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- Send us the address of your blog, and let us know which category
it fits best: student (personal), alumni (personal) faculty/staff
(personal), professional (relating to work done on campus), special
projects, or other. It may also be helpful to let us know what department
or area you are associated with, and if you would like to send us
a description of your blog of up to 25 words, we can use that, too.
If you know of other weblogs affiliated with the Western community, send them along - with contact information if available as this is often an optional component of a weblog.
All submissions should be sent to mhoy6@uwo.ca.
Directory
With so many voices now making use of the Web, we want to give everyone access to the voices that are sharing the Western experience. With luck, we may see some cross-pollination and some new projects developed.
This directory is provided as a reference service only. The views of the weblog authors are their own and should not be taken to represent the University as a whole. Please respect the privacy of each author. Individuals whose weblogs are included in the Weblog Directory are subject to the terms of Western's Acceptable Use Agreement. Weblogs which include content which constitutes clear cases of abuse of the medium will be removed from the weblog directory.
Send us your blogs!
If you have a blog that you want us to feature, please email to:
Mathew Hoy
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Special Projects
Alternative Spring Break - Nicaragua 2009
Western posted daily updates from Nicaragua about the Western Alternative Spring Break program where students got to help locals with medical treatment and care. Western staff and students blogged about entire adventure and posted 308 photos to our Flickr page.
Dispatches: Africa (Western Heads East)
We are extremely pleased to present to you the Western Heads East (WHE) program, The University of Western Ontario's community response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. Started in Mwanza, Tanzania, WHE has spawned a sister project currently being set up in Oyugis, Kenya.
Discovering France
Paul Davenport, President Emeritus, provides a unique perspective on France in his weekly blog. Dr. Davenport retraces the student and alumni bike trips in the Loire Valley which he has led for the past five years. For art lovers, he will be providing insights from his course In the Footsteps of the Impressionists, which he teaches at Western and the University of Toronto. From cathedrals to castles, to Google maps and grapes, there's something for everyone in this blog.
Engineering our World
Five Western Engineering students will be interning in Africa this summer as part of Engineers Without Borders and Civil & Environmental Engineering's International Development Program. (more)
The Great Green North
The Great Green North explores the history of Canada's environmental movement. It is written by Ryan O'Connor, a PhD candidate in History at UWO.
Lake Naivasha
Through funding by IDRC we are starting the Lake Naivasha Sustainability Project. This is the first official trip. Drs. Irena Creed and Jane Bowles are visiting with faculty, stakeholders, and our 4 interns (Diego, Dane, Phaedra, and Rachel).
Luke in Ghana
Luke Brown is a long-term volunteer in Ghana with Engineers Without
Borders. He graduated from Engineering in 2005, and is doing a one-year
placement with EWB. He is supported by Western's EWB Chapter, and
this is the blog he uses to share his experiences with all of us
back home.
MedOutreach 2007
As an independent, student-run organization, MedOutreach strives to provide health care, comfort, and hope to those in need. Through the collaborative effort of nursing, dental and medical students, our team endeavours to improve the lives of Tanzanians through education, advocacy, and humanitarian work.
MedOutreach 2006
As an independent, student-run organization, MedOutreach strives to provide health care, comfort, and hope to those in need. Through the collaborative effort of nursing, dental and medical students, our team endeavours to improve the lives of Tanzanians through education, advocacy, and humanitarian work.
MedOutreach 2005
We are a group of seven medical, dentistry and nursing students at the University of Western Ontario, in London, ON Canada. We provide primary health care and education to underpriviliged communities in and around the city of Arusha, Tanzania over the summer.
NYO @ Western (Don Wright Faculty of Music)
We are students who are part of the National Youth orchestra this summer. We auditioned, along with many others from across Canada, for this great opportunity to gain experience as orchestral players. As you will read, we participate in a variety of activities each day to prepare us for our cross-country tour and for our futures.
OneWestern (includes
podcast, photoblog)
"ONE spot for everything WESTERN" (includes Podcast,
Photoblog, Great Links). Making
the students at Western aware of what is happening on
campus, in London and around
the world.
