Students who are feeling the stress as finals approach can unwind at the Mixer at the Bronco Mall. On Thursday, starting at 4 p.m., the Bernhard Student Entertainment Team will kick off the event at the front mall of the Bernhard Center with hotdogs, chips and pop. There will also be outdoor activities such as [...]
By Carly Kuppe Western Herald Eating disorders are common to college health, and students with eating disorders can visit the Sindecuse Health Center for assistance, said Dr. Lisa Marshall, medical director at Sindecuse. Eating disorders are complex conditions that are caused by a combination of biological, emotional, interpersonal and social factors, according to the American [...]
By Jon Stonehouse Western Herald Due to lack of disabled access and auditoriums that are too large, the southern half of Sangren Hall will be demolished as part of continued construction projects on Western Michigan University’s campus. “We would gut it and refurbish it,” WMU Vice President for Business and Finance Lowell Rinker said. Part [...]
By Scott Sierzenga Western Herald The Western Michigan University baseball team will look to jump back into the Mid‑American Conference West race this weekend with a sweep at home against in‑state rival Eastern Michigan University. Western Michigan Univeristy (9‑21, 4‑8 MAC) is in second to last place in the MAC West but only trails the [...]
By Adam Bouton Western Herald It’s almost like clockwork. Spring arrives and the Western Michigan University men’s team brings home another regular season Mid-American Conference title. The team then guns to capture for the tournament crown as well, which they successfully have done in the past three seasons. The squad has already earned a share [...]
By Justin Sucher Western Herald After nearly five years, four Mid-American Conference championships and 38 consecutive regular season conference victories, the Western Michigan University women’s tennis team fell for the first time in conference play last weekend, falling to the University at Buffalo, 4-3. However, the Broncos (18-6, 5-1 MAC) rebounded strong with a 4-3 [...]
By Roger Sievers Western Herald The Western Michigan University women’s track and field team is back in the state of Michigan this week after their trip to Tennessee last weekend, as they compete in the Central Collegiates in Ypsilanti. Bronco rivals Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan University will be at the meet and will join [...]
By Katie Lynn Western Herald The Western Michigan University softball team will take on two conference competitors this weekend, starting with Friday’s doubleheader against host Miami University of Ohio, and then playing Ball State University on Saturday and Sunday. With four conference games coming up, the Broncos have been working hard on its game to [...]
By Josh Holderbaum Western Herald The Western Student Association inaugurated a new president and vice president in their last meeting of the year. WSA senators elected Stacy Nordstrand and Courtney Dunsmore president and vice president April 15 during a special election by senators. The election was held because no party held the majority after the [...]
By Nora Strehl Western Herald How much is that doggy in the window? Well thanks to Phi Sigma Pi Honors Fraternity and Society for Prevention of Cruelty for Animals, that doggy is rentable, and only $5. Wednesday marked Western Michigan University’s first annual Rent-a-Puppy, a fundraising event hosted by Phi Sigma Pi and SPCA. From [...]
By Josh Holderbaum Western Herald By next spring, students won’t have to spend class time filling out course evaluation forms; they’ll be doing them online. During the Western Student Associaton meeting April 15, a positional report on the Instructor and Course Evaluation System was given by Eileen Evans, Ph.D., vice provost for Institutional Effectiveness. Summer [...]
With my daughter at the airport I was startled by a paparazzo, who I quite understandably mistook for a zombie. —Woody Harrelson, after attacking a photographer he mistook for a zombie in a New York airport. Woody, Woody, Woody. In a time of Lindsay Lohans, Paris Hiltons and Hannah Montanas, how could we ignore this? [...]
WSA election results are laughable The students of Western Michigan University have voted not only once, but twice for the Knappen-Putnam administration to represent the student body as Western Student Association president and vice president, but because of rules that were not well clarified or publicized, the Senate, who was only half present at today’s [...]
Going green has been all the rave lately, but soon Western Michigan University may be going blue. An exploratory agreement has been reached between NatureBright, a revolutionary lighting company, and WMU’s College of Aviation to supply the college with over 2,000 of the company’s Sky Effect light bulbs to study their effects on learning, concentration [...]
