By Mark Rudi Sports Editor Sophomore forward Miame Giden has been named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week. This is the first time Giden has the won the honor in her career after she helped Western Michigan University knock off Southern Illinois University Wednesday night with 31 points. Giden is averaging 19.0 points per game [...]
Armer named MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week
November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Mark Rudi Sports Editor Sophomore punter Ben Armer has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week. Armer had five punts for an average of 41.2 yards, three of which were inside the 20-yard line, in Western Michigan University’s 33-17 to Ball State University Tuesday night. The Janesville, Wis. native [...]
Freshman remembered for ambition, humor
November 29, 2009 By 2 Comments
By Fritz Klug Western Herald A born writer, dedicated friend, and someone who was full of ambition and laughter is how those close to Laurie Cartwright will remember her. Cartwright, 17, a Richland resident, was a freshman at Western Michigan University. She was an English major in the Lee Honors College. She died Friday, Nov. [...]
Universities across the country change e-mail systems
November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Josh Kalil Western Herald As most students come into college with their own personal e-mail address, some universities are getting rid of the university e-mail accounts. Boston College announced on Nov. 19 that they would stop offering new university e-mail accounts to students. Rather, they will assign each student an address that forwards, according [...]
World AIDS Day comes to WMU
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By Fritz Klug News Editor The internationally observed World AIDS Day is being remembered at Western Michigan University this Tuesday with a candlelight vigil across campus. “Not many students are aware of the risk of contracting HIV,” said Veronica Kobler, a WMU student and peer health educator at Sindecuse Health Center, and co-organzier of the [...]
Yearbook memories preserved at Digitization Center
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By Erin Kaplan Western Herald Remember Newman Club at Western Michigan University in 1956? Or Gertha S. Davis, dean of women students from 1922? The beehives of 1969’s homecoming court? Memories that were once shoved in a trunk are now available online as part of WMU’s University Archives and University Libraries Digitization Center effort to [...]
New diversity program comes to WMU
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By Carly Kuppe Western Herald Western Michigan University has launched a program that aims to bring university employees together to explore diversity and inclusion. Everyone Counts is a professional development opportunity open to all part-time and full-time employees. There is room for 36 to 48 people to participate in the inaugural year, which will run [...]
SSE advocates Orchard property preservation
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By Fritz Klug
Western Herald
On a crisp, clear autumn night in October, 26 students from Western Michigan University jumped the fence along the west side of Drake Road into the Colony Farm Orchard.
“We want to allow people the freedom to walk around the place like it’s meant to be,” Remy Long, a WMU student and member of Students for a Sustainable Earth, told the group before they broke off to explore the property on Oct. 17.
WMU researchers study carbon sequestration benefits
November 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
By Josh Holderbaum Western Herald Some Western Michigan University researchers hope that the proverb “out of sight, out of mind” can apply to carbon dioxide: out of sight, out of the atmosphere. A team of WMU geosciences professors and graduate students received a $601,158 federal grant to fund their research in carbon sequestration, a process [...]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: WMU students should say ‘No’ to arena
November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Although the struggle to link WMU students to the Kalamazoo community is an ongoing and worthy one, it is disappointing that so many have bought into the idea that an arena could finally bridge that gap. The proposal is an ill planned attempt to dupe the citizens of greater Kalamazoo into paying for a risky [...]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bronco loss on ESPN2 embarrassing
November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I love my Broncos. I love college football. I love ESPN. So, I was so excited to find out that we were playing on ESPN2 for a chance at a bowl game. How great would that be ‑ and playing a very BAD team in Ball State. How disappointed was I when I turned on [...]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Miller incorrect about Kalamazoo ‘blight’
November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I read with fascination Trustee Chair Kenneth Miller’s explanation of urban blight in the recent Western Herald article “Downtown Expansion Discussed” from Nov. 23 on page one. The belief of Miller that “[b]light starts at the core of a community and spreads out to other parts of the city, just like a tree” surely does [...]
WMU would benefit from addition of Arabic major
November 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
By Hassan Al-Momani Western Herald Arabic has become one of the important international languages taught at American universities. This is due to the strong relationships between America and Arab countries, the economic investment between the American and Arab companies, and the existence of Arab American communities who want to learn Arabic. Because of this, many [...]
