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Horn field campus seeks a new housing facility
A new facility, which would hold up to 30 students, is being considered for Horn Field campus. According to Karen Peitzmeir, director of Horn Field campus, the facility, a community consensus building, would give students the opportunity to study alternative power sources such as wind and the sun.…
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TEAMLEAD talks to SGA
With the school year winding down, the Student Government Association found itself with little business at Tuesday night's meeting.
Brandon Leindl, junior graphic communications major, spoke to SGA as a representative from Together Everyone Achieves Mentoring, Leadership Empowerment and Development.…
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Islam holds ethical traditions
Continuing the campus-wide theme of "Now is the Time ... Social Justice," guest lecturer Ahmet Karamustafa, associate professor of history and director for the religious studies program at Washington University in St. Louis, discussed ethical Islamic thought and social justice Monday afternoon.…
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MHS students win 'write' awards
Macomb High School took first place in all categories Monday at the Annual Creative Writing Festival.
Participating high school groups could submit entries in three categories including fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction.
Faculty members judged entries, and the winner received a plaque, monetary prize and a book autographed by guest author, Morgan McDermott.…
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Local organic dairy produces healthier milk
Everyone needs three servings of dairy each day according to the Got Milk? Web site at www.Got-Milk.com. The site also states a big squeeze can break people's bones if they are weak‚ but dairy is a good source of calcium and helps prevent weak bones. Juice drinks and soda contain no calcium, according to the site.…
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City Council passes fiscal year 2004-05 budget
The Macomb City Council continued to hear citizens' concerns about the fiscal year 2004-05 budget before adopting the financial plan Monday night. Macomb resident Dominic LeFante opened the meeting by expressing his displeasure with the $171,000 increase in this year's budget on health care for city employees and their families.…
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Undergrads seek answers to life
Western Illinois University's Undergraduate Research program has inspired students to ask stimulating questions and explore their surroundings for answers.
As part of Western's Undergraduate Research Day, Michael E. Nelson, dean of the College of Science and Allied Health at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, gave his lecture "Red Poppies, the Cheshire Cat and Paradise Found: The Value of Undergraduate Research and Your Future" Tuesday night.…
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Columbine: Reminders linger 5 years later
LITTLETON‚ Colo. - The prom was Saturday night‚ followed by an all-night party at the high school for students and parents. Student actors are rehearsing "The Tempest." Seniors are getting ready for graduation. And school was closed Tuesday for a memorial service.…
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