By Heather Holland Western Herald Nothing says fall like the presence of jack-o-lanterns, so it’s time to stock up on pumpkin to last until Thanksgiving. You can buy fresh pumpkins and then roast and puree them yourself, but I bought organic canned pumpkin at Sawall Health Foods on Oakland Dr. instead. My favorite pumpkin recipes [...]
Candidate for School of Communication director to present Oct. 30
By Nichole Allen
With the search for the new director for the School of Communication (SOC) well under way, students have the opportunity to meet a candidate who happens to be one of Western Michigan University’s own.
By Katherine Peach Western Herald In the United States, suicide kills more people a year than cancer, homicide, HIV or AIDS and in some states, car accidents, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The Suicide Prevention Program at Western Michigan University’s University Counseling and Testing Center is working to get people talking about this [...]
By Kelly O’Keefe Western Herald One hit could ruin your whole day. Yep, that is the tagline for “Pineapple Express,” the upcoming Miller Movie, hosted by the Campus Activity Board (CAB). The movie is scheduled to play tonight, Oct. 29 at 9 p.m. at Miller Auditorium. The cost is $1 for students and $2 for [...]
By Zach Alexander Western Herald Ranked No. 12 in the nation, the Western Michigan University Stallions club hockey team has kicked off its season, impressing many in the early part of the schedule. The Stallions have compiled a 3-3 overall record while climbing from No. 13 at the start of the season to the current [...]
By Eric Woodyard Western Herald New Coach. New Roster. New Strategy. The women’s basketball team of Western Michigan University is preparing for their upcoming season with a brand new attitude. The team will begin their new journey with its first exhibition game this Sunday, as the Broncos will take on Davenport University at Read Fieldhouse. [...]
Is there no way out of the mind? —Sylvia Plath No, not really. There is no way out of the student’s mind, out of the worker’s mind, or even American’s mind. Nothing seemed more discouraging than today as I sat in journalism class and had to read an article in the New York Times about [...]
We are endorsing the current five-term incumbent, Carl Levin-D, in the federal senate race. Levin faces Republican challenger, Jack Hoogendyk, a three-term state representative from Texas Township. We feel Levin shares a perspective more in-line with the Western Michigan University community, where Levin is a centrist Democrat and Hoogendyk leans far to the right. More [...]
Cooney draws support at College Dems meeting
By Jack Christensen
Don Cooney, the Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representative in Michigan’s 6th congressional district, spoke at Monday’s College Democrats meeting.
Cooney, who is also an associate professor of social work at Western Michigan University, is active in many social justice organizations and serves as a Kalamazoo City Commissioner.
By Ali Pavlicek Western Herald Whether you belong to an on-campus registered student organization, a church group, or a local charity effort, the crunch for money always seems to stand in the way of reaching goals quickly. However, a California-based company has started up an online method of fundraising to aid nonprofit organizations—without the door-to-door [...]
By Daing Nasir Western Herald In its continuing mission to provide informational material to the public through film, the Be-In-The-Know Film Series will screen “Considering Democracy: Political Power in the US and Abroad” on Oct. 29. “Considering Democracy” was filmed in 10 different countries and offers viewers an array of topics demonstrating the efforts of [...]
By Josh Holderbaum Western Herald Weeks after heavy rains flooded parts of Kalamazoo, natural disasters are the focus of the 45th Annual Werner Sichel Seminar Series, “The Economics of Natural and Unnatural Disasters,” presented by the department of economics. The upcoming presentation, “Hurricane Recovery: Responsibility and Financing,” will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. [...]
by Ashley deBear Western Herald The Eleanor R. and Robert A. DeVries Student Art Gallery opened its door to Western Michigan University’s Metals Guild Group Exhibition and the Human Nature Photography Exhibition on Oct. 27. The Metals Guild Exhibit featured the creations of 10 WMU students: Alissa Lamarre, Veronica Ptaszynski, Lynn Batchelder, Annie Dennis, Jennifer [...]
Arnošt Lustig stops in Kalamazoo as a lecturer for the Gwen Frostic Reading Series on Tuesday By Caroline Lampinen Western herald Famed Czech novelist, Auschwitz survivor, and Western Michigan University’s Prague Summer Program original faculty member, Arnošt Lustig, is visiting Kalamazoo from his hometown of Prague, Czech Republic, this week. Tuesday through Thursday, both WMU [...]