HERALD EDITORIAL: Overuse of antibiotics troublesome for doctors, patients
November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
With all the hubbub surrounding the swine flu pandemic, it seems like antibacterial soaps, sprays, and wipes, would make a pretty solid investment. Western Michigan University’s ostensibly massive buildup of the antibacterial bubbly-soap dispensers that mount on walls and the little bottles of antibacterial lotion is evidence of this. All of the antibacterial products, from [...]
“Wonderful Life” on stage falls short
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By Kalyn Golland Western Herald The curtain lifts on the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life” to display both a minimalist set on what could be a flourishing Christmas stage and in the same spirit brings mediocre singing and acting skills that leave the Christmas classic lacking. The local portrayal of George [...]
Local electronic scene due for comeback
November 29, 2009 By 7 Comments
By Garret Schuelke Western Herald Kalamazoo was once a thriving base for electronic music. In recent years the genre has been pushed to the wayside, but there are those who can see a comeback in the future. When Tom Kilroy, known in Kalamazoo as DJ Bandit, created the Facebook group “Kalamazoo Association for the Advancement [...]
Volleyball not selected for NCAA Tournament
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By Mark Rudi Sports Editor The Western Michigan University volleyball team’s hopes of receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament have ended. The Broncos were not selected as one of 64 teams for the 2009 NCAA Volleyball Tournament by the selection committee Sunday afternoon. Western Michigan ends the season 24-11, but a few key [...]
Volleyball ends season with 3-0 win over Valpo
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By Nicholas Grenke Western Herald The Western Michigan University volleyball team ended its regular season on a high note Saturday night by defeating Valparaiso University 3-0. During the game WMU set a season high mark in hitting percentage as a team. The Broncos bounced back from a tough loss in the Mid-American Conference Championship game [...]
Hockey swept by No. 19 Nebraska-Omaha
November 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Kristen Vermetten Western Herald OMAHA, Neb. – The Western Michigan University (5-7-2, 1-7-2-1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association) hockey team had a tough break this weekend as they took on No. 19 University of Nebraska-Omaha (7-4-3, 3-4-4-2-1 CCHA) and left with two losses. Three quick goals set the pace for the Mavericks in the first [...]
WMU volleyball vs Valparaiso photo gallery
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Photo’s by Chyn Wey Lee
WMU beats Patroit League favorite Holy Cross 64-54
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By Katrina Murphy Western Herald The Western Michigan University men’s basketball team had a score to settle with the Holy Cross College Crusaders. In the last showdown at Hart Center in December 2008, the Crusaders edged the Broncos by six with a final score of 69-63. Saturday, however, the Broncos earned their revenge. A late [...]
WMU men’s basketball vs Holy Cross photo gallery
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Photo’s by Chyn Wey Lee
WMU men’s basketball vs Holy Cross postgame press conference
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Video by Chyn Wey Lee Postgame press conference with Head coach Steve Hawkins [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue8DI6yqWQ0[/youtube] Players Donald Lawson and Mike Douglas [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M17yNx8KWE[/youtube]
Largest WMU flag raised Tuesday
November 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The dual use cell phone tower on the corner of Howard Street and Valley road is half way used as of Tuesday, when the largest flag in the history of Western Michigan University was raised by President John Dunn and students from the College of Engineering and the Western Student Association. “This is going in [...]
Ball State game was a ‘tough pill to swallow’
November 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Mike Feld
Western Herald
Senior quarterback Tim Hiller threw 1,607 passing attempts in his career at Western Michigan University, breaking numerous Bronco records along the way.
But his final pass, an interception, may be the one that lingers the most.
WMU football vs Ball State University postgame press conference
November 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Video by Chyn Wey Lee [quicktime]http://www.westernherald.com/Videos/PGFB1125.m4v[/quicktime]
WMU vs Ball State University photo gallery
November 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Photos by Chyn Wey Lee
Live Football Blog: Ball State 22, WMU 17, Final
November 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Mark Rudi Sports Editor Final The Broncos had a lead, 17-16, with 14:54 left in the game after Tim Hiller threw his 99th career touchdown pass, but Ball State would put together a seven play, 33 yard drive in 4:28, which was capped off by a Charlie Todd punt return for a touchdown, putting [...]