By Craig Manning Staff Reporter A famine in East Africa has left hundreds of thousands of African citizens fleeing their homes to refugee camps around the continent. Kenya and Somalia have suffered some of the most severe blows, and Kenya’s main relief center, the Dadaab Refugee camp, has now reached six times the 90,000 person [...]
By Sam Stachurski Staff Reporter Thanksgiving break is right around the corner. For many students, this means taking a break from school, heading home and enjoying a turkey dinner with their family. Classes are over on Wednesday at noon, and many students are leaving even before then. With so many students gone, most of campus [...]
By Katey Stapleton Staff Reporter The biannual Merchandising Opportunity & Design Association (MODA) fashion show, Luminesce, stepped outside of the norm this year, boasting bright purple and blue lights, intimate seating, and a large screen showcasing videos of the designers. The show held in the Bernhard Center on Friday and Saturday night was a massive [...]
By Lexie Causley Staff Reporter When the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2010 data for Michigan and its cities, people weren’t shocked by the number of those living below the poverty level. For the years 2005-2009, Michigan had 14.5 percent of its residents living below the poverty line. Kalamazoo County, as released by the U.S. [...]
By Kassie Charnley Staff Reporter The construction for installing solar panels near the Miller Auditorium parking structure is under way. This is a construction project that has been added to the several projects that are going on around campus, and it continues to add concern for those interested in the environmental state of Western Michigan [...]
By Eileen Meslar & Paul VanHevel Herman Cain, republican presidential candidate, visited Kalamazoo on Thursday at the Pine West Banquet facility. Cain discussed the plans and responsibilities that he would enact if elected, including the importance of his 9-9-9 plan. In this plan, Cain will cut the majority of the current federal tax plan and [...]
By Nathan Palcowski Staff Reporter A turn out of 98,244 people came out to vote in today’s Kalamazoo City Commission race. Bobby Hopewell will remain as the mayor and Hannah McKinney will remain vice-mayor. All incumbents were re-elected to the city commission. Here are the results: Mayor Bobby Hopewell-6,606 votes Vice-Mayor Hannah J. McKinney-5,053 votes [...]
By Ambrosia Neldon Staff Reporter Students pay enormous amounts of money for higher education, but the education they receive may not be equivalent to the price they pay to learn. A nationwide study shows that this may be the case. Richard Arum, a social science professor at New York University and the winner of countless [...]
By Tayler Cattera Staff Reporter In the United States, one person is injured in an alcohol related car crash every minute, according to statistics gathered by the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) organization. College students are no exception to these statistics. One in every five college students admits to driving drunk and 40 percent of [...]
By Alyssa J. Trager Staff Reporter On Friday morning, nine trees were cut down by the Miller parking ramp. This is the first step in installing five transit connectors, powered by renewable energy solar panels, that are going to be used for charging electric vehicles. The area will act as a renewable energy supply and [...]
By Kelly Mason Staff Reporter After almost nine years of hostilities in the Middle East, President Obama officially announced on Friday, Oct. 21, that the United States will complete its withdrawal from Iraq, concluding the war. He stated that the remainder of the troops currently stationed there would be home by the year’s end. “Over [...]
Chris Willis Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University football team will get some home cooking this week as they return home to Waldo Stadium for the first time since the October 8 victory against the Bowling Green University Falcons. That was the last win for the Broncos (4-4, 2-2 MAC) and the Mid-American Conference Title [...]
By Kassie Charnley Staff Reporter Western Michigan University’s very own music ensemble, Birds on a Wire, will be performing at the Dalton Center Recital Hall at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The concert is free and open to the public. David Colson, is the conductor of Birds on a Wire. He put the group [...]
By Alyssa J. Trager Staff Reporter In November Kalamazoo voters will decide on a proposal to change Kalamazoo’s city charter to make possession of an ounce or less of marijuana by anyone 21 years or older to become the “lowest priority for law enforcement.” A presentation on October 24 at 7:30 p.m. on the third [...]
By Tayler Cattera Staff Reporter U.S. Army Capt. Drew E. Russell, a soldier from Scotts and 2008 Western Michigan University graduate, was killed last Saturday after enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was 25. A professional student and dependable friend, Drew will be missed by many. “He [...]
