Christina Cantero News Reporter The Western Student Association (WSA) elections are coming up soon, and Dillon Buckland is one of the first to announce that he is running for president. Courtesy photo...
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Christina Cantero News Reporter After ten years of competing in Recycle Mania, WMU is no longer participating in the nationwide recycling competition. Residence Halls will compete to see who can reduc...
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Christina Cantero News Reporter Student leaders, first generation college students, friends, and high school bowling enthusiasts: Jasmine Neldon and Nick Spaleny have watched each other climb the ladd...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor Ben Miller, a member of Western Michigan University’s Hunt Seat Equestrian Team, has qualified to compete in the 2012 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Cacchion...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor The desktop background of a cockpit is illuminated on Dr. Pavel Ikonomov’s computers crowding his office, making his hub simulate the looks of an air traffic control tower. T...
Read More →By Erin Gignac News Editor Scuba diving isn’t a dangerous sport, if you’re trained properly, said Rob Knolle, a scuba instructor at Western Michigan University. “If you hold your breath and [the...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor Paul Flickinger wedges his fingertips into the soft clay spinning rapidly on the wheel as the grooves in the pottery begin to resemble the settled lines on his face. Flickinge...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor He walks down the alley and steps in the cage. Hands wrapped, pep talked, mouth guarded and probably breaking a sweat, Hector Garcia sizes up his competition. “It’s weird ...
Read More →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 ...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor Most people have been locked in their residence hall bathroom one or two times by their prankster roommates. However, being trapped for an entire weekend presents some unique ...
Read More →The binder sits two inches high on Paul Solomon’s desk. Each page a profile and each page a picture, which gives an old-fashioned meaning to the word “Facebook.” He requires every student, all 4...
Read More →Western Michigan University’s campus is a catalyst for creating diversity. However, some inequalities exist on campus, said a graduating senior. “Sometimes, I feel like there’s a lot of differen...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor Martin is the sweetener of sound. He tweaks concert recordings with echo so they sound like what you hear on the radio. “It’s a standard,” he said. “What we’re used t...
Read More →Sommer stood on what she can only describe as the “Lion King rock” overlooking a sea of mountains in Spain “I went out and looked over and I was just like, ‘I’m in heaven right now,’” sh...
Read More →Cat allergies, looming deadlines and slap bets were only a few creative muses that Alec Robbins, a film major at WMU, used to co-direct the film “The Day Job.” The production moved one of their sc...
Read More →Tea party members view President Obama as a socialist. Older African American populations can hardly mention his name without shedding a tear of pride. Young college students are the most likely to se...
Read More →Erin Gignac Staff Reporter Lynn sits cross-legged on a honey-colored, short, wooden chair. Her voice creates an echo that resounds in the used-to-be gymnasium converted into Western Michigan Universit...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor Let it sink in: the freshly-sharpened blades making ripping sounds on ice; the crispness and smell of the air in the rink; and the chill of anticipation, the rink and love of...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor As Barbara “Barbie” Buehler turns each subsequent page to recite the next paragraph of prose, the 99-year-old blind woman she reads to begins to remember every line. Bueh...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor Thirty minutes of live, student-written plays all ending with a volcano meteor crashing to earth can only be described as “The Space-Cano!” part of Western Michigan Unive...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor Brian filters through his backpack in hot pursuit of a pen. He finds a blindfold, a whistle and an old tool for a futon he sold a year ago. “My life is usually mixed up,...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor Every semester, students flock to the Bernhard Center to pick up new textbooks, “game day” shirts and even sushi. In November, the Bernhard Center is getting a new, 10-fo...
Read More →Erin Gignac News Editor Don’s thick, Philadelphia accent conveys a story of urban upbringing and a sense of respect for every human life. “I believe government can be an equalizer to give peop...
Read More →R.V. Mendoza, a junior at Western Michigan University, is a triple threat. He sings. He dances. He plays ukulele. “I’m learning from the greats,” said the electronic business design major. Mendo...
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