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Come chill with dogs on Laurier’s Waterloo campus
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Every Wednesday, “Chilling with Dogs” is held at Martin Luther University College. The event allows students to de-stress by playing with dogs. Kristine Lund, principal-dean at Martin Luther University College, started “Chilling with Dogs” because of an observation she made while supervising students in placement at Delton Glebe Counseling Centre. “[Students] would anecdotally talk about…
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Time management tips just in time for exam season
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As students and individuals, we may find ourselves in a constant battle against time. Our important tasks collide in a mosh pit with our personal lives, and suddenly we don’t know where our priorities lay. This blur of priorities can cause procrastination, which unfortunately, the days aren’t long enough for. What if you can live…
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Don’t let mental illness get you down during exams
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Being a student in general is hard, especially when you’re in university. Laurier is a school full of diversity, with students coming from all over the world to study. It’s a new environment, with new people, new surroundings and, for some, even a new culture. Having to go out of your comfort zone to make…
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Complaining over exam season gets you nowhere
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That time of year is quickly approaching. No, not the part when summer starts and everything is well in the life of a student — it’s rather the part that every student in history is guilty of whining about: when people bring all of their belongings to the library to campout and also the time…
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Five Alarm Funk plans to bring the roof down at Maxwells
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The spirit of rock ‘n’ roll is still alive and while it may come in many forms these days, Five Alarm Funk, a Canadian band based out of Vancouver, have manifested this spirit in their genre-bending style of self-described “shark funk.” Set to play at Maxwell’s on March 29, the band is an ensemble of…
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Unsigned: Laurier’s exam de-stressors might be missing the mark
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As exams draw closer and closer, Laurier is preparing for the stress that comes with them for our students. But are the precautions that are being provided for students really accessible? All of the de-stressing and mindfulness activities are great in theory. They should provide a break from the cramming to make time for ourselves.…
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Cheating or ‘ratting’?
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During an exam for one of the three hardest courses in my program, a student sitting behind me dropped her iPhone. All three of the proctors didn’t even flinch. Moreover, neither I nor the classmates around me reported it. The student code of conduct and discipline outlines the types of academic misconduct as copying from…
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Standardized testing flaws
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Standardized testing is limiting academic performance evaluation | Graphic by Fani Hsieh Last semester went by so fast that it almost caught me off guard. There were highs, lows, surprises and a few significant revelations. I am compelled to discuss the most noteworthy of my fall semester. I took a certain chemistry course which had…
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Men’s hockey goaltending still a juggling act
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Photo by Jessica Dik The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s hockey team capped off a double header weekend with a 1-1 record after a 3-4 loss to the Laurentian Voyageurs and a 3-1 win over the Nipissing Lakers. Both games were competitive and came down to essential pushes —Laurier learned from January 16’s previous shortcomings…
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