20years. community place special demands on voca- To meet the needs for technical training, Continue rom age ne . . Don Williams .. Bowling Green State Voca- tional schools. W T> '-::-:-."~ '/ II