By Mark Rudi Western Herald Saturday’s men’s basketball game was identical to last year’s contest between Loyola University Chicago and Western Michigan University. However, this season, Loyola (2-2) kept their composure and came out on top on the road in a hostile environment. “For us it was a huge win. The game was a lot [...]
By Roger Sievers Western Herald The saying goes that nothing lasts forever. That held true Saturday as the Western Michigan University men’s basketball team lost its first home game in 11 tries to the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers, 54‑51 in front of 2,816 fans. Shawntès Gary’s free throws put the Broncos up 51‑50 with less [...]
By Adam Bouton Western Herald Chances are that on any given defensive, special teams or goal line play, Austin Pritchard is on the field and making an impact for the Western Michigan University football team. The Bronco linebacker is much more than just another player on defense. He is a threat whenever he is in [...]
By Nichole Allen Western Herald As the pending renovation of Sangren Hall has university administration elated, two of its sister buildings undergo their own upgrades to pick up the slack. The renovation of Sangren Hall has been on the Western Michigan University wish list for more than a decade. Michigan State legislature approved Phase 1 [...]
By Ashley deBear Western Herald The brightly colored Oompa Loompas, chocolate fountain and all the magic of Willy Wonka’s Candy Company came to life this weekend at the Kalamazoo Civic Theater. Charlie Bucket, Veruca Salt, Augustus Gloop, Mike Teavee and Violet Beauregard took a delighted Civic audience along on their tour of Wonka’s chocolate factory. [...]
By Kelly Bacon Western Herald It’s a secret not too many of us know: one of Western Michigan University’s own actually chooses who the housemates are for the all‑popular television hit series “The Real World.” That’s right, a fellow Bronco is the animal behind the chaotic and often zoo-like ways of MTV’s longest running show. [...]
By Alyssa Herter Western Herald The Junior League of Kalamazoo’s 19th Annual Festival of Trees took place at the Radisson Plaza Hotel Nov. 22 and 23. The entire basement level of the hotel was a tizzy of wide-eyed children excited to see Santa Claus, and grown-ups reveling the Christmas cheer that hung about them. “This [...]
By Nichole Allen Western Herald As the pending renovation of Sangren Hall has university administration elated, two of its sister buildings undergo their own upgrades to pick up the slack. The renovation of Sangren Hall has been on the Western Michigan University wish list for more than a decade. Michigan State legislature approved Phase 1 [...]
Ashley Wioskowski Western Herald Your fingerprint may represent more than just your identity, thanks to new technology developed at Purdue University that will be featured on CSI: Miami, on Monday. The technology, Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI), which has been brought to Western Michigan University, not only reveals your identity at a crime scene, but can [...]
Around midnight on Oct. 26 life changed for several residents who lived in the Dover Hills apartment complex. As a fire tore through the third floor of one of the buildings many were forced to watch helplessly as their property was destroyed and their home was literally going up in smoke. Luckily, despite the catastrophic [...]
All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway. —Harry Truman Harry has a point. The president, no matter how much power he has, can only put the right people in the place [...]
As the semester ends and a new one approaches, students have been wondering what the logic is with the sudden change with 8 a.m. classes. The answer is as courses are being scheduled they are being placed more and more towards the afternoon, making it difficult to take multiple courses. An increase in 8 a.m. [...]
Ohio 3 WMU 1 F Set 3 Ohio 25 WMU 23 The Broncos dug themsevles in a hole once again, but would come to cut the lead down to 17-15. Ohio would extend the lead to 20-15, but WMU would come back to the tie the set at 21 behind three straight kills from Michelle [...]
The broncos came out of half time with the same momentum that they had going into the game which wasent enough to beat the golden eagles. What the broncos lacked this game was shooting from the outside going into halftime they made only 17% of their outside shots, and ended the game making only 30% [...]
Live Volleyball Blog MAC Volleyball Tournament Championship Game Ohio 2 WMU 1 after 2 sets TOLEDO, OHIO- Ohio dominated most of the third and made adjustments during the 10-minute break. The Bobcats went up 21-13, but the Broncos would go on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to 21-19. However, it was too little [...]
