Each half, each match, each quarter, each period, each game, there are moments. And for all the moments, there are athletes behind them. Orlando Mendez-Valdez Speaking at Monday’s post-season men’s basketball banquet, Western athletics director Wood Selig said that during the Toppers’ NCAA tournament second round game against Gonzaga, he received a text message from a colleague – it contained just six letters: OMG, OMV.

If finals week and an economic recession have you bummed out, then allow the Herald staff to re-ignite that light at the end of the tunnel for you. It’s the end of the school year, and between our last-minute projects and all-night cram sessions, we’ve come together to bring you the 2008-2009 Marsupial Awards.

Every spring, whether for giddy kindergartner’s, hormonal eighth-graders, anxious high school seniors or terrified college graduates, sappy songs provide the soundtrack for family celebrations and video yearbooks.

In nine days, Western graduates will flip their tassels and move on to forever.

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Due to a Herald error information in a front page article about Jayray Fiene’s gender reassignment process in the May 5 issue was incorrect. The Herald referenced Chicago Bears baseball. The Chicago Bears are a football team. Pittsburg State University was also misspelled.

Reports Laura Reeves, Bemis Lawrence Hall, reported on May 5 that her laptop and cell phone were stolen from her dorm room. The value of the theft was $900. Christion Shanks and Geremy Bailey, McCormack Hall, reported on May 4 that a textbook and cell phone were stolen from their dorm room.

The issue: An expected shortfall of $1 billion in the state budget will lead to less funding for higher education and drastic cuts to education budgets. Our view: If they want to keep from making a bad situation worse, state officials must be mindful not to cut more from higher education than is absolutely necessary.

Reports Jullian Edwards and Douglas White, McCormack Hall, reported on May 3 that a computer monitor and television were stolen from their dorm room. The value of the theft was $400. Andrew Fuller, McCormack, reported on May 1 that the passenger side front tire of his vehicle was punctured while he was parked in the Adams Street lot.

Due to a source error the vote in a Student Government Association executive board veto was incorrect in a page 3 article of the April 30 issue. Five members voted in favor of the veto and 2 members abstained from voting. The Herald regrets the confusion. The College Heights Herald corrects all confirmed errors that are brought to reporters’ or editors’ attention.