Jean de Dieu Mugabarigira experienced the unimaginable. He was among the many children who were forced to live on the streets after the genocide against the Tutsi people in Rwanda claimed their families. When the grandparents raising him were k …
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Winning the ‘battle of minds’
A single game of chess can last longer than a final exam. And making just one move can take far longer than answering the toughest of questions. Once, during a chess tournament, Matthew Blake took 45 minutes to strategize and settle on a move. The game lasted more...
Medical student chases international dreams at Universiade
Kyla Vanderzwet will be trading in her backpack and textbooks for ski goggles and poles this week as she represents Canada in Nordic Skiing at the 2017 Winter Universiade (Winter University Games) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Universiade is a multi-sport event that...
‘Smart’ tutoring connects Western, London communities
Ami Patel and Saniya Mansuri go way back. The two have known each other since their preschool days and have mirrored one another’s academic footsteps from day one - arriving at Western as roommates three years ago to study Biology and Medical Sciences. And for some...
Performance-based pursuits earning fair shot at OGS
Given the diverse program offerings available to graduate students at Western, Linda Miller knows it can be difficult to measure students’ academic achievements using the same criteria. This is especially true when it comes to deciding which students should receive...
reHarvest sees possibilities in wasteful practice
Jasmine Wang remembers the day in Grade 8, back home in Alberta, when she saw her local Tim Hortons toss out a box of perfectly good donuts. “It shocked me. I was taken aback,” said Wang, a first-year Computer Science and Arts & Humanities student. “Why isn’t that...
Helping others tell their stories
What started as a grade school journal has now evolved into a larger effort by a Western Anthropology graduate student to help his community tell its stories in ways that are more creative. “I grew up with a passion for painting. By the time I was in Grade 12, it...
Rapid transit meetings scheduled
Western is looking for feedback from students, faculty, staff and alumni regarding the City of London’s push towards a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) model with a pair of consultation sessions on campus. The first meeting is set for this Thursday (Jan. 5) from noon-2 p.m. in...
Newsmakers: Western News looks back on 2016
How will we remember 2016? Probably through one or more of these faces. Western News presents its 7th annual Newsmakers issue, a celebration of those who contributed to our campus conversation in the last year. Join us in remembering the names and faces that...
Committing to ‘Big’ opportunities for all
For Maddie McFadden and her Little Sister, it can be about making cupcakes or simply hanging out at the playground. “It’s about what they want to do,” said the fourth-year Kinesiology student. “She can chat to me about her teacher, her class and what’s going on in her...
Recording success provides ‘escape’
The music is not going to stop for Aboudi Lahib any time soon.
Famed photographer turns lens to student-athlete
At first, it seemed as if Madison Wilson-Walker just had the flu. But an unusual rash accompanied her symptoms, causing concern and sending her parents rushing to the hospital. Wilson-Walker was only 3 years old at the time. Once at the hospital, she was diagnosed...
Polo team mounts up for new season
So, how does C.J. Sifton explain polo to Canadians? “Think of it as hockey on horseback,” said the fourth-year Business Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) student. “The most common question I get is, ‘You mean on a horse?’” added Kingsley Ward, an Ivey...