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Unsigned: constant cellphone connections are contaminating
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This week, we received an anonymous “Letter to the Editor” from a student who was concerned with making meaningful relationships. This student, rather than wanting to be printed in the paper, wished to spark a discussion and highlight the dangers of our frivolous small talk. Sparked by this student’s letter, we decided the best course…
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Unsigned: football team brings out the best of Golden Hawk pride
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Parents are asking about our team. Students are streaming the games. Even if you aren’t interested in football, you likely have an interest in the winning streak. So are we jumping on the bandwagon? Or are we finally taking pride in our team? We think it’s both. Whether it’s true or not, our football team…
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Unsigned: Creative writing is a pathway to success for students
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Creative writing has many benefits for the average student. Whether expressing your opinions or using writing as an outlet, personal writing has a positive impact on your everyday life. Writing outside of the classroom can also be essential to getting a job after university. Essays are great in a certain context, but the real world…
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Unsigned: Student Rights Advisory Committee is an essential resource
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With yet another apartment building failing to live up to their lease agreements, the Student Rights Advisory Committee at Wilfrid Laurier University is again publicizing that they can help you find that perfect lease. Legal information can be hard, especially as we are pressured to sign leases so quickly. The committee is attempting to make…
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Unsigned: Being young doesn’t provide alcohol immunity
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In the university culture, drinking is an accepted reality of our lives. A large number of students binge drink and it’s seen as acceptable for students to head to the bar every weekend. There’s a social aspect to drinking and alcohol is closely associated with sex. It seems that when students abstain from alcohol consumption,…
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Unsigned: supporting free transit for lower incomes
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The Alliance Against Poverty is attempting to get the Grand River Transit Commission to allow low-income people to ride the bus free of charge. Obviously, this is a good idea. However, the logistics of such a program are harder to understand, especially from our standpoint as university students. Each semester, we pay a greatly reduced…
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Unsigned: evaluating the role of the chancellor
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Laurier recently elected a new chancellor, which seems to be a figurehead role in our university, though the average student doesn’t know what this job entails. Canada does seem to still take a lot of those symbolic roles from Great Britain. This week, Prince William, Kate Middleton and their children landed on the west coast…
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Unsigned: Having textbooks in the first few weeks is not feasable
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With bookstore lines at an astronomical length the first few weeks of school, professors have to be sympathetic while students are unable to get their course materials. Many students will test out a course to make sure it’s a good fit before buying their textbooks. Though most can be returned, items such as course packs…
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Unsigned: Brantford makes poor choice in activist-in-residence
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Laurier’s Brantford campus is currently welcoming a member of the Yes Men, a radical journalist group who has been accused of falsifying stories, as their “activist-in-residence,” which leaves us with one simple question: why? Perhaps the Brantford campus just wanted to show a different aspect of journalism. After all, not all journalism students will go…
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Unsigned: Online degrees only beneficial in special circumstances
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With the Religion and Culture department introducing their online degree, students now have the option to complete their bachelor of arts from Laurier entirely online. Is an online degree worth the investment? People who live in areas that are less accessible, all over the world, can now receive a Laurier degree on their own time.…
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