Emilia Curcic
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Professor Loren King swims across Lake Ontario
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A political science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University has completed his journey of swimming from Queen’s Royal Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake, to Marilyn Bell Park in Toronto. Loren King, who began his marathon across Lake Ontario on the evening of August 1 and finished the next day at 3:13 p.m., swam 52 kilometres in support of…
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The Lazaridis Institute seeks out the ten best ventures in the country
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The Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises is currently on a cross-Canada quest to seek out the ten best ventures in the country to join the first cohort of the Lazaridis Institute Scale Up Program. The institute was created to work within the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University,…
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Your university degree is as valuable as you make it
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Hi first-years! A lot of people are going to promise you a lot of things this Orientation Week. From the freshman 15—or 30—to the virtues of volunteering, everyone from the Students’ Union and professors to your dons and icebreakers to your parents and families will try and describe the university experience to you. Some of…
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Unsigned: the CCI’s plans to keep knowledge in Ontario
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The Council of Canadian Innovators’ discussion of charging Ontario students who leave the province after graduation is worrying, angering and also an example of regressive ideology. By restricting Ontario students, does that mean that they also want special job privileges for those graduated from Ontario universities? Or do they just want us to sit around…
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K-W’s newest Sushi restaurant a promising option for students
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If you’re a foodie, you’ve probably wandered deep outside the limits of the Waterloo bubble and into Cambridge for this hot bite: sushi burritos and bowls. You heard that right and they are coming full force with two new locations. Owner and operator Aaron Moir, along with his wife, are bringing Hungry Ninja out to…
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Welcome to Greek Life at Laurier
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Let’s walk away from the beer-guzzling mayhem of Animal House and the jarring sexual nervousness of American Pie. Don’t get me wrong. Those classics are as lovable as they are laughable, inspiring following generations long after their release dates, enlightening paths of raging alcoholism and explicit nudity amongst a catapult of unforgettable stories. But what’s…
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#AllLivesMatter is missing the point
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In light of the mass amounts of media attention put on unarmed black persons killed by the police and the awakening of the BlackLivesMatter movement, I was mortified when I saw the AllLivesMatter hashtag trending on twitter. The first tweet I saw was in reply to a comment made by a twitter user comforting the…
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Your first heart break isn’t the end of the world
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Many say that you never truly forget your first love. This may not necessarily be the first person you fall for, the first person you’re intimate with or the first person you get into a relationship with. They are, however, the first person you reveal your true self to, all your imperfections and your fears.…
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The issue with Taylor Swift’s “squad”
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By now, I’m sure everyone who has any access to social media has heard about Taylor Swift’s “squad” of friends. They’re a clique of female celebrities who show up at her concerts, hold massive parties and support each other through drama. The problem is, they are not a squad, nor are they “goals”. It’s the…
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University: An investment in the power of ideas
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Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead wrote in his book, The Aims of Education, “. . . and the gift which the university has to offer all students is the very old one of imagination.” Yet, I do wonder occasionally whether or not formal education just might have the opposite effect, namely a stunting of the precious…
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