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WMU student gives advice to freshmen

Welcome students

Fall welcome 2011 begins August 29

R.V. Mendoza, a junior at Western Michigan University, is a triple threat. He sings. He dances. He plays ukulele. “I’m learning from the greats,” said the electronic business design major. Mendoza won Western’s Mendoza Got Talent 2010 with his rendition of “Paparazzi” by Lady Gaga. This summer, he took a hiatus from singing to make songs of his own. “I’m learning how to mold my songwriting first,” he said. Originality seems to be an underlying quality in Mendoza’s life as he gives advice to incoming freshman. “Don’t get lost in trying to impress people, because it’s even more dangerous when it works,” he said.

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5 reasons to go Greek

1. It is a chance to make lifelong friends, through thick or thin they are always there for you! - Megan Westphal, Sophomore 2. The ability to network with a vast group of alumni brothers/sisters even after graduating. - Craig Sigma Kappa Cook 3. Have a family away from home and can be associated with those who want to better themselves as well as others. -Paula Chavez , Senior 4. The opportunity to network not only with WMU but the Kalamazoo community as well through events and community service. LaKara Person, Senior 5. Be challenged and have fun along the way and to gain more leadership experience.- Melissa McKinstry, Senior

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It’s welcome week for all new first-year students all over Western Michigan University’s campus, and that means lots of acQuick Hits tivities. W e l c o m e Who: First year students week for WMU What: Fall Welcome 2011 is held from Au- Next Step: First year gust 30 to Sept. 2 students spend a week on with early move- campus getting used to in date for spe- their surroundings. cial programs on August 29. “The week is set up to help transition these first year students college life on WMU’s campus by giving them early access to the WMU Bookstore, moving in early, exploring downtown, pairing with an upper classman mentor, and making life-long friendships,” Adrienne Fraaza, Fall Welcome coordinator said. “The week is filled with developmental presentations, exciting activities, and prizes, free stuff, and more prizes. “It is an opportunity for the students to spend a week on campus getting comfortable with their surroundings before needing to worry about the responsibilities of class work.” Fraaza has been the Fall Welcome coordinator since 2006. Prior to 2005, Fall Welcome was known as Bronco days. “Bronco days was started in 1999 and was a three-day program prior to classes and was

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Classes begin for Western Michigan University students on September 6, at 8 a.m.

One stop center offers assistance to students By Ted Yoakum Staff Reporter

This year’s One Stop Center will be held from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9, inside the Bernhard Center’s South Ballroom. The following offices will have representatives present to assist students: t "DDPVOUT 3FDFJWBCMF t "ENJTTJPOT t $BSFFS BOE 4UVEFOU &NQMPZ-

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Vice Provost for Enrollment Management John Beacon, and has deviated very little from its original form in the years since, Cumming said. “The main concept [behind it] was student convenience,” she added. Although Cumming and the rest of the Registrar’s Office work on coordinating and scheduling the center, the individual offices work

Western View open to students By Krystin Nichols Staff Reporter

independently preparing and staffing their stations. “It kind of runs itself now,” Cumming said. “Each office mans it themselves.” One change to this year’s One Stop is the venue. Previously located in the Bernhard Center’s North Ballroom, the center has now been

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Western View provides upperclassmen and After months of construction and surveying for graduate students with more on-campus livwhat furniture to select, Western Michigan Uni- ing options. versity’s first new student housing area in nearly 50 years is complete and students are moving in. desks. The Western View is intended for upperclass“Residence Life purchased all furniture for the men and consists of one, two, three and four furnished apartments,” Steve Palmer, director of bedroom apartments, both furnished and unfur- Residence Life, said. “The couches and chairs were nished. purchased from University Loft. All bedroom Apartments come with brand new Kenmore ap- furniture and bar stools were purchased from RT pliances including a washer and dryer, dishwasher, London. The end tables and coffee tables were purrefrigerator, microwave and stove. All fixtures in chased from Dubois.” the apartments were provided by Kohler. Students The furniture and all designs were chosen by also all have their own bathroom. students through a series of surveys. Furnished apartments come with a bed that has Outside of each building there are security storage space underneath and turns into a dressSee Western View er. Furnished apartments also have couches and

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Let’s face it, being a broke college student is not a lot of fun. Mom’s home cooked meals are no more. Cafeteria food is less than comparable to what mom used to make at home and sandwiches from the cafeteria, ramen noodles every night or Easy Mac can get very tiring. You even just get those days where you do not want to leave your room. Here are five unique ways you can make a tasty and quick dinner without ever having to leave your room and without breaking your bank. Ziploc Omelets’ (these are especially good as a food for early tailgates) What you’ll need: 2 eggs Ziploc Storage Bag

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Move-in schedule

Fall Welcome From Page 1 limited to 1,000 students,� Fraaza said. “We have grown tremendously as now all first-year students are required to attend, so we welcome approximately 3,000 new students.� WMU holds Fall Welcome each year as a purpose for transition from high school to college. Students can learn where their classes will be held, the WMU fight song, college study habits, meet new people, and explore the city of Kalamazoo. “They’ll learn how to use the bus system, where advising offices are located, and have a blast through the en-

tire process,� Fraaza said. “Our purpose of holding Fall Welcome is to instill in every new student Bronco Pride from the get-go and pump them up for the years to come as students on this amazing campus.� Fall Welcome is filled with fun and free stuff. Some of the giveaways include a new bike, laptop, iPad, iPod, a semester’s tuition and much more. Students are only eligible for these prizes if they attend Fall Welcome events. Also included in Fall Welcome are special programs such as Emerging Leaders and Seita Scholars that are able to meet and provide students with ad-

ditional resources and interactive preparation for college life. “I would not have missed Fall Welcome for the world. My favorite part was meeting new people and just wandering around campus with a guide to explain what everything was,� Eric Braman fall welcome co-intern said. “I felt much more confident on the first day finding my way from the Valleys to my classrooms in thanks to my Ambassador’s help. “Also, I made a solid group of friends that all lived in my hall and a few from across campus that have stuck with me through my entire college career.�

One-Stop From Page 1 moved to the South Ballroom for this year. “It should be very similar to last year,� she said. “We anticipate it to run smoothly.� The One Stop typically sees a high volume of students and parents, particularly to the parking and financial aid station. “The volume of students that we have, shows that there was a need for it, and that students appreciate having that convenience,� she said.

