Tyler Pease Staff Reporter Coming off a tight victory over rival Central Michigan on their home court, the Western Michigan University men’s basketball team played their first game against the East side of the MAC conference, and fell to Ohio University on the road in a tightly contested match, 56-51. Ohio who currently sits tied [...]
Matt Buck Staff Reporter For many, being shot at is not only a valid fear but a concern. Police officers and soldiers put themselves in the line of fire to keep others safe. One Western Michigan University student not only volunteers, but jumps into action. Haney and his team of WMU paintballers have been competing [...]
By Craig Manning When people think of the most instrumental cities in the history of rock and roll, Kalamazoo is probably not high on most lists, including those compiled by Western Michigan University students. What most WMU students do not realize, however, is that Kalamazoo has played a major role in the music industry throughout [...]
Baxter Gill Staff Reporter Subcompact cars are in an interesting development stage. They’re appeal has traditionally been in their low cost, and their fuel economy. But with fuel costs rising, mature customers are looking at fuel economy with heightened interest. The Japanese have traditionally offered sub compacts for the mature; inoffensive styling with bland driving [...]
Baxter Gill Staff Reporter Nobody knows what an Alfa Romeo is, nobody remembers Cord, and nobody bought a Prowler. But everybody knows Honda. A Honda Salesperson once told me, “Everybody knows somebody who’s had a Honda with over 250,000 miles on it.” And for a good reason- people like Hondas. In the days of yore, [...]
By Katie Krausman Staff Reporter The competition’s getting harder, the focus is increasing, and the goals are becoming closer for one team here at Western. The WMU Synchronized Skating teams are nearing the end of their competitive season, having already competed in three competitions and skating at multiple home hockey games thus far. It may [...]
By Bryan Paas Staff Reporter With the Detroit Tigers’ 2012 promotional caravan stopping at WMU, President, CEO and General Manager Dave Dombrowski came back to where it all began. Dombrowski, along with All-Star catcher Alex Avila, third baseman Brandon Inge, starting pitcher Rick Porcello, outfielder Delmon Young, and a handful of other young Tigers were [...]
By Patrick Littleton Staff Reporter The No. 8 Western Michigan University hockey team was swept in a series for the first time since March 5, 2010 this weekend against No. 20 Miami University at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, Ohio. On Friday, the Broncos fell 3-1 after Miami junior forward, Reilly Smith’s hat trick. Junior [...]
By Tyler Pease Staff Reporter After a tough overtime loss in Ypsilanti earlier in the week to Eastern Michigan, the Western Michigan University Broncos returned home to face their rivals, the Central Michigan Chippewas, who came in having lost their last two games. In what Coach Steve Hawkins called, “another typical Central [vs.] Western game,” [...]
By Kelly Mason Staff Reporter Kalamazoo has transformed into a winter wonderland. Over the past week, lake-effect snow has blanketed the southwest region of Michigan, leading to the annual road plows and salt trucks moving across campus and the city. Western Michigan University uses snow melt systems at the entrances to most of the buildings [...]
By Kassie Charnley Staff Reporter The Humanities Center in Knauss Hall welcomed Brian Kalt, associate professor of law at Michigan State University, for an ethics lecture on the Ninth Amendment on Friday, Jan. 20. As stated in the Constitution, the Ninth Amendment declares that “the enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be [...]
By Liz VandenHeede Staff Reporter An important factor in the success of many local businesses made a very late arrival this year. Snow and all of Michigan’s unpredictable winter weather impacts all kinds of people and businesses, especially ski resorts and winter sports parks. “We didn’t open until January 4 this year—the latest opening I [...]
Katie TerBerg Staff Reporter Few students can claim that they are financially stable, and with the influx of the Michigan “college tax,” their resources might become even more scarce, according to Bridge Magazine. Currently, Western Michigan University holds the eighth highest college tax rate of any public university in Michigan. In recent years, Michigan’s higher [...]
Dear Editor, In 2010 WMU’s student body voted to put in place what would soon be a monumental achievement, the $8 student sustainability fee. The extreme foresight in understanding the importance and need for providing the funding of campus sustainability improvement should be commended. Now the issue lies solely in the hands of the students. [...]
