London, Ont. was the site of The Amazing Race Canada Tuesday evening, and Western University was front and centre for the latest leg of the Race. Western provided racers with a unique challenge, one where they had to calm their mind and body in a mindfu …
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Western professor leaves lifetime collection to Museum of Nature
While it was simply a hobby for Frank Cook, the Canadian Museum of Nature has cashed in with the amateur naturalist’s donation of more than 1,500 plant specimens including rare and endangered species of mosses.
Hammond: Don’t shrug off the power of the Occupy movement
London Mayor Joe Fontana’s rush to be the first Canadian mayor to trash and shut down an Occupy encampment betrays not only a failure to understand the message of the movement but also demonstrates an apparent failure to understand its impact on his own political future. Repression of this movement on behalf of the wealthy 1 per cent holds no long-term political rewards. In fact, he may have just dug his own political grave as his already spiraling public career comes to a close.
Winders: Penn State offers lessons for us all
There are weeks when I am glad she is too young to understand. This was one of them.
Western loses Yates Cup
A 24-point second half sealed it for the McMaster Marauders as they dominated The University of Western Ontario Mustangs Saturday with a 41-19 win to take the 104th Yates Cup at TD Waterhouse Stadium in London.
Western policies echo community anti-bullying pledge
How will you help end workplace bullying? That’s the question being posed this week by London-area educators, officials, civic leaders and media representatives.
Mustangs tally six medals at Pan Am Games
University of Western Ontario Mustangs and alumni added six medals to Canada’s 119 at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico on Oct. 14-30.
Yates Cup Saturday afternoon
Western football head coach Greg Marshall will be shooting for his eighth Yates Cup title this Saturday as the Mustangs take on the McMaster Marauders at TD Waterhouse Stadium beginning at 1 p.m.
Feeling good about fair trade. How fair is that?
Hardly a week goes by without yet another milestone for ‘ethically labelled’ products. You know, the products that are labelled ‘Fair Trade,’ ‘Organic,’ ‘Green’ and so on.
Winders: Imagining 2022 not all that easy
This isn’t going to be as easy as you think. Check that, this shouldn’t be as easy as you think.
Angelou challenges audience to make a difference
If you think you spotted a rainbow over Alumni Hall last night, you probably did. Like a rainbow, Maya Angelou brought words of inspiration to The University of Western Ontario.
Battista: Cobalt-60 celebrates 60 years
On Oct. 27, 1951, the world’s first cancer treatment with Cobalt-60 radiation took place at the South Street site of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) – then Victoria Hospital. This marked an important milestone for both the fight against cancer and Canada’s emergence as a leader in medical physics and radiation oncology.
Maika: Finding value in the tangible experience
During a recent trip to Amsterdam with a group of sport management students, I had the unique opportunity to experience sport in another country. Thanks to our gracious hosts at our partner institution, Johan Cruyff University, we were exposed to high-performance sport in the Netherlands in a variety of areas.
Western professor leaves lifetime collection to Museum of Nature
While it was simply a hobby for Frank Cook, the Canadian Museum of Nature has cashed in with the amateur naturalist’s donation of more than 1,500 plant specimens including rare and endangered species of mosses.
Hammond: Don’t shrug off the power of the Occupy movement
London Mayor Joe Fontana’s rush to be the first Canadian mayor to trash and shut down an Occupy encampment betrays not only a failure to understand the message of the movement but also demonstrates an apparent failure to understand its impact on his own political future. Repression of this movement on behalf of the wealthy 1 per cent holds no long-term political rewards. In fact, he may have just dug his own political grave as his already spiraling public career comes to a close.
Winders: Penn State offers lessons for us all
There are weeks when I am glad she is too young to understand. This was one of them.
Western loses Yates Cup
A 24-point second half sealed it for the McMaster Marauders as they dominated The University of Western Ontario Mustangs Saturday with a 41-19 win to take the 104th Yates Cup at TD Waterhouse Stadium in London.
Western policies echo community anti-bullying pledge
How will you help end workplace bullying? That’s the question being posed this week by London-area educators, officials, civic leaders and media representatives.
Mustangs tally six medals at Pan Am Games
University of Western Ontario Mustangs and alumni added six medals to Canada’s 119 at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico on Oct. 14-30.
Yates Cup Saturday afternoon
Western football head coach Greg Marshall will be shooting for his eighth Yates Cup title this Saturday as the Mustangs take on the McMaster Marauders at TD Waterhouse Stadium beginning at 1 p.m.
Feeling good about fair trade. How fair is that?
Hardly a week goes by without yet another milestone for ‘ethically labelled’ products. You know, the products that are labelled ‘Fair Trade,’ ‘Organic,’ ‘Green’ and so on.
Winders: Imagining 2022 not all that easy
This isn’t going to be as easy as you think. Check that, this shouldn’t be as easy as you think.
Angelou challenges audience to make a difference
If you think you spotted a rainbow over Alumni Hall last night, you probably did. Like a rainbow, Maya Angelou brought words of inspiration to The University of Western Ontario.
Battista: Cobalt-60 celebrates 60 years
On Oct. 27, 1951, the world’s first cancer treatment with Cobalt-60 radiation took place at the South Street site of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) – then Victoria Hospital. This marked an important milestone for both the fight against cancer and Canada’s emergence as a leader in medical physics and radiation oncology.
Maika: Finding value in the tangible experience
During a recent trip to Amsterdam with a group of sport management students, I had the unique opportunity to experience sport in another country. Thanks to our gracious hosts at our partner institution, Johan Cruyff University, we were exposed to high-performance sport in the Netherlands in a variety of areas.