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Searching for the next great app
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Empty cans of energy drinks and a room full of over-tired people is a sight common at the Great Canadian Appathon (GCA). The first
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Getting ‘pant-suit serious’
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With the provincial election just around the corner, Penelope Plessas, an eight-year-old girl from Toronto says it’s time to get serious — “pantsuit serious.”
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Life 101: ideas for the world
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A free course with no exams, quizzes or tests? It’s not worth a credit but is it still beneficial? The dean of students at
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UNB deals with lead concerns
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FREDERICTON (CUP) — 18 per cent of fountains and sinks on the University of New Brunswick campus were found to have lead levels exceeding
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University can be more than just a degree
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With more students enrolled in universities each year across the province and more questions raised regarding the value and benefit of the undergraduate program,
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Post-secondary education looms large in election
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The upcoming provincial election on Oct. 6 has the different political candidates fine tuning their platforms and getting to the streets to meet the
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Electronic resources in question
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Students today are considered to be more tech savvy than ever before. A small survey titled The State of E-Learning in Canadian Universities, 2011:
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In memory of the honourable Jack Layton
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Celebration and sorrow found common ground on Aug. 27, as thousands gathered in Toronto to pay their final respects to the late Jack Layton
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While you were out … a quick look at National news from over the summer
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Vote mobs get youth voting Vote mobs became common practice among students prior to the federal election this past May. Inspired by Rick Mercer’s
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CBC in trouble
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For years, there has been an ongoing debate on whether or not Canada needs to enhance and produce more Canadian content on the air,
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