The University Students’ Council is excited to welcome students back to campus, and we are looking forward to providing an exceptional student experience, which is in-line with all health and safety regulations. Last week, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities announced that campuses should plan for a normal return to campus. This includes no capacity […]
Welcome to Zoom University! We’re excited to have you as part of our family. No, but seriously, real talk: how is anyone supposed to self-motivate during these unprecedented times? How can one possibly focus on their online schoolwork when you can access things like Netflix, online shopping, and CoolMathGames.com via the exact same technological source? […]
Dear first-years living in residence, You probably hear this way too often, but this school year is truly unprecedented, and I am continuously inspired by your resilience. As you are settling into your new homes for the school year, I just wanted to remind you that you are never alone: you have each other, your sophs, […]
The University Students’ Council issued the following statement on Sunday, September 27, regarding the death of a Western student this week: The USC is saddened to learn of the passing of Sydney Legasy, a third year health science student, a few days ago. As a close community, the loss of a student impacts us all […]
The University Students’ Council issued the following statement this afternoon regarding the death of a King’s University College student this week: The USC is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Yafet Haddish, fourth year King’s University College student. Our thoughts go out to Yafet’s friends and family, and the fellow students who have been […]
June 22, 2020 | Communications StaffThe following statement was released by the University Students’ Council executive on Monday, June 22nd:Earlier today, the Office of the President released the Anti-Racism Working Group report. The report shared the experiences of racialized students on our campus, including Black, Indigenous, Muslim, and Jewish students, who face racism and prejudice […]
The following statement was released by the University Students’ Council executive on Thursday, February 27th: Content warning: this article contains upsetting subject matter regarding sexual violence, including rates of sexual assault among Western students. Earlier today, the Council of Ontario Universities released additional disaggregated data from the results of the 2018 Student Voices on Sexual […]
News announced earlier today that Ontario’s third confirmed case of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a Western student may be causing students, faculty and staff concern for themselves or their family and friends. As noted in this afternoon’s joint statement from the University and the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU), the student took great care and responsibility by […]
The University Students’ Council issued the following statement this afternoon regarding the deaths of four Western students aboard Ukraine International Flight PS752, early this morning: The USC has learned that Western is aware of four students who have died in the crash of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 in Iran last night. We are heartbroken […]
Ethnocultural Support Services, the African Students Association, the Black Students’ Association, the Caribbean Students’ Organization, the University Students’ Council, and the Society of Graduate Students are incredibly disturbed by the messages directed at a Western student yesterday who was targeted for standing up against racism on Western’s campus. Together, we stand in solidarity with Chizoba […]
