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Letters to the Editor: May 25, 2024
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Western University calls for end to pro-Palestinian encampment
Western University is calling for an end to an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters, saying it has engaged London police to work with organizers to end the protest peacefully. In its most strongly worded statement since the encampment began May 8, Western officials said incidents of unsafe and illegal behaviour are increasing. “There have been several […]
Western University raises new concerns as protest camp nears two-week mark
Despite a new warning from school officials that suggests their patience is growing thin, pro-Palestinian protesters at Western University say they’re not going anywhere. “We are staying indefinitely until our demands are met,” one student spokesperson at the on-campus encampment said on Saturday – the eleventh day of the protest. He asked to not be […]
Catholic university’s LGBTQ evolution continues with support group
A Catholic Western University-affiliated school so conservative it only began flying the rainbow Pride flag in 2021 is now celebrating the success of the first year of a support group for LGBTQ students. Three years ago, King’s University College flew the flag for the first time, following the University of Waterloo’s St. Jerome’s University to […]
Protesters dig in at Western University, call for meeting with school president
Pro-Palestinian protesters remained in a tent encampment at Western University Sunday and said they won’t leave until they can meet the school’s president, Alan Shepard. The group has been living in tents outside University Community Centre since Wednesday, remaining four days longer than they originally planned Known as the “second liberated zone” organized by current […]