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Year: 2009

Comic books donated to Western

Comic books donated to Western

The University of Western Ontario has acquired what is believed to be the largest and most valuable collection of comic books ever donated to a Canadian university.   Local collector and former Huron University College professor, Eddy Smet, is in the proc …

Holocaust Education Week at King’s

Holocaust Education Week at King’s

The Centre for Catholic-Jewish Learning (CCJL) is planning events
in honour of Holocaust Education Week between November 1-10 at
King’s University College.

Greater reduction in bus service Monday

Greater reduction in bus service Monday

Public transit users should expect longer delays, crowded buses and
extended travel time beginning Monday, Nov. 2 due to a further
withdrawal of services by drivers.

Ticket alert: idling crackdown today

Ticket alert: idling crackdown today

City of London municipal bylaw enforcement officers and parking
enforcement officers are blitzing schools, malls and other
locations today to raise awareness of a toughened Idling Control
By-Law.

Board election

Board election

Online elections for the Board of Governors will be held this week
for one faculty position (Oct. 29 and 30).

Bargaining down to the wire

Bargaining down to the wire

Fifty-five university librarians and archivists represented by the
University of Western Ontario Faculty Association will be in a
legal strike position this weekend.

In Memoriam – Maxine Abrams

In Memoriam – Maxine Abrams

The flag will be at half-mast Friday, Oct. 30 until 1 p.m. for
former Faculty of Arts and Humanities staff member Maxine Abrams,
who died on Oct. 24.

Polluted water sparks fear, health concerns

Polluted water sparks fear, health concerns

Walpole Island is nestled at the heart of the Great Lakes,
surrounded by natural resources and a breathtaking landscape that
supports the indigenous population.

$1.2M project speeds research data processing

$1.2M project speeds research data processing

A new high-speed network to handle large blocks of research data
flowing at high rates – up to 10 terabytes per day – from
synchrotrons in Canada and the U.S. is the latest project at
Western’s SHARCNET (Shared Hierarchical Academic Research
Computing Network).