The 2015/16 University Players season promises a mix of sultry, whimsical, madcap, provocative, poignant, and witty, says Tina Pugliese, director of the School of Dramatic Art.

“With each season, we strive to bring you selections that will both entertain you and advance the training of our students,” she says. “This year we are creating a colourful splash of live entertainment for your enjoyment.”

The season opens September 25 with the 2003 Pulitzer Prize winner Anna in the Topics, a sensual and poetic drama, followed by Noël Coward’s comedy Blithe Spirit.

Pugliese suggests audiences escape the insanity of the holiday season with the all-ages madcap comedy, Scapino!

The new year begins with the powerful drama An Experiment with an Air Pump, followed by Brian Friel’s bittersweet Dancing At Lughnasa and closing with a lively restoration comedy of manners, The Double Dealer.

Publicity coordinator Anna Galka is particularly excited about launching a redesigned website for the student troupe.

“It looks awesome and we are quite thrilled,” she says. “We want to spread the news to the entire campus and the broader community.”

Check it out at http://web2.uwindsor.ca/pac/universityplayers/.

As a German, Frederik Ehlen is something of an expert on sausage. So you can believe him when he says Wednesday’s Campus Community Barbecue passed muster.

“This is a great idea,” the MHK student said as he enjoyed a sausage, potato chips and drink with friends on a bench in the Sunset corridor. “It’s great to be welcoming everybody with free food.”

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff turned out for the annual tradition, hosted by the Office of the President with support from the Alumni Association, Food and Catering Services, and the Office of Student Affairs. For the first time, the new pedestrian walkway replacing Sunset Avenue was the setting.

“The reviews from the students have been awesome,” said organizer Mary-Ann Rennie. “They love the space, with so much room to hang out.”

Kyle Slade and a group of his second-year classmates were on their way off-campus for lunch when the music and delicious smells drew them to the barbecue: “This is better,” he said. “Free is always better!”

The event was one of many scheduled for UWindsor Welcome Week. Today’s highlight is Adrenaline Rush, the inflatable carnival in front of Dillon Hall from 1 to 4 p.m. Find a full schedule of the week’s activities at www.uwindsor.ca/windsorwelcome.

Celebrity servers UWSA president Jaydee Tarpeh and dean of graduate studies Patti Weir pass out some sausages to eager students. Find more images on the UWindsor Facebook page.

The Campus Bookstore is offering a miniature version of the Lancer mascot, Winston, as its True Savings Thursday special for September 10.

Each 11-inch felt figure, normally priced at $22.95, is just $17.69 today only—$20 even with tax.

“Come on in and get your knight in fuzzy armour!” urges marketing coordinator Martin Deck.

The store is located on the lower level of the CAW Student Centre.

A screening of the film The Hunting Ground will draw attention to the issue of campus sexual assault Thursday, September 10, at 7 p.m. in room 1120, Erie Hall.

Organizers call the film “a startling exposé of sexual assault on U.S. campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families.”

A discussion will follow. Learn more on the Facebook page of Windsor-Essex County Take Back the Night.