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Plastic package waste sparks protest in Waterloo from students and community activists
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On Monday, Mar. 11, a group of approximately 25 student and community activists collected at Zehrs, located on Erb Street in Waterloo, to protest the use of excessive plastic packaging in grocery stores by large companies. This particular demonstration was directed towards Loblaws Companies Limited, the owner of Zehrs and several other grocery franchises. “We…
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Get Out: the poignant hit film shines a frightening light on racial bias
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Watching the trailers for the now critically acclaimed film Get Out had me inexplicably hopeful. I had no clue what this film would deliver, but as an unabashed lover of horror movies with a twist, I was thoroughly impressed with both the execution of the movie genre itself, and the all-too-relevant meaning threaded throughout. This…
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Climate change and why we should care
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In the past week, the weather has been incredibly drastic, cycling from 17 ° Celsius on Feb. 23 to -12 ° Celsius on March 4. These extreme spikes in temperature over the span of a week are signs of how climate change is affecting our planet. Scientific research supports the idea of climate change and…
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