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Western alum uses music education to teach social justice

Western alum uses music education to teach social justice

Becoming a music educator was never part of Darren Hamilton’s earlier career aspirations. But no matter how much one strays from one’s destiny, the universe always finds a way for the stars to align. Even after graduating from York University in 200 …

Newsmakers: The Athlete

Newsmakers: The Athlete

Joy Spear Chief-Morris For Joy Spear Chief-Morris, track and field was an escape. The sport was a place to get away from the world, a place she sensed she belonged and, most of all, a place where she chased dreams she never thought possible. Earlier this year, she was...

Newsmakers: The Adventurer

Newsmakers: The Adventurer

Steve Dengler Earlier this year, aviators Bob and Steve Dengler, BA’93, were the first father/son team to circumnavigate the globe in a helicopter. The pair, along with seasoned pilot Rob MacDuff, took off from Ottawa ‪on July 1 in honour of Canada 150. They made more...

Newsmakers: The Racer

Newsmakers: The Racer

Pete McLeod

 Pete McLeod, BA’07 (Economics), cannot remember a time when he wasn’t flying while growing up in Red Lake, Ont. The 33-year old Londoner is an accomplished bush pilot, had his pilot’s license at 16, pursued aerial aerobatics at 18, and earned his...

Newsmakers: The Advocate

Newsmakers: The Advocate

Christy Bressette When Christy Bressette, BA’95 (Brescia), BEd’96, PhD’08, first stepped onto Western’s campus more than two decades ago, it was “an isolating experience.” Thankfully, this won’t be the case for an incoming student today. In the coming year, Bressette...

Newsmakers: The Showman

Newsmakers: The Showman

Michael Rubinoff Only four Canadian musicals in history have seen the light of day on Broadway. In 2017, producer Michael Rubinoff’s Come From Away – a heart-warming tale of kindness and generosity in the face of tragedy – made it to No. 5. Rubinoff, BA’98, LLB’01,...

Dan backs namesake department with $5-million gift

Dan backs namesake department with $5-million gift

The DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies announced a $5-million donation today from the department’s namesake, Aubrey Dan – his second $5-million donation to Western in a little more than a decade.

Garden still planting history across campus

Garden still planting history across campus

It is hard to believe, but Western’s Friends of the Gardens (FOG) is 23 years old next year. It began when I, newly retired from my job at Western, decided to live near some type of public garden in order to do volunteer gardening. I didn’t want to move away from my...

Archives, alumni bring London’s past to page

Archives, alumni bring London’s past to page

From the Vault: A Photo History of London, curated and published by Western alumni, features 1,000-plus black-and-white photographs from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives at Western Archives.

Halifax Explosion still resonates a century later

Halifax Explosion still resonates a century later

Ken Cuthbertson, MA’75 (Journalism), returned to the stories of his youth in his newest book with an exploration of one of the most catastrophic man-made disasters of the 20th Century.

Radar signatures improve tornado predictions

Radar signatures improve tornado predictions

Anna Hocking was high atop a metal ladder near Harrow when the rain came pelting down. Soon, the deluge turned into toonie-sized hail that clattered among the radar antennae where she and Wayne Hocking were assembling the newest in an Ontario-Quebec network of radars....

Mustang wins prestigious Russ Jackson Award

Mustang wins prestigious Russ Jackson Award

Western Mustangs linebacker Nick Vanin was honoured for his achievements, both on and off the field, with the prestigious Russ Jackson Award at the U SPORTS football All-Canadian Gala Thursday night. Vanin is not only the first Western student-athlete to win the Russ...

Access lab revamped for students with disabilities

Access lab revamped for students with disabilities

At one point, it was a darkroom. Later, it turned into a room where librarians counted coins from photocopiers. It also served as a storage closet. And then, more than a decade ago, with few changes to the space, the small room on the ground level of The D.B. Weldon...

Newsmakers: The Athlete

Newsmakers: The Athlete

Joy Spear Chief-Morris For Joy Spear Chief-Morris, track and field was an escape. The sport was a place to get away from the world, a place she sensed she belonged and, most of all, a place where she chased dreams she never thought possible. Earlier this year, she was...

Newsmakers: The Adventurer

Newsmakers: The Adventurer

Steve Dengler Earlier this year, aviators Bob and Steve Dengler, BA’93, were the first father/son team to circumnavigate the globe in a helicopter. The pair, along with seasoned pilot Rob MacDuff, took off from Ottawa ‪on July 1 in honour of Canada 150. They made more...

Newsmakers: The Racer

Newsmakers: The Racer

Pete McLeod

 Pete McLeod, BA’07 (Economics), cannot remember a time when he wasn’t flying while growing up in Red Lake, Ont. The 33-year old Londoner is an accomplished bush pilot, had his pilot’s license at 16, pursued aerial aerobatics at 18, and earned his...

Newsmakers: The Advocate

Newsmakers: The Advocate

Christy Bressette When Christy Bressette, BA’95 (Brescia), BEd’96, PhD’08, first stepped onto Western’s campus more than two decades ago, it was “an isolating experience.” Thankfully, this won’t be the case for an incoming student today. In the coming year, Bressette...

Newsmakers: The Showman

Newsmakers: The Showman

Michael Rubinoff Only four Canadian musicals in history have seen the light of day on Broadway. In 2017, producer Michael Rubinoff’s Come From Away – a heart-warming tale of kindness and generosity in the face of tragedy – made it to No. 5. Rubinoff, BA’98, LLB’01,...

Dan backs namesake department with $5-million gift

Dan backs namesake department with $5-million gift

The DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies announced a $5-million donation today from the department’s namesake, Aubrey Dan – his second $5-million donation to Western in a little more than a decade.

Garden still planting history across campus

Garden still planting history across campus

It is hard to believe, but Western’s Friends of the Gardens (FOG) is 23 years old next year. It began when I, newly retired from my job at Western, decided to live near some type of public garden in order to do volunteer gardening. I didn’t want to move away from my...

Archives, alumni bring London’s past to page

Archives, alumni bring London’s past to page

From the Vault: A Photo History of London, curated and published by Western alumni, features 1,000-plus black-and-white photographs from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives at Western Archives.

Halifax Explosion still resonates a century later

Halifax Explosion still resonates a century later

Ken Cuthbertson, MA’75 (Journalism), returned to the stories of his youth in his newest book with an exploration of one of the most catastrophic man-made disasters of the 20th Century.

Radar signatures improve tornado predictions

Radar signatures improve tornado predictions

Anna Hocking was high atop a metal ladder near Harrow when the rain came pelting down. Soon, the deluge turned into toonie-sized hail that clattered among the radar antennae where she and Wayne Hocking were assembling the newest in an Ontario-Quebec network of radars....

Mustang wins prestigious Russ Jackson Award

Mustang wins prestigious Russ Jackson Award

Western Mustangs linebacker Nick Vanin was honoured for his achievements, both on and off the field, with the prestigious Russ Jackson Award at the U SPORTS football All-Canadian Gala Thursday night. Vanin is not only the first Western student-athlete to win the Russ...

Access lab revamped for students with disabilities

Access lab revamped for students with disabilities

At one point, it was a darkroom. Later, it turned into a room where librarians counted coins from photocopiers. It also served as a storage closet. And then, more than a decade ago, with few changes to the space, the small room on the ground level of The D.B. Weldon...