Opinion
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Unionize WLU: It’s Time to Organize Laurier’s Student Workers
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This article is cross-posted with the community edition “Unionize All Student Workers.” If you’ve spent time at Wilfrid Laurier University recently, you’ll have likely
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Mitigating the impact of burnout culture
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Burnout is the soft white underbelly beneath today’s fast-paced and demanding world, affecting individuals across various professions and lifestyles, but what is it really?
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Confessions of a long retired theatre kid
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Like many others, I was encouraged by my parents growing up to try numerous activities to see which one “stuck.” For me, this activity
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Stardew Valley is the best cozy game
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Do you like cozy games? Spending hours of your free time immersing yourself in a fantasy world where the oppressive loom of bills and
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Performative tragedy and the misuse of queer representation in the media
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“Dead lesbian Syndrome” is a 1970s literary & TV phenomenon, representing misogyny & homophobia faced by female characters on screen. Hay’s law, established in
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Where do we draw the line when considering MAID?
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Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) has been controversial in Canada since its inception in 2016, similar to the few other nations that offer it.
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Black joy and suffering
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This article is cross-posted from The Sputnik Thomas Shipp. Abram Smith. Emmett Till. Rodney King. George Floyd. Philando Castile. Sandra Bland. History remembers these
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A need for media literacy inan age of misinformation
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In an age where social media is becoming more prevalent in our daily lives, it is necessary for consumers of digital media to understand
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The problem with self-diagnosing yourself
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During my psychology course, my professor began the lesson with a cautionary tale of the phenomenon “medical school disease”, when students use the textbook
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Profit increases and education cuts hurt us all
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Wilfrid Laurier University anticipates an $11 million shortfall in the year 2023/2024. The deficit is expected to be partially addressed through public austerity measures.
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