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Lace up those shoes, charge the iPod, grab a water bottle and head to the gym! Working out and being physically active is something that all students should strive to fit into their busy schedule. Whether it is first thing in morning for that early cyclefit class or late at night to wind down the…

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The Qur’an deserves to be burnt; the prophet Muhammad is a terrorist. These are only a few of the sentiments that have been barraging our media headlines over the past several weeks. On Sept. 8, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her most controversial move since coming to office by awarding Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard with…

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Muscat, Oman – Sarah Shourd, an American national, was finally freed after spending more than a year incarcerated in an Iranian jail. Held on charges of espionage, Shourd had accidentally crossed across the border while hiking with two others in Iraq’s northern province of Khormal. Shourd was released on a bail of $500,000. Alcamo, Italy…

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A replacement for “Larry King Live” was announced last week. CNN has selected British journalist Piers Morgan to fill in as the prime-time news program’s host. Morgan, 45, may be familiar to North Americans for his appearances on reality shows such as “America’s Got Talent” and “Celebrity Apprentice”. The exact name of the show has…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has for over a year been publicly calling on Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to agree to resume peace talks. However, Abbas insisted that he would not accept an invitation unless Israel first agreed to halt all settlement construction in the West Bank as well as the areas inside of…

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Jan d’Ailly Councilor for the Central-Columbia Ward 6, d’Ailly lives in the Beechwood neighbourhood just minutes away from the northwest corner of the University of Waterloo (UW). Having lived in his current home for six years and in the area for about 20 years, d’Ailly explained that he moved to Waterloo from London, Ontario after…

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“If you take a space like the dining hall, that’s not meant for studying, that’s meant for eating.” —Kyle Walker, WLUSU president on lack of study space on campus “There will be a regional contribution as well. I mean we weren’t getting this free — it’s not like getting a transit system for free, so…

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Of course, this comes with many sets of responsibilities, and a major one in particular: learning how to dress yourself and how to do it properly. Keeping a presentable look is one of the most difficult parts about the university transition. You can’t find the answer in textbooks, it’s just something you have to figure…

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Don’t wear your pajamas to class, ever. While you may think they are super comfortable, they are made for private not public. Besides, do you really think that cute girl/boy in your class is going to be charmed by your smurf bottoms? Don’t go to class looking like you are on your way to the…

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Everyone back home is really impressed with you. You’ve landed yourself in university – a feat that generally takes hard work and dedication. Unfortunately those awe-stuck gazes stop here. Welcome to university; you are not impressive. Your high school counselors were right when they said that university will be a learning curve; not only are…

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