All posts by Jesica Hurst
Employment on the rise
Even though the jobs Canada lost during the 2008 recession have since been recovered, a recent study released by Statistics Canada explained they have been recovered in industries different than where they originally were. According to the study, conducted by ... Read More »
Breaking the cycle: Project highlights relationship violence
After working as a residence advisor and then as a full-time professional out of the Office of Residence Education and Programs at Western’s Housing Department, Cameron Arksey, a Western graduate and managing director of the London-based creative services agency WARPAINT ... Read More »
Printing papers provokes digital petition
Some professors at Western have moved toward a more digital approach of teaching, embracing tools such as email and OWL as a way to accept assignment submissions. However, some departments, such as software engineering, still require a hard copy of ... Read More »
Do-it-yourself gaming: New app allows users to create mobile games
Have you ever had a great idea for a mobile game, but couldn’t create it because you don’t know anything about programming or graphic design? If so, GamePress might be for you. Created by a three-person team based in London, ... Read More »
USC: Peer Support Centre a big success
At the University Students’ Council’s annual general meeting last Wednesday, Myuri Komaragiri, vice-president campus issues for the USC, gave a review of the Peer Support Centre’s first academic year at Western. According to Komaragiri, progress at the centre, which was ... Read More »
USC elects vice-presidents
Vice-president finance Spencer Brown, a fourth-year civil and environmental engineering student, ran for the position of vice-president finance for the University Students’ Council against three opponents, Chris Leung, Fahad Khan and Pearl Kwan. Brown—who has been an engineering councillor for the ... Read More »
Police warn of foot patrol fake
Western’s Campus Community Police Service is continuing their investigation into an incident that happened on campus at approximately 10 p.m. this past Thursday. According to Elgin Austen, director of Western’s Campus Community Police Service, a male in an unmarked vehicle ... Read More »
The Boys’ Club
It’s the early afternoon on February 14, and tension is inevitably running high in the Mustang Lounge. After weeks of preparation, debating and endless amounts of campaigning, all three University Students’ Council presidential candidates find themselves at the end of ... Read More »
Western Film gets upgrade
Love the idea of watching movies on campus, but hate having to wait for new releases? Luckily, recent improvements to Western Film will solve this problem. According to the University Students’ Council, the movie theatre, which is located on the ... Read More »
USC proposes Gazette keeps office space
After dominating headlines last month, the issue of The Gazette office space has finally been put to rest. According to the University Students’ Council, the executive met last Friday and approved the 2013-14 budget—a proposal stating The Gazette would remain ... Read More »
Researchers seek MR compatible medical devices
Researchers at Western are hoping to improve the quality of healthcare for those with implanted medical devices. As of right now, people with implanted medical devices—such as pacemakers or cochlear implants—are not eligible to receive an MRI, since these devices ... Read More »
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