Entering first-year can be overwhelming. From the first day you arrive at Laurier, you are inundated with people who are passionate about their purple and gold pride encouraging you to get involved, to try new things, and to take advantage of all that Laurier offers. It’s no secret that Laurier holds a pretty specific stereotype amongst other universities — Golden […]
Since the end of May, BBC Casualty has been airing a storyline surrounding sexual assault involving two of the main characters. Casualty has been running for over 30 years and has often tackled hard-hitting content, but sometimes misses the mark. When it was announced that the show would be airing this specific storyline, myself and multiple other viewers were concerned […]
The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, oversees all college athletic sports in the USA. This has made it a large company and currently put it at the front of a very large debate regarding whether or not the NCAA should pay athletes. In 2017, the NCAA profited over $1.1 billion, making it a very large company. However, the NCAA […]
Virtually no corner of Toronto has been untouched by gun related violence this summer, with over 40 shootings that have occurred since June 21 of this year, resulting in over 30 deaths. There have been several reports of separate shootings as recently as this week. Fatal shootings alone are up nearly 40 per cent from this time last year. While […]
In an effort not to sound like a broken record or an after school special harping about all the ways young adults don’t look after themselves, I’ll make it clear that I’m far from a beacon of health and balance. The beginning of university is a lot to take in. It’s fun, stressful, there’s things to do every single day, […]
Chick-Fil-A is a beloved and highly popular fried chicken American fast food chain that has a legion of dedicated consumers who seem to do their best to overshadow the controversial viewpoints associated with the restaurant. The franchise recently released its plans to expand to its first international location in Toronto, and it’s planned to open its first set of Canadian […]
I’ve been at Laurier since September 2014 and I’ve noticed something during that time: while we all may be in university now and are now young adults, some people refuse to let go of old, unimportant dramatics from high school. More specifically, I’ve seen people go out of their way to chirp others for their old drama. Although there are […]
When I first entered university, I remember being a little hesitant to ask for help. “I’m on my own,” I would think to myself. It turns out I wasn’t aware of the full-range of resources we, as students, have at our disposal. Part way through first-year this changed. I began asking for help. I turned to the Career Centre for […]
For many people, a first job is a mere stepping stone in the river of unknowns that begin your journey into adulthood. It provides you with a sense of independence, responsibility, an understanding of how “the real world” works and what seems like the most important aspect — a little disposable income. In most cases, it becomes one of the […]
“Boys will be boys,” they say as the kindergarten girl comes crying to the teacher about the boy in her class pulling her hair. We just don’t expect it to escalate into aggravated battery on a pregnant woman. In case you missed it, rapper XXXTentacion was recently involved in a fatal altercation involving gun violence in Florida. The rapper’s death […]
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