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Bagels bring bustle to Spoke Café
It’s 10:30 a.m. on a Friday and the Spoke Café is filled with the smell of toasted bagels as students line up for a mid-morning snack. Located on the main level of the UCC, the Spoke Café is a popular spot for students, faculty and staff alike, due in part to their famous bagels. “Our…
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Taking care of a building… and people
Stan Szapiel stands atop a step ladder manoeuvring a long tube light into place. “Ah c’mon baby!” he said one Friday, just before finally snapping it into the socket. As the light flickers on, Szapiel climbs down and heads back to the storage room with the old light. Szapiel, 49, is a caretaker in the…
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Bookstore busy all year long
Inside the University Community Centre bookstore early one Friday afternoon, employees stand behind the information desk working on computers. Shoppers meander through the aisles amid the sound of clicking keyboards. “Jane Doran,” said one of the employees looking around the store, “she’s around here somewhere. She’s always busy.” “Jane, can you come to the information…
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Musical tradition ‘so good’ for Western
A long long time ago, I can still remember how, that music used to make me smile … The voice of a legend carries the words of the legendary song American Pie across Elgin Hall’s dimly lit cafeteria. Some curious students in the hall peek in through the windows as they head out to bars…