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Student initiative creates new sign
WMU nuts for squirrelsWestern Michigan Univer-
sity is showing us its nuts this year with the hottest thing since roasted almonds, The Squirrel Club.
This comedy inspired reg-istered student organization was founded back in April of 2011 when two WMU sopho-mores from Vicksburg, Mitch Brownell and Matt Krieger, got squirrely and created a Face-book page based around their furry friends on campus.
“We weren’t really planning on making it a RSO when we started the Facebook page and then we got 1000 people in the first 24 hrs,” said Brownell. “It got really serious, and so we just kind of made it because a lot of people were interested in it.”
The Squirrel Club is well known for its funny exterior, but its 150 members are dedi-cated to acting as ambassadors
for the little guys as well. “We go around and feed
them, yeah, but we will also do things for them like put up squirrel feeders, things like that,” said Krieger.
Krieger went on to explain that the squirrels’ diet consists of unprocessed, unroasted, and unsalted nuts that ultimately have remained untouched oth-er than to bag.
“It’s about getting squirrel awareness,” said Krieger.
With funding limited to sell-ing their uniquely designed T-shirts, Brownell and Krieger are hard at work executing business plans with their fellow CEO ‘Squirrelers,’ Matt Vargo and Jessica Blodgett, who helped co-found the club back in April to allow the club to host cam-pus events for all to enjoy.
“We want to become one of the best known RSOs on Cam-pus. We’re definitely one of the most unique already,” said Brownell. “We want to get a lot of members and a lot of in-
volvement.” T-shirts are on sale now for
$10. Any student interested in purchasing one can request to do so by contacting the club via Facebook at www.facebook.com/wmusquirrels.
Dates have yet to be solidi-fied, but plans to meet are nar-rowed down to the upcom-ing month. Details will be expressed more clearly in the updates posted once a week on the club’s Facebook page, given above.
“We don’t like to annoy our fans but we like to put the infor-mation out there,” said Krieger.
A link is also made available for those interested in register-
ing as an official RSO member. The registration can be accessed by clicking on the spreadsheet link found under the info sec-tion of their page. Twitter users can follow the club @WMUS-quirrelClub.
By Alexis LukerSta� Reporter
Western HeraldWMU squirrel looks for nuts.
Lee Honors College gets a facelift
Construction is popping up all around Western Michigan Uni-versity’s campus, and one particu-lar part of campus to jump on the construction bandwagon is the Lee Honors College.
Nicholas Andreadis, the Dean of the Lee Honors College, said that the benefactors of the college, Carl and Winifred Lee, gave a gi� of over $1 million for the renova-tion of the Lee Honors College.
“�e renovation is extremely necessary, especially with the ad-vancements in technology,” An-dreadis said.
Andreadis shared that Lee Hon-ors College was originally built in 1990, which suggests that the technology and furnishings from just 20 years ago have aged and need improvements, speci�cally classroom improvements that are necessary for the learning environ-ments of the students.
Andreadis said that the college is expanding from two classrooms to four, plus an outdoor classroom. �e lounge of Lee Honors College will also be updated, providing stu-dents a much cozier atmosphere for studying and getting to know their peers.
“We will still supply a kitchen to our students so they can come in and enjoy some hot chocolate while they study. And the hallways leading to the classrooms will even be lined with artwork,” Andreadis said.
Conn Macomber, the Direc-tor of Projects and Construction at WMU, said that construction is
going well at the Lee Honors Col-lege.
“�ere have been challenges with soil conditions, which will result in a few days delay, but the project will be completed on time,” Macomber said.
Conn Macomber said the proj-ect end date is projected to be June 1, 2012.
Macomber said that actual work on the project began in August.
“We are now past the demoli-tion phase and are starting to place footings and foundation walls,” Macomber said. “Underground utility work has been completed
and we are anticipating that the new walls will be constructed and the structure will be secured for the weather by November.”
Macomber shared that students and faculty will have an updated facility with state-of-art technol-ogy.
“�is will allow a wonder-ful environment for teaching and learning. �e lobby and lounge area will speci�cally be a great area for gathering and collaboration, and will even provide a room for presentations such as thesis work,” Macomber said.
�e money for this project is en-
tirely donated. Macomber said that the construction at the Lee Honors College is needed. Both Macomber and Andreadis agree that this ren-ovation will help with the growth that has occurred in the past two years within the honors program. Andreadis stated that the Lee Hon-ors College has grown from 1,000 students to 1,543 since 2009.
Rebecca Monterusso, a junior studying Biochemistry and Span-ish, has been involved in Lee Hon-ors College since she was a fresh-man. Monterusso said that she is
By Kassie CharnleySta� Reporter
Photo by Christopher Kuhatschek /Western HeraldThe Lee Honors College is undergoing an expansion that is projected to be �nished by June 2012.
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Greek recruitment excites WMUGreek recruitment has started
and the Greek women of Western Michigan University are eager to meet their new sisters.
�ere are 170 girls registered for recruitment. �is year’s theme is “No matter the letters, we’re all Greek together.”
“�e reason this was picked was because the Pan-Hellenic council wanted to promote more Greek unity because Greek life in general has been trying to promote unity so people can see that we’re all friends,” Elizabeth Bitters, vice president of Recruit-ment, said.
Bitters said this year’s theme was chosen to combat stereo-types.
Formal recruitment takes place at WMU every fall and is a �ve-day process. In those �ve days, the interested women meet
with all chapter houses a�liated with WMU. �ey attend multiple meet-and-greets and visit each house. �is gives them the chance to bond with the members and get a better feel for what chapter they may want to pledge.
On the last day of recruit-ment, the girls go to two houses they have chosen and make their �nal decision on where they will pledge.
�e goal this year was to get more women involved in recruit-ment.
“We did actually meet the goal this year,” Bitters said. “We surpassed the number of women registered last year by a signi�-cant amount.”
�e other goal was to promote the Greek community in a posi-tive light.
“We set up an Alpha coalition that came together last spring to discuss how we can bridge the gap between WMU and Greek life
because in the past it’s been con-sidered separated, and we wanted to show everyone that yes, we’re Greek but we also have Bronco Pride,” Bitters said. “We wanted to bring to light all the positive things that Greek life does, not only at WMU, just in general.”
