Emancipated, but not free. That’s the point Western sociology professor emeritus Anton Allahar wants to drive home when he speaks at a ceremony to mark Emancipation Day on Aug. 1. “Many people think of emancipation as a synonym for freedom. While …
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Research awakens to importance of dreams
Sharon Sliwinski stumbled across Nelson Mandela’s dream by accident. “I still vividly remember coming across the passage in his book in which he describes a recurring nightmare that he had while he was imprisoned on Robben Island,” said the Faculty of Information and...
Analog gaming builds interest for researcher
Creating a community within her home faculty was important to Sarah Roberts. In fact, it was among the first agenda items she tackled after coming to Western a few years ago. “I had some goals in mind around community building but I also brought with me my own...
Unraveling the ‘tangled knot’ of online news
Victoria Rubin knows the truth is out there. It is just getting harder to find. “With the new ways of generating, sharing and obtaining content online, most users want to make their decisions based on credible sources who share their expertise with the best intentions...
Waites: Embracing life ‘outside of our comfort zone’
Studying in Australia did include petting kangaroos and surfing at gorgeous beaches. Surprisingly, however, those are not the highlights. As I reflect on my time at Bond University, I appreciate the diverse learning experience I had and the ways it challenged me to...
Western News Newsmakers 2015
How will we remember 2015? Probably through one or more of these faces. Join us in this spotlight, in brief words and striking images, of some of our favourites from the last year.
Researcher explores label exploitation of R&B artists
Ruth Brown, once known as the ‘Queen of R&B,’ signed on with Atlantic Records in 1949, but would not see a dime in royalties from the label until the 1980s.
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.
Jamieson: All things, all people have a role
Today’s graduates have great potential to realize a collective responsibility and leave a legacy of hope for future Canadians, said Rebecca Jamieson, President and CEO of Six Nations Polytechnic.
Cowin installed as university’s 22nd Chancellor
Nobody ever expected a former wrestler, defensive tackle and door-to-door tree and shrub salesman to be installed one day as a university chancellor. But Jack Cowin, BA’64, LLD’00, accomplished just that a half century after his own Convocation .
Wang brings message of change to communities
There was a bit of a delayed reaction when Betty Wang won an RBC Students Leading Change Scholarship this past summer.
Scholars named among emerging generation of leaders
Four Western professors and a King’s University College professor have been named among the 48 new members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Bill C-51 critic brings debate to lecture series
A leading critic of Bill C-51 brings his arguments to Western as the keynote of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) Rogers Chair Lecture Series. University of Ottawa Law professor Craig Forcese’s lecture, Bill C-51 and Knock-on Effects on Surveillance...
Research awakens to importance of dreams
Sharon Sliwinski stumbled across Nelson Mandela’s dream by accident. “I still vividly remember coming across the passage in his book in which he describes a recurring nightmare that he had while he was imprisoned on Robben Island,” said the Faculty of Information and...
Analog gaming builds interest for researcher
Creating a community within her home faculty was important to Sarah Roberts. In fact, it was among the first agenda items she tackled after coming to Western a few years ago. “I had some goals in mind around community building but I also brought with me my own...
Unraveling the ‘tangled knot’ of online news
Victoria Rubin knows the truth is out there. It is just getting harder to find. “With the new ways of generating, sharing and obtaining content online, most users want to make their decisions based on credible sources who share their expertise with the best intentions...
Waites: Embracing life ‘outside of our comfort zone’
Studying in Australia did include petting kangaroos and surfing at gorgeous beaches. Surprisingly, however, those are not the highlights. As I reflect on my time at Bond University, I appreciate the diverse learning experience I had and the ways it challenged me to...
Western News Newsmakers 2015
How will we remember 2015? Probably through one or more of these faces. Join us in this spotlight, in brief words and striking images, of some of our favourites from the last year.
Researcher explores label exploitation of R&B artists
Ruth Brown, once known as the ‘Queen of R&B,’ signed on with Atlantic Records in 1949, but would not see a dime in royalties from the label until the 1980s.
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.
Jamieson: All things, all people have a role
Today’s graduates have great potential to realize a collective responsibility and leave a legacy of hope for future Canadians, said Rebecca Jamieson, President and CEO of Six Nations Polytechnic.
Cowin installed as university’s 22nd Chancellor
Nobody ever expected a former wrestler, defensive tackle and door-to-door tree and shrub salesman to be installed one day as a university chancellor. But Jack Cowin, BA’64, LLD’00, accomplished just that a half century after his own Convocation .
Wang brings message of change to communities
There was a bit of a delayed reaction when Betty Wang won an RBC Students Leading Change Scholarship this past summer.
Scholars named among emerging generation of leaders
Four Western professors and a King’s University College professor have been named among the 48 new members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Bill C-51 critic brings debate to lecture series
A leading critic of Bill C-51 brings his arguments to Western as the keynote of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) Rogers Chair Lecture Series. University of Ottawa Law professor Craig Forcese’s lecture, Bill C-51 and Knock-on Effects on Surveillance...