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Chinese schools under scrutiny
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The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has recently made a call for the closure of Confucius Institutes (C.I) on Canadian university campuses. Despite being touted as educational institutions, there are serious concerns over the academic legitimacy of C.I.’s. “We debated it in our executive meeting in December and then brought a motion to council…
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Job hunt challenges youth
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You can’t find a job because you don’t have experience and you can’t get experience if you don’t have a job. This vicious cycle has been frustrating anxious students of all degrees as they approach graduation. However, this struggle in finding employment is not only affecting those looking to kick-start a career. For many, it’s…
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Winter weather a driving concern
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Winter is definitely here. Monday’s blizzard swept the Waterloo Region with ten centimetres of snow during the day and another 15 centimeters at night. Brutal winds of up to 60 km/ hour, as well as a wind chill of – 27 C put the Region to be under a blizzard storm watch. “City staff will…
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Bill C-31 combats cyberbulling
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On Nov. 20, new legislation was announced with the purpose of combatting cyberbullying in light of Bullying Awareness Week. Bill C-31 was tabled on Wednesday by the federal government. The bill, if passed, would close an identified gap in the Criminal Code relating to cyberbullying by creating a new criminal offence prohibiting the non-consensual distribution…
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Youth volunteering on the rise in Kitchener-Waterloo
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The number of young adults and university students who volunteer in Canada are surpassing expectations. A 2010 study issued by Volunteer Canada revealed that 45.2 per cent of volunteers were actually aged between 24 and 34. In addition, 57.6 per cent were university educated. While there is currently no holiday-specific information as to how many…
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Reddit co-founder speaks to UW students on entrepreneurship
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Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the popular website, Reddit, was at the University of Waterloo Friday night to talk about youth entrepreneurship. He was also promoting his new book Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed To Ohanian, UW and the Waterloo community were seen as an ideal stop on the…
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Group claims corporate-campuses are ‘dangerous’
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The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has expressed concerns over a number of campus-corporate collaborations across the country. CAUT released a report last week, analyzing twelve partnerships between private sector organizations such as think tanks and corporations, funding research and academic programs at various Canadian universities. The report explained that “when wealthy donors fund…
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CFS in hot water
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OTTAWA (CUP) — Braving the winter cold, over 50 student protesters assembled outside the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) Annual General Meeting on Nov. 23. The organization is best known for its campaign to lower tuition fees. CFS members meet in person twice a year in Gatineau, Que. to decide on policy changes and future…
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Canadians use social media to aid in job hunt
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Forget annoying statuses and messages — the next update you get through your social media network could be a job opportunity. A recent study commissioned by the United States human resources firm, Kelly Services, found that 39 per cent of surveyed Canadians have found employment through a social media outlet in the last year. Data…
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Beer price comparison contested
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Last summer, University of Waterloo professor Anindya Sen released a study that determined Ontarians were paying $9.50 more for their beer than Quebecers. Now, The Beer Store owners have issued their own research, claiming Sen’s analysis was both flawed and omitted information. Tom Sweeting, an Earnscliffe Strategy Group principal who was one of the report’s…
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