Tag: Western University
Demand at food bank for Western University students doubles
The idea of students going hungry at Western University isn’t generally talked about or associated with the prestigious university, says one student council official there.
Clock ticking on strike by Western University faculty as deadline for deal set
The union representing Western University’s faculty says members will be on the picket line Tuesday if a deal with the university isn’t reached. The UWO Faculty Association announced Thursday night that if a deal isn’t reached by 11:59 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, about 1,600 full- and part-time members will be on strike, with pickets beginning […]
Western University faculty strike Monday ‘real possibility’: Union
A Western University faculty strike looms as contract talks go down to the wire this week over workload and job security, a union official says.
Students welcome Western University’s new Indigenous learning space
Many years of planning and community consultations have gone into making Western University’s new Indigenous learning space a reality. “Now, physically standing here, I’m realizing, ‘Yes, we are heard,’ ” said Misko Banaishe Kicknosway, a fourth-year criminology student whose parents are from Walpole Island First Nation and Baker Lake in Nunavut. Kicknosway was among the […]
COVID-19 in London wastewater stable but new variant detected
COVID-19 levels in London’s sewage are significant and expected to rise this fall and winter, Western University researchers say, as the Omicron subvariant behind the summer case spike remains the dominant strain in the region.