As Western’s United Way Campaign turns into the home stretch, Peggy Wakabayashi is rallying the campus community to address the “critical need” she sees in London. “Increasing participation in and awareness about this year’s United Way campaign has been an important...
Year: 2014
Connell: Pay tribute today, start paying attention from now on
Do you remember Genevieve Bergeron? How about Anne-Marie Edward? Does Annie Turcotte ring any bells? If those names don’t conjure information on who these women were, you’re not alone. I didn’t recognize their names when I saw them listed. But how about Marc LePine?...
Jedicke: Thanks for spotlighting public attitudes on smoking
I was a freshman in 1973 and a militant non-smoker even then. Although I don’t think the current discussion about banning smoking across the whole campus is such a big deal, I much appreciated your comments about the early days of the shift in public attitudes toward...
Additional criminal charges laid against Western student
RCMP laid 16 additional criminal charges Wednesday against Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes, a Western Computer Science student, as part of an ongoing investigation related to inappropriate access to computer networks through a commercial software problem that was named...
Campbell, Takahashi named Athletes of the Week
Hockey player Kelly Campbell and wrestler Steven Takahashi have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Campbell, a BMOS student from St. Thomas, helped Western extend its winning streak to 11 games with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night before suffering a...
Student groups answer world’s challenges
The second annual World’s Challenge Challenge took place during Western International Week earlier this month. This competition stems from President Amit Chakma’s honorary doctorate address at the University of Waterloo (2010) in which he stated: “If you embrace a...
Exhibition marks alumnus’ 40th anniversary
Don’t expect John Schweitzer to get teary at the thought of yesterday. “I detest nostalgia. I never look back,” he said with a laugh from his Montreal home this week. “You will not see me ruminating through photo albums, saying, ‘Oh look at me, I had lots of hair.’’...
Alzheimer’s research draws star power to campus
For iconic Canadian actor Victor Garber, right, Alzheimer’s disease hits very close to home, having supported both of his parents through their struggles with the disease. The star of film, television and stage recently got an up-close look at Alzheimer’s research...
CPSX providing rock-solid training for the final frontier
David Saint-Jacques calls it the perfect training scenario. This year was the fourth consecutive year Western’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) worked with the Canadian Space Agency to provide training in field geology – not only to students, but...
Engineering adds new dimension with 3D printers
If you dream it, you can build it. This is not just a mantra; it has become a reality for Mechanical and Materials Engineering students thanks to a new 3D printing lab. Featuring eight 3D printers, the Spencer Engineering Building lab was integrated into the...
Cameron: Proudly wearing a badge of Generation Bart
Ay caramba! On Dec. 17, 1989, The Simpsons debuted as its own half-hour show, beginning with a Christmas special episode, Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire. In the 25 seasons since, the program has aired 560 episodes during its run as both the longest-running...
Ting: How to create a strategic cartoon junkie
Ay caramba! Two Western academics to reflect on ‘The Simpsons’ and its meaning a quarter of a century after it burst onto the cultural scene.
Study shoots, scores healthier lifestyles
Family Medicine professor Rob Petrella is enticing overweight males to get healthy with something he feels is part of their everyday DNA – hockey.
Connell: Pay tribute today, start paying attention from now on
Do you remember Genevieve Bergeron? How about Anne-Marie Edward? Does Annie Turcotte ring any bells? If those names don’t conjure information on who these women were, you’re not alone. I didn’t recognize their names when I saw them listed. But how about Marc LePine?...
Jedicke: Thanks for spotlighting public attitudes on smoking
I was a freshman in 1973 and a militant non-smoker even then. Although I don’t think the current discussion about banning smoking across the whole campus is such a big deal, I much appreciated your comments about the early days of the shift in public attitudes toward...
Additional criminal charges laid against Western student
RCMP laid 16 additional criminal charges Wednesday against Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes, a Western Computer Science student, as part of an ongoing investigation related to inappropriate access to computer networks through a commercial software problem that was named...
Campbell, Takahashi named Athletes of the Week
Hockey player Kelly Campbell and wrestler Steven Takahashi have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Campbell, a BMOS student from St. Thomas, helped Western extend its winning streak to 11 games with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night before suffering a...
Student groups answer world’s challenges
The second annual World’s Challenge Challenge took place during Western International Week earlier this month. This competition stems from President Amit Chakma’s honorary doctorate address at the University of Waterloo (2010) in which he stated: “If you embrace a...
Exhibition marks alumnus’ 40th anniversary
Don’t expect John Schweitzer to get teary at the thought of yesterday. “I detest nostalgia. I never look back,” he said with a laugh from his Montreal home this week. “You will not see me ruminating through photo albums, saying, ‘Oh look at me, I had lots of hair.’’...
Alzheimer’s research draws star power to campus
For iconic Canadian actor Victor Garber, right, Alzheimer’s disease hits very close to home, having supported both of his parents through their struggles with the disease. The star of film, television and stage recently got an up-close look at Alzheimer’s research...
CPSX providing rock-solid training for the final frontier
David Saint-Jacques calls it the perfect training scenario. This year was the fourth consecutive year Western’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) worked with the Canadian Space Agency to provide training in field geology – not only to students, but...
Engineering adds new dimension with 3D printers
If you dream it, you can build it. This is not just a mantra; it has become a reality for Mechanical and Materials Engineering students thanks to a new 3D printing lab. Featuring eight 3D printers, the Spencer Engineering Building lab was integrated into the...
Cameron: Proudly wearing a badge of Generation Bart
Ay caramba! On Dec. 17, 1989, The Simpsons debuted as its own half-hour show, beginning with a Christmas special episode, Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire. In the 25 seasons since, the program has aired 560 episodes during its run as both the longest-running...
Ting: How to create a strategic cartoon junkie
Ay caramba! Two Western academics to reflect on ‘The Simpsons’ and its meaning a quarter of a century after it burst onto the cultural scene.
Study shoots, scores healthier lifestyles
Family Medicine professor Rob Petrella is enticing overweight males to get healthy with something he feels is part of their everyday DNA – hockey.