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wm[you] A food fight may be coming to Western Michigan Un i v e r s it y. However, it’s not the caf- Cahill eteria brawl that many students think of. Food Fight is an organization that provides items like rice, dried vegetables and oats that are packaged by students and sent to other countries. Molly Cahill, WMU freshman, was a member when the organization started in 2009 at her high school. “It’s so moving to see people working together,” she said. “I would want WMU to be the catalyst.” This year, the school packaged enough to feed 450,000 people in Haiti. “You can work God’s will no matter where you are.” -Erin Gignac News Editor
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blotter Two subjects were apprehended at the Western View Apartments on a malicious destruction of property charge, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. The police report said the man punched the front door glass and broke it with female subjects assisting student into the building after he punched the glass on the front door. An officer was called to the Bernhard Center last Saturday on a possible fight and a second possible fight ensued in front of Henry Hall, police said. According to reports, a man who was apprehended told officers he joined the fight after several males assaulted his friend. It was concluded that both parties were responsible and the man apprehended was given a verbal warning. A food delivery semi-truck backed into a Western Michigan University maintenance vehicle and side swiped it, causing damage to the drivers’ side of the vehicle at the Davis Dining Parking Lot. No citation was issued. A report was made when an intrusion and robbery alarm went off at the trash room door at Britton Hall. -Ociel Torres Staff Reporter
word on the street Last week’s What is your spring break worst-case scenario?
a) Get abducted into sex trafficking (32%) b) Spend the break doing homework (26%) c) Get trapped on top of Caesar’s Palace (26%) d) Get arrested (1%)
This week’s What do you look for most in a Presidential candidate?
a) Positions on issues b) Voting track record c) Integrity d) Personal values To submit an answer go to www.westernherald.com
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WMU hockey emerges victorious over #1-ranked Ferris State
By Patrick Littleton Staff Reporter The No. 19 Western Michigan University hockey team swept its weekend home and home series with No. 1 Ferris State University and finished the regular season in second place in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, matching the best finish in program history. On Friday, senior center Greg Squires scored the winning goal in a shootout after a 1-1 tie on senior night in front of 4,344 fans at Lawson Ice Arena. “At first everything is really loud, and then you’ve got to just figure it out,” Squires said. “You get tunnel vision, everything gets quiet and I came in it was just the goalie and I. Then I scored and you kind of wake back up again and then it’s just surreal. You see your teammates going crazy and it’s probably one of the best feelings in hockey.” Sophomore left wing Shane Berschbach scored the lone goal for the Broncos while freshman goaltender Frank Slubowski had 16 saves to earn his 12th victory of the season. “The fans certainly got their money’s worth tonight,” WMU head coach Andy Murray said. “It was an exciting hockey game from the get-go. I thought the officials did a good job of letting the players play the game. It was physical, first shift their must have been four or five big hits. Both teams battled, both teams wanted the points badly.” The Bulldogs struck first with a goal from senior center Jordie Johnston at the 4:52 mark of the
Katrina Murphy/Western Herald Freshman defender Garrett Haar (4) pushes the puck up the ice against a sea of Bulldog red. second period with assists from sophomore left wing Garrett Thompson and senior defenseman Chad Billins. Berschbach responded with a power play goal at the 16:17 mark of the second period with assists from sophomore defenseman Dennis Brown and sophomore center Chase Balisy. Slubowski made seven saves in
the shootout and Squires scored in the seventh round. Murray said he liked his team’s engagement, aggression, and puck management, but would have like to see his players get the puck in the net more. He also praised his team’s defense, particularly the play of Slubowski. “It was great,” Slubowski said. “We had a really good effort out
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Romney pays a visit to his home state By Erin Gignac News Editor Mitt Romney’s campaign visit to Western Michigan University on Friday was met with mixed feelings from students. Students revealed, through interviews, that it wasn’t what he said that was most interesting: but, rather, what he didn’t talk about. Romney applauded WMU President John Dunn in his opening remarks but didn’t mention anything about higher education funding in the rest of his speech. “I was very unimpressed with the fact that he didn’t address any higher education issues, as well as the fact that a majority of the questions were only taken from older, white individuals,” said Brandi Hovizi, a student from WMU. Darrin Camilleri, a student from Kalamazoo College Democrats felt that since the event was hosted on WMU’s campus, Romney should have focused on things students care about. “It wasn’t even like the students were here,” he said. “We were all shoved in the back.” While waiting in line before the event, Zak Coeman, a junior who plans on voting for Ron Paul in the primary, said he thought that
Ted Yoakum/Western Herald Republican primary candidate Mitt Romney addresses the audience on WMU’s campus. Romney was a bit out of touch. However, after the event he said he was impressed with Romney’s speech and wasn’t disappointed that he didn’t mention education. “He mentioned it kind of in his opening, but it doesn’t really matter,” he said. “I have a feeling I would already know his answer to it.” Meanwhile, Romney stood in front of a gigantic national debt counter with the numbers building by the minute, and addressed
a crowd of mostly middle-aged people who were fast enough to sign up early on the event’s waiting list. Elena Brennan, a member of the University of Michigan College Republicans and Romney supporter, said the turnout created a good atmosphere. “People have wanted to ask these kinds of questions for a while now,” she said. “I’m glad they were able to get some answers.” The Republican presidential
contender painted a grim picture of college students’ futures to the seated audience and the standing room crowd in the back. The current national debt is $15.4 trillion and counting, he said. “This thing is moving fast,” he said. “I think it’s immoral for us to pass on burdens like that to the next generation.” Obama, while running for president, promised to cut the national debt in half when, in fact, he doubled it, Romney said.
