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Western honours this year’s most outstanding educators

Western honours this year’s most outstanding educators

The 2021-2022 Western Awards for Excellence in Teaching have been announced, honouring nine faculty members and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry anatomy education team. Recipients are being recognized for actively engaging and inspiring stud …

Landstreet: Cheers to Heap’s courage

Landstreet: Cheers to Heap’s courage

I was very impressed to read about professor David Heap’s participation on the ship Tahrir, which attempted to breach, non-violently, the Israeli blockage of Gaza and draw attention to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories (“The man who won’t go away,” Nov. 24).

Memorial service set for student

Memorial service set for student

The University of Western Ontario community is mourning the death of Eilidh (Hailey) Maelyn MacIntyre, 19, a second-year Faculty of Arts and Humanities student.

Heap: Profile failed in citing sources

Heap: Profile failed in citing sources

I read with interest the profile in Western News (“The man who won’t go away,” Nov. 24), and while I appreciate your honest efforts to correct certain details, I find it puzzling you chose to cite media commentarists who show little respect for basic fact-checking and whose opinions should thus be viewed with extreme caution.

Info session set for Rwanda course

Info session set for Rwanda course

All students are invited to an information session on the ‘Rwanda: Culture, Society and Reconstruction’ course at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 in University Community Centre, room 147A. Applications would be due Nov. 24. The session will feature first-hand accounts from organizers and former students about this unique community service learning experience.

Hassan: Demands for Canadian action on detainment

Hassan: Demands for Canadian action on detainment

We support Tahrir (Arabic word for ‘freedom’), The Canadian Boat to Gaza’s mission, and call on the Canadian government to protect the Canadians, including David Heap, University of Western Ontario professor, who were on board Tahrir.

Landstreet: Cheers to Heap’s courage

Landstreet: Cheers to Heap’s courage

I was very impressed to read about professor David Heap’s participation on the ship Tahrir, which attempted to breach, non-violently, the Israeli blockage of Gaza and draw attention to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories (“The man who won’t go away,” Nov. 24).

Memorial service set for student

Memorial service set for student

The University of Western Ontario community is mourning the death of Eilidh (Hailey) Maelyn MacIntyre, 19, a second-year Faculty of Arts and Humanities student.

Heap: Profile failed in citing sources

Heap: Profile failed in citing sources

I read with interest the profile in Western News (“The man who won’t go away,” Nov. 24), and while I appreciate your honest efforts to correct certain details, I find it puzzling you chose to cite media commentarists who show little respect for basic fact-checking and whose opinions should thus be viewed with extreme caution.

Info session set for Rwanda course

Info session set for Rwanda course

All students are invited to an information session on the ‘Rwanda: Culture, Society and Reconstruction’ course at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 in University Community Centre, room 147A. Applications would be due Nov. 24. The session will feature first-hand accounts from organizers and former students about this unique community service learning experience.

Hassan: Demands for Canadian action on detainment

Hassan: Demands for Canadian action on detainment

We support Tahrir (Arabic word for ‘freedom’), The Canadian Boat to Gaza’s mission, and call on the Canadian government to protect the Canadians, including David Heap, University of Western Ontario professor, who were on board Tahrir.