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Month: December 2012

Western Wellness Series – Eldercare

The Wellness Series continues for Western staff and faculty in 2012 with a lunch hour presentation on Eldercare Essentials presented by FSEAP, providers of Western’s Employee Assistance Plan.   Eldercare Essentials: Coping with the Stress of Caregi …

Grapefruit at centre of deadly cocktail

Grapefruit at centre of deadly cocktail

That glass of grapefruit juice you usually have with breakfast isn’t as healthy as you think – if you’re taking certain medications, that is. Perhaps you already knew that.

Group provides the ‘Spark’ students need

When it comes to developing solutions for today’s challenges, youth can often be overlooked. Well, look no more, as a group of curious, resourceful and passionate university students are ready to leave their mark.

Campus Digest: Rocket fizzles before launch

The London Rocket, a new student-run start-up originally set to operate a low-cost bus service to students travelling from Western to the Greater Toronto Area during the winter exam period, has been forced to shut down due to a legal dispute initiated by Greyhound Canada.

Read All Over reviews

The Fridgularity By Mark A. Rayner Monkeyjoy Press, 394 pgs.   Hot on the heels of Pirate Therapy and Other Cures, Mark Rayner’s incisive and satirical wit strikes again. In a nightmare that even George Romero could never envision, imagine if a sentient...

Following Labatt down his ‘Different Road’

You know the name, but you may not know the 17-year-old kid pictured on the green BSA motorcycle. And if you tell Arthur Labatt that kid looks a tad bit like Marlon Brando, well, let’s just say he won’t argue with you.

Changes in China open doors for Canada

Changes in China open doors for Canada

Changes occurring to China’s demographics, and thus its role as the factory to the world, will open new opportunities for Canada, according to Jan De Silva, who heads the Richard Ivey School of Business’ Hong Kong campus.

Grapefruit at centre of deadly cocktail

Grapefruit at centre of deadly cocktail

That glass of grapefruit juice you usually have with breakfast isn’t as healthy as you think – if you’re taking certain medications, that is. Perhaps you already knew that.

Group provides the ‘Spark’ students need

When it comes to developing solutions for today’s challenges, youth can often be overlooked. Well, look no more, as a group of curious, resourceful and passionate university students are ready to leave their mark.

Campus Digest: Rocket fizzles before launch

The London Rocket, a new student-run start-up originally set to operate a low-cost bus service to students travelling from Western to the Greater Toronto Area during the winter exam period, has been forced to shut down due to a legal dispute initiated by Greyhound Canada.

Read All Over reviews

The Fridgularity By Mark A. Rayner Monkeyjoy Press, 394 pgs.   Hot on the heels of Pirate Therapy and Other Cures, Mark Rayner’s incisive and satirical wit strikes again. In a nightmare that even George Romero could never envision, imagine if a sentient...

Following Labatt down his ‘Different Road’

You know the name, but you may not know the 17-year-old kid pictured on the green BSA motorcycle. And if you tell Arthur Labatt that kid looks a tad bit like Marlon Brando, well, let’s just say he won’t argue with you.

Changes in China open doors for Canada

Changes in China open doors for Canada

Changes occurring to China’s demographics, and thus its role as the factory to the world, will open new opportunities for Canada, according to Jan De Silva, who heads the Richard Ivey School of Business’ Hong Kong campus.