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April Fools Day pranks to consider
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In all honesty, April Fool’s Day is potentially the most random holiday in the history of the world. I mean, what are we actually celebrating? Tricking people? Pranking those closest to us? It seems odd that we would be given a day to wreak havoc upon people we know and love. But, hey, if you…
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Role play a way to spice things up
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Let’s go back to a much simpler time in our lives. A time when you were just starting to develop your more sexual side. This could have been in high school or maybe even in elementary school. Take yourself back and try to envision what you thought was arousing. Seriously, go ahead. For guys, maybe…
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A season of brand new trends
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Believe it or not, this unruly winter will eventually come to an end. Start getting excited because it’s almost time to push those big and bulky winter coats and boots to the back of your closet to prepare for spring. This upcoming season may also mean that this is a time to hit the mall…
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Landing the job
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When university ends, the real world begins. The time is beckoning when university students go back home and set out to get work for their summer vacation. But for many graduating students, it is time to find full-time employment in the field that they spent the last four years preparing for. Before you envision yourself…
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It’s time to spice up your burgers
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The past week brought us a little taste of warm weather and shed a little hope on the fact that spring and summer are just around the corner.Instead of wishing away the rest of the school year, it is time to be proactive about summer’s most important feature: burgers. Most people will settle for the…
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Defined by your relationship
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Relationships are exciting when they first begin, as you enjoy spending time with them. Sometimes, we lose our sense of self because we’ve become so immersed with our relationship that we begin to adapt different traits that are not known to us before. When spending so much time with another person, you are introduced to…
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Travel tips for thought
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It’s that time of year again. It’s the time when we’re all tired of winter and school and just want to evaluate our summer plans. Many of us will be returning to work, but a select few will be taking to the open road and exploring the world around us. Backpacking, especially in Europe, can…
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Breaking the binge: the impacts of some students’ favourite activity pastime
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Having a few drinks every once in a while is fun. Ending up in the hospital because of reckless drinking is not. With St. Patrick’s Day dawning upon us, we are all anticipating a weekend full of day drinking and games. However, it’s important to understand what excessive drinking can do to the body and…
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Unveiling stigmas of transgenderism
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Student, activist and mentor Ethan Jackson is a positive individual who is proud of the progress Wilfrid Laurier University has accomplished. Jackson is also a transgendered person who describes Laurier as progressive. As for his fellow students, he believes there are many barriers within the community that still exist however he is hopeful that we…
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An upgrade on tutoring
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From early on in our lives, we are taught that we can be anything that we want to be. We are taught to find what interests us the most and to follow that career path. In spite of this, the sad reality is that a lot of people end up choosing their career path out…
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