Loud Luxury, the Canadian dance/electronic duo born out of a friendship forged at Western, will not only be performing at the Juno Awards in London in March – they’ve just been nominated for four major awards at the event.
Political Science
Program creates a new life in a new home
At first, everything was fine. At 11, Mariana Garcia emigrated from Mexico to Canada. She welcomed the chance to make a life in a new country. “ But soon, the realities of her situation took hold. No one at her school spoke Spanish, leaving Mariana isolated. By the final years of high school, she was quite vulnerable.
Research shows cities take long road to recycling
Among municipalities recycling and re-using construction waste, including gravel, concrete, sand and asphalt, Ontario has its ‘leaders’ and its ‘laggards,’ explained Kate Graham, a Political Science professor at King’s and Brescia University Colleges.
Joint project targets Indigenous water crisis
Chris Alcantara knows it will take more than government funding to address the water crisis in Canada’s Indigenous communities. The money is important, sure. But building a collaborative relationship with Indigenous communities is what will build the foundation for future water infrastructure, he said.
Book finds solution in cooperation, conversation
As in many towns, there’s a skateboarding park in Teslin, Yukon, where children and teenagers play. The one in Teslin, however, was jointly built by the Teslin Tinglit Council – a Yukon First Nation government – and the municipality.
Expert: Results not a surprise; future may be
Laura Stephenson isn’t surprised. The rest of the province, she thinks, shouldn’t be surprised, either.
Political scientists parse the Ontario vote
Following the Ontario provincial election campaign has been a “new toy, every day” for Western Political Science professor Cristine de Clercy. “This is a really complicated election. If we look at the economic issues alone, not just the state of the provincial...
Western scholars named among CRC ranks
Two Western researchers have been named Canada Research Chairs (CRC), a program which recognizes the country’s best scholars across disciplines, while a third research saw his chair elevated from a Tier 2 to a Tier 1. This now brings Western’s total number of CRCs to 41.
Attack ads become a double negative
With a provincial election just months away, expect the gloves to come off and the rhetoric to ramp up. But negative campaigning – candidates trying to improve their odds with ads slamming their opponents – may not be the best way to win an Ontario election, according...
Alumna embraces new ‘Power’ player role
Vassy Kapelos’ keen interest in politics was cultivated early by her parents, family members and three newspapers that hit her doorstep every day while growing up in Toronto.
Dimitrov tapped to support EU climate team
Political Science professor Radoslav Dimitrov is playing an important role in reworking how the European Union is communicating its climate policies. A global environmental politics and climate diplomacy expert, Dimitrov was recently invited to become a member of the...
Quinn tapped to lead RSC College
Just two years after Joanna Quinn was named to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the Western Political Science professor will move into the organization’s top post. Quinn was recently named President-Elect of the...
CEL program honoured for community impact
The one thing Stephanie Hayne Beatty hears most often from students enrolled in a Community Engaged Learning (CEL) course is the class helps “learning come to life.” “The whole idea is students are able to take their classroom knowledge into the community, and take...
Quinn tapped to head RSC New College
Political Science professor Joanna Quinn has been named President-Elect of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the organization announced Tuesday.
New program a chip off the Oxford block
As of next year, Western undergraduate students will have the opportunity to enroll in a program inspired by what The Guardian and BBC once dubbed “the degree that runs Britain.” Oxford University’s PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) program – which makes up a...
Abelson: ‘It’s the world according to Trump’
He just doesn’t get it – and may never will. In U.S. President Donald Trump, Political Science professor Don Abelson – one of Canada’s leading experts in American politics, U.S. foreign policy, and think tanks – sees a leader rooted in his narcissism, increasingly...
Project eyes extent of mayoral power in Canada
How much political muscle do Canadian mayors flex? That is exactly what Political Science PhD student Kate Graham’s The Mayors Project hopes to find out. “So often you hear language that we have ‘weak mayors’ in Canada or a ‘weak mayoral system,’ which is language...
Data can aid ‘broken’ child-protection system
Jane Kovarikova doesn’t mince words when it comes to how she feels about the child-protection system in Ontario and the fate of youth who have transitioned from or simply ‘aged-out’ of it.
Brennan: Why I didn’t protest Jordan Peterson’s visit but newspaper coverage almost makes me wish I did
I don’t like our university’s reputation sometimes. This week, I was at Brock giving an invited guest lecture on micro-inequities and implicit bias to their newly founded women’s caucus and the first question I was asked was about Jordan Peterson. “Didn’t Western give...
Kular: Seek knowledge, expect equality and accept diversity
Equal Voice is a multi-partisan organization committed to getting more women elected into politics. In conjunction with many sponsors, including the Government of Canada, they put on an event called Daughters of the Vote, to celebrate 100 years of some women having...