Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Student Organizations WKU Archives Records Spring 1985 UA68/13/4 Bowling Green, Vol. 5, No. 2 Kelly Thompson Chapter, Public Relations Student Society Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_org Part of the Advertising and Promotion Management Commons, African American Studies Commons, Art and Design Commons, Creative Writing Commons, Education Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, Public History Commons, Public Relations and Advertising Commons, Social History Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons, Sports Studies Commons, Substance Abuse and Addiction Commons, Theatre and Performance Studies Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Kelly Thompson Chapter, Public Relations Student Society, "UA68/13/4 Bowling Green, Vol. 5, No. 2" (1985). Student Organizations. 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II! llissi( )11 is \ v()rkiJ 19 11(.l rd 10 <::1 1- [rnO 1l10tT' tourist doll;lrs to our cit\', helping Ol ll" ('conollli(" clcvC'lo(JIllC'1l1 (111<1 til{' (Ullin- of Howlillg Grccn. F<)r Il)l In" inforln, Ilion or <lssist, Hlce, BOWLIN plCdSC ('illl (:;02) 78:!-Otl()() or wriK': f""',: '" t "()\\"Iill~ (;1('(' 11 - Wi-mell COl1l11\' /'" GREEN Tourist & COrl\'C' rltio n COl'll mis sion. ~'- 1',0 . Ho;>; t040, BowlinJ:t (;1( '('11 , KY . ~2102 Lr * ---- .,," " " i i 'S t"'i><t+"4=i -rt-£"'="~~-4im..jJ I~i='~-t Union Underwear Co" Inc , 0 One Fruit of the Loom Drive 0 Bowling Green, KY 42102 0 (502) 781-6400 .. ..- ---_ . .- Vol. 5, No.2 Contents SPRING-SUMMER 1985 DEPARTMENTS FEATURES 2 Editors Notebook 22 Arts 6 Drugs 22 Andy Stahl Efforts being made 3 Snapshots 23 B.G. Books locally to combat teen 24 Stained Glass drug problem. 3 Peggy Bush 25 Progressive Enterprises 3 J. Paul Brown 4 Joe Marshall 14 Illiteracy The problem of it· 26 Entertainment literacy in Kentucky 26 W estern Weekly 9 Community Service more severe than most" 27 C anoeing 9 KELI Institute people realize 11 E xceptional Industries 12 KMA-Medical care 29 Business 16 Education 13 BRASS 29 Primed Local input on educa- 18 Reminiscing 30 Johnson-Rudolph tion through Prichard 18 Anthony Barnett 30 WKU and economy Town Forums 19 World War II 32 ANB merger COVER 20 Bowling Green Poet Lillie Mae Bland Carter leaves behind poems Teenagers often turn to and gain acce ptance-- about Kentucky drugs and alcohol to Warren County youth cope with peer pressure are no e xception STAFF E d itorial Staff Business Staff Contributors: Pam Beard, Janey Burnette, Ed itor: Michael Todd Wallace Mi~sy Dunkel, Doug Gorman, T racee Business Manager: H oward R. Carpenter Departments Editor: Linda Lu Jones Greenwell, Cary Hall, Sharon Hornback, Advertising Sa les M anager: Phillip Hat- Features EdilOr: Missy Dunkel Linda Lu Jones, Margaret Langseth, Susan chell Mann, Sundos Masri, Jon N orris, Jessica Staff: John Cornelius, Steve Curtsinger, D epa rtment Editors: RapPJport, Tim Shelton, Mike Thomley, Doug Gorman, Susan Hill, Sharon Horn- A rts: Cary Hall Todd Wallace back, Terri Jani~~e, Tim Shelton Business: Susan Mann D esign and Layout: Missy Dunkel, Linda A d Production M anager: Tem Janisse C ommunity Service: Margaret Langsedl Lu Jones, Susan Mann, Mike Thomley, Staff: Pam Beard, Phillip Hatchett T odd Wallace Re miniscing: William Chandler Production M anager: Mike Thomley &".. c,..... .'I.,.,,", "p"""",,,d .... "..w., " I" """ "U<k". ~" k .... Ko ~, Circulation Manager: John Cornelius Entertainment: Janey Burnelle n.o..p"", a .... , of"'" P..bJi< R,I,.,,,., Sn.k" soo.<y of Am,ri<, . od Staff: Janey Burnette, Tracee Greenwell Snapshots: Jon Norris " •.!on" '" "'. o.p.~m'" of j ........ """ w... , .. K• • ,"", u ...... ,,",. A ~ '"'~. '" "';, " ........ do _ """"n.,. "11<,, ,k • .;. ~ , of tk. .. "."'"". "'" Public Relatio ns Manager: Susan Mann PRSSA '""P"'''' "'" D.p.~,","' of jo" ...... a". 