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Ignite registration launches

Ignite registration launches

Registration is now open for Ignite, the 2012 Western Staff and Leaders’ Conference, Feb. 22-23.

Coxford chairs first BOG meeting

Coxford chairs first BOG meeting

Western alumnus Stephen Coxford was thrilled to lead his first Western University Board of Governors meeting Jan. 26.

Green Award nominations open

Green Award nominations open

Nominations are being sought for the Western Green Awards to recognize contributions to sustainability on campus.

Western, UofT sign agreement with Access Copyright

Western, UofT sign agreement with Access Copyright

Western University and the University of Toronto announced Monday they have each reached an agreement with Access Copyright to allow their communities to reproduce copyright-protected materials in both print and digital formats.

Winders: Right process led to success for all

Winders: Right process led to success for all

I noticed the muttonchops first. From across the Grad Club, a diminutive round-headed man waved me over to the empty barstool to his right. Somehow, despite his white cravat, standing collar and knee-length cassock, he went unnoticed by the crowd.

A font fit for a founder

A font fit for a founder

Today, Western eyes its future – and honours its founder – with an original creation from a craftsman’s pen.

Alumnus helps guide historic changes

Alumnus helps guide historic changes

Revamped, crisp and modern, Western University’s new shield – now its official identifier – admittedly isn’t a far cry from the original.

Heti collection lands on New Yorker best list

Heti collection lands on New Yorker best list

Since its release last summer, co-authors Misha Glouberman and Western’s writer-in-residence Sheila Heti have enjoyed rave reviews of “The chairs are where the people go: How to live, work and play in the city” (Faber & Faber, 2011).

Read All Over reviews, January

Read All Over reviews, January

Onion Man Kathryn Mockler Tightrope Books, 2011. 130 pgs. I remember a time built for cynical anthems, when I would mope and skulk about in a moribund part of town with an audio cassette copy of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures piping in my ears (I had the original...