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Five students are suing Western University over its COVID-19 vaccination and booster policy.
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As of Monday at 4 p.m., Western is ending its classroom mask mandate. The university will instead strongly encourage mask wearing in instructional spaces.
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The five students who sued Western over its vaccination policy say they will appeal the verdict favouring the university.
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Western’s investigation into allegations of sexual violence in Med-Syd comes on the final night of OWeek.
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TW: Sexual violence. Witnesses and a survivor of mass sexual violence have given new details about this year's harrowing Orientation Week at Western University. Read their accounts, on their own terms, here.
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CORRECTION: A student-led walkout on Friday saw over 12,000 attendees, as students, faculty and staff walked out of class and marched through campus in support of survivors of sexual violence.
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.@WesternU will require all students, staff, and faculty to provide proof of vaccination before returning to campus this fall.
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Madiha Salman, a @WesternU civil engineering PhD candidate, was among the four killed in London’s worst mass killing while on a walk with her family Sunday evening. She was 44.
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Unvaccinated @WesternU community members will no longer have the option of undergoing testing to remain on campus. Accommodations will remain available for those with medical or Ontario Human Rights Code exemptions.
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An online petition created by a @WesternU professor is urging university administration to make two doses of a @GovCanHealth-approved vaccine mandatory for all students, faculty and staff returning to campus in the fall.
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“When the reports of sexual violence during OWeek surfaced, I felt like I couldn’t escape my assault. Being surrounded by the trauma all day was suffocating.” .
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Approximately 400 students, parents, alumni and community members gathered on concrete beach to protest @WesternU’s updated mask and vaccine policy, calling on the university to remove all mandates.
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Councillor @KayabagaArielle, the first Black woman on London city council, is setting her sights on federal politics to represent marginalized voices and pave the way for young people, women and people of colour in leadership.
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BREAKING: Winter break extended, classes now resuming January 11.
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A protester holds a pro-choice sign in front of the Western Lifeline table in the UCC.
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UWOFA requested that @WesternU require all eligible students, staff, faculty, librarians and archivists to be fully vaccinated before coming to campus, barring religious and medical reasons.
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BREAKING: 28 @WesternU students tested positive; some on campus. Western is shutting down all non-academic activities. Story to come. @MLHealthUnit.
As #COVID19 cases rise in Ontario, #WesternU has learned that positive cases among its students now total 28, most of whom are off campus. These new cases are prompting the school to halt many non-academic activities on campus. #takecarewesternu #ldnont
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It's tuition season, the most expensive one in a long time. One of many decisions students have to make this year is us. Our fee is 100% optional. Before you decide, here are some things to consider. (↓thread↓)
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While students were reprimanded swiftly for breaking COVID-19 guidelines, there seems to be no community repercussions for Hasenfratz’s “judgement error.”.
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All @WesternU students and staff will now have to show proof of vaccination if they intend on returning to campus this fall. More updates to follow.
#COVID19 Update: All #WesternU, @kingsatwestern, @huronatwestern, @BresciaUC students, staff and faculty who plan to be on campus this fall will be required to demonstrate proof of vaccination.
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While Ontarians have been quick to blame young people for rising coronavirus cases, they often fail to consider the precarious situation students are in with shared housing, little access to a car, part-time service jobs and stressful online learning.
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.@WesternU extended the deadline to submit proof of coronavirus vaccine booster doses to Jan. 9, 2023 following approval of new Moderna vaccine and push back from student leaders.
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Mac Miller brought the house down at Western in 2013. We lost an incredible artist today.
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“The only lesson being conveyed is that a gross double standard exists — if you're wealthy, you play by different rules,” UWOFA wrote.
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The Gazette won three JHM student journalism awards at @NASH83_DISRUPT tonight!. Congrats to all of the winners and nominees #NASH83.
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An estimated 12,000 students, professors and community members walked out in protest of the Western administration's response to reports of sexual assaults during OWeek. Watch the full video with link in bio.