“�ere is a lot of negative light shed on Greek life and no one re-ally knows all the good things we do for the community and school so in order to get girls to sign up for Greek life we wanted to show them all the great things we do.”
Greek life participates in com-munity service that relates to both the community and their philanthropies. It is also a resume builder.
“I went Greek because I came to WMU by myself from my high school; I didn’t really know any-body, I kind of wanted to branch out and make my own friends and get really involved on campus,” Bitters said. “I feel like if I didn’t
join my sorority that I wouldn’t be as well prepared for my future endeavors. In my opinion the best decision any girl can make in col-lege is going Greek.”
By Krystin NicholsSta� Reporter
Photo by Eileen Meslar/Western Herald Members of Chi Omega talk to prospective members at recruitment kicko�.
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�e Homecoming Campus Classic this Saturday, Oct. 8, is expected to surpass last year’s record of 1,742 participants, al-though the constructon of San-gren Hall has slightly altered the 5K race route.
According to WMU News, a portion of the course west of Sangren has been eliminated, and the lost distance has “been made up by adding a loop through Lot 72W near Sch-neider Hall.” Online registration has also increased, going beyond last year’s.
�e event begins Saturday, Oct. 8. �e 1K Fun Run for kids starts at 8:15 a.m., and the 5k run/walk starts at 9 a.m. �e races begin and end on West Michigan Avenue in front of the Bernhard Center, WMU News states.
Every semester, students �ock to the Bernhard Center to pick up new textbooks, “game day” shirts and even sushi. In November, the Bernhard Center is getting a new, 10-foot-tall, graphic display sign to present these services, thanks to Sean Nicholl and other members of the Western Student Associa-tion.Nicholl, the chief of operations at WSA, presented the project to President Dunn and other members of WMU’s administra-tion this summer. �ey liked the idea.“�e administration realized that it was a bigger problem than they had ever realized; how dumpy the sign looked and how misleading it was,” said the junior majoring in business �nance. “�at’s a ballpark estimate.”Nicholl said he went above and beyond what his WSA constitu-tional duties were and rede�ned his role as chief of operations. “I feel like you’re the right hand of the president,” he said. “If anyone needs to step up, it’s the chief of operations.”
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Twenty cast members. �irty crew members. Eighty-six days. Directors are putting the �nishing touches on the �rst full-length independent �lm from the Western Filmmakers Association, which could premiere as early as this December.
“�e Day Job” was written and directed by two Western Michigan University students, Alec Robbins and Daniel Kawka.
“It’s basically a bank heist comedy. �e quick plot summary of the �lm is that a group of bank robbers mess up when robbing a bank and, consequently, get hired there,” said Rob-bins.
�e �lm started as an idea and grew into some-thing larger than both of the writers ever expected, said Robbins.
“Honestly, I’m still in disbelief that this movie has made it this far,” Kawka said on his blog on the mov-ie’s Tumblr account.
“Dan and I were eating dinner at Chili’s, just spit balling ideas, when we came up with the plot idea for the movie,” said Robbins. “It started out as some-thing Dan and I wanted to do, but then we realized we needed real people to help.”
Kawka and Robbins started writing the �lm early in the winter of 2010 and �nished the script in Feb-ruary 2011. By May, the cast and crew formed and started �lming. �e full-length �lm features 20 cast members and at least 30 crew members, all of which are either WMU students or recent WMU graduates who were enrolled during auditions.
“Our biggest challenge doing the �lm was probably scheduling,” said Robbins. “It was impossible.”
Robbins and Kawka had to try to schedule �lming and production around the cast and crew’s work and school schedules because the crew was so large and made up of students,.
Other challenges that Robbins cited included tight time constraints and an extremely low budget.
“We applied for $2,500 in grants and received less than $900, which doesn’t go very far on a full-length �lm,” said Robbins.
However, the crew of “�e Day Job” received assistance from various sources. �ey re-ceived permission from Western Michigan University to use Valley III as part of their set. Other shots were �lmed in friends’ apartments, on roo�ops and in other places that the crew did not have to pay for.
Robbins said “�e Day Job” is planned to premiere at some time in the spring of 2012 at the Rave �eater in downtown Kalamazoo.
“We’re hoping for a premiere in WMU’s Miller Auditorium, too, but that’s just an idea right now,” said Robbins.
Once the crew began producing the �lm, they formed an o�cial Registered Student Or-ganization (RSO) called the Western Filmmakers Association. �e RSO has since grown from simply the cast and crew of the �lm to many others interested in �lm making.
�is year, the organization plans to produce some smaller projects and hopes to get more people involved.
“We’re hoping that once the �lm premieres, it will add credence to the cause of the West-ern Filmmakers Association” said Rob-bins.
�e Western Filmmakers Associa-tion welcomes students of all majors interested in �lm making. Interested parties can contact the RSO’s new pres-ident, Hagen Fieberkorn, of the orga-nization via e-mail at western�[email protected] for information on the �rst meeting which will be on Monday, September 28.
For more information on “�e Day Job,” visit thedayjob.tumblr.com.
WFA feature �ilm set to premiereBy Ambrosia NeldonSta� Reporter
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Constructionlooking forward to the new renovations that are being made at Lee Honors College. “My favorite part of Lee Honors College was the kitchen,” Monterusso said.” I really
hope that with the renovations, the kitchen area will be made a little bigger so it’s not so crowded in that area of the college.”
Monterusso said that the construction has a�ected the fact that she is unable to use the lounge, which was the place she liked to hang out at the most while on campus.
“I saw a lot of my friends working on homework in the lounge and it was always good to catch up with them there,” Monterusso said.
Like Monterusso, Andreadis also misses the lounge area of Lee Honors College. He said he missed being able to walk in the lounge everyday and strike up a conversation with students.
Andreadis feels as if the construction going on at Lee Honors College has generated a lot of excitement in conversation around campus. While having lost classrooms and an area for learning may be disadvantageous to students involved in the honors program at WMU, Andreadis believes that the new renovations will allow students to be more globally engaged.
Andreadis said that the construction going on at Lee Honors College signals that the college is a growing community, which he hopes will attract even more students to the pro-gram. He said that the new image that Lee Honors College will soon capture the idea that the college is vibrant and alive and he encourages everyone to check it out next year when the project will be completed.
