Business major Melissa Li enjoys a free portrait by artist James Masse during UWindsor Welcome activities Thursday outside Dillon Hall.
Sep 11th, 2015
Orientation week in Windsor is a lot more fun than in his native Italy, says Marco Gerini Romagmoli.
A masters student in the joint automotive engineering program with Politecnico di Torino, he arrived in Canada this week and enjoyed a few games during the Adrenaline Rush inflatable carnival Thursday outside Dillon Hall.
“In Torino, it’s just work, work, work,” he said between taking swings with a sponge bat at an air-powered baseball simulation. “This is a nice start to our time in Windsor.”
Hundreds of students participated in the UWindsor Welcome event, which offered free food and activities along with prizes and info booths. The week culminates Saturday, with a family-friendly tailgate party outside the south campus stadium in anticipation of the Lancer football game against the Carleton Ravens at 1 p.m.
In addition to a complimentary barbecue, the party will feature live entertainment, face painting, games, and giveaways. New students will have a chance to win prizes including up to $3,000 in tuition, sponsored by the Alumni Association.
Members of the Lancer women’s soccer team join civilians for a friendly game of human foosball. The squad’s home opener comes Friday, September 11, against the Waterloo Warriors at 6 p.m. on Alumni Field. Men play at 8 p.m. Find more photos of Adrenaline Rush on the UWindsor Facebook page.
Director Gordon McCall says the University Players season opener, “Anna in the Tropics,” pulses with a Latin beat.
Sep 11th, 2015
University Players will open its 2015-16 theatre season on September 25 with the sensual, poetic and moving play, Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz. Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the show runs through October 4 in the Essex Hall Theatre.
It’s 1929 Florida, in a humid Cuban-American cigar factory. Cigars are still rolled by hand and lectors are hired to read to the illiterate workers. When the handsome new lector begins to read aloud from the classic Anna Karenina, imaginations and passions ignite, changing lives forever.
“Anna in the Tropics pulses with a Latin beat,” says director Gordon McCall. “Its hypnotic language, remarkable characters and immersion into the world of the lost cigar factories of Ybor City is magically intertwined with the great Russian love story of Tolstoy’s classic Anna Karenina. The play floats through the night like a hot summer Tampa breeze and pulls you into its salsa dancer’s heart.”
Anna in the Tropics contains mature themes and situations.
Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. On Sunday, September 27, a “Talk Back” discussion with the director and actors will follow the performance. Tickets may be ordered online at www.UniversityPlayers.com or by phoning 519-253-3000, ext. 2808.
Hot soup—along with sandwiches, salads and more—grace the menu of the coffee shop in the St. Clair Centre for the Arts, the University’s first restaurant partner in the downtown area.
Sep 11th, 2015
Campus Services has partnered with St. Clair College’s Centre for the Arts to open its doors to UWindsor students, faculty and staff.
The second-floor coffee shop has become Food Services’ first restaurant partner in the downtown area. It will accept UwinCASH, UWindsor meal plan cards or the Employee Payroll Deduction Plan at the food outlet, located across Pitt Street from the Pitt/Ferry Building.
The outlet is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday and serves hot and cold beverages, pastries, a limited breakfast selection, made-to-order sandwiches, salads and soup and a daily lunch feature.
In addition, the Windsor Family Health Team in room B104 of the St. Clair Centre for the Arts will provide health services at a location convenient for both students and staff of the UWindsor downtown campus. These services supplement those provided by Student Health Services on the main campus.
Find more information, including hours of operation, contact numbers, and a list of services for members of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) and fees for non-members, on the St. Clair College website.
Sep 11th, 2015
A kick-off event Thursday welcomed students, faculty and employees to the city centre, and introduced a website listing dozens of discounts from members of the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association.
“The University of Windsor is grateful to the Downtown Windsor BIA for rolling out the red carpet as our students, faculty and staff take up occupancy of their new home at the Pitt-Ferry intersection,” said Alan Wildeman, president of the University of Windsor. “This is a historic moment for the University as we join St. Clair College in the downtown. The BIA’s enthusiasm sends a strong message to the broader community that there is a big change afoot downtown.”
The association’s chair, Larry Horwitz, called the event a terrific opportunity to show university and college students the eateries, shops and entertainment options the downtown has to offer.
“The University and College campuses will further enhance downtown Windsor’s revitalization, contribute to its convivial quality of life, and be significant generators of economic impact in the city centre,” Horwitz said.
The discount listing, www.downtownwindsorcoupons.ca, features coupons that can be either printed or displayed on a smart phone. Redemption requires the presentation of student, faculty or employee ID.
An enhancement of the Campus Bookstore’s price matching policy has the potential to save students money on their texts, says marketing coordinator Martin Deck.
“Previously, we offered to match prices on textbooks with our online competitors amazon.ca and chaptersindigo.ca, but it was always up to the student to do the research, find the lowest price, print up the quote and ask for a price match at our cash register,” he says.
“This September, for the first time, we are pre-emptively price matching over 30 textbooks. We have done the research, found the lowest price and we have marked down textbooks across a wide range of departments. Most of the savings will benefit first-year students, but we have tried to spread the markdowns across the years as well.”
Depending on the title, the savings range from 75 cents to more than $30 per book, with most markdowns between $10 and $20. It is part of the store’s commitment to students save on course materials, which Deck terms “5 Ways to Save”:
- Selling used textbooks;
- Buying used textbooks from students;
- Offering guaranteed buyback on a selection of titles;
- Matching prices with online retailers; and
- Offering free shipping within Ontario on web orders over $100.
The buyback is more popular than ever, says Deck.
“We will set a new record this September. Folks are lined up 25 deep to sell their books back to the Campus Bookstore.”
Everyone who sells a used text is entered into a draw for an ASUS VivoTab Note 8 tablet computer.
Another promotion offers one of two Toshiba laptop computers—with a ballot for each customer until the September 30 draw.
And finally, the Windsor Family Credit Union is offering its student clients a 10 percent discount on purchases at the Campus Bookstore to a maximum of $500—at a savings of up to $50.
Sep 11th, 2015
Any student dreaming of a safer campus—and a fuller resumé—should volunteer for Walksafe, says coordinator Zach Murray.
The program provides volunteers to accompany students, employees or visitors after dark to their vehicles or homes, on- or off-campus.
“It is a fact that 100 percent of Walksafe volunteers considered it the best thing they’ve ever done,” Murray says. “Volunteering with Walksafe also makes a nice addition to your co-curricular transcript.”
To inquire about volunteering, e-mail walksafe@uwindsor.ca. To request a safe walking escort, dial 0 from any campus phone, or 519-253-3000, ext. 3504. Learn more on the program’s Facebook page.