The Crash Course on Courses
You’re about to make your first decision on what your university life is gonna look like. Anxious, confused, and bombarded with way too many choices, all while wondering how reading Goldilocks can be a...
View ArticleBreaking Down the Business Casual
With our year kicking off with the Fall Social this Tuesday, you’ve probably started thinking about what to wear. We know the dress code “business casual” can be daunting – how can one be business and...
View ArticleIntro to Finance
With the Accounting and Finance Panel coming up, we got the exclusive opportunity to sit down with Hunter Corcoran and learn more about the finance world. Hunter is currently in his last year of Ivey...
View ArticleGet to Know Your Exec Team: Halloween
With Halloween in full swing, our Finance and Operations portfolios wants to treat you all with some of their best and worst Halloween memories. These two portfolios are the skeleton of the PBSN body –...
View ArticleHow to Ace the Case with 2015 Winners
With our annual Case Competition just a few days away, many of you must be busy trying to put teams together and figuring out how you can win up to $600 in prizes! We figured we would lend a hand and...
View ArticleGet to Know Your Exec Team: Fall
The leaves have changed colour, Starbucks has brought back the PSL and red cups, midterms are (almost) over, and the fashion levels went from 0-100 real quick. Fall is here my friends. We wanted to...
View ArticleWhat the heck is the 48 hour report?
Picture This: You’ve just come out of your first 1220 exam, sweating, hands cramped, and dehydrated. You just completed a four hour long case. Four hours! It’s the longest you’ve ever concentrated in...
View ArticleStay Hungry, Stay Foolish: Interview with Michael Yuan
Our PBSN Finance Directors sat down with HBA2 student Michael Yuan to get exclusive details on what finance is really like. Michael is in his last year here at Western completing his HBA at Ivey....
View ArticleHow to Select Success During First Year Course Selection
Welcome to PBSN’s first Insights blog post of the academic year! With course selection opening tomorrow, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with questions. Are 8:30am classes a good idea? What if I’m not...
View ArticleRoad to Acing Your First Case Competition
Mark your calendars, because on November 25th, 2017 PBSN is hosting our annual Case Competition! Whether you’re new to case competitions or already an expert, keep reading to equip yourself with the...
View ArticleFirst-Year 101: Selecting Your Courses
Congratulations! You’ve accepted your offer to Western and while the school year has yet to start, course enrolments are just around the corner. How do I pick which electives to take? Do I take that...
View ArticlePBSN at a Glance
As a general business club, PBSN boasts a large platform of events and initiatives that cater to many different industries. Ahead of clubs week, the current VP team would like to introduce the...
View ArticleWe’ve Got Your First Month Covered
The first month of University can be a mix of overwhelming, exciting, nerve-wracking, while simultaneously being the best month ever. The VP team wants to answer any questions about the events during...
View ArticleGet Ahead – Top Tips for Your First Case Competition
The PBSN x PepsiCo Case Competition is coming up on Saturday, November 24th, 2018 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM! Before you compete, last year’s winners and finalists have some tips and tricks on how to crush...
View ArticleTackling Your First Exam Season
With finals just around the corner, we begin to ask, how can I successfully ace my upcoming exams and how do I keep my cool under all the stress? PBSN is here to supply you with some answers by...
View ArticleReading Recommendations for 2019
BY AREEB ATHAR With the new year comes new resolutions. Generally, we find these idealistic goals pretty easy to set out. Turns out, it can be a lot more difficult to actually fulfill them. Despite the...
View ArticleNavigating the World of Internships
BY: AHALYA RAVIESHANKER With summer quickly approaching, one question typically comes to mind – how am I going to spend my time for the next four months? For many first-years, the answer to that...
View Article1st Year Prep: Course Selection Support
Future Mustang – congratulations on accepting your Western offer! While you’ve hardly had the time to soak in the end of your high-school journey, the time has come to start planning your next chapter....
View ArticleThe People of PBSN
As a student coming into Western, the opportunities are endless. With so much going on at once, it can be tough to figure out what to do, where to go, or how to go about it. Luckily, PBSN serves as...
View ArticleChocolate Bars, Mindfulness, and Optimism: A Foolproof Guide to Self-Care in...
BY: SHANKARI SIVANATHAN Imagine having to take care of a toddler and make that toddler YOU. Set yourself a bedtime, feed yourself 3 meals a day, give yourself enough time to hang out with friends, and...
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