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Construction alters bus stop

Construction alters bus stop

The construction of a new, 1,000-bed student residence is underway, with Southside Construction working towards the building’s 2013 completion. Roughly 600 beds at the new residence on the southwest side of campus are to be open to incoming students in  …

Info session set for Rwanda course

Info session set for Rwanda course

All students are invited to an information session on the ‘Rwanda: Culture, Society and Reconstruction’ course at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 in University Community Centre, room 147A. Applications would be due Nov. 24. The session will feature first-hand accounts from organizers and former students about this unique community service learning experience.

Put those skills into practice

Put those skills into practice

The Student Success Centre invites graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at The University of Western Ontario to ‘After the Defense, Put It Into Practice,’ a professional development summit to assist in the transition from academia to industry.

Western loses Yates Cup

Western loses Yates Cup

A 24-point second half sealed it for the McMaster Marauders as they dominated The University of Western Ontario Mustangs Saturday with a 41-19 win to take the 104th Yates Cup at TD Waterhouse Stadium in London.

Hassan: Demands for Canadian action on detainment

Hassan: Demands for Canadian action on detainment

We support Tahrir (Arabic word for ‘freedom’), The Canadian Boat to Gaza’s mission, and call on the Canadian government to protect the Canadians, including David Heap, University of Western Ontario professor, who were on board Tahrir.

Feeling good about fair trade. How fair is that?

Hardly a week goes by without yet another milestone for ‘ethically labelled’ products. You know, the products that are labelled ‘Fair Trade,’ ‘Organic,’ ‘Green’ and so on.

Campus Digest, Nov. 10

Campus Digest, Nov. 10

The Book Store, Google partner on eBooks Through an affiliation with Campus eBookstore, The Book Store at Western has reached an agreement with Google eBooks to distribute public domain and commercial eBooks. Google eBooks is a new form of cloud-based digital book...

Yates Cup Saturday afternoon

Yates Cup Saturday afternoon

Western football head coach Greg Marshall will be shooting for his eighth Yates Cup title this Saturday as the Mustangs take on the McMaster Marauders at TD Waterhouse Stadium beginning at 1 p.m.

Info session set for Rwanda course

Info session set for Rwanda course

All students are invited to an information session on the ‘Rwanda: Culture, Society and Reconstruction’ course at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 in University Community Centre, room 147A. Applications would be due Nov. 24. The session will feature first-hand accounts from organizers and former students about this unique community service learning experience.

Put those skills into practice

Put those skills into practice

The Student Success Centre invites graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at The University of Western Ontario to ‘After the Defense, Put It Into Practice,’ a professional development summit to assist in the transition from academia to industry.

Western loses Yates Cup

Western loses Yates Cup

A 24-point second half sealed it for the McMaster Marauders as they dominated The University of Western Ontario Mustangs Saturday with a 41-19 win to take the 104th Yates Cup at TD Waterhouse Stadium in London.

Hassan: Demands for Canadian action on detainment

Hassan: Demands for Canadian action on detainment

We support Tahrir (Arabic word for ‘freedom’), The Canadian Boat to Gaza’s mission, and call on the Canadian government to protect the Canadians, including David Heap, University of Western Ontario professor, who were on board Tahrir.

Feeling good about fair trade. How fair is that?

Hardly a week goes by without yet another milestone for ‘ethically labelled’ products. You know, the products that are labelled ‘Fair Trade,’ ‘Organic,’ ‘Green’ and so on.

Campus Digest, Nov. 10

Campus Digest, Nov. 10

The Book Store, Google partner on eBooks Through an affiliation with Campus eBookstore, The Book Store at Western has reached an agreement with Google eBooks to distribute public domain and commercial eBooks. Google eBooks is a new form of cloud-based digital book...

Yates Cup Saturday afternoon

Yates Cup Saturday afternoon

Western football head coach Greg Marshall will be shooting for his eighth Yates Cup title this Saturday as the Mustangs take on the McMaster Marauders at TD Waterhouse Stadium beginning at 1 p.m.