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Exploring Queerness in Adaline’s HYMNAL
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In a modern musical environment towered over by the prayers, confessionals, and love songs of figures like Sufjan Stevens and Julien Baker, the trouble of reconciling queerness with the religious impulse is hardly unexplored. In light of hundreds of years of Christian rhetoric which grappled with the expressions of queerness, Hymnal, the most recent release…
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Exposing our “GUTS”
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On Sept. 8, 2023, gen z musician Olivia Rodrigo’s second album GUTS was released around the globe to widespread praise. Labeled formally as a pop album, GUTS transcends the genre by incorporating pop rock and alternative touches throughout its runtime. Rodrigo has “certainly found a way to be present in the mainstream in a way…
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Taylor Swift’s “Midnight”: a review
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It’s been nearly two years since Taylor Swift released Evermore, and fans eagerly awaited the drop of her newest album Midnights this past weekend. With such a unique collection of music, I use no exaggeration when I say that we’re entering a new era of Taylor. Taylor has classified this album as 13 sleepless nights…
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La charte de Scarborough sur le racisme anti-noir et l’inclusion des noirs à l’enseignement supérieur canadien contribue à l’équité à Laurier
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Traduit en français par Lisa Goodjohn et Evelyn Pinnell. Le 18 novembre 2021, l’Université Wilfrid Laurier a signé la charte de Scarborough sur le racisme anti-noir et l’inclusion des noirs à l’enseignement supérieur canadien. Barrington Walker, qui est vice-président adjoint de l’équité, la diversité et l’inclusion à Laurier, a expliqué que le document a été ébauché…
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Shevaungh Thomas soutient les étudiants racisés parmi les nouveaux conseillers de Laurier
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Traduit en français par Tatianna Antunes et Jingqi Hou. Shevaungh Thomas est la nouvelle conseillère du Centre de Santé et veut que les étudiants racialisés de Laurier sachent qu’ils ont les ressources et le soutien sur le campus. « Tous les étudiants sont confrontés à l’anxiété et à la nervosité; c’est la nature de la…
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Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education to work towards equity at Laurier
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On Nov. 18, Wilfrid Laurier University signed the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education. Barrington Walker, the associate vice-president of equity, diversity and inclusion at Laurier explained that the document has been drafted by a steering committee and an anti-advisory committee. It discusses ways in which universities can address…
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Ryerson University hosting national forum on anti-Asian racism
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Ryerson University (name change pending), is hosting a virtual forum on anti-Asian racism. The event, titled the National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Building Solidarities, will run from Nov. 9 to 10 and include several different sessions focused on racism within Canadian universities. The forum was preceded by a similar one held by the University of…
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Shevaungh Thomas among new counsellors at Laurier to support racialized students
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Shevaungh Thomas is the newest counsellor at the Wellness Centre who wants racialized students at Laurier to know that they have resources and supports on campus. “All students are faced with anxiety and nervousness; it just goes with being a student. I think what really sets racialized students apart is the added layer of different…
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Dr. Seuss books being recalled for racist images
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On Mar. 2, the Dr. Seuss Foundation pulled six of its books from publishing: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super! and The Cat’s Quizzer. As the Dr. Seuss Foundation owns the copyright for these books, no other publishing…
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The best unknown albums of the year
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With the 2021 Grammys right around the corner, it only seems appropriate to acknowledge those artists who time and again fail to garner national recognition. The fact is, artists like Wilco and Andrew Bird are nowhere near as marketable as Justin Bieber or Dua Lipa, so instead, here is my completely arbitrary list of unknown…
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