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Poloz calls for change to central banking at inaugural President’s Lecture
Amy O’Kruk // GAZETTE By: Amy O’Kruk, News Editor Stephen Poloz, the governor of the Bank of Canada, visited Western yesterday as part of a lecture series hosted by Western Alumni. Poloz, who holds a...
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USC approves exec title changes, new hiring process
Mike Laine // GAZETTE ByL Amy O’Kruk, News Editor The University Students’ Council is restructuring its executive positions to attract candidates with stronger skills over candidates who hold political...
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London tax hike surpasses inflation
Jennifer Feldman // GAZETTE By: Amy O’Kruk, News Editor London’s newest city council has passed its first annual budget and with it comes an average 2.5 per cent property tax increase for city...
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Live Blog: USC Special Budget Meeting
Tonight, council members are invited to ask University Student Council vice-president finance Andrew Lalka about the budget presented last week. News editors Kevin Hurren, Hamza Tariq and Amy O’Kruk...
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Live: The USC Annual General Meeting (Part 2)
Author information Amy O'Kruk Amy is a current News Editor for volume 108 of the Western Gazette. She is a second year Media Information and Technoculture student. You can email Amy at...
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Gender neutrality movement gains momentum on campuses
Jennifer Feldman // GAZETTE By: Amy O’Kruk, News Editor Pink or blue, skirt or tie — several post-secondary institutions across the country are breaking down gender binaries for students across...
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Institutional racism extends beyond the Greek scene
Nick Oxford // Associated Press “Amy, Myself and I” Earlier this month, a video showing Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brothers at the University of Oklahoma chanting racial slurs surfaced on the...
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Western Water Week coming to campus
Taylor Lasota // GAZETTE By: Amy O’Kruk, News Editor The University Students’ Council’s Enviro Western is set to make a splash this week with the launch of Western Water Week, a three-day advocacy...
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Analysis: Final decision looms for Team Litchfield
Taylor Lasota // GAZETTE By: Amy O’Kruk, News Editor The last chapter of the 2015 University Students’ Council elections saga may be coming to a close this weekend when the USC appeals board decides...
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USC fails to post council meetings minutes since last July
Taylor Lasota // GAZETTE Amy O’Kruk, News Editor The annual tradition continues as the University Students’ Council has failed — again — to update its council meetings’ minutes online. The last...
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Western Call Centre temporarily ceases operations after Chakma scandal
The phones have gone silent at the Western Call Centre, partly in response to university President Amit Chakma’s 2014 salary disclosure and the ensuing controversy. Student employees at the call...
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Brescia board says principal Colleen Hanycz will not return double payment...
Taylor Lasota // GAZETTE The chair of Brescia’s board of trustees sent a letter to faculty on Saturday addressing growing concern from the community over principal Colleen Hanycz’s double payment in...
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Delayed election win caused Benac to miss most of transition
USC vice-president internal Alex Benac missed the first month of his term due to the turmoil surrounding this year’s elections. (Taylor Lasota/GAZETTE) Despite missing three weeks of the executives’...
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Amit Chakma should not be president: faculty survey
Wide ranging survey shows faculty have serious concerns about funding, governance and leadership at Western 72 per cent said Amit Chakma should not stay on as president of Western University Top...
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LYAC reaching out to student community
By: Amy O’Kruk, News Editor The London Youth Advisory Council is tuning in to the student voice through its creation of a Western councillor position. The youth council currently has 14 councillors...
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Meet the candidates running for the board of governors
By: Amy O’Kruk, News Editor The University Students’ Council elections mean a new presidential slate and fresh faculty councillors, but the polls also determine Western’s student representation in its...
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Team Sophie’s Reddit AMA backfires
By: Amy O’Kruk, News Editor Team Sophie’s online “Ask Me Anything” went awry over the weekend when a former Western student’s privacy was allegedly violated by another user in the thread. The AMA was...
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Referendums boost voter turnout
Winnie Lu // GAZETTE Students hit the polls with significantly more enthusiasm in comparison to last year’s election season. The numbers suggest the increase in turnout may not be because of the...
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Chief electoral officer preparing for federal elections
Adrian Wyld // The Canadian Press By: Amy O’Kruk, News Editor Canada’s 2015 federal elections are fast approaching, and the key to ensuring voter turnout is an efficient and accessible polling system....
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Poloz calls for change to central banking at inaugural President’s Lecture
Amy O’Kruk // GAZETTE By: Amy O’Kruk, News Editor Stephen Poloz, the governor of the Bank of Canada, visited Western yesterday as part of a lecture series hosted by Western Alumni. Poloz, who holds a...
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