LAMP Charity Coffee House - Sunday, March 6th 2011

Welcome back everyone!

LAMP's First Year Committee has been hard at work organizing the next LAMP Wide event: an upcoming charity coffee house. We've paired up with SOCS to bring you a great night of entertainment, all in support of Unity Project's Art Workshop.

You won't want to miss it...musical acts, a magician and stand-up comedy are just some of the acts you'll see.

Not to mention, an AMAZING raffle (sneak peak: one of the prizes is $50 Downtown Dollars)

Check out the Facebook event here.

2011 USC Elections, who do I vote for?!

What is this election business you speak of?
Well, USC Elections are going on RIGHT NOW and you can check out a list of candidates and their positions here.

And I know there's lots of buzz about this candidate and that candidate that you might base your vote on, but seriously, get informed before you make your decision.

Voteusc.ca has all the info you need on the three candidates running for USC President. So take a time and half a read through their platforms, check out their twitter/videos/etc,.

I've made my decision, when do I get to vote?!
Voting takes place Feb 15-16, with elections results night on the 16th. It's a party, check it out. And it's being hosted by BPC (Big Purple Couch)...doesn't get much better than that!


phew, hopefully that entry was objective enough for you all!

I Wish I'd Known Sooner #4 - Speaker series are actually helpful

I remember I'd always get e-mails in my UWO account from 'Backpack 2 Briefcase' about networking events and speakers coming to Western. Quite honestly, I'd glance over them with my finger hovering above the delete button.

Let me tell you something...it wasn't until my last year (this year) that I decided to attend one of those speaker events and honestly, they're more enlightening than you'd think.

Monday was the first day of Career Week at Western and it was kicked off with the topic of passion-- which was great. We often think that once we enter the 'real world' (aka: work), we lose the opportunity to pursue our passions. Listening to Melissa speak on Monday though, reassured me that you don't have to sacrifice everything just to make a living. And as someone who fears that the job life would become incredibly mundane and define who you are, I ended up getting a lot out of the event.

So before you delete that e-mail, give it a chance. Take advantage of all the resources and support systems that Western offers. It's great, seriously. Sure, you learn a lot in your lectures (let's hope), but UWO offers these other learning (enlightening?) outlets that many students I think, glaze over.

There's still two more days left in Career Week, see what else is happening.