Loyola edges Broncos 60-58
by Adam Debrowski
Western Herald
CHICAGO – After a 16 point toppling of Virginia Commonwealth University Wednesday night, the Western Michigan University men’s basketball team’s Monday night trip to Chicago was nothing short of a heat check.
By Megan Higdon
Western Herald
Celebration, friendship, peace and vision, words that hope to bridge American and Chinese culture as the Confucius Institute at Western Michigan University had its grand opening Monday, Nov. 23 in the Dalton Center.
Delegates from the Beijing Language and Culture University and WMU have collaborated to bring new Chinese studies and cultural activities to WMU and Southwest Michigan through the Confucius Institute. The Institute plans to provide quality language programs in local schools, teacher training and cultural events.
By Jonathan Chong Western Herald Editor’s note: Every day until Thanksgiving there will be a new course of recipes conducive to feasting. French Onion Soup Ingredients • 8 large yellow onions, peeled and thinly sliced. • ¼ butter • 1 teaspoon of sugar • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 9 cups of beef stock/chicken stock, [...]
Former Western Michigan University professor Raymond Leon Janes passed away on Thursday, Nov. 19, in Lansing, Mich., following a fight with cancer. He was 78. Janes is survived by Jane, his wife of 54 years; children Julie Janes (Dixon) Dudderar, of Rockford, Mich., Sue (Steve) Hammar, of Lansing; Barbara (Jeff) Cooke of Squaqmish, British Columbia, [...]
A Western Michigan University freshman died Friday, Nov. 13 while driving on I-94 in Jackson County when she drove into the back of a truck that was stopped on the road. Laurie Cartwright, 17, a Richland resident, was a English major in the Lee Honors College, according to Cheryl Roland, executive director of University Relations. [...]
Police are investigating the death of a WMU senior in Allegan County. Police found the burned body of Brandon David Silverlight, 25, of South Haven, near a burned car on the side of a dead-end road in the 400 block of 74th Street in Casco Township Saturday. Silverlight’s death has been ruled a homicide but [...]
By Daing S. Nasir Western Herald Misconstrued notions of Islam and its followers were explained to an audience that filled the East Ballroom of the Bernhard Center Friday night in an event hosted by Western Michigan University’s Muslim Student Association. “From Original Sin to the Color of Skin: Gender, Class and Racial Equality in Islam,” [...]
By David Zukowski Western Herald A bill in the Michigan House of Representatives may give those who are drinking underage immunity from prosecution if they contact authorities for medical assistance. Currently, under Michigan law, individuals under the age of 21 caught drinking or in possession of alcohol can face charges of up to $100 for [...]
By Fritz Klug News Editor When a student has a problem with a professor, when a university employee has a disagreement with a supervisor, who are they gonna call? The Ombudsman. Meet Kathy Mitchell, Western Michigan University’s Ombudsman. Students, faculty, and staff come to her with questions and concerns and Mitchell points them in the [...]
Josh Holderbaum
Western Herald
Kalamazoo’s downtown could get a big boost from an event center, two project advocates told Kalamazoo citizens Thursday.
The Kalamazoo County Democratic Party sponsored a public discussion on the possible event center downtown and Arcadia Commons West during their monthly meeting Nov. 19 at Theo & Stacy’s Restaurant on Westnedge Avenue. 
By Afina Malek Western Herald Jordan Blough-Orr, a senior majoring in early elementary education at Western Michigan University, gave birth this past summer to a baby boy. She is now facing the challenges of having to nurse her son privately on campus. According to Blough-Orr, it is difficult to feed her child privately, as proper [...]
By Scott Sierzenga Western Herald TOLEDO, Ohio – In a Mid‑American Conference Tournament that has featured revenge in each game for the Broncos, the tables were turned in the championship game. The No. 1 ranked Ohio University Bobcats avenged its loss earlier in the season to the Western Michigan University volleyball team when it mattered [...]
By Mitch Barnett Western Herald GRAND RAPIDS – It was all hugs and handshakes between the Western Michigan University Broncos and No. 21 Michigan State University in the pregame warm ups, however, when tip off came, it was a defensive battle at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Sunday marked the 19th time these two [...]
Although it is completely reasonable that students are upset that the money that was promised to them for higher education was taken away, we should have seen this coming; it should serve as a lesson to be wary of any government promise. When a country is funded by debt and money is printed to pay [...]
By Mike Feld Western Herald The main event might be the football game, but there’s a pretty impressive undercard for Western Michigan University students Tuesday night. Food, money and prizes are included on the long list of giveaways on Tuesday as the Broncos take on Ball State University in a nationally televised contest. For many [...]
During my first couple of weeks on campus, a few things really stuck out and surprised me. One thing that caught my attention was the lack of emergency call boxes. Off the top of my head I only know the location of one of these call boxes; it’s across the street from the Bernhard Center. [...]
By Mike Feld Western Herald It may not be the dream scenario fans hoped for, but there’s still plenty to be thankful for if you’re faithful to the Brown and Gold. Western Michigan University will take the Waldo Stadium field for the last time in 2009 on Tuesday night, battling Ball State University in Mid-American [...]
By Andrew Mell Western Herald “Hi Mom!” This seems to be one of the most popular things to say when people suddenly find themselves staring into the camera of a live television feed, and next Tuesday night WMU will find itself with the opportunity to shout such things when ESPN2 covers the final football game [...]
“Fine, don’t listen to me. I’m just a doctor. What would I know about health?” This sardonic brand of brow-beatings awaits many who question a doctor’s judgment. The behavior is present in many professions: try telling a bus driver or an airplane pilot how to do their job—they won’t have it either. To some extent, [...]
By Nicholas Grenke Western Herald With cold weather and heavy clothes, many Western Michigan University students have trouble keeping off the extra pounds during the winter months. There are however, numerous ways to stay in shape around the holiday season. Easily accessible to students (and heated) is the Student Recreation Center on campus. Membership is [...]
By Garret Schuelke Western Herald Western Michigan University’s International Education Week, which began Monday, Nov. 16 and concluded on Saturday, Nov. 21 with the Indian Student Association’s Legally Desi Night event. Taking place in the East Ballroom of the Bernhard Center, Legally Desi Night started at 7:30 p.m. and ended at 10:30 p.m. According to [...]
By Kalyn Golland Western Herald This holiday season, the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre is breathing new life into the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” as it runs on the main stage from Nov. 27 to Dec. 13. The familiar tale of learning to appreciate the life one has is coming to Kalamazoo with a musical [...]
By Laura Citino Western Herald A more reliable fixture of the holiday season than snow on the ground, Mannheim Steamroller and their unique take on Christmas music comes for the first time to Western Michigan University’s Miller Auditorium this Saturday, Nov. 28. While Mannheim Steamroller’s mixture of avant-garde stylings and classical background spans has been [...]
By Katie White Western Herald Black Friday is a tradition amongst holiday shoppers. It turns the ordinary person into a cart crashing, deal searching fiend. In a harsh economy, it’s the one shopping day people look forward to and this year might get crazy. From the years of experience I have, to be safe and [...]
By Laura Citino Western Herald The varied culture of Russia could be found in one building at Kalamazoo’s 14th Annual Russian Festival, held this Saturday at the Fetzer Center at Western Michigan University. Each floor and most rooms of the Fetzer Center were transformed to offer a different perspective and insight into the culture of [...]
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