frosh week
(university slang, Canada) A week of activities dedicated to new students at a college or university, held to prepare them for their first academic year.
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(university slang, Canada) A week of activities dedicated to new students at a college or university, held to prepare them for their first academic year.
But a year after Western University's frosh week ended with a mass walkout in the wake of multiple sexual assault allegations and claims of toxic campus culture, student leaders say additional supports and training are a key part of thei…
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