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Meet the 2022 Fleischaker-Greene Scholars
Professor "Mac" McKerral Assistant Director Journalism Major Coordinator School of Media Professor Scott Lasley Department Head Political Science Carley Stone Hometown: Corbin, Kentucky Degree programs: Broadcasting; Advertising; User Experience; Digital...
Reflecting on the Voting Rights Act of 1965
https://youtu.be/Jev2S9PG1ww By Carley Stone Fleischaker-Greene Scholar
Research: the struggle for women’s suffrage
(Editor’s note: Photo by Levi Guzman on Unsplash) By Leo Bertucci Fleischaker-Greene Scholar Geographic differences between the West, Midwest, and South explain why pro-women’s suffrage movements in each of these regions dealt with different challenges. Historical...
“Cancel Culture” is here to stay
(Editor’s note: Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash) By Sarah Walters Payton Bingham sits aloft on her bed along with her fat speckled cat, Misty Minerva McGonagall. On either side of her, “Harry Potter” posters are carefully taped to the walls. They accompany...
Driven to become free
By McKenna Mitchell The day I received my driver’s license, my best friend and I set off on our long-awaited adventure. We wanted Raising Cane’s Chicken. We scrambled out of South Oldham High School with purses and backpacks in tow. We dodged carpool moms and crossed...
A fight in the pit worth taking
By Sarah Walters Something that shouldn't come as a surprise about neo-Nazis: They fight dirty. I expected their affinity for metal music and shitty IPA beer. I didn't expect the biting and the hair-pulling. I discovered my expectations or lack of understanding of...
Music helped push civil rights movements forward
Editor's Note: Music helped unite thousands during Civil Rights Era marches and protest such as this march on Washington, D.C. (photo above), and that theme continues today. Lucy Rutherford Fleischaker-Green Scholar In June of 1964, Ku Klux Klan members kidnapped and...
Survey shows increased support of election reforms
Leo Bertucci Fleischaker-Green Scholar A batch of preliminary results from a public policy survey produced by political science professors and students from Western Kentucky University shows a two-year increase in support for several election reforms in...
Special topics class takes deep dive into voting rights
Leah Hunter Fleischaker-Green Scholar In an era where journalists face unprecedented criticism from the public, student journalists need a better understanding of digging deeper into issues and to know the extent of their First Amendment rights. Since 2008, students...
Voter fraud tops election concerns
By Hannah Claussen Fleischaker-Green Scholar On Nov. 6, 2012, Ruth Thomasine Robinson, 70, lost her reelection bid against Sam Howell for mayor of Martin, a small Floyd County community in eastern Kentucky. Robinson’s three-vote loss must have come as a surprise. She...