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Month: September 2014

Boyle, Douglas named Athletes of the Week

Boyle, Douglas named Athletes of the Week

Soccer players Amanda Boyle and Christian Douglas have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 28. Boyle, a second-year Kinesiology student, had another strong outing on Saturday, scoring four goals in Western’ 8-1 win over the...

Professor connects math, biology to order behaviour

Professor connects math, biology to order behaviour

Nature is a cutthroat business, where animals, even humans, are in a relentless competition for resources like food, mates or shelter. And whether we suffer or prosper, it all comes down to our genes, said Applied Mathematics professor Geoff Wild. Wild’s research...

Klatt: Wanted: A connaisseur or connaisseuse of student experience

Klatt: Wanted: A connaisseur or connaisseuse of student experience

On Sep. 11, Western News ‘erroneously’ published an earlier draft of an advertisement (“Western invites applications and nominations for two senior administrative positions,” Western News, Sept. 11 advertisement) which was replaced by its final version. We regret the...

Barron: Don’t lose sight of university’s meaning to young people

Barron: Don’t lose sight of university’s meaning to young people

In the flurry of worrying about career paths, partnerships with industry, tuition and fees, we might completely forget the four years at university are supposed to be important formative years in young person's life. (“Make sure debate about tuition costs is rooted in...

Domina: Ukraine at War: When history becomes personal

Domina: Ukraine at War: When history becomes personal

The Russian invasion into the eastern part of Ukraine was highly predictable. But the four months I spent at home in Mariupol, a densely populated city in southeastern Ukraine, was the time when this very history became personal and rather painful. When I arrived at...

Winders: Why not hop a plane bound for better opportunities

Winders: Why not hop a plane bound for better opportunities

Don’t think about this in terms of a grand economy. Boil it down. Say your business compensated its employees the same way this economy has for 30 years now – consistently widening the gap between what it paid in salary and offered in benefits to older employees vs....

New website looks to get city’s students more involved

New website looks to get city’s students more involved

Hey, students, you might want to listen up. Created by students, for students, Your London Calling is here to help you settle into a comfortable, informed and involved postsecondary experience in the Forest City. The website and its contents represent a partnership...

Anderson, Cox named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Anderson, Cox named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Baseball player Nolan Anderson and softball player Stacie Cox have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 22. Anderson, a third-year Business student from London, helped the Mustangs go 3-1 in weekend action with wins over...

Prajapati: Time to brew up a campus coffee culture

Prajapati: Time to brew up a campus coffee culture

Before you read this piece, you need to understand I prefer my coffee without cream and unsweetened. Coffee is, arguably, the greatest legalized drug on the planet. Its aroma overwhelms and infatuates our senses with a subtle taste of euphoria while embodying the...

Winders: Make sure debate about tuition costs is rooted in reality

Winders: Make sure debate about tuition costs is rooted in reality

As the father of three under 4, I worry. Constantly. About everything. So, let’s just say I noticed when media outlets across the country reported last week on a Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study that predicted Ontario postsecondary tuition and fees will...

Helfand: USC turning an eye toward entrepreneurship

Helfand: USC turning an eye toward entrepreneurship

The focus on the Student Entrepreneurship Centre at Western that spun off from BizInc is a great way to provide some profile to an amazing student service. (Centre to facilitate student entrepreneurship, Western News, Sept. 5) Turning BizInc, from its start as a...

Paish, Snider named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Paish, Snider named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Baseball player Adam Paish and lacrosse player Tenyka Snider have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Paish, a third-year Graduate Studies student, led the Mustangs to a 10-3 win over the Ryerson Rams on Sunday afternoon in the first of Western’s two...

Professor connects math, biology to order behaviour

Professor connects math, biology to order behaviour

Nature is a cutthroat business, where animals, even humans, are in a relentless competition for resources like food, mates or shelter. And whether we suffer or prosper, it all comes down to our genes, said Applied Mathematics professor Geoff Wild. Wild’s research...

Klatt: Wanted: A connaisseur or connaisseuse of student experience

Klatt: Wanted: A connaisseur or connaisseuse of student experience

On Sep. 11, Western News ‘erroneously’ published an earlier draft of an advertisement (“Western invites applications and nominations for two senior administrative positions,” Western News, Sept. 11 advertisement) which was replaced by its final version. We regret the...

Barron: Don’t lose sight of university’s meaning to young people

Barron: Don’t lose sight of university’s meaning to young people

In the flurry of worrying about career paths, partnerships with industry, tuition and fees, we might completely forget the four years at university are supposed to be important formative years in young person's life. (“Make sure debate about tuition costs is rooted in...

Domina: Ukraine at War: When history becomes personal

Domina: Ukraine at War: When history becomes personal

The Russian invasion into the eastern part of Ukraine was highly predictable. But the four months I spent at home in Mariupol, a densely populated city in southeastern Ukraine, was the time when this very history became personal and rather painful. When I arrived at...

Winders: Why not hop a plane bound for better opportunities

Winders: Why not hop a plane bound for better opportunities

Don’t think about this in terms of a grand economy. Boil it down. Say your business compensated its employees the same way this economy has for 30 years now – consistently widening the gap between what it paid in salary and offered in benefits to older employees vs....

New website looks to get city’s students more involved

New website looks to get city’s students more involved

Hey, students, you might want to listen up. Created by students, for students, Your London Calling is here to help you settle into a comfortable, informed and involved postsecondary experience in the Forest City. The website and its contents represent a partnership...

Anderson, Cox named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Anderson, Cox named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Baseball player Nolan Anderson and softball player Stacie Cox have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 22. Anderson, a third-year Business student from London, helped the Mustangs go 3-1 in weekend action with wins over...

Prajapati: Time to brew up a campus coffee culture

Prajapati: Time to brew up a campus coffee culture

Before you read this piece, you need to understand I prefer my coffee without cream and unsweetened. Coffee is, arguably, the greatest legalized drug on the planet. Its aroma overwhelms and infatuates our senses with a subtle taste of euphoria while embodying the...

Winders: Make sure debate about tuition costs is rooted in reality

Winders: Make sure debate about tuition costs is rooted in reality

As the father of three under 4, I worry. Constantly. About everything. So, let’s just say I noticed when media outlets across the country reported last week on a Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study that predicted Ontario postsecondary tuition and fees will...

Helfand: USC turning an eye toward entrepreneurship

Helfand: USC turning an eye toward entrepreneurship

The focus on the Student Entrepreneurship Centre at Western that spun off from BizInc is a great way to provide some profile to an amazing student service. (Centre to facilitate student entrepreneurship, Western News, Sept. 5) Turning BizInc, from its start as a...

Paish, Snider named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Paish, Snider named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Baseball player Adam Paish and lacrosse player Tenyka Snider have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Paish, a third-year Graduate Studies student, led the Mustangs to a 10-3 win over the Ryerson Rams on Sunday afternoon in the first of Western’s two...