Archive for the ‘World’ Articles
MASA celebrates Malaysia’s 52nd Independence Day and Hari Raya
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Nathan Norton (Western Herald)Last Saturday, nearly a hundred Malay, Chinese, and Indian students gathered at Western Michigan University in the Wesley Foundation dining room to celebrate both the 52nd anniversary of Malaysia’s independence and the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festival.
Although Malaysian Independence Day was August 31, the Malaysian Student Association (MASA) wanted to make sure all the [...]
University opens lines of communication about Swine Flu
Monday, September 7th, 2009Sebastian Fryer (Western Herald)As a new academic year begins, the threat of a pandemic hangs over Western Michigan University.
On Aug. 31, 2009, WMU administrators sent out an e-mail to students and families regarding the prevention of an outbreak of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as “swine flu.” The e-mail included information on flu symptoms, avoiding the [...]
Campus Community Reacts to Obama’s Speech in Cairo
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Western Herald (President Barack Obama gave a )Daing S. Nasir
speech at Cairo University in Egypt on June 4, where he addressed American-Muslim relations. The speech, making good on a long awaited campaign promise, was highly anticipated across the Arab world.
President Obama acknowledged the fact that the United States had failed in its ideals by fighting the [...]
Earth Hour gains steam around world
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Nora Strehl (Western Herald)The Earth is asking for our help, and for the first time in history, the people of the world will get a chance to answer it.
On March 28, at 8:30 p.m. local time, different countries around the world will be asked to participate in Earth Hour. By switching off lights, each person [...]
Journey through terror
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Journey thro (ugh terror)By Koty NeelisTwo former terrorists, Walid Shoebat and Kamel Saleem, spoke to approximately 900 people of all ages and faiths at Miller Auditorium Tuesday night.
WMU alumnus to represent the U.S. in Jewish Olympics
Monday, March 9th, 2009Brianna Clabin (Western Herald)Western Michigan Alumnus, Chad Mahakian, will be representing the U.S. in the 2009 Maccabiah Games (Jewish Olympics).
Mahakian graduated in August from WMU, where he majored in exercise science.
“Running played a part in my decision to major in exercise, but I think the majority of my decision came from being active when I [...]
Dunn celebrates study abroad progress in Spain
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009Melissa Nichols (Western Herald)President John Dunn traveled to Spain recently to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Western Michigan University’s study abroad program in Burgos.
Dunn’s wife, Linda Dunn, Mercedes Tasende, Chair of the Department of Spanish, and Brett Berquist, executive director of International Programs, accompanied Dunn on his visit from Nov. 23 to Nov. 27.
The study [...]
Foreign policy lecture series begins with discussion of Arctic issues
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009Russell Buero (Western Herald)The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan played host to speaker Mead Treadwell, chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission on Tuesday.
The presentation, titled “Who Owns the Northwest Passage? Arctic Issues,” focused heavily on the need for international monitoring of crisis issues in the Arctic region.
The presentation started off with basic Arctic [...]
Class sends students to Egypt
Monday, January 12th, 2009Multidisciplinary program give (s entire university chance to )travel
By Ali Pavlicek
Western Herald
Western Michigan University has offered study abroad opportunities in Egypt for many years. However, this spring, students had the opportunity for a new offering, where geology and Egyptian culture merged into one course and one trip worth three credits.
The course titled Civilization and [...]
Japan Festival kicks off International Education Week
Sunday, November 16th, 2008Western Herald (In conjunction with Internatio)By Daing S. Nasir
nal Education Week, the Japan Club at Western Michigan University will be hosting Japan Festival at the Wesley Foundation on campus Nov. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Japan Festival will be highlighting the best of Japanese Culture with an assortment of booths set up for the event. There [...]
In Bloom: WMU professor travels world studying endangered plant
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Health and Wellness Expo showe (d that even though the economy)In Bloom
By Josh Holderbaummay be in crisis, a students’ health shouldn’t be. The annual event took place on Wednesday in the Student Recreation Center’s indoor tennis court area.
By Josh Holderbaummay be in crisis, a students’ health shouldn’t be. The annual event took place on Wednesday in the Student Recreation Center’s indoor tennis court area.
Studying abroad is more affordable than most think
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Nichole Allen (Western Herald)For the students who enrolled in one of Western Michigan University’s 60 study abroad programs in one of 35 countries last year, discovered that studying abroad can be affordable.
In 2007, WMU study abroad students received more than $400,000 from WMU funds and scholarships, in addition to outside fellowships.
“I certainly would like to [...]
Advocate of human rights questions Isreali/Palestine Conflict
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Western Herald (In conjunction with the 25th a)By Daing S. Nasir
nnual celebration of Peace Week at Western Michigan University, the Peace Center invited renowned anthropologist and professor, Jeff Halper, author of “An Israeli in Palestine,” to give a speech.
Halper has been living in Israel since 1973 and is associated with The Israeli Committee Against House Demolition [...]
Iranian Rapper speaks of Peace at film screening
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Katherine Peach (Western Herald)Out of the 70 million people that populate Iran, 70 percent are under the age of 30. Despite facing economic difficulties, conflict with the U.S. and strict government rule, the youth have created a vast underground music scene.
Rap, or hip hop, is quickly becoming main stream within the conservative and traditional culture [...]
Cooking show stint derails Thai prime minister
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 A Thai court removed the prim (e minister Tuesday for taking )BANGKOK, Thailand —pay to host a TV cooking show, setting off wild celebrations by protesters occupying his office compound. But rejoicing could be short-lived — the ruling party vowed to put him back in power.
The Constitutional Court’s ruling took Samak Sundaravej at least temporarily [...]
Costa Rican police join KDPS for hostage training
Monday, September 8th, 2008Josh Holderbaum (Western Herald)
Successfully making it through a simulated hostage situation can be difficult for police officers. When a local unit is required to work with an entirely Spanish-speaking unit, it requires more forethought on both sides.
Last week, Costa Rican officers trained alongside Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers in hostage rescue programs at Ft. [...]
17 feared dead in crash of aid plane in Congo
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Eddy Isango (Associated Press)KINSHASA, Congo — A humanitarian aid flight carrying 17 people crashed while trying to land during a storm in remote eastern Congo and all aboard were feared dead Tuesday, officials said.
U.N. helicopters found the crash site — about nine miles from the plane’s destination near the Rwanda border — but rugged terrain [...]
China quake kills 27, destroys 180,000 homes
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008From the Associ (ated Press).
BEIJING — Chinese rescue teams carrying tents, quilts and sacks of rice rushed Sunday to reach survivors of an earthquake that killed at least 27 people, turned tens of thousands of homes into rubble and cracked reservoirs.
The 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sichuan province on Saturday along the same fault line as the May [...]
