Aaron Hagey
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Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications President and Publisher platforms
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[siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Image”][/siteorigin_widget] Aaron Hagey In the short time that I’ve been involved with WLUSP, I’ve demonstrated a passionate and powerful commitment to this organization. In less than a year, I became a News Editor for The Cord, News Director for Radio Laurier, a director of WLUSP’s board and I’ve contributed content for Blueprint, The…
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Opening a time machine to the past
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News Editor, Aaron Hagey, and Opinion Editor, Emily Waitson discuss recapturing their childhood and nostalgia’s impact on daily emotions. Nostalgia; the sentimental reminiscence that goes through your mind when you encounter a piece of your past, is perhaps one of the most powerful and motivating — yet uniquely consuming and volatile — emotions that adults…
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Waterloo MPP Candidates discuss the future of post-secondary education at debate
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On Wednesday May 16, Waterloo MPP candidates attended a municipal debate at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis School of Business and Economics regarding important issues in post-secondary education as a provincial priority. The debate was hosted by various parters, including University of Waterloo Staff Association, Laurier Faculty Association, UW Federation of Students, Laurier Graduate Students’ Association…
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Laurier talks about BEACON, a new and free online mental health service for students
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On May 4, Wilfrid Laurier University hosted a panel discussion for BEACON, a recently-launched, online cognitive behavioural therapy treatment tool designed to aid students in effectively dealing with various mental health issues. The project, which is entirely digital and accessible through a phone or computer — on an app or their website — offers a…
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Grand River Transit works to improve transportation in KW
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Grand River Transit (GRT) unveiled nine new ION busses on Monday, March 19 in Cambridge at a special event at Ainslie Street Terminal in an ongoing effort to improve the decline in overall ridership and quality of transportation between Cambridge and Kitchener. The first stage, part of the new ION bus rapid transit (BRT) service…
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What the Cambridge Analytica scandal means for Facebook users
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Since early last week, media coverage of the data breach that occurred at Cambridge Analytica (CA) has exploded due to a discovery that personal information from more than 50 million Facebook user accounts had been utilized for questionable means. Cambridge Analytica, a data mining and analysis company, has been targeted for criminal investigation regarding the…
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Finding your path in life doesn’t have to be rushed
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There is an abnormal amount of pressure in our society to figure out all aspects of our future. From the time we enter high school, a clock begins to quickly tick down to the moment that you will need to start having things “figured out”— a dreaded notion that makes a lot of young adults…
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Tips for succeeding and doing better in school
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I wish that I was one of those people who had the natural motivation to keep up with my classes, readings and assignments, on top of work, extracurriculars and a thriving social life. As someone who has always struggled to keep those priorities in focus, it has been one of the hardest things about university…
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Appreciating your siblings more as an adult
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My relationship with my older sister has never been perfect. It was a bit of a rollercoaster when we were young, but since I’ve progressed into adulthood, I’ve realized quite a few things about this relationship. We often neglect or ignore sibling relationships when we transition from children into teenagers and then into adults, instead…
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Talking more about male body image
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I firmly stand behind the body positive movement that society has been embracing — especially over the past few years — even if we still have a long way to go in terms of progress. I believe that people have a fundamental right to feel comfortable with who they are and not be judged for…
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