UWindsor student wins gold in Vancouver
By Michal Tellos
News Editor
March 3, 2010
In the wake of all the Olympic excitement, students and faculty alike may not have heard that one of those 14 gold medals earned came from UWindsor’s own Tessa Virtue.
 Virtue, a psychology student, earned the gold medal in ice dancing with her partner Scott Moir.
Originally from London, Virtue now attends UWindsor, while maintaining her training facilities in Canton, Michigan.
In the three-part competition, the pair immediately impressed the judges and became, naturally, the fan favourites.
The pair was in second after the first event, the compulsory dance, behind a Russian pair. Russia has traditionally dominated ice dancing, and Virtue and Moir became the first North American pair to take the gold. Additionally, they are the youngest pair in history to win.
However, the last two events – the original dance and the free dance – were unquestionably dominated by the Canadian pair, who hopped into first place after the second stage, and stayed there for the rest of the competition.
Winning the silver medal were Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White, friends, rivals, and training partners of Virtue and Moir.
Prior to leaving for Vancouver, Virtue said she was “thrilled” to know that people across campus were rooting for her. >>
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Eight iMac computers coming to CAW Centre
By Michal Tellos
News Editor
March 3, 2010
Within the next few weeks, the CAW Centre will be home to eight new iMac computers, courtesy of the UWSA.
 The purchase was approved by the UWSA’s board of directors last week, and the computers will likely serve as replacements for the current Sun Ray terminal on the upstairs level of the CAW.
Despite the obviously higher price of iMacs than PCs, UWSA vice-president university affairs Robert Woodrich said that the purchase is a wise one for several reasons.
“Apple computers will require less maintenance relative to PCs, the cost relative to performance is low, I was able to save money by finding refurbished machines, there are already dozens of PCs in the building, the iMacs will consume relatively little physical space and will be easier to secure than many PCs, and UWindsor offers an abundance of software for Macs,” he said.
The money for the computers is coming from a UWSA fund called Student Oriented Computing Resource, which, as the title suggests, exists solely for purchasing student oriented computing resources. The fund was established in the early 1990s.
Users often have trouble with Apple products when first learning how to use them, but Woodrich said that those who prefer PCs can use them at the University Computer Centre.>>
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Wildeman to host another town-hall meeting next week
By Leanna Roy
Lance Writer
March 3, 2010
On Tuesday March 9 Alan Wildeman, president of the University of Windsor will be holding a student town hall meeting in the Ambassador Auditorium in the CAW Centre from noon to 1:30 p.m.
The meeting will consist of an informal presentation followed by a question and answer period to discuss key issues impacting the university and to allow students to ask questions important to them.
In his efforts to reach out to the student voice, Wildeman has introduced these meetings as something that will occur on a regular basis.
The president has expressed that connecting with the students is key to creating a successful university agenda. Wildeman maintains that “it’s vital for the president to be out there developing relationships of trust that help us go forward.”
Due to the lack of attendance at the last student town hall meeting, attendance at this upcoming event is crucial for it to successfully and fully benefit the student body.
“I hope that the people will see it as an opportunity to ask questions to gain a better sense of what I do,” said Wildeman, “students are really central to what the university is doing.”
Wildeman's correspondence with the university’s students shows as he plans to discuss what is invariably on most students’ minds. Money.
“I want to talk about how the university’s budget is deprived and I would like to talk about the importance of grants and government funding,” Wildeman stated.>>
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