Thursday, March 11th, 2010When it comes to making decisi (ons about funding using studen)Megan Higdon
Western Herald
When it comes to making decisions about funding using students’ money, the Western Student Association does not take the responsibility lightly.
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‘Green fee’ on WSA ballot next week
Sunday, March 7th, 2010 Western Michigan University u (ndergraduates will be able to )Fritz Klug
News Editor
Next week,vote on a referendum to support a new fee to fund sustainability projects on campus.
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Next week,vote on a referendum to support a new fee to fund sustainability projects on campus.
WMU’s Culhane coaches one last time
Thursday, February 25th, 2010It has been a roller coaster o (f emotions this week for the W)Kristen Vermetten
Western Herald
It has been a roller coaster of emotions this week for the Western Michigan University hockey team. Six graduating seniors are saying “sayonara” to the Brown and Gold and the coaching staff is joining them.
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It has been a roller coaster of emotions this week for the Western Michigan University hockey team. Six graduating seniors are saying “sayonara” to the Brown and Gold and the coaching staff is joining them.
The Michigan Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education at WMU Monday
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Western Michigan University pl (ayed host to what could be con)sidered one of the their most important fundraising events of the year: an audience with the State’s appropriations committee.
The Michigan Senate’s Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education held a hearing yesterday in Brown Hall to get an overview of what state universities have to offer and how [...]
WMU alumnus had love of humor, Japanese culture
Sunday, February 21st, 2010At only 23 ( years old)Megan McDonald
Western Herald
, Rodger Swan had accomplished many things and touched many people in Michigan and across the globe. The Western Michigan University alumnus passed away suddenly from acute pancreatitis on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in Hanimaki, Japan.
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, Rodger Swan had accomplished many things and touched many people in Michigan and across the globe. The Western Michigan University alumnus passed away suddenly from acute pancreatitis on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in Hanimaki, Japan.
Everything must go: WMU considers relocating Archives
Thursday, February 18th, 2010The proposal to relocate the W (estern Michigan University Arc)Elliot Novess
Western Herald
hives and Regional History Collections to the former K-Mart on Stadium Drive could tarnish the image WMU has achieved of being a research campus, according to university faculty in the history department.
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hives and Regional History Collections to the former K-Mart on Stadium Drive could tarnish the image WMU has achieved of being a research campus, according to university faculty in the history department.
Plans for downtown arena move forward
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Kalamazoo County and local inv (estors are one step closer to )Fritz Klug
News Editor
building an $81.2 million, 9,000-seat arena in downtown Kalamazoo.
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building an $81.2 million, 9,000-seat arena in downtown Kalamazoo.
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Holocaust survivor shares experiences with WMU
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Let me tell you how my life wa (s affected by governments and )Jason Koole
Western Herald
“world leaders,” Holocaust survivor Irving Roth said. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Roth came to Western Michigan University to speak about his experience before a full house in the Chemistry Building.
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“world leaders,” Holocaust survivor Irving Roth said. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Roth came to Western Michigan University to speak about his experience before a full house in the Chemistry Building.
Holocaust survivor to tell his story, inspire students
Monday, February 8th, 2010Jason Koole (Western Herald)Holocaust survivor Irving Roth will be visiting Western Michigan University to give a talk about his experiences, on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in room 1720 of the Chemistry Building.
The event is sponsored by The Lee Honors College, the Academically Talented Youth Program, Portage Community High School, Henderson Castle, the Memorial [...]
WMU beats Harvard, goes to Washington
Sunday, February 7th, 2010Venturing into issues such as (retirement security and corpor)By Daing S. Nasir
Western Herald
ate pensions, a group of Western Michigan University students beat Harvard University in the national iOMe Challenge competition.
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ate pensions, a group of Western Michigan University students beat Harvard University in the national iOMe Challenge competition.
From parking lot to public housing
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Two parking lots between South (Kohrman Hall and Knollwood Ave)Fritz Klug
News Editor
Two parking lots between South Kohrman Hall and Knollwood Avenue will soon be the first residential buildings to be erected on Western Michigan University’s campus since the 1960s.
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Two parking lots between South Kohrman Hall and Knollwood Avenue will soon be the first residential buildings to be erected on Western Michigan University’s campus since the 1960s.