In addition to speaking with staff, students can also enjoy a number of other services at the One Stop Center. For example, the registrar’s office will provide computers for students to print their class schedule and to register for courses. A complete schedule of the One Stop Convenience Center’s hours of operation can be found below: t "VHVTU B N UP p.m. t "VHVTU B N UP p.m. t "VHVTU B N UP

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Students participating in a special program will move in on Monday, Aug. 29. All students participating in Fall Welcome only will move in on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Monday Aug. 29 9 a.m.-noon: Move in during this time if you live in the following halls: Ackley, Hadley, Garneau, Eicher, Harrison, Draper, Henry 2 p.m.-5 p.m.: Shilling, Britton, Harvey, Lefevre, Stinson, Burnhams, Bigelow, Hoekje, Siedschlag, Davis, Zimmerman, French Tuesday, Aug. 30 9 a.m.-noon: Move in during this time if you live in the following halls: Ackley, Hadley, Garneau, Eicher, Harrison, Draper, Henry 2 p.m.-5 p.m.: Shilling, Britton, Harvey, Lefevre, Stinson, Burnhams, Bigelow, Hoekje, Siedschlag, Davis, Zimmerman, French.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday: WMU fans can join their fellow broncos at the Stampede Pep Rally in Grand Rapids, Wednesday, Aug. 31 to prepare for the game between the Broncos and the U of M Wolverines this Saturday. Fans will gather with the Bronco MarchJOH #BOE BU BU UIF 3PTB Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids and march to the B.O.B. for free food and drinks. Tuesday: Feeling Greek? The Greek Life Carnival is an information session to introduce sororities and fraternities to their prospective pledges. The Carnival will take place at the Seelye CenUFS PO 5VFTEBZ GSPN UP 11:30 p.m. Monday: Get stress-free financial aid help with the One Stop Convenience Center. Students have access to a

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Student leader does ‘a little bit of everything’ By Laura Levin Staff Reporter

Erin Kaplan, our recently elected Student Body President, has been working hard to get where she is today ever since her freshman year. In addition to her very busy schedule as president she is alsoinvolved in several additional campus activities. The following article contains a Q&A with Kaplan. Western Herald: What does Bronco Pride mean to you? Erin Kaplan: To me, Bronco

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Pride means being proud to be a Western student. It means not wearing clothes from other universities on our campus, and being proud to wear WMU gear. It means having respect and admiration for our University, and actively contributing toward making it a better place. WH: What is it like being the student body president? What sort of activities do you do on a daily basis? EK: Being student body presi-

dent includes daily meetings and hard work. It means representing the study body on multiple university-wide committees, and always actively voicing student’s concerns. I do a little bit of everything for the organization and facilitate other Cabinet members initiatives within the organization. WH: What other activities are you involved in on campus? EK: In addition to WSA, I am involved with Hillel, Drive Safe Kalamazoo, the First-Year Experience

office, and the Student Ambassador Program. Additionally, I am involved with Greek Life as a proud member of Alpha Omicron Kaplan Pi, Order of Omega (a honors Greek society), and a founding member of the Fraternal Values Society. WH: What are some of the future goals you hope to see in Western’s future? EK: I hope to see WMU and

By Kassie charnley Staff Reporter

Except for emergency services, several Western Michigan University offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 5. According to a press release from WMU news, most campus services are closed or on reduced hours Saturday through Monday. They will resume normal hours Tuesday, September 6 at 8 a.m. The Bernhard Center, The Student Recreation Center and The One Stop Convenience Center are three of the offices closed for the holiday. For more infromation on which particular offices are closed, refer to WMU news.

Flags lowered in honor of Army Corporal Flags throughout Western Michigan University’s campuses and all over Michigan, will be lowered Monday, Aug. 29 in Honor of Army Cpl. Joseph A. VanDreumel, of Standale, Michigan. According to a press release from WMUNews. VanDreumel died on Aug. 14 in Afghanistan, while conducting vehicle recovery operations. The funeral services will be held at noon Aug. 29. See WMUNews for more information

CAMPUS WMU offers reading program for K-12 students. Student’s from Kindergarten to 12 grade receive a helping hand, as after-school literacy tutoring becomes available at the McGinnis Reading Center and Clinic at Western Michigan University. The Program begins , September 29 and runs througout the year. “This program helps students with all kings of literacy needs,” said Susan Piazza, director of the clinic. “We determine what their strenghts are as well as their instructional needs.” Students working in the clinic are all grad students, she added. “They are all earning their masters degree in literacy studies.”

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Kalamazoo River oil spill update

Labor Day weekend closures

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WSA continue to do everything they can to make WMU the best University it can be. I am excited to watch WMU complete all of the current initiatives they are working on, including finishing building the new Sangrin hall and opening up themedical school. WH: How will you go about these goals? EK: I will do all that I can to facilitate growth and change within

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On July 26, 2010, Enbridge Energy Partners LLP reported that a 30-inch pipeline near Marshall, Michigan burst and an estimated 819,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into Talmadge Creek and flowed Quick Hits into the Kala- What: Remembering Kalamamazoo River. zoo oil spill Since this Next Step: The EPA is still event, many cleaning up the spill, with a communinumber of people affected ties and the surrounding uncertain environment More info: www.epa.gov/enhave been af- bridgespill fected by the spill – some areas more than others. The day after the spill, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a legal order under the Clean Water Act, which directed Enbridge to conduct removal actions. A Community Involvement Plan, which is available through the EPA website

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People of Battle Creek and Marshall, work hard to clean up the devistation caused by the oil spill.