The broncos finished the half down by 30. Marquette has 52 while Western has 22. A key to the Golden eagles 30 pt lead over the broncos is their field goal makes compared to the broncos. The broncos finished the half making only 17 % of their total field goals, while the golden eagles have [...]
Live Men’s Basketball Blog Final Loyal 54 WMU 51 The Broncos and Ramblers went right down to the wire for the game. WMU took the lead late 51-50 with free throws from Shawntes Gary, but Loyola responded when J.R. Blount drove the baseline for a layup putting The Ramblers up 52-51. David Kool would then [...]
This game shows the broncos how many non-conference challenges they will be faceing after tonights game. A key to this loss was rebounding, with the height of the Pitt players being dramatically higher then the broncos it was hard to get them out of the inside, and to rebound in general the Panthers out rebounded the [...]
Going into halfime the broncos are down 42-24 against Pitt. Although the broncos are down by quiet a bit, if they come back out of halftime with intensity and momentum for the rest of the game this game could end in their favor. The broncos are having alot of trouble getting past the Panthers good press-break, [...]
Paint pottery at the Art Bayou
By Heather Holland
Art Bayou, a paint your own pottery studio, is now open in the Shoppes at Stadium Drive.
The store opened in August to fill an un-met need in Kalamazoo. The only other similar pottery studio in the area closed in 2006.
Read-a-Thon helps develop literary skills
By Jon Stonehouse
With his mother seated near him, Keshawn Davis, an upper elementary student at Washington Writer’s Academy, read aloud from a children’s book about basketball.
By Nate Coe Western Herald The Saudi Arabia Student Association joined in on the fun of International Education Week. Last night in the Bernhard Center President room, they showcased photographs and displays of Saudi Arabia. Going past the usual stereotypes of sand, camels and oil, Hashim Alsharif the Saudi Arabia Student Association public relations chair, [...]
On Friday, Nov. 21 at 6 p.m., the Malaysian Students Association will be holding an annual event known as the ‘United Colors of Malaysia’ at the Wesley Foundation on the Western Michigan University campus. The celebration focuses on presenting Malaysian culture to students and Kalamazoo residents as well as educating attendees about the multifarious ethnicities [...]
Registered student organization PeaceJam Mentors will host their annual Peace Jam Conference for area high schools on Friday. PeaceJam is an international education program that interacts with youth to develop a new generation of peacemakers. Working with Nobel Peace Laureates aiming to inspire young adults and create positive change. The conference theme is human security [...]
By Katie Lynn Western Herald The Western Michigan University women’s basketball team will open up its home season Thursday, facing the University of Pittsburgh at University Arena, followed by a home meeting with Marquette University. After dropping the first game of the season 68-67 to Saint Louis University on a last second shot, the Broncos [...]
By Mark Rudi Western Herald For the first time since 2000, the Western Michigan University volleyball team will look to capture the Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship. The Broncos (23-4, 14-2 MAC) are the No.1 seed for the MAC Tournament at the Seagate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. However, the Broncos will not prepare any different. “We’ll [...]
By Adam Bouton Western Herald Suds Sumney’s first love was playing baseball. Another one of his passions was writing. He did both well; however, following a severe World War II injury, his playing days were over. Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise, even if he didn’t see it at the time. “No more baseball [...]
By Josh Holderbaum Western Herald What the world financial crisis means for Kalamazoo and why the crisis began was the topic of discussion in a lecture Wednesday. The Haworth College 13th Annual Distinguished Speaker Series continued Nov. 19 with “The Financial Crisis from the World to Kalamazoo,” in Schneider Hall. Western Michigan University alumnus and [...]
By Laura Citino Western Herald I try to avoid doing this every semester. I tell myself that I’m a good student, maybe even an amazing student, if my self-esteem is feeling especially buoyant. I know that I can do better than this. It’s my right as an American, for crying out loud. Does anyone have [...]
By Ashley deBear Western Herald The candy man is coming to town! The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre will be performing its version of “Willy Wonka” beginning Nov. 21. The play, based on Roald Dahl’s book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” tells the story of Charlie Bucket, who wins one of five golden tickets hidden in a [...]
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