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BREAKING: ＃UWOFA has served and filed a notice of application for judicial review on ＃Brescia’s merger with ＃WesternU, asking the court to review the decision and stop the integration process. ＃ldnont.
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.@westernuFB outplayed the Saskatchewan Huskies in a 27–21 victory to secure @WesternU's eighth Vanier Cup championship.
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Western's outbreak, traced. Using a chart released by London's public health unit, the Gazette traced the chain of events that led to the beginning of Western University's COVID-19 outbreak. Read the Gazette online:
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London Police have opened an investigation into reports of sexual assault in Western’s Med-Syd residence.
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Students are coming into class sick. The university needs to have a system in place that actually prevents that.
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After nearly two decades of advocating for disabled students like herself, Ashton Forrest says little has been done to make Western more accessible. This is the story of the fight for an accessible “Western experience.”.
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Congratulations to our newly elected front office for Volume 111. Editor-in-chief @amyokruk & managing editors @RitaRahmati & @Hala_Ghonaim
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UPDATE: @WesternU has confirmed they are investigating reports of sexual violence from this weekend.
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“She was perfect.”.Andrea Christidis, June 8, 1997 – October 9, 2015.
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Opinion: #WesternU may have scrapped its mask mandate, but we should still try to protect our fellow community members when we’re sick.
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Hundreds gathered on campus last night to remember four students who had died in a plane crash just hours earlier.
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BREAKING: The health unit confirms the Saugeen-Maitland COVID-19 outbreak is officially over. Those who tested positive and were quarantining off-campus are allowed to return to the residence and affected floors can reintegrate with the building.
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Med-Syd, Delaware, Saugeen, Perth and Essex all showed COVID-19 particles in their wastewater tests last week.
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We're proud and humbled to announce that the Gazette has been presented with the "Outstanding Campus Newspaper" award at the 2017 CCNAs
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An extended winter break would improve student mental health and bring @WesternU up to par with other Ontario universities.
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Philip Aziz Avenue is home to heavy traffic and the lack of a walkway is a tragedy waiting to happen.
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BREAKING: . Pres. Shepard says to senate that a student on exchange in Spain has COVID-19. They are in critical condition. Western cancelled all exchanges for summer earlier this week.
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.@kingsatwestern will fly the Pride flag on campus after years of pressure from community members.
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BREAKING: In-person classes are set to begin after Reading Week on Feb. 21, previously scheduled to begin Jan. 25.
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Jocelyn McGlynn, a Western medical science student, passed away on Saturday after a lengthy battle with leukemia.
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We're nominated for three national student journalism awards!. Thank you to the readers, viewers and contributors who continue to make the Gazette what it is.
JHM AWARD NOMINEES: #NASH81.
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This joint investigation with the @LFPress recounts a horrifying first week on campus for several women who were drugged and in some cases sexually assaulted.
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At last night's @NASH84_EVOLVE JHM Awards, hosted by @theconcordian, the Gazette took home three awards, including Student Publication of the Year!
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Brendon Samuels is a PhD student who began saving birds from window collisions. Now, from river cleanups to policy changes, #WesternU’s ‘dead bird guy’ wants to keep our campus greenspace alive.
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In Western’s latest attempt to combat increasing mental health concerns, president Alan Shepard personally captured several geese from UC Hill and released them into the UCC to reduce students’ stress. Read the full SPOOF ISSUE online now.
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“Classrooms, arguably the most important and unavoidable spaces on campus, are no longer safe for everyone.”.
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COAST is a pilot program that pairs mental health professionals with London police to provide care-focused responses to those in mental health or addiction crises.
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The judge dismissed the case of the five students who sued @WesternU over its vaccination policy.
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"I would say there is a very good chance we'll be open — physically open — in September," said Shepard. "What that will look like is still up for grabs.".
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Rick McGhie is having his final show at the Spoke this Friday night. He told the Gazette it was not his intention to leave the Spoke and he felt “blindsided.”. #ldnont #WesternU #rickmcghie.
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.@WesternUSC voted this week to divest its $3.1 million fossil fuel holdings within the next three years.