“I’m a little concerned when we have a president that’s out of ideas and excuses,” he said. “In 2012, he’s going to be out of a job.” Students at WMU predict that Romney will beat out other close candidates like Rick Santorum to face President Obama in the election. Phillip Adams, an education major; and Randy Mathis, a political science major, are both members of WMU’s College Democrats. They said that Romney appeals to the middle-of-theroad voters: the independents. “He has a way of talking,” Mathis said, comparing Romney to Obama. However, Romney’s vision to cut Pell Grants might remove college students from his voting base as they vote in Tuesday’s primary. Students need money to get through college, said Mathis, a political science major. “It’s definitely unacceptable,” Mathis said. “He isn’t doing what is in Michigan’s best interest.” Both students said they will vote for Obama in the election and want to focus more on their candidate’s qualities. “[Our platform] is not an antiRomney thing, it’s a pro-Obama thing,” said Adams, an education major.
Historic Kalamazoo bakery burned downtown By Jason Koole Copy Editor An early morning fire on Saturday, Feb. 25, left Sarkozy’s Bakery in downtown Kalamazoo in ruins. Officials believe the fire began in the basement of the 120-yearold building, where the bakery’s oven was located. Fire response crews arrived on the scene at
about 5:20 a.m. after a fire alarm went off. Fire Officials say the building is unsalvageable. Sarkozy’s Bakery has long been considered a Kalamazoo institution. Judy Sarkozy opened the bakery on Feb. 28, 1978 after renting the North Burdick Street building. With the help of an $8,000 loan, she started the bakery with her
husband. Judy and Ken Sarkozy had moved from Detroit to Kalamazoo in 1977 after graduating from Wayne State University. Adam Roberts/Western Herald The scene of Sarkozy’s Bakery after an early morning fire in downtown Kalamazoo.
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Scholar lectureS on hPV controVerSy
By Daniel Gimmler Staff Reporter
After the sudden death of Michigan State University Student, Carly Glynn from complications caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the controversy surrounding its vaccine has again been making headlines. Arthur Caplan, Ph.D., the director of the center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, came to Western Michigan University to give a lunch talk about that controversy on Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Putney
Auditorium in the Fetzer Center to a crowd of about 30 people. Caplan argued with statistics and demographics that concerns about the vaccine’s safety are not only unfounded, but furthermore distract from wideranging and often critical side effects of such concerns that get lost in the controversy. The spread of misinformation about the vaccine in America has devastating consequences abroad, not to mention the health and economic problems it causes at home, Caplan said. “Worldwide, it’s a much more miserable story,” he said. “When inaccuracies and falsehoods
spread around here, they have implications elsewhere.” Other countries will hesitate to administer a vaccine that Americans don’t use themselves, especially when they hear people are saying it is unsafe, said Caplan. There are 4,000 deaths in America a year due to cervical cancer, a cancer directly caused by HPV in nearly every case, and there are 500,000 cases of the same cancer abroad. It is also the number one cause of cancer deaths in Africa. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HPV is the most common sexu-
ally transmitted infection (STI), there are more than 40 types of the virus and it can cause cancer or meningitis. In America, a lot of money is lost in health care treating about 12,000 cases a year, many of which could have been prevented. And in addition to saving money, vaccination affects more than just the individuals that receive the it. A herd vaccination, which
means a majority of the population is vaccinated making it harder for the virus to spread, protects others who are not vaccinated as well. Any danger involved in getting the vaccine does not outweigh these benefits, especially since it is in general very safe, said Caplan. “There’s really nothing going on with this vaccine,” he said. “It’s about being sexually active, and when it’s necessary to
get it.” Caplan explained that the reason for the concern was that the root of the vaccine was a STI.
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Kalamazoo takes a plunge • NEW MANAGEMENT By Taylor Larson Staff Reporter
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Anticipation builds as a man dressed as McLovin waddles up to the makeshift glacial pool and stands on its edge, looking in. The man hesitates for a split second, then, without further ado, belly flops into the tank. He is not alone. This is the Kalamazoo Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge, returning March 18 at Lawson Ice Arena for its fifth year.
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Though the act itself may seem slightly strange, jumping headfirst into a tub of frigid water is an activity most seem to avoid, all money pledged raises funds and awareness for the Special Olympics, specifically Kalamazoo’s chapter, Area 16. “Both sets of funds come back to the local program. Fifty percent of the money raised from the Kalamazoo Polar Plunge goes directly back into Area 16; the other 50 percent goes to Special Olympics Michigan. That money is used to help underwrite the costs for athletes in Area 16 to attend state games,” said Dowdall. Kalamazoo’s Polar Plunge has always held strong ties to Western, which hosted the very first Special Olympics Michigan state game. “We wanted to do it at Western Michigan University because WMU had always been a great supporter of Special Olympics,” said Dowdall. “How it was started was the administration, along with Jody Brylinsky, a professor in the Health and Education department, made the determination that the group that was the most essential for us to work with, if we were going to get the university involved, was the Western Student Association. So we went to WSA and we asked them if they would provide leadership for the Polar Plunge. From there, it began to evolve.” From that first Plunge, held at Golden Pond and featuring a spectacular dive from President Dunn, the Kalamazoo Polar Plunge was in full swing. “In order for the event to grow, we were going to need to find a new location. We didn’t want to leave the university, because we wanted the university to be our station, a host to the event,” said Dowdall. “We determined the best place to do this was really the Lawson Ice Arena.” Sponsored by local businesses and organizations, such as Western Michigan Student Association, Papa John’s, Kohls, and the Housler Restaurant Group, the Kalamazoo Polar Plunge continues to grow and gain support. For a crazy costume and dash of courage, participants can plunge headfirst into the icy pool. To ensure the pool is at maximum freeze, it is a WSA pre-plunge ritual to dump bags of ice into the already mindnumbingly cold water, then open it up to the first brave plunger. “Each individual signs a liability form before plunging,” said Dowdall. “Each individual takes the risk and should know whether or not they should plunge. We have law enforcement sponsors, and they bring in their dive and medic team to assist if needed.”
