For Florentine Strzelczyk, Western’s provost and vice-president (academic), immigrating to Canada profoundly shaped her perspective and approach to higher education, giving her a unique outlook that has informed her career. Strzelczyk is a recipient of …
For Maddie McFadden and her Little Sister, it can be about making cupcakes or simply hanging out at the playground. “It’s about what they want to do,” said the fourth-year Kinesiology student. “She can chat to me about her teacher, her class and what’s going on in her...
When Leonard Cohen said, “I’m your man,” it was as if he was speaking to every ear listening. The Canadian music and literary icon was everybody’s man.
A lot of people are feeling a lot of things given the results of the American election – and I am one of them. I was absolutely caught off guard by the results. I truly believed this was the year we would see the first female president. And as a sometimes overly...
The U.S. presidential election is finally over and close to half of those who voted decided to place their faith – not to mention the future of their country – in the hands of Donald Trump, a billionaire real estate mogul and reality TV star. On Jan. 20, 2017, he will...
When it comes to her love of ghost stories and all things supernatural, Kelley Armstrong tends to blame “too many Saturday mornings spent watching Scooby-Doo.” “I was telling stories before I was old enough to write them down. Honestly, I cannot remember the first...
As students continue to work through their first semester studies, one local MP assured them that they can rest a little easier knowing new investments in Canada Student Grants by the Liberal government are making postsecondary education more accessible and...
Western’s Homecoming celebrations are returning to the university’s long-held tradition of one weekend of festivities in 2017, university officials announced this week. A date for the celebration has already been set for the weekend of Oct. 20-22. While this is a...
Duncan Hunter has few memories of his father beyond photographs and stories from his late mother.
The Laurier Golden Hawks scored 24 points in the final eight minutes to win the Yates Cup over the Western Mustangs 43-40 Saturday. It was the biggest fourth quarter comeback in Yates Cup history.
We’d like to begin by thanking you for acknowledging the rise of student participation at Senate (Winders: Get a machete - Senate deep in weeds, Oct. 27). For too long, student voices had been an afterthought instead of being an integral and appreciated voice in the...
Western honoured its long-serving, part-time employees at recent celebrations for faculty and staff who have been working at the university for 25 years or more. While spending a quarter of a century at a single institution might seem like an anomaly today, these...
Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Emeritus Peter Castle has been awarded the 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Kaufmann Award “for development of applied electrostatic devices and processes in industry, agriculture, and...