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BREAKING: Beginning in May 2024, @BresciaUC will wind down its operations as an affiliate to merge with #WesternU. Western said current Brescia students can complete their studies and remain in their program for the duration of their degree. #ldnont.
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Western professors are calling out the university and USC for mixed messaging in response to their joint statement warning students to stop partying.
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Sondra Gibbons recounts her accomplishments and the challenges she faced as the USC's first Black president in 1985.
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A @WesternU student has been expelled after refusing to get vaccinated and showing up to classes unmasked. YouTube 🔗:
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The Gazette has been shortlisted for five JHM awards! Very cool to see the journalism we produce for #westernu students recognized at a national level. Looking forward to @NASH80_connect 👌.
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Ivey Business School won't use Proctortrack for at least the rest of the semester, citing student concerns for privacy as main reason to suspend the program.
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.@WesternU should give their students a reasonable amount of time to decide if a course is or isn’t right, as one week isn’t enough time to do so.
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BREAKING: The Western Divestment Coalition and @cpsa_london have announced a full-time encampment on Concrete Beach. The camp was initially planned as a 12-hour protest on Wednesday and is entering its third day. #WesternU #ldnont.
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Misogynistic attacks on women running for @WesternUSC elected positions are well-documented and must be addressed if we want more diverse candidates, say Nika Bajaj, Katie Campbell and Sara-Emilie Clark.
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Evelyn Walsh has skated around the world competing for Canada. Now, she's much closer to home as a member of Western's varsity figure skating team.
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.@WesternU Homecoming is in full swing, but at around 1 p.m., Broughdale Avenue is empty. #westernu #Homecoming2017 #ldnont
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A professor cancelled his kinesiology class Wednesday morning after a first-year student refused to follow Western’s masking policy.
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Update on Western-provided face masks:. -All undergraduate students will receive 2 masks, even with all online courses.-In person pickups will be Aug 31 to Sept 18 in the Great Hall of Somerville House from 11 am to 4 pm.-Students in residence will receive masks during move-in.
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The USC communications officer, Nico Waltenbury writes, "I didn’t come out because I was ready or because I was sure; I came out because it was too painful to stay in the closet alone any longer.".
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Our editorial team stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters across Canada and the United States against anti-Black racism and police violence. We are committed to using our platform to amplify Black voices and perspectives.
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Proctortrack and online proctoring services have drawn criticism from students and educators over the past year, as users question how far universities can invade students’ privacy to protect academic integrity. VIEW THE FULL MULTIMEDIA STORY HERE:
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Whether you’re looking for a new book to read, a place to volunteer or a space to relax, there’s a good chance your local public library will have what you’re looking for. #ldnont.
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For Mustangs athletics, Christine Stapleton has been the best person for the job:.
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BREAKING: The MLHU has declared an outbreak in a Western residence. 4 students tested positive and are currently isolating. More details and story to come. @MLHealthUnit @WesternU.
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What are the most popular names at Western? We analyzed the data to find out.
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Students to replant 'Broughdale grandma's' garden after FOCO destruction:.
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All students living in a Western residence this fall must have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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BREAKING: 28 Western students test positive for COVID-19, including one in residence. Western is shutting down all non-academic campus events.
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.@WesternU’s new Indigenous Learning Centre will be located behind Ontario Hall and offer services and programming for the Indigenous community on campus.
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Our thoughts are with Zohaib and his family and friends.
19-year-old Zohaib Jailani was killed early Friday morning as he was waiting for a bus at the corner of Steeles & Kipling Ave. His friends say the @WesternU student was always so happy and smiley. “He was our sunshine angel because he was such a great person” @globalnewsto
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Effective Saturday, face coverings will be mandatory in all indoor public places. This applies to all businesses in the London-Middlesex region, and will be enforced by public health staff, municipal by-law and law enforcement officials, per @MLHealthUnit.
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Organizers of Western’s sexual and gender-based violence walkout from this fall have formed the Safe Campus Coalition to end gender-based violence on Canadian post-secondary campuses.
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