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Get set for 'everything York' on Sept. 6

Want to know the secret to avoiding the "Frosh 15"? How about graduating debt-free? Why not attend York Day on Sept. 6? It's an opportunity for new students to experience York's special kind of spirit, learn some secrets of success – and win some great prizes! The fun starts at 10am in the main gym at the Tait McKenzie Centre on the Keele campus.

K-os to kick off YorkFest on Sept. 14
It's a sign of fall and a new term – YorkFest, York’s party to beat all parties. This year’s free big bash and "everything-you-want-to-know-about-York" festival is back with a bang. The event is set to take place on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Harry Arthurs Common, on York's Keele campus.

Detour could last months around washed-out Finch West
It could take months and cost millions to repair the section of Finch Ave. west of Sentinel stripped by a raging Black Creek during torrential rains Aug. 19. That means months of detours for drivers and for bus riders who hail from west of York University.

Choose the courses you love, say profs
Torn between taking accounting or creative writing? Choose the courses you love, ones you think will translate into the best-paying position, advise York professors Tom Klassen and John Dwyer in their new book Flourishing in University and Beyond. “The best route to meaningful work is to do what you're good at and what you like doing. Employers can smell enthusiasm a mile away – roughly the same distance as an impostor,” says Dwyer.

Lights, camera...awards
Seven productions by York Film students and alumni are featured in the 36th annual Canadian Student Film Festival. These young filmmakers will be vying for the Kodak Imaging Award for Best New Canadian Student Director. In addition to bragging rights, this top prize – worth $5,000 –includes a 10-day trip to the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and screening of the winning film at the Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes.