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Going ... Going ... Gone; Wetzel Implosion
WIU Homecoming 2012 is Less Than Two Months Away
WIU Graduate Crowned Miss Illinois
Complimentary Western After Hours in Merrionette Park on August 2
Join the WIU Alumni Association Next Month!
Going ... Going ... Gone; Wetzel Implosion
Amidst cheers -- and some tears -- Wetzel Hall on the Western Illinois University campus is no more.
At exactly 7 a.m. on July 14, the 42-year-old residence hall was imploded. While the preparation for the demolition took months, the implosion brought the building down in well under 10 seconds.
Text-2-Plunge contest winner William Schmidt, a senior biology major from Mokena (IL), pushed the "ceremonial plunger" to implode the building at the end of the countdown. And within seconds, the 13-story hall was nothing more than a cloud of dust and bits of concrete.
Clean-up is expected to last through August. Once the site it completely clear and leveled, work will begin to create a park on the grounds that once held Wetzel.
View pictures and videos of the Wetzel implosion.
WIU Homecoming 2012 is Less Than Two Months Away
Alumni and friends are invited back to Western Illinois University's 89th Homecoming Celebration – Cirque Du Western: The Carnival Never Ends.
Western's Alumni Association will welcome back past students and friends for activities and get-togethers Friday (Sept. 21) and Saturday (Sept. 22) for Homecoming and to celebrate the official 25/40/50 Year Reunion. WIU students will also be busy earning points for their residence halls or organizations by attending and participating in events – including Yell Like Hell, a variety show, the parade float competition and the king and queen contest throughout the week.
The weekend kicks off on Friday, September 21 with the All-Alumni Social at the Alumni House.
On Saturday, enjoy the the Old Stompin' Ground Runaround 5K run/2 mile walk, complimentary breakfast, parade and lunch at "The Right Place," the big tent west of Hanson Field. While there, visit with faculty and staff from the colleges and several other areas of campus. Then, cheer on your Fighting Leathernecks as they play Illinois State University. After the game, join us at the Alumni House for the Saturday Night All-Alumni Social and 25-, 40- and 50-Year Reunion Recognition Event.
Homecoming information and registration
2012 Reunion information and registration
WIU Graduate Crowned Miss Illinois
 Western Illinois University graduate and former Miss Macomb titleholder Megan Ervin was crowned Miss Illinois in Marion in early July.
Ervin, a 22-year-old Rushville native, graduated from WIU in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science and a minor in dance. She competed in the Miss Illinois pageant as the Miss Quincy titleholder. She finished as runner-up in last year's state pageant as Miss Macomb.
Ervin's Miss Illinois platform is "eCHANGE," or "Everyone Choosing Healthy Activities and Nutritional Goals. " Over the next 12 months, Ervin will make more thank 300 public appearances. She will also compete in the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas, NV in January.
Read more.
Complimentary Western After Hours in Merrionette Park on August 2
 Join us for Western After Hours Thursday, August 2 at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park! Complimentary light appetizers will be served while they last and a cash bar will be provided. Feel free to stop in anytime between 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Western After Hours
Thursday, August 2, 2012
115 Bourbon Street
3359 West 115th Street, Merrionette Park, Illinois
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
(There is no charge for this event.)
Upcoming After Hours
Chicago
Thursday, September 6, 2012
N9NE Steakhouse
440 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
(There is no charge for this event.)
Countryside
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Harry's Sports Bar and Grill
9901 W. 55th St., Countryside, IL
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
(There is no charge for this event.)
Join the WIU Alumni Association Next Month!
The WIU Alumni Association's calendar of events is filling up quickly. With almost 40 events planned so far over the next 10 months, we hope you will save the dates for two great events happening next month!
To celebrate the end of their first year and the beginning of their second as President and Mayor, as well as kick off our 2012 Homecoming festivities, we’ve decided to move our annual Celebrating Town and Gown Event to September this year! Join us on Thursday, September 13 in Macomb for Celebrating Town & Gown 2012. Visit the Alumni web site for more information or to register.
 
Two days later, join your WIU Alumni Association for a pre-game social and to root on the Leathernecks as they take on the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, IA on Saturday, September 15.
For a look at other upcoming events, visit the events page online.
****Congratulations to the July winner--Carol Clemons '85. She found Rocky in the header on every page.****
****Congratulations to the August winner--Shari Mesch '91 MS '02. She found Rocky in the header on every page.****
Can you find this exact Rocky (in black and white) somewhere else in the eNewsletter? If you find him, email us at
A-Association@wiu.edu and let us know where he was placed. One winner will be picked from all the entries emailed on the first day of the month and will get a WIU Prize Pack! Good luck!
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