This year’s USC election had the highest voter turnout in nearly a decade, a feat made even greater by the fact that all campaigns were run completely online — or was it really that surprising?

Candidates faced some of the USC’s most fraught issues to date this year, from Zoom university to addressing systemic racism on our virtual campus — all while trying to run Western’s first-ever fully-online presidential campaigns. The situation seemed grim, yet all three stood up to the challenge.

Western was right to close residence after winter break. But, closing buildings abruptly just a few days before the start of classes meant students were left scrambling — and Western should be generous accommodating students who need to come back.

Love them or hate them, online classes offer students and professors benefits that in-person courses lack. So, when the pandemic becomes nothing but a distant memory, some should continue online.

After Western declared two outbreaks in its residence halls late November, it has become clear that opening 70 per cent full was a mistake.

Western prides itself on being in-touch with their student body, but with over 10,000 signatures on a petition for Proctortrack’s removal, it’s clear students don’t want this software — yet Western is awfully quiet.

The 2020 US presidential election inundated Canadian and international media long before the coronavirus pandemic — and for good reason.

OUA and USports were right to cancel championships for the winter season, but that doesn't make it easier for student-athletes.

Nobody asked for this pandemic and it’s making everyone’s lives harder — students and professors alike.