Sarah Spragg
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What’s the best things about being a Golden Hawk?
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As a third-year student myself, I know that Laurier is an amazing university, as do many of my other peers. However, to the incoming first years, you may have some idea as to why this university is so special, but here are just a couple more to make you that much surer that you are…
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It’s all fun and games (and charities!) with fraternities
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Would you believe that an event with over 380 donors, 150 participants and a staggering $21, 680 raised shares a name with a popular dare for drinking games? No, I wouldn’t either — but the Jewish Fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi’s “Naked Mile” was able to accomplish way more in the span of a month-and-a-half than…
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Flying solo on Valentines Day
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A couple days ago, I sat down with my roommates and started talking about the idea of going out to dinner on your own. Of course, knowing my friends, they mused themselves with jokes about the stereotypical tropes about the dos and don’ts of dating — make sure that you keep off your phone and…
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Exploring fantasy literature and its impact
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What do you associate with the word “fantasy”? Do you think of the typical images of witches, wizards, goblins; and creatures that only exist in an imaginary world? Or like me, do you think of it as being so much more? Honestly, one of the most frustrating things as a person who loves Lord of…
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Pin up! Arcade Bar is the much needed addition to Waterloo
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The coolest new spot has opened up on King and University. It’s a venue that, not only speaks to the likes of those who seek a great drink any night of the week, but also features something that brings out both the nostalgia in an older generation and excitement for the younger. The Pin Up!…
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Lady Bird flutters across the big screen
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I cried, I laughed and I wanted to watch it 10 more times afterwards — those feelings could only be attained in their entirety by watching Greta Gerwig’s film, Lady Bird. Before going to Princess Cinemas on Monday night, I had already heard great things about the indie film, and director Greta Gerwig. However, I…
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Keeping up with a Dungeons & Dragons Master
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One night about two years ago, my sister announced to my family that she had started to play Dungeons and Dragons — and I thought that she had reached the pinnacle of her status as a “nerd.” She began printing out player sheets and then moved on to drawing her character and doing online…
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Mariam Pirbhai launches Outside People and Other Stories
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On Friday, Nov. 2 in Veritas Café, I had the opportunity to attend the launch party of associate English professor, Mariam Pirbhai’s debut collection of short stories entitled Outside People and Other Stories. In her collection of short stories, Pirbhai highlights the experiences of minority groups in Canada who often times are placed at…
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