While the plunge offers a good time and excuse to wear something outrageous, it also reflects a greater goal to raise awareness for the cause. New to the event is the involvement of Western’s Greek organizations, which have made it a competition amongst themselves to raise the most money for the Plunge. There is a $75 minimum fee to take the plunge, but students should note the cash doesn’t have to come solely from their own pockets. At the Special Olympics Michigan website, students are able to set up their own campaign and accept donations provided by friends, professors, and family to meet the minimum amount. “If they go online, at SOMI. org, to register for the Polar Plunge, they can create their own page, and they can send that page out to their entire social media contacts. All they have to do is raise $75 from as many people as they can send that out to, and they do not have to pay a bunch. That’s a critical message for the students. First reason they say they can’t plunge is that they can’t afford it,” said Dowdall. For those wishing to show their support sans dip, simply attending is more than enough. “We want to fill that Stadium up. Come out and support your team, support Special Olympics and support your Greeks,” said Dowdall. Registration to dive, as well as information about the event itself and the Special Olympics, may be found at SOMI.org, or by contacting Tom Dowdall at 616583-1202. If bragging rights are not enough, the Plunge awards outstanding dives with numerous awards and trophies. “We award special plungers, the students give away for things like Youngest Plunger, Oldest Plunger, Best Costume, and Most Money Raised,” said Dowdall. “WSA came up with this great idea of presenting these plungers, they decorate them and they’re really cool. We’ll put other things in there like gift cards and raffles, but those are the key prizes.” The plunge will be short, only a few hours to fit into one’s schedule, offering students the chance to support their local community and an organization often overlooked, at only a minimum cost and effort. Registration for the Plunge begins at 10 a.m. For Special Olympics athletes, the program is much more than just a sports team—it is an experience, one made possible by events such as the Polar Plunge. However, it’s not just athletes who benefit; plunging may give participants a sense of pride and a bit of good karma, though those good feelings may be overshadowed by one of feeling numb.
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in brief OT journal seeks contributors The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT), an open-access online journal for occupational therapists and students, is set to publish starting this fall. According to WMU News, the online publication will be available worldwide to researchers, therapists, and clients, and will publish four times a year. Occupational therapy scholars of all levels are invited to submit work for publication in the journal, which was made possible through a substantial gift from Kalamazoo residents Fred W. Sammons and Dr. Barbara Rider. For more information on the OJOT, see wmich.edu/ news. -Lynn Hodorek Copy Editor
Campus Campout benefits homeless The Western Michigan University chapter of Alpha Tau Omega will hold their annual Campus Campout to benefit the Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity from Monday, Feb. 27 to Wednesday, Feb. 29. According to WMU News, members of the fraternity will camp out by the flagpoles for 48 hours to raise awareness for the homeless in and around Kalamazoo. This year, the group’s goal is to top last year’s fundraising proceeds of $3,500. For information about how to donate to this cause, visit wmich.edu/news. Go to habitatkalamazoo.org to learn more about Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity. -Lynn Hodorek Copy Editor
‘Muppets’ movie comes to Miller Western Michigan University’s Campus Activities Board will show a special screening of “The Muppets” Wednesday, Feb. 29 at Miller Auditorium. Released in 2011, Amy Adams and Jason Segel help the Muppets raise $10 million to save their old stomping grounds from a rich oil tycoon, played by Chris Cooper. Admission is $1 with a valid Bronco Card and $2 for all others. The film has a run time of 103 minutes. For more information, see WMU News. -Erin Lenczyki Copy Editor
Disney recruiters come to campus Disney will take over the Bernhard Center Monday from noon to 6 p.m. to recruit new cast members at their Florida and California theme parks. The free event is sponsored by the Western Michigan University chapter of the Disney College Program Alumni Association. The internship is paid and stresses networking and leadership skills. Disney began recruiting at WMU in 1996. For more information, visit WMU News. -Erin Lenczyki Copy Editor
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WSA candidates discuss platforms By Ted Yoakum Staff Reporter
Western Michigan University will elect a new Western Student Association President and Vice President from March 19-23 to replace the Kaplan-Neldon administration. The Western Herald sat down with presidential candidates Matthew Vargo and Sean Nicholl, and their respective running mates Nikki Ledbury and Collin Mays, to discuss their platforms and goals for next year’s WSA.
1. What are you studying? Vargo: This is my third year here at Western, and I am studying organizational communication and philosophy, I’m doing a double major. Ledbury: I’m studying Africana studies, environmental studies, with a minor in nonprofit leadership. Nicholl: My major is business finance, I have minors in marketing and economics. I’m a junior. Mays: My major is political science and I’m minoring in communications and management. I’m a junior/senior status.
2. What are your plans after graduation? Vargo: Right now, I’m looking at grad school and I’m either going to pursue study in higher education, political affairs, political administration or something of the like, so it’s a little bit up in the air right now. Ledbury: I’ve actually done a year with AmeriCorps and I would really like to go back and do another year with [them]. After that, probably Peace Corps or something along those lines and administrative work with some sort of non-profit or environmental non-profit. Nicholl: I would like to be the Chief Financial Officer somewhere, a day-to-day operations sort of guy, the top of a major corporation. That would be the ultimate end goal for me.
Mays: The governor of Michigan.
3. In five words or less, describe your campaign. Vargo: Student-involvement, diversity, sustainability, accessibility, and community Nicholl: WSA New Ways. Mays: Energetic, fresh, determined and capable.