General education requirements have been a blessing or a burden to many students over the years. While some say they help teach students foundations, they might not learn elsewhere, others say it’s too constricting. We think general education requirements, gen-eds, are an integral part of the higher-learning system at Western Michigan University and cannot be [...]
It’s been an interesting eight months writing this column. I’ve seen Video Games Live, reviewed one of my favorite games of all time and took up countless pages with my signature sardonic griping. You’ll have to bear with me a little more than usual for this is the last column of the year. I have [...]
I began this column in September by clearing the air about the many misconceptions and prejudices textile and apparel studies students face at Western Michigan University. As a department, we are under funded and randomly assigned to the College of Education, which hinders the amount of publicity our area of study receives. Most people think [...]
By Kris Hitchcock Web Manager It’s almost finals week. For some, this will mark the end of four (or five, or six …) years of study with the coming of graduation. For others, it’s the sweet release of summer freedom until next semester rolls around. Either way, finals week is a week of stress and [...]
The Crow’s Nest has many vegetarian and omnivore options at affordable prices. It’s a laid back restaurant that does not serve alcohol or dessert, but they make up for that with fancy sodas and coffee beverages. They have cool art on the wall and a little view of the quaint street below. My raspberry Italian [...]
I’ve saved the best for last! After writing about 30 columns over the past two semesters, I’m publishing my favorite recipes in this year-end issue of the Weekend Scene. Smoothies The smoothie tradition in my house began as an after school snack back when we rushed home each day to watch The Magic School Bus. [...]
Paw Paw’s annual Wine and Harvest Festival By Koty Neelis Western Herald If you’re coming back to Western Michigan University this fall, the Paw Paw Wine and Harvest Festival is a great way to start out the new school year. The annual festival is held in downtown Paw Paw and is held from Sept. 11 [...]
Festival of local flavor By Alyssa Herter Western Herald The Taste of Kalamazoo Festival is one of the city’s long-standing traditions, and no wonder, with a combination platter of the best food in town and nightly rock shows. There is no reason to be bored the weekend of July 16. The Arcadia Creek Festival Place [...]
By Evan Riddell Western Herald Amid the torrent of blockbuster hopefuls that debut every summer, some ideas generate two movies that come out at the same time. In 2006, for example, “The Prestige” and “The Illusionist” both followed turn-of-the-century magicians, while Truman Capote got two biographical films. “Observe and Report” may look like an R-rated [...]
Acclaimed animated film profiles the lives of Israeli soldiers during the 1982 Lebanon War By Kate Kuhlman Western Herald In recent years, animated films have entered a new realm of credibility and seriousness. With animated films like “Persepolis” and “Wall-E” addressing mature social issues through the once-childish medium, the potential for animated films to make [...]
Designs on the future
Chyn Wey Lee / Western Herald
Visitors glance through brouchures of the 44th Conference on Senior Engineering Design, which took place in College of Engineering and Applied Sciences on Tuesday.
By Ed Waller Western Herald Starting this Fall semester, the University Counseling and Testing Center (UTCT) will be offering the course University 1020: Career Exploration and Development online to help first and second year students who are undeclared find a major and career that suits them. “This is the first time we will be offering [...]
By Ed Waller Western Herald Domestic abuse has recently been brought to the media’s attention but as always been a serious issue with 32 percent of students reporting dating violence by a previous partner and 21 percent reporting violence by a current partner. Thirty-nine to 54 percent of dating violence victims remain in physically abusive [...]
By Jon Stonehouse Western Herald With her hand on the door and wristwatch ready, the red light overhead flashed on and Shannon Lapsley entered the room, shutting the door behind her. Twenty minutes later she returned among the top 16 in the nation. “Pretty much we’re all acting,” said Lapsley, a senior at Western Michigan [...]
The most recent G20 summit held in London raised an important difference between America and Europe. The Europeans protest better. Hands down, they take to the street to hinder traffic and commerce in a fashion we Americans just can’t match. Not taking from our ability to riot, we riot like rock stars, but riots are [...]
The suspicions that genetic maize damages nature and animals are so widespread that a ban is absolutely necessary. — German environmentalist association BUND chairman Hubert Weiger said, in response to Germany banning a genetically modified maize crop. Germany has followed suit and taken France, Austria, Hungary, Greece and Luxembourg’s position against GMOs, and hopefully more [...]
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