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Western named among employer elites – again
For the second time in as many years, Western counts itself among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2015. Now entering its 16th year, the Canada's Top 100 Employers project is a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering...
Roth Chair honours physician, athlete and proud member of Western family
A renowned physician. An inquisitive scientist. A tough athlete. And a proud Western alumnus. Jim Roth summed up everything it meant to be ‘purple and proud.’ And now, in honour of his legacy, Western has established the James Roth Research Chair in Musculoskeletal...
Western joins ‘Shine the Light’ effort
Western will show its support for the Shine the Light on Woman Abuse campaign by illuminating the exterior of Alumni Hall purple throughout the month of November in recognition of Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month in Ontario. Western joins several local...
De Coste, Moffatt named Athletes of the Week
Hockey player Kyle De Coste and rower Jill Moffatt have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending on Nov. 2. De Coste, a fourth-year Social Sciences student from London, was a nightmare for the opposing Toronto Varsity Blues on...
Statement on internships at CBC’s show ‘Q’
Western University has zero tolerance for sexual harassment. The Faculty of Information and Media Studies has not proactively sought opportunities for student internships to CBC’s Q for the past five years. This position is of a direct result of a student returning...
Flag lowered in honour of Vincent
On Saturday, Western will lower the flag on University College in honour of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, who was killed Oct. 20 when he was struck by a car while walking through a parking lot in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. Vincent’s funeral will be held at 11 a.m....
25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
In August 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered to celebrate its crumbling. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, five Western scholars reflect on that moment’s meaning.
Priestman: Reflecting on me, my Wall and I
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Borchert: Bringing freedom into focus for millions
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Nathans: Fall reminded world of power of peaceful protest
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Nagl: The World Cup, post-Wall cinema and the re-rebranding of Berlin
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Dyczok: Rising up in a far different world
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Dyckok: Difficult to cross the line, when you have no idea where it is
Editor’s note: As part of a Canadian election monitoring mission, Western professor Marta Dyczok visited Sumy Region in Ukraine. In this report, which first aired on Public Radio Ukraine, Hromadske Radio, she tells of her experience of visiting Ukraine’s unprotected...
Western named among employer elites – again
For the second time in as many years, Western counts itself among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2015. Now entering its 16th year, the Canada's Top 100 Employers project is a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering...
Roth Chair honours physician, athlete and proud member of Western family
A renowned physician. An inquisitive scientist. A tough athlete. And a proud Western alumnus. Jim Roth summed up everything it meant to be ‘purple and proud.’ And now, in honour of his legacy, Western has established the James Roth Research Chair in Musculoskeletal...
Western joins ‘Shine the Light’ effort
Western will show its support for the Shine the Light on Woman Abuse campaign by illuminating the exterior of Alumni Hall purple throughout the month of November in recognition of Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month in Ontario. Western joins several local...
De Coste, Moffatt named Athletes of the Week
Hockey player Kyle De Coste and rower Jill Moffatt have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending on Nov. 2. De Coste, a fourth-year Social Sciences student from London, was a nightmare for the opposing Toronto Varsity Blues on...
Statement on internships at CBC’s show ‘Q’
Western University has zero tolerance for sexual harassment. The Faculty of Information and Media Studies has not proactively sought opportunities for student internships to CBC’s Q for the past five years. This position is of a direct result of a student returning...
Flag lowered in honour of Vincent
On Saturday, Western will lower the flag on University College in honour of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, who was killed Oct. 20 when he was struck by a car while walking through a parking lot in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. Vincent’s funeral will be held at 11 a.m....
25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
In August 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered to celebrate its crumbling. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, five Western scholars reflect on that moment’s meaning.
Priestman: Reflecting on me, my Wall and I
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Borchert: Bringing freedom into focus for millions
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Nathans: Fall reminded world of power of peaceful protest
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Nagl: The World Cup, post-Wall cinema and the re-rebranding of Berlin
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...