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Turning Off
tvWestern.ca?
tvWestern.ca has been a University Students’ Council
media outlet for over a decade, and has provided students
with a TV station to call their own. However, tough eco-
Western full of hilarious idiots
nomic times call for tightening the financial belt, and sav-
ing money often means making some unpopular choices.
They’re funny, but they’re bringing down university standards
After last year’s USC student survey results showed 83 per
cent of respondents never view videos on tvWestern.ca, the It’s hard to tell whether this decreas- an 85 per cent.
next move was foreseeable. The USC’s 2010/2011 budget Don’t Get ing intelligence pool is the fault of high It’s no surprise Western admissions
has just been tabled and it is proposed tvWestern.ca be cut schools or universities, but most likely fails to separate the slackers from the stu-
— no student fee, no budget, nada.
Berned the blame falls on both. dious, with little to go on except for extra-
Dropping a budget line that totaled approximately Jaela Bernstien Certainly most would agree high curricular involvement, inflated grades
$90,000 is a tough decision. Few people will envy council Managing Editor school grades are inflated. Any upper- and the odd reference letter. And while I
members’ responsibility to weigh the pros and cons of year who has attended a first-year class sympathize with the registrar’s office, it’s
cutting tvWestern.ca — and the flack they will no doubt I’m no elitist, but Western desperately will admit higher entrance averages have ultimately up to universities to separate
face if the budget is passed. needs to stiffen its admission standards. no correlation with improved aptitude in the doers from the dough-heads.
While council considers whether or not to vote yes, it’s With first-year entrance grades aver- frosh — if anything they seem to be los- Universities should be striving to
important they consider the duality of tvWestern.ca — its aging 87 per cent, you’d expect Western ing their mental stamina by the minute. intensify the admissions process through
role as a training service and as a media outlet. students would be, by-and-large, an Ask any professor, and no doubt you will more rigorous application requirements
As far as providing effective media coverage, it falls intelligent crowd. receive an earful on how students are — class attendance rates, and examples
behind expectations. An awkward and outdated website Not so. increasingly under prepared and under of schoolwork would be a good start.
has no doubt contributed to tvWestern.ca’s unpopularity. A walk through campus will quickly qualified for academia. Admittedly, when it comes down to it,
The Internet has led to a revolution in broadcast media, disillusion anyone who ever pictured uni- Our public education system is in a large research-oriented institutions like
but tvWestern.ca is still producing lengthy segments suit- versity as an exclusive academic institu- sad state — many can boast of sailing Western are more worried about their
ed for the outdated closed-circuit TV model. tion, full of only the brightest and the best. through high school with an A+ average, grant funding and bottom line than their
In all fairness, it’s to be expected that a university TV Instead, Western is infamous for its despite regularly skipping class and typ- academic excellence.
station won’t be the flashiest, most high-tech media out- comically dim-witted student popula- ically writing assignments the night However, as long as this organization
let. After all, a large part of its purpose is to offer experi- tion. Take, for example, one of my per- before they’re due. calls itself a “university,” it carries the
ence and opportunity to amateurs — students who want sonal favourites found on the ever-pop- As for the students who actually do responsibility of weeding out the less-
to learn the basics of broadcast journalism. ular — and well supplied — Facebook work hard — unless high schools start than scholarly. While Western may be
However, tvWestern.ca seems to fall short when it comes page, Overheard at UWO: awarding 110 per cents, there’s not proud of its 87 per cent entrance average,
to training as well. Any student interested in TV reporting Prof: Just a reminder the exam is this much room for reflecting excellence in accepting inflated grades is nothing to
would fare better volunteering at Rogers Television, where Saturday grading when a sub-par effort can earn boast about.
they can work with up-to-date equipment, soundboards Girl to her friend: What are you gonna
and observe how a genuine TV station operates. wear for it?
The possible reasons for tvWestern.ca’s issues range Sadly, this conversation is far from an
far and wide — low funding, a small volunteer base, and exception — it seems our student minds
poor branding and promotion to name a few. But no mat-
ter the causes, the problem remains — students have
are far more concerned with alcohol and
aesthetics than Einstein and economics.
Gazette Surveys
been paying for a service that isn’t fulfilling its mandate. Another overheard comment encap-
It’s possible the USC could have found another way to sulates Western students’ flippant atti-
cut costs. With over 80 per cent of tvWestern.ca’s budget
going towards salaries, a lot of money could be saved if
tude towards higher learning:
“All my friends at Queen’s think us Last Week Next Week
the operation was fully student-run. Replacing full-time Western kids are dumb. But whatever; we
managers with students would also help the operation are richer.” Is figure skating a sport? What do you think should
remain in touch with what students want. “Yah, their parents are probably work-
Ten years ago, these adjustments could have helped, ing for our parents.” happen to tvWestern.ca?
but now it’s simply too late. While these comments are hilarious, YES
Depending on how the USC handles the situation — if and perhaps exaggerated, they never- 64%
it passes — current volunteers could still be given an theless bring to light a serious issue — ✗ Cut their funding
opportunity to contribute. There are salvageable aspects of Western is full of idiots. NO ✗ Keep ’em around
tvWestern.ca that will hopefully be continued, such as Big During my career as an English major, 36%
Purple Couch and video coverage of special events and I’ve been floored a few times when peers ✗ What’s tvWestern.ca?
council meetings. Finding a way to keep these aspects of — in fourth-year classes — have asked
the service will provide an outlet for students who wish to for the definition of an adverb, or have
be involved, albeit not under the banner of tvWestern.ca. reacted with surprise when told the
But any way you look at it, the financial burden that hamburger-style essay is unacceptable
Vote online and check out past surveys at www.westerngazette.ca
has become tvWestern.ca has got to go. in university.
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With her final regular season game finished, fifth-year women’s
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of 1,626 total points in her university basketball career, moving
Mustangs Playoffs Scoreboard into second place in the Ontario University Athletics record
books. Cassandra Carpenter (Laurentian University) is currently
Wednesday, Feb. 24
in first place with 2,171 points. The Mustangs will begin their
M HOC—WIND 2, UWO 5 playoff journey Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. at Alumni Hall against the Lake-
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