Mar 20th, 2012
Winnipeg poet and critic Dennis Cooley will discuss “Regionalism and vernacular poetics” in a free public lecture Tuesday, March 20, on the University of Windsor campus.
Miah-Marie Langlois
Campus Community Police have recovered all the items stolen from a locker in the St. Denis Centre after apprehending a suspect in connection with a theft March 15.
As a result of their investigation with assistance from staff at the centre, officers also recovered items from at least one other theft.
The service reminds patrons of the St. Denis Centre to be vigilant, to refrain from bringing valuable items when using the locker areas, and to report suspicious activity immediately at 519-253-3000, ext. 1234 — or ext. 911 for emergencies.
Mar 20th, 2012
Workers will shut down all electricity to Phase 1 of the Centre for Engineering Innovation this weekend.
The power shutdown will affect several lab spaces and the offices of the Windsor-Essex Economic Development Commission from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March 24 and 25.
Please direct any questions or concerns regarding this matter to manager Dan Castellan of facility planning, renovations and construction, at 519-253-3000, ext. 2164.
Mar 20th, 2012
The University has declared an electric aisle stacker for sale by bid as Disposal File 868. Please click here for details.
The Lancer women’s basketball team won its second straight Bronze Baby trophy as Canadian Interuniversity Sport champions, defeating the UBC Thunderbirds 69-53, Monday in Calgary.
Miah-Marie Langlois was named the tournament MVP for the second year running; Bojana Kovacevic joined her on the tournament all-star squad.
Windsor, seeded fourth coming into the CIS final 8, never trailed in any of its three contests.
Read more about the game and the title at goLancers.ca.
Reception to welcome home team
Mar 19th, 2012
UWindsor anthropology professor Lynne Phillips will take up a five-year post as dean of the Faculty of Arts at Memorial University, effective July 1.
Dr. Phillips has been at the University of Windsor since 1989 and served as head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology from 2000 to 2007. She said she is “thrilled” to be heading to Memorial, located in St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Mar 19th, 2012
The Lancer women’s basketball team will defend its Canadian Interuniversity Sport title Monday, playing the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds for the Bronze Baby trophy.
Windsor advanced with an 81-71 win Sunday over the host Calgary Dinos. The Lancers’ 48-point margin of victory in a 94-46 drubbing of Acadia on Saturday to open the Final 8 was the second-most lopsided game in the tournament’s history.
The University Bookstore will have the iPad 3 in stock for sale on its official launch date, Friday, March 16.
“We are delighted to be able to announce that,” says marketing manager Martin Deck. “As an authorized campus store for Apple, it is wonderful to be in the position to offer this to our customers as early as anywhere in the world.”
Mar 15th, 2012
Due to an editing error, Wednesday’s DailyNews published the wrong title for a public lecture tonight by Tracy Davis of Northwestern University.
The correct title of her presentation, part of the Humanities Research Group’s Distinguished Speakers Series, is “Spectatorship’s Sexual Differentiation: From Liberal Individualism to Relationalist Subjecthood.” It is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in the Freed Orman Centre, Assumption University.
A message issued jointly Wednesday by University of Windsor Students’ Alliance president André Capaldi and UWindsor president Alan Wildeman announced the reopening of the Thirsty Scholar effective Monday, March 19, with shortened evening hours of operation.
Here is the full text: