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How to Manage Student Loans (Final Edit)
Advancements in Women's Rights in Taiwan
Advancements in Women's Rights in Taiwan
The Importance of Being Given Permission
The Importance of Being Given Permission
A Filmmaker Meets the Digital Age
A Filmmaker Meets the Digital Age
The Influence of One Student's Outspoken Aunt
The Influence of One Student's Outspoken Aunt
A Precious Red Apple: One WMU Prof's Story of Advancements in Women's Rights in Taiwan
A Precious Red Apple: One WMU Prof's Story of Advancements in Women's Rights in Taiwan
Peter Cook: An Audio Story
Peter Cook: An Audio Story
Detroit Everything
Celebrating 50 Years of the College of Fine Arts at Western
Celebrating 50 Years of the College of Fine Arts at Western
Career Zone at WMU: What is it and what can it do for you?
Career Zone at WMU: What is it and what can it do for you?

Women of Country Music: The Facts

December 8, 2021
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Generational Differences in Social Media Use

December 8, 2021
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Christmas Tree Transportation Statistics and Tips

December 8, 2021
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Cameras have a long history and hold pictures that link us to the past. These pictures remind us of people, places, feelings, and stories.

December 8, 2021
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COVID-19 Sends Quit and Unemployment Rates Skyrocketing

December 7, 2021
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Undecided Students use WMU Resources to Find a Major

November 30, 2021
This audio piece follows two undecided students and their paths to finding a major through the resources offered by the university and express their thoughts thought the process.
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WMU Marching Band Members Cherish the Band Bond

November 27, 2021
By Chloe Mohr Some of WMU’s marching band members reflect on their music career and the bonding that happens over the five months of practice and performance. With the final game of the season approaching, band members share what they’ve learned, the highs and the lows of the season, and [...]
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Sarkozy’s Bakery a Mainstay at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market

November 27, 2021
By Chloe Mohr Farmers markets provide small businesses the chance to offer local produce to area residents. One of the small businesses that participates in the Kalamazoo Farmers Market is Sarkozy’s Bakery of Kalamazoo. Sarkozy Bakery’s mission is to produce food that is delicious, while remaining nutritious. The ingredients in [...]
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WMU Commuting Students Gear up for Winter Driving

November 27, 2021
By Annie Thelen Students who live off campus talk about how the dangerous winter conditions affect their commute to class. The winter weather in Michigan can make the driving conditions hazardous. With 3 out 4 of students living off campus, it can be a challenge for [...]
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WMU Music Student is a DIY Spotify Artist

November 25, 2021
This audio story involves Andrew Theehs and Andre Awad, two students at WMU who discuss what it is like to be DIY recording artists, and to work with other DIY artists. Spotify's numbers indicate that this group of artists gain back 100% of the royalties they make from streams. Artists such as Chance the Rapper, Girl in Red and Saba all started as DIY artists.
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Community Arts Winners Say Art is Essential

November 23, 2021
By: Arika Horner Every year, the Kalamazoo City Arts Council presents awards to community members, recognizing their creative contributions and leadership within the community. Three of this year’s winners, Mandy Clearwaters, 33, Bryan Zocher, 59, and Aubrey Rodgers, 42, shared their experience within the arts and why they believe it [...]
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Equestrian Escape: Becoming A Family

November 23, 2021
By: Arika Horner The Western Michigan University Equestrian Team provided an escape from classes. Team members Haley Lesilow, Madison Solomon and Carley Bullinger shared their experience of the team becoming a family while competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.
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Student Work-Life Balance is a Common Challenge

November 23, 2021
By Brianna Zuidema Ella Eddy is a perfect example of a college student struggling to maintain a work-life balance. Like many full-time students, Eddy juggles academics at Kalamazoo Valley Community College with full-time work at Biggby Coffee in Portage, Michigan. In fact, many undergraduate students work more than 20 hours [...]
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Kalamazoo Farmer’s Market Finishes 2021 Season Strong

November 23, 2021
By Sam Longstreth A chilly November morning at the Kalamazoo Farmer’s Market at Mayor’s Riverfront Park is the place to be, regardless of the weather. Vendors flood the pathways with various products including fruit, vegetables, bread, meat, and even dog treats. Judy Sarkozy, Phylis Koronka, and Izabella Silver give us [...]
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WMU Dining Services Adapts to Labor Shortage

November 23, 2021
By Dayna Mulder On the campus of Western Michigan University, the Valley Dining Center has reduced pizza varieties and operating hours in light of a national labor shortage. Two employees share how they have overcome the obstacles of low staffing and supply chain challenges to keep the Valley Dining Center [...]
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Finding Connections Through Belly Dancing

November 23, 2021
By Annie Thelen A professional belly dancer talks about how her craft showed her the importance of learning and experiencing other cultures. Christine Mitchell, a former professional belly dancer for over 20 years, took up the art form when the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, changed the world. She [...]
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The Kalamazoo River is Slowly Changing for the Better

November 23, 2021
The Kalamazoo River has undergone many changes over the years. It was once a great fishery, but is now thought of as a nasty river. Lake Michigan River Basin Coordinator Jay Wesley is in charge of the river system and says the river is making changes for the better.
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Kalamazoo Women’s March

November 2, 2021
Brianna Zuidema The Kalamazoo Women’s March on Oct. 2 that began in Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo drew about 2,000 people. The march was organized to draw attention to concerns about new Texas laws regarding abortion. Specifically, the law states that “prohibited abortion of unborn child with detectable fetal heartbeat”.  [...]
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Hand2Hand over Hunger

November 2, 2021
By Dayna Mulder Throughout Southwest Michigan, there are various efforts to feed children living with food insecurity. Over 9,000 children in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, are food insecure, according to Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes. Food insecurity is a lack of consistent access to healthy and nutritional food sources. Kalamazoo Loaves & [...]
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Student Spending for the Spooky Season

November 2, 2021
By Ethan Schmittdiel Americans are expected to spend a record high of over $10 billion dollars this year on halloween, over $2 billion more than last year. The majority of halloween spending goes toward costumes, which are expected to make up around $3.3 billion dollars of this year’s spending, followed [...]
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    This website features the reporting, writing and multimedia work of undergraduate students at various levels of the WMU journalism curriculum. The student work published here is intended to both showcase the work that students in the program are doing as well as serve as another source of information about the Kalamazoo community and current issues.
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