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The cafeteria at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London may have looked bare Friday morning — but by night it’s set to be bursting with lanterns, decorations and an array of delicious foods and desserts.

That’s because a group of Muslim students at the high school have rallied together to host an iftar celebration, a meal shared when Muslims break daytime fast in the evening, to bring the community together during Ramadan. 

But the event is about more than sweets and festivities — it’s also a way to share their culture and fundraise money for relief efforts in February’s earthquake in Syria and Turkey.

“To take action and help the people in need really means a lot to us,” said Amal Belal, co-founder of Banting’s Earthquake Aid student group. 

“I’m a Syrian…

NORTHEAST – Cumberland College will be hosting three open houses in Nipawin, Melfort and Tisdale, providing an opportunity for future students to see what the college has to offer.

Selene Weisberg, recruitment and development co-ordinator for the Cumberland College said that this will be the first open house since start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020

Weisberg said each campus is promoting the programs that take place at their particular campus, but are happy to share information about any of the Cumberland College programs that attendees want to learn more about.

The open houses will from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each evening at each campus.

The Tisdale campus open…

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This fall, University Writing will host WriteFest to support graduate student writers. WriteFest is open to graduate students working on their thesis, dissertation, ePortfolio or piece for publication. Over four sessions, participants will explore habits and skills that support productivity and well-being during the completion of longer projects. They will also have dedicated time to write alongside peers in a supportive environment.

Graduate students can register to participate either in-person or virtually, and are expected to attend all four sessions. Sessions will be held on the following dates from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.: Sept.14, Sept. 28, Oct. 12 and Oct. 26. Registration closes Sept. 7.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Two Harvard University freshmen have launched a website designed to connect people fleeing Ukraine to those in safer countries willing to take them in — and it’s generating offers of help and housing worldwide.

Moved by the plight of Ukrainian refugees desperate to escape Russian bombardment across the former Soviet republic, Marco Burstein, 18, of Los Angeles, and Avi Schiffmann, 19, of Seattle, used their coding skills to create UkraineTakeShelter.com over three frenzied days in early March.

Since then, more than 18,000 prospective hosts have signed up on the site to offer assistance to refugees seeking matches with hosts in their preferred or convenient locations. On a recent day, Burstein and Schiffmann logged 800,000 users.

“We’ve heard all sorts of…