Three years after closing its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Western’s greenhouses and botanical gardens have reopened, providing the ‘perfect’ gallery for an art history student exhibit. The installation, on display in the Tropical House – t …
Campus & Community
Registration open for Staff and Leaders Conference
Come find, build and share your insights with the campus community by taking part in the 14th annual Western Staff & Leaders’ Conference. Scheduled for Feb. 17-19, the conference will feature keynote speakers, workshops and tours to strengthen your connection to...
Winders: Depth-breadth discussion shows Senate shortcomings
The Senate isn’t even interested in the Senate. So why blame the rest of us for not showing up. Publically presented on Friday, the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Renewal Interim Report painted a somewhat unflattering portrait of a governing body removed from its...
Climate change tool gets widespread usage in PEI
Moving forward, all municipalities in Prince Edward Island (PEI) developing new subdivisions will now be required to use a tool created by Western professor Slobodan P. Simonovic for incorporating climate change as part of their design and site evaluation processes....
Winders: Name game of our own making
What’s in a name? Turns out, a whole heck of a lot. Universities around the globe are wrestling with their pasts as questions are being asked about the legacies of the names that have adorned buildings on campuses for, in some cases, generations. Yale, Georgetown and...
History resurfaces with century-old trophy
Elizabeth Grasby had no idea why a worn and faded, two-foot tall Sterling silver trophy was still kicking around her office after almost 25 years. But she couldn’t find it in herself to toss it. “I’m not one to discard old files and records, which is probably why I...
How to die like Bowie, or, we can be heroes
By now, everyone has heard the news of David Bowie’s death of cancer at 69 years of age. Bowie’s death came two days after his birthday and the simultaneous release of his newest album, Blackstar, and so many fans and Bowie aficionados likely received this news after...
Dharan: There ain’t no ‘hacks’ at hackathons
Hackathons are marathons for nerds. Unlike marathons, however, hackathons are weekend-long team events in which groups of programmers and developers collaboratively invent unique solutions to complicated problems. At the end of the weekend, judges review each team’s...
Noon: Up and running
Good morning, all … and, yes, it really is a good morning. My car decided to wreak havoc with me on this fine Canadian winter day and, unbeknownst to me, auto-lock all four of my car doors. I love my PT Cruiser, but not when it operates with a mind of its own and...
Waites: Embracing life ‘outside of our comfort zone’
Studying in Australia did include petting kangaroos and surfing at gorgeous beaches. Surprisingly, however, those are not the highlights. As I reflect on my time at Bond University, I appreciate the diverse learning experience I had and the ways it challenged me to...
Students ready for culinary competition
The second annual CHOPT Western student culinary competition continues through Feb. 8 in residence dining halls across campus. Three student competitors from each residence have one hour to create the new dish, including items from a ‘black box’ of five mystery...
Indigenous reporting seminar set
Miles Kenyon of the Journalists for Human Rights will lead a workshop reporting on indigenous issues at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Somerville House, room 3315. Kenyon, manager of the Indigenous Reporters Program, will cover topics such as representation,...
Letter: Looking for moderate voices
Rehab Nazzal ignores the fact that heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions are the result of Palestinian gun, knife and vehicle attacks that have killed 25 Israelis and wounded more than 250 since October (Sniper’s bullet raises question for PhD student, Jan. 7)....
Registration open for Staff and Leaders Conference
Come find, build and share your insights with the campus community by taking part in the 14th annual Western Staff & Leaders’ Conference. Scheduled for Feb. 17-19, the conference will feature keynote speakers, workshops and tours to strengthen your connection to...
Winders: Depth-breadth discussion shows Senate shortcomings
The Senate isn’t even interested in the Senate. So why blame the rest of us for not showing up. Publically presented on Friday, the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Renewal Interim Report painted a somewhat unflattering portrait of a governing body removed from its...
Climate change tool gets widespread usage in PEI
Moving forward, all municipalities in Prince Edward Island (PEI) developing new subdivisions will now be required to use a tool created by Western professor Slobodan P. Simonovic for incorporating climate change as part of their design and site evaluation processes....
Winders: Name game of our own making
What’s in a name? Turns out, a whole heck of a lot. Universities around the globe are wrestling with their pasts as questions are being asked about the legacies of the names that have adorned buildings on campuses for, in some cases, generations. Yale, Georgetown and...
History resurfaces with century-old trophy
Elizabeth Grasby had no idea why a worn and faded, two-foot tall Sterling silver trophy was still kicking around her office after almost 25 years. But she couldn’t find it in herself to toss it. “I’m not one to discard old files and records, which is probably why I...
How to die like Bowie, or, we can be heroes
By now, everyone has heard the news of David Bowie’s death of cancer at 69 years of age. Bowie’s death came two days after his birthday and the simultaneous release of his newest album, Blackstar, and so many fans and Bowie aficionados likely received this news after...
Dharan: There ain’t no ‘hacks’ at hackathons
Hackathons are marathons for nerds. Unlike marathons, however, hackathons are weekend-long team events in which groups of programmers and developers collaboratively invent unique solutions to complicated problems. At the end of the weekend, judges review each team’s...
Noon: Up and running
Good morning, all … and, yes, it really is a good morning. My car decided to wreak havoc with me on this fine Canadian winter day and, unbeknownst to me, auto-lock all four of my car doors. I love my PT Cruiser, but not when it operates with a mind of its own and...
Waites: Embracing life ‘outside of our comfort zone’
Studying in Australia did include petting kangaroos and surfing at gorgeous beaches. Surprisingly, however, those are not the highlights. As I reflect on my time at Bond University, I appreciate the diverse learning experience I had and the ways it challenged me to...
Students ready for culinary competition
The second annual CHOPT Western student culinary competition continues through Feb. 8 in residence dining halls across campus. Three student competitors from each residence have one hour to create the new dish, including items from a ‘black box’ of five mystery...
Indigenous reporting seminar set
Miles Kenyon of the Journalists for Human Rights will lead a workshop reporting on indigenous issues at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Somerville House, room 3315. Kenyon, manager of the Indigenous Reporters Program, will cover topics such as representation,...
Letter: Looking for moderate voices
Rehab Nazzal ignores the fact that heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions are the result of Palestinian gun, knife and vehicle attacks that have killed 25 Israelis and wounded more than 250 since October (Sniper’s bullet raises question for PhD student, Jan. 7)....