The effects of domestic violence are not just felt inside the home, said Nadine Wathen, a professor at Western’s Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS). Much of it spills into the workplace and places unprecedented demands on employers. Wathen, …
Year: 2013
Canada Savings Bonds available in October
Saving money is a rewarding, albeit challenging, experience.
Bentley: Probing deep caves paved with kitchen linoleum
Over the last four decades and more, Alice Munro has emerged as one of the world’s consummate writers. Consistently refusing the option of writing novels, she has used the short story as a vehicle for narratives of remarkable psychological depth and insight that also capture and convey the texture of life in rural and small-town southwestern Ontario.
Plug: Finding validation in the remarkable unremarked
After reading Alice Munro for the first time, I decided to lend my copy of Dance of the Happy Shades to my mother and then my sister. There is little reason to think either would have read Munro otherwise. In one small southern Ontario town after another, our house was like those around it: I owned copies of Black Beauty and Hansel and Gretel, and the Encyclopedia Brittanica had its place in our living room.
Traister: Celebrating the small, unimportant things that matter
Even before the Nobel came calling, Alice Munro could hardly have been called Western’s ‘best kept secret.’
New building begins new era for Schulich
She knew the Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine was a big project. But as the building opened its doors yesterday, Brenda Stonehouse found big satisfaction in it as well.
Nobel Prize in Literature celebrates canon of Western alumna
When the call came, Alice Munro, LLD’76, was nowhere to be found.
Full plate of need faces Western Meal Exchange
Fortunately, Imama Omer and Jillian Macklin have never experienced true hunger pangs. But that’s not stopping the third-year students from ensuring those in the London community don’t have to go hungry.
Student-athlete grows business on recovery
When it came to his post-workout nutrition, Tim Brady wanted things done right. So, he took matters into his own hands.
Hajrullahu kicks his way into football history
On a sunny Saturday afternoon earlier this month, down the 401 in Windsor, Western kicker Lirim Hajrullahu cemented himself as the Mustangs’ all-time points leader with a 17-point performance against the Lancers in a 51-23 Western win.
Western sets United Way campaign goal
Western launched its 2013 campuswide fundraising campaign benefiting the United Way of London & Middlesex by announcing an ambitious goal of $780,000.
Western names Kelly Cole new vice-president (external)
Western has named Kelly Cole as its new vice-president (external). Currently serving as the executive director of advancement for the Ivey Business School, Cole has 23 years of development experience. Recognized internationally as a strong communicator, she has a passion for philanthropy, as well as being an innovative leader.
Caucus on Women’s Issues names essay winners
Annaliese Pope, R. Graham Morton and Evita Medina Peralta Price have been named winners of the annual Western Caucus on Women’s Issues (WCWI) essay awards, announced at the WCWI General Meeting on Tuesday.