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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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“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…
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Give a little love and you’ll get a Coke
It was there for only a day. A vending machine that reciprocates when you give it a hug. Sound weird? Well, it was, says Western University student Gwynne Ng. “I felt kind of foolish hugging a machine,” she said. “You hug it and you get a free Coke.” Ng, 21, first heard about the machine…
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Businesses sell green to make green
The sky was blue. The streets were green. As bars opened their doors, Londoners filled the pubs to partake in some St. Patrick’s Day traditions. But one of those traditions you can see from the street, rather than the bar. The fashion show runway of St. Patrick’s Day outfits. From shamrock stockings to leprechaun hats,…