By Caroline Lampinen Western Herald If you decided not to attend Friday’s Obama benefit show because of your political affiliation, you should be disappointed in yourself. Why? First, because you missed quality local music performed by your peers. Second, because the Obama campaigning was surprisingly minimalist. Minimalist to the point where it was easy to [...]
By Andy Argo Western Herald It’s rare when I get the chance to review a play whose inherent awesomeness lies in its propensity to be schlocky and all around over-the-top. The Great Pumpkin Massacre is just such a play, and it is, in fact, awesome. The Great Pumpkin Massacre is an entertaining experiment in genre [...]
By Kelsey Ryan Western Herald “The Onion,” a piece of video performance art by world-famous Marina Abramović, is showing in the Atrium Gallery Oct. 25 through Nov. 1 as part of the Frostic Video and Sound Art Series. The video and sound series, showing three to four artists per semester, started in September and is [...]
By Mark Rudi Western Herald Playing away from Kalamazoo for the first time in four matches, the Western Michigan University volleyball team picked up two wins on the road in this past weekend. The Broncos (18-3, 9-1 Mid-American Conference) defeated Kent State University 3-1 (25-22, 25-12, 25-27, 25-17) Friday and Ohio University 3-2 (28-26, 25-21, [...]
By Adam Bouton Western Herald If Friday’s game at Lawson Ice Arena is any indication of the hockey season to come, Bronco fans should be encouraged to attend games. The Western Michigan University hockey team picked up a win and a loss this past weekend, with Friday’s 2-1 victory over Ferris State University coming via [...]
“How old are we really? It’s about ascension. It’s not the other way. There’s nothing down about it. Everything is better.” —Prince, who turned 50 in June. I never thought I’d say this, but I hope I think like Prince when I get his age. Age in our country is constantly seen as the next [...]
The days are getting shorter, the skies a little grayer, and the wind a little colder. These signs can only mean one thing: winter is almost upon us once again in Michigan. Winter is nothing new to us, we all know that it brings changes with it other than those involving weather; changes such as [...]
Proposal 2 on Michigan’s ballot calls to ease restrictions on the use of human embryo stem cells for medical research purposes. The Western Herald supports voting yes on Proposal 2 because it could lead to great benefits in treating or curing some of the most debilitating diseases humans face. The desire for embryonic stem cells [...]
Area mayors address WMU students
By Nate CoeThe Western Student Association welcomed Mayor Peter Strazdas of Portage and Mayor Bobby Hopewell of Kalamazoo, Wednesday. The mayors elaborated on the importance of both cities and Western Michigan University working together.
Drive down the country roads of Western Michigan and watch the fall foliage flash shades of auburn, orange and gold. It’s almost as if the trees captured the sunset within it’s leaves. Roll up the windows, hold in your farts and warm up with these four autumn ales. Breckenridge Autumn Ale Breckenridge Brewery Denver, Colo. [...]
By Heather Holland Western Herald Autumn is finally here, which means it’s time to visit a local orchard and pick fresh, Michigan grown apples. While you’re there, be sure to buy a gallon of homemade cider and a dozen hot doughnuts. If you can’t make it to a genuine orchard, stop by the Kalamazoo Farmers [...]
By Danielle DeFilippo Herald Arts Editor “The Great Pumpkin Massacre,” a play inspired by and based on the animated Halloween film “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” has added new twists to the classic “Peanuts” story, including a surprise ending that the entire cast has kept secret. Like many college students, Trevor Stefanick, playwright of [...]
By Heather Holland Western Herald Halloween is right around the corner, and sometimes I feel like I’m the only person not spending $75 on a sexy costume. I guess I don’t want to spend rent money on an outfit that will make me feel naked all night. I’m planning on wearing a different costume to [...]
This weekend the WMU Theatre Department will be opening their production of the raucous dark comedy “Our Lady of 121st Street.” “Our Lady of 121st Street” is a fun set of misadventures involving misunderstandings and stolen corpses. However, the play has a dramatic core as well. “The play literally takes place in New York city [...]
