To fulfill this weeks research requirements, I went over to the Kentucky Virtual Library in an attempt to unearth any pertinent information on the Student Hip-Hop Organization. Little to my surprise, there was nothing to be found on the club in particular, neither in the KYVL or the Kentucky Digital Library.
The problem we seem to be encountering in the way of researching SHHO from a purely spectator-esque view is that no one, not even the University of Kentucky, have ANY information on them. This fact is a silent suggestion however, that SHHO has no enthusiastic base to launch itself. I will take it easy on the group since it was started a measly 3-4 years ago, so it is safe to assume it hasn't realized its full potential or membership. The fact that neither KYVL or the KDL have a scratch of information is a sign that they just aren't a group that people yet care about. A fledgling club such as this needs strong leadership to get itself off the ground, and this area of growth seems to have been malnourished.
I would like to know how it has been so difficult for SHHO to get their foot in the campus population door, seeing as there are copious amounts of hip-hop heads among the populous; At places like Virginia Tech and Syracuse they are highly involved and active already, though both are also newer branches. This reflection on negative space highlights the problem we have had for awhile now while gathering sources; UK's SHHO needs to up their game. Perhaps it's time to find a new topic.
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