Lindsey Shepherd
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Lindsay Shepherd critiques the use of land acknowledgements on social media
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On Dec. 24, 2017, Lindsay Shepherd tweeted a photo of a syllabus from CS101B: Canadian Communication in Context taught by Judith Nicholson. Nicholson allegedly confronted Shepherd citing she breached intellectual property. I wonder how indigenous people feel about the holier-than-thou “SJWs” who use land acknowledgments to virtue signal. This land acknowledgment is on a…
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Freedom of expression rally draws counter-protest
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Photo by Tanzeel Sayani On Nov. 24, a student-organized demonstration for free speech attracted a large number of participants occurred on the Veteran’s Green memorial at the intersection of University and Hazel. Not too long after the demonstration for free speech commenced, a counter-demonstration in support of trans students began across the street. Both demonstrations…
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Laurier student starts initiative to support students who don’t receive co-op placements
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A Wilfrid Laurier University student is starting an initiative to assist business students who are rejected from the co-operative education program. The initiative is called “Laurier Mentor Connect” and was started a few months ago by Syed Azam Afzal, a third-year bachelor of business administration student at Laurier. “The main purpose really is to just…
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