Editorial
3D too expensive, not a rich experience
In a Gazette Editorial Board first, it was unanimously decided 3D movies suck. Recently, several smaller London cinemas have been making the move away from film stock and towards digital projection. In the wake of this comes the announcement that ... Read More »
Bids for leadership could hurt Liberals
Minister of training, colleges and universities Glen Murray formally resigned from his cabinet post Sunday, throwing his hat into the ring to run for Liberal leadership in Ontario. As per the request of Premier Dalton McGuinty, all those interested in ... Read More »
Election’s impact to be felt around the globe
Today, the United States will choose its leader for the next four years. Opinion polls show President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts, in a dead heat for the popular vote—who will win is anybody’s guess. But one ... Read More »
Focus on hate speech, not free speech
A recent poll conducted by Calgary’s Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms concluded that many Canadian universities were allowing for insufficient freedom of speech by preventing campus groups from voicing their opinions, and banning certain speakers. Western was among these with ... Read More »
USC change could erode democracy
Recently, University Students’ Council President Adam Fearnall broached the idea of reformatting the election of vice-president positions to council. In Fearnall’s ideal system, the presidential candidate would run with an executive vice-president, and, once elected, the two positions would then ... Read More »
London not enticing enough for students
Odds are that if you’re reading this you’re a university student here at Western. Odds are also that as soon as you’re done getting your degree in history, science, anthropology or comparative Marxist poetry in late 19th century Venezuela, you’re ... Read More »
From Livestrong to ‘Livewrong’
Let it never be said Lance Armstrong isn’t good at setting records. In one of the most significant sport scandals in recent memory, the famous cyclist has been convicted of the many accusations of blood doping that have plagued him ... Read More »
Resignation and prorogation a bad move for McGuinty
On Monday, Dalton McGuinty announced his resignation after nine years as Ontario premier. The announcement came as a surprise, especially because of the accompanying news—that he was also proroguing the legislature. The Liberals had been facing scrutiny in recent days ... Read More »
Diplomas a lesser degree?
Would you be more likely to go to college, as opposed to university, if they offered degrees instead of diplomas? Colleges Ontario is looking to change the name of their post-secondary papers from the latter to the former. They argue ... Read More »
A campus with a Street View
Google Street View has finally come to campus, allowing students and buildings alike to be captured by Google’s rolling cameras. While cameras, and Google for that matter, have already invaded almost all aspects of public and private life, this doesn’t ... Read More »
Cleaner lungs a worthwhile goal
Recently the City of London introduced a new bylaw which will ban smoking within 30 feet of playgrounds and municipal buildings. The bylaw will take effect next spring. Although the bylaw means well, it is one that will be difficult ... Read More »
Purple papers not a promising proposition
Students with a burning desire to make their voices heard on the University Students’ Council can now do so by submitting their own proposals, known as Purple Papers. This people’s democratic initiative will provide students at large with a straightforward ... Read More »
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