Tag: Western University
Western University strength coach dismissed following probe into player complaints
Western University has parted ways with the school’s strength and conditioning coach following an independent investigation into allegations made by members of the women’s hockey team, the university said Wednesday. Jeff Watson, an Aylmer native, was the strength and conditioning coach for more than three dozen Western Mustang teams. He was one of two coaches […]
PHOTOS: 1,000 gather at Western University to protest for Palestine
About 1,000 people lined Western Road on Sunday afternoon near Western University to protest the school’s dismissal of a Muslim chaplain over comments posted to social media and to call for a ceasefire in the deepening conflict between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen:
The Israeli-Hamas war half a world away is fueling tension at Western University.
The Israel-Hamas war half a world away is fuelling tension at Western University. With news breaking that a Muslim chaplain on campus was dismissed by the school, just as students placed posters of Israelis captured and held hostage by Hamas after the Oct. 7 attack only to have them taken down, Western University pressed a […]
PHOTOS: Western University’s 322nd convocation
It’s cap-and-gown time at Western University as the school’s 322nd convocation ceremonies kicked off on Wednesday, and continue until Friday.
Western University power plant operators strike, block city buses from campus
Western University’s operating engineers hit the picket line Thursday morning, striking for what they consider fair wages amidst a staffing shortage, their union says.