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While the Western Michigan University dorms are a great way to interact with and meet fellow WMU students, other students might be looking to eventually rent their own apartment. Though be-ing away from the campus and hav-ing more freedom is a good thing, there are still many rules to follow when renting an apartment.

During Fall Welcome Week and Orientation, rules for the dorms are talked about, passed out on flyers and discussed over a week period. However, only the basic rules are covered when renting apartments.

“Many new renters don’t really know all of their rights until some-thing happens,” said Josh Lauka, a lawyer at Willis Law in Kalama-zoo.

With owning an apartment, the basic rules are ones that every renter lives by. These include rules regarding kicking out a roommate, terminating your lease and when to involve the authorities.

“If you feel like you have been treated unfairly, or discriminated against, that’s when lawyers and authorities need to step in,” Lauka said.

According to the Housing Code of the City of Kalamazoo Chapter 17, the landlord has to be able to maintain a safe and functional en-vironment for the apartment own-ers. So if a student has a problem and feels that the landlord is not doing his/her job, that’s when rent-er’s rights come into play.

“We keep our facilities up to

date and if there is a problem, we fix it,” Molly Win said, a manager at The Pointe Apartments.

With the landlord keeping the apartment safe and functional, the owners of the apartment have that obligation as well. Another prob-lem that renters might run into is sub-leasing agreements, which involves someone taking over the lease for a designated amount of time or until the lease ends.

This is common during the summer months.

Arguments are bound to hap-pen when leasing an apartment with another student. Kicking out a roommate is easier said than done, however.

“You need to have a legitimate reason for why the roommate is getting kicked out,” Lauka said. “So if something does happen, don’t wait and call the court right away, to figure out what needs to be done.”

As some WMU students have found out, kicking out a roommate is a long and arduous process.

“I kicked my roommate out last month but then had to go through a long process,” said Lauren Talbot, a WMU junior majoring in theater. “Make sure that kicking your room-mate out is the right decision.”

These are only the few basic rules that renters deal with every-day. There are many more rights that renters have and don’t know about. To learn more about your rights as a renter visit tenant.net/Other_Areas/Michigan.

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Western Student Association President Erin Kaplan appointed Jasmine Neldon today as the new vice president to replace former Vice President Hailey Mangrum.

Neldon already performs some of the VP responsibilities in her role as speaker of the senate, said Kaplan.

“I’m really proud of the work she’s done,” Kaplan said. “She’s been the glue that has helped hold this organization together.”

Around 70 senators witnessed

the appointment at the WSA meet-ing Wednesday night, which ended a week-long tumultuous debate. For the Judicial Council, it lasted over two months.

“It’s a really sensitive issue,” said WSA Chief Justice Lizze Fowler.

The council removed Mangrum through an administrative order last week because she failed to ex-ecute her duties as vice president of the WSA. In December, they out-lined a list of orders that Mangrum was supposed to follow to keep her position in the WSA.

According to the Removal from Office Sanction issued by the coun-

cil, Mangrum failed to:Meet with Kaplan every week•Meet with each of 14 cabinet •members once a month

She held one meeting with Ka-plan and one meeting with three of the 14 cabinet members, according to the sanction, forcing the coun-cil to remove her from office with a vote of 6 to 0, with no council members refraining from voting.

Kaplan spent a week interview-ing prospective VP candidates that would step in to fill the position for the remainder of her presiden-tial term. Neldon was the natural

choice because of her experience, Kaplan said.

As of now, Neldon said she’s not running in the presidential campaign. She said she’ll focus her energy into training the new vice president that will take her place in eight weeks.

“I’d also depend on Erin’s help for that,” Neldon said.

The vote on the new VP was calmly passed with a 36 to 1 vote with one abstention.

“I think things could be a lot worse or a lot more absurd,” said Jesse Smade, vice chair of the Al-locations Committee.

