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Post-sec minister visits Western
John Milloy, minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, visited Western on Monday as part of a tour across Ontario. While at Western, he sat down with campus media and talked about what was next for post secondary education. “We’re very much more a knowledge economy, one that is focused on knowledge based jobs,” Milloy explained, [...]
O-Week sponsorship irks Western groups
During Orientation Week, the University Students’ Council is the boss. By renting out Western’s campus, they have control over the week’s events. This gives them the ability to decide who gets to promote to frosh and who does not. In recent years, only those who pay sponsorship dues have been allowed to promote themselves during the [...]
Students foot university’s bills
Students are paying more than ever for their education and the province is to blame, an Ontario student group is now claiming. Meaghan Coker, president of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, explained students are now paying close to what governments pay to each university’s operating budget. “This signals Ontario moving away from what has branded our [...]
Study sets new salty goals
Angelina Jolie fans aren’t the only ones talking about salt this summer. After more than two years of research and debate, a new study recommends Canadians cut their salt intake by a third over the next six years. “This is something everyone should be aware of,” explained Katherine Gray-Donald, a professor at McGill University and a [...]
The million dollar mistake
Renovations in the University Community Centre could finish up to six months behind schedule following a summer of setbacks and a mistake that could force the contractor into the red. Planners originally hoped to transform the UCC gyms into lounge space by September. Now the official completion date is December, with some involved in the [...]
Bike co-op, ride-share rolls into Western
There’s a new fleet in town. Come September, more than a dozen purple bicycles are set to hit Western concrete. The aptly named Purple Bikes, an offshoot of EnviroWestern, had a modest launch earlier this year and is set to expand operations this fall. By offering both a bicycle co-op and a ride-share program, Purple [...]
O-Week schedule announced
The University Students’ Council announced the Orientation Week schedule today. The list of events includes returning hypnotist Mike Mandell and popular sex speaker Sue Johanson. O-Week will continue to support Shinerama, a fundraising initiative for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Two Terry Fox runs wrap up the festivities again this year on Sunday, Sept. 19.* [...]
Zeljkovic seeks $750,000 in damages
A $750,000 lawsuit has been filed against Western and London Police Services resulting from the arrest of Western student Irnes Zeljkovic, according to AM980 News. The arrest, which occurred in the Social Science Centre last October, quickly entered the national spotlight after a video was posted on YouTube. The lawsuit follows separate reports on the [...]
Jeffrey Preston withdraws from London city council election
Yesterday, Western student Jeffrey Preston withdrew from the 2010 London city council election for undisclosed personal reasons. A resident of London for eight years, Preston is a familiar face to many Western students. In his time at Western as an undergraduate, master’s and, now, a doctorate student, Preston has been a tireless advocate of increased accessibility [...]
A Summer Abroad
Tania Batista had to travel half way around the world to learn about self-reliance. While living in Germany on Western’s international exchange program, Batista vacationed to Iceland where the nearby volcanic eruption shut down air traffic to the continent indefinitely. “We were scared about what the cloud of ash was going to do,” the 22-year-old [...]
