Arts
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Coco Chanel’s fashionable fairytale
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Coco Avant Chanel Director: Anne Fontaine Starring: Audrey Tautou, Benoit Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos Release date: Sept. 25. 2009 EDMONTON (CUP) – She gave us the little black dress, she gave us perfume and she gave us the simplicity and comfort we craved in women’s clothing. She’s beauty and she’s grace. She’s…
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The Most Serene Republic
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Taking a quick break to freshen up between coasts, indie post-rock collective The Most Serene Republic are about to paint Southern Ontario a shade of eclectic in support of their latest effort …And The Ever Expanding Universe. After playing 30 shows in just as many days, singer and guitarist Emma Ditchburn explained to The Cord…
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A night of comedy
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Last Wednesday, the A-Team’s Comedy Night brought renowned television personality Trixx of Video on Trial to Wilf’s. The bar was packed; everyone with an “A” for A-Team on their wrists and drinks in their hand was ready to laugh. Starting off slowly, with dull, obnoxious host Sam Easton and the last-minute comedian supporting act, Mike,…
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In Review: In theatres now
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Saw VI Directed by: Kevin Greutert Starring: Costas Mandylor, Tobin Bell and Athena Karkanis Release date: Oct. 23, 2009 3/4 Another Halloween invariably means another Saw movie. This year, fans of the series will be pleasantly surprised with the sixth installment of the gory, gruesome and thrilling series. After being let down with the fifth…
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An unseen perspective
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VERSO, the Robert Langen Gallery’s new exhibit, marks a series of firsts at Laurier. Jeff Thomas’s exhibit – which has been on display since last Wednesday – provides a unique and thought-provoking analysis of Aboriginal identity through photography. It features an original combination of concepts with a new media technique. The inclusion of this exhibit…
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Laurier tells all
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Laurier Secrets has launched yet another submission campaign for the secrets of those at the school and in the community, unveiling the deepest, darkest hidden parts of the student psyche. “Basically, the idea was to [create it] just for fun; entertainment value really. It’s also just to see what’s going on with people at Laurier…
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Weekend Warriors bring some Southern charm to Laurier
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Toronto’s Weekend Warriors, who performed last Thursday at Wilf’s, came to party. It was obvious, by the sheer volume of people present, that they have quite a fan base at Laurier. “I have not seen it this busy on a non-Tuesday for a really long time,” said a patron on the number of people at…
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On set in KW
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It’s a show “about a guy who’s running for mayor of this small town cause he wants to impress his ex-girlfriend.” Such is the premise of the new CTV comedy, Dan for Mayor, as described by the show’s writer Paul Mather, who has written episodes of shows like Corner Gas and This Hour has 22…
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Recalling Laurier’s musical past
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At a time when bands like the Tragically Hip, Great Big Sea and Jeff Healy played at the Laurier campus, Dan Dawson, current director of student services, was a driving force behind the school’s musical climate. Dawson has been working full-time at Laurier since he graduated in 1989. Coming to campus in 1985, Dawson was…
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Talent at Laurier: Panama Red
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Music, in one form or another, is an essential element of the university experience. Live bands play campus bars and other locations around town, Laurier has a renowned music program and students seem to study their iPods more often than their textbooks. Because of the relationship between student life and music, some students even create…
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