By Alex Paul Western Herald Wednesday night’s lecture “Why People are Gay?… and Why It Matters” was rather, to quote speaker Marvin Overby “Why Americans Believe Some People are Gay… and Why It Matters.” For 15 years Overby, a professor at the University of Missouri, received a call from friend Jay Barth have conducted surveys [...]

Fritz Klug
News Editor

Ondraya Dixon and Danielle Royster sat in front of a group of cameramen, photographers and a journalist to be tested for HIV Friday. Their goal was not to know if they themselves had the virus (they both knew they were negative) but to raise awareness of getting tested within the black community.

By Fritz Klug
News Editor

For over three hours and countless glasses of water and cups of coffee, Kalamazoo County commissioners grilled the vetting committee about the feasibility of building an arena in the Arcadia district of downtown Kalamazoo.

By Joe Stando
Western Herald

Students in Western Michigan University’s “Little Three” (French, Zimmerman, and Davis) residence hall complex will need to head elsewhere for meals starting Friday, as the Davis Dining Hall will begin a renovation project lasting the next few months.

By Jason Koole
Western Herald

On Tuesday night, Aaron Booth and Andrew Ladd squared off in the first debate for the presidential election of the Western Student Association.

By Alyssa Herter
Western Herald

Melancholy, dark, and macabre – Alkaline Trio is widely known for their brooding musical history, however, the band’s latest release, “This Addiction,” might be better described as “hopeful.”

By Alex Paul
Western Herald

“What can you do about al-Qaida?”

According to Eric Larson, a senior policy researcher of the RAND Corporation, there are several options: remaining resolute and demanding persistence and accountability in government efforts to eliminate the threat, and helping local imams and the American Muslim community in preventing al-Qaida’s efforts to corrupt Islam.

By Elliot Novess
Western Herald

Spring break gives Western Michigan University students motivation to do their taxes early; but some student’s tax returns are being used for simpler things in a recession.

By Josh Holderbaum
Western Herald

Students and staff will be able share their thoughts on the fate of newspapers in the digital age at a paper contest and a conference in March.

By Kallie Leonard
Western Herald

Despite subfreezing temperatures, Jon Miller and Nick Ybarra stood in the falling snow late Tuesday night asking for donations to support the Kalamazoo Habitat for Humanity.