By Brynna Henika, photojournalist.
Who knew love could break records:
Oct. 8 was a special day for Western Michigan University. Not only was it the University’s 93rd annual homecoming weekend, but during these festivities, they made a plan to break a world record. Many gathered on Western’s historic East campus, wearing their Bronco attire, as University President, John Dunn, conducted a Vow Renewal ceremony for 1,201 married couples at the Kalamazoo campus. Guinness Book of World Records representatives were also in attendance as the event was approved for its record-breaking goal.
Feel free to call me (insert name here):
That’s right, as of Sept. 27, Ann Arbor’s University of Michigan has passed a campus-wide policy to allow students to create their own “designated pronouns.” Administrators feel that this new policy will bring more connection, respect, and stop the problem of students being called a name they dislike, between professors and their students. The option can be found on the U of M students’ Wolverine Access accounts. They also have the opportunity to select a pre-generated pronoun, or create their own, that will go onto their student roster. One of the University’s students, Grant Strobl, accepted the “create your own” challenge and took it to the next level. Strobl decided to change his pronoun to none other than “Your Majesty.”
Turn your love for wine into a college degree:
Lake Michigan College gives students the ability to obtain an Associate’s Degree in Wine and Viticulture Technology. So yes, there’s wine, but what the heck is viticulture? Viticulture is the growth of the grapes, which when put through the proper steps, creates the wine. As of fall 2015, these students have gained the opportunity to have a year-long experience learning, through a hands-on process, the steps to create those tasty bottles of the fermented fruit. The program begins with a summer-long course of the growing and maintenance of the College’s vineyard, while in the fall, comes the process of actually creating a variety of commercial wines. The program also teaches its students the sales, science, business, marketing, distribution and the logistics of winemaking and vineyard maintenance. This two year long curriculum presents students with a degree in our state’s budding, Commercial Wine Industry, and, along with this, many job opportunities.
