In addition to painting the town purple this Homecoming weekend, friends of the Western community will also be beautifying Veterans Memorial Parkway by planting 100 trees along its berms on Saturday (Sept. 29). A team of students, faculty and staff will b …
Month: September 2012
Winders: Wente’s actions a product of a world we created
Amid the frenzy around the accusing and, later, double-secret probation of Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente this week, I was struck by one question: Why are we so surprised?
Bruhm: If you plagiarize, you should fail
On Sept. 21, I sent an email to The Globe and Mail in which I argued, as a university professor, I hold my students to the highest standards of honesty and integrity when they use the resources of others; simply put, if they plagiarize, they fail.
Zyss: Life lessons continue years after founding
This is my third year back to the Philippines. When I first arrived as part of a pre-medical trip with a Western group, I had no idea I would start a charity and work so hard raising money to keep 20 children out of the dumpsite and on the road to independence.
Family’s gridiron tradition keeps rolling
Safe to say Jim McLauchlan’s memory is bang on when it comes to the history of Mustangs football. After all, he’s had a few games to choose from.
Campus Digest: ‘Soup’er job
At 17, Stacey Blois began working as a part-time cook at Western. Fourteen years later, and now a unit chef at Perth Hall, Blois’ skills have blossomed to the point where she’s heading to the finals of the 3rd annual Toronto Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown this November.
New minor logs students onto humanities
A new minor at Western – one in Digital Humanities – offered, for the first time this year, through the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, is bridging the past and future through innovative courses that will foster culturally and digitally literate students.
Alternative Spring Break marks decade
Stephanie Hayne Beatty has many tales of transformation she could share. At least a thousand, in fact.
Creating realistic ‘patients’ a matter of listening, reacting
There are days when Justin Quesnelle deals with cardiac arrest, a hip replacement and appendicitis. He may even follow that up with a mild case of the flu or even a battle with diabetes.
Homecoming 2012 has brains on the mind
Western is recognized as one of the world’s leading academic institutions for the scientific exploration of brain and mind.
Western launches redesigned website
Things are looking a bit different today on the university’s website. Actually, they look a lot different.
Student support helps power new design
Mathew Hoy is the first to tell you rebuilding the university’s web presence is not a one-man show.
University, provider boost campus cellular coverage
Today, Western and Bell Canada officials announced a ‘significant investment’ by the company over three years to improve cellular capacity and coverage across campus.
Winders: Wente’s actions a product of a world we created
Amid the frenzy around the accusing and, later, double-secret probation of Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente this week, I was struck by one question: Why are we so surprised?
Bruhm: If you plagiarize, you should fail
On Sept. 21, I sent an email to The Globe and Mail in which I argued, as a university professor, I hold my students to the highest standards of honesty and integrity when they use the resources of others; simply put, if they plagiarize, they fail.
Zyss: Life lessons continue years after founding
This is my third year back to the Philippines. When I first arrived as part of a pre-medical trip with a Western group, I had no idea I would start a charity and work so hard raising money to keep 20 children out of the dumpsite and on the road to independence.
Family’s gridiron tradition keeps rolling
Safe to say Jim McLauchlan’s memory is bang on when it comes to the history of Mustangs football. After all, he’s had a few games to choose from.
Campus Digest: ‘Soup’er job
At 17, Stacey Blois began working as a part-time cook at Western. Fourteen years later, and now a unit chef at Perth Hall, Blois’ skills have blossomed to the point where she’s heading to the finals of the 3rd annual Toronto Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown this November.
New minor logs students onto humanities
A new minor at Western – one in Digital Humanities – offered, for the first time this year, through the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, is bridging the past and future through innovative courses that will foster culturally and digitally literate students.
Alternative Spring Break marks decade
Stephanie Hayne Beatty has many tales of transformation she could share. At least a thousand, in fact.
Creating realistic ‘patients’ a matter of listening, reacting
There are days when Justin Quesnelle deals with cardiac arrest, a hip replacement and appendicitis. He may even follow that up with a mild case of the flu or even a battle with diabetes.
Homecoming 2012 has brains on the mind
Western is recognized as one of the world’s leading academic institutions for the scientific exploration of brain and mind.
Western launches redesigned website
Things are looking a bit different today on the university’s website. Actually, they look a lot different.
Student support helps power new design
Mathew Hoy is the first to tell you rebuilding the university’s web presence is not a one-man show.
University, provider boost campus cellular coverage
Today, Western and Bell Canada officials announced a ‘significant investment’ by the company over three years to improve cellular capacity and coverage across campus.