Chris Kuhatschek/Western Herald
Construction underway at Lee Honors College
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Progress at Lee Honors College construction site
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Irish culture comes to Kalamazoo
�e Western Herald sat down with Alec Ashburn, a resident assistant on 5th �oor Garneau Hall, and asked him what it’s like to be a resident assistant.
Q: What is life like as an RA?A: It’s really busy, but it can be really
fun as well; the sta� can make it a really enjoyable experience.
Q: What is it like to have authority and responsibility over fellow students?
A: It’s a new experience; it’s another
form of lead-ership but, as always, with great power comes great responsibility. Being an RA lets you set a good example for the residents on your �oor.
Q: What was the most surprising thing about being an RA?
A: �e hours that we have to be on duty and do shi�s around the building. At �rst, I was a little nervous about the amount of time it would take up, but it’s not that scary. It’s not constant; it’s more about be-
ing available.Q: Are there many awkward moments
in the life of an RA?A: Oh yes; you see some crazy things.
It’s really sporadic though. I’ll remember some of the things forever.
Q: How is the RA training? I hear it’s quite grueling.
A It’s not that bad; it’s only one week long so it’s not really grueling. It gives RAs a lot of hands on experience. Programs such as Behind Closed Doors have expe-rienced RAs act out scenarios—such as intoxication scenarios—to give us a look and feel for what things are going to be
like before the residents arrive.
Q: With such a busy schedule how do you stay involved with other aspects of college life?
A: �ey tell you when you sign up to be an RA that your �rst priority is to be a student. RA responsibilities are important, but we came here to get an education. It can be hard to balance a social life, though, but the RAs have a very clean schedule that al-lows you to have a lot of time if you know how to budget it. You get two weekends a month o� so you can schedule time with friends and family in advance.
By Sam SchreuderSta� Reporter
Arcadia Park and its inhabitants were all smiles this weekend as a richly diverse compilation of Irish culture, food and drink hit the scene to celebrate the 11th annual Irish-fest in downtown Kalamazoo. A�er a weekend full of laughs and beers between friends, the festival came to a close on Saturday.
�e Bog Road, consisting of Dan Erving and Ed Amat, was among the �rst bands to play. �eir Irish pride manifested itself through a plethora of ballads, shanties, and drinking tunes. �e sounds of �e Bog Road put an end to the dreary chill on Fri-day a�ernoon.
Amat later explained the origin of �e Bog Road and, like so many Irish traditions, a good name is among the most cherished quali-ties. �e Bog Road originates from Erving’s roots in Limerick, Ireland, on the very road that his mother’s house was. Irishfest provides the op-portunity to explore these ties and o�ers further insight into the unique aspects of Irish culture.
A list of participating bands…
�e Bog RoadFonn MorAn DroBelfast Gin GastaHarvest HomeKalamazoo Pipe Band�e KreellersString Cheese�e Waxies Whiskey Before Breakfast
Participating food vendors were a popular attraction throughout the
weekend festivities. Gallagher’s, in their 11th con-
secutive year at Irishfest, served an Irish Stew Breakfast Bowl, Miniature Irish Sausage on a bun, and pulled pork sandwiches. Gallagher’s most popular dish was their corned beef hash with cabbage and a large chunk of soda bread.
Bennigan’s made an appearance in their seventh consecutive visit to Irishfest. �ey served southwest egg rolls and Turkey O’Toole. In order to beat the cold, inhabitants of Irishfest were also served Bennigan’s potato
soup.�ose from O’Du�y’s, located in
the Vine Neighborhood, were sport-ing their Irish pride by serving up a unique take on corned beef hash and the mouthwatering O’Du�y’s Irish stew.
Year a�er year, the Irish-Ameri-can Club is responsible for bringing Irishfest to Kalamazoo. On the third Monday of every month, the club meets to keep Irish tradition alive. Kathy Gibbons, longtime member of the Irish-American Club, ex-plained the importance of celebrat-
ing Irish music, dance, calligraphy and folklore, and the e�ect this has on a community.
While exploring Irish history and culture, Gibbons and other mem-bers of the Irish-American club share tales of their travels, bring in fortune-tellers, and learn of Celtic warriors.
�e Irish-American Club contin-ues to �nd exciting and unique ways to intrigue the community.
To join the Irish-American Club or for more basic information visit kalamazooirish.org.
Paul VanHevel/Western HeraldFonn Mor performing at Arcadia Park
By Paul VanHevelSta� Reporter
Western Michigan University student-run café the Campus Beet will be hosting a free kick-o� din-ner on Friday, September 28 from 6-8 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation. �e dinner will be the �rst of a se-ries that will feature student artists and musicians, as well as the Beet’s signature line of diverse, locally pro-duced foods.
“�e idea is to spread awareness of sustainability,” co-chair Jerrard Wheeler said. “Michigan is the sec-ond most agriculturally diverse state in the country, but people still buy fruits and vegetables from Califor-nia and Florida. We want to help people discover local, sustainably-grown options.”
Wheeler said the dinner will be similar to the taste-test event the Beet held last spring but on a small-er, more personal scale.
�e Campus Beet, which Wheeler describes as sustainability through food, has existed in a couple of forms since 2007, but the combination of a Gibbs House project and support from the WMU O�ce of Sustain-ability has given the group greater
momentum than in previous years. �e group’s long-term goals include a venue on campus and continuing their wide range of dietary options.
“Despite what some people think, �e Campus Beet isn’t a vegetarian/vegan hippie joint,” Wheeler said. “We serve meat, and we cater to all kinds of diets. We’re inclusive, not exclusive.”
�e Campus Beet will give an-other healthy option to WMU stu-dents.
“As a vegetarian Buddhist, there aren’t always a lot of options on cam-pus,” Sasha, the Beet’s treasurer, said. “I had grown tired of eating the same sandwich from Subway every day so I wanted to get involved in a cultural change on campus. As an Econom-ics major, I know that sometimes you need to give the invisible hand a kick.”
Supporting such an organization has many bene�ts.
