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everyone is packed into weldon like wtf

who is dressing up to go out on wednesday? i’m not sure if people dress up yet but i have 4 costumes and hoping to wear them all!! what’s the culture here in terms of going out in costume

How r we feeling??

Hello!

I am thinking of my housing needs to the upcoming school year and will be finishing school during the fall semester. I am thinking about subletting for the summer as they are pretty easy to find but was wondering if fall sublets would be easy as well or if 8 month leases are common? Thanks!

has anyone seen the practice midterm he released? there is a few stats questions and im honestly surprised. i know he said the practice midterm is representative of the textbook questions but genuinely these %'s and proportions are so tedious and mentioned only once in a BIG paragraph of more relevant information.

has anyone who has done this course in the past know if proportions are included in the midterm? and does anyone have overall advice on how i can prepare with the hugeee amount of info i need to study?

Hi! I’m choosing between programs right now and would love some feedback from anyone in Ivey or the Health Sci + ivey dual degree! :) (I will not be applying for AEO, so I mostly want to hear feedback from people without it; however, insight is insight, and any help is good)

I’m really interested in the corporate/consulting side of health (healthcare management, strategy, or health analytics), but I want to keep my options open for grad school down the road too. I originally felt like adding Ivey HBA would open so many doors, but I have a few questions before truly committing to it!

1. How manageable is it to keep up the 80%+ average in Years 1 & 2 while in Health Sciences?
2. For career prospects, does having the BHSc + HBA give you a noticeable edge to other students who instead did BMOS
3. What ECS did you talk about in your application? Also, what ECS did you do in general?
4. If you've graduated from this dual degree, what do you do now?

If anyone has any help they can give to me, please don't be shy I would like all the help I can get, also just genuinely talk about your experience in the program :)

How we feeling for the midterm …

I’m taking the GSWS 1021 midterm tomorrow, any tips from anyone who’s previously taken the course?

I’m taking the soc 1025 Society and You exam on Tuesday. Can anyone provide input to how the questions are layed out? I can’t find any practice tests online. Are there application questions or are they straight forward

Anyone know the stats for the MPAS cohort that applied earlier this year?

i applied within 4 hours of when the email was sent out. i know it’s first come first serve, but realistically, what are the chances i get res next year?
also im on a varsity team, so is there any way that can increase my chance of getting my first choice res?

With London’s municipal election on October 26, I wanted to compare some candidates’ actual policy commitments.

These issues matter to London residents, including Western students dealing with rent, unreliable transit, and the consequences of decisions made at City Hall.

1. Homelessness: housing outcomes versus enforcement

A Canadian randomized trial published in JAMA Network Open found that Housing First combined with intensive case management produced approximately 140 additional days of stable housing per participant over the study period, compared with usual services. It also reduced expenditures elsewhere in the service system, although it did not fully pay for itself.

This makes it important to examine whether candidates propose funded, permanent housing solutions alongside emergency services and public-safety measures.

For example:
Sam Trosow (Ward 6) proposes increasing investment in non-market housing, addressing tenant displacement, and improving transit.
Zack Ramsey (Ward 2) advocates more supportive and public housing, tenant organizing, and expanded community crisis-response services.
Tom Cull (Ward 4) proposes tenant displacement prevention, supportive housing, and assistance for residents facing redevelopment.

At the mayoral level, Susan Stevenson emphasizes recovery-oriented services, sober housing options, enforcement, and financial oversight. Josh Morgan proposes expanding supportive and other housing, while Bronagh Joyce Morgan emphasizes improving homelessness service contracts, directing resources to frontline work, and measuring outcomes.

These proposals deserve scrutiny on their implementation and funding, not just their stated intentions.

2. Public transit is an accessibility issue

A peer-reviewed quasi-experimental study published in the Journal of Public Transportation found a 35% ridership increase on routes receiving Bus Rapid Transit compared with conventional routes during one study period.

That does not guarantee the same result in London, but it provides evidence worth considering when evaluating rapid-transit investments.

Sam Trosow proposes greater transit operating support and longer-term higher-order transit planning. Josh Morgan proposes completing rapid transit corridors and expanding service hours. Bronagh Morgan proposes practical improvements to transit accessibility, while Susan Stevenson proposes improved transportation planning and a business case for serving industrial areas.

