Cody Janczewski Staff Reporter Come prepared as the Weston’s, the most dysfunctional family you’ll ever meet, take over Shaw Theatre in the premiere performance of the Tony award-winning dramatic comedy, “August: Osage County,” Thursday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. Written by Tracy Letts, “August: Osage County” was first staged during the summer of 2007 at [...]
Taylor Larson Staff Reporter For places to eat, downtown Kalamazoo and the surrounding areas cannot be beat. With Italian, Asian, tea shops and many more tasty options, conveniently located in a relatively small space, dining is almost unlimited. Some choices, however, are more popular than others. As class schedules become tighter, and sleep schedules shorter, [...]
Erin Lenczycki Staff Reporter When one thinks of good wine, California’s sun-kissed, rolling vineyards often come to mind or even France’s romantic rows of plump grapes ready for fermentation. Many Michiganders, however, are opening their minds and taste buds to the state’s blossoming wine industry. Michigan Wine Country, a magazine which started as a tabloid, [...]
Kyle Stevens Staff Reporter Bell’s Eccentric Café will be bringing the acoustic-bluegrass stylings of Railroad Earth to Kalamazoo on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. John Skehn, the band’s mandolin and Irish bouzouki player, describes the band’s sound as “essentially a rock band made up of bluegrass instruments.” “We have all these acoustic instruments like [...]
Alexandra Batson Staff Reporter Umphrey’s McGee is playing this Friday, Nov. 4. at the State Theater. The six piece band always surprises audiences with shows and new albums but fans are never let down. The band consists of Brendan Bayliss on guitar and vocals, Jake Cinninger also on guitar and vocals, Joel Cummins on keyboard, [...]
Baxter Gill Staff Reporter The gourmet food truck experience has finally rolled into Kalamazoo. Chef Noel A. Corwin is bringing culinary expertise from the world over and serving his art from the side of his humble food truck. World flavors brought together with local Kalamazoo ingredients form the backbone of the Gorilla Gourmet experience. Chef [...]
Katey Stapleton Staff Reporter A rediscovered venue, brand new executive board and fresh attitude has set the tone for what is sure to be one of Merchandising Opportunities and Design Association’s (M.O.D.A.) most successful fashion shows in its 14-year history this fall. Western Michigan University’s student-run M.O.D.A. will be illuminating the Bernhard Center Nov. 18 [...]
Taylor Larson Staff Reporter Piecing together an old perfume ad here, a faded patch of fabric there and a ribbon stretched across the top, Beverly Fitzpatrick is making art. While some may see it as a mishmash of ideas, a frantic, disassociated combination of odds and ends, baubles and trinkets, Fitzpatrick is transforming these seemingly [...]
Cody Janczewski Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University Theatre Department will be simultaneously joining more than 40 other theatres across the world in raising awareness about marriage equality in a series of plays titled “Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays” Monday, Nov. 7 in the D. Terry Williams theatre at 8 p.m. With [...]
Catie Dymond Staff Reporter The Laurence Soccer Complex in Indianapolis hosted the WMU Men’s Club Soccer over last weekend on Oct. 29 and 30. The regional tournament consisted of 12 college teams from four Midwest divisions that battled it out for a chance to compete at Nationals in Phoenix, Ariz. This is the soccer team’s [...]
Ociel Torres Staff Reporter Voted as the “Best Republican Chapter in the Country” in 2006 by the College Republican National Committee, they are a force to be reckoned with not just politically, but socially and professionally as well. Like most RSO’s at Western Michigan University, it has its constitution along with a president, finance director [...]
Joe Stando Staff Reporter With elections approaching, some Western Michigan University students are looking for ways to become politically active. This is exactly what one student organization, the College Democrats, is looking to do. “We’re really excited and pleased with all the new interest,” Collin Mays, the organization’s co-chair, said. “We’re honestly surprised at the [...]
Nathan Palcowski and Dan Proczko Staff Reporters The Kalamazoo City Commission elections on Nov. 8 have 14 candidates vying for seven positions. All the candidates are elected at-large, which means they are running as the representative for the city as a whole, not for a specific district. The candidate who recieves the most votes from [...]
Patrick Littleton Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University hockey team has moved up to fourth in the USCHO.com poll (one first-place vote) after sweeping its weekend series with Northern Michigan University. It is the highest ranking WMU (5-0-3, 3-0-1-1, 2nd CCHA) has received in the history of the poll. The Broncos also moved up to [...]
