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Ignatieff speaks at campus rally
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“Go Hawks!” said Michael Ignatieff, leader of Canada’s official opposition, to a crowd of cheering students at the Young Liberals’ rally held in Wilf’s this past Saturday. Students from across southern Ontario crammed into the pub to hear the Liberal leader discuss the engagement of youth in Canadian politics and the current political climate. “Your…
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Kinko’s coursepacks gaining usage
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It has become a growing trend at Laurier for professors to purchase course packages through FedEx Kinko’s, located at 170 University Ave. W, instead of through the on-campus bookstore. With fast printing time, an online ordering system and discounted rates, the walk to Kinko’s becomes insignificant for many. “I don’t [mind the walk]; it’s less…
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War crimes in the Gaza Strip
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On Sept. 15, the United Nations released a 575-page report condemning both the Israeli army as well as Palestinian militants for war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity, in the Gaza Strip. A Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council is behind these latest findings, which build a strong case against the two groups. In the report,…
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Ladies like lots of meaningless sex too
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Our generation of women have been brought up in the era of Ginger Spice’s “Girl Power,” Samantha Jones’s fabulousness and Angelina Jolie’s Billy-Bob-sex-in-the-limo-leather-pants-snake-tattoo days. These women have become icons in the eyes of the 20-something girl for their ball-busting feminist attitude. Women with strong sexual influence have flooded pop culture and taken the front stage…
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Social upheaval is a driving force behind progress
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I may be the only person eagerly anticipating the H1N1 virus while secretly hoping we will undergo a severe outbreak. Not to romanticize a potentially devastating illness, but a little social chaos is exactly what our world needs. I find myself fantasizing about what might happen if H1N1 infested our schools and public buildings so…
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How power can corrupt
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There always seem to be people who, when acceding to just a little power, become absolutely monstrous. We have seen it in celebrities of all colours, political figures all along the spectrum, lottery winners and CEOs who pamper themselves and take huge severance packages while heartlessly down-sizing, forcing staff reductions and squandering millions while simultaneously…
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