By Daing Nasir Western Herald In its continuing mission to provide informational material to the public through film, the Be-In-The-Know Film Series will screen “Considering Democracy: Political Power in the US and Abroad” on Oct. 29. “Considering Democracy” was filmed in 10 different countries and offers viewers an array of topics demonstrating the efforts of [...]
By Josh Holderbaum Western Herald Weeks after heavy rains flooded parts of Kalamazoo, natural disasters are the focus of the 45th Annual Werner Sichel Seminar Series, “The Economics of Natural and Unnatural Disasters,” presented by the department of economics. The upcoming presentation, “Hurricane Recovery: Responsibility and Financing,” will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. [...]
By Mike Feld Sports Editor Junior outside hitter Michelle Moore has been named the Mid-American Conference West Volleyball Player of the Week for the second time this season and third time in her career at Western Michigan University. Moore compiled 44 kills in two roads wins for the Broncos (18-3, 9-1 MAC) last weekend. She [...]
Eric Woodyard Western Herald Apparently the game of football is as close to physics as meatballs are to spaghetti. On Oct. 22, University of Nebraska-Lincoln physics professor Timothy Gay proved this theory. Gay revealed the science behind the game in his lecture at Western Michigan University, titled “Football Physics.” Gay’s teachings have been revealed on [...]
By Mark Rudi Western Herald Sophomore middle blocker Kate Corbett is in a position she never thought she would be on Western Michigan University’s volleyball team. At the beginning of the season, it looked like Corbett would not get much playing time as she did not play in the Broncos’ first two matches of the [...]
“This election is having the same effect on me as marijuana. All of my worst qualities have been exacerbated. I’m paranoid, obsessive, nervous, and totally mental. It’s one long, intense, bad trip. I need to come down. Soon.” — Larry David, award-winning comedian behind “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” on how the presidential election is [...]
We are endorsing approval of proposal 1 on the Michigan ballot in the upcoming general election. Proposal 1 will permit the use and cultivation of marijuana for specified medical conditions. If approved Michigan would join 13 other states that do not penalize medical use of marijuana at the state level. Prop 1 would increase availability [...]
Dover Hills catches fire
By Heather Holland
Residents and bystanders stood outside of Dover Hills apartments at 1:22 a.m. Sunday morning as firefighters fought a blaze that took over four hours to put out, according to a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety news release.
By Roger Sievers Western Herald The Western Michigan University men’s soccer fell to the University of Akron, ending up on the losing side of a 2‑0 decision in Akron on Saturday night. With the win, the Zips, the No. 5 team in the country, clinched the Mid-American Conference regular season championship. Akron (13‑1‑2, 5‑0‑0 MAC) [...]
By Katherine Lynn Western Herald The Western Michigan University women’s soccer team hosted two games this weekend, winning 1-0 over Ball State University on Friday and falling 1-0 to Miami University of Ohio. Previous to Sunday’s loss, the Broncos (6-10-1, 5-4-1 Mid-American Conference) had not lost in five straight games, winning four and tying once. [...]
By Josh Holderbaum Western Herald With close to 20 campus projects planned, Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo community members were able to weigh in on those projects or propose their own last week. Around 60 participants from WMU and the community gave their input on campus during two Master Plan review sessions on Oct. 23 [...]
By Russell Buero Western Herald Western Michigan University took some huge steps in approaching sustainability on Oct 23. In a special announcement with President John Dunn, Republican Congressman Fred Upton and Mayor of Portage Pete Strazdas, WMU launched its energy Points of Pride, LED lighting, sustainability Web site, and two electric powered vehicles. About 80 [...]
By Daing S. Nasir Western Herald The Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy and Action in the Community (ISSAC) recently held its faith and democracy public meeting in Kalamazoo County to tackle three of the top issues facing the county: early childhood education, youth violence prevention and the economy. Members of different congregations came together to form [...]
By Kayle Dembowski Western Herald For those who watched “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” Mr. Rogers’ sweater may bring back the sentimentality of childhood. The icon that dominated the long running PBS show, was turned into a benefit of charity known as the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive. Mr. Rogers, whose real name was Fred Rogers, originally [...]
By Alyssa Herter Western Herald The University Chorale and Cantus Femina sang to a full house Oct. 26. The choirs held a concert in the Dalton Center Recital Hall so that friends and family could preview the show that they will be performing at the bi-annual National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) national convention on Oct. [...]
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