Sam Stachurski Staff Reporter With Halloween coming up, more and more people are seeking scary thrills. Two places in the Kalamazoo area to get these thrills are the Phobia House on North Douglas Road and the Psycho Ward & Nightmares Haunted House on Ravine Road. The Psycho Ward & Nightmares Haunted House are two outdoor [...]
Alexis Luker Staff Reporter Western Michigan University’s department of Residence Life is redefining its Halloween identity this season now that Haunted Hall has been laid to rest. After an unfortunate decrease in enrollment back in 2005, Res Life saw the opportunity to create a non-profit event open to WMU’s campus and community alike. The event [...]
Cody Janczewski Staff Reporter It is time to dig out those stilettos, feather boas and fishnets to prepare for the premiere performance of a wild cult classic, The Rocky Horror Show at Miller Auditorium, Friday, October 28. This show tells the story of a recently married couple, Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, who run into [...]
Ambrosia Neldon Staff Reporter Halloween is quickly approaching, but many students have yet to find or purchase a Halloween costume for the weekend’s festivities. It is not too late to buy costumes and students can do so for a good price. The places to buy costumes range from high-end costume shops to thrift stores. Denise [...]
Kyle Stevens Staff Reporter If you are no stranger to the halls of the Dalton Center, you have no doubt heard of the annual event “Tubaween.” Tubaween, to those not as familiar with it as most “Daltonites” are, is a yearly musical hosted by the Tuba/Euphonium Studio within the Western Michigan University School of Music. [...]
Erin Lenczycki Staff Reporter Upon entering the Timid Rabbit, one instantly becomes intrigued. The musky smell of history hits the nose and slightly fades as the eyes travel around the store, flickering between masks and props with childlike enthusiasm as they attempt to see every item crammed inside like a jack-in-the-box, ready to explode. The [...]
By Kyle Stevens Staff Reporter Every year around this time, the streets of Kalamazoo get a little noisier when the Barking Tuna Festival comes to town. Western Michigan University’s non-profit radio station WIDR brings this annual alternative music festival to Kalamazoo every year. WIDR prides itself in its diverse musical taste, and makes it a [...]
Baxter Gill Staff Reporter The underground music scene just got a little more local. On Friday Oct. 7, Small Houses’ tour stopped in Kalamazoo to release their sophomore album “North.” The album was released at The Strutt around 10 p.m., after a live show by their touring partner, Paleo. Small Houses’ sophomore album evolves heir [...]
Alexandra Batson Staff Reporter This weekend, student-run WIDR FM (89.1) is holding it’s 27th annual Barking Tuna Festival at The Strutt. “Everyone at the station is pumped, not just because we’ve got such rockin’, consummate showmen and women coming to party with us, but because so many of you have gone out of your way [...]
Catie Dymond Staff Reporter Becoming a magician is a dream job for many, but for Patrick McLeod, this dream is a reality. Pete will be returning to his hometown, Kalamazoo, for the first time since he was in elementary school to perform at the State Theatre’s upcoming Spooktacular event. “It really means a lot to [...]
Taylor Larson Staff Reporter Told through the eyes of a delicately painted doll, Kiera Faber’s stop motion animation Living Organics digs deep, bringing us to a place of darkness and intrigue, a place where the mind is fooled by the allure of dark glamour and our perceptions twisted as we are challenged to question what [...]
Matt Buck Staff Reporter The start to the 2012 regular season is still months away for the Western Michigan University softball team. However, that has not stopped members of the team from receiving a very impressive accolade. Six Broncos were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar Athlete team, marking the second consecutive [...]
Chris Willis Staff Reporter One is a fluke, two is a trend, three is a streak. The Western Michigan University football team will go on the road this Saturday with a chance to come away with a three-game winning streak for the first time since the final game of the 2010 season. The Broncos’ (4-2, [...]
Nathan Palcowski Staff Reporter A volunteer is a person who does a service without pay. For Western Michigan University Athletes, the struggle of being both an athlete and a student is stressful enough: classes, practice, and the expectations of a university when performing their specific sport. Yet, these Broncos are willing to give up the [...]
Dan Proczko Staff Reporter Today marks the end of Coming Out Week, during which student organization Outspoken was at the heart of the week’s events. “Coming Out Week is a national event to raise awareness and give credit to the hardships of coming out. It’s truly about the struggle many students have to go through,” [...]
Erin Lenczycki Staff Reporter Tables slide together as friends laugh and order another round of drinks. A few glace between the new addition’s faces and question if sharing the lobster fondue with the rest of the table is a sacrifice they are willing to take. There is undeniable electricity in the air, which reverberates through [...]
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