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December 1, 2005

Source: University of Western Ontario:
http://communications.uwo.ca/media_newsroom/story.html?listing_id=20334

Of Interest - Anniversary of Wind Tunnel and Montreal Massacre Memorials

ondon, ON. - The following items may be Of Interest.

  • WIND TUNNEL AT WESTERN TURNS 40...

    The Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory was established in 1965, to
    assist industry in determining the impact of wind on structures. Since
    then, studies on more than 700 structures from around the world have
    been carried out in the lab. Some examples include the CN Tower, the
    Trump Tower in New York, and the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. On
    Friday, December 2, tours of the Wind Tunnel will be open to the public
    from 2 to 4 p.m. in celebration of the facility's 40th birthday.

    For more information, please contact Allison Stevenson, Communications
    Officer, Faculty of Engineering, at (519) 661-2111 ext. 82917.

    MONTREAL MASSACRE MEMORIALS...

    Events on campus Tuesday, December 6 in memory of the victims of the
    Montreal Massacre, which took place 16 years ago:

    " Women In Engineering will host a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in Spencer
    Engineering Building, room 1059. Guest speaker Constable Kelly Harvey,
    a Western police officer, will discuss her experience working in a
    male-dominated field and positive steps in ending violence against
    women. The ceremony will include a candle-lighting ceremony for victims
    of the massacre and for Lynda Shaw, a Western student who was murdered
    in 1990 near Highway 401.

    " Canada's only university-level women's college, Brescia University
    College, will host its annual Ritual for Remembering at noon in the
    auditorium, with guest speaker, women's rights activist, Rashmi Bhat.

    " Western's CHRW 94.9 FM is presenting Women's Voices All Day, an
    all-day radio program featuring women talking about women's issues.
    Female artists from the community will be at the station to participate
    in interviews, discussions and acoustic performances.

    " The University Students' Council, in conjunction with The Women's
    Issues Network and President's Committee for the Safety of Women on
    Campus is hosting a speaker from Changing Ways at 2 p.m. in the
    University Community Centre atrium. Changing Ways is an educational
    service for men who are abusive. A male choir will perform.

    - 30 -

    For more information on any of the above items, please contact Christine
    Roulston, Communications and Public Affairs, at (519)661-2111 ext.
    85165.

    Media Newsroom is updated daily by the Media Relations staff at the Department of Communications and Public Affairs.


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