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Month: March 2010

UPDATE: Pipeline repair completed

UPDATE: Pipeline repair completed

TUESDAY 5:30 p.m: Work crews have completed repairs to a broken Lake Huron pipeline that supplies water to 350,000 consumers, including residents of London. Full service to all customers is expected this evening.   The 48-inch pipeline broke about 2 a …

Finally, the ‘un’conference

Finally, the ‘un’conference

Exciting, confusing, intriguing, annoying, amazing – there
are a lot of different takes on the rapidly expanding world of new
and social media.

Looking Back

Looking Back

From the Western News archives of March 8, 1973

Interview – A year after the meltdown

Interview – A year after the meltdown

When the stock market tanked in 2008, university investments to
support scholarships, endowed chairs and even day-to-day operations
fell dramatically in value.

Advanced Manufacturing Park moving ahead

Advanced Manufacturing Park moving ahead

Within weeks The University of Western Ontario expects to break
ground at the Advanced Manufacturing Park to house a multi-million
dollar project funded through a partnership with federal and
provincial governments.

Decorated soldiers entering Law

Decorated soldiers entering Law

The Faculty of Law at The University of Western Ontario will admit
two Canadian Forces members this fall under a new program for
Canadian Forces personnel released for medical reasons.

Are you ready to face the dragons?

Are you ready to face the dragons?

Do you have a hot new invention or the next million-dollar idea?
Think you have the money-making chops to take on the savviest
business tycoons in the country? Come out and audition for Dragons’
Den on Tuesday, March 9.

Olympics ‘superfan’ loved Vancouver, can’t wait for 2012

Olympics ‘superfan’ loved Vancouver, can’t wait for 2012

There is an Olympic fan in all of us and this was made clear during
the last two weeks by the discussions over water-coolers, many
checking statistics and medal counts over lunch hours, and crowds
streaming into the streets after a gold medal hockey game.

Mustang teams battling it out

Mustang teams battling it out

A number of Western Mustang teams are closing in on a handful of
potential championships while a number of student-athletes have
received Ontario University Athletics (OUA) honours.

Finally, the ‘un’conference

Finally, the ‘un’conference

Exciting, confusing, intriguing, annoying, amazing – there
are a lot of different takes on the rapidly expanding world of new
and social media.

Looking Back

Looking Back

From the Western News archives of March 8, 1973

Interview – A year after the meltdown

Interview – A year after the meltdown

When the stock market tanked in 2008, university investments to
support scholarships, endowed chairs and even day-to-day operations
fell dramatically in value.

Advanced Manufacturing Park moving ahead

Advanced Manufacturing Park moving ahead

Within weeks The University of Western Ontario expects to break
ground at the Advanced Manufacturing Park to house a multi-million
dollar project funded through a partnership with federal and
provincial governments.

Decorated soldiers entering Law

Decorated soldiers entering Law

The Faculty of Law at The University of Western Ontario will admit
two Canadian Forces members this fall under a new program for
Canadian Forces personnel released for medical reasons.

Are you ready to face the dragons?

Are you ready to face the dragons?

Do you have a hot new invention or the next million-dollar idea?
Think you have the money-making chops to take on the savviest
business tycoons in the country? Come out and audition for Dragons’
Den on Tuesday, March 9.

Olympics ‘superfan’ loved Vancouver, can’t wait for 2012

Olympics ‘superfan’ loved Vancouver, can’t wait for 2012

There is an Olympic fan in all of us and this was made clear during
the last two weeks by the discussions over water-coolers, many
checking statistics and medal counts over lunch hours, and crowds
streaming into the streets after a gold medal hockey game.

Mustang teams battling it out

Mustang teams battling it out

A number of Western Mustang teams are closing in on a handful of
potential championships while a number of student-athletes have
received Ontario University Athletics (OUA) honours.