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Year: 2010

Snowmageddon, Part 2

Snowmageddon, Part 2

For the second time this month, The University of Western Ontario closed its doors on Wednesday, Dec. 15 due to inclement weather. A winter snowstorm has ravaged Southwestern Ontario, leaving hundreds stranded on Highway 402 and caused several accidents o …

King’s employee charged with uttering threats

King’s employee charged with uttering threats

A King’s University College contract employee faces three
charges of uttering threats and unsafe storage of ammunition in
connection with an incident involving another King’s
employee.

Salary bumps bode well for province’s bottom line

Salary bumps bode well for province’s bottom line

The provincial government might have been strong-arming public
sector employers undergoing contract negotiations to keep salary
increases to a minimum, but Finance Minister Dwight Duncan remains
satisfied with The University of Western Ontario’s settlements with
two of its largest employee groups.

Western engineered toilet valve now saving water

Western engineered toilet valve now saving water

When Masco Canada was looking to expand one of its tried and true
products with an environmental feature, the plumbing giant tagged a
pair of engineers from The University of Western Ontario to flush
its problem away.

Top Australian scholar to deliver Coxford Lecture

Top Australian scholar to deliver Coxford Lecture

Professor Jeffrey Goldsworthy will deliver the third annual Coxford
Lecture entitled “The Limits of Judicial Fidelity to Law,” on
Wednesday, Nov. 24, at 5:30 p.m. (Room 38) in the Faculty of Law.

Clarkson delivers Canada/U.S. Law Institute lecture

Clarkson delivers Canada/U.S. Law Institute lecture

Stephen Clarkson, one of Canada’s preeminent political scientists
and a professor of political economy at the University of Toronto,
will deliver the 4th annual Canada/U.S. Law Institute Distinguished
Lecture 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22 in Western Law’s Moot Court Room.

The Simpsons writer talks humour

The Simpsons writer talks humour

Tim Long, long-time writer and producer of The Simpsons, will be
speaking to University of Western Ontario students today (Nov. 22)
at 12:30 p.m. in Social Science Centre Room 2024.

Assigned to a serial killer

Assigned to a serial killer

Known for her detective work uncovering scandals on Parliament
Hill, Stevie Cameron, one of Canada’s foremost investigative
journalists, was given the “assignment of a lifetime” when she was
asked to write a book on serial killer Robert Pickton and the
missing women of Vancouver.

Around the world in four days

Around the world in four days

Students and faculty at the Don Wright Faculty of Music are taking
audiences on a musical whirlwind trip this week. From the brothels
of Argentina to the bistros of Paris, the cathedrals of Italy to
the salons of Vienna, there is something to captivate and inspire.

King’s employee charged with uttering threats

King’s employee charged with uttering threats

A King’s University College contract employee faces three
charges of uttering threats and unsafe storage of ammunition in
connection with an incident involving another King’s
employee.

Salary bumps bode well for province’s bottom line

Salary bumps bode well for province’s bottom line

The provincial government might have been strong-arming public
sector employers undergoing contract negotiations to keep salary
increases to a minimum, but Finance Minister Dwight Duncan remains
satisfied with The University of Western Ontario’s settlements with
two of its largest employee groups.

Western engineered toilet valve now saving water

Western engineered toilet valve now saving water

When Masco Canada was looking to expand one of its tried and true
products with an environmental feature, the plumbing giant tagged a
pair of engineers from The University of Western Ontario to flush
its problem away.

Top Australian scholar to deliver Coxford Lecture

Top Australian scholar to deliver Coxford Lecture

Professor Jeffrey Goldsworthy will deliver the third annual Coxford
Lecture entitled “The Limits of Judicial Fidelity to Law,” on
Wednesday, Nov. 24, at 5:30 p.m. (Room 38) in the Faculty of Law.

Clarkson delivers Canada/U.S. Law Institute lecture

Clarkson delivers Canada/U.S. Law Institute lecture

Stephen Clarkson, one of Canada’s preeminent political scientists
and a professor of political economy at the University of Toronto,
will deliver the 4th annual Canada/U.S. Law Institute Distinguished
Lecture 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22 in Western Law’s Moot Court Room.

The Simpsons writer talks humour

The Simpsons writer talks humour

Tim Long, long-time writer and producer of The Simpsons, will be
speaking to University of Western Ontario students today (Nov. 22)
at 12:30 p.m. in Social Science Centre Room 2024.

Assigned to a serial killer

Assigned to a serial killer

Known for her detective work uncovering scandals on Parliament
Hill, Stevie Cameron, one of Canada’s foremost investigative
journalists, was given the “assignment of a lifetime” when she was
asked to write a book on serial killer Robert Pickton and the
missing women of Vancouver.

Around the world in four days

Around the world in four days

Students and faculty at the Don Wright Faculty of Music are taking
audiences on a musical whirlwind trip this week. From the brothels
of Argentina to the bistros of Paris, the cathedrals of Italy to
the salons of Vienna, there is something to captivate and inspire.