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Québec society crumbling
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For the relatively young countries of North America, the province of Québec provides a unique and exotic escape from our traditional, modern surroundings. With a European sensibility, Québec often gains extensive tourism, but their increasingly damaging policies, laws and behaviour is garnering them widespread international criticism. Québec’s newly proposed language law, Bill 101, which seeks…
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Our parents are people too
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While many cultures tend to honour their elders and praise them for their knowledge and experience, contemporary western culture often views our older population as nothing more than an embarrassing burden. Similarly, when we consider the concept of ‘respecting our elders,’ we tend to think about having to thank our shrivelled grandmothers for their tacky…
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Talking Mental Health: Healthy Relationships
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Nearly all of us have observed, or perhaps even experienced, a romantic relationship that didn’t seem right. Maybe you’ve had a friend who seemed smothered by her jealous boyfriend, or were surprised to hear the way a friend spoke to her partner. Maybe you wondered why that person stayed in the relationship or it helped…
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WLU Library looking for feedback
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Before reading week, the Wilfrid Laurier University Library sent out surveys to students in order to gain knowledge regarding their concerns with the library. While these library surveys are not new, they are continually sent out every few years as student’s concerns often change. According to Greg Sennema, an associate librarian, the survey is put…
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Valentine’s Day expenses are for nothing
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It’s that time of year again. The time where boyfriends and husbands make gushy gestures in order to somehow express their true, undying love for their significant other by showering them with expensive gifts and a dinner reservation at the swankiest place in town. We all secretly – or not so secretly – loathe this…
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Oscars: Amour
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The French-foreign film Amour, written and directed by Michael Haneke tells the tale of two retired music teachers, Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant)and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva). The couple, who are in their 80s, start out the film with passion and an enduring love only to be reduced to the inevitable loneliness of suffering and loss by the…
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Old Hollywood and dead chivalry
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On Friday nights I become a cliché. Sipping pinot grigio and lustfully losing myself in Jimmy Stewart’s endearing stammer, Cary Grant’s suave compliments and Gene Kelly’s sensual dance moves. But the end result is always the same: the credits roll as I let out a heavy sigh and think, why can’t real men be like…
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Talking Mental Health: Next steps
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It’s often relatively easy to start working on a goal. The most difficult part however is sticking with it when things get tough. How can we maintain our focus and motivation, and keep from feeling too overwhelmed? One way is to focus on one thing at a time. Undertaking too many goals or changes can…
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Taking your foot off the brakes of fear
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Since I was 16 I’ve been living with a shameful secret. It hasn’t been easy, considering the burden I carry is quite socially unacceptable. This has consequently, forced me into making excuses and lying to others in order to protect my integrity. My name is Devon, I’m 22 years old and I don’t have my…
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