education
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Conestoga College prepares for expansion
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On Monday, Dec. 19, Conestoga College announced a $43.5 million expansion of its North campus in Waterloo. The expansion will more than double the size of the campus by its expected completion in September 2018 for the fall semester. The North campus currently hosts about 700 post-secondary and 2,500 apprenticeship students. It is used mainly…
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The advent of podcasting
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They say history tends to repeat itself, but I disagree. Things don’t simply come back. Instead, they grow out of a historical soil enriched by lessons of years prior. In the 1920s, when radio first became accessible to the general public, it had a significant cultural impact. People made time to huddle around their crystal…
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Fighting for uncertainty
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In a terse tone paired with a thick Filipino accent, my father once said, “Education is your only way out. You only have one shot at a prosperous life. Be smart.”
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Is the value of university tuition worth it?
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Is university really the key to success?
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Words of advice from Waterloo’s Dragon, Michael Wekerle
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Photo by Andreas Patsiaouros According to Michael Wekerle, Canadian investor, dragon on CBC’s Dragon’s Den and former Bay Street trader, there are three aspects to a powerful city — education, awareness and diversity. These aspects are what drew him into investing in Waterloo Region with its ever-growing tech ecosystem. These words and other bits of…
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