Experts shed light on insomnia
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE It’s 4 a.m. and you’re wide-awake. You have an 8 a.m. class tomorrow. You’ve been lying in your bed for hours, fighting with yourself, trying to turn off your mind and fall asleep. Now with frustration setting in, it’s not likely that you’re going to even get a couple hours of […]
Colouring books now all grown up
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE People are no longer just turning to yoga or mediation to feel zen. Adult colouring books are the latest trend in stress-relief. Susan Beniston, Art Fundamentals professor and professional art therapist thinks that adult colouring books, like yoga, are related to mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and the new resurgence with […]
OSAP to go up with the cost of living
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE OSAP has recently made some changes to make education more accessible for students. OSAP funding will go up with the cost of living, with amounts increasing annually starting in the fall. “OSAP will go up to $155 per week for single students and for married students it will go up to […]
Hoop and flow helps students get loose and de-stress
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE The Hoop and Flow Arts Club provides students with a unique way to beat stress during the school year. Pia Supino-Mayka, 32, third-year Illustration student, president of Hoop and Flow Arts, started the club in September with her friend, Chris Moors, 22, third-year Illustration student and vice-president. After discovering hula-hooping a year […]
Long-distance love: tough, but possible
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE Relationships can be hard and if you don’t live in the same country as the person you’re dating, it becomes even tougher. But are long distance relationships doomed? “It’s hard but it’s not impossible,” said Emily Weibe, 18, a first-year Bachelor of Design student who has been living two hours away […]