NOVEMBER Newsletter 2026 Newsletter 2026
Events Events
November 2
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November 13
AHSC General Meeting #4 6:30 - 8 PM | UC 2105
Indigenous Veterans Day
Minorities and Philosophy Colloquium Series: Transgender in the Time of Trump 3:30 - 5 PM | Weldon Library, Scholars Lab Speaker: Talia Mae Bettcher
Philosophical Briefing Series: The Cognitive and Representational Roles of Intentionality 12:30 - 1:30 PM | STVH 1145 Speaker: Angela Mendelovici
WUFS: Film Pitching Competition 7 - 9 PM | UC 1401 Interested in film and love hearing people’s up-and-coming ideas? If so, everyone is welcome to come watch aspiring screenwriters and student filmmakers compete in pitching their films! Snacks and soft drinks provided!
GSWS Visiting Speakers Series 12 - 1:30 PM | FNB 2240 Speaker: Dr. Gala Rexer Drawing on her new book, Demographic Anxieties: Bodies, Borders, and Reproductive Injustice in Palestine/Israel, Rexer examines how reproductive healthcare is shaped by settler colonialism and demographic politics in Palestine/Israel.
November 3 UCC - Vintage on the Block 11 AM - 6 PM | Mustang Lounge A clothing market hosted by Dugout Vintage! Shop from thousands of vintage items right on campus including clothing, jewelry, and more! Recipes for Story Telling 5 - 6:30 PM | Jim Good Room (UC 3100) Co-Hosted by Lisa Ko (Writer-in-Residence) and Cadence McGuillicuddy (Student Writer-inResidence), come out to this creative writing workshop to learn how food can isnpire your writing, explore how the “ingredients” of a good story come together, and enjoy some delicious cookies! USC Movie Night: Obsession 7 PM | McKellar Theatre, UCC 2nd Floor Amazing Race Charity 1 - 3 PM | Location TBD
November 6 The Politics of Plato’s Charmides: Socratic Self Knowledge for You and Me 5 PM | Dante Lenardon Hall (DL) 112, King’s University College Speaker: Cecilia Li, Huron University College Assistant Professor
Fall Preview Day 9 AM - 4 PM
November 10 Writing Essay Exams 12:30 - 1:30 PM | Online In this FREE online seminar, learn how to prepare useful study notes to help you write a well-structured and analytical essay exam and sharpen your writing skills! Online registration required.
November 16
November 11
AHSC General Meeting #5 6:30 - 8 PM | UC 2105
Battle of the Bands 8 - 11 PM | The Spoke, UCC
November 18
Rememberance Day Write Now! Creative Writers Speaker Series featuring Alissa Hatman 3:30 - 5 PM | UCC 37 Hear Sift author Alissa Hattman share her writing and creative insights. Philosophy Film Night: Ex Machina 6 - 9 PM | UC 3220 (subject to change) Where is the line drawn between human and machine? Join us for a thought-provoking movie night featuring Alex Garland's "ex machina", an exploration of A.I., consciousness, and power dynamics. Together we will question reality, morality, and what it really means to be human.
Write Now! Creative Writers Speaker Series featuring Nisha Patel & Mathew James Weigel 3:30 - 5 PM | UCC 37 Hear award-winning writers Nisha Patel and Mathew James Weigel discuss their craft. Membership Launch 3 - 4 PM | UC 2110 The AHSC Mentorship Program Launch Event is officially here! If you signed up, come meet your mentor/mentee and the rest of the community! If you haven’t signed up but are still interested, come learn more about the program and our events for the year! RSVP at the link in bio for @ahscwesternu or @fya_ahsc
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November 23 Book exchange & Coffee social 3 - 5 PM | UC (room number TBD) Bring a book, take a book! What better to get on the mood for fall than a good book, coffee, and pastries? Join us at UC and bring any books you would like to trade!
November 25 Write Now! Creative Writers Speaker Series featuring Andrew F. Sullivan 3:30 - 5 PM | UCC 37 Hear award-nominated author Andrew F. Sullivan discuss his writing experience!
November 27 Knowledge of Language: Perspectives from Sign and Gesture Studies 3:30 - 5 PM | STVH 1145 Speaker: Endre Begby, Professor of Philosophy at Simon Fraser University
November 30 AHSC General Meeting #6 6:30 - 8 PM | UC 2105
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November 14 @ 11:59 PM KINO Submissi ons Due! Passionate about f ilm
and writing abou t f ilms? KINO: The Western Un dergraduate Film Studies Journal is accepting paper submissions! See more informatio about the submis n sion page and req uirements on the ir prof ile: @kinow esternu (IG).
November 30 Withdrawing F rom Courses D eadline Last day to withd raw from
a Fall 12-week co resulting in a gra urse de of ‘WDN’ (wit hdrawn, without academic penalty ). Course withdra wals after this da will appear on a te transcript with a grade of ‘F.