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2024 golden globes a sexist nightmare
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“Oppenheimer is based on a 721- page, Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project. And Barbie is on a plastic doll with big boobies. I watched Barbie. I loved it. I really did love it. I don’t want you guys to think that I’m a creep, but it was kind of weird being attracted to…
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Editor’s Note: Keeping it all (mostly) together
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Once again, it’s January. Everyone goes back to school (or work) after a period of rotting on the couch and eating your body weight in chocolate (or in my case, turkey). Upon sitting down on your desk, you may, like me, find that the amount of tasks that have built up on your to-do list…
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“De-influencing” and me: becoming an educated consumer in the age of SHEIN
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Fast fashion companies like SHEIN also contribute to climate change through their unethical business practices. “There are unethical business practices for the people who make it. The resources they consume, even how it’s being made. They take the ideas of independent artists, take credit for their work and capitalize off it. There’s a lot of…
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Clancy wins Kitchener Centre for the Greens
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On Dec. 1, Ontario Green Party candidate Aislinn Clancy was elected as the new Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in Kitchener Centre with 47.99 per cent of votes. Attendance was low, with only 27.1 per cent of eligible voters participating. A graduate from Laurier’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Master of Social Work (MSW)…
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An international state of affairs: examining the food bank crisis
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“58,000 individuals visited the foodbank more than 450,000 times last year” said Kim Wilhelm, Interim CEO of The Waterloo Food Bank. “That’s just in the region [of waterloo].” Subconsciously, most of us are aware that there is, to some degree, a food crisis. As the holidays approach, so do donation bins at schools, cardboard containers…
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Editors Note: An artist in a sea of “better” options
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As December often causes us to look back on our year, I (for one) find myself contemplating what “could” have been. In a moment where I chose to not use my voice, what might have happened had I chosen to use it? Moving into 2024 as a Laurier alum, I’d be lying if I said…
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Mozart, Salieri and Amadeus
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In collaboration with the Grand Philharmonic Choir, Kitchener’s Apollo Cinema showcased Amadeus to promote the choir’s upcoming performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem. Known as Mozart’s last work, Requiem was left incomplete – Mozart unable to finish writing the piece before his death at the age of 35. However, does the film truly portray Mozart (and…
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Hustle culture takes a breath, you’re ok
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In the past, I admit that I have been a victim of “hustle culture.” This impacted me primarily in my first year of university at Laurier. Upon stepping onto campus as an official Golden Hawk for the first time, I was immediately dedicated to taking part in everything the school had to offer. This began,…
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Safety on Campus
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While your time at university should be fun and enjoyable, there are a number of considerations that should be taken into account to ensure both your safety and the safety of others around you. First, make sure you download and utilize the SAFEHawk app. Available for download on all Apple and Android devices, the application…
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2023 Waterloo orientation line up
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As first-year students navigate settling into life on campus for the first time, deciding what orientation week events to attend may seem like a daunting task. However, with a vast number of events taking place from Sept. 4 to Sept. 9, there is an event for everyone. In addition to special events taking place each…
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