What To Watch this Reading Week (and for the rest of November)
Are you sitting at home with nothing to do because all your midterms finished before reading week? Or maybe you’re just looking for an entertaining way to postpone (procrastinate) the piles of work waiting for you? Either way, CSA has you covered, with an extensive list of what to watch this month, both in theatres and in the comfort o...
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Midterm Szn: To First-Years, from a Second-Year
University is tough, and navigating through it by yourself for the first time is probably one of the toughest parts about it. Coming into my second year of university at Western, I knew (more or less) what to expect out of school, living on my own, and taking on responsibilities independently. Sure, I knew that there were going to be new...
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Souper Recipes!
With the seasons changing and temperatures dropping, it just feels right to cozy up with a warm bowl of soup. Keep reading to check out some of our favourites! Courtesy of Todd Porter & Diane Cu-Porter Chinese CongeeThe last month has been full of changes for a lot of us. As the seasons follow this trend, nothing feels better t...
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Why CSA?
You might be thinking, “What is CSA, and why should I join?” We get that question a lot, and everyone is different. But for us, we chose CSA because of the community, friendship, and culture. Clubs Week can be overwhelming; each and every booth draws different audiences of varying interests. For us, seeing the smiling faces of...
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CSA’s Summer ’19 Tunes
With half of August already over, no matter how hard we try to deny it, it’s almost time to head back to school. Whether you’re just a short car ride away from campus or planning a long trip back, you’ll definitely want to savour the last drops of summer before it’s time to meticulously go over syllabus after syllabus and drop hu...
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A Letter To Myself
From: 2019 To: all the years that have gone by I remember on May, 11, 2010, just five hours into the flight to North America, I had tried to use my broken English for the first time to order a Coca Cola I didn’t even want. My three-year-old brother was sleeping with his legs in my lap and his head in my mother’s. We said go...
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A Thank You Letter to My Grandparents
Hey grandpa, grandma. Here are the words I wish I could say more eloquently in Cantonese. I only know how to do this in English, but I hope you can feel my appreciation in our day to days. To my lovely grandparents, I like to think that I’m a pretty lucky person; I have the privilege to go to school, I don’t have to worry abou...
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Five Ways To Use Leftover Chicken
It’s a Tuesday and you drag yourself out of the house. You decide to go grocery shopping at your local supermarket. You think to yourself “I should probably stop eating out so much and cook for once..”. And then… you see it: A ROTISSERIE CHICKEN. It’s so beautiful… you need to buy it. I absolutely love rotisserie chicken....
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Three Things I Learned from my First Semester of University
Six months ago, I moved out from the cozy suburbs of Markham to London to begin my time at Western University. Never did I expect my life to undergo the transition it did, despite the conversations I had with current university students about their transitions. As I look back onto my successes and failures from my first semester here, I...
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Western Voice 2019: Meet the Contestants
Now that the show is right around the corner, it’s time to learn a little bit about our contestants who are competing for $500 and the title of winner of Western’s largest singing competition! Top: Talal, Mark, Patrick, MadisonBottom: Destinie, Esther, AudreyMissing: Stefanie Audrey Cullis What is&nb...
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