All posts by Julian Uzielli
Whelan gets keys to USC
It’s the end of an era—on June 1, for the first time since 2011, the initials of the University Students’ Council president won’t be A.F. At the end of the month, USC president Adam Fearnall will officially hand over power ... Read More »
Formula racing team reveals new car
Western’s formula racing team unveiled their latest creation at The Spoke on Friday. The new car, designed and built by the team of engineering students, is the product of nearly a year of nights and weekends spent in the team’s ... Read More »
SlutWalk to go ahead as planned
After nearly cancelling this year’s SlutWalk due to an unexpected $700 fee for overtime police protection at the event, organizers are now saying there may be no fee at all. Yesterday, organizers of London’s SlutWalk said they were warned by ... Read More »
Fee freeze melts at council
A motion brought to the University Students’ Council proposing a freeze on increases to the base student fee was narrowly defeated on the council floor last Wednesday night. Social Science Students’ Council President Matt Helfand proposed the idea to freeze ... Read More »
Missing student sought by police
Police are asking for help from the public in the search for Noah Kishinevsky, 19, a missing Western student. Kishinevsky, who lives in Saugeen-Maitland Hall, was last seen Saturday evening around 8 p.m. leaving Saugeen on his way to the ... Read More »
USC elects three remaining vice-presidents
Today, the University Students’ Council holds the second half of its Annual General Meeting, in which they will elect the vice-presidents finance, communications and student events. Next year’s president, vice-president external and vice-president internal were elected by students in February. ... Read More »
USC In View: I stand corrected
In November, I pissed a few people off with a post on this blog. Lamenting the lack of meaningful debate taking place at University Students’ Council meetings, I wrote: The longest debate I’ve ever seen take place in council chambers ... Read More »
Tintypist: Bringing science back to the art of photography
It’s pretty much official—film is dead. Some hobbyists and lomographers continue to dabble with 35mm, but professional photographers long ago embraced the digital format. However, there is a type of photography even older than film that outdates living memory—wet-plate photography. ... Read More »
Study Drugs: Stories from students
To supplement our feature on the culture of study drug use at Western, we interviewed two anonymous students about their experiences with study drugs Read More »
Faking Focus
Carly* is a fourth-year biochemistry student at Western. She has a lot in common with her peers—she lived in residence in her first year, she pays her own tuition by working part-time and collecting student loans to help cover her ... Read More »
Roundup: City councillor drops N-bomb in council meeting
UPDATE: Shortly after this post was originally published, Councillor White issued this apology in a media release: “I want to apologize to everyone I have offended, and all Londoners. I am sincerely sorry. I should not have said what I ... Read More »
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