“I think there are two crucial rea-sons to support the Campus Beet,” Sasha continued. “First are the health bene�ts. A lot of people are worried about the use of chemicals and pesticides in commercial farms. �e Campus Beet brings a healthy alternative to students who might not be able to easily access it other-
wise.”“�e other important element is
that we’re a student run organiza-tion, so we can do things that the cafeterias can’t,” Sasha said. “We can o�er more speci�c meals and we can showcase the talents and ideas of students. As students ourselves, we have connections the administra-tion doesn’t.”
�e Campus Beet holds weekly meetings Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the Bernhard Center faculty dining room.
For more information, visit the Campus Beet’s Facebook and Twit-ter pages, or visit http://thecampus-beet.wordpress.com.
By Joe StandoSta� Reporter
Photo courtesy The Campus Beet
Student-run café to host kick-off event
�e event is set for Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Engineer-ing and Applied Scienc-es Building on WMU’s Parkview Campus. �e event is free and pre-reg-istration is not required. �e expo provides an opportunity to network with employers, who are recruiting for both in-ternships and full-time positions. Some partici-pating employers will be scheduling interviews for the following day, accord-ing to WMU news.
�e 2011 sponsor is Gentex Corp. Other companies attending are Chrysler, Compu-ware, Consumers En-ergy, Domtar, Georgia Paci�c, Kellogg, Nissan North America, Parker Hanni�n, Perrigo, Skan-ska USA and Stryker. Attendees should dress appropriately and bring copies of their resumes to distribute to employ-ers, according to WMU News.
Dr. Dirk U�elmann, a professor of philosophy and chair of Slavic litera-tures and cultures at the University of Passau, is coming to WMU to ex-amine the “ethical impli-cations of one of Dosto-evsky’s works,” according to WMU News.
He will be speaking Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the Brown and Gold Room in the Bernhard Center. His presentation is titled “�e Mundane Ethics of Dostoevsky’s ‘Legend of the Grand Inquisitor,’” and will be free and open to the public. “�e Grand Inquisitor” concerns the story of the second com-ing of Christ during the Spanish inquisition.
WMU News states that the story questions wheth-er “if, in granting humans the freedom of choice, the vast majority of humanity has been excluded from redemption and doomed it to su�er.”
“�e Legend of the Grand Inquisitor” is a small parable within Dos-toevsky’s famous novel, �e Brothers Karamazov.
ViewpointWestern HeraldMonday, September 26, 2011 Editor-in-ChiefNora Strehl
4Position �illed for Dog-in-Chief
She’s small, fast, hairy and has jumping skills that could rival Michael Jordan’s. Her name is Penny, she’s a dog and my best friend.
Two years ago, Penny was wondering around a church parking lot (getting her prayer on) when I spotted her.
She was so small and skinny that I just had to scoop her up and take her home.
I’m talking about Penny today, because it is very interesting to me how much a small critter can change your life. Yes, there are times where I second guess our friendship, but overall Penny and I are pretty tight.
A�er I got the job here at the Herald--Penny was able to experience �rst hand how a newsroom
operates. She did so well as a news corespondant, that I immediately hired her as Dog-in-Chief.
My experience with this small dog has proved to me that friends will come and go, but dogs--now, they’ll stick around forever. I must say, spotting Penny that day was the coolest thing that has ever happened to me.
Her bark may be annoying, and she might poo on the �oor sometimes, but I couldn’t imagine my life without her.
Come into the Herald o�ce and meet her. She loves new friends--and so do I!
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Most high school students have heard the horror stories about attending a larger university; most notably, the fact that many of the larger classes a student attends in college involve never actually speaking to your professor face-to-face.
To some freshmen, this horror story may still seem true as WMU stu-dents are wrapping up the �rst month of the semester.However, I am here to tell you that this is a mere fallacy. I say that with a bit of perspective, though.
When I was an incoming freshman—back in the day—I had heard the same horror stories that are being spread in high schools everywhere. And I believed them. Walking into my �rst ever lecture, which was “Intro to Media & Telecommunications,” didn’t help matters any.When a student is in a class with hundreds of other like-minded class-mates, it may seem a bit daunting, albeit overwhelming, to talk to a profes-sor who has so many other students to advise.
At least that’s how I felt.However, on the �rst day of classes, most professors distribute a sylla-
bus, which includes o�ce hours. Let me tell you, the o�ce hours are there for a reason.
Most new students would be surprised by the relatively small amount of students that actually take professors up on this allotted time. But, using
these special increments of time to your advantage could be one of the best things a student can do in his or her early college career.�e biggest reason for this is the face-to-face interaction
that you may not be able to get with your professor otherwise. While other students are going through the motions, simply coming in and out of class like sheep to the proverbial grazing pasture, you’ll be on a �rst name basis with the person who ultimately plays a role in your future.
Most importantly, though, is the help you’ll get by taking advantage of a professor’s o�ce hours. Despite what some may think, professors aren’t out to get anyone. In fact, it’s just the opposite.Here’s the thing. Professors have to be at the o�ce, regardless of whether or not students actually show up. If anything, you’ll be doing them a favor by showing up.
Basically, it’s a win-win. You gain recognition from your professor by actually being willing to show up outside of class, showing your professor that you actually want to learn. And, for the professor, instead of playing ‘Angry Birds’ on his or her phone, he or she can do the job signed up for: teach.
For me, o�ce hours have helped me go from a disinterested sheep, to a college student that’s gaining connections and doing his best to stand out. And they can certainly do the same for you.
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Governor Rick Snyder cut Western Michigan University’s budget by 15 per-cent. WMU will be forced to make chang-es while trying to maintain the integrity of the school.
Tuition has risen by 6.6 percent and the sta� and faculty have received no ad-ditional raise. It was a shared impact, ac-cording to Dean Honsberger, Associate Vice President for Budget and Planning.
In 1980 the total state appropriations exceeded the amount of tuition revenue, now that has �ip �opped.
�e 15 percent cut totaled into being over 16 million dollars.
All Michigan universities received a cut, according to Lowell Rinker, Vice President for Business and Finance.
WMU did not want to mitigate harm to graduate and undergraduate students and wanted to keep people employed, ac-cording to President John Dunn.
“We have to be as lean as possible, but still have what students and faculty need,” Dunn said. “�ere are some faculty lines we did not ful�ll that we would like to.”
�e number of employees is approxi-mately 2,800. Before the cuts started hap-pening the total number of employees was closer to 3,400 according to Rinker.
