As a result of recent heavy rain, the Thames River and Medway Creek are at maximum water height with some flooding occurring. According to Upper Thames Conservation Authority, the river may rise slightly more but very little flooding is expected beyond w …
Month: November 2011
A ‘Vision’ for World AIDS Day 2011
A number of awareness and fundraising campaigns have been planned as The University of Western Ontario prepares to commemorate World AIDS Day 2011 on Thursday, Dec. 1.
Western researcher hops ride to Red Planet
It’s bigger, better and fully-loaded. And, its mission has the work of a University of Western Ontario scientist on board.
Finding your ‘RealAge’ with Dr. Roizen
The University of Western Ontario welcomes acclaimed physician Dr. Michael Roizen to the Best Western Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre Dec. 1 (7 p.m.)
Western prepares educators with new mental health program
Thanks to the generosity of a former graduate student and elementary school teacher, Walter M. Lobb, The University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Education has developed a new mental health program and scholarship fund to address the needs of teachers who deal with students’ mental health issues every day.
Varga named CIS Rookie of the Year
Western Mustangs running back Tyler Varga was named Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Rookie of the Year, while four of his teammates earned All-Canadian honours, as the CIS announced its major award winners prior to the 47th Vanier Cup final.
World premiere with a global flavour
Omar Daniel likes to write piano pieces for himself. Often he works on them as a diversion while creating a bigger work. The Don Wright Faculty of Music composer says the shorter works give him a fresh perspective.
‘Very Small’ trailer makes a very big impact
With a little creativity, and a whole lot of co-operation, English grad student David Hickey has made a very big deal out of A Very Small Something.
Five Answers from Robert Babe
Media, Structures, and Power: The Robert Babe Collection (University of Toronto Press, 432 pgs, $37.95) is a collection of the scholarly writing of Canada’s leading communication and media studies scholar, Faculty of Information and Media Studies professor Robert E. Babe. Edited by fellow FIMS professor Edward Comor, the volume spans almost four decades of scholarship and reflects the breadth of Babe’s work, from media and economics to communications history and political economy.
Winders: Campaign eyes future realities
We know we’re not going to ‘out wow’ them with raw numbers.
Ansari: Song does not remain the same as torture
“Even if you have earplugs, even if you cover your ears, you feel your brain rattle. It makes you feel extremely horrible and you have to run away from it.”
This is a how an Occupy Wall Street protester described being exposed to a sound cannon, a sophisticated loudspeaker which eyewitnesses claim was deployed early last Tuesday morning to empty New York City’s Zuccotti Park of protesters.
Klatt: Occupy movement may be most vapid of all
In 2010, the 93-year-old former member of the French Resistance Stéphane Hessel published a little booklet in France, Indignez-vous!, that quickly became a bestseller and has sold more than a million copies. Apart from eulogizing the Palestinians of Gaza for their patriotism and their many other virtues, as is part of the daily diet in many leftist corners nowadays, its message is we should all become indignant about something, anything:
Students team up to assist Goderich
A group of Western students have banded together to lend a hand this holiday season to the residents Goderich. And they are asking for your help.
A ‘Vision’ for World AIDS Day 2011
A number of awareness and fundraising campaigns have been planned as The University of Western Ontario prepares to commemorate World AIDS Day 2011 on Thursday, Dec. 1.
Western researcher hops ride to Red Planet
It’s bigger, better and fully-loaded. And, its mission has the work of a University of Western Ontario scientist on board.
Finding your ‘RealAge’ with Dr. Roizen
The University of Western Ontario welcomes acclaimed physician Dr. Michael Roizen to the Best Western Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre Dec. 1 (7 p.m.)
Western prepares educators with new mental health program
Thanks to the generosity of a former graduate student and elementary school teacher, Walter M. Lobb, The University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Education has developed a new mental health program and scholarship fund to address the needs of teachers who deal with students’ mental health issues every day.
Varga named CIS Rookie of the Year
Western Mustangs running back Tyler Varga was named Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Rookie of the Year, while four of his teammates earned All-Canadian honours, as the CIS announced its major award winners prior to the 47th Vanier Cup final.
World premiere with a global flavour
Omar Daniel likes to write piano pieces for himself. Often he works on them as a diversion while creating a bigger work. The Don Wright Faculty of Music composer says the shorter works give him a fresh perspective.
‘Very Small’ trailer makes a very big impact
With a little creativity, and a whole lot of co-operation, English grad student David Hickey has made a very big deal out of A Very Small Something.
Five Answers from Robert Babe
Media, Structures, and Power: The Robert Babe Collection (University of Toronto Press, 432 pgs, $37.95) is a collection of the scholarly writing of Canada’s leading communication and media studies scholar, Faculty of Information and Media Studies professor Robert E. Babe. Edited by fellow FIMS professor Edward Comor, the volume spans almost four decades of scholarship and reflects the breadth of Babe’s work, from media and economics to communications history and political economy.
Winders: Campaign eyes future realities
We know we’re not going to ‘out wow’ them with raw numbers.
Ansari: Song does not remain the same as torture
“Even if you have earplugs, even if you cover your ears, you feel your brain rattle. It makes you feel extremely horrible and you have to run away from it.”
This is a how an Occupy Wall Street protester described being exposed to a sound cannon, a sophisticated loudspeaker which eyewitnesses claim was deployed early last Tuesday morning to empty New York City’s Zuccotti Park of protesters.
Klatt: Occupy movement may be most vapid of all
In 2010, the 93-year-old former member of the French Resistance Stéphane Hessel published a little booklet in France, Indignez-vous!, that quickly became a bestseller and has sold more than a million copies. Apart from eulogizing the Palestinians of Gaza for their patriotism and their many other virtues, as is part of the daily diet in many leftist corners nowadays, its message is we should all become indignant about something, anything:
Students team up to assist Goderich
A group of Western students have banded together to lend a hand this holiday season to the residents Goderich. And they are asking for your help.