Purple Veggies
We are the veg*n social group at the Univesrity of Western Ontario!
Join us for cooking demos, discussions and our infamous potlucks!!
Rainbow Radio Network (CHRW)
The playlists for the RainbowRadioNetwork on Western's own CHRW 94.9 fm.
Student Experience Blog
Meet 2nd year students, Brendan and Vivian
Western Heads East (Autumn 2006)
We are two Canadian students from the University of Western Ontario, currently in the process of completing the third year of our Honours Bachlor of Arts in Media in the Public Interest. at the moment, we are in Mwanza, Tanzania as interns with Western Heads East.
Western Heads East (Jan - July 2005)
Western in Vindolanda
Classics @ Western has a brand new field school; the Vindolanda Field School. This is the pilot year and our 2 faculty members Dr. Elizabeth Greene and Dr. Alexander Meyer have taken 8 Western students on the dig. They have created a blog that they update at least twice daily with photo’s and commentary
Western in your World
Western in Your World is a blog to accompany the Off to Western event series hosted by Alumni Western each summer. Its aim is to engage both students and alumni during the summer months as incoming first-year students prepare for Western in the fall.
Western
Web Designer
This is your chance to stay up to date and comment on happenings, discoveries, and experiments by Western's web team.
Western in 5 Podcast blog
Welcome to Western in 5, our bi-weekly online news broadcast produced jointly by Western’s Department of Communications & Public Affairs and the Journalism program.
Western Professional
At Western
At Western is a weblog designed to collect your responses to campus news and issues. We will be posting items here from a variety of campus sources and asking for your feedback. We want to know what you think!
Biotron Experimental Climate Change Research Facility
The Biotron facility is a new interdisciplinary, experimental climate change research facility that is unique in Canada and will lead the way in biological research on an international scale.
Canadian Career Information (Career Services)
Find out about the latest online Canadian career information. I do the searching so you can do the surfing!
Centre for Transitional Justice and Post Conflict Resolution
Follow Centre researchers as they make sense of what's happening in post-conflict reconstruction and transitional justice.
Editor's Blog (Western Alumni Gazette)
Education Library
Weekly entries highlighting news, new resources, collections, services and other related items of interest to our teaching and research community.
Philosophy at Western
This is the blog of the Department of Philosophy at The University of Western Ontario where we share news about department events, research, grants, and more.
Teaching Support Centre
The Teaching Support Centre works collaboratively with faculty, graduate students, and staff to advance teaching and learning at The University of Western Ontario.
Thinking is hard work by Colleen
Thinking is hard work. It has taken me a very long time to learn this lesson. I used to imagine an idea and voila, it was a complete thought. But over time, I’ve learned that my immediate thoughts are anything but complete. So this blog is meant to be a place to think, share, evolve and revise ideas. It is a gathering and synthesis of thoughts from random sources of information.
Women's Studies Resources
A Weekly Bulletin maintained by Marg Sloan, Librarian for Women's Studies and Feminist Research
Faculty & Staff
Africa2007
Michelle's Habitat for Humanity Adventures in Madagascar....and other volunteer escapades...
Contributor's Relations 8.9 Blog
Department of Physics and Astronomy
A forum for discussions of physics and astronomy within and outside of the department
Digital History Hacks
Methodology for the infinite archive.
Eat Local London
Helping Londoners eat local.
Graeme Thomas Online
A blog for those who believe that when it comes to fitness, nutrition and their health - Good Enough Isn't.
Ecomyths
Ecomyths is a blog designed to help people think for themselves. Empirical data are contrasted with theories to examine axiomatic myths: ideas taken to be so well accepted that they don't need to be proven. It seeks to change ideas, correct fallacies and challenge dominant constructs by having people read, think and reflect for themselves about contemporary issues.
Faculty Tips and Quips
This site is designed for you the Faculty to post questions, answer questions, post tips, rants and or raves. This is your site, I will only respond if comments are posted. Please feel free to email me suggestions for topics!
Forest City Fashionista
A celebration of eye-catching street style in the Forest City
mariam's mental ramblings
Mariam Hamou's mental ramblings about the little things that matter in life.
