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
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...
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...
How to tell the difference between real and fake Honor societies
Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle Editor It’s not uncommon for students to receive emails every so often from organizations calling themselves honor societies. They advertise that their members get exclusive opportunities, such as scholarships, connections to potential...
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,...
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...
A brief review of Main Street’s new food truck additions
Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor Sometimes it seems like there’s a revolving door of food trucks on Main Street. Where the short-lived Bobablastic truck once stood now features two different vendors. The newcomers are different in their food origins and styles, but...
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...
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...
Inside the Student Health and Counseling Center’s wellness coaching
Rebecca Meyers | Lifestyle editor In its ongoing quest to help students reach their maximum mental and physical health, the Student Health and Counseling Center has a recent addition to their services: wellness coaching. The purpose of wellness coaching is to help...