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Aboriginal conference effecting change

Aboriginal conference effecting change

Just days back from co-chairing the week-long Aboriginal Policy
Research Conference in Ottawa, University of Western Ontario
professor Jerry White can already see the fruits of his labour.

Public meeting for noise bylaw

Public meeting for noise bylaw

A public meeting will be held April 27 before the Environment and
Transportation Committee (ETC) at city hall to review the newly
amended draft noise bylaw that is scheduled to take effect July 1.

Prospective students looking past first year

Prospective students looking past first year

Among the thousands of high school students who flooded onto campus
this past weekend with thoughts of post-secondary life beginning in
September were more than a few with sights set a lot further into
the future.

Volunteering for Afghanistan

Volunteering for Afghanistan

Canadian Forces Sergeant Prescott Shipway was killed by a roadside
bomb in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province last September.

Family doctors are coming

Family doctors are coming

Statistics may show southwestern Ontario with a staggering doctor
shortage – even worse than northern Ontario – but
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Dean Carol Herbert says
help is on the way with more Western medical students choosing
family medicine.

Senior salaries frozen, others volunteer

Senior salaries frozen, others volunteer

University of Western Ontario senior academic and non-academic
administrators taking a one-year salary freeze say “it was
the right thing to do” to lessen the financial constraints of
the university’s operating budget and reduce the need for
layoffs.

Holocaust answers create many questions

Holocaust answers create many questions

    Erik Stackelberg is a fourth-year student in Media, Information, and Technoculture. During Reading Week 2009, he traveled to Eastern Europe with his "Communicating Holocaust History" seminar class and professor Amanda Grzyb.  On Feb. 13, after a relatively...

Nutrition – What to eat when working out

Nutrition – What to eat when working out

Whether you’re a competitive or recreational athlete, ensuring your
body is properly fed and hydrated before, during and after your
workout is essential for optimal performance and recovery.

Lots on the line with budget

Lots on the line with budget

With many Ontario universities facing financial pressures and exercising restraint in spending, the provincial budget being released March 26 will be among the most closely watched in years.   Universities have been forced to reduce spending in the face of a worldwide...

Aboriginal conference effecting change

Aboriginal conference effecting change

Just days back from co-chairing the week-long Aboriginal Policy
Research Conference in Ottawa, University of Western Ontario
professor Jerry White can already see the fruits of his labour.

Public meeting for noise bylaw

Public meeting for noise bylaw

A public meeting will be held April 27 before the Environment and
Transportation Committee (ETC) at city hall to review the newly
amended draft noise bylaw that is scheduled to take effect July 1.

Prospective students looking past first year

Prospective students looking past first year

Among the thousands of high school students who flooded onto campus
this past weekend with thoughts of post-secondary life beginning in
September were more than a few with sights set a lot further into
the future.

Volunteering for Afghanistan

Volunteering for Afghanistan

Canadian Forces Sergeant Prescott Shipway was killed by a roadside
bomb in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province last September.

Family doctors are coming

Family doctors are coming

Statistics may show southwestern Ontario with a staggering doctor
shortage – even worse than northern Ontario – but
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Dean Carol Herbert says
help is on the way with more Western medical students choosing
family medicine.

Senior salaries frozen, others volunteer

Senior salaries frozen, others volunteer

University of Western Ontario senior academic and non-academic
administrators taking a one-year salary freeze say “it was
the right thing to do” to lessen the financial constraints of
the university’s operating budget and reduce the need for
layoffs.

Holocaust answers create many questions

Holocaust answers create many questions

    Erik Stackelberg is a fourth-year student in Media, Information, and Technoculture. During Reading Week 2009, he traveled to Eastern Europe with his "Communicating Holocaust History" seminar class and professor Amanda Grzyb.  On Feb. 13, after a relatively...