Rinker’s Legacy Remembered By Krystin Nichols Staff Reporter The Gilmore Theater Atrium will host a retirement event for Lowell Rinker, Western Michigan University’s vice president of Business and Finance and chief financial officer. The event will be held on Sept. 30 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Rinker has been a part of WMU for 41 years. He was born and raised in Grand Rapids and spent 2 years at Grand Rapids Community College. He came to WMU in September 1970 and was given a job in the Accounting Services Department in the administration building. Rinker graduated with his bachelor’s in accountancy in April of 1972 and began working full-time for WMU in the Grants and Contracts Office as a project fiscal analyst. He then began working on his master’s degree in Public Administration which he completed in April 1976. “That year I was also promoted to manager of general accounting, handling financial reporting and

Accounts Payable,” Rinker said. “I also became president of the Administrative Professional Association that year (an association representing Rinker professional staff at WMU).” In 1980, he was promoted to director of Accounting Services. “I had oversight over accounts receivable, accounts payable, cashiering, plant accounting, investments and risk management, and financial reporting,” Rinker added. “In 1992 I was promoted to associate vice president for Business, which included Auxiliary Enterprises (West Hills, Miller, Boosktore, etc), Purchasing, Postal/Delivery Services, Risk Management, Property Management, contracting, Freedom of Information,” Rinker said. “Then I was promoted to vice president for Business and Finance and CFO when Bob Beam retired from that position. Areas under the VP include those mentioned earlier

and also Human Resources, Public Safety and Facilities Management,” Rinker said. In addition to the vice president responsibilities, Rinker has also served as the treasurer of the WMU Foundation, the WMU Research Foundation, the Paper Technology Foundation and numerous other related boards and committees. “I came to WMU and never left,” Rinker said. “I would have never guessed way back then that I would spend my entire career in one place but I am a Bronco through and through; would never have had any other way.” Taking his place as of July 1, Janice Van Der Kley has assumed the position as vice president for business and finance and chief financial officer at Western Michigan University. “I was deeply honored to be given this opportunity,” Van Der Kley said. “Lowell has done a tremendous job for many years now and he will leave a large footprint. However, I

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Last year Western Michigan University launched an alert system called WMU Alert that alerts students when there is a tornado warning, fire or other various problems on campus. WMU Alert uses a Reverse 911 emergency notification system. “Earlier this year, call handling/ call throttling was modified by the company so that it would automatically sense overloads,” Cam Vossen,

emergency management administrator said. “Unfortunately the system’s builtin default setting wasn’t changed, defeating the modification,” Vossen said. Vossen said it also resulted in each phone exchange building and sending a file. “This extended the time it took for calls to be made. The company has issued a ‘hot fix’ to correct this issue,” Vossen said. According to the Department of Public Safety, so far WMU Alert is

Bookstore bought by WMU By Krystin Nichols Staff Reporter

not experiencing any problems and that it is working well. The DPS will continue to educate current and new users about how the system works. “As with any technology, new products are being developed that offer different features and benefits,” Vossen said. “It would be great if there were an ‘easy button’ that combined a variety of notification systems, like the 800 MHz police radios, the built-in fire alarms that have mes-

The board of trustees recently approved the purchase of Western Michigan University’s off campus bookstore for $1 million of land and surrounding buildings on July 22. “When Bob Warner approached WMU a little over a year ago, he indicated that he wanted to sell his business and property so that he could retire,” Lowell Rinker, vice president of business and finance and chief financial officer. Warner was not interested in selling the property alone,

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University bookstore sits on the corner of Howard st. and West Michigan ave.

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Welcome to the pages of The Western Herald! With move-in upon us, chances are you are already considering WMU to be your new home. As you prepare yourself for the years ahead of you, I encourNora Strehl age you to Editor-in-Chief add reading The Western Herald newspaper and website to your to-do list. What is the Western Herald? In short we are a financially independent, studentrun newspaper, serving as a source for community news. The Western Herald consists of a newspaper, a website and a weekly arts and entertainment magazine called The Weekend Scene. For the in-depth answer, here are three key words: Newspaper The Western Herald is your source for all news relating to campus life, whether you want to know what our Western Student Association President, Erin Kaplan has in store for us, or you need to decide the best place to shop for textbooks. Our opinion page and online comment section are important outlets for students to express ideas and communicate about issues facing the student body. More than 8,000 copies of each edition are published Monday and Thursday during the fall and spring semester, and are distributed to the WMU campus and surrounding area. We also post the paper’s content, plus exclusive stories, photos and videos, at westernherald. com. Independent The Herald is completely separate from WMU. We do not receive funding from the university, nor are we a registered student organization. We are self-sustaining and free from outside review. As a result, we operate like a professional newspaper. Our reporters are expected to be unbiased and accurate in their reporting, and our editorial board crafts opinions that are both original and the voice of the Herald. Student The Herald is produced for students, by students. We have more than 30 employees who sell ads, manage finances, write, edit, design, take photos and shoot video for the website. We rely on a dozen of reporters to cover news, arts, multimedia and sports, as well as writers who cover regular beats and craft opinion pieces. We welcome all skill levels, whether you are an experienced page designer or an English major just looking to improve your writing. We turn students into journalists, ad reps, business experts and leaders, and you are invited to join us. Keep your eye out for our booth at Bronco Bash, and feel free to e-mail me at herald-editor@wmich.edu if you have an interest in joining us. Be sure to check westernherald.com for continued news updates. Don’t forget the Western Herald is your #1 source for campus news, and we will continue to serve the Western Michigan community the way we have since 1916.

