Sunday, March 7th, 2010I want to applaud WMU for cons (idering the purchase of the fo)rmer Kmart Stadium Drive location as the potential new home of the university archives; I cannot think of a more symbolically appropriate building to house the institution’s archives than one previously owned by a dying corporation that is at best, the subject of pity [...]

Sunday, February 21st, 2010Dear President ( John Dunn), We do not understand the logic behind the proposed purchase of the old K‑Mart on Stadium Drive to house our archives. Western is willing to buy and renovate an old retail store, but is not willing to renovate the current housing for the archives, East Hall. It is so frustrating, as students [...]

Sunday, February 21st, 2010With the prospect of economic (expansion ripe around the Kala)mazoo community and West Michigan, a medical school could be a very strong next step for university administrators. With WMU closely on the heels of “The Big 3,” (the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University) a medical school would rapidly close the [...]

Sunday, February 14th, 2010m appalled that the state legi (slature continues to cut fundi)I’ng for higher education year after year.  We all know the state’s economy has seen better days, but repeated cuts have put higher education funding in jeopardy. In the past decade, the cost of a college education has increased almost exponentially. While the state used to provide [...]

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010For the last sev (eral years), leaders from Western Michigan University and Downtown Kalamazoo Inc. have worked together to foster a sense of solidarity between WMU and the surrounding area. I think there are still some serious hurdles that need to be overcome, including infrastructure, commercial entities catering specifically to students, and uniting WMU students with [...]

Sunday, February 7th, 2010 as well as current graduate s (tudent of Western Michigan Uni)As an alumni,versity, I believe it is an absolute shame that the beautiful buildings of Historic East Campus continue to sit dormant and waste away while new buildings are constantly being constructed on West Campus. I would like to see the university consider renovating the buildings [...]

Sunday, February 7th, 2010 How about re-using the buildi (ngs you already have)Here’s a novel idea, WMU:? It seems to me that the goal to, “…tear down all the old on-campus apartments and have the new buildings replace them” is about as unsustainable and wasteful a practice as any that exists today. Today’s landfill waste is composed of over 30 percent [...]

Sunday, January 31st, 2010I have been reading the Wester (n Herald since I started atten)ding WMU in 2005.  As I near the completion of my second degree from WMU, I still read the Herald as often as I am on campus.  Upon completing Thursday’s issue, I closed the paper and set it down, looking at the back of the [...]

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010In a September (2009 mlive).com article found here: http://www.mlive.com/special-sections/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/09/know_your_rights_ways_to_prote.html. The Kalamazoo Gazette Staff writes: “But WMU usually handles alcohol matters without getting police involved unless the incident gets out of control,” said Steve Palmer, director of residence life. Campus staff typically contacts police to residence halls for two reasons — drug use and violent or dangerous behavior [...]

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Voting for un-principled Repub (licans to replace un-principle)d Democrats, and vice-versa, does NOT constitute change. It is a vote for a party of a different label to have their turn at the continuous raping of our nation. Both political parties have aided in the destruction of this country. As a nation, we need to stop voting for [...]