Chelsea Alexander was only 15 when she had her first brush with real architecture. Her father was building a new home in Toronto’s Yonge and Eglington neighbourhood, and gave her the chance for some input on the plans, soliciting her opinion on the location of a bathroom and some of the bedrooms.
“I was so excited,” she said. “I’ve always been interested in art, and I had been drawing floor plans ever since I was a little kid, so I was thrilled for the opportunity.”
The Lancer women’s basketball team will put its perfect record on the line Saturday, as the country’s top-ranked squad hosts the Brock Badgers. Windsor’s 16-0 record has it atop the west division of Ontario University Athletics; Brock’s 15-1 is good for second.
At the top of Saturday’s double-header, the Lancer men’s basketball team will look to extend a six-game winning streak, its longest of the season. The squad’s 12-3 has it leading the OUA West and ranked fourth nationwide. They will tip off at 1 p.m.; the women play at 3 p.m.
Philosophy professor emeritus Ralph Johnson will deliver a free public lecture entitled “Is Defeasibility a Virtue of Argumentation?” today at 2 p.m. in room 207, Essex Hall.
Dr. Johnson will begin with a brief history of the notion of defeasibility, consider some examples, and turn to discussion of the problems he sees associated with this notion and point to possible remedies.
Johnson is a senior fellow of the Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation and Rhetoric, which is sponsoring this event.
What does it really mean to have a body? How do we engage with our bodies, and how do our bodies engage with one another within the cultural, spiritual and biological sphere?
These are just a few of the questions performance and visual artist Kira O’Reilly will explore when she takes part 
in a discussion about the subject of bioart on Thursday night.
University of Michigan sociology professor Andrei Markovits will deliver a free public lecture entitled “Sportista: Female Fandom in the United States and Other Advanced Industrial Democracies” at noon Friday, February 1, in room 145, Human Kinetics Building.
Lancer varsity sports teams will host eight games over the course of two days this weekend, which includes annual Breast Cancer Awareness events on Saturday, February 2.
The men’s and women’s volleyball teams will begin the action Friday as they play host to the Toronto Varsity Blues at the St. Denis Centre. The women play at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m.
What has been the impact of globalization on collective bargaining in the auto industry?
A panel discussion hosted by the Labour and Employment Law Society at Windsor Law will explore this question on Monday, February 4, at noon in the Moot Court.
The panelists are:
moderated by professor Brian Etherington.
Lance Armstrong’s recent confession to Oprah Winfrey that he had been using performance enhancing substances for years may have led some more cynical observers to believe that doping among elite athletes has reached epidemic proportions.
Recent research by a human kinetics professor, however, suggests the willingness among elite athletes to cheat at all costs isn’t nearly as common as many might believe.
A survey of its client base is intended to help the registrar’s office improve services to students, staff and faculty, says Beth Oakley, assistant registrar, records and client services.
“In the fall, we conducted a survey of students who accessed our services and now we want to hear from faculty and staff,” she says. “The survey results will guide our efforts to meet the standards of excellent service the University has established.”
Nick Baker has been appointed acting director of the Office of Open Learning for a period of one year.
Seconded from his position as learning specialist in the Centre for Teaching and Learning, Baker has focused on teaching improvement, curriculum design, the integration of new learning technologies, and online education over the last few years.
