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Ivey prof’s book turns economics into child’s play
Neil Bendle hopes you get a good chuckle out of it. Behavioural Economics for Kids, an e-book he recently published, isn’t exactly for kids. It’s for you, and other ‘big kids’ out there, meant to validate something we already know, on some level, to be true – when it...
Delacourt’s ‘Shopping’ stands in Hilary Weston Prize contention
Susan Delacourt, BA’82, has been named among five finalists for this year’s Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction for her book, Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them. Delacourt is a former editor of Western’s student Gazette. The...
Student writer coaxing new students out of comfort zones
At 4 years of age, Steven Slowka dictated his first story to his mom, but his attempts to write stories and books ever since have floundered. “They never came full circle,” said Slowka, this year’s Student Writer in Residence, of his recent writing efforts. Then, he...
Writer in Residence helps others ‘respond creatively to the world’
As Gary Barwin sees it, this world needs writers as much as it needs the bees. In a relatively large universe, both are small, often obscured. Both work in the background, buzzing about, noticed only by those who feel their sting. “Writing may not seem big – but it’s...
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...
Bedford: Homecoming rider head over hooves with ‘horse’-pitality
Kelsie Zollar and Memphis wish to thank everyone for the excellent treatment they received while at Western’s Homecoming game. The respect and caution everyone exercised toward them was deeply appreciated. We’re hoping to see you all again soon. Sue Bedford
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Read All Over book reviews
Listen to the Squawking Chicken By Elaine Lui, BA’96 (History, French) One of the reasons the mother-daughter genre demonstrates such resilience and endurance in both fiction and on screen might be the nearly universally relatable instances of sometimes highly charged...
Ivey prof’s book turns economics into child’s play
Neil Bendle hopes you get a good chuckle out of it. Behavioural Economics for Kids, an e-book he recently published, isn’t exactly for kids. It’s for you, and other ‘big kids’ out there, meant to validate something we already know, on some level, to be true – when it...
Delacourt’s ‘Shopping’ stands in Hilary Weston Prize contention
Susan Delacourt, BA’82, has been named among five finalists for this year’s Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction for her book, Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them. Delacourt is a former editor of Western’s student Gazette. The...
Student writer coaxing new students out of comfort zones
At 4 years of age, Steven Slowka dictated his first story to his mom, but his attempts to write stories and books ever since have floundered. “They never came full circle,” said Slowka, this year’s Student Writer in Residence, of his recent writing efforts. Then, he...
Writer in Residence helps others ‘respond creatively to the world’
As Gary Barwin sees it, this world needs writers as much as it needs the bees. In a relatively large universe, both are small, often obscured. Both work in the background, buzzing about, noticed only by those who feel their sting. “Writing may not seem big – but it’s...
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...
Bedford: Homecoming rider head over hooves with ‘horse’-pitality
Kelsie Zollar and Memphis wish to thank everyone for the excellent treatment they received while at Western’s Homecoming game. The respect and caution everyone exercised toward them was deeply appreciated. We’re hoping to see you all again soon. Sue Bedford
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
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
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
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
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...