Last Weekend’s highLights: Gold Company

Neldon elected as WSA vice presidentBy Erin GignacNews Editor

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Hao Zhang / Western Herald

Left: Members of Gold Company and GCII perform the theme from “Footloose” at Miller Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 11. This year’s show was themed “Gold Company Salutes the Oscars.”

Right: Dr. Steve Zegree, director of Gold Company, speaks about the Gold Company program on Sunday, Feb. 11.

Hao Zhang / Western Herald

Members of Gold Company II (GCII) perform an a capella number at Miller Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 11.

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What are youthis weekenddoingComplied by Andrew Cooper

Thursday

?7 p.m.

$5 gets you a lovely walk through the woods searching for the elusive owl at the Kalamazoo Nature Center

8 p.m.Catch a lively preformance of “Su-perior Donuts” at the Farmer’s Al-ley Theater for $25.

MidnightNicolas Cage is back as the firey demon super hero in “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” at the Rave

9 p.m.For a fun show head over to The Strutt for a beer and jams. The Toasters, The Mushmen and Mod-ern Medicine are on the bill.

Friday6:30 p.m.

Slay dragons with the West Michigan Gamers Guild in the Bernhard Cafeteria, bring some munchies and Moutain Dew.

8 p.m.Duke Robillard plays at the State Theater. Tickets are $13 in advance and $14 the day of the show.

8 p.m.The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra plays Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Hector Berlioz’s masterpiece, “Symphonie Fantastique.” Tickets range from $7-$52.

9:30 p.m.Ackley Kid, Menophobia, Pan and The Reptilian play at Ackley Kid’s album release party at the Strutt. There will be no cover charge.

saTurday8 a.m.

Join the free Indian Artifact show at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

5:30 p.m.All Ears Theater presents “Robin Hood” at the First Baptist Church for free at 315 W. Michigan Ave.

7:30 p.m.The K-Wings play the Qwinnett Gladiators at Wings Stadium and if they play as well as they did for their Pink Ice game it should be another win.

9 p.m.The Soil and the Sun, Daredevil Christopher Wright, and Fiona Dickinson play at the Strutt. There will be a $5 cover charge.

sunday8:30 p.m.

Check out the Led Zeppelin Laser Show at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum for $3.

8:30 p.m.Wow any date with the Led Zeppelin Laser Show at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum for $3.

The Predictable Vow

With their genitals firmly clutched, many Kalamazoo men treated their lady friends to a typi-cal, gushy romance of epic propor-tions in the form of The Vow.

The film opens with a car acci-dent where Leo, Channing Tatum, shows kids why seat belts are im-portant.

After recovery Paige can’t re-member the last five years, let alone her husband. You can guess the rest.

Paige is constantly struggling to find an equalibirum between her estranged parents who see the memory loss as the way to get their daughter back and Leo, her hus-band who’s now a stranger.

The best part of this movie is the way Tatum plays Leo, not only do you feel for him as McAdams con-tinues to erect more walls between them while trying to sink back into her foreign life.

Tatum exudes a warmth and love that would make any girl, and some men, swoon. His unrelent-ing determination keeps the story moving and the audience feeling.

The other half of the movie that should be applauded is the casting of Paige’s parents, especially Jessica Lange.

As soon as they’re introduced it’s hard to yell at the screen as if you were sitting in your own liv-ing room with a bowl of popcorn. Through her controling and ma-nipulation Paige is drawn back home and into the life she ran from before meeting Leo.

The movie seems to be pulled straight out of a Nicholas Sparks book, even down to the leading roles. Though it’s actually based on the story of Kim and Krickitt Car-penter who were wed in 1993 and re-married in 1996.

Overall,it’s a good movie to catch on a slow night. Though the theater was packed with couples, I would leave the boys at home to watch the hockey game and grab a glass of wine with the girls before heading over to the theater.

Afterall, there’s nothing like cry-ing at the end of a movie and tak-ing your best friend’s hand as that magical, heart pounding kiss fills the screen and the world feels full of love for a few more minutes.

By Erin LenczyckiCopy Editor