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Friday, April 13, 2012
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 change it up...
Friday, March 30, 2012
“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 packed! With...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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,” Beatrice...
Friday, March 16, 2012
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 Olympics...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
With the Michigan primaries just behind us, Western Michigan University gears up for a presidential election much closer to home. That election is for the president and vice-president of the Western Student Association. These will be the people the WMU community elects to represent their needs and concerns to university administration, as well as in Lansing and to other universities. The...
Sunday, February 26, 2012
If you’ve turned on the television in the past two weeks, you know the names already. Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. And odds are you’ve also heard the facts and fictions of the campaign’s advertisements. If you’re particularly intrepid, you might have even tried to separate fact from fiction through sites like Plitifact or the more local Michigan...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
No matter what type of relationship you’re in--whether it’s a friendship, a significant other, or a family member--some relationships just aren’t healthy. Sometimes, we don’t even realize how bad of a mess we have gotten ourselves into until something drastic happens, making us question whether or not this is normal. Or maybe it takes someone pointing it out to see...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The spot left open by the removal of the Vice President of WSA was filled last week. Majority vote gave the position to the current Speaker Jasmine Neldon.
“I chose the candidate who I felt was the best fit for the position. Keeping in mind that there are only eight weeks left under my administration, I picked Jasmine Neldon because we work well together and she is already very...
Saturday, February 11, 2012
It’s that time of year again; Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Whether it’s your first Valentine’s Day being in a relationship or a day to remind you--once again--how single you are, it’s coming, people. Get ready! While some may be consumed by the bitterness of a day without a ninety-nine cent card and a piece of chocolate shaped like a heart, others are...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Wednesday, 1 February, Vice-President of Campus Outreach Bob Miller and Senior Vice President Randy Doran from KDC Real Estate and Investments announced to the public the status of the East Campus project. In a familiar story from Sangren Hall’s reconstruction last year, it all comes down to Lansing.
It isn’t known if Michigan will provide some of the essential funding...
