
Dave Bidini is an experienced Canadian writer, and his work has taken him all around the world. Eastern Siberia, Port Mongolia, Russia, and parts of Africa are just some of the places that he has gone, and his next stop is Wilfrid Laurier University. From Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, Bidini will be staying as…

Coming to a new country can be an exciting experience, but it can also be a very nerve racking one, because thereโs a lot of change. Laurier has approximately 1300 international students right now, so thereโs no shortage of students on this campus who find themselves having to adapt to an unfamiliar environment. Laurier International…

Talented new bands are making their way into my Apple Music library, and not all of them come from faraway places.ย No Service is an innovative rock band from Kitchener that formed in April 2018, and it consists of five members: Alex, Sam, Max, Evan and Keegan.ย Alex Hobson sings and plays the guitar, Sam…

All week youโve been restless just thinking about getting together with those friends, blasting that music, and throwing back a few drinks before heading out to the club. In a club,you canโt be embarrassed by your bad dance moves because no one is paying attention. In a club,the stress of your everyday life is pushed…

The job market isnโt perfect; college and university graduates are having trouble finding jobs that match up with the skills they learned in school, and employers are having trouble finding graduates that possess the skills necessary to work for them. Justin and Jack Litchfield, entrepreneurs from Kitchener, have created an innovative solution for this problem…


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