By Paul VanHevel Staff Reporter In an effort to introduce energy efficient technology on campus, a series of solar panels will be erected near the Miller Auditorium parking structure. Western Michigan University and 32 other institutions are pooling their efforts in order to reach a billion dollar mark set by the Association for the Advancement [...]
By Katey Stapleton Staff Reporter Keg stands, $5 cups, and raging house parties may be few and far between when a new law cracking down on underage drinking takes effect Nov. 1. Customers at liquor stores will be asked to provide handwritten information from their state-issued I.D. when purchasing kegs of beer. In the space [...]
By Kassie Charnley Staff Reporter Within the next month, Western Michigan University students will see a new change outside the Bernhard Center. The sign at the bottom of the hill by the driveway leading up to the Bernhard Center, which now says Bronco Mall, will be torn down within the next couple of weeks and [...]
By Joe Stando Staff Reporter Oct. 7 began as a normal Friday night for Western Michigan University student Savannah Hill. She and her roommates were relaxing in their apartment at Copper Beech Townhomes just outside of Kalamazoo. “We heard some fighting from outside, but we didn’t really think about it,” said Hill. “There was a [...]
By Cody Kimball Web Manager It is a sunny October afternoon, and a bearded man clutches a cardboard sign above his head that reads; “#OccupyKzoo The govt is not the leader but our representative.” Jason Boyce holds the sign high as others begin to join him around the steps of the stage in Bronson Park [...]
By Erin Lenczycki Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University School of Medicine, which received national attention in March for a $100 million donation, is quickly becoming a reality in Kalamazoo. The school, which has been in the works since late 2007, has already selected Hal Jenson as dean and the S/L/A/M Collaborative as the architectural [...]
By Baxter Gill Staff Reporter Representatives of the Engineering expo began arriving at 8:45 a.m. Thursday morning, marking the unofficial start of the expo. The engineering expo is the day for engineering and applied sciences (but also chemistry and supply chain management, to name a few others) students to meet and network with businesses looking [...]
By Dan Proczko Staff Reporter Today marks the beginning of homecoming, a week of pride-building events meant to bring solidarity to the student population. It culminates on the gridiron with the excitement of the Western Michigan Broncos football team taking on Bowling Green and the announcement of the Spirit Cup winners. This year’s homecoming theme: [...]
By Ambrosia Neldon Staff Reporter Voting begins today for this year’s homecoming king and queen, which will be announced at the game on Saturday. Court members include Lindsay Stone, Christine Davenport, Kyla Marshall, Katie Ballman, Jim Stano, Anthony Haduch, Sean Nicholl, and Clifford Pulley. Lindsay Stone is a fifth year senior studying public relations and [...]
By Matt Buck Sports Reporter Last season, the Western Michigan University hockey team took substantial strides forward in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, coming within one game of being the CCHA Champion. The season was arguably highlighted by a huge upset win over University of Michigan in the CCHA Semifinals, defeating the team that was [...]
By Chris Willis Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University football team will travel to the east coast this Saturday to take on last year’s Fiesta Bowl and Big East Champion, the University of Connecticut Huskies. The Broncos (2-2, 1-0 MAC) will face the Huskies (2-2, 0-0 BE) for only the second meeting in the school’s [...]
By Joe Stando Staff Reporter Western Michigan University’s improvisational comedy troupe, the Worklight Improv Team, will be holding auditions this Sunday for the 2011-2012 season. “Auditions for the team are a super laidback process,” said WIT Chairperson Emily Scott. “An auditioner first comes in we’ll have them fill out a short form with their contact [...]
By Cody Janczewski Staff Reporter Opening last Thursday in York Arena Theatre, “References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” left the crowd with an odd feeling and question of what love in a relationship truly means when put to the test. “References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” is a four act production telling the [...]
By Jake Adams Staff Reporter Danny Bartholomew and Chelsea Burrows set up the stage for a rare event in the Biggby Café on Stadium Drive, just west of campus. The stools, speakers, stands were aligned so that when Mr. Bartholomew opened the acoustic set that night, he would be facing all the customers, family, and [...]
By Taline Topouzian Staff Reporter On Saturday, Oct. 1, at the State Theatre on 404 South Burdick Street in Kalamazoo, there will be a laser show. “Our theatre is a good venue for the best lasers to project off the ceilings and back walls. It is a really cool setting,” said Tom Kiebbach who works [...]
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