Spring Break
Faculty and Students take to the courtFaculty, alumni and students compete tonight in basketball game
Tim Van Alstine, Athletics Director at Western Illinois University, will throw a jump ball into the air at 7 p.m. Wednesday to begin the first-ever Western Illinois University Faculty/Alumni vs. Student Basketball Game.…
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Students prepare themselves for Spring Break
With Spring Break less than one week away, some students are trying to get ready by running to the Spencer Student Recreation Center or a tanning bed.…
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Current and past students connect
The Student Alumni Association is involved in more than what most students realize - everything from Paint the Paws to the Discover Western tours. …
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Vote on heated issue postponed
In front of about 40 or 50 citizens on Monday night, the Macomb City Council decided to table the re-zoning of two lots on North McArthur Street that have been the source of heated debate in its past two meetings.…
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Coffee bar to help stimulate students' learning powers
After completing recent student surveys, the Leslie F. Malpass Library will begin construction on what most students said they wanted - an in-house coffee bar. The library does not stop there, either; students are invited to name the bar themselves.…
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Murray Street closing as part of Master Plan
The Student Government Association passed a resolution on Tuesday night to endorse the final version of the university's Master Plan.…
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Sigma Pi hosts non-alcoholic 'Power Pong'
Enjoy playing Beer Pong, but hate the hassle of drinking all that alcohol?
To help promote Sam Spady Alcohol Awareness Week, the Sigma Pi fraternity will host a safer version of the game that still has all the fun of the original. The event, "Power Pong," will provide teams of two the challenge of chugging Powerade drinks opposed to beer or alcoholic beverages.…
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Best of Macomb extends due to reader response
The complete results of the Western Courier 2007 "Best of Macomb" survey will be run later than their scheduled March 7 date due to reader response.…
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1980s inspire clothing lineWestern student's clothing line brings the spirit of the '80s back to campus
One Western student is helping take a clothing line his high school teammate created to the top. Celebrities such as Nelly and Chris Brown and two or three NBA stars, including Darius Miles, have worn the merchandise.…
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Thieves thaw in winter
Despite a national trend in which car thefts rise during the winter months, Macomb occurrences remain steady throughout the year.…
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Day in the life of...Al Goldfarb, Western President
Many students may think President Al Goldfarb leads a 9-to-5, slow-paced work schedule, occasionally popping in at athletics events and visiting lectures. They would be surprised, however, at how little of the day he actually has to himself.…
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