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Balance for beginners: When it feels like you’re walking on a tightrope
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Having a balanced lifestyle is something that is recommended time and time again by doctors, counsellors, family, and friends to those who are struggling
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Banning plastic straws: Just another trend?
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I remember a couple of years ago when plastic straws started to get banned from restaurants and more reusable straws started to sell online,
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What are we really learning at university?
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Especially in today’s normal, with remote learning, some students may ask – what are we actually learning in university, and more specifically, this year?
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A return to bipartisanship is a big ask
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As I write, I am caught in a limbo between two realities. The US presidential election has still not been called. From my current
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Strategies for staying sane during a winter pandemic
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While we’ve been dealing with COVID-19 for months on end, we have yet to endure the pandemic during the harshest winter months. As the
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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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How COVID-19 has inspired more creativity in the entertainment industry
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The entertainment industry is just one of the many things that has been drastically affected by COVID-19. With business closures and physical distancing, it’s
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Hong Kong is under attack and Canada lies dormant
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When we think of the past, it is easy to imagine ourselves in the boots of righteous rebels and martyrs, fighting to the end
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How to keep positive searching for jobs amidst COVID-19
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We have been living in unprecedented times over this past year due to COVID-19. As new graduates preparing to step into the job market,
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Should post-secondary education be free?
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I’m sure all of us currently enrolled in post-secondary education, or those who will be attending soon, have noticed it is a financial investment.
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