A free public reception on Friday, September 7, will celebrate the opening of visual arts student Mike Marcon’s exhibition “Inland Empires” at Artcite, the artist-run centre for contemporary art.
Marcon’s mixed-media installations explore themes related to Canadian identity. Found objects, images and sculpture act as a catalyst for the displacement of symbols and myths that continue to inform the “official” national identity.
Were Charles Darwin alive today, he’d probably be very interested in working with Robin Gras.
Without such modern technology as high performance computing, Darwin developed his theory of natural selection, an explanation of how all species of life on Earth have descended from common ancestors.
New maps will help people with visual disabilities to make their way through the campus, says Anne Mullen of the office of human rights, equity and accessibility.
The maps are available in large print format and in Braille—which employs raised print for interpretation by touch.
“It boils down to independence,” says Mullen, manager of accessibility and human rights. “Everyone should have the opportunity to navigate the campus on their own.”
A lifetime spent in the Canadian Forces has well equipped Peter Voyer with the command he’ll require to fully devote himself to his true passion: a life in academia.
Going away to school takes more stuff than in his day, said a father helping his son move in to Macdonald Hall on Sunday.
“When I packed for college, I just threw my backpack on my shoulder and I was ready to go,” said Steve Robinson, who said it took seven trips from the van to carry in the supplies of his son, Dillon Robinson. “Between the iPad, computer, guitar, every bit of clothing he owns—it adds up.”
Luckily, he said, there was plenty of help.
“There were all sorts of volunteers offering to haul with us,” he said. “They were very polite and very helpful.”
When Lija Pukitis graduates from law school and begins practicing, there may be some rare occasions when she’ll be late for work. Among the explanations she’ll offer then, certainly none will compare to the unavoidable reasons that made her a tad tardy several times while cycling to her office in Alaska this summer.
The creation of a safe pedestrian esplanade on Sunset Avenue between Fanchette and Wyandotte streets is among the highlights of a Campus Transformation Plan to be discussed at a public open house event on Wednesday, September 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the CAW Centre’s Ambassador Auditorium.
The plan involves improvements already underway and proposed projects through 2015.
Venkata Chiluvuri will be perched in prime seats for Monday’s kick-off to football season. The graduate student of electrical and computer engineering won the DailyNews quiz and four gold-seat tickets to the Labour Day Classic, September 3 against the Ottawa Gee Gees at south campus stadium.
Alton C. Parker was a pioneer. Appointed Windsor’s first black police constable in 1942, promoted in 1951 as Canada’s first black police detective, he hosted hundreds of local children and families for the annual Uncle Al’s Kids’ Party before his death in 1989.