�e cuts are being managed through retirement, in an e�ort to minimize sta� layo�s. “You will �nd that story to be across the state,” said Rinker.
A point was made to be strategic on where the costs were cut. �e majority of savings is directed towards energy ef-�ciency, according to Rinker.
“We have been able to absorb some hits by being more and more e�cient,” said Rinker.
“It is a challenge having less sta� than we use to, but technology has helped. I think it is a permanent situation and [we] have to learn to get by with fewer people.”
Student attendance has risen by ap-proximately 700 since 2007, according to Dunn.
�e amount of out-of- state students and international students has risen and that will help contribute to an increase in university revenue.
Snyder said, that this would be the last cut he made to higher education, accord-ing to Dunn.
“�ey cut and cut and cut higher and at some point you have to say wow, “said Dunn. “I believe and I am hopeful and the governor and the budget director will see growth.”
�e budget is balanced now and care-ful plans were made to not rock the uni-versity, according to Dunn.
“Wanted to make sure that we stayed true to the commitment, manage this in a way, we did not create a major disruption to students and their programs [both] graduate and undergraduate,” Dunn said.
�is was accomplished through the supportive team e�orts of students, fam-ily, and faculty.
College budget cuts impact WMU
Computer issues on campus
By Katie KingSta� Reporter
In the month of May U.S. residents spent about 53.5 billion minutes on Facebook, according to the Neilsen State of the Media: �e Social Media Report (Q3 2011). �ey spent 17.2 billion on Yahoo and 12.5 billion min-utes on Google. How many were spent on online cours-es?
Western Michigan University doesn’t hold classes in May so those numbers aren’t exactly measured, but it’s clear that the availability of online courses is growing.
Western Michigan University has made strides in online education over the last few years. According the to fall 2011 class schedule, Western is o�ering 157 online in 37 programs of study. �at’s up considerably from 2007 when WMU o�ered only 82 courses in 21 programs of study.
Dr. John J. Wheeler, Dean of the College of Educa-tion and Human Development, has worked as a profes-sor for 22 years and a special education teacher before that.
He has worked extensively in online education, work-ing with a grant within the University of South Dakota to implement an online education program meant to connect teachers and sta� members spread over the state. Dr Wheeler believes that o�ering online educa-tion is the way of the future.
“Online o�ers portability,” he said. “It o�ers and provides students with a greater degree
of �exibility to make greater progress towards a degree. Given work schedules and impediments that challenge their traditional entry and progress into a solely on-campus based program.”
Impediments include economic hardship (cost) and location (accessibility).
“If you develop a high quality program that can be put online, or at least have components of it on line, you can stretch the bound-aries of it,” Wheeler said.
At WMU an online credit hour costs the same as a traditional credit hour, $303, but online courses do come with a $60 sup-port fee.
Without needing to provide classrooms, jani-torial sta�, food services, etc, other enrollment fees are non-existent and make online education quite af-fordable for the single parent, paycheck -to -pay-check family, and the ‘I’m paying for school myself academic’.
Maybe even more im-portant and in�uential is the accessibility of online courses.
“�ink about the access
we have o� the iTunes University all the lectures all the content. Take a look at national, then look state-wide, and then locally at Western Michigan. �e tide is mov-ing fast,” Wheeler said.
It is not far-fetched to believe that a year or two from now, you may be chatting with a student in Egypt or China on Facebook, Yahoo, Google or some new plat-form about a project due in the morning.
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By Dan ProczkoSta� Reporter
�e last item on the list of priorities for a
college student is worrying about the health of their computer.
According to Tyler Payne, WMU OIT Help Desk Coordinator, one of the comput-er problems that the students struggle with most is that “their computers do not meet the speci�cations to connect to Resnet” and this is because of two main issues: First, the computers have to be updated. For instance, if you have a Mac computer you have to run the so�ware updates, and if you own a Win-dows computer you have to run the Windows updates. Second, the students must have an antivirus program installed on their comput-ers, and it has to be updated. “A big problem is that a lot of students when they buy their computers, they come with an antivirus pre-installed, but usually it is athree months free trial, so they think they have an antivirus, but they do not recognize that they cannot up-date it because they do not have a subscrip-tion,” says Payne. If the computer does not pass these requirements, the system will kick it out of the network.
Another common computer issue is the infamous “blue screen of death”. Payne ex-plains that when this happens there is a code at the top of the screen, which when typed on the Microso� web site gives you information about the issue, but general computer users likely will not understand what that code means. However, for the technicians at Help Desk that code can give them some clues about what is happening with the computer; for instance, “the hard drive is dying or there are so�ware errors. In most of the cases, it is not really something hard-drive related, it is some con�icted so�ware,” says Payne.
When students ask him what computer is the best one to buy, he recommends that they �rst set a budget, and then choose a comput-er that best �ts into that budget.
�e Help Desk is located in the Univer-sity Computing Center, room 2034. It is next to Kanley Chapel and attached to Waldo Li-brary. According to the IT Help Desk web site, it provides technical support for the fol-lowing areas: antivirus/ virus support; class-room technology support; computer/laptop support; email support; residence hall sup-port (mobile help desk); so�ware support; telephone/voicemail support; trouble ticket support; and walk-in support.
�ere are three full-time coordinators, three full-time phone support sta� and numerous student employees working two shi�s to provide support to the WMU cam-pus community. Moreover, there are two teams of three members each who provide support at the residence halls and are known as the Mobile Help Desk.
Kevin Porter, Lead Technician at Total Tech, says that the most common computer problems for the students at WMU is hard drive failure; he recommends students to import all the data into an external hard drive. He also encourages students to go �rst to the Help Desk if the screen of their com-puter turns blue, because they o�er a free service there. If students still have problems with their computers they can go to Total Tech for assistance.
Porter explains that students can recover their data if the lost is not from hard-drive failure for the cost of $30.00. Total Tech is located inside Buster’ store at the Bernhard Center.
According to the Total Tech web site some of the services available to the students are the following: help students customize a com-puter to meet their needs; o�er educational discounts on many of the items that it carries for both hardware and so�ware; hardware repair; virus scanning and troubleshooting; data recovery (depending on the condition of the hard drive); hardware upgrades and installations (RAM, network cards, and more); data �le back-ups and transfers; and diagnos-ing and �xing other operat-ing problems. Total Tech is an authorized service cen-ter for Apple, C o m p a q , Dell, Fujitsu, and HP com-puters (both warranty and out-of-war-ranty work); and they also service Sony, Toshiba, Le-novo, and other brands.
