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Clubs on campus: the importance of getting involved
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Getting to know people on campus can be both challenging and intimidating. Thankfully, there are more places to meet people than just in the
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The importance of fostering friendships in new settings
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In a brand new, terrifying place, one begins to feel the deep traumas of loneliness. This is inevitable: people are weak. We need the
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The big screen, the small screen and the in-between
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There’s a method of filmmaking called cinéma vérité – true cinema. The form refers to a specific method of taking natural bits of life
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Talkin’ man-to-man: Why men fail to communicate
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To me, the ability to communicate is the strongest asset a man could carry. But I didn’t always see it that way. Growing up
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How to respond if a loved one discloses to you they’ve been sexually assaulted
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Picture someone you love. It could be anyone — a friend, a family member, a co-worker. Now picture that person telling you that they’ve
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The dire state of the bee population and why it matters
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The world is ending. Fish are being overfished; the polar ice caps are melting; bees are dying; and it’s all our fault. But what
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A guide to signing leases and avoiding housing hiccups
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After meticulous research, investigations into unfortunate living experiences and personally managing to move into a new living situation every year of my four-year university-career,
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The ABC’s of OCD: Addressing the misconceptions
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Obsessive compulsive disorder is often associated with organization and cleanliness. We often see fictional characters with cutesy, obsessive habits and their OCD can be
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Investigating the threat of Fentanyls
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Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. Like many opioids, the drug, with many
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Questions and Answers with presidential candidate Kanwar Brar
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The thought of running for Students’ Union President came up in first year, actually, when I was a part of a campaign team. In the past four years…
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