June 9, 2016 / Vol. 52 No. 19 westernnews.ca PM 41195534 Western’s newspaper of record since 1972 ‘ Meant to do this’ Young alumna bringing realism back to the art world story // pages 11-13 EMILY COPELAND // CHARCOAL DRAWING OF A BEATLES VINYL University moves Homecoming to quell Broughdale street party BY JASON WINDERS “As Western’s president and as a parent, my great- and are occurring with more frequency and severity est concern is the safety of our students,” Western in university and college towns and cities throughout President Amit Chakma said. “University administration, North America, Western officials said. However, police he time has come for “decisive action” regard- London Police Service, Middlesex-London Emergency describe the Broughdale party as a “powder keg” – that ing a particularly notorious street party that has Management Services, City of London officials and it is only a matter of “when” not “if” someone is killed marred official Homecoming celebrations and “I would rather hospital medical staff have held several meetings on or seriously injured. frustrated university and city officials in recent this issue and we all share concerns this street party Deakin admitted she was “not happy” with the timing Tyears, two top university officials told Senate Friday be standing here has escalated to such levels that more decisive action of the Homecoming changes. Her preference would afternoon. is required. have been to address the issue immediately after last “Whatever is said to me today, I am fine with it,” said talking about this “Some people have described moving the date as a year’s event. However, her first meeting on Homecom- Janice Deakin, Provost and Vice-President (Academic). now than next radical solution – moving the date is not a radical soli- ing 2015 was seven months later on April 21, when she “But I would rather be standing here talking about this tion. We are not cancelling Homecoming; we are trying huddled with university officials from Advancement, now than next year after we have a student who has year after we have to protect it.” Alumni, Housing, Student Experience, Registrar, Cam- been killed, a family’s life destroyed.” Despite the university’s “best efforts” to dissuade stu- pus Community Police Service and Communications On May 31, Western officials announced this year’s a student who dents from attending the party on Broughdale Avenue, and Public Affairs. Homecoming celebration has been moved to Saturday, a neighbourhood adjacent to Western’s campus, it has “At that meeting, I thought we were going to be Oct. 22, in an effort to address a variety of concerns has been killed, become an unsafe environment in the eyes of many. discussing some kind of incremental changes to Home- associated with an unsanctioned street party on Brough- Attracting as many as 10,000 young people, this event coming,” Deakin told Senators. “Instead, I was faced dale Avenue. ‘Homecoming Saturday’ will feature a a family’s life has involved not only Western students, but others who with our campus police saying to me this cannot go on football-centric experience for participants. Previously destroyed.” have no connection to the university, including busloads as it has gone on. Incremental change is not going to planned faculty reunions, as well as the Alumni Awards from other universities, high school students, as well as satisfy the dangers we face.” of Merit and Golden Anniversary dinners, will still take - Janice Deakin individuals police have identified as having “criminal The numbers from last year seem to bear out that place as originally planned on Reunion Weekend, Sept. Provost and histories.” 30-Oct. 2. Vice-President (Academic) These kinds of parties are not unique to London HOMECOMING // CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 2 westernnews.ca Western News June 9, 2016 westernnews.ca Western News June 9, 2016 3 Governance Research BEST BETS Chakma: Attack Visit the Western Events Calendar at Secrets of Small Wonders unlocked www.events.westernu.ca for a full look at the week ahead. Western News (ISSNO316- 8654), a publication of West- serves as a ern University’s Department of Communications and Public 8:30 - 11 p.m., Cronyn Observatory Affairs, is published every Thurs- JUNE 11 | day throughout the school year and operates under a reduced reminder that schedule during December, May, June, July and August. An award-winning weekly news- paper and electronic news ser- work remains vice, Western News serves as the university’s newspaper of record. The publication traces its roots to The University of Western Ontario Newsletter, a BY JASON WINDERS has been a member of the English CRONYN OBSERVATORY PUBIC NIGHTS one-page leaflet-style publica- and Writing Studies program since The Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory is open every Saturday evening tion which debuted on Sept. he began his PhD in 2012. He is during the months June, July, and August from 8:30 to 11 p.m. 23, 1965. The first issue of the ondemning the down- currently writing a dissertation on Western News, under found- town London attack on the grotesque and 20th-century ing editor Alan Johnston, was Western student Moham- American novels. published on Nov. 16, 1972 JUNE 14 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., McIntosh Gallery replacing the UWO Times and mad Sharifi in the “stron- In a letter to his department, | Western Times. Today, West- Cgest possible terms,” Western English and Writing Studies Chair ern News continues to provide President Amit Chakma called on Bryce Traister reaffirmed “our timely news, information and the university community to con- community’s commitment to an a forum for discussion of post- tinue working toward a more inclu- ethic of inclusivity, welcome and secondary issues in the campus and broader community. sive institution and, in turn, society. recognition of difference.” “This is an important occasion He continued, “Mo Sharifi con- to remind ourselves tinues to be a val- of, and to reiterate ued and respected Western’s steadfast colleague, scholar WESTERN NEWS commitment to and friend of West- FARMERS’ MARKET WesternNews.ca the ideals of diver- ern English and Western’s Farmers’ Market offers a wide variety of fresh and local fruits, veg- Westminster Hall, Suite 360 sity, inclusivity and Writing. We honour etables and flowers right on campus. The market runs each Tuesday. 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