By Jiya Sahni While International Women’s Day has passed, conversations on women’s equality must continue to take place everyday. At the USC, it is evident that women’s empowerment is a priority before, during and after March 8. Women in House is a USC-led program meant to inspire and encourage women to pursue leadership opportunities, get […]
By Light Naing and Anushka Goswami It’s election season, Western! If you’ve been on Instagram or around campus in the past two weeks, you might have noticed students campaigning for various USC and Western leadership positions. Voting is open NOW for four days, from February 7th to 10th, to cast your votes online for your […]
By: Anushka Goswami and Light Naing Checking your course syllabus and realizing midterms are right around the corner? It’s that dreadful time of year, where midterm season has your calendar filled with one assignment after the other. Between managing your recovery from the inevitable OWeek sickness (we’ve all been there) and the busy-ness of midterms, […]
Timeline of Events: August 22: Western released an updated mask and vaccination policy to come into effect September 1. August 24: A motion was brought to the USC Council to oppose the mask mandate.August 25-30: USC Councillors conducted consultations with students in their faculties to gather feedback and opinions in regards to this motion and the policy. August […]
Trigger Warning: Sexual & Gender-Based ViolenceWe’re ready for change – and we know Western is too.The recommendations released today in the Promoting Transformative Change at Western: Report of the Action Committee on Gender-Based and Sexual Violence and Independent Review of Western University Policies, Procedures and Processes related to the events on campus of Sept. 10 […]
Friday, April 29, 2022 Response RE: Proposed 2021-2022 Western University Operating & Capital Budgets To the Undergraduate students, University Senate and Administration at Western University, Over the course of the 2021/2022 academic year, our student body has navigated challenges related to ongoing waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, shifts between online and in-person learning, and the […]
Five student advocates share their perspectives on the structural changes that are needed to advance equity work.
For Immediate ReleaseTrigger Warning: This media advisory will include contents on sexual and gender-based violence.The University Students’ Council (USC) and On Canada Project will be hosting a Twitter Spaces Conversation with Western students and alumni to discuss sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). While this academic year is coming to a close, we know the impacts […]
The University Students’ Council issued the following statement regarding the death of a Western student yesterday: The USC is heartbroken and shocked to learn of the sudden passing of Maija Nenonen, a third-year student at Ivey School of Business. Our thoughts are with Maija’s friends and family, and the fellow students who have been impacted […]
By Sydney Dawson”Girl, you got this. You are strong, you are smart. Feel empowered to resist sexual violence. Come to the workshop!” I saw this poster in the UCC in March of 2020, shortly before Western shifted to online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It struck me in multiple ways; as a reader, […]
