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Student batsman taking on the world’s best

Student batsman taking on the world’s best

Like many young Canadians growing up in the heart of sports-minded Toronto, Amish Taploo dreamed of playing for Team Canada. Only not the one that skates on ice. “It’s always hard explaining to people what cricket is, so I try not to get into it too much – unless you...

Rogan: Premature, irresponsible to make changes

Rogan: Premature, irresponsible to make changes

I am responding to the commentary by Professors Hill and Suarez, which centered on the implications of applying CRISPR/Cas9 technology to modify the human genome (“Looking for a curator of the human species,” Western News, Feb. 25). First of all, it needs to be...

Howey: Explore greenhouse treasures

Howey: Explore greenhouse treasures

On Friday, Feb. 19, two groups from the University of Western Ontario Staff Association (UWOSA) were given a tour of the Western Greenhouses by Vicky Lightfoot, Facilities Manager in the Biology Department. They were shown both the lower greenhouses, where all the...

Martin: Transit opportunity too good to pass up

Martin: Transit opportunity too good to pass up

Western should rise to the challenge and welcome the proposed London Rapid Transit initiative to the car-congested campus. The light-rail transit (LRT) proposal would not only alleviate transportation challenges for students, faculty and staff commuters to the campus,...

Advocate to make the world ‘a little less scary’

Advocate to make the world ‘a little less scary’

Travis Tetreault loves to see that ‘a-ha’ moment in others. As a mental-health advocate for youth , the King’s University College student is passionate about helping peers take ownership of issues affecting them to eliminate stigma and raise mental health awareness in...

Group looks to unite family amid refugee crisis

Group looks to unite family amid refugee crisis

The Western Ontario Friends for Refugees is a group of university community members helping Londoner Rania Almuradi reunite with her mother, brother and sister, who are still in Syria.

Research shines light into darker side of gaming industry

Research shines light into darker side of gaming industry

In its early days, the video game industry was perceived as a fun, high-tech business where young creative types were ‘paid to play games all day.’ Then, in 2004, in an open letter to Electronic Arts (EA) executives, a disgruntled partner of an EA employee brought the...

Violence prevention program joins Education

Violence prevention program joins Education

Today’s educators and policymakers are under enormous pressure to find ways of addressing and preventing all forms of school violence, including dating violence, homophobia and bullying. Addressing these issues is not easy. However, by using the Fourth R – a...

Putting crunch to the test

Putting crunch to the test

The Beltone Anechoic Chamber, housed at Western’s National Centre for Audiology, supports a wide range of research projects requiring a highly controlled sound field environment, with fields such as Music, Audiology, Hearing Science and Engineering all making use of...

Western mourns death of Don Getty

Western mourns death of Don Getty

Don Getty, the Mustang football legend who later became Alberta Premier, died Friday morning of heart failure. He was age 82. “Don Getty was a Western alumnus and a generous supporter of his alma mater.” Western President Amit Chakma said this morning. “A graduate of...

Student batsman taking on the world’s best

Student batsman taking on the world’s best

Like many young Canadians growing up in the heart of sports-minded Toronto, Amish Taploo dreamed of playing for Team Canada. Only not the one that skates on ice. “It’s always hard explaining to people what cricket is, so I try not to get into it too much – unless you...

Rogan: Premature, irresponsible to make changes

Rogan: Premature, irresponsible to make changes

I am responding to the commentary by Professors Hill and Suarez, which centered on the implications of applying CRISPR/Cas9 technology to modify the human genome (“Looking for a curator of the human species,” Western News, Feb. 25). First of all, it needs to be...

Howey: Explore greenhouse treasures

Howey: Explore greenhouse treasures

On Friday, Feb. 19, two groups from the University of Western Ontario Staff Association (UWOSA) were given a tour of the Western Greenhouses by Vicky Lightfoot, Facilities Manager in the Biology Department. They were shown both the lower greenhouses, where all the...

Martin: Transit opportunity too good to pass up

Martin: Transit opportunity too good to pass up

Western should rise to the challenge and welcome the proposed London Rapid Transit initiative to the car-congested campus. The light-rail transit (LRT) proposal would not only alleviate transportation challenges for students, faculty and staff commuters to the campus,...

Advocate to make the world ‘a little less scary’

Advocate to make the world ‘a little less scary’

Travis Tetreault loves to see that ‘a-ha’ moment in others. As a mental-health advocate for youth , the King’s University College student is passionate about helping peers take ownership of issues affecting them to eliminate stigma and raise mental health awareness in...

Group looks to unite family amid refugee crisis

Group looks to unite family amid refugee crisis

The Western Ontario Friends for Refugees is a group of university community members helping Londoner Rania Almuradi reunite with her mother, brother and sister, who are still in Syria.

Research shines light into darker side of gaming industry

Research shines light into darker side of gaming industry

In its early days, the video game industry was perceived as a fun, high-tech business where young creative types were ‘paid to play games all day.’ Then, in 2004, in an open letter to Electronic Arts (EA) executives, a disgruntled partner of an EA employee brought the...

Violence prevention program joins Education

Violence prevention program joins Education

Today’s educators and policymakers are under enormous pressure to find ways of addressing and preventing all forms of school violence, including dating violence, homophobia and bullying. Addressing these issues is not easy. However, by using the Fourth R – a...

Putting crunch to the test

Putting crunch to the test

The Beltone Anechoic Chamber, housed at Western’s National Centre for Audiology, supports a wide range of research projects requiring a highly controlled sound field environment, with fields such as Music, Audiology, Hearing Science and Engineering all making use of...

Western mourns death of Don Getty

Western mourns death of Don Getty

Don Getty, the Mustang football legend who later became Alberta Premier, died Friday morning of heart failure. He was age 82. “Don Getty was a Western alumnus and a generous supporter of his alma mater.” Western President Amit Chakma said this morning. “A graduate of...