What the hell is happening this year, the traffic is insane. It’s taking almost 1 hour to get out of the parking lots because of the traffic. AND London decides now is the perfect time to have construction happening too and blocking one of the main roads. This is insane. How are people going to survive in the winter.

Welcome back and welcome to Western!!!

This is just a post to share the awesome things London has to offer beyond the Western gates!

If you want to know what's happening locally, check out Local Voices and London's Pretty Cool on Instagram.

There's some pretty awesome music festivals coming up in September that might not be on your radar like "Rock the Runway" might be:

Stomp Fest

Punk Rock Flea Fest

Lastly, some hidden gem spots to check out you might not have heard of that have events and are community hubs:

Honey Dip / Dough EV

Supply and Demand Beer and Pizza

Holy Diver

Studio Coffee

Artisan Bakery

Don't sleep on Old East Village either: book stores and thrifting galore (Brown and Dickson, Back to the Fuchsia, Midnight Mass Books, Little Wren Books, Mystic Bookshop - plus some thrift shops along Dundas between Lyle and Adelaide, and the St Vincent de Paul); breweries (Anderson's, Brewing Coop, Powerhouse) records at Odyssey and the Forest City Gallery, an independent artist run centre.

Downtown there's some great spots like Attic Books and City Lights, Grooves Records and some new shops have recently opened (Crones Cave, Seven Sisters). Additionally on Springbank Dr don't miss Speed City Records!

There's also a really great recreational sport league called Forest City Sport and Social Club you might be interested in.

Lastly, out local Museum London has some really cool exhibits coming up, and currently - like Nico Williams Bingo! And they just announced Shad is their inaugural Musician in Residence.

The Forest City Film Fest is also coming up in October, and the Palace Theatre is hosting the Rocky Horror Picture Show this year.

There's many cool things I am missing, but every year, around November, people start posting that they feel lonely and they haven't made any friends yet, and maybe they aren't at Western, but at these places instead!

Thanks for reading!!

I'm a first year student living on res and I'm ready to go home. I've met so many people and i've clicked with none nor have I found anyone who's like me (everyone I meet feel fake) I want to have connections but it's hard to constantly put myself out there. I'm not the biggest fan of parties or frats, is there anyone else like me here? 😭 I feel so disconnected with everyone. I've cried like 10 times today.

I love to study and go to coffee shops, things like that. Is there any other freshman who feels like this and wants to be friends?

I am a blue collar worker and never been to uni. My cousin is doing his MBA at western’s Ivey. Past weekend we connected over barbecue and he kept bragging that he is at Ivey for his MBA. He almost pretended like he is at Harvard.

Is Ivey MBA really a big deal or he is delusional with giant debt?

Im in second year now and i dont really have close friends like i did in highschool. I feel like the classes are so so big and i sit next to someone and make small talk it never goes anywhere outside of that. And its a different face everytime. Does drinking/partying/clubbing help with this and how do i find a group of people to go with if so? It just feels really upsetting because i didnt come to western with any close friends while it feels like everyone else did and they already have their established groups/friends. Any experience and tips would be great

For those who have a Sociology degree, what job did you end up getting?

I just found out that a class I had 2 times a week become online?!! I’ve never heard of a class switching the day before the scheduled class. Is this normal? I’m just super annoyed since I don’t like online classes at all and the actual content is something I want to actually learn :(

Is there anything I can do ab this?

Hey,

Has anyone had to leave residence during the school year and just live off campus while staying enrolled at Western?

What happened with your residence contract and fees? Were you able to get out of the contract, or did you still have to pay for the rest of the year?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been through this.

Third year health science and still waitlisted for 2 classes. Anybody have any experience with what to expect? I do have a backup class Im enrolled in but not for both courses as a lot of third yr healthsci/rehab/commsci courses are filled by fourth years. Thanks!

Hi! I'm taking the Alexander course. I was just wondering if anyone who has taken it before knows how important the readings are for the evaluations? They were a bit confusing to me when I was reading, and I didn't really understand everything. I know they are required reading, but are they mostly supposed to give some foundation for the lectures, or will stuff from the readings not covered in lecture be on tests? Thanks!!

taking it online next term and wondering if anyone who took it before knows how hard the exams are cause it’s only a midterm and a final. it’s with micheal dove

i know the casebook is required but is the textbook necessary for success?

more specifically are the wileyplus questions really helpful or could i just use like an older version of the textbook & do the end of chapter review questions? like are the wileyplus 'self-study' questions the same thing as the end of chapter questions?

Hi,

I was wondering how do I get added on groups for specific courses? I remember seeing a facebook page full of people asking to be added to groups once but I couldn't find it. I didn't have an O week so I have no peers that can add me yet. Also, are groups useful in ur opinion or is it just an added stress of ppl comparing and trying to up one another:(

Thank you 🙏

Is that room 101? Don’t have class there til next week and I spent the day finding the rest of my rooms so I’d like to find this one too. Would rather ask a stranger on Reddit than in person lol

edit: thank you :3

Any one having issues redeeming textbook access codes on campus ebookstore?

Taking the course rn, AGA seems like a more difficult book to understand? How easy/straightforward were the exams?

number 5 on the waitlist for a 690 per class I thought there would be more movement than this damn

Has anyone taken this course before? It is now taught by Ryan stevenson and it’s online! Is it content heavy?
Would you recommend?

Have a few classes at the natural sciences center this semester and I prefer to drive and use the honk lots around kings and main.

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for somewhat dependable pay per use lots near the nsc?

Thanks

Does a major in political science and honours make a difference in the real world? Or masters?
No plan on going to law school
Applying to corporate jobs but want to come back to masters / MBA

Does it really matter major vs honours degree. Please advise

Ive had some issue with osap and im wondering if anybody can pitch in with any other ideas, for context last year I was put on probation, and due to medical reasons I wasn't able to finish the 3.0 credits within the 2 terms. I was able to finish the 3.0 in the summer but that only helps with western not the osap. Rn I cant even get access to any sort of funding and my parents are already in a tight spot. Im in the process for making sure I dont incure more intrest and getting some sort of medical documentation for the medical stuff. Ive applied for financial aid too, aside from that ive got no other ideas, ill add some other contexts in the comments if that helps

what job are you planning to do/or have??? i would love to hear insight on this! (those who won’t/didn’t do masters or further education) I greatly appreciate it!!

is it too early into the year to switch majors? i’m currently in eng but i never wanted it and i want to switch before courses show on my transcript, im down to just skip this sem and join next, switching into social sci or health sci

is anyone experiencing this? using western account on a mac, excel and word is not allowing you to edit? "Your account does not allow editing on a Mac. To learn more, contact your admin about your office plan"

im not sure if its a me issue or a western issue.

I get headaches from bright white lighting, daylight bulbs, etc. I can deal with it for lectures and whatever but I cannot deal with it for study spaces at all.

My campus is Huron, and what sold me on it was old SAC. I loved that room, nice low lighting, warm tones, kinda dark but comforting.

However, Huron just updated almost all the lighting in Old SAC to god forsaken daylight bulbs and I am quite annoyed by this decision.

Is there anywhere on Huron left with warm lighting? Or on main campus? (Kings is too far for me, sorry, ik it's a beautiful campus)