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Mustangs Cheerleading wins 28th national championship

Mustangs Cheerleading wins 28th national championship

BRAMPTON – The Western Mustangs cheerleading team added to its unprecedented run of Canadian championships Saturday, winning the 28th national championship in program history at the 2013 University and Open National Cheerleading Championships.

Locking solutions into place

Matthew Baker and Isaac Naizghi, Grade 7 students at John Dearness Public School, test out a LEGO robot their school team, the Robo Dolphins, built for the 2013 FIRST LEGO League Challenge. Western Engineering FIRST Robotics Mentorship Club hosted the event last weekend at Althouse College.

Kruba named defensive player of the year

Kruba named defensive player of the year

QUEBEC CITY – Western Mustangs linebacker Pawel Kruba was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football defensive player of the year at the Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet on Thursday night.

Three awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals

Three awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals

For more than 125 years, the Governor General’s Academic Medals have recognized the outstanding scholastic achievements of students in Canada. Based solely on academic criteria, there is no monetary award associated with the medal. The Gold Medals were presented at Western’s Autumn Convocation ceremony for graduates of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on Friday, Nov. 1.

Continuing a dogged pursuit of the canine mind

The idea of ‘the canine hero’ was, in some sense, the impetus for Western’s Dog Cognition Lab, supervised by Psychology professor emeritus William Roberts, and run by doctoral candidate Krista Macpherson.

Hajrullahu kicks his way into football history

On a sunny Saturday afternoon earlier this month, down the 401 in Windsor, Western kicker Lirim Hajrullahu cemented himself as the Mustangs’ all-time points leader with a 17-point performance against the Lancers in a 51-23 Western win.

Mustangs Cheerleading wins 28th national championship

Mustangs Cheerleading wins 28th national championship

BRAMPTON – The Western Mustangs cheerleading team added to its unprecedented run of Canadian championships Saturday, winning the 28th national championship in program history at the 2013 University and Open National Cheerleading Championships.

Locking solutions into place

Matthew Baker and Isaac Naizghi, Grade 7 students at John Dearness Public School, test out a LEGO robot their school team, the Robo Dolphins, built for the 2013 FIRST LEGO League Challenge. Western Engineering FIRST Robotics Mentorship Club hosted the event last weekend at Althouse College.

Kruba named defensive player of the year

Kruba named defensive player of the year

QUEBEC CITY – Western Mustangs linebacker Pawel Kruba was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football defensive player of the year at the Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet on Thursday night.

Three awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals

Three awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals

For more than 125 years, the Governor General’s Academic Medals have recognized the outstanding scholastic achievements of students in Canada. Based solely on academic criteria, there is no monetary award associated with the medal. The Gold Medals were presented at Western’s Autumn Convocation ceremony for graduates of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on Friday, Nov. 1.

Continuing a dogged pursuit of the canine mind

The idea of ‘the canine hero’ was, in some sense, the impetus for Western’s Dog Cognition Lab, supervised by Psychology professor emeritus William Roberts, and run by doctoral candidate Krista Macpherson.

Hajrullahu kicks his way into football history

On a sunny Saturday afternoon earlier this month, down the 401 in Windsor, Western kicker Lirim Hajrullahu cemented himself as the Mustangs’ all-time points leader with a 17-point performance against the Lancers in a 51-23 Western win.