life hacks
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How the Laurier experience compares to international universities
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Laurier welcomes hundreds of exchange students every year from countries all over the world. Some have only ever experienced Canada through the lens of…
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Laurier issues student engagement survey after receiving Laurier Research Ethics Board Approval
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Wilfrid Laurier University has issued the National Survey on Student Engagement (NSSE) Pulse 2020 survey to current undergraduate students and has received the Laurier…
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All treats, no tricks: The Laurier Halloween experience
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I’ve always enjoyed Halloween. As a kid, the best part (other than candy, of course) was planning and sewing my costumes with my mom.…
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Regardless of your experiences always remember who you are
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I have always enjoyed meeting new people. The chance to interact with those who have a different personality from me, as well as those…
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Where luck is lacking
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I like to say that I have the luck of the Irish, which – historically speaking – is fucking awful. From missing the bus…
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How to cut the budget and save the corners
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When you’re making an investment in your future, particularly one as huge as university, saving a few bucks here and there can really add…
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Unethical life hacks to use sparingly
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University is a busy time for everyone. Students are constantly juggling school, jobs, relationships and extra-circulars, not to mention trying to figure out what…
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University is about finding yourself and what you truly love
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Society often has such rigid expectations of who you should become. We are constantly blasted with strict ideologies about what jobs are respectable, what…
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