Among the group split between lacklustre and impractical platforms, Ethan Gardner stands as the most well-positioned leader to take the top role.
While reading week is a time for students to rest and study, having it in November does little to really provide students with a fair chance to catch up on schoolwork.
OWeek provides a space where students can party in a somewhat controlled environment. Abolis…
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The USC is announcing the remaining five members of their 2021-22 executive team Sunday — but, it seems like students don’t even know it’s happening.
In theory, limiting screen time has its benefits. Studies have shown that spending too much time online can negatively affect mental health and, in some cases, physical health — but in a pandemic, there isn’t much of a choice.
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.
Everyone knows pandemic parties are a no-go and for those who choose to party-on regardless in blissful ignorance, there needs to be serious consequences.
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.
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