4. How can people reach you on the web? Vargo: Look for wsadreamteam. com. Our Twitter is @wsadreamteam, and our Facebook page is vote Vargo-Ledbury for WSA President and Vice President. Ledbury: We have a hashtag, which is #wsadreamteam. We like to keep things consistent. Vargo: Through all those mediums, you can contact us. So if you tweet at us, we’ll respond. If you post on our Facebook page, we’ll respond. On our website, we have a few different options to contact us. If you want to schedule a visit, you can do that through our website, as well as send us feedback and ideas, and leave us with your name so we can contact you and discuss those ideas with you, or not. We also have a commit to vote section. Your email will be kept confidential, but if you leave us your email it basically says that you’re committing to vote for us and we’ll send you a reminder when voting happens. Mays: We have a hashtag, #wsanewways, new ways with Nicholl-Mays, we believe in new ways for the campus. WSA New Ways on Facebook and Twitter, in fact, if you tweet at us, we’ll always get back to you immediately. Nicholl: The website is wsanewways.com.
5. How do you feel about campus sustainability, and the sustainability fee? Ledbury: [Sustainability] is something near and dear to my heart. I am a environ-
mental studies student and I’ve worked for different environmental non-profits in the past. The sustainability fee is the third part for our platform for sustainability. Not changing it necessarily, because that’s going to be up what we see from the students throughout this campaign, but to re-evaluate it, [to see] exactly where the money is going, about being very transparent about where it’s going and working with the administration. The other part of sustainability is advocating for education on campus, but through the senate. Making small changes in our everyday lives in and educating what they can do to change maybe their habits right now, so that we can foster that kind of growth and sustainability at the university level.
Nicholl: As far as sustainability goes, we made it an issue. One of our slate members is the current sustainability chair, and what from I’ve seen, the sustainability position is the hardest to transition to from year to year. By having her on onboard and stay for a second term, she’ll be able to hit the ground immediately and I feel like we’ll be able to make a lot more strides in sustainability. As far as the fee goes, she’ll already have a year of experience how to monitor the grants that we give out through the sustainability fee, so that way it will be a more effective process moving forward, so instead of having three to four months of ‘I don’t know what I’m doing,’ she’ll have all of that taken care of. We’ll be able to immediately have sustainability projects on campus within the first month that we’re here back at school.
6. How will you ensure that RSOs continue to receive funding? Vargo: First and foremost, we need to appoint an allocations chair who is unbiased, and is actively unbiased, and will look at budgets, will look at organizations in a very objective manner. I feel like where that comes from is the interview process, making
Matthew Vargo, right, and Nicolette Ledbury
Sean Nicholl, right, and Collin Mays Photos by Ted Yoakum/Western Herald
sure that when we appoint this person, there’s an understanding of that objectivity that we expect. Then, it’s reaching out to the students and saying, ‘we have money here, this money is your money to put on events and do things on campus. Guidelines have to be followed, but we want you to use this money. Ledbury: That has a lot to do with accessibility. Having [notices] posted in a timely manner so that people have the amount of time that they need to put together a budget and making sure that they know exactly when those are going to take place, how they take place, and what they can actually put in budgets for. Sometimes, budgets will come through and it seems like they probably didn’t know about the guidelines, and if they had they probably could of adapted those budgets so it would be passed.
From the past couple years I’ve seen, we’ve made some good strides in that. There are a few areas I want to nitpick and tweak, so that way we can make sure that everyone is receiving the kind of funding they deserve. There’s a little bit we can do on the process side of allocations that we can make it a little bit better that we will look at next year.
Learn more about the candidates: Vargo/Ledbury: wsadreamteam.com Nicholl/Mays: wsanewways.com
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Republican candidates battle for Michigan
By Ted Yoakum Staff Reporter
The next battlefield in this year’s contest for the Republican presidential nomination will be in Michigan, with the state’s primary election taking place Tuesday. Forerunner and Michigan native Mitt Romney has been in a virtual deadlock with rival Rick Santorum among potential state primary voters, according to polls from various research institutes. The latest telephone survey released by Rasmussen Reports shows Romney ahead with 40 percent, with Santorum close on his heels at 34 percent. This is a shift from the numbers seen in previous weeks, which showed Santorum ahead of the former Massachusetts governor. A previous poll from Rasmussen showed the U.S. senator ahead in the state with 38 percent, four points higher than Romney. “What’s so interesting about this primary season is the volatility, that things just seem to turn on a dime,” said John Clark, the chair of the Western Michigan University political science department. “If the election would have been held [two
weeks ago], Santorum probably would have won, and perhaps even quite handily. Now it seems like he’s already starting to fade a little bit.” Michigan is one of two states holding primary elections next week, the other being Arizona. Romney is currently leading the pack in that state as well, with 42 percent, ahead of Santorum who has 29 percent, the most recent Rasmussen poll shows. The two states are the last stops for the contenders before the race shifts into overdrive next month Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia will all host their elections on Mar. 6, a day commonly referred to as Super Tuesday. While the two primaries held this week may hold a fraction of the delegates up for grabs compared to the following week, victory in Michigan could provide the winner a much needed boost going into March, Clark said. “Somebody coming out of Michigan and Arizona looking really strong and getting lots of attention in the national media has a much easier time of being successful in that next round,”
he said. “Michigan, by itself, isn’t that important, but as a springboard, it’s potentially very important.” At the moment, the race for the GOP nomination has been winnowed down between Romney and Santorum. The senator from Pennsylvania is the latest in a string of candidates who have emerged to challenge early frontrunner Romney, with the previous potential spoiler, former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, falling to the wayside after his defeat in Florida. Clark pointed out how this pattern conflicts with the usual primary cycle seen in recent years, where the early heir apparent is taken down by an upstart candidate. The latest example of this trend was seen in the 2008 Democratic primary, where Barack Obama soared past Hillary Clinton to capture his party’s nomination after experiencing a number of early setbacks. “Instead, we’ve seen a whole series of candidates emerge and then, for the most part, quickly disappear,” Clark said. “Right now, it’s Rick Santorum’s turn, and we’ll see what happens.” One of the reasons for Santorum’s surge in popularity has
