The Facilities Management department announced today that it has hired a new director to begin work on April 5.
The new director, Charlie Jones, has a background in the education field and “improving the overall education experience for students,” according to a letter from Edwin Morgan, interim Facilities Management director.
Jones is replacing former director Bob Ware.
Morgan [...]

A male Western student was struck by a vehicle at about 9 p.m. tonight between Bemis Hall and Health Services Center.
More details on this incident will be available later.
UPDATED 12:24 a.m. Feb. 24: The student has been released from The Medical Center.

UPDATED: Friday, Feb. 19 at 12:06 a.m.
Athletics Director Wood Selig confirmed to the Herald via e-mail late Thursday night that he was accepting the Athletic Director position at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.
President Gary Ransdell told the Herald Thursday afternoon that Athletics Director Wood Selig was scheduling a time with media tomorrow to announce [...]

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UPDATED: Jan. 14, 5:54 p.m. Mary Ann Bokkon, Sophia Sterlin’s aunt, has posted to her Facebook profile that Sophia and her parents are safe in Haiti. The Herald is still trying to reach Bokkon.
UPDATED: Jan. 14, 5:11 p.m.
According to a CNN iReport posted earlier today, Western freshman Sophia Sterlin and her family are [...]