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Bikini bodybuilding: it’s not about itsy bitsy, it’s about muscle
Winnie Lu // GAZETTE When you think of a bodybuilder, you probably wouldn’t picture Nathalie Ramirez. The HBA II bikini athlete is slender and toned; she’s probably the farthest you could get from...
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Western prof concerned about online note sharing service
A new online note sharing service has professors upset about monetization of student labour. OneClass.com, a Toronto-based startup, incentivizes students to upload their class notes and past exams by...
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Western students plan to do good in green this St. Patrick’s Day
A Western Law student is launching a charitable St. Patrick’s Day campaign for kidney cancer by selling T-shirts that read “Patrick was no saint, he was a mustang.” All proceeds from shirt sales will...
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So many fashion shows, so little time
Photo provided by Spur Fashion Show By: Megan Devlin, Associate Editor Spring is the time of year that sees a veritable bouquet of charity fashion shows pop up at Western. Four big names — CAISA, OHM,...
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Alanis Morissette rocks the Junos
Courtesy of CTV By: Megan Devlin, Associate Editor Twenty years after the release of Jagged Little Pill, the Canadian music scene is still falling head over feet for Alanis Morissette. Morissette...
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MIT 3652: making movies out of memes
By: Megan Devlin, Associate Editor Feigning the Jesse Eisenberg/Rooney Mara breakup scene, finding two Winklevoss look-alikes and lighting a garbage can on fire after a tumultuous breakup don’t seem...
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Students say debt load not ‘manageable’ despite government report
Jennifer Feldman // GAZETTE The federal government has been telling itself that debt is “manageable” for Canadian students, and this stance garnered swift criticism from student advocacy groups after...
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Ombudsperson calls for centralized academic integrity office on campus
Jennifer Feldman // GAZETTE The office of the ombudsperson released its annual report last week. It found an increase in students using the service and states an academic integrity office is needed on...
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Bodybuilder Robert Cheeke talks veganism, health and the dark side of the...
Taylor Lasota GAZETTE By: Megan Devlin, Associate Editor Robert Cheeke is the founder of Vegan Bodybuilding and author of Shred It! Your Step-by-Step Guide to Burning Fat and Building Muscle on a...
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Picture-perfect… discrimination
“Devlin’s Advocate” A couple of weeks ago I applied to be a lifeguard at one of Toronto’s popular “day life” entertainment spots. I recently heard back. Instead of offering me an interview, the...
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Rick Mercer sends Mustang Lounge into fits of laughter
Taylor Lasota // Gazette The Mustang Lounge was packed with nearly 700 students and their parents Wednesday night to hear Rick Mercer, acclaimed Canadian television journalist, speak at Western. Mercer...
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Last time playing Devlin’s Advocate
“Devlin’s Advocate” Wow. This is my last piece for The Gazette. Pretty soon I’ll have changed my Twitter handle, picked up my degree and and snapped my last fake-laugh picture in my graduation gown....
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Majority of students in health science class appeal grades after they were...
Winnie Lu // GAZETTE By: Megan Devlin, Associate Editor Fifty-five out of 91 students enrolled in Health Sciences 3010F from the fall semester are appealing their grades, which they say were...
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Getting to the heart of organ donation
“Devlin’s Advocate” If you’re dead, can you still be selfish? I think you can, particularly if you haven’t registered to be an organ donor. Organ donation is one of the most pressing issues for the...
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Faculty of health science responds to student complaints over course grading
Winnie Lu // GAZETTE By: Megan Devlin, Associate Editor The faculty of health science has denied allegations that it lowered grades to meet a prescribed class average in Health Sciences 3010F:...
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SSSC conference tackles dark side of capitalism
Students listen to Maude Barlow, chair of the Washington Food and Water Watch, discuss capitalism at the SSSC’s Capitalism in Today’s Society conference Saturday. Megan Devlin // GAZETTE Speakers...
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Protestors outside of Conrad Black keynote
Taylor Lasota // GAZETTE A row of eight protestors carrying neon signs chanted outside of Alumni Hall before Conrad Black’s keynote speech on Sunday night. “We’re protesting the fact that social...
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Conrad Black talks capitalism, controversy and Canadian history
Taylor Lasota // GAZETTE The Social Science Students’ Council hosted their first academic conference this past weekend, where Conrad Black was the keynote speaker. The Gazette interviewed Black before...
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Voters to decide on marching band funding, mandatory O-week pass
Winnie Lu // GAZETTE Students will be voting on two referendums along with the University Students’ Council slates February 10 and 11. The kicker is that each referendum needs 20 per cent voter turnout...
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Album Review: Fallout Boy — American Beauty/American Psycho
By: Megan Devlin, Associate Editor Fall Out Boy American Beauty/American Psycho Island Records [yasr_overall_rating] Go into your closet. Look behind your once-worn prom dress, your still-not-washed...
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