By Josh Holderbaum Western Herald With recent arrests of heroin dealers and overdoses from users, the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team has been busy cracking down on suppliers of the drug. Recently, heroin has become a danger to a younger generation, especially in Portage, Capt. Joseph Taylor, KVET, said. “In the last few years we’ve seen [...]
Student paints house with Western pride
September 30, 2008 By 3 Comments
Edward Waller Western Herald When Barclay Ford, a junior majoring in fashion at Western Michigan University, came to his landlord Greg Hoover to ask him if he could paint the house he rents at 1216 W. Michigan, Hoover quickly agreed, thinking he was going to be painting the inside. Ford did paint the inside, but [...]
Film seeks solutions for U.S. oil obsession
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By Katherine Peach Western Herald With rising oil prices affecting every aspect of the U.S. and foreign markets, one film locally addresses possible solutions. “Crude Awakening, the Oil Crash” is being shown Oct 2. at the Unity of Kalamazoo, 1204 White Rd. at 7:30 p.m. “Crude Awakening” was produced and directed by European journalists Basil [...]
Language models influence our construction and understanding of communication
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Models represent the individual ways people make sense of their environment, and how they interpret events and discourse. Also, models represent what we usually call our experiences. Thus, each event, when understood and represented by an individual, will be represented as such a model. The same is true for discourse comprehension in that understanding a [...]
HERALD EDITORIAL: WMU’s loan offerings are the best option for students overall
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As we watch the financial markets uncoil around the world we can stop and take a moment of appreciation for the system we have at Western Michigan University. Most of the financial industry had adopted strategies of accepting high risk and high profit lending practices. Until the system failed they actually cleaned-up very well; unfortunately, [...]
Ten questions with Dustin Duclo
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By Adam Bouton Western Herald Dustin Duclo, a senior middle linebacker, was recently named a Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award candidate and is just one of 30 student-athletes in football to be chosen as candidates for the inaugural award. To be eligible for the award, Duclo had to be a senior playing Division I (Football Bowl [...]
Hiller, DeNooyer keep their faith through FCA
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By Eric Woodyard Western Herald Throughout the season, it may seem as though the athletes of Western Michigan University are entirely too busy to keep their faith in their religion. Thanks to WMU athletes Tim Hiller (football) and Michelle DeNooyer (women’s basketball), there has been a place on campus since last year for the athletes [...]
WMU’s Gotham makes her mark in the MAC
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By Mark Rudi Western Herald Sophomore Jaime Gotham has emerged as one of the premier middle blockers in the Mid-American Conference this season. After the loss of senior Ashley Vogl for the season after sustaining a right knee injury against Illinois State University Sept. 6, Gotham has taken the top middle blocker spot. “She (Vogl) [...]
Partners in Dance accepting nominations for Community Dance Advocacy Award
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By Kelsey Ryan Western Herald Partners in Dance, the advocacy and support group for Western Michigan University’s department of dance, is currently accepting nominations for the Community Dance Advocacy Award. Each year, a leader or volunteer who demonstrates significant accomplishment in advancing or supporting dance in the greater Kalamazoo area receives the award. Nominees can [...]
Cooney criticizes bailout plan by House
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Cooney criticizes bailout plan by House
By Ashley Wioskowski
Don Cooney, a Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Michigan’s sixth district, spoke to Kalamazoo residents about the $700 billion bailout and how it’s opposition supported his concern for the national economy.
Off-book campaign contributions subject of forums
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By Nichole Allen Western Herald With elections looming, the League of Women Voters of Michigan (LWVM) is taking steps to make voters aware of the risks to fair and impartial justice for citizens at the Supreme Court level. The LWVM is sponsoring several non-partisan forums entitled, “A Fair and Impartial Michigan Supreme Court.” The Kalamazoo [...]
Qdoba Fiesta raises organic awareness for urban garden
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By Katherine Peach Western Herald Homecoming this year brings timeless traditions, philanthropy and tacos. The Qdoba Homecoming Fiesta, which was scheduled to be hosted at the Goldsworth Valley Pond, was moved to the indoor tennis courts at the Student Recreation Center because of the rain. A taco bar was provided by Qdoba Mexican Grill and [...]
Author visits FYS students
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By Josh Holderbaum Western Herald Students participating in the First-Year Seminar’s Common-Read Program will be able to meet the face behind one of the books that hangs on their to-read list this Wednesday. Sharon Draper, author of “Battle of Jericho,” will discuss her book Oct. 1 at 4 p.m. in the West Ballroom of the [...]
Western Wednesdays push Bronco pride
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By Russell Buero Western Herald In the spirit of Homecoming week here at Western Michigan University, the Western Student Association (WSA) is holding a special Western Wednesday at the flagpoles from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 1. The “flagpoles” are situated near the center of campus right next to the Wesley Foundation and [...]
Police chief details public safety enhancement at city commission meeting
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By Craig Sudeikis Western Herald Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police Chief Jeffery Hadley presented the details for the public safety enhancement work plan, which focuses on community strength, at the city commission meeting that was held on Sept. 29. “This work plan defines specific plans of action with three critical themes: keep our residents [...]
Soulwinners create stir at flagpoles
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By Daing S. Nasir Western Herald Soulwinners Ministries International preached on campus for their first day this semester, at the Western Michigan University flagpoles on Sept. 29. The evangelicals created a commotion at the event where approximately 80 students at a time went against them in question of religion, truth and revelation of the Holy [...]
