Comment 51327

By Henry and Joe (anonymous) | Posted November 10, 2010 at 13:51:50

@ John Neary,

The distance comparison that you bring up is quite interesting. Why do UWO students go downtown, and MAC students avoid it like the plague? Having lived in both cities and attended both Mac and Western, I have always been disappointed with the town and gown relationship of MAC/Hamilton compared with UWO/London. The issue, in my opinion, is a cultural/geographical one. Students at Western come from much larger distances, and although they are still transient, they spend more time and money in their city than MAC students do. As a result, UWO students form more positive connections with their adopted cities, which is evidenced by stronger alumni support during Homecoming. MAC (aka, suitcase U.) is a barren wasteland on weekends, since students can easily return to their homes (45 min - 1 hr bus ride) where their social networks are more established. Furthermore, many students pick MAC for the reason of proximity, so the most transient Hamilton-avoiding type of student body is pre-selected. Further to this, the student body of MAC that comes from the Hamilton area itself have pre-conceived notions of downtown, and re-inforce negative stereotypes.

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