From the Western News archives of Sept. 23, 1982
· Total full-time undergraduate enrollment stands at 17,332.
· About 10,000 alumni and friends were expected to attend Homecoming. New events for Homecoming include a “roam-around-dance”, a dinner and a Sunday brunch.
· Projected budget cuts of up to five per cent are expected over the next three years.
· Tuition fees for universities and colleges were limited to a maximum of five per cent increase, effective the following year.
· Tickets for the second annual Society of Graduates Student’s tuition lottery were on sale. For a $1 ticket, students could win a first prize of $1,100, two second-prizes of $550, and two third-prizes of $275. First prize covered one year of tuition.
· Ontario plans to reduce admissions to dental schools to prevent an oversupply of dentists in the province. Western was accepting 56 students per year, and University of Toronto 100. Western’s goal was to have 40 graduates a year.