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Professor revisits painful past in ‘Jubilee’ resurrection
Even though it graced a stage only twice, a little-known 1970s operatic story of racial divide in the U.S. South had one more command performance left, thanks to Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Emily Ansari. Her article, 'Vindication, Cleansing, Catharsis,...
Class action needed to ease postsecondary path
Wolfgang Lehmann was the first in his family to attend university. Struggling through his first year, he dropped out, needing to fight his way back – eventually becoming an academic in his roundabout way. Once in academia, this son of working-class parents – his...
Winders: Election results are a matter possibilities, not politics or policy, for students
Trust me, these moments don’t come around often. I have covered 50-plus elections, hundreds of campaigns and maybe thousands of races, and what I saw transpire in London Monday night was among the strangest of the lot. Some pundits have called it a ‘generational...
Fazilat engineering a future for women in her field
Saher Fazilat wants you to walk the proverbial mile – in her heavy work boots. A civil engineer working hands-on in construction, she occupies the kind of post few women have seen. And she’ll be the first to tell you – her career, spanning more than a decade and a...
Observer sees opportunity for Western in new council
The results of Monday’s municipal election are good news on all fronts for London, according to Western Political Science professor Andrew Sancton, who specializes in municipal politics. They are also great for Western. While former councillor Matt Brown will switch...
Harou, Nicholas named Athletes of the Week
Football player Yannick Harou and rugby player Breanne Nicholas have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending on Oct. 26. Harou, a third-year King’s College student from Gatineau, Que., helped the Mustangs secure third place in the...
Urquhart: Unplug, unschedule, enjoy
Graduates must take the time to explore the world unchained from modern technologies, Jane Urquhart, one of Canada’s best loved authors, said at the Friday afternoon session of Western’s 304th Convocation. Urquhart spoke to graduates from the faculties of Arts &...
D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets
Despite its challenges, our world is one of unparalleled promise and opportunity, Thomas D’Aquino, lawyer, entrepreneur and educator, told graduates at the Friday morning session of Western’s 304th Convocation. D’Aquino spoke to graduates from the Faculty of Health...
Abella: Don’t let recent events muddy tolerant waters
Canada needs today’s graduates, their ideas and their contributions, to protect the country’s cultural mosaic, Irving Abella, eminent historian and president of the Academy of the Arts and Humanities of the Royal Society of Canada, told graduates at the Thursday...
Winders: Research-based fact being drowned out by panic and politics
Let’s talk about futility. A seed of an idea, a nugget of suspected truth, in a researcher’s mind somehow manages to navigate the narrow birth canal of funding agencies, university priorities and general bureaucracies, only to necessitate hundreds upon hundreds of...
United Way campaign looks to double up particiaption
Western launched its 2014 campuswide fundraising campaign for United Way of London and Middlesex, dubbed Project 100%, with hopes of doubling the number of community members who take part in this year’s efforts. As part of the launch festivities Tuesday, Western...
President outlines a year dedicated to translation
Western President Amit Chakma stressed this coming year is about translating aspirations into actionable items during his annual presidential priorities address, presented last week to university Senate. “This year, my overarching priority is to ensure appropriate...