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Women are limited by oversexualized costumes
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“Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” These words, spoken by the ever so quotable Mean Girls franchise, often act as the main logic behind costume selection each Halloween season. And as much as I support women…
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Innovation conference comes to K-W
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The Region of Waterloo will be the platform for an innovation conference set to happen Oct. 8 and 9. The conference, hosted by CityAge, is bringing in 40 speakers and panelists from some of the world’s most innovative corporations and programs. “We’re going to be looking at things that are working and maybe not working…
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Oktoberfest celebrates its 45th
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Kitchener-Waterloo will soon have plenty to celebrate as the much-anticipated Oktoberfest festivities .return for 2013. The nine-day internationally-recognized festival of German heritage draws huge crowds each year and has made K-W an epicentre for polka and beer-loving folk. Now celebrating it’s 45th anniversary, the celebration has united both residents and non-residents of the Kitchener-Waterloo community.…
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Attacker arrested
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Waterloo Regional Police have made an arrest in connection with a sexual assault reported last week. Wednesday evening at approximately 9:30 p.m. a 19-year-old female was assaulted by an unknown male on Albert St.between Columbia St. W.and Parkside Drive in Waterloo. “The victim managed to escape and suffered no injuries,” said John Goodman, a staff…
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Zombies invade Uptown
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Waterloo was full of brain-eating, teeth-decaying, flesh-rotting monsters last Saturday, all in the spirit of the city’s annual Zombie Walk. Hosted in Waterloo Public Square, hundreds of zombie-decorated participants came together to march the streets of Waterloo just weeks before Halloween. The event has gained much popularity over the past few years and drew in…
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Gilmour talk shut down
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Controversy surrounding David Gilmour has emerged once again as a visit to Waterloo was abruptly cancelled. The author, who has lately been a hot topic in the media, was scheduled to speak about his new book at the Waterloo Public Library on Monday night. However the organizers of this event, Words Worth Books, and the…
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Motorola sets up shop in Kitchener-Waterloo
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Mere days had passed since BlackBerry Ltd. announced mass layoffs when Google-owned Motorola Mobil declared that they would be opening up a new engineering office in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. The announcement came last week of major changes reported at BlackBerry, which is now operating under new ownership. Twitter co-founder, Jack Dorsey, also recently stated his…
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Youth struggle to find employment
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It’s no surprise that Ontario’s youth are some of the most commonly unemployed people in the nation. A new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in Ontario evaluated youth unemployment rates in Canada and determined that Ontario has the worst rates. The term “youth” was used to distinguish those in the age…
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New stats on mental health emerge
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It has been nine years since Statistics Canada has evaluated mental health and wellness on a national level. Now, new information has surfaced revealing just how many Canadians are afflicted with mental health and substance abuse disorders. These findings show an estimated 2.8 million Canadians have reported symptoms in the last year. “That’s one in…
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‘A thriving tech community’
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Twitter’s co-founder, Jack Dorsey, has decided to bring his technological innovations to the Kitchener-Waterloo region. Dorsey visited the University of Waterloo on Thursday and explained his intentions of bringing his startup company, Square, to Canada in the coming year. Square is a unique mobile payment system that is targeted towards retailers. The product is essentially…
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