books
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A review of Frederick Backman’s “Anxious People”
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“This is a story about a lot of things, but mostly about idiots,” Swedish author Fredrik Backman divulges to his readers on the opening
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Laurier professors Carrie Sanders and Manuel Riemer given $50, 000 in federal funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation
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Two Laurier professors have been given federal funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders fund, giving the individuals each over
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Updated: OSAP changes take effect, impacting Laurier students
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On Wednesday, June 19, the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) released funding estimates for student applicants looking to receive grants and loans for the
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A passion for the post-apocalyptic
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There is a simplicity, poignancy and versatility to the post-apocalyptic genre of entertainment that so often dives into the deepest, most primal parts of
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Opting in for the better of the student body
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Last week’s edition of The Cord contained an article about student fees that I found concerning. The author argued that students who feel they
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University receives government funding
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On Jan. 12, the Minister of Small Business and Tourism and Waterloo MP Bardish Chagger, along with Cambridge MPP Kathryn McGarry, president and vice-chancellor
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Adapting to the film adaptation
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A while ago, while wandering the bookstore, I noticed a copy of the novel Nocturnal Animals with a large, obstructing, eye-catching sticker on the
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Finding the right book to read this summer
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School’s out and you’ve done away with textbooks and thrown hundreds of pages of study notes into a bonfire. You now have time to
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Do libraries still matter?
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In the digital age, where everyone has access to everything, how can an institution centered on physical media maintain relevance?
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Why do we read books?
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They are our favourite adventure, our worst nightmare, our fantasized romance, our most mind-boggling mystery and our life-changing experience. They anchor our souls yet let us sail away.
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