andrewsavory
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I’m impartial and I’m mostly not proud
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Time for a dirty little secret: I’ve never exercised my right to free speech by protesting. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had my chances—I just can’t seem to become impassioned or informed enough to leave my house for many reasons other than to eat or to earn a degree. Most of my chances, in fact,…
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The summer job blues
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Just in case you’ve been glued to your computer screen like me since the “Winter Wonderland” hit, let me blow your mind: it’s March. Shocking, I know, but not as shocking as the realization that spring is just around the corner. As a currently unemployed, full-time student without the privilege of spring or summer semester…
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Be kind to your campus food staff
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Some time ago, as I was receiving my daily rocket fuel from William’s in The Terrace, I found myself eager to freely give away money. This feeling doesn’t hit often, and I was taken aback when informed that William’s is no longer allowed to have a tip cup. This puzzled me. Why deny minimum-wage workers…
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Seasonal sanity survival
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Well, it’s back. Winter has once again peeked out its ugly head, frosted over our lawns, killed our few lingering Jack o’ Lanterns and decreasing class attendance . Thanks to my vast knowledge of student behavior after reading the psychology 101 class overview, I knew the cold season was looming close before I even mustered…
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Laurier, we need to talk
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You know what? I’m going to go there: I would totally be okay with Laurier raising tuition prices. The best part is, I mean it. If next year, there were bigger numbers or more radical still, an extra digit or two at the end of my invoice next term, I’d be fine with it. Laurier,…
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Surviving family thanksgiving
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Standing in the corner of your grandparents’ tiny bungalow hiding behind a beer you don’t want, staring out into the chaos. A sea of people ebb and flow between the dining room and the kitchen, occasionally rising into cacophonous laughter for no reason before settling back down into a wash of murmurs and chit-chat. The…
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