When Ebenezer Martin-Yeboah came to Canada from Ghana in 2019 to pursue his PhD in health information science, he was overwhelmed with all the rapid changes. He was inundated with information and didn’t know where to turn. Others in the Ghana …
Housing and Ancillary Services
Campus offers critical supplies for front lines
John McCormick saw an opportunity to support colleagues on the local front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, his gesture to provide critical supplies has inspired others across campus.
New eSports arena offers more than play
This week, gamers across campus will have an official physical space to create both real and virtual communities.
Saugeen-Maitland celebrates half century of connections
One of Western’s most iconic residence buildings is celebrating 50 years as the starting point for thousands of students embarking on their university careers.
Purple dye banned because of cancer risk
Engineering students will still be purple and proud during O-Week – but their celebrations won’t include a popular body dye after Western recently banned the use of the product linked to cancer by Health Canada.
Residence, tuition fees move to ‘one-stop shop’
Incoming Western students will pay their residence and tuition fees into one account instead of two, starting on Aug. 1.
FRESH-branded food a hot seller
If you brand it, they will eat it, says one Brescia University College researcher who has found highlighting nutritious food items across Western’s residences leads to increased sales – and, more importantly, healthier food purchases for students. The FRESH-approved...
Caring staff are Housing’s ‘special sauce’: Alleyne
Chris Alleyne was a student in residence at Western and, today, is Associate Vice-President of Housing and Ancillary Services. From singer Rick McGhie to bubble tea, he shares his memories and vision.
Western presence strong on Mayor’s Honour List
There is a strong purple presence on London Mayor Matt Brown’s annual Honour List for this past year as former staff members Susan Grindrod and Therese Quigley, along with former professor emeritus Joseph Cummins, Don Wright Faculty of Music lecturer Dale Yoshida and alumna Sandra Miller, MLIS’01, have been recognized for their community involvement.
Grindrod closes door on storied residence career
In just over a month, Susan Grindrod can finally ignore her phone ringing at all hours of the night. After 34 years of being ‘on call,’ the Associate Vice-President of Housing & Ancillary Services & Liquor Licence Coordinator can simply roll over and go back...
University mourns loss of well-known student mentor
The words of a grieving family resonated across campus this week as the university joined them in mourning the loss of a mother and her son. “As a mother and son, they had a strong and undeniable bond. They were at the core of a very loving family. Together we shared...
Students ready for culinary competition
The second annual CHOPT Western student culinary competition continues through Feb. 8 in residence dining halls across campus. Three student competitors from each residence have one hour to create the new dish, including items from a ‘black box’ of five mystery...
Video gets consent conversation rolling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JwlKjRaUaw Consent is like a cup of tea. Or, if you ask members of the Western community, it’s also like a bike ride. Some may recognize the first analogy. Earlier this year, the blog Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess posted an entry...
Campus offers critical supplies for front lines
John McCormick saw an opportunity to support colleagues on the local front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, his gesture to provide critical supplies has inspired others across campus.
New eSports arena offers more than play
This week, gamers across campus will have an official physical space to create both real and virtual communities.
Saugeen-Maitland celebrates half century of connections
One of Western’s most iconic residence buildings is celebrating 50 years as the starting point for thousands of students embarking on their university careers.
Purple dye banned because of cancer risk
Engineering students will still be purple and proud during O-Week – but their celebrations won’t include a popular body dye after Western recently banned the use of the product linked to cancer by Health Canada.
Residence, tuition fees move to ‘one-stop shop’
Incoming Western students will pay their residence and tuition fees into one account instead of two, starting on Aug. 1.
FRESH-branded food a hot seller
If you brand it, they will eat it, says one Brescia University College researcher who has found highlighting nutritious food items across Western’s residences leads to increased sales – and, more importantly, healthier food purchases for students. The FRESH-approved...
Caring staff are Housing’s ‘special sauce’: Alleyne
Chris Alleyne was a student in residence at Western and, today, is Associate Vice-President of Housing and Ancillary Services. From singer Rick McGhie to bubble tea, he shares his memories and vision.
Western presence strong on Mayor’s Honour List
There is a strong purple presence on London Mayor Matt Brown’s annual Honour List for this past year as former staff members Susan Grindrod and Therese Quigley, along with former professor emeritus Joseph Cummins, Don Wright Faculty of Music lecturer Dale Yoshida and alumna Sandra Miller, MLIS’01, have been recognized for their community involvement.
Grindrod closes door on storied residence career
In just over a month, Susan Grindrod can finally ignore her phone ringing at all hours of the night. After 34 years of being ‘on call,’ the Associate Vice-President of Housing & Ancillary Services & Liquor Licence Coordinator can simply roll over and go back...
University mourns loss of well-known student mentor
The words of a grieving family resonated across campus this week as the university joined them in mourning the loss of a mother and her son. “As a mother and son, they had a strong and undeniable bond. They were at the core of a very loving family. Together we shared...
Students ready for culinary competition
The second annual CHOPT Western student culinary competition continues through Feb. 8 in residence dining halls across campus. Three student competitors from each residence have one hour to create the new dish, including items from a ‘black box’ of five mystery...
Video gets consent conversation rolling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JwlKjRaUaw Consent is like a cup of tea. Or, if you ask members of the Western community, it’s also like a bike ride. Some may recognize the first analogy. Earlier this year, the blog Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess posted an entry...