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Staff for Spring 2012:
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Columnists: Colleen Flanagan, Alyssa Schafer

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NEWS

Location, Location, Location; Where to Live in Kalamazoo

Apr 13 - Finals are coming soon, then summer, and before you know it, back to school again. When coming back to school, the important question of where to live comes about. Should you live in the dorms? Live in an apartment? Live by yourself? Many people know where they want to live. Some are content with how they lived this year and plan to room with the same people, while others will... Read more

International Flavor returns for 23rd Festival

Mar 30 - “Eat your way around the world” with this year’s 23rd Aannual Iinternational Ffestival at the Bernhard center was a great time to for students to come get a small taste of what cultures from all over the world have to offer. The event generally attracts about 2,000 people a year, and highlights 15 different cultures. The ballroom at the Bernhard center was literally... Read more

The Power of Chocolate

Mar 29 - The facts came in a long time ago to confirm what we all suspected: chocolate makes people feel better. It has great positive effects on people’s mood. But now, as if to throw all conventional wisdom out the window, the facts are pointing to a new chocolatey power: making you slimmer. “In our study, people who ate chocolate more often actually ate more calories,... Read more

Take the Plunge

Mar 16 - Jumping into a pool of icy-cold water on an early Saturday morning sounds like the best way to wake up, right? On March 17, WMU will be holding its fifth Polar Plunge at Lawson Ice Arena, beginning at 11am, to raise money for Special... Read more

BLOG

Learn Something New Every Day: Ten Things to Keep at a Parent's House

First of all, I wanted to say Hi! Hello! I’ve missed you! Sorry about my absence. Life got in the way of my writing… Within the last few weeks I’ve had to travel back and forth between Kalamazoo and home, but it did spark an idea for some advice. I realized a few things were just... Read more...

Living Japanese: An American, a German, and a Chinese Girl Walk into Kyoto

Okay, we actually didn’t walk; we took a night bus. This past March, two of my friends and I went on a four day trip to Kyoto, Japan. Kyoto is known as the Old Capital, where many historical buildings from the days of the Samurai reside. The adventure was fantastic, tiring, expensive, and... Read more...

Learn Something New Every Day: Some Advice

LADIES. Let’s get classy here. The past few weeks there has been a girl in one of my classes that thinks it is the best time possible to update her friend on all of her boy problems. I feel like I know everything about her and some guy named Nick. There is a time and place for... Read more...