Evangeline Hunt
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The bittersweet of saying goodbye
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As this academic year draws to a close and the majority of us are filled with relief, my feelings are a little different. I have spent the last eight months of a year abroad here at Wilfrid Laurier University. Now that I am preparing to move back home to England, I’m not really sure how…
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Bringing forward the realities of war to Wilfrid Laurier
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My Friday mornings are usually spent sleeping in, but last week I made an exception. International Students Overcoming War (ISOW) held a symposium — Responding to the Human Realities of Conflict — with the department of Global Studies and Religion & Culture. ISOW describe themselves as a unique student-led humanitarian initiative that brings students, faculty…
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Anti-Slut Shaming Podcast Guys We F@#ked comes to Laurier
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My job standing behind the Wilf’s host station means that I spend more time than most looking at the giant advertisement screen in the Fred Nichols building. One advertisement that kept catching my eye was a poster for an evening of comedy with Corinne Fisher & Krystyna Hutchinson, creators of Guys We F@#ked: The Anti-Slut-Shaming-Podcast.…
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The good, the bad, and the long-distance
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Valentine’s Day: a day where couples around the world celebrate their love for each other with cards, gifts and perhaps a nice dinner out. Even though I do indeed have a Valentine, my day will not consist of the above. Instead there will be an extra-long FaceTime, given the special occasion. My boyfriend lives 3,000…
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Learning the basic: preventing and protection yourself from HIV infection
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On Wednesday, Jan. 31, the Wilfrid Laurier University Centre for Women and Trans People held a HIV 101 information session in conjunction with the AIDS Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo & Area (ACCKWA), with the purpose of further educating students about HIV. In a statement released to The Cord, the WLU Centre for Women and…
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The Laurier Music Theatre groups’ smashing success is Bye Bye Birdie!
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On Jan. 19, I spent my Friday evening watching a production of Bye Bye Birdie, performed by Laurier Musical Theatre. Blue Monday vibes were lingering, so the thought of some musical theatre was exactly what I needed to shake them off. Upon arriving at the theatre auditorium, I was shown to my reserved seat…
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Finding holiday cheer away from home
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Upon searching for some cheer to brighten my mood from the looming exam period, I attended the Uptown Waterloo Holiday Marketplace — a weekend of festivities spanning Dec. 1-3. This particular weekend also called for celebration as it was my birthday, and my boyfriend who lives in England had come to visit me. I…
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Family drama, Opera and Laurier
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On Friday, Nov. 10, I attended an opera performed by Wilfird Laurier University students, from the faculty of music. The opera was called Family Ties and consisted of five short scenes from a variety of operas, all under the theme of family. I spoke with Madeleine Levesque, a fifth-year music student at Laurier, who not…
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Local art mural reflects on Canada
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On Saturday, Oct. 28, I attended the Neruda Arts Canada 150 mural reveal, which was an event organized to celebrate the completion of a 150-foot mural made by individuals from a variety of backgrounds, to celebrate the cultural diversity that Canada has to offer. I later had the privilege of sitting down over homemade hot chocolate with Isabel Cisterna, the founder of Neruda Arts and the artistic director of the mural.…
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The need to know before going international
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As an exchange student from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, packing my bags and moving my whole life 3,606 miles away was fairly significant. I arrived in Canada on Aug. 30, so I have been at Wilfrid Laurier University for two months now, and I already feel like I have experienced a…
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