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Au cours de l’année dernière, les parcs publics voient une hausse en popularité
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Traduit en français par Maeve Barry, Samantha Hudson et Larissa McLaren. Alors que nous avons vu de nombreuses restrictions et fermetures au cours du confinement de l’an dernier, il y avait un type de zone qui a vu une augmentation de la circulation : les parcs publics. Ces parcs, tel que celui de Waterloo, qui…
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Five Ways to Prioritize Self-Care in a Pandemic
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Amid a never-ending pandemic, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. It’s even easier when the months are cold and our loved ones are held at a distance. Avoiding illness and putting our physical health first has become a priority for most, but what happens when we let our mental health go unchecked? It’s crucial that we…
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Public parks see rise in popularity throughout last year
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While last year saw many different restrictions and closures happen over the course of a lockdown, there was one type of area that saw an increase in traffic: public parks. These parks, such as Waterloo Park, found not too far from Laurier, were popular destinations last year for those in the area. It’s difficult to…
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Places around Waterloo Region to get you outdoors and relieve stress
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It’s not a far stretch to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge cause of stress for many people, in more ways than one. The problem is that it seems as though it’s harder and harder for people to find healthy ways to relieve stress. With the “red zone” rules, gyms are shut…
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No carbs, no problem; or is it? Investigating fad dieting and its effect on the body
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Body image is a fragile subject in the modern world. It seems everyone is trying to look like an Instagram model or fit back into their jeans from 2011. Fitness has flooded social media with influencers who work out as a full-time job or girls who look like they don’t have an ounce of body…
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Coping with the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder
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If you’ve begun to feel uncontrollably and unexplainably morose as the days become shorter, the darkness arrives earlier and the weather becomes colder and more unforgiving, then you may be one of the unfortunate few who suffers from seasonal depression. Also called Seasonal Affective Disorder (literally, S.A.D.), seasonal depression is a specific type of mood…
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Putting your well-being first should always be a priority
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In an effort not to sound like a broken record or an after school special harping about all the ways young adults don’t look after themselves, I’ll make it clear that I’m far from a beacon of health and balance. The beginning of university is a lot to take in. It’s fun, stressful, there’s things…
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Cord Picks: Best & worst advice for entering university
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Make yourself known to your professors The best advice I received when entering university was from my dad, who happens to be a Laurier alumnus himself. Among many of the wise and funny (at least to him) pieces of advice he passed on to me, the most important one was making myself known to my…
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