By Phill Swanson Western Herald The stakes are high. Somehow, despite a 9-17 overall record and 6-6 Mid-American Conference showing, the Western Michigan University men’s basketball team controls its own destiny. Win out and they are MAC West champs and a two seed in the conference tournament. After this weekend’s loss to underdog Eastern Illinois [...]
First off, I love the Lawson Lunatics. Not only is the name clever, but every Western Michigan University hockey home game at Lawson Ice Arena gives everyone a chance to become a die-hard hockey fan. It is perhaps the best sport (along with football) to root for here at WMU. Not only are you on [...]
By Katie Lynn Western Herald With the regular season coming to a close and the Mid-American Conference Tournament only two weeks away, the WMU women’s basketball team has compiled a 7-18 record, including a 3-9 record in the conference. Here are the team’s grades up to the midterm season of the spring semester. Scoring Total [...]
By Adam Bouton Western Herald The regular season has just about wrapped up for the Western Michigan University hockey squad and with playoffs just around the corner, the team is priming themselves for a run at the Central Collegiate Hockey Association crown. It has been a wild season for the Broncos, as they have proven [...]
By Ali Pavlicek Western Herald Western Michigan University’s American Medical Student Association has volunteered for the Heritage Community of Kalamazoo this year and in past years, lead them to a nomination for the Kalamazoo Gazette’s Sharing Time And Resources Awards. Now the group is eligible to win the College Volunteer Group category at the awards [...]
By Kris Hitchcock Web Manager On Tuesday afternoon in Dalton, a handful of students were in attendance for a jazz performance, hoping to do a little more than satisfy a grade requirement. What these students didn’t know was that they were in for an experience, as the pianist that day was world-renowned jazz composer and [...]
Whoever said “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence” has not been to Western Michigan University. I recently had the opportunity to cross to the other side of the fence at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) National Conference in Nashville. Despite missing my valentine on Valentine’s Day, I [...]
“They are not pets. This is tragic, but it’s not surprising.” —Colleen McCann, primatologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society concerning the chimpanzee attack on a 55-year-old woman in Connecticut Feb. 16. McCann couldn’t have said it better. Wealthy or sometimes eccentric pet owners see chimpanzees, bears or bobcats as the ultimate companion; a cute, furry, [...]
Now that Valentine’s Day is long over and spring fever is about to emerge, people don’t have much of an obligation to stay together. Couples are always breaking up, but more and more are doing it over social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace. It has come to my attention that online affairs or “flirting” [...]
A day in the life of WMU junior guard Molly Dwyer
By Katie Lynn
Playing a college sport is very time consuming, but to be able to juggle school within the nursing program as well shows one of the many reasons why Western Michigan University’s Molly Dwyer is an example of dedication and determination.
By David Alexander Western Herald The quartet of candidates for the position of Dean of Western Michigan University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences believe that innovation and student focus are hallmarks of a successful college. WMU’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences played host to the four candidates vying for the vacant dean’s position [...]
Brianna Clabin Western Herald Leaving home for the first time can be scary, but when coming to Western Michigan University, first-year students are welcomed with open arms by Fall Welcome Ambassadors. The program is now accepting ambassador applications for the upcoming 2009 summer program. Fall Welcome is a four-day program that assists first-year students with [...]
By Carly Kuppe Western Herald Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby J. Hopewell was one of eight mayors from around the country to attend the Mayors’ Institute on City Design last week in an effort to discuss plans of renovating downtown Kalamazoo. Hopewell discussed plans for the Kalamazoo Riverfront Development project with a team of architects, as well [...]
Money gets raised for popular organization By Russell Buero Western Herald Western Michigan University students were able help raise money for a local organization all while having some fun. The organization Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) hosted a fundraising event at the local Kalamazoo bowling alley Holiday Lanes on Friday. The event, Bowl for Kids [...]
By Ed Waller Western Herald Western Michigan students Katharine Densmore, Brian Lane and Joseph Johnson tied for first place in the 2009 Michigan High School and College Broadcast awards for their documentaries on issues facing education in Kalamazoo. They will be presented with their award in the Talk Show/Long Form Non-fiction category during a luncheon [...]
