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Western mourns death of Social Science student

Western mourns death of Social Science student

The Western community is mourning the death of Ryan James Doxtator, 41, a Faculty of Social Science student, who died Sunday, Aug. 31, at his London home. Visitation will be held from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 2-3, at Elliott-Madill Funeral Home, 22424...

Western welcomes its largest first-year class ever

Western welcomes its largest first-year class ever

Western rolls out the purple carpet this weekend for its largest, and among its most diverse, first-year classes in the school’s history. An incoming class of 5,314 full-time, first-year students arrives on Western’s campus this weekend. The majority of the students...

Outdoor Food Festival kicks off Tuesday

Outdoor Food Festival kicks off Tuesday

Mark your calendar, Western foodies. Hosted by Hospitality Services, the Western Outdoor Food Festival will take place daily next week, running 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, at the Farmers’ Market location in the green space beside McIntosh Gallery.

Seven alumni named among power elite

Seven alumni named among power elite

Seven Western alumni have been named to the second annual Canada’s 50 Most Powerful Business People 2014, presented by Canadian Business magazine. According to the magazine, these are the “dealmakers, string-pullers and master manipulators who call the shots in 2014.”...

Turning the page for opportunity

Turning the page for opportunity

The last year of classes was a busy one for Ivey Business School graduate Chris Janssen. In addition to the pressures and schedules of his academic and personal lives, Janssen sat on a committee that needed to come up with a new idea to raise money for the Terry Fox...

Product mixes innovation and perseverance

Product mixes innovation and perseverance

Bobby Besant is someone who likes to mix it up. The recent Ivey School of Business graduate may have received the cold shoulder from a professor during his fourth-year New Venture Business project, but his idea has since made its way to the shelves of your local LCBO...

Sharp idea keeps family tradition alive

Sharp idea keeps family tradition alive

Morgan Nordstrom is sharp in more ways than one. A third-year Science student, the 20-year-old also caters to a niche market of razor users. “My grandpa taught me how to shave with one (straight razor) when I was 16, and that’s when I inherited my...

Success is in the bag for Dental student

Success is in the bag for Dental student

It’s all about the handbag for Sarah Shell. The third-year Dental student’s love for fashion has seen her designer handbags on the arms of such stars as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, among others. While her love for fashion and designing...

Student idea brings comforts of home to campus

Student idea brings comforts of home to campus

Getting ready for your first year of university can be stressful. But a group of Western students are hoping to lessen that burden a bit with their entrepreneurial venture. Northern Rush creates all-in-one packages for postsecondary residence life – combining bedding,...

Giving the Max effort to his idea

Giving the Max effort to his idea

Tim Brady’s big idea came after he noticed a gap in the market for endurance athletes like himself. The 22-year-old, going into his second year of the HBA program at Ivey Business School, played football for the Mustangs when he first came to Western and quickly clued...

Making sound connections toward success

Making sound connections toward success

More than a decade ago, Lueda Alia started forging friendships online, frequenting absolutepunk.net and engaging with its online community. Today, she’s turned her taste in music and the online community she found into a business all her own. Alia, a Western...

Western neuroscientist explores nuances of ‘touchy’ subject

Western neuroscientist explores nuances of ‘touchy’ subject

When you reach into your pocket, you can easily tell a button from a coin. But how? Solving this seemingly simple problem is actually amazingly complicated. The long-held scientific explanation is that neurons in the cerebral cortex, which is the part of the brain...

Western mourns death of Social Science student

Western mourns death of Social Science student

The Western community is mourning the death of Ryan James Doxtator, 41, a Faculty of Social Science student, who died Sunday, Aug. 31, at his London home. Visitation will be held from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 2-3, at Elliott-Madill Funeral Home, 22424...

Western welcomes its largest first-year class ever

Western welcomes its largest first-year class ever

Western rolls out the purple carpet this weekend for its largest, and among its most diverse, first-year classes in the school’s history. An incoming class of 5,314 full-time, first-year students arrives on Western’s campus this weekend. The majority of the students...

Outdoor Food Festival kicks off Tuesday

Outdoor Food Festival kicks off Tuesday

Mark your calendar, Western foodies. Hosted by Hospitality Services, the Western Outdoor Food Festival will take place daily next week, running 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, at the Farmers’ Market location in the green space beside McIntosh Gallery.

Seven alumni named among power elite

Seven alumni named among power elite

Seven Western alumni have been named to the second annual Canada’s 50 Most Powerful Business People 2014, presented by Canadian Business magazine. According to the magazine, these are the “dealmakers, string-pullers and master manipulators who call the shots in 2014.”...

Turning the page for opportunity

Turning the page for opportunity

The last year of classes was a busy one for Ivey Business School graduate Chris Janssen. In addition to the pressures and schedules of his academic and personal lives, Janssen sat on a committee that needed to come up with a new idea to raise money for the Terry Fox...

Product mixes innovation and perseverance

Product mixes innovation and perseverance

Bobby Besant is someone who likes to mix it up. The recent Ivey School of Business graduate may have received the cold shoulder from a professor during his fourth-year New Venture Business project, but his idea has since made its way to the shelves of your local LCBO...

Sharp idea keeps family tradition alive

Sharp idea keeps family tradition alive

Morgan Nordstrom is sharp in more ways than one. A third-year Science student, the 20-year-old also caters to a niche market of razor users. “My grandpa taught me how to shave with one (straight razor) when I was 16, and that’s when I inherited my...

Success is in the bag for Dental student

Success is in the bag for Dental student

It’s all about the handbag for Sarah Shell. The third-year Dental student’s love for fashion has seen her designer handbags on the arms of such stars as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, among others. While her love for fashion and designing...

Student idea brings comforts of home to campus

Student idea brings comforts of home to campus

Getting ready for your first year of university can be stressful. But a group of Western students are hoping to lessen that burden a bit with their entrepreneurial venture. Northern Rush creates all-in-one packages for postsecondary residence life – combining bedding,...

Giving the Max effort to his idea

Giving the Max effort to his idea

Tim Brady’s big idea came after he noticed a gap in the market for endurance athletes like himself. The 22-year-old, going into his second year of the HBA program at Ivey Business School, played football for the Mustangs when he first came to Western and quickly clued...