Ted Yoakum News Reporter Despite her recent promotion as registrar of one of Michigan’s top universities, Carrie Cumming said she isn’t shaking things up in her new role as the head of WMU’s record keeping office. WMU Registrar Carrie Cumming Then again, this isn’t muc...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter UPDATE:The forum has been rescheduled for Friday, April 5. Students and others interested in the future of U.S. immigration laws are encouraged to attend a forum held on Friday inside the Bernhard Center, hosted by the WMU branch of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Claims that WMU will begin demolition on three of its original buildings on East Campus as early as May have no basis in fact, according to the university. Western Herald File Earlier in this month, members of the East Campus advocacy group, Friends of Historic East Camp...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Lansing lawmakers, community leaders and college representatives will be on hand Saturday afternoon at a forum focused on college affordability, held at the Antwerp Township Community Center in Mattawan. Western Herald File State Rep. Aric Nesbitt, Rep. Margaret O’Brie...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter It was a memorable first meeting for the two newly sworn-in members of the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees, as around 30 members of the WMU part-time instructor union swarmed the inside and outside of the Room 157 of the Bernhard Center Wednesday afternoon, pro...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter As Friday’s sequestration deadline looms, with no deal in sight, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder criticized deadlocked federal lawmakers today, in a video uploaded to the executive’s YouTube account today. Snyder spoke to CSPAN about the upcoming budget cuts and ot...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Similar to last week, the weather outside today will come as a slight reprieve from the billowing snowy conditions seen over the weekend, as forecasters expect the region to see no snowfall throughout the day on Monday. The temperature today is expected to reach a high of 40...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Michigan Senate OKs bill expanding prohibition against sex involving school employees, students – MLive.com Michigan senators approved a measure on Thursday that would completely prohibit sexual relationships between school employees and high school students, by a vote...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Western Michigan University may be one of the priciest public universities to attend in the state, according to the White House’s new college scorecard program, released last week on whitehouse.gov. Western Herald File According to the data, the average Bronco spends a...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Broncos who have been bummed out about the snowy and chilly weather last weekend have a little bit more to look forward today, on this year’s celebration of George Washington’s Birthday. Miller plaza during the evening. Cody Kimball/Director of Technology The tem...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Alamo Drafthouse Cinema wants to be a ‘neighborhood theater’ in Kalamazoo, CEO says – MLive.com The new occupants of the former Rave theater are hoping to make the location a “neighborhood theater,” according to a story by Emily Monacelli with M...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter After years of relative stagnation by the federal government, President Barack Obama has spent the last several weeks rallying national lawmakers into action around the issue of climate change. President Barack Obama. Official White House Portrait. Obama devoted a significan...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter In the emotional climax of in a speech filled with platitudes, President Barack Obama called on members of Congress to help put an end to gun related violence in America, during his 2013 State of the Union address to a joint session of the nation’s top lawmakers. Presi...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter In his first speech to Congress since his re-election, President Barack Obama will speak to the combined members of the House of Representatives, the Senate, other senior federal officials and to millions watching and listening from all over the nation for the 2013 State of ...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Michigan court: Medical-pot dispensaries not allowed – Detroit Free Press Michigan medical marijuana users will have to find alternative ways to acquire the substance, as the Michigan Supreme ruled on Friday that the state’s marijuana dispensaries are illegal und...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Congressman Fred Upton said that he is not overly optimistic at the prospects the Keystone XL pipeline expansion finally coming to fruition, during a live chat with MLive readers Friday morning, moderated by Fritz Klug with MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette. Western Herald File The Re...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter US Representative Fred Upton will spare a few moments of his time this Friday, as he fields questions from a virtual audience in a live chat session with MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette. Western Herald File The discussion will begin at 10:30 a.m., and will last for about an hour, ac...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Last night, millions of Americans were glued to their televisions, celebrating what is perhaps our nation’s most beloved past time: watching TV advertisements for cars, beer, potato chips, upcoming movies, smartphones, internet domain registration, and many other produ...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Kalamazoo Student Dies, 120 Others Get Precautionary Treatment – CBS Local.com A Kalamazoo College sophomore died on Sunday from complications due to an infection of bacterial meningitis, the Associated Press reports, in a story posted this morning on the Detroit secti...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter The recent controversy of the use of LED backlit billboards in Kalamazoo is only one of several such battles occurring nationwide, according to a new article by Larry Copeland with USA Today. Western Herald File According to the story, Kalamazoo is one of several communities...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Despite single-digit temperatures and constant snow flurries, over 100 students still packed themselves inside the Faunce Student Services building, as signups began for student housing next semester at 10 a.m. this morning. As of 9:30 a.m., around a dozen students were hudd...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter The leadership of WMU’s faculty union is considering extending the terms of their current contract for an additional ten years, in light of Lansing’s passage of the statewide right-to-work laws last month, officials with the union said. Western Herald File A docu...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has placed four of its officers on paid leave as a result of the fatal shooting of Kalamazoo resident Jacob Grassley at a local Best Western hotel Thursday night. Western Herald File KDPS Chief Jeff Hadley made the announcement durin...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter In contrast to the jubilance that surrounded the first time he swore the oath of office, the tenor surrounding President Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony was reserved and somber, a tone which was reflected in his remarks to the thousands outside the steps of...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter The Weekend Roundup is our new, weekly feature on WesternHerald.com. Every Monday, we’ll find the biggest news that occurred over the weekend here in the Kalamazoo region, and bring them to you. It’s perfect for catching up on the local news after a busy weekend....
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For those who have been wondering if the Western Herald Weekly Buzz has joined the likes of 3D television and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo as relics best left in the annuals of 2012, fear not, for Erin and Ted will be back on the air soon. And they’re not coming alone. Those of you who are subscri...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Like so many of his fellow Broncos, past and present, Rodger Parzyck was enamored with East Campus the moment he laid eyes upon it. Members of Students for East Campus and other members ofthe community gathered inside East Hall to discuss the futureof East Campus. Ted Yoakum...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter With the second largest film awards officially on the books, movie aficionados are turning their collective attention toward the 85th annual Academy Awards, which take place next month, Feb. 24. Last week, the Academy officially announced its list of nominees, which were th...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter The leader of the University of Michigan marching band will soon be exchanging blue for brown, as he will soon take the reign of every student band at WMU. Scott Boerma, the current marching band director for the University of Michigan, will begin his duties as Director of B...
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Ted Yoakum News Reporter Though the university has only just unveiled their plans to renovate East Hall, administrators are eager to hear feedback from both students and members of the community on what they would like to see from the planned alumni center that will occupy the historic building. Wes...
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