Beyond Superstitions

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Handicapped members of some ethnic groups in Tanzanian ethnic groups face undue societal stigma due to lingering superstitions.

These prejudices, mixed with living conditions that are rarely handicap accessible, create challenges for this population that are unimaginable in the developed world.

Against those odds, the Faraja School for the handicapped in Sanya Juu, Tanzania is striving to change these attitudes and perceptions and has become one the leading academic schools in its district even when compared to those for able-bodied students.

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Headliner

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At 40 years old, wrestler Chris Michaels, of Franklin, Ky., still considers his life to be “pretty much neck and neck with being a rock star.” The father of three believes he’s at the peak of his career, and shows no signs of stopping. “It’s all smoke and mirrors and flashing lights,” says Michaels, “but I try to live that illusion, like I’m surrounded by women and partying all the time. Sometimes though I wish I was normal.”

by Danny Guy

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One Day at a Time

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Amanda Day, a single mother of three, struggles to raise her children Killian, 14, Zane, 12, and Aiyana 11 who are all on the Autism Spectrum. Physically, the Day children are considered normal but each of them has an array of sensory and developmental disorders that hinder them from interacting with the world around them. Though her children’s autism is trying on Amanda’s daily life, it is their love for one another, she says, that always keeps them moving forward.

By: Katie McLean

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Through Our Eyes – Week 17

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Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.

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Madilynn Walker, 15, of Texarkana, Texas feeds seagulls at Orange Beach, Alabama while on a family vacation during her spring break.

Morgan Walker

NCAA Basketball: SEC Tournament-Mississippi vs VanderbiltMississippi Rebels guard Marshall Henderson, #22, cuts down the net after the semifinals of the SEC tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Mississippi won 64-52.

Josh Lindsey

Week1603Spring breakers fight on the beach in Panama City Beach, Fla. on Thursday March 14, 2012. During the spring break season of 2012, the average male reported drinking 18 drinks per day and the average female reported 10 drinks per day.  About half drank until they got sick or passed out at least once, according to the Journal of American College Health.

Jabin Botsford

Week1604The Chicago River is dyed green for Saint Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 16, 2013.

Abbey Oldham

Week1605During a wedding at The River Club in downtown Jacksonville, Fl., Bailey West enjoys a drink before the wedding party begins.

Josh Mauser

Week1606After celebrating Mass, monks move through the hallway connecting the Archabbey Church to the monastery at Saint Meinrad Archebbey in Saint Meinrad, Ind. The community of monks begins its day with prayer at 5:30 in the morning followed by breakfast and silent, spiritual reading before Mass at 7:30.

Sam Oldenburg

Week1607Justin Ford poses for a portrait at the University of North Florida. Ford in an art photography hobbyist that works with large format film cameras.

Josh Mauser

Week1608Junior guard Brandon Harris of Western Kentucky University screams in frustration after a foul was called on, senior guard Jamal Crook, which prevented a fast break opportunity during their victory of Florida International in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship.

Ian Maule

A taxi passes over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City Monday, March 11.A taxi passes over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City Monday, March 11, 2013.

Sam Oldenburg

Week1610Manual senior cheerleader Jalyn Eckerle hugs junior guard Erika Hawkins after their semifinal loss to Notre Dame in the semifinals of the KHSAA Sweet Sixteen state tournament.

Ian Maule

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Through Our Eyes – Week 9

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Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.

Alyssa Pointer

Alyssa Pointer

Landon Lovett, a sister of the AOPi sorority at Western Kentucky University passed away after being hit by a drunk driver on Memorial Day. Her sisters and friends at Western Kentucky University came together on November 28 to send lanterns to the sky with written prayers and memories of Landon written on them.

Sammy Jo Hester

Victoria Frascino models a mustache ring purchased from 25 de Marco in Sao Paulo, Brazil for $15. The shirt ($20) and pants ($24) are from Forever 21 and the shoes ($170) are from Arezzo.

Kreable Young

Liberian refugee Shirley Bargblor takes a break from bagging leaves with her granddaughter’s Kwametee, 3, and Kwamena, 5, to speak on the phone with a friend. Shirley and her husband Eurodger live with four of their six children as well as two grandchildren in a four bedroom apartment; property of the Public Housing Authority in Bowling Green, Ky. Through different funds and charities, the Bargblor’s pay nothing to rent the apartment. “It is a gift from God,” Shirley said. Both Shirley and Eurodger attend WKU part-time and are on track to receive their business degrees.

Luke Franke

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Through Our Eyes – Week 8

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Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.

Twinkle

“It’s not that we are better than the universe, we are part of the universe. We are in the universe and the universe is in us.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

On a clear night, outside the city limits, looking up at the night sky, an endless speckle of lights that resemble diamonds, glisten as we watch. “Twinkle” is a video portrait series that takes the tune we grew up singing and shows the curiosity of children as we were before.

**video/time-lapse/production by Justin Philalack

 

Adam Wolffbrandt

Bria Granville

Ian Maule

Alix Mattingly

Colin Perschbacher

Adam Wolffbrandt

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