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Philip uses written word to spy on her life, world around her
M. NourbeSe Philip never wanted to be a poet. She didn’t really want to be a lawyer, either. She wanted to be a spy.
Book reviews, Oct. 31
Learning at the Ends of Life: Children, Elders and Literacies in Intergenerational Culture Rachel M. Heydon University of Toronto Press, 2013. 235 pages Making up for a critical deficit in studies pertaining to intergenerational curricula and pedagogy, Heydon’s...
Meighens encourage grads to help society, each other
Western honours Michael and Kelly Meighen for their generosity and dedication to philanthropy and public service.
Continuing a dogged pursuit of the canine mind
The idea of ‘the canine hero’ was, in some sense, the impetus for Western’s Dog Cognition Lab, supervised by Psychology professor emeritus William Roberts, and run by doctoral candidate Krista Macpherson.
Chakma: Own the experts
By many measures, Canada is falling behind in the highly competitive game of knowledge creation and adoption.
Western, CUPE Local 2361 reach tentative deal
Western has reached a tentative agreement with CUPE Local 2361, the union representing approximately 330 employees in Western’s Facilities Management and Thompson Arena. The group’s contract expired June 30, and the two sides held four days of negotiations. Details of the agreement will not be released until after it has been ratified by both the union members and the university’s Board of Governors.
Pope: Learning among the Little Zapatista School
Annaliese Pope, a master’s student in Sociology at Western, recently returned from a trip to a mountainous region in Mexico, where she was one of 3,000 people from around the world to receive an invitation to attend a school on autonomous government in secluded Zapatista communities. The Zapatistas are leftist Mexican revolutionaries; this year marks the 10th anniversary of their autonomous government. What follows is an edited version of Pope’s reflections on that trip.
Butson: Finding hope for others during my life’s most challenging time
One year ago last month, I accidently discovered a lump.
Bigus: An update from a ‘single dad’
My name is Paul Bigus. I am a former Western student who was featured in a Western News article written by Karmen Dowling a number of years ago (Single dad graduates from dropout to dean’s list, June 10, 2004).
Babbage: Remembering more than one in the family
I was saddened that you picked up on the celebrity son, the golfer, to highlight and missed another one – a half relationship, I believe – who died for his country in the Great War.
Western, London ‘Rise’ up for economic opportunity
Allison Moyer is not one to mince words.
Postdoctoral scholars join Banting Fellowship
Western postdoctoral scholars Hannah Neufeld and Corey Maggiano have been named among 70 members of the 2012-13 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship class.