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Also, minimum wage will be >$10/hour soon, so if you're still making only $6.25/hour at your job like you claim you should perhaps talk to your employer.
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Yeahhhh... no you can't opt out. The majority of students wanted this space and thus the referendum was passed. And 4 hours of work over 4 years isn't that much if you rationally think about it. $25 a year? Just save a toonie every month and you're set. Just refrain from buying ONE coffee or
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This is ridiculous. I will never use this space and do not want to spend $25 or 4 hours of hard work at my job to fund this. I hope there is an opt out on our tuition. I strongly oppose this!!!
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Really? On the front page? "Students with disabilities SEAKING (?!) academic ACCOMODATION (?!) facing hurdles." It's bad enough that writer, Cheryl Stone, and Gazette editors missed these grade-school spelling errors on the FRONT PAGE...don't you have "spell-check?" A University newspaper? This IS embarrassing. Sigh. L.Harnick
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Just used these today! Stocked up for the week and saved a bundle. Now if only there was a video recipe somewhere...
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The Globe and CP both agree with me on the stat
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Toronto Star is pretty convinced Giulio Caravatt took the last snap as a Canadian QB for the Lions in 1996...thoughts? Link
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This cupcake is the fastest dessert I have ever made. It should take you less than five minutes to make, and is the perfect spontaneous chocolate treat to satisfy any desert craving.
If you’re having people over, the presentation is sure to impress your guests – they’ll never guess that you made it in the microwave!
Ingredients for one mini cake:
3 tbs plain flour
2 tbs cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 tbs sugar
1 egg
2 tbs milk
2 tbs vegetable oil
Splash of vanilla
Directions:
-Combine first four ingredients together and mix well. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir.
-Spray a wide cappuccino cup with a non-stick spray, or spread a little bit of oil in the cup.
-Add the cake mixture to the cup and cook in the microwave for about two minutes on high.
-It’s a nice spongy texture but it can be a little dry, so I suggest adding fruit, icing, ice cream, chocolate sauce, or icing sugar. Serve immediately.
Grab a cup of tea or glass of milk and enjoy!
Hundreds of students piled into the Spoke on Sunday to watch the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team battle team USA for gold. The atmosphere was tense and exciting. Alcohol flowed like maple syrup. We had our cameras there to catch the action. Also check out our photo gallery.
Delve into the platforms and personalities of all six University Students’ Council presidential candidates.
At the start of our video interviews with each candidate, we asked them to sing as much or as little of the Western song as they could. The results were both awkward and hilarious.
Be sure to read more about the candidates through our elections portal.
Welcome to the Gazette’s very first food blog! My name’s Grace, I’m a sports editor at the Gazette, and I love food.
Student living is great, and admittedly one of my favourite things about university is the impromptu late night trips for takeout, but I refuse to settle for a regular dose of packaged food.
The purpose of this blog is to unite tasty, healthy, fast and easy meals all into one — all from a student-friendly living situation. We’ll practice with the frying pan, work with the crock-pot, and perfect the fine art of using the oven. Don’t worry — I’ll guide you through each step.
Don’t know what to buy at the grocery store? No problem. Unsure what a garlic press is? I’ll show you. Wish you didn’t have to buy your lunch on campus every day? We’ll fix that.
Whether you’re a masterful chef in the kitchen or you don’t know the difference between an oven and a stove, you’ll get something out of this blog.
The goal is to make some inexpensive delicious meals, impress your friends and family with your wicked kitchen skills, and learn how to experiment with ingredients successfully. Living on a student budget can make it difficult to eat fine cuisine, and that’s where innovation comes in. Go ahead and try something new!
And at the end of the day, if all else fails, throw on your game face and get creative in the kitchen.
Banana Peanut Butter French Toast
This is a fantastic breakfast dish that uses simple ingredients and is incredibly easy to throw together. I often freeze my bread so that it doesn’t go bad, so I typically make this meal after a trip to the grocery store and before I stick my bread in the freezer. I’m a huge peanut butter and banana fan, so this is one of my favourites.
1 banana, sliced
2 pieces of bread (I prefer 12 grain, but white bread is typically favoured for French toast. *note, make sure the bread is fresh)
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of vanilla
1 large egg
2 teaspoons of milk
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
Cooking oil
Directions:
- Spread peanut butter on both pieces of bread and then place banana slices on one piece, and make into sandwich.
- In a bowl — that’s wide enough to fit a slice of bread — whisk together egg, cinnamon, vanilla, and milk.
- Turn the stove on to medium heat and place oil (or butter) into pan. Make sure the pan isn’t too hot! This will sear the outside and leave the inside soggy.
- Dip the sandwich into the egg mixture (you should be able to soak up the whole mixture) and place into pan once oil is heated.
- Wait until the one side is golden brown then flip the sandwich and cook the other side.
Serve with extra banana slices and any other fruit that you have lying around. Add syrup if desired, and voila! A few minutes later and you’re left with a delicious and nutritious meal.
Every year, students enjoy a glamorous night at Western Charity Ball. What they don’t see is where the money goes.
This year, the Ball benefits the George Bray Sports Association, a hockey program for children with special learning needs. While the GBSA tries to keep costs to parents down, their operating costs are quite large. Their ice rental costs alone are over $40 000 per year.
The charity is also hoping to get exposure from the event. With such a targeted group of young people and limited resources, it’s hard for the GBSA to reach everyone who can benefit from the program.
Western Charity Ball
When: Saturday, Jan. 30
Where: London Convention Centre
Cost: $25.00 (plus tax) at InfoSource in the UCC or $27.00 (plus tax) online
Steve Bisch, a second-year student at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry talks about life in med school.
The Blue Room is an ongoing video interview series filmed inside the Gazette’s blue office.
Dave Amin, a first-year student at the Faculty of Law at Western, talks about life at law school.
The Blue Room is an ongoing video interview series filmed inside the Gazette’s blue office.
Get some wine tasting tips from Alan Kerr, a wine expert from Niagara College. We spent an elegant night of wining and dining at Backpack to Briefcase’s annual wine tasting event. There were three white wines and two red wines to sample, along with an assortment of snacks and a lot of fine company.
Gazette reporter Allie Fonarev goes to the Western Mustang Cheerleaders’ practice to talk to the athletes, get tips from the coach and try her hand at some cheerleading moves.