Big five plan bad for UWindsor grad programs By Michal Tellos
News Editor September 16, 2009 A new system of national policies for post-secondary education, if adopted, could seriously harm graduate and doctoral studies at UWindsor.
 On July 28, Maclean’s magazine published an article that resulted from a 90-minute interview with Canada’s “big five” university presidents.
The big five is an informal group of Canadian schools consisting of the universities of British Columbia, Alberta, Toronto, Montreal, and McGill University.
In the article, the big five, tired of a world where all schools are equal, outline a detailed plan that would radically restructure post-secondary education in Canada. >> | If you build a field of greens, will the people come? By Michal Tellos
News Editor September 16, 2009 The new school year most likely marks the beginning of major dietary changes for thousands of out-of-town students.
 There are things you can do - as well as things that you do but shouldn’t - to keep up a healthy lifestyle.
According to Sarah Woodruff Atkinson, a human kinetics professor specializing in healthy eating, there are a few things that have profound effects upon the nutrition received by students.
The notion of social eating, or eating with groups of friends, can affect both the amount of food one eats, as well as the types of foods consumed.
Alcohol can have a two-pronged negative effect as well. >> | Assumption Church announces plans for major renovations By Michal Tellos
News Editor September 16, 2009 A big piece of local history will soon be getting an even bigger make over.
A new partnership between the City of Windsor, the University of Windsor, and Assumption Church, announced on Sunday, Sept. 14, will hopefully change the way the church looks and make it more sustainable in the future.
The Assumption Heritage Trust Master Plan Concept, created by The MBTW Group Watchorn Architects Inc., will include a new interactive heritage centre, a new sacristy, ecologically friendly upgrades around the entire property, and several new public gardens, including one dedicated to mothers.
The initiative will attempt to balance sustainability with an environmentally friendly campus.
The project quickly gained political endorsement from local MPs Brian Masse and Jeff Watson, with Masse stating that Assumption Church “represents the history of Canada.” >> |
