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By: Anushka Goswami   By actively engaging in advocacy initiatives and with the help of student voices, the University Student Councils’ Vice President External Affairs and Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance’s President, Eunice Oladejo, ran a campaign to advocate for stop OSAP Clawbacks from the provincial government and successfully brought LTC buses back to campus. Ontario […]

Over the next three years, the organization will reallocate 61 per cent of invested funds out of pooled holdings containing fossil fuels and into sustainable, profitable, and fiscally-responsible funds. UC Hill at Western University (Photo Credit: USC) For Immediate Release  LONDON, Ontario, February 3, 2022 – The University Students’ Council (USC) announced today that the

By: Amina Khan   Online school can be hard and fatigue is real. As the Omicron wave peaked, Western University announced it was going online until January 31st for graduate students and undergraduate students in years 2, 3, and 4. First-years are expected to be back in classrooms after reading week according to Western University’s

Council discussed changes to Foot Patrol’s services, security patrols on residence, and the approval of two USC policy papers. On November 24th, Council met in person for the first time this school year to discuss six motions, making this their sixth meeting together as a council. The meeting began with presentations from the Vice-Provost Academic

the lead up In November, the USC and Western Student Senators (WSS) started to hear from students about concerns regarding the length of this year’s Winter Break. Changes to the Academic Calendar need to be approved by the University Senate. While the USC is present at Senate meetings, we do not have voting rights; however,

By: Amina Khan Financial Literacy Week  is catered towards university students who have just started dealing with their own finances and are unsure of the concepts that come along with it, whether that is with taxes, banking, credit, or loans. It is a great opportunity for students who are feeling overwhelmed with the idea of

The University Students’ Council issued the following statement regarding the death of a Western student last week: The USC is saddened to learn of the passing of Olivia Vaseleniuck, a student in Year 1 of the Bachelor of Education Program. Our thoughts are with Olivia’s friends and family, and the fellow students who have been

By: Anushka Goswami Have you ever wondered who organizes events on campus? Who runs the Spoke and Wave? How do students have access to Purple Care, London Transit, and Purple Fest? The answer to those questions is your University Students’ Council (USC). The USC is a student-led organization that advocates for and represents undergraduate students

Council votes on motions determining how the USC will interact with fraternities and sororities in the future For Immediate Release  LONDON, Ontario, October 28, 2021 – The University Students’ Council (USC) at Western University held their October meeting where Councillors voted on the relationship and privileges between Greek Life and the USC. In the past,

By: Amina Khan, Brand Journalism Coordinator   The USC’s annual Clubs Week was held at the end of September and adopted a hybrid model to allow students to connect with new campus communities both in person and online. USC Clubs Week is an opportunity for the clubs at Western University to showcase their organization to