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Registered student or-ganization Drive Safe Ka-lamazoo recently celebrated eight years of providing a secure ride home for stu-dents. �e organization be-gan as a project for a class where students were told to create a solution for an issue on campus. DSK of-�cially began operating the following semester on Sept. 18th, 2003, according to Vice Chairperson Chase Petroelje.
Over 400 volunteers have completed DSK train-ing and are now members. �ey give about 300 rides every �ursday, Friday and Saturday night between the hours of 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.
“Our volunteers take pride in being involved in this organization,” said Me-
gan Teed, Social and Cam-pus Relations Director of DSK. “Our student organi-zation is important in that since the beginning of the operation in 2003, we have given over 57,000 safe rides home to Western students.”
On a typical night, DSK will be operating seven cars with seven navigators and drivers. Drivers must be 18 years of age or older with a valid driver’s license. Navigators remain as pas-sengers in the cars and are responsible for maintaining contact with headquarters and recording all ride in-formation. Operators take patrons’ phone calls and take down the necessary in-formation to pick them up. �en, the dispatchers trans-fer the information from the operators to the naviga-tors via cell phone.
DSK is the only strictly
student-run organization in the State of Michigan and one of only 12 in the nation. �e apartment that DSK operates out of was donated rent-free by Westchester Woods Apartments and the cars used to provide the rides home are paid for in-part by Enterprise. Enter-prise gives 50% the vehicles o� and the Western Student Association covers the other half of the rental costs.
In the spring of 2007, DSK was awarded a grant from the Kalamazoo Foun-dation, which was used to supply DSK with new technology. Now the orga-nization operates on a com-pletely paperless system, using a new program (spe-ci�cally designed for DSK) that takes information and sends it to cell phones. �e phones are equipped with GPS navigation to keep the
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does not condone the use of alcohol; it only acknowl-edges that it exists in the community and hopes to eliminate any negative con-sequences that alcohol may cause.
“With DSK, students are ensured a safe, free non-judgmental ride home,” said Teed.
For more information regarding DSK, email [email protected] with any questions or visit Drivesafekalamazoo.com. A training session will be held on Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. in room 204 of the Bernhard Center for those who wish to volun-teer. All WMU students are welcome with a valid ID.
By Kelly MasonSta� Reporter
Indigenous cultures ex-pert Dr. Catherine Julien died May 27 in Turlock, California. She was 61 years old. A public memo-rial service was held for her on Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Gilmore �eatre Complex, on the campus of Western Michigan University.
Julien earned her bach-elors, masters and doctoral degrees in anthropology from the University of Cal-ifornia-Berkeley. Julien’s teaching career started at Berkeley, before moving on to Germany’s university of Bonn, California State University, and �nally ar-riving at Western Michigan where she taught history.
Julien taught at Western for 15 years, in which she served as her department’s director of undergraduate studies, director of gradu-ate studies, and mentor to graduate students and new
faculty. Julien was the on-site archaeologist and eth-no-historian that focused on the cultures of South America that were in place before 1700. Over 40 years of her research took her places such as the Andes Mountains to do �eld work on the “Lost City of the In-cas.”
Julien had an accom-plished career, becoming a WMU Distinguished Fac-ulty Scholar in 2004. Ju-lien was awarded the Mod-ern Language Association’s Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize for best book in the �eld of Latin American and Spanish literatures and cultures.
“She made it look easy,” Emily Hauptmann, a po-litical science professor at Western, and a long time friend of Catherine, said.
She also managed to win 14 national and in-ternational grants and fel-lowships including a grant from the National Acade-
my in Britain, a Humboldt fellowship and a National Endowment for the Hu-manities Fellowships.
Julien’s memorial ser-vice was held on Sun-day September 25 at the Gilmore �eater Complex on the campus of WMU. Multiple speakers showed up for the event to celebrate Catherine’s life. Marrion W. Gray, a history profes-sor and director of under-graduate studies at WMU,
was very emotional in her public address.
“I really miss Cath-erine,” said Gray. “I can’t even look at her o�ce.”
Dr. Catherine Julien was a long-time professor, friend and family member. She le� behind a daughter, Clara Julien; her father, Dr. Robert Julien; brothers, Eric Julien and Matthew Julien; sisters Ellen Bra-camonte and Sarah Ander-son.
By Nathan PalcowskiSta� Reporter
Trevor Ritsema/Western HeraldPablo Pastrana-Pérez, WMU professor, tells his stories of Dr. Catherine Julien, and the friendship they had, on Sunday, September 25, 2011, at the Gilmore Theater Atrium.
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By Katie KrausmanSta� Reporter
Western Michigan University is home to hundreds of student organizations, clubs, intermural and varsity sports teams. While some groups are very well known around campus, some teams receive little recogni-tion.
One of these teams is the WMU wom-en’s rugby team. Although many WMU stu-dents probably know the rules of soccer, or the schedule of the football games, very few students are aware of the rigor and chal-lenges of rugby.
�e women’s rugby team is a club sport that was founded in 1994 for any
women interested in learning about and playing the game of rugby. �e team is made up of about 30 girls of all di�erent ages and skill levels. Some girls come to the team knowing little to nothing about the sport, whereas others have played on teams for years. �e women’s rugby team is a “non-cut” team that is always looking for girls to try out.
Although the rugby team is a club sport, they still have a strenuous schedule and it does take quite a time commitment to be a member. �e girls practice two days a week and have conditioning an additional day
of the week. �e practices o�cially start in September and the team typically plays about seven games on Sundays during the season, but they also play a few pre-season games in the summer as well.
“We run a lot and the practices can be tough, but it’s all worth it in the end,” Alyssa McNeil, a �lm and video major at WMU and captain of the rugby team, said. “�e most important part of the rugby team is the close friendships I have made, not only with the girls on my team, but on the op-posing teams as well.”
�e girls play teams all around Michi-
gan and have been very successful as a team in the past. �ey have been to playo�s the past two years, and placed second in their division last year. �e girls have traveled to schools throughout Michigan, and also traveled to Pittsburgh last year as well.
