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Month: March 2009

What book should all Londoners read?

What book should all Londoners read?

The all-star edition of London Reads comes to an end Wednesday, April 1 with a debate that looks closely at each title read throughout the year.   The lineup of books includes Wonderfull, The Lost Highway, Gratitude, Exit Lines, and The Book of Negroes. …

Inaugural lecture at Huron

Inaugural lecture at Huron

The Centre for Abrahamic Religions, a new initiative at Huron
University College, will hold its inaugural lecture on Tuesday
(March 31) at 4 p.m. in the Kingsmill Room.

Countdown to Earth Hour

Countdown to Earth Hour

The University of Western Ontario’s Physical Plant is encouraging
the campus community to participate in Earth Hour, by safely
reducing as much energy as possible for an hour on Saturday, March
28 at 8:30 p.m.

Western alumnus receives second Juno nod

Western alumnus receives second Juno nod

CBC listeners will recognize his voice. Concert audiences will also
recognize his works. T. Patrick Carrabre’s The Dark Reaches has
been nominated for a Juno in the classical composition category.

Graduate student’s tale of two orchestras

Graduate student’s tale of two orchestras

It wasn’t the bright lights of Broadway that attracted Western
graduate student Lucy-Ana Gaston to New York City for a week. It
wasn’t even the shopping and sightseeing. The violinist traveled to
the Big Apple to sit in a darkened Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Centre
to hear the Vienna Philharmonic and London Philharmonic orchestras
rehearse.

Picture perfect celebration for ICOS

Picture perfect celebration for ICOS

As the International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) celebrates
its 20th anniversary, a surprise birthday present came knocking
last week in the form of a photograph.

Town hall meeting set

Town hall meeting set

A town hall meeting to discuss the university budget has been set
for March 30.

Inaugural lecture at Huron

Inaugural lecture at Huron

The Centre for Abrahamic Religions, a new initiative at Huron
University College, will hold its inaugural lecture on Tuesday
(March 31) at 4 p.m. in the Kingsmill Room.

Countdown to Earth Hour

Countdown to Earth Hour

The University of Western Ontario’s Physical Plant is encouraging
the campus community to participate in Earth Hour, by safely
reducing as much energy as possible for an hour on Saturday, March
28 at 8:30 p.m.

Western alumnus receives second Juno nod

Western alumnus receives second Juno nod

CBC listeners will recognize his voice. Concert audiences will also
recognize his works. T. Patrick Carrabre’s The Dark Reaches has
been nominated for a Juno in the classical composition category.

Graduate student’s tale of two orchestras

Graduate student’s tale of two orchestras

It wasn’t the bright lights of Broadway that attracted Western
graduate student Lucy-Ana Gaston to New York City for a week. It
wasn’t even the shopping and sightseeing. The violinist traveled to
the Big Apple to sit in a darkened Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Centre
to hear the Vienna Philharmonic and London Philharmonic orchestras
rehearse.

Picture perfect celebration for ICOS

Picture perfect celebration for ICOS

As the International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) celebrates
its 20th anniversary, a surprise birthday present came knocking
last week in the form of a photograph.

Town hall meeting set

Town hall meeting set

A town hall meeting to discuss the university budget has been set
for March 30.