Editor’s note: As the Juno Awards 2013 prepare to celebrate the best of Canadian music this weekend, Western Journalism students help us celebrate the best in Western Music. Read the full Music Issue. * * * Jason Stanford stands with four student …
Month: April 2013
Student embraces ‘hardest thing I’d done in my life’
Music student Sarah Bell wanted to teach, until she spent some time living beside a sweatshop in Bangladesh.
New course expands Holocaust into literature
Teaching the Holocaust doesn’t boil down to a history lecture alone. A literature class is a necessary supplement to the subject, according to Alain Goldschläger, director of the Holocaust Research Institute at Western.
Campus Digest: Ivey evolves its name, logo
On Tuesday, the Ivey Business School announced an evolution of the name and look of the iconic business school brand.
Raising the Bars: Professor recounts teaching inside the prison system
Most professors don’t aspire to work in a maximum security prison. Most secondary teachers don’t either. Admittedly, it was a little weird, but the prospect held a certain unique appeal.
Alumnus brings a little ‘humour’ to the novel
It’s not your typical tale of time travel.
Allure of new class hopefully irresistible to some
Christine Roulston hopes teaching sex, seduction and romance – as manifested in French novels – will teach students a little more about French history and culture.
Long-run considerations at heart of antibiotic warning
When it comes to a recent Ontario Medical Association (OMA) recommendation to ban the use of antibiotics in livestock feed, it’s a matter of considering what will cost more in the long run, according to a Western researcher.
Positive shift in work-life balance up to employees
Do you find yourself taking work home with you? Are you constantly checking your work email while lounging at home? Are you having trouble finding that perfect work-life balance? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you’re not alone.
Read All Over reviews, April 2013
Women and Property in Urban India By Bipasha Baruah UBC Press, 2010, 247pages Issues of property can prove highly complex and controversial; one has only to note the ongoing and raging debates over digital property and copyright. However, Bipasha Baruah, a Women's...
Quan-Haase: Why we have embraced a revolution in spreading ideas
So, what are TED talks?
Western grad looks to ‘break the cycle’
Cameron Arksey (BA’11) thinks it’s time to ‘break the cycle’ when it comes to the issue of violence against women. And the Western graduate is behind a grassroots effort to get the message out to all in-residence and off-campus university and college students not only in London, but around the country.
BMO donates $2 million to the Ivey Business School
The alumni of the Ivey Business School are once again supporting their alma mater, as Gilles Ouellette (HBA’69, MBA’70), president and chief executive officer (private client group) for BMO Financial Group, presented a $2 million gift to the school in support of its new building.
Student embraces ‘hardest thing I’d done in my life’
Music student Sarah Bell wanted to teach, until she spent some time living beside a sweatshop in Bangladesh.
New course expands Holocaust into literature
Teaching the Holocaust doesn’t boil down to a history lecture alone. A literature class is a necessary supplement to the subject, according to Alain Goldschläger, director of the Holocaust Research Institute at Western.
Campus Digest: Ivey evolves its name, logo
On Tuesday, the Ivey Business School announced an evolution of the name and look of the iconic business school brand.
Raising the Bars: Professor recounts teaching inside the prison system
Most professors don’t aspire to work in a maximum security prison. Most secondary teachers don’t either. Admittedly, it was a little weird, but the prospect held a certain unique appeal.
Alumnus brings a little ‘humour’ to the novel
It’s not your typical tale of time travel.
Allure of new class hopefully irresistible to some
Christine Roulston hopes teaching sex, seduction and romance – as manifested in French novels – will teach students a little more about French history and culture.
Long-run considerations at heart of antibiotic warning
When it comes to a recent Ontario Medical Association (OMA) recommendation to ban the use of antibiotics in livestock feed, it’s a matter of considering what will cost more in the long run, according to a Western researcher.
Positive shift in work-life balance up to employees
Do you find yourself taking work home with you? Are you constantly checking your work email while lounging at home? Are you having trouble finding that perfect work-life balance? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you’re not alone.
Read All Over reviews, April 2013
Women and Property in Urban India By Bipasha Baruah UBC Press, 2010, 247pages Issues of property can prove highly complex and controversial; one has only to note the ongoing and raging debates over digital property and copyright. However, Bipasha Baruah, a Women's...
Quan-Haase: Why we have embraced a revolution in spreading ideas
So, what are TED talks?
Western grad looks to ‘break the cycle’
Cameron Arksey (BA’11) thinks it’s time to ‘break the cycle’ when it comes to the issue of violence against women. And the Western graduate is behind a grassroots effort to get the message out to all in-residence and off-campus university and college students not only in London, but around the country.
BMO donates $2 million to the Ivey Business School
The alumni of the Ivey Business School are once again supporting their alma mater, as Gilles Ouellette (HBA’69, MBA’70), president and chief executive officer (private client group) for BMO Financial Group, presented a $2 million gift to the school in support of its new building.