How to be efficient at group projects

How to be efficient at group projects

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle Editor Every term, students across campus have to tackle what’s considered one of the biggest challenges of college: group projects. Often worth a significant number of points, group projects can be incredibly frustrating for a number of...

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Stay ahead with apps that help with studying

Stay ahead with apps that help with studying

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor Advances in technology have made it so that students have to have at least some degree of technological competence. Grades, research and, often, even studying is done largely online. Though this opens up many opportunities as the web...

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Questions you should ask your adviser

Questions you should ask your adviser

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle Editor Advisers are one of the many resources students have access to at Western. Their goal is to help students on their path to graduation, as well as help them approach life after graduation. However, sometimes knowing the right questions...

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The pros and cons of taking classes online

The pros and cons of taking classes online

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle Editor Many students, at some point in their college career, are faced with the question of whether to take a class online. Some prefer them while others try to avoid them at all cost. Western offers a number of online classes every term,...

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Cocktail corner with Mikaela: AMF

Cocktail corner with Mikaela: AMF

Mikaela Wong | Staff Writer Have you ever wondered what actually goes into your favorite cocktail, or how it’s made? While it may seem like you’re watching a magic trick when the bartender prepares your drink right before your eyes — or maybe it just feels that way...

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Short workouts for tight schedules

Short workouts for tight schedules

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle Editor The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all adults get both aerobic and muscular exercise regularly — specifically around 150 minutes per week, if said exercise is moderate in intensity. The recommended...

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How to utilize time gaps in a class schedule

How to utilize time gaps in a class schedule

Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor In a perfect world, our classes would always align with our preferred times and schedules. As many students know, however, schedules rarely end up as such. The “awkward class gap,” usually an hour or two, is a common experience in...

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