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Your weekend drinking horoscope
Olivia Zollino // GAZETTE Whether you’re an extreme lightweight or a professional drinker, fun nights can be unpredictable. Will you stay in or let your freak flag fly at Jack’s? To save you from the...
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Phishing emails increase in September
TAYLOR LASOTA/GAZETTE September isn’t just a busy month for students, but spammers and phishers also increase their activity during this time, according to ITS. Jeffrey Gardiner, central information...
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USC opens applications for OUSA delegates to undergraduate students
By: Katie Lear, News Editor The USC has opened applications for Western delegates for the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance to all undergraduate students. To apply to be a delegate, students...
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Western PhD students attempt new record for world’s longest human circuit
Courtesy of MakerBus Western PhD students Kim Martin and Beth Compton are aiming to try to break the world record for World’s Longest Human Circuit on Saturday. Martin and Compton are joined by former...
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USC to hold first meeting of school year Wednesday night
Taylor Lasota // GAZETTE By: Katie Lear, News Editor The USC will hold its first meeting of the school year on Wednesday evening. The biggest item on the agenda has the new council voting on changes to...
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Social media playing greater role in 2015 federal elections
The Twitter logo is shown at its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, April 28, 2015. REUTERS / ROBERT GALBRAITH Social media is proving to be a force in this year’s federal elections....
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Fire leaves students with no place to live
Firefighters attend to the scene at 1460 Limberlost Rd. on Saturday, Oct. 3. KENYON BORN / GAZETTE Residents of 1460 Limberlost Rd. – including some Western students – woke to quite a scare on Saturday...
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Mulcair attacks Harper’s record in London campaign stop
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair addresses the crowd during a public rally in London on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 ahead of the October 19 elections. MAAILAH BLACKWOOD / GAZETTE A crowd of over 300 people greeted...
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Strategic voting can impact federal election
PAUL DARROW / REUTERS By: Katie Lear, News Editor With the federal election just around the corner on October 19, there has been an increase in chatter of strategic voting on social media. Laura...
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Controversial issues: These could change your vote
PAUL DARROW / REUTERS Security — Bill C-51: Conservatives: Bill C-51 is a highly controversial security law recently passed by the Conservative government. It increases sharing of information between...
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Fragiskatos wins London North Centre, beats incumbent Truppe with over 12,000...
Newly elected Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos greets the crowd at his campaign party at the Western Fair District on October 19, 2015. KYLE PORTER / GAZETTE The room erupted with cheers as Peter...
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What is identity?
JENNY JAY / GAZETTE My soul, like some heat-maddened summer fly, Keeps buzzing at the sill. Which I is I? Theodore Roethke, In a Dark Time ***** One of the most common questions we ask each other is...
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Holding it in, letting it go
KYLE PORTER / GAZETTE Growing up, I had always loved my parents’ bedroom. I think the allure had something to do with the transformative effect it had on them. Even from a young age, I could see the...
View ArticleLibrarians and archivists vote 98 per cent in favour of strike mandate
Western librarians and archivists voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike mandate during their negotiations with faculty relations. The vote, held on October 22, gives the University of Western Ontario...
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Purple Store made $55,000 in gross profits in September
KELLY SAMUEL / GAZETTE The Purple Store reported approximately $55,000 in gross profits during September, according to USC secretary-treasurer Jonathan English. Last year, the Purple Store’s gross...
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Western receives grant to fund new sexual violence prevention program
Western University received a $381,000 grant from the Ontario Women’s Directorate —a government agency responsible for women’s issues — to help fund the development of a new program aimed at...
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Chirag Shah steps down as chair of Board of Governers
Chirag Shah, chair of the board of governors of Western University. Courtesy of London Chamber of Commerce Western confirmed on Thursday that Chirag Shah, chair of the Board of Governors, is stepping...
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LTC unveils plan for light rail transit
Taylor Lasota // GAZETTE London city council approved a preliminary plan for a hybrid light rail and bus rapid transit system for the city on Monday night. The plan aims to bring a light rail route...
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Dan Jorgensen’s work is moving and worthwhile
TAYLOR LASOTA/GAZETTE Dan Jorgensen is well-known within the anthropology department. As an associate professor, he has taught a number of courses since coming to Western in 1977, including intro to...
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Top 10 tips for living happily alone
TAYLOR LASOTA / GAZETTE If the idea of living with five of your closest floormates from residence makes you want to run for cover, know that you’re not alone. Whatever your reason may be — perhaps...
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