Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Fritz Klug (News Editor)      Western Michigan University doesn’t just offer opportunities for running at the Student Recreation Center, but also in two nature preserves in Kalamazoo. The Asylum Lake and Kleinstuck Preserves offer trails for passive recreation (walking and running) in nature just minutes from campus. The trails are used in the winter as well for snowshoeing and [...]

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Fritz Klug (News Editor)    The University Recreation Center is more than a place to try and live up to the ridiculous bodies associated with Hollywood stars and pro athletes. Chris Voss, associate director of facilities and programming, said that the SRC offers anything someone wants, which includes squash, badminton, rock climbing, basketball, soccer, personal training, yoga, water [...]

Thursday, November 12th, 2009Evan Riddell (Western Herald)While most students are satisfied with Jimmy Johns or Taco Bell, more courageous students may want to venture off-campus for a new experience in Kalamazoo cuisine. With money in short supply all around, one cannot in good conscious drop $50 on a nice dinner for two. Behold, hidden throughout Kalamazoo are havens for cash-strapped [...]

Thursday, November 12th, 2009Kallie Leonard (Western Herald)With sustainability becoming a growing trend, many students may be happy to learn that each time they eat in the Western Michigan University Dining Halls, they have an opportunity to eat sustainably due to the Locally Sourced Initiative. This year WMU Dining Services has committed to serving foods that are grown or produced from [...]

Thursday, November 12th, 2009Jonathan Chong (Western Herald)This week, my group of friends and I ventured off from the typical Western and Asian cuisines to experience a new Contemporary Middle Eastern restaurant called Zooroona, which is located on West Main Street in the Tiffany’s mini-mall. Zooroona, which means, “come visit us” in Arabic, is a new venture by brothers Rafat, [...]

Thursday, November 12th, 2009Joshua Kalil (Western Herald)College students are going to go out to eat, either because their mom isn’t there to make dinner or the dorm food doesn’t cut it. The catch is that when they do go out, the food almost has to be cheap. Kalamazoo and Portage are full of places to find cheap food, and it’s [...]

Monday, October 19th, 2009The Western Student Associatio (n is hosting a special edition)of Western Wednesday at 12 p.m. on Oct. 21 for Homecoming Week. Many prizes from Qdoba Mexican Grill and Homecoming promotional items such as t-shirts, water bottles, temporary tattoos, will be waiting for students. Students will also have the chance to take a picture with Buster Bronco during [...]

Monday, October 19th, 2009Laura Citino (Western Herald)Warm up your vocal chords and your school spirit for Yell Like Hell, taking place as part of this year’s Homecoming on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Miller Auditorium. Sure to be the loudest of the Homecoming events, Yell Like Hell invites registered student organizations, academic departments, and student groups of all shapes and [...]

Sunday, October 18th, 2009Josh Holderbaum (Western Herald)It may not be the Stanley Cup, but local teams will still be giving their all for the Spirit Cup. All this week, teams of Registered Student Organizations, academic departments, and groups of students will compete for the Brown and Gold Spirit Award as part of Homecoming. “Homecoming is an opportunity to put your [...]

Sunday, October 18th, 2009Kaelyn Christian (Western Herald)At Western Michigan University, Homecoming is not just a football game on Saturday; it’s also a whole week of events that capture the Bronco spirit. This Homecoming week gets off to a rockin’ start with a kick-off event sponsored and catered by Qdoba on Oct. 19 at 5:30 p.m. by the Goldsworth Valley [...]

Sunday, October 18th, 2009Sebastian Fryer (Western Herald)Every student hears of Western Michigan University Homecoming and many participate in the events, but few know the process that goes into planning it each year. According to Jackie Luedtke, a student co-coordinator for WMU Homecoming, the co-coordinators make most of the decisions concerning what events are held during Homecoming Week. However, the co-coordinators [...]

Sunday, October 18th, 2009Josh Holderbaum (Western Herald)The average student’s Friday doesn’t include eating doughnuts, rocketing down hills in cars built from scratch, and shaving balloons; that’s because the average Friday isn’t part of Homecoming week. The Homecoming Western Games will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Goldsworth Valley Pond, with the Soapbox Derby following at 2 p.m. [...]