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Amery: Questioning cited ‘mainstream’ credentials

Amery: Questioning cited ‘mainstream’ credentials

I congratulate Jason Winders on the balanced article he wrote about professor David Heap and his unwavering commitment to display solidarity with oppressed people everywhere (“The man who won’t go away,” Nov. 24).

Landstreet: Cheers to Heap’s courage

Landstreet: Cheers to Heap’s courage

I was very impressed to read about professor David Heap’s participation on the ship Tahrir, which attempted to breach, non-violently, the Israeli blockage of Gaza and draw attention to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories (“The man who won’t go away,” Nov. 24).

Dancing with Marie Antoinette

Dancing with Marie Antoinette

Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Richard Semmens knows all about the dancing, disguises and devious deeds of the Parisian opera ball of 18th century. In fact, he is an expert on it, making him first choice as advisor to a National Geographic filmmaker.

Addressing mental health in the classroom

Thanks to a donation from former University of Western Ontario graduate student and elementary teacher Walter M. Lobb, the Faculty of Education begins a crucial step in developing a new mental health program and scholarship fund to address the needs of teachers who deal with students’ mental health issues every day.

Track athlete strikes a rhythm at Parapan Am Games

Jacqueline Rennebohm has been in this position before. She has heard the cheers from the international crowds as colourful flags stream across the sky and has felt the butterflies in her stomach while she digs her shoes into the track.

Katz: Attribution a matter of failed location

Katz: Attribution a matter of failed location

I notice that Heinz Klatt (“Occupy movement may be most vapid of all,” Nov. 24), was described as a “professor emeritus of psychology at The University of Western Ontario.”

Amery: Questioning cited ‘mainstream’ credentials

Amery: Questioning cited ‘mainstream’ credentials

I congratulate Jason Winders on the balanced article he wrote about professor David Heap and his unwavering commitment to display solidarity with oppressed people everywhere (“The man who won’t go away,” Nov. 24).

Landstreet: Cheers to Heap’s courage

Landstreet: Cheers to Heap’s courage

I was very impressed to read about professor David Heap’s participation on the ship Tahrir, which attempted to breach, non-violently, the Israeli blockage of Gaza and draw attention to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories (“The man who won’t go away,” Nov. 24).

Dancing with Marie Antoinette

Dancing with Marie Antoinette

Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Richard Semmens knows all about the dancing, disguises and devious deeds of the Parisian opera ball of 18th century. In fact, he is an expert on it, making him first choice as advisor to a National Geographic filmmaker.

Addressing mental health in the classroom

Thanks to a donation from former University of Western Ontario graduate student and elementary teacher Walter M. Lobb, the Faculty of Education begins a crucial step in developing a new mental health program and scholarship fund to address the needs of teachers who deal with students’ mental health issues every day.

Track athlete strikes a rhythm at Parapan Am Games

Jacqueline Rennebohm has been in this position before. She has heard the cheers from the international crowds as colourful flags stream across the sky and has felt the butterflies in her stomach while she digs her shoes into the track.

Katz: Attribution a matter of failed location

Katz: Attribution a matter of failed location

I notice that Heinz Klatt (“Occupy movement may be most vapid of all,” Nov. 24), was described as a “professor emeritus of psychology at The University of Western Ontario.”