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Western’s counselors are ready for exam season
The end of the year is always a busy time for students and for counselors at Western. That’s because during this period, students are more likely to suffer some kind of mental health condition such as stress, depression and anxiety due to their school work, affecting not only their well-being, but also their performance at…
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Appeals showdown looms in western student elections scandal
All is fair in love and war, but in politics there are rules. Especially in student politics. The Western University Undergraduate Student Council elections have been marred by controversy this year. After Jack Litchfield won the presidential election by a slim margin of 32 votes, allegations emerged of numerous campaign violations, casting a shadow on…
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Comments about atheism made by Duck Dynasty patriach show non-believers still face discrimination
Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty made headlines this week because of controversial remarks made about atheists during a speech he made at a Friday prayer breakfast in Florida. “I find his comments shocking and appalling,” says Eric Adriaans, the national executive director of the Centre for Inquiry Canada, an organization that promotes science, human rights and secularism. Despite the nature…
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“Citizen can” ; local movie premiere supports United Way London
This Saturday, the glitz and glamour of Hollywood is coming to Western. The Western Movie Club will be hosting its second movie premiere, an event to showcase the filmmaking talents of three students from the Movie and Video Production (MVP) club here on campus. But unlike their counterparts in Tinseltown, these students have decided that…