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know something is going on. You don’t want to live all year with a problem or tension. The sooner you talk to them about what’s going on, the sooner it can be fixed and you can move on. No matter what the problem may be. If it’s something you can’t solve on your own, ask your Resident Advisor for advice on what to do. $PMMFHF MJWJOH JT WFSZ EJČFSFOU from anything you will experience. You will probably meet people you like, some that you don’t. Just remember, it’s not just new to you, it’s new to everyone there. You are all learning to adjust and what better way to do it than to become friends with new people going through the same things you are. Don’t ever be afraid to ask questions either. That’s what your Resident Advisor is there for. With these few tips you should have a great stress free year and meet some great people. Editorials are the viewpoint of the Western Herald Editorial Board.

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Opposition to Vaccines

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Each morning, Sue Waltman consumes her measure of Vitamin C, D and D3 to boost her immune system. She takes a lot of supplements, but the effort is worth it, she said. She maintains a low-sugar and low-carbohydrate diet, doesn’t drink soda and certainly doesn’t get vaccinated. “Vaccines don’t support the immune system,” she said. “They engage it in battles. Vaccine is a toxin.” Waltman is the founder of Michigan Opposing Mandatory Vaccines

(M.O.M.), P.O. Box 1121, Troy, a nonprofit organization that supports a person’s right to choose whether or not they receive vaccinations. Her organization reflects that of a steady number of parents opposing vaccinations for themselves and their children in the United States. Kalamazoo County has a 2 percent population waiver rate from vaccinations. Michigan law states that a child must be vaccinated in order to attend public school, but allows exemptions if the parent has objections on medical, religious or philosophical grounds.

are afraid of vaccines because of the rumored link to autism, Ensfield said. The doctor who conducted the famous autism study in EngHowever, growing land was paid by a lawyer to comebacks of diseases in find a link between vaccinaKalamazoo County, such as tions and autism. The link Pertussis, commonly known was a deliberate deception, as “whooping cough”, are not just a myth. causing health profession“It was a single als to stress the importance doctor with a single study of vaccinations. Kalamazoo that no one has been able to County reports one death duplicate,” he said. per year from whooping The choice of cough, said Dr. Robert Ens- whether or not to get vacfield, a pediatrician at Chil- cinated requires a risk and dren’s Medicine PC, 1428 W. benefit analysis, he said. Milham Ave., Portage. The risk of the vaccine is “So many people weighed against the benefit want to do things the natural of the vaccine. way and the organic way,” “You have to make Ensfield said. “The natural way of doing things means people die sooner and children die at an early age.” Currently, people

Student shares money saving tips Krystin Nichols Staff Reporter

Buying textbooks and food all the time can be expensive. It can leave a huge hole in your pocket and give you no money for fun. Yes, being poor is part of being a college student but who wants to sit in their apartment/dorm all night doing nothing fun? No one does. Students search all the time online for quick ways to make money in college. Having been in Kalamazoo for four years now, I know of quite a few fast cash options that have worked great for me when I’ve been strapped and wanted beer money or food. Here are my suggestions: Western Herald: Writing may not be your cup of tea, but this is a quick and easy way to make money. You choose how many stories you pick up so you control the money you make. You are required to at least take one story a week, but the editors are flexible if you have something going on and cannot take stories for some reason. You don’t have to be a journalist to write for the newspaper. There are photography positions, advertising, editing, and writing. It’s a great way to get involved on campus, make quick cash easily and find out what’s going on.

It also builds great connections for future internships, recommendation letters and classes. If this is something you woud be interested in, contact the editor-in-chief Nora Strehl by e-mail at herald-editor@wmich.edu. The Western Herald is always looking for more students to become involved. Bartending: Kalamazoo is definitely the place to get a bartending job. You may get home later from work but the money you come home with will be well worth it. It’s a great way to meet new people in Kalamazoo as well. You make a lot of connections with people all throughout the city when you work with Kalamazoo nightlife. It’s also a nice discount for when you may want to go out and have some fun and that’s never a bad thing. Ebay: There are so many ways you can make money on Ebay. One time I got so bored that I went through my entire apartment looking for things to sell. In less than a week I made an extra $200 just by sitting there. Ebay is free to use and only requires a PayPal account and its very simple to use. If you have a lot of stuff to sell you can also start a warehouse on Ebay.

Donating Plasma: Students can make $25 to $75 a week just by giving an hour or two of their time! Downtown Kalamazoo’s Biomat USA Center offers pay for plasma donations. Donating plasma is very safe. Reactions to donations may be fainting or discomfort while being injected. It’s a very easy way to make $70 a week and help people. Your first visit will take about 4 hours after that you won’t have to spend more than an hour there. Plato’s Closet: Plato’s Closet buys back and sells all items. The first time I went there to sell them my clothes I came home with $75. They don’t take everything so don’t get frustrated if they turn your items down. Plato’s Closet buys back men and women’s clothes. They also carry some cute stuff too if you are trying to shop on a budget and can’t afford $70 Hollister jeans. A little bit goes a long way when you are a college student. You can use a few dollars even if you aren’t hurting for money just to go out and spend. These few things are great easy ways to make cash without even doing much.