Hi, I'm Mathew Hoy
Mathew Hoy's Tumblog covering computers, animation, illustration, video games, and other random ideas.
Old is the New New
Rob MacDougall's personal weblog. History, technology, and occasionally robots.
The Skwib
Mark A. Rayner's irregular and explosive weblog -- daily (mostly topical) satire
that is sometimes like The Onion and sometimes like Monty Python.
Student
42 (Public History)
Alexander Pitt (Public History)
A Little Scrapbook Therapy
Alesha is a part time UWO student. She posts scrapbooking and card making creations daily on her blog for your inspiration. Alesha also hosts crops that other students are welcome to attend - details are in the blog.
Broke Into the Old Apartment (Music)
A music student's lighthearted collection of personal thoughts, triumphs and struggles. Often you can find
links to James Medeiros' original recordings featuring voice, piano and guitar.
Bursting @ the Seams (Public History)
A Blog Exploring the Field of Public History
The Candian Frontier (Public History)
Carling Marshall (Public History)
Publis History Blog
corey everrett (Public History)
Coverfire (MSc program in the Computer Science)
Curiouser and Curiouser... (Public History)
My Adventures in blogging, digital and Public History
Curried Lambda: Geoff Wozniak's weblog (Graduate Studies, Computer
Science)
Musings on just about anything
devinjohnston.ca
Devin’s musings on current events and daily life.
Don't know much about history (Public History)
Drawing Parallels (Public History)
EmiLife (Love, Laugh, Learn)
Empty Dish (ACS)
Empty Dish dot com is a photo blog documenting
the life of a university student.
The Epic Abyss of Incredulity (Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry)
I'm
a medical student who enjoys randomness, humour and writing large-scale,
sweeping epics.
Fabulous, STAT! (Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry)
A med student blog that doesn't read like a textbook of clinical medicine or
a depressing account of how my soul slowly withers under the burdens of medical
educational experiences. Oh, and I'm gay, so that might contribute to some
interesting stories along the way, though it's not a big deal or the focus
of this blog.
Fish Who Cannot Dive (ACS)
Gary's Blog (Library and Information Science)
A Gentle Fuss (English)
Art, Politics, Religion, Comic Books; the
intemperate ramblings of a harmless drudge.
Graham Thomas Online
Head Tale: Yet Another Library Student's Blog
Jason Hammond's blog mainly focuses on Jason's experiences at UWO's Faculty of Media and Information Studies (FIMS) doing a Master of Library and Information Science degree. Various lists and assignments are all made quickly available via a link on the left side to "Jason's Unofficial Guide to Library School."
Historic Avenger (Public History)
histori*city (Public History)
History Bytes (Public History)
The Human Kindness Project (Philosophy)
The human kindness project is about helping people to become kinder to themselves and to one another in order to weave a better fabric for the people of this world.
Humility in History (Public History)
Hyperspace (Public History)
I'm Just Saying: Sarah Waugh's Public History Blog (Public History)
Infinite Musings (Public History)
Jaded and Frustrated (Biology)
Jayphive's room (Biology, Masters)
I am a new 1st year masters student in Biology, coping with moving to a new town,
with a flair for the verbose.
Justin Anisman (Law)
Life in 1L at UWO
Killer
Whale in a Box (Electrical Engineering)
19, budding engineer, scribble pad artist,
sober as a sparrow, obsessed audiophile with a dusty trunk full of
cheesy poems.
Law is Cool (Law)
Law Is Cool is a blog and podcast addressing issues related to law school and the legal field with a Canadian focus.
Legally Blogged
Ola! My name is Chris Crighton and I am a second year law student at Western. I was born in Scarborough, Ontario but spent my formative years in the magical land of Sarnia, Ontario. I completed my BA (English and History) at Western before starting at Western Law in the fall of 2007. With Legally Blogged I hope to give you a snapshot of what my life is like here at Western Law. I promise you that my accounts will be void of marketing lingo or other linguistic subterfuges. Read on.
