Golden-crowned kinglet. Jack-in-the-pulpit. Eastern harvestman. Those bird, plant and spider species – plus more than 1,200 other forms of wildlife, some of them rare or at-risk – were found on Western’s campus over the last year during a biodiv …
Campus & Community
Chakma: Make the world our students’ classroom
Six months into their mandate following October’s federal election, the Liberal government has sent some encouraging signals that it understands the potential for international education to become a more significant driver of economic development and prosperity in...
Mustangs coach helps build an Olympic champion
You cannot blame Damian Warner for finally taking it easy. Since his return from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – from which he took home a bronze medal – the 26-year-old London decathlete has been doing “a whole lot of nothing.” And rightly so.
‘Win-win’ project leaves no stone unturned
Stroll through Woodland Cemetery in London’s west end and you’ll come across some familiar names. Labatt. Cronyn. Weldon. Considered an historic site – one that dates back to 1879 – the cemetery is the final resting place for many individuals who helped establish both...
Awards of Excellence celebrate our own
The Western Award of Excellence has welcomed six more individuals and one team to Western’s highest level of recognition for staff members.
Campus smoking changes further clear the air
Western community members will be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to a recent expansion of the university’s smoke-free zones. However, don’t look for a totally smoke-free campus any time soon. This week, Western expanded its smoke-free zones, known as Clear Air...
Gift builds ‘bridge’ to the future
Joyce Garnett believes change is good. Now, thanks to a $1-million legacy gift to establish the Joyce C. Garnett Innovation Fund, the University Librarian Emeritus will inspire future development and growth in Western Libraries. Serving as University Librarian from...
New business fits Western to a ‘tea’
Andrea Gittens knows everything there is to know about tea. After all, the supervisor of Western’s latest café, Argo Tea, did go to Argo UniversiTea to learn the ins and outs of the tea business. Located in the D. B. Weldon Library (in the former home of Quotes Café),...
May the farce be with you
Perhaps this was the droid you were looking for. Western Engineering students continued a campus tradition last week by turning the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory into the gigantic R2-D2 from the Star Wars series of films. Over the years, Engineering students have...
Mustangs football kicks off City TV schedule
It might be the fourth game of the season, but Western will be kicking off a new season on Saturday as Mustangs football helps debut Ontario University Athletics (OUA) football on City TV. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) will launch its Football Game of the Week...
Western statement on Epworth Avenue incident
A statement from Jana Luker, Associate Vice-President (Student Experience), regarding the recent Epworth Avenue incident.
Winders: Starting my year in humble appreciation
Before my father died in January 2015, before his mind started to fail him, and matters like this were no longer of consequence to his rapidly condensing world, he asked me, “If you had it to do all over again, would you make the same choices?” I never offered him a...
Understanding the purpose behind volunteer trips
Struggling to navigate through the airport due to the weight of an enormous 20-kilogram hiking backpack, I was panting as I reached my group of 28 university students in front of the check-in gate, a crowd equally excited as I was to be embarking on a 20-day Me-to-We...
Chakma: Make the world our students’ classroom
Six months into their mandate following October’s federal election, the Liberal government has sent some encouraging signals that it understands the potential for international education to become a more significant driver of economic development and prosperity in...
Mustangs coach helps build an Olympic champion
You cannot blame Damian Warner for finally taking it easy. Since his return from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – from which he took home a bronze medal – the 26-year-old London decathlete has been doing “a whole lot of nothing.” And rightly so.
‘Win-win’ project leaves no stone unturned
Stroll through Woodland Cemetery in London’s west end and you’ll come across some familiar names. Labatt. Cronyn. Weldon. Considered an historic site – one that dates back to 1879 – the cemetery is the final resting place for many individuals who helped establish both...
Awards of Excellence celebrate our own
The Western Award of Excellence has welcomed six more individuals and one team to Western’s highest level of recognition for staff members.
Campus smoking changes further clear the air
Western community members will be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to a recent expansion of the university’s smoke-free zones. However, don’t look for a totally smoke-free campus any time soon. This week, Western expanded its smoke-free zones, known as Clear Air...
Gift builds ‘bridge’ to the future
Joyce Garnett believes change is good. Now, thanks to a $1-million legacy gift to establish the Joyce C. Garnett Innovation Fund, the University Librarian Emeritus will inspire future development and growth in Western Libraries. Serving as University Librarian from...
New business fits Western to a ‘tea’
Andrea Gittens knows everything there is to know about tea. After all, the supervisor of Western’s latest café, Argo Tea, did go to Argo UniversiTea to learn the ins and outs of the tea business. Located in the D. B. Weldon Library (in the former home of Quotes Café),...
May the farce be with you
Perhaps this was the droid you were looking for. Western Engineering students continued a campus tradition last week by turning the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory into the gigantic R2-D2 from the Star Wars series of films. Over the years, Engineering students have...
Mustangs football kicks off City TV schedule
It might be the fourth game of the season, but Western will be kicking off a new season on Saturday as Mustangs football helps debut Ontario University Athletics (OUA) football on City TV. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) will launch its Football Game of the Week...
Western statement on Epworth Avenue incident
A statement from Jana Luker, Associate Vice-President (Student Experience), regarding the recent Epworth Avenue incident.
Winders: Starting my year in humble appreciation
Before my father died in January 2015, before his mind started to fail him, and matters like this were no longer of consequence to his rapidly condensing world, he asked me, “If you had it to do all over again, would you make the same choices?” I never offered him a...
Understanding the purpose behind volunteer trips
Struggling to navigate through the airport due to the weight of an enormous 20-kilogram hiking backpack, I was panting as I reached my group of 28 university students in front of the check-in gate, a crowd equally excited as I was to be embarking on a 20-day Me-to-We...