Business From Page 3 but rather both the property and business, Rinker said. “WMU’s primary interest was in property itself; we are always on alert for properties that become available within the main campus footprint,” Rinker said. “Because Bob Warner was only interested is selling the business with the property, even though we were not seeking to buy the business, the contracting bookstore industry made this a logical thing for us to discuss further.” We began discussions and culminated in a tentative agreement that the Board approved on July 22, Rinker said. WMU has purchased both the property and the University Bookstore business. Many options have been explored including bookstore soft goods and a lounge area that sells coffee. Many of the University Bookstore staff members

will be hired as WMU staff to continue expanded offers and handle broadened operations. “Nationally, the bookstore industry has contracted and it will likely make the most sense long term to merge the operations together in one site,” Rinker said. “We are looking at how to best do that while maintaining the best possible service to our students. We are considering other possible uses for that location, but nothing has been decided at this point.” The University Bookstore will remain operating as it does now at least through the end of October, possibly beyond. Returns or uses of gift certificates can be done at either bookstore location. Online options will be continued for the University Bookstore. “Those along with the book rental business are expanding areas in the bookstore industry,” Rinker said.

Rinker said it is not WMU’s intention that students have fewer options or that they would pay any more for their texts, the goal is to provide as much convenience and value as is possible. “It is very possible that the two stores will be fully merged by spring semester, leaving Textbook Alley as the local source for texts,”

a decision about which is worse,” he said. Convincing parents to get their child vaccinated is easy once you explain the moral consequences, said Jackie Skelton, a public health nurse at the Allegan County Health Department, 3255 122nd Ave., Allegan. “What would happen if your child got the flu and died?” she said. “The chances may not be high but if something happens, there’s going to be some sort of [parental] guilt.” Skelton talks to many reluctant people about the importance of immunization. Some counties

require people who are exempting from vaccinations to meet with a county health official to obtain the waiver. “People take things for granted,” she said. They haven’t seen outbreaks and think they’re protected. In reality, the only reason they haven’t seen outbreaks is because everyone around them is getting vaccinated, she said.

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Bell’s Brewery and Eccentric Cafe Bell’s Brewery and Eccentric Café began in 1985, wanting to create a great beer. They are now a regional craft brewery and employ over 100 people over an 18 state region. Currently Bell’s is brewing over 20 different unfiltered beers, which are not only served in Kalamazoo but growing rapidly around

garden, art, various food items and live music Thursday through Sunday. Bell’s is open 7 days a week from 4:00 P.M. until 2:00 A.M. and has happy hour from 4:00 to 7:00. Papa Pete’s Papa Pete’s is another bar and music venue. They welcome guests on a current three-night-a-week line-up. On other nights of the week there are also national acts, local artists are also featured as well as poetry slams. Papa Pete’s is owned and run by the Greek Stamos family and opened to the public in 1991. The Blue Dolphin is the bar’s sister restaurant and also shares the Greek/American menu as well also including a long wine list, a large liquor selection, beers on tap and many drink specials. Shows held here are usually for everyone 18 and up. Louie’s Louie’s is another bar/restaurant that is popular in Kalamazoo. According to their website, Louie’s has “without a doubt the best fresh burgers in town (Thank you V&V Meats and Mackenzie’s Bakery). Not to mention the coldest beer and stiffest drinks around!” Louie’s also offers off-site catering and has many drink and food options. Old Dog Tavern The Old Dog Tavern is another place to go and listen to live music. Hours are Monday - Thursday 3 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., Friday - Saturday 3 p.m until 1 a.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. The Old Dog Tavern is a friendly at-

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The Strutt located in downtown Kalamazoo mosphere with quality local music and some of the best brew deals in town. Located at 402 East Kalamazoo Avenue, across the street from Bell’s, Old Dog has Ladies Night every Wednesday where everything is 50 percent off for women and Tuesday is open mic night for anyone, 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. State Theatre The State Theatre in downtown Kalamazoo, has many live shows since its renovation in 1964. The renovations to the bar included sign changing, organization of the inside and outside. The State theatre then was closed briefly by W.S. Butterfield Theatre Inc. This was unacceptable to the local people and artists who stood up for the arts and in turn formed the “Save the State” committee. This committee worked to preserve the legacy and the building and in 1985 the building was bought by the Hinman Company. More renovations were made but the company worked to keep part of Kalamazoo’s history alive.

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WMU landscaping supervisor promotes community gardens

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The process has four initial steps. First, the house is demolished. Second, the foundation is removed from the site, which creates a gaping hole in the land, he said. Third, all the trash and rubble is removed from the site. Fourth, the hole is filled with soil and a compost heap made of animal waste, yard waste and plant waste is placed on the land for the first year. After a year, a “cover crop� is placed over the site. A cover crop is a mix of either wildflowers, grass, turnips or buckwheat, Keto said. The cover crop improves the soil by preventing it from erosion. It also prevents noxious weeds from suffocating the soil. The cover crop is tilled and plowed after a year to make way for tomatoes, garlic, onions, watermelon, carrots, kale and many other foods. “For the most part, these sites are miserable,� Keto said. “They’re absolutely incredibly ugly looking.� Contamination of the soil is a new obstacle for Pingree Farms. “You don’t know what happened on that site. Some of these places were crack houses, some of them were meth labs,� he said. “He [the owner] is inheriting some problems.� The success of the community gardens are hard to measure. Pingree Farms keeps no records of input or output. The owner, who runs a successful sheet metal business, is self-funded and gives his produce away for free. “He’s getting good response from the neighbors,� Keto said. “There’s a cooperative thing in the sense that he lets his neighbors go in and just pick stuff.� Houghton, an urban politics professor at WMU, said community gardens are more concerned with building community. The garden is something you own yourself or in conjunction with your neighborhood. “Profit is more at the margins,� Houghton said. “They’re just trying to grow some local food here.� However, he said that commercial farming could play a crucial role in the success of gardening in Detroit. “The concept of gardening is here to stay,� Houghton said. Community gardening, in order to be successful, must not be pursued from an economical aspect, Keto, comanager of Pingree farms, said. Community gardening is not the most efficient or profitable way to use land. “There’s no way you can say this is going to ‘save’ Detroit,� Keto said. “What he’s doing is taking the site that

