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2:33 pm
Mon March 11, 2013

The Living Building Challenge at WMU

Credit Living Building Challenge.org
LBC building: the Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Lab

When is a building like a flower? One answer is: when it is built according to the standards of the Living Building Challenge™. The initiative launched by the International Living Future Institute seeks to reduce or eliminate the effect of human structures on the natural world.  

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Torture and terrorism
7:27 am
Mon March 11, 2013

WMU Professor's book argues for torture in "ticking time bomb" cases

Credit The Associated Press / Photo reviewed by U.S. Military Officials
File photo of leg shackle at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Western Michigan University Philosophy Professor Fritz Allhoff says there are many problems with torture, but he says it can be justified in some cases to save lives. That’s the premise of Allhoff’s book Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs and Torture (University of Chicago Press). 

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Levin retirement
10:12 am
Fri March 8, 2013

What's next in Michigan politics after Levin's retirement

Credit U.S. Senate website
Senator Carl Levin

U.S. Senator Carl Levin's decision not to seek re-election next year means a wide-open field in next year's election. Western Michigan University Political Science Professor John Clark discusses the political landscape with WMUK's Gordon Evans. 

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