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 [...]

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. [...]

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 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 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 [...]