Dulski puts term in perspective
When outgoing Student Government Association President Robert Dulski looks back at his year in office he sees successes - such as a landlord survey and updating the constitution - as well as failures, like discovering students don't have as much say over student fee increases as they believed.…
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Georgia professor suspect in theater shooting
Two people who knew college professor George Zinkhan early in his career described him as an ambitious and gifted academic with a promising future, but recent students at the University of Georgia said Zinkhan seemed disorganized and distant.
Police were searching Sunday for the 57-year-old marketing professor in the shooting deaths of his wife and two men outside a community theater in Athens, about 70 miles east of Atlanta.…
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Community wraps up Earth Day festivities
Members of the Western Illinois University and McDonough County communities gathered in the Spoon River College auditorium for the Macomb Earth Day Fair, marking the finale of Earth Day celebrations, on Saturday, April 25.
Visitors were able to play with native Illinois critters, see a variety of environmental presentations, find out what green vendors are present in the Macomb area and rub elbows with their environmentally-minded neighbors.…
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A unique face on the Macomb Police Department
It's 2:11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, and Denise May is outside the Change of Pace, but she is not one of the bar's many college patrons.
"It's cool you're a girl cop," a young woman outside the bar screams.
May, a 23-year-old Western Illinois University graduate, has heard remarks like that before.…
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Emergency medical professionals act out a harsh reality
Western Emergency Medical Services hosted the 18th annual Mock DUI on Friday, April 24.
WEMS is an organization of volunteer first responders and EMTs who answer emergency calls on campus whenever students are present.
According to Jacob Ginglen, senior zoology/pre-med major and training officer for WEMS, the event was started in order to create awareness of the effects of alcohol on one's senses.…
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