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Month: December 2014

Still time to support United Way campus campaign

Still time to support United Way campus campaign

As Western’s United Way Campaign turns into the home stretch, Peggy Wakabayashi is rallying the campus community to address the “critical need” she sees in London. “Increasing participation in and awareness about this year’s United Way campaign has been an important...

Connell: Pay tribute today, start paying attention from now on

Connell: Pay tribute today, start paying attention from now on

Do you remember Genevieve Bergeron? How about Anne-Marie Edward? Does Annie Turcotte ring any bells? If those names don’t conjure information on who these women were, you’re not alone. I didn’t recognize their names when I saw them listed. But how about Marc LePine?...

Jedicke: Thanks for spotlighting public attitudes on smoking

Jedicke: Thanks for spotlighting public attitudes on smoking

I was a freshman in 1973 and a militant non-smoker even then. Although I don’t think the current discussion about banning smoking across the whole campus is such a big deal, I much appreciated your comments about the early days of the shift in public attitudes toward...

Additional criminal charges laid against Western student

Additional criminal charges laid against Western student

RCMP laid 16 additional criminal charges Wednesday against Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes, a Western Computer Science student, as part of an ongoing investigation related to inappropriate access to computer networks through a commercial software problem that was named...

Campbell, Takahashi named Athletes of the Week

Campbell, Takahashi named Athletes of the Week

Hockey player Kelly Campbell and wrestler Steven Takahashi have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Campbell, a BMOS student from St. Thomas, helped Western extend its winning streak to 11 games with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night before suffering a...

Connell: Pay tribute today, start paying attention from now on

Connell: Pay tribute today, start paying attention from now on

Do you remember Genevieve Bergeron? How about Anne-Marie Edward? Does Annie Turcotte ring any bells? If those names don’t conjure information on who these women were, you’re not alone. I didn’t recognize their names when I saw them listed. But how about Marc LePine?...

Jedicke: Thanks for spotlighting public attitudes on smoking

Jedicke: Thanks for spotlighting public attitudes on smoking

I was a freshman in 1973 and a militant non-smoker even then. Although I don’t think the current discussion about banning smoking across the whole campus is such a big deal, I much appreciated your comments about the early days of the shift in public attitudes toward...

Additional criminal charges laid against Western student

Additional criminal charges laid against Western student

RCMP laid 16 additional criminal charges Wednesday against Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes, a Western Computer Science student, as part of an ongoing investigation related to inappropriate access to computer networks through a commercial software problem that was named...

Campbell, Takahashi named Athletes of the Week

Campbell, Takahashi named Athletes of the Week

Hockey player Kelly Campbell and wrestler Steven Takahashi have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Campbell, a BMOS student from St. Thomas, helped Western extend its winning streak to 11 games with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night before suffering a...