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Laurier instructor passes away
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Wilfrid Laurier University is mourning the loss of John Saville, an instructor in the Department of Physics and Computer Science. Saville, who taught in
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Why we should not cancel Halloween: Keeping a degree of normalcy in COVID-19
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The debate about whether Halloween should be cancelled has been a hot topic in not just Ontario, but all over Canada. Recently, Premier Doug
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Is “This is Us” emotionally manipulating its audience?
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With the fifth season of This Is Us set to premiere next Tuesday, fans are eagerly awaiting the answers to many questions. Will Randall
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Are university libraries necessary in our digitally motivated world?
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During my first year of university — back when the world was COVID-19 free — I frequently went to the library on campus to
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Say goodbye to Halloween and autumn festivities
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As the second wave of COVID-19 continues to roll across Ontario, our ability to adhere to society’s new social distancing practices is being put
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What we lost with the COVID-19 pandemic
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This year has been a huge shock for everyone. The initial outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China affected many people, and it rapidly evolved
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Pandemic productivity or panicked production? Why it’s okay if you didn’t start a small business in quarantine
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We all have those people on our social media feeds. You know, the annoyingly organized and well-adjusted people who go for morning runs, have
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Ex-convict released into KW region sparks criticism of Canada’s justice system
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Last month, Hayan Yassin, convicted for two separate accounts of rape and kidnapping in 2011, was released into the KW region after serving ten
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A vacant seat should not be a battleground
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Until the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18th, American political junkies had little to quarrel about: responses to
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‘The Social Dilemma’: Why a one-week social media hiatus will not fix your addiction
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The beginning of Netflix’s new documentary, The Social Dilemma begins with a quote from the philosopher Sophocles which I think very much covers my
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