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Indie lit night
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It may have been pouring rain yesterday, but inside The Starlight Lounge the mood was anything but dreary. Words Worth Books, a local bookstore in Uptown Waterloo, teamed up with four of Canada’s indie publishing companies — Book Thug, Coach House Books, ECW Press and House of Anansi — to put on the annual event…
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Talking Mental Health: Anxiety versus stress
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It will come as no surprise that stress and anxiety are very common concerns for university students. “Anxious mood” is consistently the reason students come to Counselling Services. This mood refers to everything from stress-related concerns to anxiety disorders. The line between stress and anxiety can be fuzzy. Everyone experiences stress, and most experiences some…
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Living without parents
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For the vast majority of students just settling into their university experience, the desire to move out and be on their own is often viewed as an exhilarating and electrifying experience. During this time period, most people are willing to step up their game in terms of responsibility, maturity and accountability, with no help or…
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Four pillars of first year
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For first year students, university is a scary and exciting place because it means stepping towards the first page of our new chapter in life. With these new pages that we must write, there are always different experience that one must take in order to find and gain their own success. After going through this…
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Cloud Atlas: A Cord Review
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Bold, innovative, and even mind-boggling. These are all words that could be use to describe the recently released Cloud Atlas, directed by the Wachowski siblings (The Matrix and V for Vendetta) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run). With an immense running time of nearly three hours, Cloud Atlas is an epic tale that weaves through…
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Last bite at the end of the night
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It’s Friday night, and although you may have lost your roommates or cell phone and the bouncers are trying to get everyone out of the club, your are still not convinced that the night is officially over. Walking home, your brain clues into your stomach. All the foods in your fridge are not greasy enough…
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Making waves at Starlight
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The first time I heard of Vancouver-based band, Hey Ocean!, was four years ago when my sister was eager to show me the quirky video for their song “Alleyways”. Immediately I was hooked. Since then, I have been looking forward to seeing them live, however the opportunity did not arise. That is, until last Wednesday…
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Argo: A Cord review
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It’s 2003, and the box office failure Gigli has kicked Ben Affleck’s acting career to a standstill. After experiencing a slew of duds until 2007, Affleck decides to make his directorial debut with the Boston-based crime thriller Gone Baby Gone. Affleck further seeks to keep in touch with his Boston-roots by directing, co-writing and starring…
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Dragonette says ‘hello’ at Wax
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Canadian electronic band Dragonette brought their North American tour to Wax Nightclub in Kitchener last Tuesday night, delivering an upbeat show to a packed venue. The night began with three openers, all of whom brought their own unique sound and enlivened the crowd in preparation for the main event. Opening first was local band Dogbus.…
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Talking mental health: Adjusting to university
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There’s a lot of pressure for Orientation Week to be “the best week of your life.” For many, this O-Week expectation -albeit a myth- falls short and students are left feeling alone or disconnected. For some, these feelings of loneliness and apprehension are quickly reduced as students adapt to their new environment. For others, it…
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