been due to support from Republicans who seek a candidate that can take down Romney’s bid for the White House, Clark said. Members of his party have criticized the former businessman for leaning too far toward the middle of the political spectrum, especially in regards to healthcare and his former prochoice stance toward abortion. The divide between Romney and the rest of the GOP candidates has been on full display in recent televised debates, as the dialog between front runner and his primary opponent turned increasingly hostile. During last week’s CNN debate, Romney attacked Santorum for supporting “No Child Left Behind” bill simply to support then President George W. Bush, claiming that it made the senator ill fit to lead the nation. This highly combative atmosphere that is dividing the GOP may present a challenge to the eventual winner of the party’s nomination, as the candidate could appear weaker to voters after receiving a rhetorical beating from fellow party members, Clark said. “Often, a candidate emerges, but he emerges so flawed that it’s hard to overcome them,” he
said. “That’s definitely a risk for the Republicans.” Despite trailing Santorum early on, the son of former Michigan Gov. George Romney has turned around his fortunes in his home state, receiving the endorsements of both current Gov. Rick Snyder and district U.S. Rep. Fred Upton. The support of both the state’s leadership and potential primary voters has placed Romney on the fast track to victory in Tuesday’s election. “Michigan is still a Romney state, and it’s Romney’s state to lose,” Clark said. However, no matter who emerges victorious Tuesday, the Republican candidate will likely face an uphill battle for capturing Michigan voters during the general election in November. Both Romney and Santorum have voiced their opposition to the 2008 bailout of Detroit’s automotive industry, which puts them at odds with the state’s residents, Clark said. “In the general election, that will be a huge difference between the Republican candidate and the Democratic candidate,” he said. “If the Obama campaign doesn’t take advantage of that, they’re not doing their jobs.”
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4 HPV Vaccination; necessity for women The Human Papillomavirus Virus (HPV) can affect both females and males. Many people who have HPV don’t even know it, because the virus oftentimes has no symptoms. This means that you can just get the virus or pass it on to your partner without even knowing. The HPV vaccination is something that I feel very strongly about. The vaccination is a rather painful process, but for women it is one of the more Nora Strehl important proEditor-in-Chief cedures. It is administered as an injection into a muscle in your upper arm or thigh. For those fearful of needles the vaccination is not going to be your pal. Two vaccines are given in three shots over six months to help prevent the virus. I have a girlfriend who when in high school (when the HPV virus was just discovered) refused to get the shots. She claimed she was terrified of needles and didn’t figure the virus would be as widely spreading as it turns out it was. Eight years later, in 2010, she was diagnosed with HPV. Now, twice a year she goes to the lady doctor to get a check on whether or not the virus has affected any of her baby-making organs. It’s not unlikely for many women our age to have this virus and if you have yet to get the vaccination I recommend you doing that. Men (who are oftentimes carriers) rarely even know that they have it; so it might be important to speak with your significant other about this too. Although it is one virus, it can cause many different diseases, such as cervical cancer in women and genital warts in men and women. For more information on the HPV vaccination, contact your local lady-doctor. You can also visit Sindecuse Health Center on campus. They administer shots there on a walk-in basis.
As candidates in the Republican primary fill front pages of newspapers across the nation and the Western Student Association (WSA) Presidential candidates begin campaigning, the Editorial pages nation wide are receiving just as much attention. Student-run newspapers oftentimes decide to endorse candidates and with 25,000 readers, our goal is to address things we believe students should be concerned about. With that, the Western Herald jumps on the bandwagon and speaks our mind on candidates as well. For the Republican Primary, the Western Herald is endorsing Mitt Romney. This decision is made based on the need for an endorsement for the Republican primary, and only the Republican primary. This has nothing to do with President elect. Our reasoning behind this endorsement is based on the differences between him and other candidates, which are highlighted in his calculated personality versus their emotionally driven
platforms. Romney is able to sway public opinion with his presidential charm. Time magazine even compared his mannerisms to Barack Obama’s. During his speech on Friday, a lot of the students said that Romney had the best chance of competing against Obama for that exact reason.During his closing remarks at his speech on Friday, Romney joked that he couldn’t give the cut-off signal because the TV cameras would catch him and use the footage for a negative campaign ad. This shows just how calculating his character is. Romney will never act on his passions to try to win the primary because he knows that it will come back to haunt him. For the WSA, the Western Herald is endorsing Sean Nicholl and Collin Mays. This decision was not taken lightly with both candidates being extremely qualified. What sparked our decision was the amount of experience Nicholl and Mays have within the WSA.
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Editorial The Vargo/Ledbury campaign has garnered support from both of their respective organizations that they currently lead as president, OUTspoken and Drive Safe Kalamazoo. These are both very popular organizations on campus. While the Nicholl/Mays campaign has their own support behind them, we felt that their reach on campus may not be as expansive as their opponents. Some may raise the argument that, since the Vargo/Ledbury campaign has more reach that they should be president; but we think experience is more important. “I feel that’s something we’ve been lacking in the past is that kind of experience on cabinet,” Nicholl said. “I really tapped into our current cabinet and so that way we’d have a smoother transition next year.” Ted Yoakum/Western Herald
Historic East Campus Letter to the Editor: WMU needs to keep up with plowing photo of the week Western needs to keep up on their plowing and salting of the parking lots and sidewalks. The first day it snowed, I hopped out of bed early for class and set out on my way. When I walked outside, I slipped and almost fell because the sidewalk was covered with ice. Now I live in valley 2 and have to deal with that massive hill. I had to have fallen at last three times braving that hill of doom; it had not been shoveled or salted at all. The dorm parking lots weren’t even touched until the third day of snow. People were getting stuck and were unable to leave. It left us for huge headaches and air smelling like
burnt rubber. It should be the university’s first priority to get these sidewalks and parking lots cleared. It is dangerous to try and walk or drive on roads covered with ice. The potential of being severely harmed could cause some major law suits for the college. If the sidewalks were plowed and salted students would be able to get to class easier, and if the parking lots were plowed it would allow people like me to get to their jobs which allow them to attend this university. Some people might say that the university doesn’t have the man power to get to the side-
walks and parking lots as soon as is needed. However we pay 300 dollars to park on campus; we should be able to safely use these facilities. It is also the university’s responsibility to provide a safe learning environment. If they are unable to provide such necessities then the college should delay classes until they are able to clear our sidewalks and allow us to get out of the parking lots safely. If they don’t have the man power to do this then that brings us to the question where is our 300 dollars being spent?
