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Litter brigade to take to campus

Student volunteers with the Campus Community Clean-up will get a free lunch, free coffee, and something money cannot buy—a sense of pride in their surroundings.

The anti-litter campaign will leave from the CAW Student Centre at 10 a.m. today, walk around campus to pick up litter, and gather for a commemorative tree planting.

Also today, the Taste of Windsor walking tour will bring participants to restaurants neighbouring the University for free samples of their offerings. The tour leaves from the CAW Student Centre at 2 p.m.

Free breakfast to greet campus bicyclists next week

Looking for a wheelie good deal? Students, staff and faculty who ride their bicycles to campus will be treated to a free breakfast Monday to Friday, September 12 to 16.

Organized by Arthur Barbut and Nicole Noël, Bike to UWindsor Week is a project of the Office of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance, and the Centre for Studies in Social Justice. The breakfasts are also sponsored by the Faculty of Law and the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance.

The breakfast buffet will run 8 to 10 a.m. each day:

Job postings from Human Resources: 2011-FT-13, 2011-NU-16

The following union position is available to internal bargaining unit members only. Bargaining unit members interested in this position are requested to apply in writing by completing an 'Application for Transfer' form and forwarding it to: Department of Human Resources on or before 4 p.m. on the posting closing date. Please note: Union positions are covered by the union collective agreement, therefore, please be aware that we must allow our qualified unionized staff the first opportunity for transfer or promotion to these positions.

Week to show appreciation for part-time undergraduate students

The Organization of Part-time University Students will outline services available to its members as part of a week dedicated to new and returning part-time undergraduate students, September 8 to 16.

Student Appreciation Week will celebrate the start of the academic year and the inclusion of part-time distance education students as OPUS members with prize giveaways, including a USB flash drive, a day planner, a ceramic coffee mug and a t-shirt for each of its members, while supplies last.

Humanities Week an invitation to look forward and back

A series of discussions are scheduled for Humanities Week, presented by the Humanities Research Group, September 12 to 16.

Philosophy professor Jeff Noonan will host a Philosophers’ Café on Monday, September 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Phog Lounge, 157 University Avenue West, on the topic “What Would be Lost if We Lost Philosophy?”

Semester’s tuition to keep sailor afloat

BComm student Cole Barbour said a voucher for a semester’s tuition he won during a draw at Wednesday’s Welcoming Celebration will help to keep him afloat, which comes in handy in his line of work—he’s a combat information officer with the Canadian Navy.

Currently holding the rank of ordinary seaman, Barbour hopes that completing his degree at the Odette School of Business will help him to advance.

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Student of social work and law lends helping hand to Mennonite community

Windsor and Essex County Mennonites trying to navigate their way through the complexities of the legal system may find more understanding ears listening to their problems thanks to the work of a UWindsor student who spent her summer learning about the justice system and offering ways to increase cultural sensitivity to vulnerable communities.

Campus mourns death of retired faculty member

Campus flags will be lowered Wednesday, September 7,, in memory of retired professor of civil engineering Maurice Powley, who died September 3. He joined the University of Windsor faculty in 1968 and retired in 1990.

Cremation has taken place, and the family has planned a private funeral for Wednesday.

Contest a quiz on campus authors

Today’s DailyNews quiz features questions about writers who are associated with the University of Windsor. The prize, courtesy of the Alumni Affairs office, is a jute bag perfect for carrying books by these authors—or anybody, really.

The winner will be randomly selected from all correct responses received by 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 7. To be eligible, select the most correct answer to each of the following questions: