Separating fact from fiction: does reading really make us smarter?
“I wish I read more” - Everyone I spent the bulk of this past weekend reading through a recent bestseller Despite being steeped in historical, artistic and...
“I wish I read more” - Everyone I spent the bulk of this past weekend reading through a recent bestseller Despite being steeped in historical, artistic and...
Craft beer can be a bit of a misnomer The name connotes a kind of quality that is often a component of the beverage but isn’t an actual requirement of the final result To say...
When we celebrate Thanksgiving, to whom are we giving thanks It’s a question that seems to posit its own questions Surely, a great deal of that thanks can be given to...
At Laurier, we seem to be characterized by our love of dogs Walking across campus is a joy because we get to see all the service dogs in training In addition to the dogs on...
When I was eight years old, I weighed around 140 pounds By the time I was 17, I couldn’t weigh myself with an ordinary scale The digital ones flashed a loaded...
Getting to know people on campus can be both challenging and intimidating Thankfully, there are more places to meet people than just in the classroom Involving yourself in...
In a brand new, terrifying place, one begins to feel the deep traumas of loneliness This is inevitable: people are weak We need the nurturing and care that only the solid...
There’s a method of filmmaking called cinéma vérité – true cinema The form refers to a specific method of taking natural bits of life – rather than contrived art...
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 within the traditional structure of masculinity,...
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 been sexually assaulted How would you...