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Surviving lectures
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In my three years at Laurier, I’ve never seen a student’s attention span survive a three-hour lecture. Nor a two-hour lecture, now that I
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Seeking out psychics
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In a weekend of typical entertainment, visiting with a psychic doesn’t usually make the cut. However, on Sept. 5, I made the trip to
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Festival news
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Female directors an undeniable presence With films Jennifer’s Body directed by Karyn Kusama, An Education directed by Lone Scherfig and Bright Star directed by
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Polaris picks
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Not short-list worthy Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels While the new Great Lake Swimmers album is a valuable offering to Canadian music, the
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Marianas Trench rocks O-Week
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Laurier’s on-campus celebration brought the Tyler Schwende Band, Inward Eye and Marianas Trench to Orientation Week last Tuesday. The three bands performed at the
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Arts Bites: Sept. 16, 2009
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Gallagher leaves … again Surprise! Everyone’s favourite feuding brothers have been in another band-splitting fight. Noel Gallagher claims he can no longer work with
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Culture at WLU Part 2: Music faculty concerts
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With so much happening at Laurier every day, concerts organized by the school’s faculty of music often go unnoticed. But if one looks a
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Cooked food banned from concourse
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A joint committee comprised of individuals from Wilfrid Laurier University and the students’ union is drafting a policy concerning the preparation of food to
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WebCT fails students
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WebCT, Laurier’s online learning network, was not functioning for the first few days of classes; this was a result of a problem within the
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Orientation Week in review
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Shinerama Orientation Week has always been about getting first-year students acquainted with Laurier, the community and each other, as well as about raising money
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