Western’s food services, including franchised vendors, were impacted by lower sales during the pandemic. Depending on the location, the university may charge higher prices compared to off-campus retailers.
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Tests on mice suggest that the new kind of vaccine — based on a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus — causes the immune system to produce 20 times more neutralizing antibodies than currently available vaccines.
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Western second, third and fourth-year courses will return in-person Jan. 31, while first-year courses will remain online until the end of February. Return to residence will also be delayed.
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On Jan. 8, 2020, four members of the Western community lost their lives on flight PS752, which was shot down by Iranian missiles. Two years later, the push to honour their memory continues.
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Students are petitioning for Western’s Backwards Bike Guy to return to campus after he was banned by campus police last semester for “unsafe operation of a bicycle.”
The MLHU is urging students and community members to take advantage of increased vaccination appointments across the county as Omicron cases surge in the region.
Western is mandating medical-grade masks on campus and has replaced the daily return to campus questionnaire with the Ontario government’s self-assessment tool.
Western classes will be running online for the rest of the month, here’s what’s open on campus and what you need to know about returning in-person.
Western’s President Alan Shepard will step back from duties for at least 30 days as he recovers from “an unexpected cardiac issue.”
Western is extending winter break until Jan. 10 and shifting all classes online for the first three weeks of term until February.
The third-party investigation will examine reports of sexual violence during Western’s Orientation Week this fall.
Western is moving all in-person exams online as of Friday as a “precautionary measure” as provincial COVID-19 cases rise. Exams scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday will remain in-person.
All close contacts of a positive COVID-19 case in London must isolate for at least 10 days regardless of vaccination status as the health unit shifts to manage all cases as the Omicron variant.
Western declared an outbreak in its Delaware Hall residence building after seven students tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second outbreak of the academic year.
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