Month: March 2015

  • Brescia hopefuls talk the talk and walk the walk

    Brescia hopefuls talk the talk and walk the walk

    Who runs the world?  Well, it could be the girls descending on to Brescia this weekend. On Saturday, young women from across the globe are gathering at Brescia for a shot at a one-year scholarship that covers room and board at Brescia University College. Nearly 50 contestants in grades 11 and 12 from as far as…

  • London gets set to really clean up

    London gets set to really clean up

    Imagine picking up soggy cigarette butts people carelessly flick to the ground and making a tally of each one. Some Londoners make a habit of it. And they’re willing to collect and count more than just butts. Plastic bags, bottle caps, coffee cups and soda cans also form part of the fun. Each year, they participate in…

  • Hundreds hacking Western this weekend

    Hundreds hacking Western this weekend

      What would you say if you were told you had 36 hours to start and finish a software or hardware project? This weekend, about 300 people are going to do exactly that, at Hack Western, the first hackathon to take place at Western University. “We ended up getting a ton of people applying,” said…

  • Western water week winds down on campus

    Western water week winds down on campus

    Water Week at Western is drying up. The annual three-day event hosted by EnviroWestern ends Friday.  Volunteers have been in the University Community Centre educating students about responsible water conservation through displays, games, and guest speakers. “The ultimate goal is to ultimately reach out to students and just get them thinking about the different aspects…