Central Michigan Life

Western pride

WMU student government supports restriction of advertising in campus paper

We weren't aware the Western Herald was supposed to pledge allegiance to Western Michigan University. Yet the Herald, WMU's campus newspaper, has come under fire from the Western Student Association, which passed a resolution to ban newspaper advertisements from rival universities.

Graduation rates

Which is heavier: eight or nine? Anyone versed in middle school science would tell you the answer depends on each number's unit. Eight bowling balls clearly are heavier than nine feathers, and vice versa. Similarly, which is greater: 57 percent or 70 percent? In terms of high school graduation rates, currently measured through a grab bag of state-determined formulas, the answer is unclear.