First, they found a way to release the “trapped” data from the Canadian census over the last 70 years. Then, Western researchers translated the information into an easy-to-use format by creating an online map and portal illustrating the changes ac …
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Calendar flips the page on better health
For Tammy Defoe, life is all about fitness and wellness. As a certified personal trainer, and Brescia University College student, she looks to share her healthy lifestyle and improve the lives of others with a new self-published calendar. Defoe said lifestyle-related...
Bienvenue à Western University
For more than eight decades, Western and the people of Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, have been engaged in a partnership in language education. The Trois-Pistoles French Immersion School brings a range of degree-credit language courses, from elementary to advanced, and a...
Broad, Morrow named Athletes of the Week
Hockey player Kendra Broad and basketball player Greg Morrow have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Broad, a first-year Sports Management masters student from Petrolia, had a goal and two assists in games against Toronto and Ryerson this past...
Western, PMA reach tentative agreement
Western and the Professional and Managerial Association (PMA) reached a tentative four-year agreement Wednesday. Details of the agreement will remain confidential until ratified by PMA membership and Western’s Board of Governors. PMA members are expected to have...
Young doctor carries on passion of doctor, advocate
Editor’s note: In celebration of National Philanthropy Day on Nov. 15, Western News features the story of one student who benefited from one donor, a story repeated thousands of times across this campus. Talk to Dr. Alison Fine, MD’13, and it’s no wonder she’s humbled...
Nailed it! Manicure for a cause
It was – literally – a day at the spa for Western President Amit Chakma last week. As a kick-off to the Shine the Light on Women’s Abuse month-long awareness campaign, Artistic Esthetic Spa’s Jodey Delaney gave Chakma the perfect purple manicure. Purple is seen as a...
New rules further snuffing out smoking
Changes announced last week to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act will further extinguish smoking in many public places across the province. And while Western smokers won’t see much difference from current restrictions, changes in the law should serve as an opportunity to...
USC president brings town-gown priorities into focus
On Tuesday, University Students’ Council president Matt Helfand delivered the annual State of the USC Address during which he identified three major areas the student government has prioritized during its term – community relations, student wellness and transparency...
Funding refuels family law services for low-income Londoners
Western’s Community Legal Services (CLS) recently received $303,000 in funding from Legal Aid Ontario to reestablish its family law practice, which provides representation for low-income London area clients.
Why the Victorians may understand us better than anyone in history
This week, Western hosts the North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) annual conference, bringing in nearly 350 scholars from around the world together under the theme Victorian Classes and Classifications. Established in 2002, NAVSA provides a continental...
Western nudges up a spot in Maclean’s rankings
Western nudged up one spot, landing at No. 8 in the 24th annual Maclean’s University Rankings issue, released Nov. 10. For the 10th year in a row, the self-professed “holy book for anyone planning their education in Canada” ranked McGill University first in the...
Winders: Talk of basements mars important advice about job market survival
Stephen Poloz understands the problem. He just didn’t articulate the solution well. Last week, the Governor of the Bank of Canada sparked his first public kerfuffle when he suggested recent university grads struggling to find full-time employment in their field should...