“I think that the best part about the rug-by team is how close all the girls on the team become.” Morgan Mewhinney, a junior at Western and also captain of the rugby team, said. “It’s nice to have a really good friend group that you can rely on.”
WMU women’s rugby is accepting all players
WMU Broncos suffer loss at Illinois
Katrina Murphy/Western HeraldWestern Michigan University wide receiver Jordan White (83) scores the Broncos’ �rst touchdown of the evening against the Chippewas. WMU won, for the �rst time since 2005, 44-14.
�e Western Michigan University football team fell just short of victory for the second time in as many tries against a nationally ranked Big Ten opponent Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.
�e Broncos (2-2, 1-0 MAC), fell 23-20, to the No. 24 University of Illinois Fighting Illini (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) in front of a crowd of 43,684. �e Brown and Gold jumped out to a 13-10 hal�ime lead which was in this case was a disappoint-ment.
In the �rst half the Broncos missed two �eld goals, turned the ball over in their own red-zone, committed four untimely penalties and WMU ju-nior quarterback Alex Carder overthrew a wide open Blake Hammond in the end-zone that forced the Broncos to settle for a chip-shot �eld goal and a then 7-3 de�cit.
�e Broncos should’ve had four more points on that play, and hypothetically, would’ve made the �nal score 24-23 in favor of WMU.
“It came down to that I guess,” said WMU quarterback Alex Carder. “It was kind of a special formation, and I just missed him and it turned out to cost us. If I make that pass it’s a di�erent ballgame.”
In reality, Carders’ one missed pass didn’t cost the Broncos the game, it was the teams’ collective miscues as a whole that came back to haunt them in the end in the form of a three-point defeat.
WMU failed to score a touchdown on the opening drive of the game for the �rst time this season. Senior kicker John Potter subsequently missed a 43-yard �eld goal that would’ve given the Broncos a 3-0 early lead.
It was a hint of things to come.�e Brown and Gold controlled the entire
�rst half and le� ten points on the �eld that hurt them on the scoreboard when the clock struck zeroes. �e Broncos won both the turnover and the time-of-possession battle in the �rst half, and outgained the home team in total yardage. It was
clear that the better team was shooting itself in the foot repeatedly.
“If they’re ranked 24th in the nation then I guess we’re 25,” said WMU senior receiver Jordan White. “If I could’ve got more on the last drive then we possibly could’ve won. What didn’t I do today that didn’t help us win is what I’m thinking about.”
White who is on the Biletniko� Award watch list has at least 12 receptions in every game that he’s played in the majority of the second half. White now has 43 receptions for 496 yards, and three touchdowns, a quarter of the way through the season. �at’s not mentioning his stellar punt returning on the young season. He now leads the nation in receptions and is second in the nation in yards, only trailing the leader by three yards.
White had 14 snags for 132 yards and a touch-down at Illinois. Twice this season he’s put up 13-plus receptions and 130-plus yards against ranked Big Ten teams.
Alex Carder recorded his sixth career 300-yard passing game and performed well under pressure besides an interception he threw in the Broncos own red-zone a�er the defense stu�ed the Illini on a fourth down goal-line stance.
“We showed we could play with anybody,” said Defensive tackle Drew Nowak.
“We just need to cut down on the mental mis-takes because when we do our job we’re a pretty damn good defense. We just gotta continue to play hard and do our job. �at goal-line stand was huge for us. �ey had four downs to get in the end-zone and they didn’t. �at’s huge for us in up-coming weeks.”
�e defense kept the Broncos in the game in the �rst half and this team has lost that “here we go again psyche” when faced with adversity.
“It’s huge,” said WMU head coach Bill Cubit. “I thought the same thing happened last week. We just kept on battling that’s why you feel so good about this team. Knowing these kids they’ll rub a little dirt on it and get ready for next week. We got another physical one next week.”
�e Broncos �y out to UCONN next week to face another tough challenge. �e game will air locally on channel 13.
- Chris Willis, Sta� Reporter
Western Michigan University is accepting an invitation to join the Na-tional Collegiate Hockey Conference, which be-gins playing in fall 2013.
�e National is the second conference of which WMU hockey has been a member accord-ing to WMU News.
“Both universities (WMU and St. Cloud State) �t perectly with the established goals of our conference membership,” said Brian Falson, direc-tor of athletics at North Dakota and spokes-man for the conference’s athletic directors, in an interview with WMU News.
“�eir programs are highly competitive and produce quality student-athletes. Each institu-tion has made signi�-cant commitments to the continued success of their hockey programs and they are both located in tradition-rich hockey states.”
Western Michigan University’s hockey team is eighth in the nation, ac-cording to College Hock-ey News.
Of the top 10 teams, four were from the Cen-tral Collegiate Hockey Association, including Miami University at no. 1. University of Michigan comes in behind WMU at no. 8. �is follows July’s announcement of the hir-ing of NHL veteran coach Andy Murray to lead the hockey program, accord-ing to WMU News.
�e Broncos will host an exhibition game against the University of Toronto at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at Walker Arena in Musk-gon.
�e regular season be-gins Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. against Alabama–Huntsville at Lawson Arena. Later this season, they meet two of their new NCHC rivals, including Minnesota–Duluth in January and St. Cloud State in December, WMU News states.
WMU Hockeyranks eighth
For many new students at Western Michigan University, the transition from high school to col-lege—or from living at home to living on campus, for that matter—can be a bit of a challenge.
�at challenge is easily ampli�ed when the stu-dent is not only making the transition from high school to college, but also from one country to another.
For freshman WMU women’s soccer player Nicole Hatcli�e—a native of Bury, England—the change is even more ampli�ed because Hatcli�e has to balance school, soccer and getting used to being in America.
A top scorer for Bury College in 2010 and 2011, Hatcli�e was highly touted by American universities.
However, Hatcli�e said that her decision to come to WMU was made a little easier because of her aunt and uncle, who live in Chicago.
“I had a few other o�ers from around the coun-try,” she said. “Moving out to America is obviously a huge thing to do, but having my aunt and uncle so close made me feel not as isolated if I would’ve went to, say, Louisiana.”
Hatcli�e has had some time to be acquainted with the United States prior to her move to Kala-mazoo, though.