Alternative energy forum to be held at Sangren on Tuesday
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By Matt Fliearman Western Herald On Sept. 30 at 7 p.m., an alternative energy forum spotlighting algae oil will be held in room 2303 of Sangren Hall on Western Michigan University’s campus. WMU social work professor and six-term Kalamazoo City Commissioner Don Cooney, a Democratic candidate in Michigan’s Sixth Congressional District this year, will be [...]
McCornell third Bronco to win MAC West Player of the Week
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By Mike Feld Sports Editor For the third time this season, a Bronco has been named Mid-American West Player of the Week, as senior linebacker Boston McCornell was selected for the defensive version of the award Monday. McCornell was selected following his 10-tackle performance in Saturday’s 7-3 victory at Temple University. Of those, six tackles [...]
Strimel named MAC West Volleyball Player of the Week
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By Mike Feld Sports Editor Junior libero Caitlin Strimel has been named the named the Mid-American Conference West Volleyball Player of the Week. Strimel helped lead the Broncos to two wins over MAC rivals Northern Illinois University and Miami University of Ohio last week. She had 15 digs in Thursday’s match against NIU and added [...]
Dead Souls illustrator on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
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By Zuri Kelver Western Herald From now until Oct. 19, 65 monochromatic etchings by Russian-born artist Mark Chagall will be on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts until Oct. 19. The etchings were produced as companion pieces for the novel “Les Ames Mortes” (or “The Dead Souls”) by Nikolai Gogol and “The Fables” by [...]
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center commemorates Paul Robbert
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By Caroline Lampinen Western Herald Sept. 22, Paul Robbert, a Western Michigan University professor emeritus, and Kalamazoo Book Arts Center (KBAC) founding member and artist, died from prostate cancer. He was 80 years old. There will be a memorial service Sunday, from 3 to 6 p.m., in the new KBAC Gallery on the bottom floor [...]
‘Sweeney Todd’ Review: Gruesome tale fails to leave audience on edge of seat
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By Shawntai Brown Western Herald “Sweeny Todd” brought the gruesome tale of a barber on a killing spree to the stage Sept. 28. Miller Auditorium opened its theatre doors to over 1000 patrons for the musical made famous by Stephen Sondheim. While this tale made a box office hit, the stage performance was a very [...]
Honors Student Association to conduct Grand Prize raffle during Homecoming Week lunches
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By Tyler Evans Western Herald The Honors Student Association is conducting a raffle Oct. 1 for their $3.00 lunch promotion that provides one student the opportunity to have a private lunch with president John Dunn. According to current HSA president and Medallion Scholar James Connor, the HSA will provide raffle tickets to anyone who purchases [...]
Haworth College of Business set to host ISM Career Night
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By Daing Sophian Western Herald The career center at the Haworth College of Business will be hosting ISM Career Night on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at the Fetzer Center. The mission of the ISM Career Nightmission is designed specifically for integrated supply management students, engineering management students, industrial engineering students, and manufacturing engineering students. The core [...]
Men’s tennis team earns doubles title
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By Mike Feld Sports Editor The Western Michigan University men’s tennis team earned the Flight A doubles championship at the Wildcat Fall Invitational in Evanston, Ill. on Sept. 28. Sophomore Michael Calderone and freshman Zeyad Montasser outlasted Northwestern University’s Joshua Graves and Peter Respoli, defeating them 8-4 to take the title in the tournament. Monatasser [...]
Pahl earns two wins in Bronco Invitational
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By Mike Feld Sports Editor Senior Kerstin Pahl earned two individual championships Sept. 28 at the Bronco Invitational, hosted by the Western Michigan University women’s tennis team. Pahl teamed with junior Yumi Matsuto to take down Purdue University’s Michelle Sammons and Jennifer Rabot, 8-4 in the Silver Flight doubles championship. She followed that result with [...]
Broncos earn weekend split against MAC rivals
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By Scott Sierzenga Western Herald The Western Michigan University women’s soccer team earned a weekend split, beating Toledo University 2-1 in a close game on Friday, followed by a 1-0 loss to Bowling Green State University on Sunday. The Broncos (2-7-0, 1-1-0 Mid-American Conference) ended their six game losing streak in the conference opener on [...]
HERALD EDITORIAL: Many lessons can be taken from government response to Hurricane Ike
September 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
After viewing pictures of the decimation in towns like Galveston, Texas, no one is claiming Hurricane Ike didn’t wreak terrible damage on the area. But if Hurricane Katrina hadn’t happened, we might not have known what to do to make this storm far less destructive than the last. When Ike hit Texas, it was a [...]
Clinton rallies support for Obama
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Clinton rallies support for Obama
By Nate Coe
Hillary Clinton visited Grand Rapids Central High School on Sept. 27 to encourage the support of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama as part of her “Change We Need” rally.
Soulwinners Ministries International to preach message at flagpoles
September 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Daing S. Nasir Western Herald Soulwinners Ministries International will be preaching at the flagpoles outside Sangren Hall beginning Sep. 29. Organizers will be communicating the Lord Jesus Christ’s message by preaching and teaching from the Bible, holding banners bearing Scriptural Truths and answering questions that passers-by may have from 11:20 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. [...]