Reports

A fire alarm was activated on March 4 on the 14th floor of Pearce-Ford Tower. No smoke or fire was found.
Albert Dias, PFT, reported on March 3 that his cell phone was stolen from his room. The value of the theft was $400.
Bernadette Mullen, an office associate in the communication disorders department, reported on March [...]

THE ISSUE: Housing and Residence Life started a new process for room assignments this semester that allows students to choose their dorm room and roommate without the middleman of HRL.
OUR VIEW: The new selection process for assigning rooms in dorms has run smoothly so far. HRL successfully removed the bureaucratic system of room assignments, and [...]

The Issue: Western’s dorms officially close at 6 p.m. Friday before spring break.
OUR VIEW: Dorms should stay open through Friday night and close on Saturday morning instead. Students who don’t have the time to prepare on Friday because of class, work or other activities will benefit from this later closing time.
Once spring break begins, not [...]

Reports

Megan Dunn, Bemis Lawrence Hall, reported on Feb. 27 that the back corner glass was broken on her Buick Regal. The value of the damage was $100.
Michael Gordon Bjoralt and Craig Stone McCreary, both of Pearce-Ford Tower, reported on Feb. 26 that two laptops were stolen from their dorm room. The value of the theft [...]