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#MeToo movement has had a positive influence on the workplace environment
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The #MeToo movement has been in the press for a few years and has allowed many victims of sexual assault to come forward and address what has happened to them by saying ‘me too.’ Unfortunately, most cases of sexual harassment will not receive the same amount of attention as cases that involve famous people, like…
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Kevin Hart stepped down from hosting the Oscars after his offensive tweets were dug up
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The entertainment industry has consistently been a place where scandals and controversy thrive: perhaps it is due to the fame going to people’s heads, and thinking that any behaviour is acceptable, or perhaps it’s just the way these people are. Throughout 2018, we saw the #MeToo movement make its way across Hollywood, and become…
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Taylor Swift gets political on Instagram
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As someone who doesn’t exactly like to talk about their political opinions, politics are all I’ve been hearing about lately, which makes it hard not to form a stance on what you believe in. There’s no doubt that everyone has been aware of what’s going on in the United States, and as a person who…
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XXXTentacion shouldn’t be idolized posthumously
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“Boys will be boys,” they say as the kindergarten girl comes crying to the teacher about the boy in her class pulling her hair. We just don’t expect it to escalate into aggravated battery on a pregnant woman. In case you missed it, rapper XXXTentacion was recently involved in a fatal altercation involving gun violence…
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Jessica Jones in the time of social change
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Marvel’s Jessica Jones is not your typical superhero. She’s a heavy drinker, she swears a lot, and doesn’t really care about being a superhero. Despite that, she cares for the people around her and frequently ends up saving the world. Jessica Jones was taken as a newly orphaned child and experimented on without her consent,…
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Questioning how Larry Nassar’s crimes went unpunished for so long
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Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University sports medicine doctor, will be sentenced 40 to 125 years in prison for criminal sexual conduct. He is already serving 60 years in federal prison for a conviction related to child pornography charges in a separate case and will spend the rest of his existing…
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Wiseau vs. Franco: Controversy over Golden Globes gaffs
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The Golden Globes took place this past week and among the most memorable moments — such as Oprah’s address about the #MeToo movement and Natalie Portman eviscerating the Globes sexist director nomination practice with a single sentence — there was a small, comparatively insignificant moment which grabbed my attention. James Franco won the Globe for…
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#textbookbroke campaign targets steep costs of textbooks
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Jan. 15 marked the first day of this year’s local advocacy week for the #textbookbroke campaign which will conclude this Friday. To find a solution to mitigate the large sum of money students spend every year on textbooks, the Ontario Undergraduate Students Alliance (OUSA) and students at Laurier have joined the #textbookbroke campaign. “We know…
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