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Culinary competition to test student cooking skills

Culinary competition to test student cooking skills

Sponsored by Hospitality Services, the first annual CHOPT Western-Student Culinary Competition invites students with a passion for food to prove who is tops in the Mustang kitchen. Starting next week, each residence will host its own competition with three students...

Kargiannakis, Pinto named among Queen’s Young Leaders

Kargiannakis, Pinto named among Queen’s Young Leaders

Recent Western alumni Melissa Kargiannakis and Aaron Joshua Pinto have been named among the recipients of the 2015 Queen’s Young Leaders Awards, announced by the organization today. Of 2,000 applicants, 60 award recipients across Commonwealth countries were selected....

Student returns identity to British war evacuees

Student returns identity to British war evacuees

Through four years of researching of Operation Pied Piper, History PhD student Claire Halstead will account for roughly 1,500 British children who came to Canada after being displaced during the Second World War.

Student network facilitates ‘dream team’ developments

Student network facilitates ‘dream team’ developments

Justin Tang and Alex Zarifoglu met in residence when they first arrived at Western. Today, the young business partners hope their friendship will represent only their first successful ‘start-up’ as they look to grow the Founders Network, a student-led campus community...

It’s getting ‘Hoth’ in here

It’s getting ‘Hoth’ in here

Western Engineering’s Concrete Toboggan Team is heading to a galaxy far, far away – well, actually, the Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, B.C. – for the 2015 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, Jan. 21-25. Co-captains and fourth-year Engineering students Mack...

Alumni-helmed ‘Life’ picks up international distributor

Alumni-helmed ‘Life’ picks up international distributor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RBDWwjfIg4 International distribution for the Western alumni-helmed Whispers of Life has been picked up by Contemporary Arts Media-Artfilms, Turbid Lake Pictures recently announced. The film was written and directed by Florian Halbedl,...

Western looks to the STARS and strikes Gold

Western looks to the STARS and strikes Gold

Western shot for the STARS and landed on Gold. The Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) recently awarded Western a Gold rating for its sustainability on campus. The university is one of three in Canada with a Gold rating under STARS 2.0, the...

Perseverance pushes student to new heights

Perseverance pushes student to new heights

Two years ago, Pauline Turgeon was in a dark place. Struggling with mental health issues, suicide had come to mind. “I didn’t see a way out,” said the 35-year-old mother of four. She sought help in the London community and, slowly, began to see light. “I reached out...

UWOFA awards annual scholarships to outstanding students

UWOFA awards annual scholarships to outstanding students

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships Wednesday to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the...

Campbell, Takahashi named Athletes of the Week

Campbell, Takahashi named Athletes of the Week

Hockey player Kelly Campbell and wrestler Steven Takahashi have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Campbell, a BMOS student from St. Thomas, helped Western extend its winning streak to 11 games with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night before suffering a...

Student groups answer world’s challenges

Student groups answer world’s challenges

The second annual World’s Challenge Challenge took place during Western International Week earlier this month. This competition stems from President Amit Chakma’s honorary doctorate address at the University of Waterloo (2010) in which he stated: “If you embrace a...

Mustang Band plays way into pop sensation’s video

Mustang Band plays way into pop sensation’s video

Earlier this fall, when Connell Miller saw an email soliciting for a local marching band to be featured in a music video starring teen pop star Shawn Mendes, he saw an opportunity. So did his 17-year-old sister, Molly.

Culinary competition to test student cooking skills

Culinary competition to test student cooking skills

Sponsored by Hospitality Services, the first annual CHOPT Western-Student Culinary Competition invites students with a passion for food to prove who is tops in the Mustang kitchen. Starting next week, each residence will host its own competition with three students...

Kargiannakis, Pinto named among Queen’s Young Leaders

Kargiannakis, Pinto named among Queen’s Young Leaders

Recent Western alumni Melissa Kargiannakis and Aaron Joshua Pinto have been named among the recipients of the 2015 Queen’s Young Leaders Awards, announced by the organization today. Of 2,000 applicants, 60 award recipients across Commonwealth countries were selected....

Student returns identity to British war evacuees

Student returns identity to British war evacuees

Through four years of researching of Operation Pied Piper, History PhD student Claire Halstead will account for roughly 1,500 British children who came to Canada after being displaced during the Second World War.

Student network facilitates ‘dream team’ developments

Student network facilitates ‘dream team’ developments

Justin Tang and Alex Zarifoglu met in residence when they first arrived at Western. Today, the young business partners hope their friendship will represent only their first successful ‘start-up’ as they look to grow the Founders Network, a student-led campus community...

It’s getting ‘Hoth’ in here

It’s getting ‘Hoth’ in here

Western Engineering’s Concrete Toboggan Team is heading to a galaxy far, far away – well, actually, the Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, B.C. – for the 2015 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, Jan. 21-25. Co-captains and fourth-year Engineering students Mack...

Alumni-helmed ‘Life’ picks up international distributor

Alumni-helmed ‘Life’ picks up international distributor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RBDWwjfIg4 International distribution for the Western alumni-helmed Whispers of Life has been picked up by Contemporary Arts Media-Artfilms, Turbid Lake Pictures recently announced. The film was written and directed by Florian Halbedl,...

Western looks to the STARS and strikes Gold

Western looks to the STARS and strikes Gold

Western shot for the STARS and landed on Gold. The Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) recently awarded Western a Gold rating for its sustainability on campus. The university is one of three in Canada with a Gold rating under STARS 2.0, the...

Perseverance pushes student to new heights

Perseverance pushes student to new heights

Two years ago, Pauline Turgeon was in a dark place. Struggling with mental health issues, suicide had come to mind. “I didn’t see a way out,” said the 35-year-old mother of four. She sought help in the London community and, slowly, began to see light. “I reached out...

UWOFA awards annual scholarships to outstanding students

UWOFA awards annual scholarships to outstanding students

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships Wednesday to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the...

Campbell, Takahashi named Athletes of the Week

Campbell, Takahashi named Athletes of the Week

Hockey player Kelly Campbell and wrestler Steven Takahashi have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Campbell, a BMOS student from St. Thomas, helped Western extend its winning streak to 11 games with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night before suffering a...

Student groups answer world’s challenges

Student groups answer world’s challenges

The second annual World’s Challenge Challenge took place during Western International Week earlier this month. This competition stems from President Amit Chakma’s honorary doctorate address at the University of Waterloo (2010) in which he stated: “If you embrace a...

Mustang Band plays way into pop sensation’s video

Mustang Band plays way into pop sensation’s video

Earlier this fall, when Connell Miller saw an email soliciting for a local marching band to be featured in a music video starring teen pop star Shawn Mendes, he saw an opportunity. So did his 17-year-old sister, Molly.