Intellectual speaker series brings lecture on internment camps
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Elliot Novess (Western Herald)Rudolf Mrázek’s lecture “Penal Colonies and Nazi Camp Culture” Monday evening at Western Michigan University’s Fetzer Center revealed how oppression turned into opportunity for many intellectuals subjected to life in internment camps.
A crowd loyal to history attended Mrázek’s talk about his studies of Boven Digoel in the Dutch East Indies and the [...]
Stop the press: Gazette printing press closure impacts local publications
Monday, February 1st, 2010When Cheryl Bradford came back (to Portage Central High School)Fritz Klug
News Editor
after winter break, there was a voicemail waiting for her that put the future of her student’s newspaper in jeopardy. It was from the Kalamazoo Gazette. They were going to stop publishing the Central Stampede on Jan. 20 – the same day Bradford had scheduled the Stampede to be printed a month before. “I had seen the trend [in the industry] but [the announcement] surprised me,” Bradford, who is the paper’s advisor, said.
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after winter break, there was a voicemail waiting for her that put the future of her student’s newspaper in jeopardy. It was from the Kalamazoo Gazette. They were going to stop publishing the Central Stampede on Jan. 20 – the same day Bradford had scheduled the Stampede to be printed a month before. “I had seen the trend [in the industry] but [the announcement] surprised me,” Bradford, who is the paper’s advisor, said.
WMU launches Eco-thon to reduce use of electricity
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Western Michigan University s (pent some )Fritz Klug
News Editor
Last November, Western Michigan University spent some $89,600 on electricity for its residence halls. Facilities Management hopes that, with incentives, they will not only reduce the amount of electricity students use, but also change their habits.
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Last November, Western Michigan University spent some $89,600 on electricity for its residence halls. Facilities Management hopes that, with incentives, they will not only reduce the amount of electricity students use, but also change their habits.
Dean search continues after candidate withdraws
Monday, January 25th, 2010Fritz Klug (News Editor )The search for a dean continues for the Haworth College of Business as one of the two candidates withdrew days before his scheduled presentation.
Nicholas van der Walt, Ph.D., was scheduled to present today, Jan. 25, but notified the university that he would not be coming on Friday said Capt. Dave Powell, [...]
WSA allocates January funding for RSO activities
Sunday, January 24th, 2010The Western Student A (ssociation)
By Megan Higdon
Western Herald
’s Allocations Committee gave over $60,000 of student money to Registered Student Organizations last week.
Half of the Student Assessment Fee — $21 that every student pays for the Fall and Spring semesters, and $10.50 for Summer I and II semesters — is allocated towards the WSA-AC.
By Megan Higdon
Western Herald
’s Allocations Committee gave over $60,000 of student money to Registered Student Organizations last week.
Half of the Student Assessment Fee — $21 that every student pays for the Fall and Spring semesters, and $10.50 for Summer I and II semesters — is allocated towards the WSA-AC.
Local attorneys inform students of their rights
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Josh Holderbaum (Western Herald)Students looking to stay out of trouble should know their legal rights, two local attorneys said.
Shaun Willis and Jeshua Lauka, attorneys from Willis & Willis PLC, discussed student’s rights when confronted by police at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Bernhard Center.
The Pre-Law Society sponsored the discussion, “Knowing Your Rights: A Guideline for [...]
MLK honored in annual march
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Hundreds of people marched dow (ntown Kalamazoo to Dr)By Megan McDonald
Western Herald. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park Monday afternoon to remember and honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The march started at 3:30 p.m. at the flagpoles near Kanley Chapel on Western Michigan University’s Campus, twisted through Kalamazoo College and ended in the center of MLK Park downtown Kalamazoo, near the train station.
Western Herald. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park Monday afternoon to remember and honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The march started at 3:30 p.m. at the flagpoles near Kanley Chapel on Western Michigan University’s Campus, twisted through Kalamazoo College and ended in the center of MLK Park downtown Kalamazoo, near the train station.
Young students leave MLK celebration with hopes for a bright future
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Megan Higdon (Western Herald)As Jalen Hooper moved through the crowd to check out the foreign languages offered at Western Michigan University, the options of a future career ran through his mind.
“I want to be an NFL player,” the seventh-grader from Maple Street Middle School said.