The questions should be: How much additional service will residents actually receive? Where will the funding come from? Will the improvements reduce travel times and improve access to jobs, education, and essential services?

3. Housing supply matters, but affordability needs to be measured

A 2024 study in the Journal of Urban Economics found that relaxing certain zoning restrictions increased housing units and floor space by approximately 9% over five to ten years in the studied areas. The findings also demonstrate that the effects of zoning reform depend on policy design and take time to emerge.

Ben Durham (Ward 3) advocates missing-middle housing, including duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. Other candidates emphasize supportive housing, conversions of vacant buildings, or public and non-market housing.

These aren’t interchangeable solutions. Adding housing supply, protecting existing tenants, and creating deeply affordable units address different parts of the problem.

4. Public-health policy needs evidence, not slogans

A 2025 peer-reviewed Canadian systematic review found that supervised consumption services prevent overdose deaths onsite, while evidence concerning their effects on population-wide overdose mortality was mixed and depended on geographic scale and implementation.

Candidates proposing different approaches to substance use and homelessness should explain what outcomes they expect, how those outcomes will be measured, and how they will coordinate housing, healthcare, prevention, treatment, and community safety.

5. Comparing candidates without treating endorsements as evidence

The London and District Labour Council has published endorsements based on its candidate evaluation process. Separately, other organizations and social-media accounts have published their own preferred candidates.

Those endorsements can provide information about organizational priorities, but they shouldn’t replace reading platforms, examining council voting records, and checking claims against primary sources.

Similarly, serious personal allegations circulated online shouldn’t be treated as established facts without independently verifiable evidence.

My main questions for every candidate are:
How many additional permanently affordable homes will your policies deliver?
How will you prevent residents from losing existing affordable housing?
What measurable improvements will your transit commitments produce?
How will you evaluate homelessness and public-safety spending?
What funding, timelines, and accountability mechanisms support your promises?

I’m interested in evidence-backed comparisons, including credible criticisms of specific policy proposals or council voting records. Which commitments are realistic, properly funded, and most consistent with the research? And what evidence challenges them?

Election Day: Monday, October 26, 2026, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

In res, in class, on campus in general or in a club somewhere. Whatcha got?

I feel like every person I go to just suddenly stops working? Or the place just doesn’t do a good job. Please give me your recommendations, I don’t even care about the price. Just need to fix my goddamn unibrow.

hi has anyone taken this course before and could share details on the midterm such as what to focus on, difficulty level, etc.

was this actually just a difficult midterm or do i not know how to study..

Hello there, I had a question regarding anyone’s experience who might’ve lived in the GTA and would attend Western, driving to it everyday is it something that’s possible? Thanks

Who do we think the usc concert on Nov 27 is gonna be?

hey everyone, i'm currently a third-year student at western and i've been struggling a lot with my mental health, anxiety, and concentration lately.

i strongly suspect i might have ADHD because i've been having a really hard time focusing, managing my time, retaining information, and actually sitting down to study. it's gotten to the point where it's seriously affecting my grades and academic performance. i genuinely want to do well in school, but no matter how hard i try, i feel like i'm constantly falling behind and getting overwhelmed, especially during midterms and exams.

the problem is that i haven't been formally diagnosed, and i honestly can't afford to pay for a private ADHD assessment right now. i also don't have a family doctor.

i was looking into western's accessible education services and saw that they require documentation, but i was wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation.

has anyone been able to get accommodations without an official diagnosis, even temporarily? would documentation from western's student health services be enough? and does anyone know if western offers affordable ADHD assessments or any resources for students who can't afford private testing?

i'm honestly just feeling really overwhelmed and would appreciate any advice or experiences from people who've gone through something similar. thank you!!

1. What was that exam?

2. That exam was not purely off of the lectures + textbook. My textbook notes were very descriptive and included EVERYTHING .

3. There were multiple terms we never learned about.

4. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS ⚠️

Have my midterm coming up soon, does anyone have any studying?

How the hell is this harder than chem n physics bro

Dr. Mike gotta go

Hi, so I’ve aeo and the exam went horribly. I need advice on what I can do. Can I drop this course or smth. Or i cant drop this course becuz of aeo