Jen Reile: at home everywhere yet belonging nowhere; a traveler; lost in the nether stars; living a densely researched storied life most writers could only dream about while completing a Master of Library and Information Science.
Listen! Listen! Listen! (Music)
An MP3 music blog where you can listen to new songs and old favourites while you read about them.
Middle of Yesterday (Psychology)
Molly MacDonald (Public History)
musingslounge (Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry)
Welcome to the place I use to vent, to rant, and watch my life as it changes
here at Western for the next four years!
my thoughts... random & otherwise (Public History)
Nana Robinette - Public History 2007/2008 (Public History)
No Harm's Done (Public History)
Occupational Therapy placement in Barbados (Travel blog)
the pastime of past time (Public History)
Bryan Andrachuk's public history blog.
Public History Herstory (Public History)
Rain Makes Everything
Wet (Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry)
I'm a first year student in UWO Meds. My blog is pretty much
a very random collection of my thoughts and ideas and observations
about my life!
Thoughts on Public History (Public History)
Relocalize (Information and Media Studies)
Relocalization is a strategy to build societies based on the local production of food, energy and goods, and the local development of currency, governance and culture. The main goals of Relocalization are to increase community energy security, to strengthen local economies, and to dramatically improve environmental conditions and social equity.
Rebel Prince (Film and Anthropology)
Reflections on Public History (Public History)
Redune (includes photoblog)
Single Betty (personal blog)
This is for the Betty Crocker in every modern woman, the type of Betty who could probably make a batch of cupcakes from scratch, but would rather spend her time looking at the ceramic mixing bowls in Williams Sonoma, than actually use them. Today’s single Betty is independent, loves life and the people she keeps company with.
The Surreal Law School Life (Law)
A mixture of weekly musings and political half-assery.
Swimming Against the (Main)Stream Current |
(Social Science)
An oasis from the constant bombardment of modern (popular) culture, a chance to reflect on the socializing forces of the mainstream media.
That's What She Said (TWSS)
Turtles All the Way Down (Public History)
History for the 21st Century
Toban Black (Information and Media Studies)
In and from London, Ontario, Canada
Until the Sugar Melts (Philosophy and Biology)
This blog is about, well... whatever catches my interest, and that tends to include a quite diverse range of topics, including issues of ethics, epistemology, aesthetics, ecology, feminism, theology, and folklore.
We didn't start the fire... (Public History)
This blog will focus on my thoughts as they pertain to digital history, heritage, and the way the public understands and experiences history.
Welcome
to the Void (Math, Education)
The personal weblog/journal of a gay math major! See the trials
and tribulations of a student in the concurrent math and education
program. The difficulties encountered because of the strangeness
of his program to Western, because he is a gay student in education,
and more! Be prepared for rants and raves relating to school,
work and life in general. As well as reviews and commentary on
movies, books, music, tv and whatever else happens to come
his way.
Witty Yet Insightful Title (Public History)
Wudrick Blog (Law)
I'm a 2nd year student at Western Law - I blog mainly about politics and current
affairs, with a sprinkling of law and personal stuff.
Alumni
Ah, but this is life! (Paul Yeoman, BA (Hons.) '03,
University Students' Council President 2003-2004)
Thoughts/opinions/oddities/etc. Essentially an online home for my brain. Go figure.
an organized existence
Michelle Lynne Goodfellow's life as a professional organizer, featuring posts on organizing, lifestyle coaching, and eco-friendly living.
Assertagirl (includes photoblog)
As Canadian as Possible... under the circumstances
This is the personal blog of Paul Martin, a UWO alumni (MA 1995) who
is an Assistant Professor of English and, as of July 1, 2006, the Director
of Canadian Studies at the University of Vermont. He is also one of
the founders and operators of Northwest
Passages,
an online bookstore specializing solely in Canadian literature. The
blog focuses on Canadian books, the study of literature, intersections
between teaching and technology, and what it's like to be a Canadian
living in the United States.
