Amazon rainforest
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Are Ezra ‘darties’ overrated?
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With homecoming just around the corner, Laurier students are getting emails and seeing posters reminding us to be respectful during โunsanctioned street gatherings,โ better known to our first years as mattress and couch sacrificing ceremonies.ย Based on last yearโs St. Paddyโs bringing out crowds of 30, 000 people, combined with the media response to Ezraโs…
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Have a student housing concern? You have options!
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In the last few weeks, student housing activists from the two Waterloo universities and beyond have rocked the boat with their calls for change in the housing and apartment market. Monday Sept. 23 saw the first of many demonstrations in the fight for fair housing, but the hustle and bustle around the Accommod8u scandal and…
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Taking a chance on student housing in Waterloo Region
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๏ปฟ Itโs no secret that the student housing market in Waterloo has reached the point of crisis. To those who are currently renting, this is nothing new. In recent days, however, the โFuccommod8uโ scandal has done more than rock the boat. A recent data breach released over 6000 alleged maintenance complaints from within student property…
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Editorial: Voting informed as a post secondary student
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Although the date of the upcoming federal election has been looming for some time, the dissolving of Parliament on Sept. 11 served as a reminder to Canadians that Oct. 21 is approaching very quickly. For most of us currently enrolled in university, this federal election will be the first in which we get to cast…
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GRT bus route changes affecting how students travel
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Students have returned to Waterloo region for the upcoming school year, causing increased use of Grand River Transit services throughout Kitchener-Waterloo. Despite the recent implementation of the LRT many users of the GRTโs other services are unaware of the changes this caused to bus routes. 32 transit routes and programs were modified as a result…
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The Amazon rainforest is on fire, and we should care
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In August of this year, the size and number of forest fires in the Amazon reached a record high and began to spark international concern. The Amazon rainforest is a crucial part of the global ecosystem as it produces as much as 20 per cent of the worldโs oxygen, as well as being a major…
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Oh my God, they were roommates!
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For most first years, moving away from home means moving into a new place with new people. Depending on the type of residence youโre placed in, you might have a no roommates. You might have four. Regardless of how many strangers youโll be sharing your space with, how you get along with people can be…
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Everyone’s got something to say about Kawhi Leonard’s introverted nature
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It would be an understatement to say that everyone in the vicinity of Toronto have become Kawhi Leonardโs biggest fans.ย In the last few weeks alone, the newly-acquired Raptor has become one of the worldโs biggest sensations. Leonard is certainly very well known for his athletic talents (which cannot be overstated); but recently, he has…
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