They planted hundreds of native shrubs, chiseled willow branches into spears and shored up the bank of Medway Creek in a widespread naturalization effort on Western’s campus. Students, faculty and community members spent April 25 along the shorelin …
Campus & Community
Lost, found and sold
Western’s Campus Community Police Service held its annual Unclaimed Found Property Sale on Tuesday at the University Community Centre, featuring everything from bicycles, iPods and jewelry, to watches, a clarinet and even a stainless steel BBQ utensil set. Campus...
Letter: Time to reward true health and health freedom
It is laudable for Dr. Brian Rotenberg to advocate “a more realistic attitude toward medical necessity” (“What should be covered by publicly funded health care?” Western News, May 12) about rising demands despite shrinking resources. However, the best way for OHIP to...
Commentary: What’s up with the Mediterranean Diet?
Unlike most diets, the Mediterranean diet is a lifestyle approach to eating better, not just a formal diet plan. The name ‘Mediterranean diet’ originated in the 1950s, when a landmark study called Seven Countries identified that individuals living in the Mediterranean...
Alumni applaud helping hands while fleeing fires
The lives of Dan and Lindsay FitzGerald went from joy to despair within a span of 24 hours.
Western, OPSEU Local 102 reach tentative deal
The two negotiation teams agreed no other details would be released until the union membership and university Board of Governors have ratified the agreement.
WADA taps McLaren to head Sochi investigation
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has appointed Western Law professor Richard H. McLaren as the independent person heading an investigation team tasked with probing doping allegations related to 2014 Sochi Olympics.
‘Our Musical Brain’ takes to the stage
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and Canada’s acclaimed chamber ensemble, the Gryphon Trio, are teaming up with leading neuroscientists to explore what happens in our brains when we engage with music. Our Musical Brain takes to the stage for an...
Selection takes Western Reads behind bars
Rene Denfeld has walked amongst society’s most deviant members. But the conversations she has exchanged through iron bars and doors offer her unique insights into the minds of the condemned and those charged with guarding them.
Richard Ivey Building takes top design honours
The Richard Ivey Building was recently presented with the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Design Excellence in Architecture, the top honour presented by the Ontario Association of Architects.
Celebrating three years of Western on Instagram
Through more than 1,200 photos, @westernuniversity has cheered and aww’d through three school years, six convocation seasons and 156 Throwback Thursdays.
Connecting writers with their inner ‘weird’
Margaret Christakos isn’t afraid to risk being “weird.” To her, it’s a nod to the small differences and idiosyncrasies between people who make characters leap off of the pages of her work.
Commentary: Verdict did not acquit misconceptions
Following the Jian Ghomeshi acquittal, many commentators argued the criminal justice system simply isn’t the right tool for successfully convicting sexual assault cases. But it goes deeper. It is estimated that 90 per cent of sexual assaults go unreported. For the 10...
Lost, found and sold
Western’s Campus Community Police Service held its annual Unclaimed Found Property Sale on Tuesday at the University Community Centre, featuring everything from bicycles, iPods and jewelry, to watches, a clarinet and even a stainless steel BBQ utensil set. Campus...
Letter: Time to reward true health and health freedom
It is laudable for Dr. Brian Rotenberg to advocate “a more realistic attitude toward medical necessity” (“What should be covered by publicly funded health care?” Western News, May 12) about rising demands despite shrinking resources. However, the best way for OHIP to...
Commentary: What’s up with the Mediterranean Diet?
Unlike most diets, the Mediterranean diet is a lifestyle approach to eating better, not just a formal diet plan. The name ‘Mediterranean diet’ originated in the 1950s, when a landmark study called Seven Countries identified that individuals living in the Mediterranean...
Alumni applaud helping hands while fleeing fires
The lives of Dan and Lindsay FitzGerald went from joy to despair within a span of 24 hours.
Western, OPSEU Local 102 reach tentative deal
The two negotiation teams agreed no other details would be released until the union membership and university Board of Governors have ratified the agreement.
WADA taps McLaren to head Sochi investigation
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has appointed Western Law professor Richard H. McLaren as the independent person heading an investigation team tasked with probing doping allegations related to 2014 Sochi Olympics.
‘Our Musical Brain’ takes to the stage
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and Canada’s acclaimed chamber ensemble, the Gryphon Trio, are teaming up with leading neuroscientists to explore what happens in our brains when we engage with music. Our Musical Brain takes to the stage for an...
Selection takes Western Reads behind bars
Rene Denfeld has walked amongst society’s most deviant members. But the conversations she has exchanged through iron bars and doors offer her unique insights into the minds of the condemned and those charged with guarding them.
Richard Ivey Building takes top design honours
The Richard Ivey Building was recently presented with the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Design Excellence in Architecture, the top honour presented by the Ontario Association of Architects.
Celebrating three years of Western on Instagram
Through more than 1,200 photos, @westernuniversity has cheered and aww’d through three school years, six convocation seasons and 156 Throwback Thursdays.
Connecting writers with their inner ‘weird’
Margaret Christakos isn’t afraid to risk being “weird.” To her, it’s a nod to the small differences and idiosyncrasies between people who make characters leap off of the pages of her work.
Commentary: Verdict did not acquit misconceptions
Following the Jian Ghomeshi acquittal, many commentators argued the criminal justice system simply isn’t the right tool for successfully convicting sexual assault cases. But it goes deeper. It is estimated that 90 per cent of sexual assaults go unreported. For the 10...