Carolyne's pages of interest
These are things I think are interesting or things
I feel my regular readers will be interested in. Perhaps you will be
too. I am a female, Canadian, solo, corporate, chemistry, engineering,
professional librarian (with an engineering degree). Manager of the
Library at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada for the last 18 years.
donpeat.com
The Official Website of Don Peat, Canadian Journalist,
Living in Honduras.
emelgy
Visual art, illustrations and musings by Michelle Lynne Goodfellow.
Éminence Grise
Réflexions et interrogations sur ce qu'il se passe dans le monde des relations publiques au Québec et ailleurs par une consultante indépendante. Fidèle à la génération Trudeau dont je suis issue, je laisserai vagabonder mon esprit autant dans la langue de Shakespeare que dans la langue de Molière.
External Gateway to My Own Subconsciousness
Blog just about everything, Canadian politics, American foreign policies,
personal thoughts. Also serves as an artistic outlet for my photography.
Ghandi's Steakhouse
Random thoughts, rants and raves - many of them contradictory
the greener cleaner
Eco-friendly home cleaning tips gleaned from Michelle Lynne Goodfellow's eight-year adventure as a former owner-operator of an eco-friendly home-cleaning business in London, Ontario.
Hani Qassim
I've always been a traveler and an activist in world
NGO events. Whether it in open-source NGO's or or my recent visit to
Iraq, I blog all my adventures in my journey for a better world. I feel
Western is always my home and I am purple wherever I roam.
Highway 401 Blog
Highway
401 Blog was started by a Western polisci student dividing his time
between London & Ottawa; posting reflects blogger's studies
in urban issues while at UWO.
Kevin Airgid's Vanity Blog
The blog no-one reads, but me.
Kevin Airgid is UWO Visual Arts grad. He has worked in the advertising industry
for giants such as Ford and Chevrolet. In the past few years he has started his
own company Airgid Media Inc, clients include Lexus, CBC News, Amnesty International.
laurakishimoto.ca
You know you're a computer/music/math geek when...
Necessity's Adventures - BA'75 (English) and MEd'86
Atlantic Crossing & Cruising the Med
An Ontarian in Newfoundland
I'm an English professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland. This blog
is my way of keeping in touch with people -- giving friends and family the
option of checking up on me at their leisure without the annoyance of frequent
lengthy mass emails.
Playing in the Dirt
Gardening in Bowmanville, Ontario
pleasure pure madmen know
Sometimes satirical, sometimes serious look at world events.
Random Access Mazar
Rochelle Mazar is a librarian at the UTM. She blogs about emerging technologies
and their pedagogical uses, library issues, current events, and her
research and writing.
Pursuit Coach (Life Coach)
Reconnecting
Weblog of Ruth Demitroff's (née Stewart), Arts '73.
shumans.com
Business, media and technology blog and articles by Shuman Ghosemajumder (Computer Science '96).
Sue's Views on the News
Comments on social inequality and gender issues in the news. Sue McPherson, HBA Sociology '93
Vancouver Law Librarian Blog
Points of interest to the West Coast
Law Librarian. Highlighted sources on KM, Web Development, and Law
Library Management.
Other
Koyaanisqatsi
In these times of fractured communication, maybe this
blog at least
will become part of a single, joining thread?
Martin Carter, Guyana's Greatest Poet
The London Fog
Documenting the continuing mismanagement of London, Ontario by its people and
municipal government.
UWO Community friends (157 LiveJournal community members)
Western Film Blog
Western Film is UWO's on-campus Movie Theatre, owned and operated by the University Student's Council. This blog is dedicated to discussions about movies, movie theatres and the film business in general. Your host for the evening will be James Waite, the Western Film Co-ordinator and lifelong movie buff.
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Featured Weblogs
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference
The goal of the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference is to provide Aboriginal leaders and policy makers a chance to become aware of the implications of this research for both public policy and Aboriginal peoples across Canada. We posted 88 photos from this conference to our Flickr page.
Alternative Spring Break - Nicaragua 2009
Western posted daily updates from Nicaragua about the Western Alternative Spring Break program where students got to help locals with medical treatment and care. Western staff and students blogged about entire adventure and posted 308 photos to our Flickr page.