-Michael Dresen
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WMU brings jobs, revenue to Kalamazoo By Katy TerBerg Staff Reporter
Western Michigan University is not only an acclaimed school, but also as a higher learning institution that strives to assist its community. Its economic impact on the city is comparable to Kalamazoo College’s impact, said Jeff Palmer from the Office of Communications at K College.
The overall economic impact WMU has in Kalamazoo is $500 million, said Cheryl Roland, executive director of University Relations at WMU. Since WMU is a public institution, its overall tuition rate is lower than the rate at K College, which is a private institution, said Brad Watts, a regional analyst for the W.E. Upjohn Institute. Watts developed an assessment tool for the Economic Development Administration that
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measures the overall economic impact an academic institution can have in Kalamazoo County. There are 9,500 jobs in the community, including direct and indirect employment, because of WMU’s contributions, said Roland. “K College impacts the regional economy by attracting visitors who would not otherwise travel to the region,” said Palmer. “During the academic year, it is estimated that visitors
to the campus spend around $2 million dollars purchasing goods and services in the region.” WMU operates in a similar way. Many of these visitors funds come courtesy of intercollegiate athletics and arts and culture. Miller Auditorium is Michigan’s third largest auditorium and the revenue earned through Broadway touring productions, ballets, operas, and comedy acts numbers in the millions, according to the WMU website.
Another aspect of economic impact comes courtesy of the Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies (KCMS), said Roland. “The KCMS building will remain a center for medical education; one that will be part of the WMU School of Medicine after July 1. The WMU School of Medicine will be located in a building in downtown Kalamazoo given to the school by MPI Research in December,” she said. “WMU has a bigger econom-
ic impact on the region than K College simply because of its size, which is roughly 10 times larger than K College. Also, Western students likely spend more in the community, on average, since a larger portion of WMU students live off campus. Finally, WMU is also home to some research and development activities that K College does not have, which also potentially impact the regional economy,” said Watts.
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liams emcee Western’s Got Talent. 6. Cody Morris and Kristen Alario perform an original song, “Michigan Winters” at Shaw Theatre. 7. Christina Fritz, 2011 WGT winner, sings Duffy’s “Warwick Avenue.”
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Club during the Boudeman cup and took second place at Hope College’s Emma Biogani regatta. However, according to Vice Commodore Vytenis Karaitis, the highlight of the fall season was competing at Larchmont, New York against 39 other schools, including the U.S. Navy and other maritime academies, on 47 large top-notch sailboats. The New York Offshore Intercollegiate Regatta was where they placed 6th out of 12 in their class, beating both the US Army and NY Maritime. “One of my favorite memories was participating in the Lake Michigan annual tri-state race on a 40 foot racing yacht, and at one point during the race I was put on the helm [steering the boat]. Feeling the power and precision the boat had under the power of the wind was truly humbling, and I have to say there is no other feeling in the world like it,” said Niacaris. For more information about this group, students can visit their website at www.wmusailing.org, join their Facebook page, or reach out at their email: sailing.wmu@gmail.com. The team meets during sailing season at the Bernhard Center on Mondays at 9 p.m.
Assault on campus By Kelly Mason Staff Reporter A Western Michigan University student reported that she was assaulted by her ex-girlfriend in the parking lot in front of Smith Burnham Hall on Saturday, Feb. 18. The victim claimed that she had been choked by the suspect, who then drove away in a gold Buick. The responding officer, Andrew Bachman, met with the victim in the parking lot and was able to obtain a partial license plate number, the name of the suspect and which direction she drove off in. A witness of the incident came forward and told Bachman that he was looking out of the window of Friedmann Hall and saw the girl being swung by the neck, and also reaffirmed that the suspect then drove away. While at the scene, Bachman looked at the victim’s neck and saw no visible signs of injury; she also refused medical treatment. The victim said that her exgirlfriend came over to the residence hall to retrieve some of her personal property. The two
went outside and the victim was about to leave when her neck was grabbed. She attempted to scream but her mouth had been covered. She was then thrown onto the ground while the suspect began to laugh and proceeded to drive away. According to the police report, the victim and suspect had dated for approximately three months and had broken up a few months ago. The two had exchanged text messages back and forth during the breakup and had gotten into a previous mutual physical fight over one partner supposedly cheating on the other. No injuries or reports were made for that incident. The suspect was eventually found and taken to the Kalamazoo County Sherriff ’s Department Jail for booking and will be charged with domestic violence. The officer who located the suspect explained to her that she is not to set foot on any WMU property in the future or she would be subject to another arrest. The suspect returned on Feb. 19 to WMU Public Safety to retrieve her vehicle and she was again warned not to return to campus or she would be arrested for trespassing.
