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USC President Jalayer shares what the USC Spring Elections mean for the Western student body
Priscilla Joung, USC News | Posted: February 3, 2020 at 12:45am Whether it be in the UCC Atrium, in front of the Social Sciences building, or at Alumni Hall, the campaign signs and booths say it all: the Western student community has switched into high gear for the USC Elections. With voting open this morning,
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A Message to our Campus Community
USC News Staff | Posted: January 31, 2020 at 5:00pm A Message to our Campus Community 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
USC lobbies local politicians ahead of municipal budget
Nico Waltenbury, USC News | Posted: January 29, 2020 at 12:30pm The University Students’ Council has been actively lobbying local politicians ahead of the City of London’s upcoming multi-year budget. Budget deliberations are in full swing at City Hall, with municipal councillors considering 30 business cases for inclusion in the city’s three-year financial plan. USC
Tobias-Murray, USC Associate Programming, reflects on the collaborative efforts for Purple Frost
Skai Bekeris, USC News | Posted: January 29, 2020 at 12:00pm The University Students’ Council is proud to present Purple Frost 2020 featuring the Arkells on January 29th from 8 PM to 11 PM in the Mustang Lounge. The event is hosted in partnership with the Faculties of Arts and Humanities Students’ Council, Music Students’
Council Meetings
October 2019 Council Meeting Recap
October Council Meeting Recap The University Students’ Council (USC) met on Wednesday October 30, 2019 for the fourth meeting of the 2019-20 academic year. 34 USC Councillors received two presentations from stakeholders across the Western community. First, a USC Allyship Network Representative, Nicole Dewey, introduced anti-oppression approaches to allyship on campus. Following Nicole’s presentation, Student
Public Notice: Upcoming USC Council Meeting
The University Students’ Council (USC) of Western University will meet on Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. for the fourth regular meeting of Council. The meeting is open to all students and community members and will be held in the UCC Community Room (UCC Rm 269). Council will receive the following presentations: Allyship Network
Council Meeting 3 Recap – Sept 25, 2019
September Council Meeting Recap The University Students’ Council (USC) met on Wednesday September 25, 2019 for the third meeting of the 2019-20 academic year. 46 USC Councillors participated in a packed meeting which included several presentations and nine motions. Council received a presentation from the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance’s (OUSA) Executive Director and USC alumni,
Campus Life
Max Kerman, Arkells lead singer, on USC’s Purple Frost in the Mustang Lounge
Skai Bekeris, USC News | Posted: January 29, 2020 at 11:30am The University Students’ Council is proud to welcome Arkells back to Western University for one of the band’s first university campus shows in over two years. The Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 2006, has since won multiple JUNO nominations and awards
USC Executive reflects on year to date at State of the USC
Cam Wong, USC News | Posted: January 24, 2020 at 4:00pm Eight months ago, the newly selected USC executives gathered in a boardroom, tossing out ideas for the upcoming year in hopes of bettering Western’s campus and undergraduate students’ experience. “Oh, how we were young back then,” joked USC President Bardia Jalayer as he reflected
Council 6 Recap: Councillors address sustainability, financial oversight, and City of London budget priorities
Cam Wong, USC News | Posted: January 23, 2020 at 5:00pm This Wednesday, USC Councillors gathered for the sixth regular meeting of council for the 2019-2020 academic year. The meeting began with presentations from twelve students seeking to represent Western’s delegation at the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance’s (OUSA) Spring General Assembly. Iman Berry, Kierstin Williams,
Student Government
Joint Response Regarding Student Targeted by Racist Emails
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
Your 2018-2019 USC Executive Year in Review
My name is Mitch Pratt, and I am your University Students’ Council President for the 2018/2019 year. Our executive has had an exciting, yet tumultuous year. As we look to wrap our term as your USC executives, we thought it was essential to let students know what we’ve been up to. I’m excited to see
Exam Shuttle
A late night Exam Shuttle Service is provided by the USC to offer students a safe way to get home. Starting April 9th, Robert Q busses will be departing from Oxford Drive (in front of the UCC Building) at the following hours: April 9 – 19 1:00 am | 1:30 am | 2:00 am |