It may not sound like a princely sum to most, but $700 goes a long way at the Windsor Youth Centre.
That's how much CJAM volunteers and staffers raised last December 22 when they held their annual Joe Strummer Day—held on the anniversary of the death of the former front man of the punk band the Clash—to raise funds and awareness about poverty and homelessness issues in the university campus radio station's listening area of Windsor and Detroit.
Peter Way has spent more than 17 years researching, thinking and writing abount an 18th century war that took less than half that time to fight, so receiving an award that acknowledges his painstaking efforts seems more than fitting.
Renovations to the former financial aid office in the Education Building will make it a wonderful home for the Graduate Student Society, says its president.
“We are very much excited,” says Kannappan Thiagaraja, a master’s student of civil engineering. “The new grad space is going to provide enough room for people to have a get-together and hold functions. Our current building is really lacking space.”
The Board of Governors agreed at its meeting Tuesday to proceed to tender on a construction contract to provide:
Ashley Paterson clearly remembers the first day of one of her classes when all of the students had to say a little about themselves. A boy in the class introduced himself, noted that he was from the Middle East, and added the caveat “And I’m not a terrorist.”
“That’s an example that really highlights the importance of identity,” said Paterson, a PhD student in psychology. “You could see how he was struggling with his cultural identity in a society that so often discriminates against people.”
Some of the university’s top scholars and researchers will be acknowledged at a special ceremony tomorrow afternoon.
The 2012 Awards for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Ambassador Auditorium in the CAW Student Centre. The campus community is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided.
The University Bookstore is offering a 10 per cent discount on all sweatshirts emblazoned with program and faculty names today—Tuesday, February 26—at its kiosk in the CAW Student Centre.
“The Faculty Sweatshirts are our most popular item of clothing, but we’ve noticed that some students don’t seem to have one,” says marketing manager Martin Deck. “So we thought we’d offer a discount for one day only to see if we can fix that!”
Fourth-year kinesiology student Pam Mailloux still plays hockey every Sunday night in a rec league in Lakeshore, and even if times get tough, her father still finds a way to cover the registration costs for her.
A tool and die maker who has experienced first-hand the ups and downs of the auto industry, he’s been supporting his daughter since she started playing both hockey and soccer when she was a little girl.
Think you know your award-winning movies? Then why not take a shot at besting the university’s resident film expert by outdoing his Oscar predictions?
DailyNews is once again holding its annual contest for film buffs to submit their Academy Awards picks for a shot at winning lunch and some movie passes.
If you’ve ever had a health care worker visit you at home, you may be familiar with the seemingly endless reams of paperwork they need to fill out.
James Hush has a great idea to simplify the whole process, but needs a little business savvy to pull it off. That’s why he went to the Intellectual Property Boot Camp, being held this week at the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation.
Going to university provides a wide variety of learning experiences, but how many students get to go to Hollywood during Oscar season for research purposes?
Michael Ruffolo, a fourth-year student in the Odette School of Business, will be jetting out tomorrow with professor Vincent Georgie to spend five days in Tinseltown for the lead-up to this Sunday’s Academy Awards presentation.
