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A jazzy kind of night
If a pin dropped right now, you’d hear it. Despite seating almost three dozen students with instruments in hand, Room 104 in Western University’s Don Wright Faculty of Music building is unusually quiet. But tonight, the silence hangs heavy with anticipation, and soon the room will erupt into a flutter of melody. The Worst Pop…
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Taking care of a building… and people
Stan Szapiel stands atop a step ladder manoeuvring a long tube light into place. “Ah c’mon baby!” he said one Friday, just before finally snapping it into the socket. As the light flickers on, Szapiel climbs down and heads back to the storage room with the old light. Szapiel, 49, is a caretaker in the…
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Bookstore busy all year long
Inside the University Community Centre bookstore early one Friday afternoon, employees stand behind the information desk working on computers. Shoppers meander through the aisles amid the sound of clicking keyboards. “Jane Doran,” said one of the employees looking around the store, “she’s around here somewhere. She’s always busy.” “Jane, can you come to the information…
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uMentioned issues? Students open up on Facebook page
Poetry, love confessions and personal testimonials – anything goes on the uMentioned Western Facebook page. And all with complete anonymity. Each post is an act of trust. Each represents faith in a complete stranger. And so far it seems to be working. On a campus of more than 30,000 students, these anonymous Facebook posts have…