0. W .... m Ko"""" u . ,..,,,. Adviser: Dr. Robert Blann <y. Add" .. ;.. .,.." • ..d ;""'''''''''''' '" &""" G"", M• •• ~",. )01 Go.",," Staff: Missy D unkel, Sundos Masri w ~", ". w." ... K• • ,u< ', U<u ••" ••. ilowl .." G... n. KY "'O L. BOWLI NG GREEN 1 Editor's Notebook Some magazines are entertaining. T he Spring-Summer t 98' issue of Others are informative. Bowling Green Bowling Green Ma ga:{i nt covers a wide Editor's Note: Magazi ne is a combination of both. va riety of topics. From an introspec­ FoIl.aT.'~ " ./w prirlcip.J (!dr!, <>f 4 I.. ,.. _ .0 &.t.. We have tried to provide the tive look at the use of drugs by G"n: M~g ~ ",,,, '" .~~~""" ko ,/W F"'/· W",..,. 19M ~" ,rl~ citizens of Bowli ng Green wi th a youth in Bowling Green and Warren Cft ,/W I( ~ 1(/"" 1(1.... /. ...., ..., ..... Ir, H... ., T ... ,"", EI' magazine that reflects OUf communi­ COUnty and the programs to help " "" .. J);.« ,o• • Bo.I;"g G"", H..,,,," R,.hi, Com .."" .... 'Yo curb their usage, to the p roblem of We have often been successful in illite racy in Kentucky focusing on the O Uf endeavors, but there have been Warren County area, to a special bir­ times that our purpose has been thday wish to a tOO-year-old Bowli ng I wam to Stress thai Ihis is nOt a trivial mistaken and some of our readers Green citizen, this issue is infor­ matter. This is a highly sensitive , emotional have been offended by our contents. mative and entertaining. ~ubject, with deep concerns felt by many In the Fall-Winter 1984 issue of This issue of Bowling Green people in the community, both black and Bowling Green Magazine a feature on Maga:{in e completes its fifth year of white. The major concern is the slanted, the Ku Klux Klan was published. A publication. Throughout this time one·sided viewpoint in which the article was story that was originally intended to hundreds of students have gained written. To put it bluntly, it is an out-right be curiosity provoking and human in­ valuable experience. We mUSt thanle. distortion of the facts and not at aU a true terest o riented became controversial our adviser, Dr. Robert Blann, for history of the Klan. The violent nature of and highly sensitive. his dedication to us and these issue s. the Klan in its treatment of blacks and J ews, We never intended this feature to A special thanks must be directed which includes lynchings and bombings was represent the views of Western Ken­ to Mr. Robert Adams for his in­ not mentioned. This could have been done tucky U niversity, the staff of Bow/ing valuable advice in using ne w typeset­ with some editorial comment, o r a disclaime r Grtm Maga:{int nO f the residents of ting equipment. from the magazine regarding the vi ews a Uf community. H owever, we never The staff of Bowling Gum ;> resented in the article. As it was , the articl almost hf,came a plea for membership. intended (0 judge the Ku Klux Klan Maga:{int is looking forward to our Of to try to interpret its actions. next five years of publication, and Please unde rstand that this leiter is not Bowling Gum Magalint is a learn­ with support from our readers, adver­ written in an adversary manner, nor is it ing experience. We make mistakes tisers and the administration and meant to be a.-gumentative. The intent is to and we learn by them. We publish an faculty of Western Kentucky Univer­ clarify any misconceptio ns some readers may award-winning magazine and yet we sity, we will move into the have gotten about the Klan from the article are not alwa.ys satisfied by aUf ef­ future,"founded on tradition; moved and 10 suggest that it W(>uld have been not forts. We encourage letters to our by contemporary thought." only proper, but good journalism practice to staff to keep us informed of reader include facts and historical data as a supple­ Todd Wallace, Editor ment to the article. reaction and we are pleased (0 pro­ vide one below which represents con­ Sincerely, cerns with the recent Ku Klux Klan Henry Tutino article. CUTLER·HAMMER CORPORATION STARTER· ' BEST BY DESIGN·' ~ .or-.N Electrical / Electronic II;' • Il. Control The Slaner shown '5 I1IiInutactured rn our BowWlg Green facitity along With a WIde oHerang ot actessones tor field modlficatKlll. From aw:ihary (XWltacts and pushbuttons 10 fuse ctrp kits and SOOl state prOleetNe devICeS. You nam e ~. We have It. 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