Author: Cristina Almudevar


  • Celebrating the time

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    Celebrating the time

    NIGHT\SHIFT event marks the daylight savings time shift

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  • Be original this Halloween

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    Just a few days until Halloween kicks off, now is the time to start figuring out what costumes are going to make you look like the coolest person at Philโ€™s.

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  • โ€˜A special kind of hellโ€™

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    โ€˜A special kind of hellโ€™

    For the first time since I graduated high school, I am living with my parents again. While I am not alone in this endeavour, it feels like a special kind of hell. I avoided my small hometown and stayed in Waterloo for at least part of every summer. Moving back home for potentially another year…

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  • Safety of cyclists questioned

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    Safety of cyclists questioned

    With the warm weather finally upon us, people are taking their bikes out of the garage to the road. However, they may run into some problems. While cycling in Kitchener-Waterloo is fairly safe, Blake Ellis, a board member of the Waterloo Cycling Club, has strong opinions about the by-laws the region has in place for…

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  • Encore Records store moves shop

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    Encore Records store moves shop

    Downtown Kitchener record shop Encore Records is getting a second run in a new location. The shop is moving to King Street from their current Queen Street location, which theyโ€™ve been in since 1989. The recent sale of their building prompted their move, which is slated for July 1. โ€œThe building being sold was the…

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  • Mounties not just another ‘jam band’

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    Mounties not just another ‘jam band’

    A spontaneous encounter at the 2009 Juno Awards between Hawksley Workman, Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat and Ryan Dahle of Limblifter quickly and intensely brought the three seasoned artists together and began a fast friendship. โ€œ[We] were hanging out backstage and really got along as buddies โ€ฆ every time [Workman] came to town, weโ€™d…

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  • First revue a success for LMT

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    First revue a success for LMT

    Laurier Musical Theatre hoped to shine a light on the world of college stereotypes with their March 29 production of โ€œWhat Our Parents Think We Do.โ€ The performance was an hour-long Broadway show held in the Turret. The show highlighted a number of Broadway musical hits that reflect student life. Some of the songs included…

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  • In review: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

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    There are few filmmakers who can consistently project the kind of love for their craft that Wes Anderson does. Even in his less revered films (The Life Aquatic, The Darjeeling Limited) there is the kind of radiant warmth and passion that most directors only have for their magnum opuses, and this all holds true for…

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  • Radio show gets grant

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    Radio show gets grant

    If you feel as though this campus is lacking in Aboriginal content, you have no further to look then Moccasin Tales. The program, presented on Radio Laurier, is an inspiring and informative radio show that focuses on Aboriginal musicians, events and topics where their goal is to educate the community. Two Wilfrid Laurier University students,…

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  • Escaping the post-Oscar flop

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    Escaping the post-Oscar flop

    This time of year is notorious for terrible movies. The Oscar race has been run for another year and films that just donโ€™t make the cut are often released immediately following the Oscars. However, every once in a while, a couple films are released during this time that are not so terrible after all. Itโ€™s…

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