By Nora Strehl Editor-In-Chief As we progress into the new year, and get back into the school groove, we need to start thinking about how important it is to make sure that our voices are heard this primary season! The 2012 primary is right around the corner and the deadline to register to vote is [...]
By Paul VanHevel Copy Editor As the semester progresses and students endure the remaining winter months it’s likely the weather will not warrant university closure. “University officials begin monitoring weather conditions early in the event when a significant snowfall is predicted. Our grounds crews are out (often in the middle of the night) gauging the [...]
By Taylor Larson Staff Reporter The meeting room of the Bernhard Center was bustling for the start of the Gwen Frostic Reading Series. Sparkling cups of Chardonnay, a stack of double chocolate brownies and a bowl of fruit sat neatly on a table or in the hands of the many people who have shown up [...]
By Erin Gignac News Editor Clean water is scarce. Bathing conditions are tough. Most people still live in tents. Americans might associate these living conditions with homelessness in the United States. However, this is the daily condition of people living in Haiti. In Port Au Prince, thousands are still living in unacceptable conditions, President John [...]
The Western Herald sat down with Branden Lewis, candidate for the 27th season of The Real World. Q: Tell us about your opportunity for The Real World TV show? A: Well, pretty much around last September, when the 26th season started, was when I saw auditions for the 27th season. I quickly submitted an email [...]
By Gabi Crowley Staff Reporter As far back as Western Michigan University’s Public Safety Department Police Captain Carol Dedow can remember, the university has always received complaints concerning the lack of student parking on campus. Campus is considered “pedestrian-friendly,” according to WMU Admissions’ web page. Most parking lots are exterior to main campus, causing students [...]
By Baxter Gill Staff Reporter Tensions in the Middle East have been building for as long as many Western Michigan University students can remember. Between OPEC oil price manipulations, Israeli rhetoric and counter rhetoric, Iraqi wars and most recently, the Arab Spring, the Middle East is in the news so often that Americans might not [...]
By Catie Dymond Staff Reporter After all the Christmas cookies and New Year’s celebrations, it is time to hit the gym and start the new year off right. Western Michigan University offers many opportunities for its students, faculty and staff to stay in shape and prepare to meet New Year’s resolutions. “Typically, we have about [...]
By Ted Yoakum Staff Reporter College students are used to looking for that next jolt of energy to help power them through the following hour of dull lectures, whether it comes via a venti cup of Starbucks coffee, a can of Rockstar energy drink or from a vial of Five Hour Energy. Owners of electric [...]
Writer’s block is a foreign word in T. Geronimo Johnson’s vocabulary. Rough drafts should flow fast, furious and free. “That’s when you discover a lot,” he said. Johnson’s poems and short stories earned him a spot as the visiting writer and professor in the Department of English at Western Michigan University for spring 2012. He [...]
Bryan E. Paas The Broncos rolled past Duquesne to for their biggest win of the year. The Broncos prevailed in what would prove to be a hard fought battle against the Dukes. For the first time all season WMU managed push back. The Dukes came out with some physical play in the first half that [...]
Alex Harvey Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University men’s tennis team headed to Ann Arbor Saturday to tackle the University of Michigan. The Broncos were unable to keep up with their Big Ten foe, and fell to the Wolverines, 7-0. The Brown and Gold got off to a rocky start, losing two of the three [...]
Kenny Wenzel Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University women’s basketball team (5-12, 2-2) dropped its second conference game in a row Saturday at Eastern Michigan (11-6, 3-1) losing 84-59. The Broncos were outscored by 24 in the second half to fall to 2-2 in conference play this season. The first half saw the teams stay [...]
Tyler Pease Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University men’s basketball team soundly defeated Toledo Saturday afternoon in the Power of Gold game, 74-52. With the win, their second in a row, the Broncos improved their record to 8-9 overall and 2-1 in the conference, while keeping an unblemished home record so far this season. Toledo [...]
Patrick Littleton Staff Reporter The No. 10 Western Michigan University hockey team swept its home and home series against the third ranked University of Notre Dame to claim sole possession of second place in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings. “We wanted it bad,” freshman goaltender Frank Slubowski said. “After last weekend where we lost [...]
Tayler Cattera Staff Reporter The 2012 presidential election is now in full swing and candidates’ promises and proposals of how to fix the many problems facing America have been heard across the country. But there are some people that are more than skeptical that any of these promises will be met after the election because [...]
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