Changes are being made to the Swain Education Library, located in Sangren Hall. The library was temporarily shut down during the 2020-21 academic year due to COVID-19.
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The Whale has been removed.
As students prepared for finals week, some noticed that a campus landmark was missing. A statue of a whale located by Faunce Student Services, known to students as âThe Whale,â disappeared seemingly overnight.
The Whale had an important place in the folklore of Western Michigan University. A popular student legend says that those who step on the Western seal outside Waldoâs Library are doomed to fail their classes unless they pour a cup of water from the Waldo fountain over the statue.
Paula Davis, a university spokesperson, revealed that the installation was removed on Friday, Dec. 11 as it was âfalling apart to the point of being problematic.â