By Andrew Minegar Western Herald Reds and oranges are starting to cover the trees and a chill wind is blowing across campus. Fall is here, and with that comes hayrides and warm cider. Driving around Michigan, you may find all types of apple orchards and cider mills. But here in Kalamazoo, just off of W. [...]
By Laura Citino Western Herald Ah. Breathe it in. That smell of damp leaves, brisk breezes, and half-full beer cans left outside to breed new life forms can only mean one indescribable thing: fall is here! So where are my big piles of leaves, into which I can enthusiastically jump? Where are my mittens? Where [...]
What’s life without challenges? Overcoming obstacles is intrinsic to all life on this planet: keep ingesting nutrients and reproduce as much as possible before the environment or some other animal kills you. We humans view life with a little more depth, but we would be fossilized remains in Africa if we hadn’t struggled and overcame [...]
By Ashley Wioskowski News Editor The College Republicans met on Oct. 22 to discuss their last plans to help promote candidates before Election Day. Last weekend the Republicans went door-to-door in Vicksburg to promote Republican candidates, and this week the group will continue in Vicksburg. Anyone who is interested can meet the Republicans at the [...]
The Medieval Institute invites a speaker every fall and spring semester to give a talk in a lecture series named in honor of WMU former Dean and Provost Cornelius Loew. On Friday, Marcia Colish, professor emerita of Oberlin College and now affiliated with Yale University, will be speaking about early scholastic theology at the University [...]
By David Alexander Western Herald With recent hikes in tuition and the nose-diving economy many students are left wondering about the direction of higher education. To address this issue Western Michigan University is set to host “Forum on the Future of Higher Education in Michigan” at 3 p.m. on Oct. 24, in Schneider Hall’s Brown [...]
By David Alexander Western Herald In the early 1800s Kalamazoo was known as “The Windmill City.” Professor of engineering John Patten is trying to bring that moniker back. His lecture entitled “Wind Energy Potential in Michigan” focused on the benefits of wind energy for Michigan on Oct. 22 in Western Michigan University’s new chemistry building. [...]
By Katherine Peach Western Herald When going to the grocery store, most college students are worried about price, not the effect their purchase has on the environment. What these produce purchasing co-eds don’t know is that livestock is only second to petroleum in the production of carbon emissions. Part of our global warming problem is [...]
By Ali Pavlicek Western Herald Educators, occupational therapists, researchers and students will have the opportunity on Oct. 24 to witness a daylong colloquium focusing on autism and related topics at Western Michigan University’s Fetzer Center. The fifth annual Barbara A. Rider Colloquium will present two speakers, a presentation on Statewide Autism Resources and Training (START), [...]
In the twilight of George Bush’s presidency, most people are ready to write him off as a failure. We’re fighting wars overseas that many feel we have no business being in, and the economy is in shambles. Americans need someone to blame their troubles on and right now Bush is that person, but with time [...]
“The main, the absolute main thing we need, is the truth.” — Czech author and holocaust surviver Arnost Lustig When I participated in the 2008 Prague Summer Program, the last thing I expected was to fall in love with an 82-year-old Auschwitz surviver. But I did. His name is Arnost Lustig, and he loves people, [...]
The Western Herald is endorsing Don Cooney for the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan’s 6th District because he will enact the most beneficial change for college students and our community alike. Cooney is no stranger to the political forefront as he has been involved in social justice issues for decades. Originally from Philadelphia, Cooney [...]
By Nichole Allen Western Herald For the students who enrolled in one of Western Michigan University’s 60 study abroad programs in one of 35 countries last year, discovered that studying abroad can be affordable. In 2007, WMU study abroad students received more than $400,000 from WMU funds and scholarships, in addition to outside fellowships. “I [...]
By Alyssa Herter Western Herald The Western Michigan University Chorale and Cantus Femina will perform a free concert Sunday, Oct. 26, at 3 p.m. in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The event is offered as a preview of the performance that the choirs have been invited to perform at the bi-annual National Collegiate Choral Organization [...]
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