Some International students opt to stay on campus over break By Kallie Leonard Western Herald Each year, Western Michigan University enrolls over 1,000 international students from 80 different countries around the world. With the holiday season approaching, these international students must make a choice to either return home to visit their families, or to stay [...]

By Fritz Klug Western Herald Finals week. Schedules change, days free up. It becomes harder and harder to find a quiet spot in the library. Wastebaskets overflow with aluminum energy drink cans and paper coffee cups. More and more people are outside, smoking cigarettes. Everyone is trying to find some way to stay awake and [...]

Emergency Operations Center ensures safety with Critical Incident Response Plan By Nichole Allen Western Herald In the event of an on-campus emergency, Western Michigan University turns to the Emergency Operations Center to ensure the health and safety of all students, faculty and staff. The Critical Incident Response Plan is a set of guidelines used to [...]

By Amy Melin Western Herald With the weather outside getting increasingly more snowy, officials at Western Michigan University are taking steps to make sure students know where to look for the announcement of the university closing. A variety of factors play into the university’s decision to close, including the road conditions and the grounds crew’s [...]

Even though the resident halls will be closing on Dec. 12, offices on campus will remain open until Christmas Eve. Cheryl Roland, executive director of University Relations said this is pretty typical, and that the university will close from Dec. 24 to Jan 2. Campus will open on Jan. 4 and those who live in [...]

A day in the life of WMU President Dunn
By Josh Holderbaum
Almost everyone knows him. He can be seen walking around campus, stopping to talk to students, at a university meeting or an event, but what does a typical day entail for Western Michigan University President John Dunn?

By Ashley Wioskowski News Editor “I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale,” Thomas Jefferson said. With Wall Street crashing, the word of recession becoming as [...]

The Western Student Association had their last meeting of 2008 Wednesday, celebrating their successful semester and dealing with some end of the year business. President Danielle Harik and the WSA Cabinet thanked everyone for their participation throughout the semester. Presidential awards were given out to the senator’s who stood out and made an impact. In [...]

By Ali Pavlicek Western Michigan Each day of classes is one day closer to winter break for Western Michigan University students, but we must all survive a full week of finals first. In order to get those passing grades, success on finals is almost a requirement in some classes, and studying tips can be of [...]

By Carly Kuppe Western Herald Planned Parenthood is more than just an abortion clinic.  It provides affordable sexual healthcare to people of all ages, according to the Web site. “It’s funny the misconceptions that people have about Planned Parenthood,” VOX President Lindsey Williams said. For all the voices of women on campus, and those interested [...]