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Grad students split on CFS membership

Western graduate students are circulating a petition requesting a referendum that would allow them to leave the Canadian Federation of Students.

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Habits need to change with bill 118 looming

Cell phone addicts will be at a loss this October when Bill 118 comes into effect, banning the use of cell phones, BlackBerry’s and other handheld electronic devices while driving.

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USC Council Minutes

On Wednesday, the University Students’ Council held its first meeting of the fall. Following is a brief summary of the major issues addressed by council: General: Faculty of social science…

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Salty students at risk

According to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Canadians are consuming twice the recommended amount of sodium per day — a potentially hazardous amount of salt. While…

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Students basing course choices heavily on name

Flashy course titles are the latest trend for grabbing students’ interest at universities across Ontario.

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Project LEARN gearing up

As students begin to return to London, so does the London Police Services’ Liquor Enforcement and Reduction of Noise (Project LEARN) initiative. Now in its seventh year, Project LEARN represents…

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Navigating the city

Discover when the bus beats a cab, walking beats the bus and why bikes are awesome

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Do’s and Don’ts of residence

DO DON’T DO get to know your R.A., don and sophs — your residence support team is made up of upper-year students who have been trained to guide you. DON’T…

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Online text usage on the rise among students

Students and faculty are combatting increasing textbook prices by turning to technology. eBooks — digital versions of textbooks — are showing a rise in popularity among university campuses, where libraries have been making a larger effort to bring the online texts into their collections.

Among the universities is Western, whose ever-growing e-resources began in the late 1990s when it first started incorporating eBooks into its library system.

“As with many electronic products, we can assess usage through statistics from publishers,” Karen Marshall, Western’s assistant librarian said. “Our users are telling us that they are excited about the eBook revolution and are using them consistently.”

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Teaching staff seek disclosure

The Canadian Association of University Teachers is demanding university administrators make their finances transparent.
The association is proposing this plan in hopes university budgets and financial information will be open for inspection and analysis.