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By Josh Kalil
Western Herald
Next time the smell of marijuana floats in the air, it may not be illegal anymore. Michigan is budding medical marijuana meant to help people find other ways of dealing with pain.
Enacted in April of this year, Michigan’s medical marijuana act passed with 63 percent support when it was on the ballot. Now the state is starting to sow the seeds of what could be a new opportunity for people looking for treatment other than endless amounts of pills from the pharmacy.
December 10th, 2009 | Posted in Breaking,News | Read More »
By Adam Debrowski Western Herald CHARLESTON, Ill. – An eight-day gap between games can often work against a team. In the case of the Western Michigan men’s basketball team, it was just enough to get them past the Eastern Illinois University Panthers. A career-high eight three-pointers from senior guard David Kool couldn’t have hurt either. [...]
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By Mitch Barnett Western Herald CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Western Michigan University women’s basketball team (3-5) traveled to Eastern Illinois University (5-4) in Charleston, Ill. on Wednesday night to battle it out on the hardwood. The game started out in a close battle, but Eastern Illinois was eventually able to pull away a bit. At [...]
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By Nicholas Grenke Western Herald “Anyone who thinks the Detroit Tigers are having a fire sale is foolish. Because we’re not. I can assure you of that and I’ll leave it at that. “ -Jim Leyland, smoking a cigarette outside a hotel at the winter meetings in Indianapolis. I hope Leyland’s telling the truth, even [...]
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By Jason Koole Western Herald Twice a year, Western Michigan University students in the College of Engineering get the chance to show what they have learned during their time at college during the Conference on Senior Engineering Design. The projects ranged from an exoskeletal robot arm control system to an item that was designed to [...]
December 10th, 2009 | Posted in News | Read More »
By Sebastian Fryer Western Herald With winter already leaving a snowy mark on Western Michigan University’s campus, rumors about university closings are spreading. However, closing campus may be more complex than most students think. According to University Relations Executive Director Cheryl Roland, closing the university is a process that takes many hours. Vice President for [...]
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No athlete has experienced such a drastic fall from grace as Tiger Woods. He finds himself in a public relations nightmare, fueled by the recent media storm swirling around rumors of multiple mistresses, embarrassing voice messages, and suspicions of driving under the influence. A notoriously private personal life is now under the spotlight of the [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in Letters to the Editor,Opinion | Read More »
I don’t see what massive debt in Dubai has to do with an Arabic major or university ties in the country. Last time I checked, America had the most massive debt, with “billions of dollars in international loans,” but are we so cautious about working here? Aren’t many of those debts held in China, with [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in Letters to the Editor,Opinion | Read More »
We are told the most recent state budget cuts in education will get elementary education back in alignment with what is “the best and the latest in teaching,” as President John Dunn said at the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Teaching meeting on Saturday. But unless politicians and parents quit running the school systems [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in Editorial,Opinion | Read More »
By Jonathan Chong Western Herald Everyone works hard through their last leg of the semester, pulling through vigorous hours of the night and forgetting about good food and where to eat. With studying and final deadlines, I would like to recommend a quick, simple, fresh and ever so healthy lunch at the elegant Food Dance, [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in A & E,Weekend Scene | Read More »
By David Zukowski Westerm Herald “The Meaning of Equality,” a student panel, was held Dec. 8 in the Bernhard Center to promote the equal treatment of people with disabilities while simultaneously raising awareness about the issue on Western Michigan University’s campus. The event, which was sponsored by the Kalamazoo Peace Center in collaboration with the [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in Campus,News | Read More »
By Megan Higdon Western Herald The Western Student Association held its final meeting for the year of 2009 by hosting a few special guests, and adding some new changes to the association. WSA welcomed Exec. Lt. Tom Hemingway of the Kalamazoo Public Safety Department, and Lt. Scott Coy of the Western Michigan University Department of [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in Campus,News | Read More »
By Fritz Klug News Editor Nancy Cutbirth Small, a long time Western Michigan University English professor, environmentalist, and local war activist, passed away on Nov. 27, 2009 after a long fight with cancer in her Kalamazoo home. Born on Sept. 1 in Port Arthur, Texas, Small spent many years of her childhood in Puerto La [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in Campus,News | Read More »
By Fritz Klug News Editor Western Michigan University’s chapter of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) got a three-year contract approved Wednesday, Dec. 9 during a special conference call meeting of WMU’s Board of Trustees. The agreement includes adopting the same Blue Cross/Blue Shield health care plan as offered to other [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in News | Read More »
By Josh Holderbaum Western Herald If winter is the season of giving, Western Michigan University has had an entire semester of giving. The university has had about 5 percent more donors than last year, slowly working itself back up from the financial hit it took in the 2008-09 fiscal year. “The last fiscal year was [...]
