A fifth-year civil engineering and Ivey Business student who all but took on the world is now looking for others to share in one of his biggest opportunities. After an exciting summer of training and networking through the Cansbridge Fellowship progra …
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King’s uses ‘common language’ in ties with Brazil
While King’s University College lacks the powdery white-sand beaches, music-filled metropolises and enchanting colonial towns of Brazil, it has become a second home for a handful of students and faculty from the South American country. King’s official...
Funeral arrangements for Western student
Funeral arrangements have been set for Western Engineering student Akintoye Abidoye, 26, of Nigeria, who died Sept. 30, in London. Abidoye was completing his MEng in Electrical Engineering at the time of his death. A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12,...
Nothing like a little puppy power
Adriana Vicic, a first-year Media, Information & Technoculture student, is warmly greeted by golden lab Willow, who joined a handful of canine companions on campus last week with the St. John’s Therapy Dogs program. Students dropped by the Mustang Lounge Friday to...
Festival hopes filmmakers ‘phone in’ submissions
Students, consider the Western Smartphone Film Festival (WSFF), coming in January, your chance to take more than a selfie.
Griffin: Survivors like me desperately need people like you
Now is the time, Rachel Griffin told a Great Hall audience earlier this week. Now is the time to speak up and speak out, on behalf of all women, living in a world in which violence against women has become mundane. It’s time to offer compassion to all survivors of...
Postdoctoral scholar strikes more Gold with research
Postdoctoral scholar Melanie Kok, PhD’15 (Neuroscience), recently earned a Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal.
Big screen helps capture small moments
The sight of family and friends angling for a better view of their loved ones crossing the Alumni Hall stage has been as common as gowns and gonfalons at Western’s Convocation. Now, guests may have to strain their necks no more. A large-screen video display board made...
‘Night of Noir’ showcases Western talent
Night of Noir, a Musical Theatre Productions (MTP) two-night benefit concert cabaret, opens the London community theatre group’s 27th season. Shows are set for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14 in Aeolian Hall. Tickets are available in person at the Aeolian...
Graduate and Professional School Fair set for Wednesday
Not sure what to do following graduation? Western students and alumni interested in furthering their education are invited to attend the Graduate and Professional School Fair from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the Western Student Recreation Centre, 4th floor...
Getting a charge out of a plug-in revolution
In the mind of Murray Wu, there is always a better way. The fourth-year Economics student has applied that belief to a new way of looking at the traditional electric plug.
University looks to ‘clear the air’ on campus smoking
Western has drawn the line – or several of them, actually – on smoking on campus. Launched Wednesday, the Let’s Clear the Air Here campaign looks to engage the university community in a conversation about smoking policies on campus. As part of that discussion, the...
Personal story puts familiar face on United Way campaign
The role asks for four months, countless campaign tasks, long hours and a fervent dedication to fundraising. But for Deanna Bushelle, the biggest contribution is her story. “Not many people want to say they grew up in poverty and had to use all these (United...
King’s uses ‘common language’ in ties with Brazil
While King’s University College lacks the powdery white-sand beaches, music-filled metropolises and enchanting colonial towns of Brazil, it has become a second home for a handful of students and faculty from the South American country. King’s official...
Funeral arrangements for Western student
Funeral arrangements have been set for Western Engineering student Akintoye Abidoye, 26, of Nigeria, who died Sept. 30, in London. Abidoye was completing his MEng in Electrical Engineering at the time of his death. A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12,...
Nothing like a little puppy power
Adriana Vicic, a first-year Media, Information & Technoculture student, is warmly greeted by golden lab Willow, who joined a handful of canine companions on campus last week with the St. John’s Therapy Dogs program. Students dropped by the Mustang Lounge Friday to...
Festival hopes filmmakers ‘phone in’ submissions
Students, consider the Western Smartphone Film Festival (WSFF), coming in January, your chance to take more than a selfie.
Griffin: Survivors like me desperately need people like you
Now is the time, Rachel Griffin told a Great Hall audience earlier this week. Now is the time to speak up and speak out, on behalf of all women, living in a world in which violence against women has become mundane. It’s time to offer compassion to all survivors of...
Postdoctoral scholar strikes more Gold with research
Postdoctoral scholar Melanie Kok, PhD’15 (Neuroscience), recently earned a Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal.
Big screen helps capture small moments
The sight of family and friends angling for a better view of their loved ones crossing the Alumni Hall stage has been as common as gowns and gonfalons at Western’s Convocation. Now, guests may have to strain their necks no more. A large-screen video display board made...
‘Night of Noir’ showcases Western talent
Night of Noir, a Musical Theatre Productions (MTP) two-night benefit concert cabaret, opens the London community theatre group’s 27th season. Shows are set for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14 in Aeolian Hall. Tickets are available in person at the Aeolian...
Graduate and Professional School Fair set for Wednesday
Not sure what to do following graduation? Western students and alumni interested in furthering their education are invited to attend the Graduate and Professional School Fair from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the Western Student Recreation Centre, 4th floor...
Getting a charge out of a plug-in revolution
In the mind of Murray Wu, there is always a better way. The fourth-year Economics student has applied that belief to a new way of looking at the traditional electric plug.
University looks to ‘clear the air’ on campus smoking
Western has drawn the line – or several of them, actually – on smoking on campus. Launched Wednesday, the Let’s Clear the Air Here campaign looks to engage the university community in a conversation about smoking policies on campus. As part of that discussion, the...
Personal story puts familiar face on United Way campaign
The role asks for four months, countless campaign tasks, long hours and a fervent dedication to fundraising. But for Deanna Bushelle, the biggest contribution is her story. “Not many people want to say they grew up in poverty and had to use all these (United...