Landscaping Supervisor Steve Keto stood near piles of rubble and garbage facing the burned out, condemned houses marked with vandalism and vermin. “There were dead carcasses of dogs on the sidewalks,� Keto, the landscaping supervisor at Western Michigan University and co-manager of Pingree Farms, said. “It’s a very gritty, very depressing place to be.� He is speaking of Detroit. Keto’s friend owns a 7-block long and 2-block wide community garden in Detroit, which Keto helps manage with his free time. The owner’s name and address is not disclosed in the story for safety purposes. “It’s not really safe at all,� Keto said, speaking about the neighborhood. Community gardening is gaining popularity and attention in Detroit. In fact, it has spread from almost no gardens in 2000, to over 800 gardens being recorded in 2007, said Dr. David Houghton, professor of urban politics at WMU. Forty square miles of open land exist in Detroit and only 1 square mile of that 40 is occupied by gardens. Community gardens are changing perceptions of Detroit from being an urban nightmare to an open field of green, Keto said. Detroit lost 197,000 residents from 2010 to 2011, said Tonya King, a research assistant at the Citizens Research Council on 124 W. Allegan St, Lansing. Currently, the population stands at 713,777 residents with the compiled 2010 Census data. The numbers present a problem, she said. Detroit no longer reaches the population threshold that Michigan, by law, requires to have to receive certain funding and grants. “Those laws are made specifically to help out Detroit,� King said. “They’ll either have to eliminate population thresholds, which is highly unlikely, or lower the population thresholds.� Meanwhile, residents are brainstorming creative ways to “green� Detroit, co-manager Keto said. Pingree Farms is a community garden that buys out land in a devastated residential neighborhood and, in a two-year process, turns it into farmland. “The area has to go through an incredible change before you get to something where you can actually run a plow through it,� Keto said.

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Community gardening, in order to be successful, must not be pursued from an economical aspect, Keto, co-manager of Pingree farms, said. Community gardening is not the most efficient or profitable way to use land. “There’s no way you can say this is going to ‘save’ Detroit,� Keto said. “What he’s doing is taking the site that people see as a liability or of no value, and putting some effort and some money into it to create a space where people might look at it now and say ‘I could build a house there.’�

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states that EPA and other coordinating agencies will continue oversight of the cleanup in the Marshall and Battle Creek areas. Oversight will not be discontinued until the EPA has determined Enbridge has completed all restoration of the river and the surrounding areas. In a report commissioned by Don de Blasio, EPA Community Involvement Coordinator, he stated that under the direction of EPA, cleanup workers have placed physical barriers at strategic locations in the waterways of Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River in order to contain oil that has resurfaced due to the warm weather. “More than 220 areas of moderate-to-heavy contamination, covering around 200 acres of river bottom, requires cleanup,” de Blasio reported. “A small number of overbank locations have also been identified, and more than 300 solidified oil deposits need cleanup.” De Blasio reports that EPA responders have a number of techniques for extracting the submerged oil from the sediment, furthering the recovery of the waterways. Solidified oil that has shown up on some of the overbank areas has also been included in the cleanup process. “EPA has also directed Enbridge to increase air monitoring in work areas and nearby communities to protect residential areas from potential air pollution released by the cleanup work,” de Blasio stated. “Monitoring and sampling of the air will be focused in areas where odors can be detected.” When asked how many people or residences continue to be affected by last year’s oil spill, de Blasio was unable to provide an exact count. “Virtually every person and residence in Calhoun County and thousands in Kalamazoo County are affected in some

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way,” he said. “Some have been hurt financially, some have been helped financially, and many are eager to start using the river for recreation again.” John Laforge and his family were greatly affected by the oil spill. Talmadge Creek runs beside his house, He said that about 45 feet of oil ran by his house. Laforge said that he and his family moved out of their house the morning of the spill on July 26. They didn’t have a choice about leaving because the Enbridge officials mandated that they move to a new location. Laforge has not returned to his old house. He stated that Enbridge reimbursed him for the cost of relocating. When asked his opinion of the oil spill cleanup, Laforge shared that the cleanup went fairly well from the start. “There had to be about 200 to 250 people cleaning up my yard and the surrounding area from the beginning. They’re all trying to get it right, trying to get the river cleaned up,” he said. Dr. Chuck Ide, a professor in the Biology Department at Western Michigan University as well as the director of the Great Lakes Environmental and Molecular Sciences Center (GLEAMS), was another knowledgeable resource as to what is currently happening with the Kalamazoo River oil spill. Ide stated that the EPA addressed oil spill issues at a recent meeting that he attended. “The agency made a point that the ‘Superfund site’ that has been a problem for twenty years will continue to be an even bigger problem with the oil spill having occurred last year,” Ide said. The ‘Superfund site’ is an agreement that the government made with the state of Michigan which says that since the Kalamazoo River is heavily polluted with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) the river is to be monitored and worked

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Bronco Hockey welcomes new coach, Murray By Patrick Littleton Staff Reporter

The Western Michigan University hockey team was coming off one of the best seasons in program when head coach Jeff Blashill made the difficult decision to leave the program and pursuit his dream of coaching in the NHL last July. Many fans became worried that last years thrills were gone for good, but the hockey team has a great chance to continue its success under new head coach Andy Murray, who becomes the sixth head coach in pro-

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gram history. “I feel very fortunate to have the job. College coaching jobs are in my opinion some of the most coveted in the game, I’ve always felt that college coaches had an outstanding opportunity to impact many people’s lives so I am excited that WMU has given me this privilege,” Murray said. “I recognize the responsibility I have that comes along with that privilege. I’m excited, I’m energized, and I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity because I know there are a lot of quality coaches out there.”