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ExpressJet creates jobs New aviation program guarantees jobs for students after graduation By Kelly Mason Staff Reporter Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation has partnered up with ExpressJet Airlines to create a program that allows aviation students to begin an early pilot screening process that will prepare them for and guarantee jobs as first officers with ExpressJet. The Airline Pilot Pathway Program (AP3) is an agreement between WMU, ExpressJet Airlines and Delta Airlines that maps out the steps a candidate must take in order to be eligible for a guaranteed pilot job with ExpressJet Airlines and, subsequently, a guaranteed interview for a pilot job with Delta Airlines. Potentially, this program could lead a successful candidate to a career of 40 years or more. Dave Powell, dean of the aviation college, said that this agreement was established to attract the best of the best from collegiate flight programs around the country. “For the successful candidate who meets all of the criteria set, ExpressJet Airlines is prepared to offer a guaranteed pilot job,” Powell said. “The program is seeking the best of the best, so not all will qualify.” Qualifying students will have the opportunity to work for the largest regional carrier in the United States. The project was signed in November 2011, but this con-
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cept has been in development by ExpressJet, Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Delta Airlines for well over a year. One of the prerequisites of the program is obtaining a license at WMU, however, the private pilot license is an acceptable exception. Completed training for the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate and instructing as a CFI at WMU for a specified period of time are also needed to participate. To acquire an internship applicants must pass the advanced jet training course (i.e., JET Course) with a minimum GPA and receive a letter of recommendation from Powell. There are also aviation course and cumulative GPA requirements. Once the program is fully up and running, it will seek to identify Flight Science students as early as their sophomore year. Currently, the plan is to administer the CogScreen, Neo Personality Test and Tabular Speed Test screening tools before junior year. Prior to the end of the senior year, there would also be a job knowledge test, hu-
man resource interview and pilot interview conducted. There would also be multiple other meetings and interviews during that same time, Powell said. To date, there are 10 candidates signed up for the program and that number is expected to grow. The intent of this program is that it be measured more by the quality than the quantity of participants. Delta and ExpressJet Airlines sent their pilot hiring managers and recruiters to campus last month to describe the program to aviation students, according to WMU news. “That Western was only the fourth collegiate flight program to participate in the AP3 speaks volumes, not only about the quality of the Western graduates who have already been hired by both ExpressJet Airlines and Delta Airlines, but also the excellent reputation Western has in the airline industry by virtue of the quality of the program that prepared those and other graduates,” Powell said.
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Monday February 27, 2012
in brief track and field Women take third at MAC championships Western Michigan University women’s track and field took third place on Saturday at the 2012 MAC Indoor Championships in Akron, Ohio. Kent State topped the competition wih a score of 108.50, followed by Toledo at 87.5 points. WMU’s 85.5-point finish put them ahead of Buffalo, Miami, and Eastern Michigan, with 73.5, 66, and 63 points, respectively. Key athletes for the Broncos included the 4x400-meter relay team of Iris Campbell, Andrea Arnold, Victoria Chatman, and Leya Munwam, who ran a MAC Championshiprecord time of 3:39.89, according to WMU Athletics. Next weekend the Broncos will travel to Notre Dame or Iowa State for the chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships in Boise, Idaho. -Lynn Hodorek Copy Editor
baseball
Bronco of the Week speaks to team The Western Michigan University Bronco of the Week series played host to Dr. Luke Wilcox, an orthopedic surgeon and professional baseball player, who shared his life experiences with the WMU baseball team this week. According to WMU Athletics, Wilcox attained First Team All-Region, First-Team AllMid-American Conference and First-Team Academic AllAmerican status during his junior year at WMU. Following that season, Wilcox was a third-round draft pick for the New York Yankees. Wilcox, a Lansing native, represents Michigan State medical staff. His brother Matt, a cardiologist and former Bronco baseball athlete, also visited the team this year. For more information on Wilcox’s visit, go to wmubroncos.com. -Lynn Hodorek Copy Editor
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Broncos lose to Spartans 4-3 In their Friday away match against Michigan State, Western Michigan’s women’s tennis team was narrowly defeated by the Spartans, bringing WMU’s women to 7-5 thus far in the season. The Broncos’ duo of Caroline Aleck and April Kerr won at No. 2 doubles (8-7), but the Spartans still took the doubles point and the early lead. In singles, the Brown and Gold rallied back against MSU. First to get WMU on the board was Maria Nivia at No. 5 singles. Nivia bested the Spartans’ Julianne Gruber 6-4, 6-3. MSU assured their victory over WMU at No. 2 singles when their Olga Chernova defeated Western’s Maggie Remynse 6-3, 7-6 (10-8). WMU’s women return to their home court at West Hills for a doubleheader Friday, March 2 against Butler and Valparaiso. -Alexandra Harvey Staff Reporter
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By Tyler Pease Staff Reporter The men’s basketball team lost on the road against Toledo 83-74 on Saturday, bringing their record on the season to 12-17 and their conference mark to 6-8. Meanwhile, Toledo brought their record to 15-14 on the season and 6-8 in conference. With the win, Toledo avenged their loss earlier in the season, when the Broncos had crushed Toledo at home, 74-52. The Broncos came out strong in the first half, starting the game on a 15-8 run. Matt Stainbrook scored 12 of the Broncos’ first 15 points, but he would only score two more points in the rest of the game. Toledo proceeded to close the gap but the Broncos led most of the way in a tightly played first half. With 4:02 to play in the first half, Nate Hutcheson was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all 3 free throws pushing the lead to 5 points, but Toledo responded with a 10-2 run claiming a 3 point lead of their own when the score sat at 44-41 with 1:28 to play prompting a time out from Western Michigan. Mike