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Vocal Cord: Dec. 2, 2009
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Do long distance relationships work?
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A week without … Facebook
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For the past week I’ve been peaceful, productive and proactive. This was not due to an increase in motivation or caffeine, but the absence of another kind of drug: Facebook. By now, we’ve all been subject to the temptations of Facebook and, when it comes to personal experience, my willpower is no match for them.…
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Drinking days: Dec. 2, 2009
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Dec. 9: On this day in 1970, the smallpox virus was certified as extinct, marking the only human disease to ever be fully eradicated. Raise a glass knowing that there’s one less thing in the world out there to kill you. Dec. 12: This year, Hannukah begins on this day. Why restrict yourself to spiked…
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Tips for the aspiring party crasher
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PHOTO IN PRINT Mother Theresa. Nelson Mandela. Princess Diana. For some people, these individuals are idols. Tareq and Michaele Salahi are my heroes. The night of Nov. 24, 2009, they decided to go out for dinner together. However, they didn’t go to the typical Italian restaurant down the street. Rather, they walked into the White…
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Fashioning a brand
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We all know the big names: Dior, McQueen, Jacobs, but do any of us really know how these influential leaders of the men’s fashion industry actually started out? If you’re looking to follow the next up-and-comer of the fashion world, you need not look any further than the halls of Wilfrid Laurier University. Moustafa Tonbol…
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Examining the stigma surrounding student disabilites
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THERE IS A PHOTO FOR THIS ONE IN THE LIFE FOLDER THIS WEEK Whether it’s passing a girl and her seeing-eye dog or a man in his wheelchair, we are all conscious of visible disabilities on campus. Yet for most of us, this is the extent of our awareness. It seems that Laurier’s campus houses…
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Santa drops down Laurier’s chimney
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Red suit, white beard, rosy cheeks and nose, jingling bells – yes Santa Claus did make an appearance at Laurier in the Hall of Fame this past Monday. Well were Laurier students on the naughty or the nice list? Santa Claus acknowledged in an exclusive interview that “everyone’s been really good here, so I wanted…
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Wisdom disconnect: Nov. 25, 2009
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Phone home: Within a few years, KEO, a space time capsule, will be launched into space. It will carry messages from anyone who wishes to submit one. 50,000 years from now, KEO will return to earth, presenting future generations with messages from the past. The deadline to submit a message to KEO is Dec. 31,…
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Vocal Cord: Nov. 25, 2009
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Do you think there are enough parking spaces for bikes on campus?
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The top four: Ways to survive exam season
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1. Buckle down: It sure ain’t any fun, but sometimes you just have to buck up and cram like there’s no tomorrow (even though there is a tomorrow, and it probably entails writing an exam). 2. Sensory deprivation: If you can’t hear, see, smell, taste or touch anything other than books, you won’t get distracted.…
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