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The Impact of Craft Beer on the United States
The Impact of Craft Beer on the United States
The Impact of Craft Beer on the United States
Domestic Violence Awareness
Domestic Violence Awareness
Domestic Violence Awareness
The Evolution of Waldo Library By: Alyssa Carroll
The Evolution of Waldo Library By: Alyssa Carroll
The Evolution of Waldo Library By: Alyssa Carroll
Is Receiving a College Degree Beneficial in 2019? By Alyssa Carroll
Is Receiving a College Degree Beneficial in 2019? By Alyssa Carroll
Is Receiving a College Degree Beneficial in 2019? By Alyssa Carroll
Refugees in Michigan from the Obama to Trump administration
Refugees in Michigan from the Obama to Trump administration
Refugees in Michigan from the Obama to Trump administration
WMU Public Relations Students Visit the Workplace
WMU Public Relations Students Visit the Workplace
WMU Public Relations Students Visit the Workplace
International Exchange Student from Bahrain Faces Challenges Balancing School and Sports
International Exchange Student from Bahrain Faces Challenges Balancing School and Sports
International Exchange Student from Bahrain Faces Challenges Balancing School and Sports

Campus Chalking

December 12, 2017
By Rheid Wilson Photo Slideshow of Students For Life at WMU chalking event. Click Here https://youtu.be/YSVY9ofC3Bs
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WMU Beard Styles Through The Years

December 12, 2017
By Rheid Wilson See the timeline here: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/1653507 
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They Will Shoot Fire

December 12, 2017
By Rheid Wilson Hassan Alsaeed is an international student and Film Major at Western Michigan University. From Saudi Arabia, Hassan came to the United States to be set free of the boundaries that filmmakers in his native country face. “In Saudi Arabia, when you go to protest, you definitely will [...]
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The High Cost of Living: Student Belonging Video

December 12, 2017
By Rheid Wilson The cost of living expenses almost kept Donte Fance, a 22-year old senior, from continuing his education at Western Michigan University, Fance faced a problem many college students are presented with during their educational journey, the high cost of living. He described how the costs of books, [...]
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Timeline: American Culture and WMU Yearbook Advertisements

December 11, 2017
By Stephanie Wixson View the entire timeline here: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/1652001
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The Importance of Belonging in College

December 11, 2017
By Stephanie Wixson The unique culture of college can be especially difficult for first-generation students to navigate and understand. First-generation students, studies show, often feel invisible and as if they don’t belong on a college campus. Student sense of belonging is directly correlated to success in higher education, according to [...]
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Unique Festival Showcases Up-and-Coming Artists

December 11, 2017
By Stephanie Wixson Audiotree returns to Downtown Kalamazoo’s Arcadia Creek Festival Site to host its fifth annual music festival.
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Student Sense of Belonging

December 11, 2017
By Brandon M. Patterson Olivia Bentley, 20, transferred to Western Michigan University from Grand Valley, her dream school, in her sophomore year. However, Bentley seriously considered returning to Grand Valley after a negative experience during her sophomore year at Western. What kept Bentley here was changing her major to journalism, [...]
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Campus Engagement Persuades Student to Stay at WMU

December 11, 2017
By Stephanie Wixson Kristin Smith, 21, is a senior now and is even Facebook friends with her professors, but she almost didn’t make it past her first year. Although Smith is not alone in feeling homesick and academically overwhelmed as she moved away from her family to college, her situation [...]
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Finding Good Support Networks Helps College Students Stay At Their College: Student Belonging Video

December 11, 2017
By Taylor Pace When Hallie Conlee, 20, transferred to Western Michigan University for her sophomore year, and she wanted to transfer again after a few months, but because of making friends and her sorority, she decided to stay. Conlee is now a junior majoring in business management. She transferred from [...]
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On the Pathology to Stay

December 11, 2017
By Justin Kerr With a dream of becoming a speech pathologist specializing in infants and toddlers, Megan Hanson, 22, will graduate from Western Michigan University this spring and is ready to take on that dream. Although Hanson hoped to attend a larger university in the Big Ten Conference, financially that would have been a little much for her and her family.  Tuition at WMU costs less [...]
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Photo Slideshow: A Closer Look at the Workers of Gull Meadows Farms

December 11, 2017
By Keagan Gay This family owned farm in Richland, Mich. has been operating and growing not only flowers,  fruit and vegetables, but in size too, since 1949.
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Timeline: Bronco Football from 1910 to Present

December 11, 2017
By Keagan Gay Click here to view timeline.
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From Full-Time Hockey to Full-Time Student

December 11, 2017
By Micaela Donnelly Every college hockey player’s dream is to make it to the NHL, but not everyone gets there. Student athletes must have the dedication and heart to achieve their goals. To get there, some hockey players take time off school [...]
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Benefits of Studying Abroad- Infographic

December 11, 2017
By Keagan Gay Click here to see infographic.  
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DACA Student Finds Peers Who Anchored Her

December 8, 2017
By Stephanie Forth Melissa Contreras’ status as a DACA recipient has only fueled her desires to achieve a higher education. The 22-year-old communications major is now a senior, and she attributes her will to stay in college to her ambitions and relationships she has formed throughout the past four years. [...]
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Friends Launched a GoFundMe Page to Keep Her Here

December 8, 2017
By Keagan Gay Western Michigan University senior Melanie Preskin, 22, an exercise science major, thought about transferring out of WMU her sophomore year because of personal and financial issues. However, her involvement with her sorority on campus changed her mind. Click here to watch a short video of Preskin. [...]
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Infographic comparing Trey Burke and Glen Rice

December 7, 2017
By Brandon Patterson A visual of the stats of Trey Burke and Glen Rice while at University of Michigan http://bit.ly/2zXEin7
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Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates Soar

December 7, 2017
By Taylor Koopman Click here to see the infographic on sexually transmitted diseases.
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Opioid Infographic

December 7, 2017
By: Allison Booth See infographic here: htpps://easel.ly/infographic/2hfcyt
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