The Gazette | 2009

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Western’s bird tunnel a world’s first

A new bird tunnel has opened at Western to complete the new Advanced Facility for Avian Research. The new facility is the only closed-loop hypobaric bird wind tunnel in the…

PETA protests turkey treatment

According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, buying turkey leads to the mistreatment of Canada’s favourite Thanksgiving bird. As noted by the Turkey Farmers of Canada, Thanksgiving is…

Two Hours Traffic still humble despite success

Two Hours Traffic is a band stuck in limbo. The Charlottetown-based quartet was short-listed for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize for their album Little Jabs, but didn’t make the final…

Rally For Change

In response to recent hate crimes in the City, London’s LGBTTQ2 community held a rally at Victoria Park last night. The rally invited all Londoners to unite and call for…

Sloth and excess guilty for obesity

I find the plague of obesity in North America disgusting. Our lust for taste, our lack of willpower, our laziness — all these factors have combined to make humans the fattest,…

Schulich not sold on new interview method

Mini interviews are deemed to be a good indicator of applicants’ abilities by a number of Canadian medical schools. The Multiple Mini Interview, initiated by the Michael G. DeGroote School…

Western Hospitality Services is making a statement with their new efforts to promote sustainability. Amidst a series of other changes this summer, Hospitality Services changed the signs on garbage bins…

Arts & Life

Anastasia comes to life on Grand Theatre stage

This evening London will be graced by the performance of Ballet Jörgen Canada’s Anastasia. The ballet is a one-night show that will feature a personal twist on a classic story,…