All posts by Editorial Board
Becoming the lord of your land
Moving season is less than a month away for students, and while it can be an exciting time, it’s also a time when students need to be vigilant about renting. While most landlords are honest and not looking to take ... Read More »
University Students’ Council report card
These are The Gazette’s annual report cards for the University Students’ Council executives. Calculations were based upon feedback received from 54 members of council. Councillors, senators and governance members were asked to grade each executive member, while coordinators and commissioners ... Read More »
Future of Lance deserves more than cursory glance
The Lance, the weekly student newspaper for the University of Windsor, was informed quite suddenly last week they had published their last issue, after the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance voted to temporarily cease the printing of the publication before ... Read More »
Two-Headed Tuesday: You can(‘t) put a price on fame
Nicole Gibillini Deputy Editor Facebook is charging users to message celebrities? I’m sorry, what? That seems a bit unreasonable. But let’s calm down for a second. Facebook’s most recent money-grabbing attempt is only in the experimental phase right now—one the ... Read More »
A digital dilemma
A software engineering student recently started a petition against the requirement of hardcopy assignment submissions in the engineering department. At first thought, it may seem like the university is behind the curve by still accepting hardcopy assignments. Are we simply ... Read More »
Hazing not to be confused with tradition
When engineering students from Ryerson University asked members of their class to strip, lay on a frozen pond and crawl across the ice, they were told it was part of a larger tradition. What they weren’t told was that a ... Read More »
Head to Head: Earth Hour
Brent Holmes Arts & Life Editor Started in 2007 in Australia by the World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour came and passed this Saturday with shamefully little notice by Western students and the Canadian population—photos from Toronto show that many in ... Read More »
Hiring changes hard on sophs
The Orientation Planning Committee has implemented one of the most ill-conceived and poorly applied changes to the soph application process to date. Their attempt to improve soph selection, which had been criticized as cliquey and biased, has gaping holes in ... Read More »
Two-Headed Tuesday: Show me the money — paper vs. plastic
Cam Parkes Managing Editor As a recent graduate, I’ve grown accustomed to complaining about my lack of funds over the past four years or so. Never did it cross my mind a time would come when I was complaining about ... Read More »
Fee increase warrants discussion
After many hours of debate Wednesday night, the University Students’ Council narrowly defeated a motion to impose a three-year freeze on increasing the $77.46 base student fee. Instead, council approved a motion to implement regular audits of USC operations and ... Read More »
Keep calm and don’t riot
We’re approaching the one-year anniversary of the St. Patrick’s Day Fleming Drive riots and the city of London is anxiously holding their breath, hoping this year doesn’t produce a sequel. But after flaming cars and countless arrests, the London police ... Read More »
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