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UCC space realignment will enhance student experience
A collaborative effort between the University Students’ Council (USC) and the university, involving realignment of space in the University Community Centre (UCC), through minor renovations, will result in improved support and services to Western students. The...
Western student ‘first among peers’ at Global Summit
Recent Medical Sciences graduate Milani Sivapragasam, along with 11 Western colleagues, are joining dozens of the brightest minds from around the globe this week at the Undergraduate Awards Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland. Through The Undergraduate Awards, a...
Western, PMA reach tentative agreement
Western and the Professional and Managerial Association (PMA) reached a tentative four-year agreement Wednesday. Details of the agreement will remain confidential until ratified by PMA membership and Western’s Board of Governors. PMA members are expected to have...
Young doctor carries on passion of doctor, advocate
Editor’s note: In celebration of National Philanthropy Day on Nov. 15, Western News features the story of one student who benefited from one donor, a story repeated thousands of times across this campus. Talk to Dr. Alison Fine, MD’13, and it’s no wonder she’s humbled...
Nailed it! Manicure for a cause
It was – literally – a day at the spa for Western President Amit Chakma last week. As a kick-off to the Shine the Light on Women’s Abuse month-long awareness campaign, Artistic Esthetic Spa’s Jodey Delaney gave Chakma the perfect purple manicure. Purple is seen as a...
New rules further snuffing out smoking
Changes announced last week to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act will further extinguish smoking in many public places across the province. And while Western smokers won’t see much difference from current restrictions, changes in the law should serve as an opportunity to...
USC president brings town-gown priorities into focus
On Tuesday, University Students’ Council president Matt Helfand delivered the annual State of the USC Address during which he identified three major areas the student government has prioritized during its term – community relations, student wellness and transparency...
Funding refuels family law services for low-income Londoners
Western’s Community Legal Services (CLS) recently received $303,000 in funding from Legal Aid Ontario to reestablish its family law practice, which provides representation for low-income London area clients.
Mummy’s song, identity return after millennia
For nearly a century, ‘Justine’ lay dormant in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). But last month, thanks to Western researcher Andrew Nelson, the Egyptian mummy came to life – as a singer named Nefret-Mut. “When we work with a mummy or skeleton, we are interested in...
Why the Victorians may understand us better than anyone in history
This week, Western hosts the North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) annual conference, bringing in nearly 350 scholars from around the world together under the theme Victorian Classes and Classifications. Established in 2002, NAVSA provides a continental...
Seed of an idea sprouts Pod for young entrepreneurs
Almost overnight, and totally unexpectedly, four Western students have turned a project meant to streamline the 40-hour volunteer requirement for high school students into a successful enterprise. Pod is an online organization tool for clubs, causes and teams, created...
Graduate program migrates across disciplines
“I defy anybody to look through any random newspaper these days without reading something to do about migration, immigration or integration. It’s a daily lived experience.” For Stephanie Bangarth, director of Western’s Collaborative Graduate Program in Migration and...