When people hear the word eating disorder, they often conjure up ideas of women suffering from either anorexia or bulimia. However, men can also suffer from eating disorders.

One type of eating disorder that typically affects more men than women is called muscle dysmorphia, or “reverse anorexia nervosa.”

In a decade where technology thrived and new websites prospered, it’s no surprise that social networking sites caught on so quickly. Facebook was started in 2004 when Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg created it with his roommates as a way to keep in touch with other students on campus. The site was eventually released to the public and has garnered millions of users.

But a recent study has shown that students are not the fastest growing demographic on the social networking site – that honour goes to students’ parents and grandparents.

The University of Victoria has finally found a solution to part of its feral rabbit problem in the form of a $12,800 contract to remove, sterilize and relocate up to 150 bunnies that run wild on the campus. UVic officials announced Dec. 23 that Common Ground, a local wildlife damage control company, will begin humanely relocating bunnies from the university’s athletic grounds.

International confusion following the Christmas Day attack on an American flight left many students wondering whether their travel plans would be disrupted. However, many students returning to school after the holidays were more concerned about flight delays and cancellations than the possibility of another terrorist attack.

The University of Alberta has made it mandatory for medical and dentistry students to meet with faculty advisors to help them cope with stress.

Dr. Verna Yiu of U of A started the program after a dentistry student committed suicide in 2002.

The biggest challenges students face can be grouped into five categories: personal, health, financial, academic and career-based, current program director Dr. Laurie Mereu of the U of A said in an e-mail.