Monthly Archives: September 2010

Q&A with Anne Marie DeCicco-Best

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It’s election season in London and that brought London mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best to campus Wednesday evening to canvass some of Western’s residences and encourage students to register to vote. Gazette Associate Editor Arden Zwelling caught up with DeCicco-Best to…

Ihekwoaba making the jump

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He didn’t even realize it at the time, but Chima Ihekwoaba made one of the biggest steps you can make in professional football this year. In November he was playing for the Laurier Golden Hawks, taking on the Western Mustangs…

Best on campus

Students aren’t typically the most enthusiastic demographic around election time. But that didn’t stop London mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best from canvassing Western’s residences Wednesday evening, trying to stir up student support for her re-election campaign. “We want to have more…

Three early Hec Crighton candidates

As we straddle the halfway point of the 2010 CIS season, plenty of stuff comes to mind. Playoff races, potential record breakers, the return of football played in arctic-like conditions. And, of course, awards. Because really, we know this whole…

The Monday Rundown — Half way home

There you have it. The official half way point of the CIS season. Went kinda fast, didn’t it? Of course, nothing has really been settled outside of the QSSF where Laval and Montreal are like positive and negative magnets —…

Straight from the horse's mouth

With four intriguing games on the OUA slate this weekend — even York vs. Laurier won’t be that bad — the OUA coaches had plenty to chat about during their weekly conference call with the media on Thursday. Here are…

Mustangs look to ground Gryphons

The Guelph Gryphons are 3-0. Seriously — no joke. Despite scoring just 20.6 points per game, the Gryphons have won their first three contests of this truncated Ontario University Athletics football season and are currently in position to make the…

The Fixer: Cell phone service

Students frustrated with Western’s shoddy cell phone service are finally getting some answers. Major phone companies are attempting to fix the reception dead zones on campus following Wednesday’s article in the Gazette. “There are areas of weak coverage on Western’s…