By Jon Stonehouse Western Herald Stepping up to the plate Monday, presidents of Western Michigan University and Ferris State University pitched their best testimonies for increased state funding to a panel of 10 members from the Michigan House of Representatives. “Every dollar we spend, 30 cents comes from the state,” WMU President John Dunn said. [...]
By Adam Bouton Western Herald Western Michigan University right wing Patrick Galivan has recently been on a mission, putting the puck in the net as well as helping his teammates do so. His scoring tear continued this past weekend against Lake Superior State University and the senior earned the Offensive Player of the Week Award [...]
When we started out, we had no stars, we had no power or muscle, … [we had] passion and belief. — Christian Colson, producer of Slumdog Millionaire. It’s always nice to be able to witness true and noble examples of overnight celebrity. “Slumdog Millionaire,” overcame the underdog eating business that is Hollywood as top canine. [...]
Imagine that you’ve got an exam in class tomorrow and you’ve been up all night studying; not the kind of studying where you’re distracted by Facebook every five minutes either, but actual studying. So, you go to your exam and start plugging away at the questions and slowly but surely you’re making your way through [...]
The career fair held on Feb. 5 in the Bernhard Center may have served to remind students of the most important resource they have while looking for a job after graduation: themselves. As we all watch the economy, contract employers have followed suit by hiring less. In this competitive environment students need to express themselves [...]
By Nathan Peake Western Herald If you’ve ever wondered about where paper comes from, Wednesday is your lucky day to find out. On Feb. 25, Western Michigan University alumnus Jeff Abshear will be performing a papermaking demonstration at the Park Trades Center in downtown Kalamazoo. The event is to take place in the Book Arts [...]
By Kelly Bacon Western Herald He is the tragic protagonist that Freud’s “Oedipus Complex” bore name after, and he was the babe left in the mountains to ultimately fulfill his own eye-gouging destiny. The tale of Oedipus, Prince of Corinth, stuns the University Theatre this weekend at 8 p.m. on the nights of Feb. 26-28. [...]
Levin speaks about financial crisis
By Jon Stonehouse
Senator Carl Levin addresses students and faculty during his visit to WMU’s campus on Friday afternoon in the Fetzer Center’s Kirsch Auditorium.
By Katie Lynn Western Herald For the first time this season, Western Michigan University senior guard and captain Tiera DeLaHoussaye finished the game with no points, assists, or rebounds attributed. This, among other elements, led to Western Michigan University’s ninth loss of the season in their conference, and 18th loss overall. WMU (7-18, 3-9 Mid-Amercian [...]
By Adam Bouton Western Herald After a crushing blow in the form of a 7-4 defeat against Lake Superior State University on Friday, the Western Michigan University hockey squad could have easily packed it in and called it a weekend. Instead, the Broncos came out Saturday evening and turned the tables on the same squad [...]
By Justin Sucher Western Herald On Saturday, the No. 61 Western Michigan University women’s tennis team continued its winning streak over non-ranked opponents by sweeping matches against the University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay at the West Hills Athletic Club. The Broncos (8-3) have won 36 consecutive matches over non-ranked teams in [...]
By Roger Sievers Western Herald It’s back-to-back-to-back to-back-to-back wins at the Ball State Quadrangular meet for the Western Michigan University women’s track and field team, as they won the meet for the fifth straight time Friday. The Broncos finished with 159.50 points, beating second place Miami University of Ohio who had 110 points. It was [...]
By Mark Rudi Western Herald Eastern Illinois University sophomore guard Tyler Laser wanted revenge against Western Michigan University senior guard David Kool. Laser got it with the Panthers’ 59-57 victory over WMU Saturday. Laser, a native of Hillsdale, Mich., was looking to beat Kool after Kool and his Grand Rapids South Christian squad beat Laser [...]
By Phill Swanson Western Herald David Kool managed to run the length of the court in eight seconds, spun through three defenders and threw a floater up in the lane. It missed. “Coach kind of just said, ‘Get the ball up fast and try to get to the basket,’” Kool said. “I can’t complain with [...]
Mozart’s “Magic Flute” is an opera for beginners. Believe me, that is neither a slight towards Mozart nor the cast and crew behind the Western Michigan University School of Music’s elite production in the Dalton Recital Hall this past weekend. Their work is anything but elementary. Rather, “The Magic Flute” is an opera for individuals [...]
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