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Year: 2016

Finding reason for hope in a wrong-way election

Finding reason for hope in a wrong-way election

A lot of people are feeling a lot of things given the results of the American election – and I am one of them. I was absolutely caught off guard by the results. I truly believed this was the year we would see the first female president. And as a sometimes overly...

Baker biopic has alumnus feeling ‘Blue’

Baker biopic has alumnus feeling ‘Blue’

It’s the rare occasions of the extraordinary that make the ordinary worthwhile for Daniel Abboud. “As a filmmaker – as a freelancer – it’s very difficult to say ‘no’ to a project, because you have to pay the bills. Projects more often than not end up being pretty...

Task force findings say budget model adds up

Task force findings say budget model adds up

A task force organized to examine the university’s budget model, in light of criticism last year, returned findings in support of the current model, while acknowledging its reasoning and methodologies could be better communicated to the larger university community....

Admissions pilot project eyes ‘hidden talent’

Admissions pilot project eyes ‘hidden talent’

Senators supported a Western pilot project to ease grade standards for a select cohort of incoming Arts & Humanities students in an effort to help the hard-hit faculty. “Given the enrolment pressures on the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, and the precipitous...

Winders: Time to climb aboard rapid transit discussion

Winders: Time to climb aboard rapid transit discussion

Understand, this is not a done deal. Far from it. Earlier this week, Western hosted a pair of consultation meetings to discuss the London Rapid Transit Initiative and how it would interact with the campus. Beyond hearing from university representatives, led by Gitta...

Gardiner: Phishing attacks open gateway to trouble

Gardiner: Phishing attacks open gateway to trouble

Recently, a mistyped Google search caused me to stumble across this definition: gate·way drug * noun noun: gateway drug; plural noun: gateway drugs A habit-forming drug that, while not itself addictive, may lead to the use of other addictive drugs. I was specifically...

Aldrich: Music mentor deserves recognition

Aldrich: Music mentor deserves recognition

I am interested in your recent profiles of distinguished alumni. In the case of Stephan Moccio (“Alumni Donoghue, Moccio earn Oscar nods,” Jan. 14, and “Western alumni, faculty among JUNO nominees,” Feb. 5). I must protest the omission, as far as I can find in your...

Theatre Studies launches with ‘Lost’ opportunity

Theatre Studies launches with ‘Lost’ opportunity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsAPeL8DDBc On March 3, Western formally launches its Theatre Studies program with a two-day event. The centerpiece of the launch is a staging of Milton’s Paradise Lost, adapted and directed by Montreal-based performer Paul Van Dyck....

Research efforts lauded by Humboldt Foundation

Research efforts lauded by Humboldt Foundation

Even after centuries of research in chemistry, the possible combination of elements, molecules and compounds are nowhere near exhausted. “We’re not even close,” said Western Chemistry professor Kim Baines. “We still get excited about making a new compound which is...

IS morphs into Louis Riel gathering place

IS morphs into Louis Riel gathering place

Indigenous Services at The Student Development Centre recently brought the Western community together in celebration of Metis Culture. Maddy Arkle, a second-year Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry student, Annette Sullivan, a Metis cook and genealogist, and...

Baines wins 2015 Humboldt Research Award

Baines wins 2015 Humboldt Research Award

Western Chemistry professor Kim Baines has been awarded the 2015 Humboldt Research Award, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation recently announced. The award is granted to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories and/or insights have had a significant...

Baker biopic has alumnus feeling ‘Blue’

Baker biopic has alumnus feeling ‘Blue’

It’s the rare occasions of the extraordinary that make the ordinary worthwhile for Daniel Abboud. “As a filmmaker – as a freelancer – it’s very difficult to say ‘no’ to a project, because you have to pay the bills. Projects more often than not end up being pretty...

Task force findings say budget model adds up

Task force findings say budget model adds up

A task force organized to examine the university’s budget model, in light of criticism last year, returned findings in support of the current model, while acknowledging its reasoning and methodologies could be better communicated to the larger university community....

Admissions pilot project eyes ‘hidden talent’

Admissions pilot project eyes ‘hidden talent’

Senators supported a Western pilot project to ease grade standards for a select cohort of incoming Arts & Humanities students in an effort to help the hard-hit faculty. “Given the enrolment pressures on the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, and the precipitous...

Winders: Time to climb aboard rapid transit discussion

Winders: Time to climb aboard rapid transit discussion

Understand, this is not a done deal. Far from it. Earlier this week, Western hosted a pair of consultation meetings to discuss the London Rapid Transit Initiative and how it would interact with the campus. Beyond hearing from university representatives, led by Gitta...

Gardiner: Phishing attacks open gateway to trouble

Gardiner: Phishing attacks open gateway to trouble

Recently, a mistyped Google search caused me to stumble across this definition: gate·way drug * noun noun: gateway drug; plural noun: gateway drugs A habit-forming drug that, while not itself addictive, may lead to the use of other addictive drugs. I was specifically...

Aldrich: Music mentor deserves recognition

Aldrich: Music mentor deserves recognition

I am interested in your recent profiles of distinguished alumni. In the case of Stephan Moccio (“Alumni Donoghue, Moccio earn Oscar nods,” Jan. 14, and “Western alumni, faculty among JUNO nominees,” Feb. 5). I must protest the omission, as far as I can find in your...

Theatre Studies launches with ‘Lost’ opportunity

Theatre Studies launches with ‘Lost’ opportunity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsAPeL8DDBc On March 3, Western formally launches its Theatre Studies program with a two-day event. The centerpiece of the launch is a staging of Milton’s Paradise Lost, adapted and directed by Montreal-based performer Paul Van Dyck....

Research efforts lauded by Humboldt Foundation

Research efforts lauded by Humboldt Foundation

Even after centuries of research in chemistry, the possible combination of elements, molecules and compounds are nowhere near exhausted. “We’re not even close,” said Western Chemistry professor Kim Baines. “We still get excited about making a new compound which is...

IS morphs into Louis Riel gathering place

IS morphs into Louis Riel gathering place

Indigenous Services at The Student Development Centre recently brought the Western community together in celebration of Metis Culture. Maddy Arkle, a second-year Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry student, Annette Sullivan, a Metis cook and genealogist, and...

Baines wins 2015 Humboldt Research Award

Baines wins 2015 Humboldt Research Award

Western Chemistry professor Kim Baines has been awarded the 2015 Humboldt Research Award, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation recently announced. The award is granted to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories and/or insights have had a significant...