Month: February 2010

Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott is the next book to be debated
by Londoners and celebrity readers at the London Reads book event,
held Thursday, Feb. 11 at the London Public Library.

The University of Western Ontario Mustangs women’s team won their
second straight Ontario University Athletics (OUA) swimming
championship on Sunday, Feb. 7, while the Mustangs men earned
provincial silver.

The University of Western Ontario will host the Canadian University
Synchronized Swim League National Championships on Saturday, Feb. 6
from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Western Student Recreation Centre.

The second annual Emergence Queer Film Festival takes over Conron
Hall tonight and Saturday.

The University of Western Ontario has announced the appointment of
Dr. Michael J. Strong as dean of the Schulich School of Medicine
& Dentistry.

Five Olympians and two all-Canadians are among the inductees into
the Mustangs men’s basketball hall of fame.

Diane Neal was drawn to computers at a young age. She would spend
hours with her father entering program codes into the computer to
make games work.

Tom Jenkyn wasn’t selected as Team Canada’s flag bearer
for the upcoming Olympic Games in Vancouver, but his research may
very well influence results in curling.

Correction – The following notice is being republished. The
original version contained incorrect information.

London’s new Residential Rental Units Licensing Bylaw goes
into effect Mar.1 .

Social support is crucial to the health of rural women in Canada.
As rural communities shrink and their sport facilities deteriorate,
rural women – already struggling for equal status in many areas of
social life – are seeing their opportunities for group activity and
social interaction disappear.

This is the second time around for Regna Darnell as the president
of the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA),
but that doesn’t make the job any easier.