I wasn’t perfect in high school.
Beginning this fall, Western Herald is giving a voice to members of WMU Democrats and the WMU GOP to present their side of the argument. To read WMU Chairman Evan Oudekerk's opposing column, click here.
What a time this has been. I don’t think I’ve ever started a piece of writing as blunt as that last sentence, but I can’t find other words to say to sum up the last four years of my life here at Western Michigan University. And although, I’ve fantasized about writing my goodbye column for th…
Hi, it’s me, your old pal Robert. You’ve probably been wondering why you haven’t seen me in the Western Herald lately. Trust me, it’s for a good reason.
I’m finding it hard to summarize my past three years with the Student Media Group into one column. I know one thing for sure; I would not be where I am today if it had not been for this organization and the people within it. It would never occur to me that this organization would become a mo…
My college career has been fast and furious. I have been impatient, and unsatisfied with the status quo. I have known what I wanted, and I have fought tooth and nail to pursue my goals and dreams.
I have never been a fan of goodbyes in any form, even those necessary. Like many of my coworkers over the last few years, I too have drafted, scrapped and rewritten these words. In JRN 1000, we were taught to catch the reader early on in the piece. So here it is: I’m leaving the RSO I’ve bee…
On the morning of April 5, construction workers and police officers in Kalamazoo gathered to clear out a homeless camp near downtown, known to be on railroad property. This was on the grounds of receiving complaints from the community about the unfortunate situation of garbage piling up on t…
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