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By Kevin Doby
Western Herald
On Thursday, May 27, approximately 2,100 runners will take part in the eighth annual Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run 5K event.
By Meghan Tkachuk
Western Herald
Over the last few days, there has been a buzz of excitement and curiosity around the Western Michigan University campus concerning President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit.
The President has chosen to speak at Kalamazoo Central High School’s graduation ceremony held at Western Michigan University’s University Arena. The ceremony is scheduled for Monday June 7 at 7:00 p.m.
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Free tickets to view a live broadcast of President Barack Obama’s graduation address to the Kalamazoo Central High School class of 2010 at off-site locations are available Wednesday beginning at 3 p.m.
By Christopher Campbell
Western Herald
“Shrek Forever After” was an encore no one asked for. We are over the ogre.
By David Alexander
Western Herald
He has a producer. He has actors. He has a vision. What he doesn’t have is a script.
By Chad Houts
Western Herald
The City of Kalamazoo’s treasury office will undergo nearly three months of renovations in order to combine locations with the city’s public services office.
By Krystin Nichols
Western Herald
Western Michigan University has officially begun construction for new on-campus apartments.
By Erin Kaplan
Western Herald
The commencement contest to bring President Barack Obama to a US high school has finally ended. Over 1,000 high schools entered the contest before the schools were narrowed down to six. From there, anyone could rate the videos online on a one to five scale on whitehose.gov.
By Ben Coleman
Western Herald
Sangren Hall, as Western Michigan University students know it, will soon be gone.
Crews will start demolition as early as July 1 to make way for construction of the new Sangren Hall, according to university officials.
Garret Schuelke
Western Herald
Avis Leo Sebaly, Western Michigan University professor emeritus of education and professional development, died March 11 in Kalamazoo. He was 95 years old.
By Kevin Doby
Western Herald
Western Michigan University’s Richmond Center for the Visual Arts has been given the 2010 Design award by the American Institute of Architecture in Michigan.
Garret Schuelke
Western Herald
A lecture on the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which according to Human Rights Watch led to the death of 800,000 Rwanda citizens, will take place in room 213 of Western Michigan University’s Bernhard Center on Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m.
By Bryan Pass
Western Herald
Seven years ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers were the laughing stock of the NBA and historically the worst team in the Eastern Conference.
Well Cleveland, welcome home.
By Jordan Wright
Western Herald
There are a few reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers will not win an NBA championship this season.
By Chris Willis
Western Herald
I’m going to get right to the point here people. I’m disgusted with NBA fans and the media alike.
By Alexandra Harvey
Western Herald
The Western Michigan University men’s tennis team fell to No. 4 Ohio State University in the opening round of the NCAA Championship Saturday afternoon.
By Christopher Campbell
Western Herald
“Cherry,” an indie film gaining national acclaim that was premiered at the Little Theatre last Saturday, was shot exclusively in Kalamazoo. The reason? The Rhode Island Mob.
By Christopher Campbell
Western Herald
When the media announced a campground in Rothbury, Mich. was set to host a large-scale music event in 2008, the very first call the campground’s owner received was from a senior citizen.
By Hassan Al-Momani
Western Herald
A Teaching of English as a foreign language certificate (TEFL) is now highly demanded by a lot of academic centers and institutes in the USA and overseas.
By Erin Kaplan
Western Herald
Forty-six million men, women and children suffer from arthritis.
Statistics like this one were shared at the 2010 Kalamazoo Arthritis Walk for the national Arthritis Foundation last Saturday.
By Elliot Novess
Western Herald
The new stock car racing exhibit, “White Lightnin` and Rollin` Thunder,” at the Gilmore Car Museum located north of Kalamazoo, does what the new NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, cannot — it allows visitors to look into the racing history of Southwest Michigan.
By Elliot Novess
Western Herald
Willis Dunbar set new standards for writing, publishing and community involvement, years before “publish or perish” became the standard for university professors.
By Elliot Novess
Western Herald
As journalism adapts to the age of the Internet, recent events in Kalamazoo could skew public perception regarding the positive changes news reporting has made.
By Kallie Leonard
Western Herald
Western Michigan University’s former dean of students, Marie L. Stevens, known for the personal attention she devoted to students, died March 7 in Kalamazoo. She was 84.
By Garret Schuelke
Western Herald
After years of searching and planning, Western Michigan University’s Detroit-area office, WMU-Metro Detroit, officially opened its doors with an on-site celebration last Tuesday.
By Ashley Wioskowski
Western Herald
While the temperature outside was less than ideal for the beginning of summer, inside The Strutt a heat wave struck during what was a concert to remember for the rest of the summer.
By Christopher Campbell
Western Herald
Students at the Bernhard Center’s Bronco Mall put down their 89-cent burritos and five-dollar foot-longs to watch a group of 30 guerrilla dancers bust moves to the Black Eyed Peas’ “One Tribe.”
By Katrina Murphy
Editor in Chief
William Drayton once said that “change starts when someone sees the next step.”
As the new editor in chief of the Western Herald, I am looking forward to making changes in the way we view, cover and share news on Western Michigan University’s campus.
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