Abstract art can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be, according to a group of UWindsor arts students who will lead a tour of relevant exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Windsor on Friday, January 27.
MFA students Amanda White, Bruce Thompson, Lydia Burggraaf, Meghan Krauss and Riaz Mehmood promise to empower participants to interpret abstract art.
Social work student John Barnett won a $50 gift card from the University Bookstore for joining a tour of the Leddy Library this month.
The library holds tours for new students in September and January. Over the course of 20 minutes, librarians lead groups through the Main and West buildings, stopping at service points for explanations of library borrowing policies, collections and help services.
You can arrange for your group to receive a general or specialized tour of the library by contacting the Information Services Department at 519-253-3000, ext. 3180.
The Winter 2012 issue of Insight, the computer users’ bulletin produced by Information Technology Services, is now available online.
This issue:
After years of conducting experiments based largely on trial and error, chemistry professor James Green has learned to manage his expectations for positive outcomes. However, he can’t deny the fleeting surge of excitement he felt when a compound he helped develop proved effective at killing certain types of cancer cells in preliminary lab tests.
Nothing screams “ugly” like a prostate cancer cell. So who in their right mind would really want a lamp shaped like one?
Well, first-year visual art student Chloe Deroy has a friend who has called first dibs on the lamp she made, which looks like an enlarged image of a microscopic cancer cell – with a purple light bulb sticking out of it.
“She likes it because she thought it was well-executed,” Deroy said, “not because she has a thing for prostate cancer cells.”
Lancer varsity teams will host 11 games over the course of four days this weekend, including Saturday’s Blue and Gold and Pink events to promote breast cancer awareness.
Coach Kevin Hamlin and the men’s hockey team will kick off all the action on Thursday night as they play host to the No. 4-ranked Western Mustangs. The puck is set to drop at 7:30 p.m. at Windsor Arena.
Artist Catie Newell employs former living spaces as a medium to explore the reconfiguration of material. She will discuss three recent projects in a free public lecture entitled “Once Residences,” Thursday, January 26, at 7 p.m., in room 115, LeBel Building.
Newell is a founding principal of Alibi Studio and an assistant professor of architecture at the University of Michigan. She received the $50,000 SOM Prize for Architecture, Design and Urban Design in 2006.
Cinema Politica will host a series of film screenings this semester, presenting works that feature under-represented characters and tell stories which challenge conventional fiction and documentary narratives.
Admission is by donation; all screenings take place at 7 p.m. Thursdays in room 108, Odette Building.
A blood donor clinic scheduled for Vanier Hall on Wednesday is aimed at students living in residence but open to all, says Canadian Blood Services.
The clinic runs 5 to 8 p.m. in the Oak Room; as always, walk-in donors are welcome. The entire experience, including health assessment and recovery, takes about an hour.
“Just an hour to help save a life,” says Joan Hannah, community development coordinator for Canadian Blood Services. “We hope students will attend and bring a friend as well!”
To book an appointment, phone Sandra Davis at 519-253-3000, ext. 5067.
The School of Music's Take 4 series presents Steafan Hannigan in recital Wednesday, January 25, in the Music Building’s Recital Hall.
Hannigan is a Belfast-born award-winning musician, storyteller, sound engineer and charismatic educator.
He plays winds from pipes to whistles, strings from mandolin to bouzouki, and percussion from bodhran to congas. His varied music career has seen him work with performers from the Chieftains to Bjork to Depeche Mode to Loreena McKennett.