“But I would like to go into business, because I can’t [...]
WMU and CMU team up for blood donations
Friday, January 15th, 2010Kate Panick (Western Herald)Western Michigan and Central Michigan Universities are partnering up again for a campus-wide Red Cross blood drive, at the College of Health and Human Services starting Jan. 19 to Jan. 28.
This is the 12th year in a row the two universities have worked together to get students motivated to donate blood and [...]
Kalamazoo to honor legacy of MLK
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Carly Kuppe (Western Herald)On Dec. 18, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. came to Western Michigan University to speak to students, faculty and community members four months after his “I Have a Dream Speech.”
This week, Kalamazoo will play host to a number of community-wide events to honor King with the theme, “The Strength to Love.”
“We have [...]
Construction set for Sangren Hall this year
Monday, January 11th, 2010David Alexander (Western Herald)Renovation of Sangren Hall is slated to begin this year—with a few adjustments.
The project, which has been on Western Michigan University’s docket for nearly 20 years, underwent a few changes since university officials first decided to draw up plans for a renovation of the aging hall.
The university will now demolish the existing [...]
WMU re-certified as a Tree Campus
Monday, January 11th, 2010Erin Kaplan (Western Herald)The Arbor Day Foundation recently re-certified Western Michigan University as a Tree Campus USA. WMU and the University of Michigan are the only schools in Michigan to be named certified tree campuses, and are among fewer than 30 other schools across the country to be awarded the title.
Timothy Holysz, director of WMU [...]
WMU President John Dunn recovering from heart attack, back on the job
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Fritz Klug (Western Herald)Western Michigan University President John Dunn came back to work Monday, Jan. 4 after suffering a heart attack on Christmas day while he and his wife Linda were visiting family in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dunn announced the episode in an e-mail to faculty and staff sent Tuesday afternoon. He said that while [...]
WMU one of two universities competing in national non-profit contest.
Monday, January 4th, 2010Ranchithaa Anatong (Western Herald)Western Michigan University will have students and representatives traveling to Phoenix, Ariz. as one of two finalists for the 2008-09 American Humanics Program Excellence Awards. The award, which honors institutions that prepare future generations of nonprofit sector leaders, will be held Sunday, Jan. 3, through Wednesday, Jan. 6.
A national alliance of nearly [...]
KDPS arrest man breaking into Hunter’s Ridge apartment, track on foot
Thursday, December 24th, 2009Kalamazoo Public Safety office (rs arrested a man Wednesday ni)ght for home invasion.
KDPS officers were patrolling the area of Hunter’s Ridge Apartments, 4130 West Michigan Ave., when they spotted a man lurking near the back of an apartment. When authorities approached the suspect, he fled on food.
Two canine officers tracked the suspect’s scent for an hour [...]
State Senate passes House Bill 5207, on Govenor’s desk later this week.
Monday, December 21st, 2009Fritz Klug (Western Herald)In a late night session, the Michigan Senate passed House Bill 5207, Friday, Dec. 18. The bill allows Western Michigan University to develop a 54 acre parcel of land known as the Colony Farm Orchard between US-131 and Drake Road for the purpose of expanding its Business Technology and Research Park.
Also included [...]
From books to bagels: study locations abound on, near campus
Sunday, December 13th, 2009 it happens twice ( each year)By Kallie Leonard
Western Herald
Finals week:, and is dreaded by just about every student on campus. For many, finding the motivation to study can be near impossible. So when it comes to getting some serious studying done, it is often necessary to get out of the house. But where to go? Here are a few great study locations on or near campus to consider.
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Finals week:, and is dreaded by just about every student on campus. For many, finding the motivation to study can be near impossible. So when it comes to getting some serious studying done, it is often necessary to get out of the house. But where to go? Here are a few great study locations on or near campus to consider.
WMU seniors graduate Saturday at Miller Auditorium
Sunday, December 13th, 2009Erin Kaplan (Western Herald)On Saturday, Dec. 19, more than 1,000 Western Michigan University students will become alum. Throughout the day, three different commencement ceremonies will take place in Miller auditorium.
WMU President, John Dunn, will preside over the ceremonies.
The first ceremony will be at 9 a.m. for students graduating from the colleges of Education and Human [...]
