Currently, there is a bill in the Michigan Legislation that would put a statewide ban on texting while driving. First of all, we shouldn’t need a law for people to stop texting while driving, it’s pretty much common sense, and yet, all the time I get friends texting me and they say, “I’m driving.” But [...]
Devin Brown, the Allocations Commission Chair
Meet Devin Brown, the Allocations Commission Chair for the Western Student association. Born in Detroit, Brown went to Kalamazoo Central. After graduating, he went to Kalamazoo Valley Community College and earned an associates degree in business administration.
WIDR Music Review
Album review by General Manager of WIDR, Dave Emmert.
This is the first of many album reviews by WIDR staff. Check out this space daily and weekly for album reviews by WIDR, reviews are also available on www.widr.org.
By Andrew Mell Western Herald It’s amazing how everyone wants to be responsible, but nobody wants to take the step to actually being responsible. There are two major opportunities facing Michigan at this very moment and politicians, both Democrat and Republican, are preparing to drop the ball. America has worked hard to detain suspected and [...]
The first idea of a medical school at Western Michigan University came in Fall 2008, when President Dunn announced his commission of medical school accreditation consultants. The notion of cooperative efforts from Borgess and Bronson Hospitals to support such a facility has reached a status of small time controversy in Kalamazoo. In the opinion section [...]
Bronco football kicks off 2009
by Mike Feld
A once quiet Draper Hall lobby was suddenly full of greetings, handshakes, smiles and enthusiasm on Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t the typical move‑in day at the dorms, but it was a day that many look forward to every August. Western Michigan University football has returned.
By Ryan Loren Western Herald Western Michigan University and the Grand Rapids-based West Michigan Sports Commission have teamed together in an effort to play host to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. WMU hopes to host a first and second round series at Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids in 2011, 2012 or [...]
By Mark Rudi Sports Editor After being named to the Davey O’Brien Award Watch List earlier in the week, senior quarterback Tim Hiller has been named to the Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List. Hiller is one of 30 players, 10 quarterbacks and two from the Mid-American Conference to make the list. The [...]
Dear John Hughes, thank you.
I had another blog ready to be posted, wrote all nice and neat, sitting in a Microsoft word document on my desktop, but in light of recent news, I decided to change the nature of this post.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/3980s-teen-flick-director-john-hughes-dies-nyc-ap
Above is the link to an article talking about the death of director John Hughes’.
By Mark Rudi Sports Editor Senior quarterback Tim Hiller, senior running back Brandon West and sophomore punter Ben Armer are all on preseason watch list for national awards. Hiller was named to the Davey O’Brien Watch List by the Football Writers Association Monday. All quarterbacks of the 120 schools in Division I FBS, formerly Division [...]
By Mark Rudi Sports Editor ESPN has announced the matchups for the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Hill Classic and the Broncos will take on a 2009 NCAA Tournament team in the opening round. Western Michigan University will face the University of Southern California Dec. 22 in the opening round of the tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii. The [...]
Report from Malaysia: From Kuala Lumpur to Surabaya
This week I would like to share an experience with you that came at a time when my worlds were at a crossing. Two weeks ago, two simultaneous bombings in Jakarta shocked the Indonesian people.
WSA Profile – Public relations chair, Justine Horton
Meet Justine Horton, the public relations chair for the Western Student Assosication. Coming to Kalamazoo from Royal Oak, Mich., Horton is a public relations major. When she graduates spring 2010, she hopes to get a job at Western Michigan Univeristy.
Pretending to be drunk
Last night I got wasted. Well, at least I acted like I did.
There were about six parties I was invited too – a lot of acquaintances were getting ready to move into new apartments and wanted to have one last “hurrah” in their places. It was to be a 2008-09 party wood revue.
By Erin Kaplan and Fritz Klug Western Herald This summer the indie film “The Lake Effect” was shot in and around South Haven, Covert, and Kalamazoo Mich., and included scenes in Heritage Guitars, Bell’s Brewery, Fenn Valley Winery, and Sherman’s Ice Cream. The film crew included eight Western Michigan University [...]
WMU professors study safety of roundabouts for visually impaired
By Erin Kaplan and Fritz Klug
The safety of roundabouts for the visually impaired has become an important topic of a study for Western Michigan University researchers.
By Fritz Klug News Editor Western Michigan University campus employers came together on Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon for the 5th annual Student Employment Summit to discuss employment policy changes for the 2009-10 academic year. The panel included representatives from financial aid, the Graduate College, payroll, human resources, and the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for [...]
By Mark Rudi Sports Editor Every season some NFL players holdout on training camp because of contract disputes, but lately rookies have joined in the trend. I find this ridiculous. If you’re an NFL rookie, you should be in camp. No questions asked. I am so sick and tired about hearing that a rookie is [...]
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