Men’s sports
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The ins and outs of Snapchat’s discovery tab content
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Snapchat has a discovery tab filled with stories, entertainment and other channels that one can view. Sometimes when I’m bored, procrastinating or both, I search through the discovery tab to see what I can find. While I come across content that’s very interesting, sometimes I come across content that wastes my time and sometimes really…
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Men’s curling wins gold while women capture bronze
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For the fourth time in six years, the Laurier men’s curling team has struck gold at the provincial championships. A near perfect season which saw Laurier finish 8-2 in conference play, while also winning the McMaster Invitational carried over to the OUA Championships last weekend in Guelph. Both Golden Hawks varsity curling teams with their…
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Underdog Hawks advance to OUA semi finals
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Justin Serresse and the Golden Hawks men’s basketball team are back in the semifinals for the second straight year after two big playoff victories this past week. On the road in Kingston Wednesday night, Laurier was able to defeat Queen’s in the first round of the OUA Wilson Cup Finals. After beating Queen’s, Laurier made…
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A recap of the 2020 Oscars results
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Last Sunday television screens worldwide were graced with the annual Oscars award show and another historic night for films. In a year with some particularly good nominations, let’s dive in to look at the winners and if the academy made the right call of not. First I will be covering the biggest story coming out…
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The success of Trainspotting’s soundtrack
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If you were to ask me for a movie recommendation solely based on its soundtrack, I’d probably recommend Trainspotting. The music in the film is famously catchy and invigorating which is exemplified in its opening scene which I will focus on exclusively for this article. Trainspotting is a Scottish film that came out in 1996…
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Men’s basketball dominates back to back against Algoma
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Men’s basketball got back to their winning ways this past weekend as they swept the weekend series at home against the Algoma Thunderbirds. After a setback last week on the road against Guelph, the Golden Hawks know they needed to turn it up with the playoffs only three weeks out. One of their best team…
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The use hard sci-fi in ‘Primer’
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Recently I re-watched my favorite time travel movie, Primer. I feel confident in saying that I have more admiration for this film and its creator, Shane Carruth, than I do with any other movie or filmmaker. Many have not heard of Primer, which is understandable. It won the grand jury prize at the Sundance Film…
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Men’s basketball team begins a crucial stretch
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In what has been an up and down season for the Laurier men’s basketball team, they face a critical stretch with just seven games left on the schedule. The Golden Hawks and Coach Serresse are looking to recreate the magic of last season, where they won 11 of their last 13 games, which led them…
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Exploring the trend of remaking Hollywood classics
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Points in six straight games for Golden Hawks hockey
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Coach Puhalski and his Golden Hawks men’s hockey team have started the new year with a bang! Laurier came out of this weekend’s games with two dominating home wins, and have won six of their past seven games dating back to the end of 2019. On Friday night against their rivals, the Western Mustangs, Laurier…
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