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Cotten wins second straight CIS pentathlon gold

Fourth-year Mustangs track and field veteran Jen Cotten repeated
last year’s win as CIS champion in the pentathlon during the first
day of the CIS Championships, hosted by The University of Windsor.

The Promised Land Project hosts public symposium in Chatham

The Promised Land Project will host a public symposium March 13-15
at St. Clair College (Thames Campus) in Chatham. Huron University
College has partnered with four other Canadian universities on the
five-year project, which explores the history of 19th century black
abolitionist communities in Canada, and contemporary questions of
social justice and cultural identity.

Fairness report released

The Office of the Ombudsperson has released its Annual Report,
Forwarding Fairness, for 2007-2008.

In Memoriam

The flag will be at half-mast Friday, March 20 until 2 p.m. for
former English professor and celebrated Milton scholar Balachandra
Rajan, who retired in 1985 with 19 years of service.

Salaries frozen for senior administrators

Paul Davenport, President of The University of Western Ontario,
announced today that a one-year salary freeze will be put into
effect for senior administration including vice-presidents,
vice-provosts, deans and university librarian, and associate
vice-presidents.

Miss G__: ‘Playing nice’ didn’t work

Lessons about feminist activism can be learned from the women
championing the Miss G__ Project to integrate women’s and
gender studies into the Ontario secondary education system, says
Western graduate Michelle Miller.

Conservatives won’t bring back death penalty

Refusal to pursue clemency for a Canadian on death row in Montana
does not mean Conservatives want to bring back the death penalty,
says Justice Minister and Attorney General Robert Nicholson.