Opinion
Biting the Hand that Feeds
The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance has recently launched Food for Thought — a campaign to “highlight inequities” in the Ontario Student Assistance Program. As part of the lobby effort, OUSA has enlisted five students to go 19 days spending only ... Read More »
Week intended to stir debate, voice opinions
Re: “Facebook threats made against USC clubs” March 3, 2010 To the editor: While it is disturbing students would receive threats on Facebook related to any issue, I would like to congratulate the University Students’ Council for fulfilling its role ... Read More »
Education has no room for elitist attitude
Re: “Western full of hilarious idiots” Feb. 26, 2010 To the editor: I love contradictions, so when Jaela Bernstien began her article with “I’m no elitist, but…” I was overjoyed. I could only have been happier if the argument following ... Read More »
Earthquake in Chile deserves more concern
Re: “Chileans forgotten amidst Haitian aid, Olympic craze” March 2, 2010 To the editor: While it appears — and I sincerely hope, that Lauren Pelley was trying to use satirical prose to call to readers to action, her piece was ... Read More »
A New Voice for Diversity
Emily Rowe, president of the University Students’ Council, made the Ethnocultural Support Service one of her standout platform points during election season last year. Now the plan is finally realized and the service is expected to launch next year with ... Read More »
Week should reflect hope for peace, not hate speech
Re: “Protest divides students, turns campus into ‘battleground’” March 4, 2010 To the editor: Since its inception, Israel Apartheid Week has shown it is nothing but an opportunity to spread hatred and intolerance. Although the government has unanimously condemned it ... Read More »
Alternatives available for animal lovers
Re: “Pets require real commitment” Feb 24, 2010 To the editor: I strongly believe people — students in particular — have no idea what they are getting into when they get a puppy. I know it is cute and everything ... Read More »
Science kids care about politics too
Re: “Out of the lab and into the House” Feb. 25,2010 To the editor: While it is true that nobody with a science background ran in this year’s University Students’ Council presidential election, I have to dispute the implication that ... Read More »
Protest divides students, turns campus into “battleground”
Re: “Facebook threats made against USC clubs” Mar. 3, 2010 To the editor: I’m writing in response to the article concerning the intimidation felt by students participating in Israeli Apartheid Week and those opposing it. The Gazette failed to mention ... Read More »
Politics Made Popular
The federal government has finally regrouped in Ottawa after taking an extended holiday. In January, when the Conservatives opted to prorogue Parliament for the second time in two years, students gathered across the country to protest. But how many of ... Read More »
The good, the bad and the ugly of 2010 Olympic media coverage
The Good James Duthie — Duthie has proven throughout the Olympics he can do more than just his regular shtick of moderating the assorted jocks and goons TSN assembles for its hockey coverage. Duthie was natural, eloquent and, at times, ... Read More »
Actions Speak Louder
Three out of Western’s eight Alternative Spring Break trips were cancelled this year due to poor weather conditions, leaving many students without travel plans and missing a good chunk of the $1,000-plus they spent on their trips. Considering future mishaps ... Read More »
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