She said that having her aunt and uncle so close has made the transition a little easier.
“Having them so close has made it so much easier. �ey’re really close family, because my sis-ter and I used to come out and stay with them every year for two weeks,” the sports science ma-jor said. “Knowing that I have such close relatives here helps out loads. Especially when I moved into my dorm.”
When everyone was moving into their dorms, they had the families there helping them with their rooms and stu�,” Hatcli�e continued. “My aunt and uncle provided me with the basics like bed sheets and stu�. So I wasn’t completely alone.”
�ough Hatcli�e has seen very limited time so far this season—she’s played in �ve games while taking two shots on goal—she has had time to ad-just to her new west Michigan surroundings.
She said that, though things are quite a bit dif-ferent in America, she has enjoyed the college scene so far.
“�is is the longest time I’ve ever spent away from home,” she said. “Americans just do every-thing so much di�erently. �ere are loads of dif-ferent concepts. I just love the college setting and the feel around college. It’s just di�erent than back at home.”
Hatcli�e said that, though her closest fam-ily lives three hours away, they have been able to come out and see her play on occasion.
“It’s been nice at the end of games when every-one is there,” she said. “It’s like family time and everyone’s family is there. My uncle’s managed to make it to two games, which is nice because I’m not sitting on my own.”
Hatcli�e said that, though American fans di�er from English fans, she’s impressed with the loyalty that WMU students have for all sports.
“Going to the American football games, they have so many fans. I know it’s a huge game and soccer isn’t as common,” she said. “I like how there are students that support all of our teams, regard-less of whether or not it’s their favorite sport. It’s the fact that it’s people from the college represent-ing the college. People will make an e�ort to go and watch. So it’s just a nice thing to see playing at home.”
Like the rest of the team, Hatcli�e experienced her �rst home game of the season a little more than a week ago.
�ough her family couldn’t make it, she said that it’s something she’s grown to understand.
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“�e majority of the fans were the girls’ families. So for me to be the only one that didn’t have family watching, it was a little weird,” she said. “But it’s just going to be like the rest of games.”
Hatcli�e said that she has been able to gain a lot of camaraderie with the team through postgame activities.
“I like that we have cookouts a�er home games. It’s just a nice, relaxed setting that’s very family-oriented,” she said. “If anything, it makes me feel more reassured that, even though my family isn’t there, all of the fami-lies that are there give me time to introduce
myself and get to know the other families. All of the freshman girls have kind of taken me in as their own because they know that I don’t have any family here.”
Hatcli�e said that, though she’s focused on soccer and school, her biggest goal com-ing in to the year was to be more comfortable with her surroundings.
“I just wanted to get used to everything and get comfortable with my surroundings,” she said. “I want to make myself at home and just try not to think about how far away my family is. I want to make sure I’m happy in everything I do.”
�e Western Michigan University men’s soccer team had only one game this week and, unfortunately, it did not end with the result the team was hoping for.�e Broncos battled in muddy, overcast weather and contended for most of the game. Statistically, the teams were about even. Unfortunately, it was an early blunder by WMU’s defense
that ended up costing the team, as the Broncos lost a 1-0 battle to Western Illinois.It was an error by Broncos goalie Matt Murrell that made the di�erence, as the keeper was drawn out of the goal, leaving an open net for Western Illinois to take the easy lead.For head coach Stu Riddle, the surrendered goal was especially disappointing.“It’s hard to blame anyone because I don’t think anyone intentionally tries to do that. But, at the end of the day, it’s cost us the game. And it just isn’t good enough,” he said following the
loss. “We’ll have the guys involved sit down and watch the tape, and hopefully we’ll learn from this experience. It’s just a shame because some of the saves their keeper made at the end were very impressive, and ours made a blunder that cost us the game.”
�e squad had its fair share of opportunities, though. Oliver Mayer led the Broncos in shots with four, and the team totaled ten shots in the contest. Western Illinois’ keeper made some excellent saves, though, including a big diving save at the end of the second half that secured a win.
Riddle said that, despite the opportunities the Broncos had, the team simply could not capitalize on them.“It was just the poor �nishing at the end,” he said. “We started with three forwards, and at the end we went to four. �at put a lot of pressure on the defenders and obviously we got three
or four really good looks at the goal. I thought the keeper made a really good save, but it just comes down to missed opportunities, unfortunately.”Equally impressive, though, is the way that Western Illinois held WMU forward Shane Lyons to no shots. Lyons, who was last week’s Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, leads
the Broncos in nearly every facet, statistically.Riddle said that there is a small silver lining to the contest, though.“I think the good thing is that we created chances. I’d be more concerned if we lost 1-0, and we didn’t even have one shot on goal,” the third-year head coach said. “�e fact is that we did
have a lot of opportunities and for whatever reason we didn’t take them. �at’ll turn around. It could turn around quickly, and it needs to turn around by Wednesday.”�e Broncos head to Detroit Wednesday, the last non-conference game of the season before what is arguably the team’s biggest game of the season, a matchup against defending cham-
pion and number-one ranked Akron.
Last Saturday proved to be quite the show as the lady Broncos volleyball team took on arch rivals Central Michigan at home in a 3-1 win over CMU. �is win would mark the third consecutive win for the lady Broncos over the past couple of games.
�e lady Broncos had taken on Eastern Michigan earlier last week on Friday to take the second straight win before winning there third win playing CMU on last Saturdays game.
�e pace for the games where well in hand. As the lady Broncos lost the �rst set of �ve games. �e Broncos would not be phased as a�er the �rst set was played. �e lady Broncos would win three straight sets to take the victory (25-22, 25-17, 28-26).
�is win over CMU adds much fuel to the �re in bronco athletics creating a good out come for the pace of sports. Especially, beating their rivals as the lady Broncos will be taking course to play against Toledo on Friday, Sept. 30.
�e game status for the volleyball team were as follows from a press release from Bronco sports. Gossen and Norris each recorded double- doubles; Gossen �nished with 10 kills and 11 digs, while Norris with 42 assist and 11 digs. Impressively, �ve Broncos reached double digits in digs: Oliver led the way with 19, followed by Gossen (11), Norris (11), Elizabeth Sweeney(11), and Kaycee Acree (10). Acree and Brown also recorded three and two service aces, respectively.