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By Garret Schuelke Western Herald “Once again, we come to the Holiday Season,” Dave Barry, Pulitzer-prized winning humorist and columnist wrote in his article “Christmas Shopping: A Survivor’s Guide,” “a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.” As ironically true as this [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in A & E,Weekend Scene | Read More »
By Fritz Klug Western Herald Having administered 2,700 seasonal influenza vaccination and 1,319 H1N1 vaccinations, Sindecuse is closing registration for H1N1 influenza shots for the semester. “We are continuing to give H1N1 vaccine as we receive it,” Lisa Marshall, M.D., medical director of Sindecuse wrote in an e-mail. “Cases of influenza-like illness diagnosed at Sindecuse [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in News | Read More »
By Carly Kuppe Western Herald A $123,177 grant has been awarded to two Western Michigan University experts from the U.S. Department of Education. Kathy Gilbert, director of WMU’s Children’s Place Learning Center, and Regena Fails Nelson, professor of teaching, learning, and educational studies, are the principal investigators for this project. The project, College Assistance for [...]
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By Sebastian Fryer Western Herald One of the year’s most critically-acclaimed films is coming to the Little Theatre this weekend. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker” stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Evangeline Lilly, and Guy Pearce. The film depicts a US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Baghdad, Iraq and [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in A & E,Weekend Scene | Read More »
By Katie White Western Herald The holidays are a time to spread joy and good tidings, and the Kalamazoo Civic Theater is hoping to send musical merriment as well. This holiday season, the Civic has released their very first CD, a collection of holiday tunes recorded with familiar members Civic audiences enjoy. The CD is [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in A & E,Weekend Scene | Read More »
By Kaelyn Christian Western Herald This weekend, the Kalamazoo Bach Festival will be performing its 39th annual BachFest Christmas, a night of classical music, singing, and Christmas carols. Western Michigan University’s Western Brass Quintet will be performing at the concert as well, as they have several times in the past. The Western Brass Quintet is [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in A & E | Read More »
By Garret Schuelke Western Herald Just in time for the holiday season, the Oak Ridge Boys will perform at Miller Auditorium on Friday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. “They are a really loved and appreciated group,” said Bethany Gauthier, assistant director of marketing at Miller Auditorium. She describes the four-piece band as “multi-cultural.” The band [...]
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By Kelsey Joachim Western Herald Henderson Castle is inviting the Kalamazoo community to a Christmas Tea party on Dec. 13. The event will take place at 1 p.m. and again 2:30 p.m. in order to accomodate a large number of guests. The “castle” was constructed in 1895 and has been one of Kalamazoo’s most well-known [...]
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Brian Diefenbach Western Herald The recent death of my Xbox 360 (again) got me thinking about a video game industry topic that just won’t stop gnawing at my brain. Let’s say, hypothetically, I got fed up with the Microsoft Xbox 360 and made the switch to Sony’s PlayStation 3. By all accounts, I’d be trading [...]
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By Kelsey Joachim Western Herald Western Michigan University graduate Mikey Winslow made his Broadway debut in the hit revival of “West Side Story” on Dec. 8 at New York’s Palace Theater. Winslow has worked professionally at North Carolina Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, the Wagon Wheel Theatre, and this summer he performed as a dancer [...]
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By Emilie Tole Western Herald The holiday musical, “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings,” continues this weekend at the Farmers Alley Theatre. “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” is the sequel to the hit off-Broadway musical “Forever Plaid.” The original work is set in the 1960s and is about a male vocal group comprised of four high school buddies. [...]
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By Kalyn Golland Western Herald On Dec. 11, Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones” hits theaters nationwide. It is the story of Susie Salmon, played by Saorise Ronan (Atonement), a young girl murdered by her neighbor, who watches from heaven as her family copes with her death. The story, while dealing with dark themes, ultimately, is [...]
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By Sebastian Fryer Western Herald Although he’s only on his third feature film, Jason Reitman is quickly becoming one of the biggest names in Hollywood. Known for his debut, “Juno,” which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, and “Thank You for Smoking,” Reitman is now heading up a new project entitled “Up [...]
December 9th, 2009 | Posted in A & E,Weekend Scene | Read More »
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