Fawad Ahmed hopes the result of his summer labour will be far fewer people contracting pneumonia after they’re admitted to an intensive care unit.
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Fun and games were the order of the day Tuesday as UWindsor students participated in a variety of activities meant to engage them in campus life. Students Orienting Students gave away hundreds of hotdogs and hamburgers during a free barbecue lunch held in conjunction with Adrenaline Rush, which featured everything from an inflatable obstacle course to a Minute to Win It-style competition.
The wheels on the bus go round and round, and if you get around, you should be able to answer the questions in today’s DailyNews quiz.
Up for grabs is a swanky mini-portfolio provided by the Alumni Office. Covered in faux leather embossed with the Alumni logo, it features a zippered closure and internal organizer with business card pockets, clear ID window, pen loop and a 5.5" x 8" lined writing pad.
Sep 6th, 2011
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Catering Services is offering offices across campus a way to cope with the hustle and bustle of Windsor Welcome Week activities.
Its convenient and economical lunch menus simplify event planning, and are centred on a choice of hotdogs, pasta, sandwiches, or pizza, all delivered hot and fresh to your specific location, complete with paper plates and napkins.
Mike Glendenning and his colleagues were prospecting for gold in the far reaches of northern Manitoba this summer, but may have inadvertently picked up some new knowledge in the field of entomology.
“There’s mosquitoes there, blackflies, horseflies, moose flies and new breeds of flies I’ve never even heard of,” the geology major and graduate student in Earth and Environmental Sciences said of the bugs he encountered during one of several two-week work rotations he’s done in the remote mining town of Lynn Lake.
Classes haven’t even started yet, and already Itunu Adekoya is learning a lot.
A first-year student of biochemistry and biotechnology, she was one of almost 300 participants in International Student Orientation. She said Sunday’s opening session was very informative.
“I learned that culture shock happens to everybody, that it’s good to stay safe on campus. I learned about visas and the study permit. I learned about Lancer sports,” said Adekoya, a native of Lagos, Nigeria.
She said she chose to study in Canada for its diversity.
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Lancer Shea Pierre ran back the opening kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown and set the tone for a 38-5 Windsor rout of the Toronto Varsity Blues in football action Monday at the south campus stadium.
Interim head coach Joe D'Amore shared quarterbacking duties between Sam Malian and Austin Kennedy. Malian completed 12 of 19 passes for 107 yards while Kennedy passed for 31 yards on five completions of nine attempts and ran for a touchdown.
Citizenship involves more than just paying rent and taxes, says Justin Langlois, the newly-hired civic engagement coordinator in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Langlois, who began his term July 1, is re-vamping the Ways of Knowing course already offered in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science and will develop a new follow-up course, Ways of Doing, over the next year.
The Lancer football team will open its 2011 campaign at home Monday, September 5, hosting the Toronto Varsity Blues at Alumni Field.
Game time is 1 p.m. Season tickets are still available and can be purchased online at www.goLancers.ca.
Windsor has won its last eight decisions over Toronto by a combined score of 351 to 118, with the nine-point margin in last year's 26-17 victory the closest.