Murray brings loads of head coaching experience to the table with over 20 years of NHL experience under his belt as either an assistant or head coach. He was head coach of the Los Angeles Kings from 1999 to 2006 and the St. Louis Blues from 2006 to 2010. Murray also coached the Canadian national team to gold medals at the World Hockey Championships in 1997, 2003 and 2007. WMU athletic director Kathy Beauregard said coaching experience was one of the most important things she was looking for in her

new hockey coach and that Murray was attractive because of his experience at the highest possible level. After the position became vacant, former WMU hockey player Jamal Mayers, who currently plays in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks, called Murray and told him how he felt about WMU and that Murray should take a hard look at the head coaching position. Murray coached Mayers during his tenure with the St. Louis Blues. Mayers also called Beauregard and told her he thought Murray would be a perfect fit. Murray then inquired about the job and

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Professional disc golfer, LaBond, opens course at Air Zoo

A nine-hole disc golf course has just opened in the Air Zoo’s wooded property. According to a press release, It is a beginners nine par, three hole course and is free and open to the public all year round. In addition to the nine holes, the Air Zoo will add another nine holes to the course in the spring, making it an 18 hole course. For more information about the disc golf leagues, visit www.kacesdiscgolf.com

OFF CAMPUS K College plays games at Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo College will see a change of venue as the 2011 football team plays 8 home games at Waldo Stadium. According to a press release, the college is underging a $16 million upgrade and needs a change of location until football season 2012. K College’s Sept. 17 season opener is against Rose-Hulman and begins at 7p.m. For more information see WMU news

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WMU Women’s soccer team, goes for a 2-0 win during the NIU Tournament yeseterday afternoon. According to a press release, Stephanie Showneski scored her second goal with a follow up goal later in the game by Anina Cicerone. Women soccer will play their 5th game this season at the University of Indiana.

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spoke to Beauregard. “During that conversation he absolutely stood out, we brought him in and it didn’t take us very long to see that we had a very special individual in him and one that certainly would come in with a commitment to continue moving our program forward,” Beauregard said. Murray then visited WMU and subsequent dinner with Beauregard and WMU hockey assistant coaches Pat Ferschweiler and Rob

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The 2010 Western Michigan University football team finished its season (6-6, 5-3 MAC) and finished the season on a three game winning streak which made them bowl eligible. The Broncos weren’t selected to a bowl, but only pair of plays could’ve Quick Hits pushed the Who: Bronco Football Broncos re- What: Finishes last season on a cord to (8-4, three game winning streak. 7-1 MAC) Next Step: Season opener, and made Sept. 2 them MidMore info: wmubroncos.com American C onference West Champions. Both plays were costly mental mistakes and came only 6 days apart. On October of last year, the would-be MAC West Champion University of Northern Illinois Huskies visited Waldo Stadium. The Brown and Gold trailed NIU, 28-21, with less than two minutes left in regulation and possessed the ball deep in the red-zone. WMU quarterback Alex Carder was hit from behind as he released his pass. NIU intercepted the

Bronco’s play their first game against UofM Wolverines Saturday, September 2 in Ann Arbor.

Athletic director, Beauregard gives season outlook By Adam roberts Sports Editor For the past 32 years, Kathy Beauregard Western Michigan University’s Athletic Director, has had an impact on Bronco sports. Beauregard started a significant role in 1980 as the coach for WMU gymnastics, winning two MAC titles, being named two-time conference coach of the year and later leading WMU’s future on to last years success story. On top of those achievements she is planning on an even better year for all Bronco sports. A word of advice

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college sports team there are students and faculty being active in coming out to games, wearing the school colors and taking advantage of the sprit especially when all of westerns home games are free.”

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from Beauregard, attend the games. “We are gaining momentum,” Beauregard said. “But remember that to every great col-

lege sports there are students and faculty being active in Beauregard coming out to games, wearing the school colors and taking advantage of the sprit especially when all of westerns home games are free.” Last year student athlete’s won the mid American conference for women’s sports, while the men’s sports won second place, Beauregard added. In regards to the

future of Bronco athletics, she has much faith in WMU’s hockey team. “WMU was ranked top 10 in the CCHA and took more fans than any other school that attended,” she said. With the Bronco’s new hockey coach having been highly involved in the NHL, and the old coach being sent to assist with the Red Wings, some might say that WMU has crafted one strong hockey team. The future of WMU athletics is a bright one, with many new faces and new outlooks to help push it along. Update coming for the spring semester sports.

Men’s soccer faces early adversity By Patrick Littleton Staff Reporter

Last season, the WMU men’s soccer team found itself playing for the Mid-American Conference Championship against an Akron team that would go on to with the National Championship. Though the Broncos lost that game, they were still provided with a positive outlook going into their 2011 campaign, which kicked off at home on Saturday against Cincinnati.

Unfortunately, that positive outlook will, for now, be accompanied by early adversity, as the Broncos were defeated 3-1 in a game that was neckand-neck throughout. After taking a 1-0 lead early on a goal by WMU forward Lito Esquivel, Cincinnati was able to tie the game with an unassisted goal towards the end of the first half. The Bearcats would go on to score two goals towards the end of the second half— one of which occurred by way of a penalty kick—that proved to ultimately be too much for the Broncos

to overcome. WMU head coach Stu Riddle attributes a lack of overall play and leadership as two of the big reasons for the loss on Saturday. “It was fundamentals. Basic stuff we work on everyday. Our team shape and our ability to pass in patterns. It was just completely gone out the window today,” Riddle said. “Everyone was giving the ball away and

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The WMU Women’s volleyball team huddles around to talk strategy at Saturdays exhibition match on Aug 20

Volleyball streak at three The Western Michigan university women’s volleyball team faced off against returning alumni for an exhibition match at the university arena on Saturday Aug 20. The team defeated the Alumni 4-0 and have already begun the season against Virgina in which that game took place on August 26 which resulted in a 3-1 win, which was the start of things to come. The volleyball teams streak kept going with following wins against Western Carolina and Southern Carolina keeping there streak at three.

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From Page 9 pass and took a knee to run the clock out. That was just the beginning. The following Friday night, WMU travelled to Mt. Pleasant to face the hated Central Michigan University Chippewas on national television. It was a nasty night as tradition seems in this ri-

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valry, and the Broncos offense had its way with the Chips defense all evening. The only problem was that the Broncos lost four of five fumbles, with the most costly coming with less than a minute to go in the game. WMU trailed, 26-22, and were less than five yards from taking a three point lead when a bad quarterback-runningback exchange resulted in a

fumble recovery for CMU on their 3-yard line. CMU took a knee. For the second time in six days, WMU lost consecutive heart-breaking conference games against its arch-rival and the team that won the MAC West title. Those two plays are focal points and driving factors for this 2011 team. WMU returns 18 starters that tasted these defeats.

eo and analyze what we can get out of this. And I think it’s going to be a lot more negatives than positives, unfortunately.” Riddle said that the team really started to fall apart as the game started to get more and more difficult. “When the game got tough, that’s when it all started. I don’t know what we saw there. It was the worst performance I’ve seen out of this team in two years,” he said. While some players noted that there was, to a degree, some discrepancies with the officiating, Riddle said that, even if there were a few officiating miscues, they ultimately were not to blame. “(The players) can sit here and complain about the referees’ decisions—I think, in some aspects, they’ve got a point—but overall we weren’t good enough today,” he said. “We were out-muscled, outplayed and out-desired. And that was a real shame. We weren’t creative at all, and we don’t know where that came from. So, maybe, in some respects it’s a relief. Because we can never be that bad again, and it’s behind us now.” He said that the lack of an extra exhibition game may have been a negative decision in hindsight. “We could’ve made an exhibition out of this game, but

we decided to go with a regular season game, and maybe that was an error,” Riddle said. “Maybe we should’ve had another exhibition going into this game instead of only having one preseason match. I don’t know what to say. There weren’t a lot of positives to take out of it, unfortunately.” Riddle said that, although Cincinnati was able to play an extra preseason game before facing his squad, that didn’t really play a factor in the loss. “Cincinnati had an extra ninety minutes of playing together against another opponent, which I think helps,” he said. “But, I don’t think that’s what cost us the game. It was a general lack of desire and a seeming lack of interest, for whatever reason.” The team will travel to Milwaukee next week to take on their second consecutive Big East team; this time, they’ll be facing a squad that Riddle and his team are pretty familiar with. “We’ve seen Marquette twice now in action, so we’re better as far as preparation goes. We can evaluate the opponent and know what to expect from them,” he said. “We have to find a way to get the best out of these guys, because we didn’t do that today.”

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Blostein, a vaccine-preventable disease epidemiologist at the Michigan Department of Community Health, 320 S. Walnut St., Lansing. Even multiple immunizations in childhood can wear off over time against highly contagious diseases like the Measles and whooping cough, he said. “Those antibodies wear down and disappear,” Blostein said. “In order for them to stay at a higher level they need an additional shot.” The question is whether the diseases are changing to withstand the vaccines or the immunizations are wearing off. The answer, for now, is the latter. However, the Department of Community Health is conducting research on the ability of diseases to adapt and create immunities to the vaccines, he said. The only disease that is capable to adapt is the influenza virus, or the “flu.” “Every year, the flu vi-

The “herd immunity” concept explains how a majority of the population that gets vaccinated creates an impression that the disease is completely gone. People who are not already vaccinated, are also not motivated to get immunized. If they become infected, they could pass the disease on to vulnerable populations, like newborn babies, who are unable to be vaccinated. “People don’t realize how close we are every day to getting these diseases,” she said. The immune system can handle thousands of vaccines, Skelton said. Some immune systems are weaker than others and require multiple doses of the same shot. For example, shots for two-, four- and six-month-old infants are the same. They are repeated to strengthen the immune system. “We can’t rely on just the vaccine doses that are given in childhood,” said Joel

ruses that circulate change,” Blostein said. “There’s some guesswork that goes into it.” The flu vaccine is the least effective, ranging from 70 to 80 percent protection success rate when vaccinated, said Dr. Richard VanEnk, the director of infection prevention and epidemiology at Bronson Methodist Hospital, 601 John St., Kalamazoo. “It’s a sneaky little bugger,” VanEnk said. “The virus is really smart.” VanEnk facilitates around 5,000 to 6,000 vaccinations for all the employees hired at Bronson. In his 17 years of experience, he has never seen a serious allergic reaction to a vaccine. “When you work at a hospital, you’re at risk every day. It is safer to get immunized than to get the disease,” VanEnk said. “I never met a vaccine I didn’t like.” He warns that people should continue to get vaccinated to prevent these diseases from returning.

Murray From Page 9 Facca. “It was amazing to watch the excitement between all three of those coaches in talking about what Rob and Pat brought form the NCAA side of the world that Andy didn’t really have and certainly the parts that Andy brought to them. At that time I believed that it absolutely would work,” Beauregard said. Murray knows Ferschweiler previously, as Fershweiler was director of hockey for the Kansas City Stars youth organization from 2005-2009, while Murray coached in nearby St. Louis. Murray decided to retain both assistant coaches, believing continuity would be good for the players.During

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when I got here on campus it just felt right,” Murray said. Murray looks to build on last season’s success and create an environment that is attractive to his recruits. “I want to make sure it’s not a situation where we are saying ‘this is why you should come to Western.’ we have to create a situation here where we are saying, ‘why would you not come to Western?’ we have to make sure it is a program that people want to be a part of.” Murray expects a slight learning curve with his new job, but believes that is a good thing. “I hope I’m still learning, because I believe you’re either getting better or you’re getting worse, and I expect to be learning and getting better every day,” Murray said.

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