Douglas made a jumper to cut Katrina Murphy/Western Herald the lead to one, and Toledo went Despite an strong initial showing, the Broncos fell to Toledo on Saturday. into halftime with a slim 44-43 lead. go when they made their push, throw line, making 5 of 6 in the 16 points,and they had 5 play- for the Broncos now. The first Both teams were red hot from Flenard Whitfield started the last minute of regulation. ers in double figure scoring as Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. the floor in the first half with run by scoring 5 straight points, In the game, the Broncos they shot 48 percent from the which is the last home game of Western Michigan shooting 57 Matt Stainbrook and Demetrius were led by Flenard Whitfield floor. As a team, Toledo made the season for the Broncos and percent and Toledo shooting 59. Ward also scored as the Broncos who had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 9 3-pointers out of 19 and were as such it is senior night and Matt Stainbrook scored 12 in the cut the lead to one, 72-71 with and 6 assists to lead the team in an efficient 14-18 from the free they will take on Eastern Michihalf, leading the team, Flenard 3:46 remaining in the game. each category but four Broncos throw line. The Broncos held gan who is currently leading the Whitfield contributed 4 assists The run culminated when Mike scored in double digits. They Toledo under 40 percent shoot- MAC west division. In the final and three rebounds. Douglas made a lay-up to give shot fairly well in the game, ing in the second half, but To- game of the season, the Broncos Toledo started the second the Broncos the lead for the first making their shots at just above ledo was stingy with the ball the will be on the road to take on rihalf on another 10-4 run as they time in the half. Toledo regained a 49 percent clip, but they were entire game, turning it over only val Central Michigan on Friday, stretched out their lead. With the lead 17 seconds later on a only 5-17 from 3-point range. five times and only once in the March 2 at 7 p.m. Then all that 13:29 remaining in the second jumper from Julius Brown and They also held a slim edge in second half. remains on the schedule for the half, Toledo’s lead was 13, and they never gave it back as they rebounding 33-30. Toledo was There are only two games re- Broncos is the MAC Conference the score was 62-49. The Bron- sealed the game from the free led by Dominique Buckley with maining in the regular season tournament. cos trailed by 10 with 6:05 to
WMU triumphs over St. Bonaventure Bonnies By Nathan Palcowski Staff Reporter Heading into this weekends series against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, the Western Michigan Broncos baseball team was on a three-game losing streak, as they were dismantled by No.15 Arizona State last weekend. WMU did however capture their first win of the season on Friday night but lost the overall series winning just one of the three games. The Broncos won their first game of the season on Friday 6-4 in a hard fought victory. Se-
nior pitcher Casey Webber went 3 (2-3) innings, striking out four and only walking two. Overall Webber gave up two runs in the first inning and then another two in the fourth. WMU second baseman Zach Thoma went 2-for-3 scoring one of WMU’s runs and driving in two RBI’s as well. Reliever Patrick Borlik got the win for the Broncos throwing two innings and only giving up four hits and one run. “It was great to see our guys get off the mat and compete for 27 outs and earn a victory,” WMU head coach Billy Gernon said.
The Broncos on Saturday coming off their first win, lost a heartbreaker to the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, 5-3. WMU started off hot and grabbed a 3-0 lead all the way into the seventh inning. Then the Bonnies scored four runs in the seventh inning and one in the ninth to steal the win. Sophomore pitcher Steve Laudicina pitched a gem going 5.2 innings allowing just three hits and three strikeouts. “We got a quality start from Laudicina but our bullpen struggled to hold the line,” Gernon said. After jumping out to a 3-0
lead early, the Broncos struggled to gets runs across home plate. WMU only had four hit’s the whole game, but left nine base runners. And for head coach Billy Gernon, the ability to put away a team is necessary. “When you have an opportunity to put someone away at this level, it is a must that you capitalize on that opportunity,” Gernon said. “It’s time we need to step up and deliver.” Unfortunately the comments Gernon made after game two did not help the Broncos on Sunday as they ended the weekend series with a loss 7-5.
“The story of the day was that we did a great job of getting the lead but absolutely underachieved at expanding the lead,” Gernon said. The Broncos will go into spring break holding a 1-5 record and a two-game losing streak. WMU will play in the Buckeye Classic starting March 2 against the Northwestern Wildcats. March 3 the Broncos will face Big Ten powerhouse Ohio State in a doubleheader and conclude the weekend on March 4 against the Villanova Wildcats.
WMU men’s tennis clinches double victory By Alexandra Harvey day came at No. 6 singles. It was a close fight between WMU’s Staff Reporter Marc Shideler and Valpo’s Sid-
In a doubleheader on Friday, Western Michigan University’s men’s tennis team swept past both Valparaiso and IllinoisChicago, bringing the Broncos to 9-4 this season. WMU first took to the court to face the Valparaiso Crusaders. The Brown and Gold defeated Valpo 6-1. In doubles, Western’s men got off to a strong start, winning all three matches. The point was clinched by the WMU duo of Zeyand Montasser and Marc Shideler at No. 3. The pair defeated Valparaiso’s Michael Woodson and Siddarth Mehta 8-4. In singles, the Broncos were victorious in five of the six matches. Aaron Wong of Western earned the men the game winning point at no. 4 singles. Wong bested Adam Whitmer 6-1, 6-4. The team’s sole loss for the
darth Mehta. Shideler fell to Mehta in the third set 7-6 (10-7), 4-6, 1-0. Western continued into their second match of the day against Illinois-Chicago. The Broncos didn’t drop a single match, and defeated the Flames 7-0. The Broncos quickly won the doubles point, giving them the early lead over Illinois-Chicago. First to finish were Zeyad Montasser and Simon Blomberg of WMU at No. 2 doubles. The pair handily defeated the Flames Alan Reifer and Maurizio Feoli 8-1. Singles play saw the Broncos staying well ahead of the competition. The final match of the day was between Aaron Wong and the Flames Rahul Kamath at No. 5 singles. The match was a close one, settled in the third set after two tiebreakers, but WMU’s Wong came out the winner (3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (10-6)).
Alex Harvey/Western Herald WMU Men’s tennis won both games in its doubleheader on Friday.
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