There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but members of the UWindsor community can get a free breakfast next week by riding their bicycles to campus.

The University of Windsor Cyclists Association, with sponsors OPUS and the Lancer Green Fund, will provide juice, fresh fruit, and assorted baked goods to students, staff, and faculty who can prove that they rode their bikes to school Tuesday through Friday, March 25 to 28. Breakfast is served 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. outside the CAW Student Centre.

The offer is part of Spring Bike Week 2014, a celebration of cycling culture aimed at encouraging commuting by bicycle. Events include sessions on how to lock up your ride properly, safety training, free tune-ups to get your bike set for the return of warm weather, and a group ride along the riverfront culminating in a free barbecue.

Find details, including a full list of events, locations and times at uwindsor.ca/cyclists.

Dozens of curious shoppers stopped by a display at Devonshire Mall yesterday to try to get answers to some of their most pressing questions.

The Curiosity Shop, a promotional initiative recently launched by the Council of Ontario Universities Research Matters campaign, set up in the courtyard in front of The Bay. People stopped in to ask a wide variety of questions in multiple disciplines, which will be circulated among researchers at all of Ontario's 21 universities in hopes of obtaining an answer.

"We've had some extremely thought provoking questions from the people who have stopped in to visit," said Dusty Johnstone, a post-doctoral teaching fellow in psychology who was volunteering at the display. "It's been a real eye-opening experience to hear some of the things people are curious about."

Visitors could have a picture taken of them holding up their question on a white board. Those photos and questions were then submitted to the Curiosity Shop website and then sent out to reserach communicators across the province, who were tasked with finding a researcher on their campus capable of answering the question. Visitors were told their answer could be expected to be posted on the site within three to four days.

Some of the questions submitted probed everything from the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament and missing Flight 370 to curing cancer digestive processes.

"This has been a great way to get average Ontarians to engage with researchers here at the university and right across the province," said Stephen Fields, UWindsor's research communications officer.

The Curiosity Shop will be set up today at the CAW Student Centre from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Lancer men’s hockey team is making its first University Cup appearance since 1999, and members are looking forward to the challenge, says head coach Kevin Hamlin.

“We’re pleased to be representing the University of Windsor at this year’s national tournament,” he says. “Our journey has had many interesting turns and I imagine there are some yet to come.”

The Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship tournament opens today, with six teams from across the country competing to hoist the University Cup. Joining the third-seeded Windsor in Pool B are the Atlantic University Sport champion Acadia Axemen and the host Saskatchewan Huskies. Windsor will meet Acadia in its first match today at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

The Lancers have already enjoyed a remarkable post-season. After finishing the regular season fourth in the Ontario University Athletics West standings, they went 7-1 in the conference playoffs, including upsets over higher-ranked Western, Lakehead and McGill to claim a provincial title and a berth in the national tournament.

Read a full preview of the University Cup tournament, “No. 1 Alberta looks to end championship drought.”

A basketball game Saturday between Lancer student-athletes and Windsor police will raise money for a local family struggling with cancer.

A group of students from the Odette School of Business—Seun Adekoya, Antoine Chandler, Taijon Rudder and Alaa Shaheen—has set a goal of $10,000 to support the Ryall family.

Parents Francis and Amanda Ryall have both been diagnosed with cancer and are caring for four children under 10 years old.

“We set out to work for a cause that is dear to our hearts,” says Shaheen. “Currently, the Ryalls are unable to work due to their illness. Moreover, their disability benefits expire this month, so they need our help and the support of the community more than ever.”

The game will tip-off in the St. Denis Centre fieldhouse at 7:30 p.m. March 22. Admission is $5. For tickets or more information about how to help the Ryall family, phone Shaheen at 519-200-2522.