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Student protest ends in violence
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MONTREAL (CUP) — An impromptu and lively student protest against tuition hikes worked its way through Montreal’s busy downtown streets March 7. The protest started at Square-Victoria where urban studies students from the Université du Québec à Montréal wrapped trees and other objects in the park in red fabric, a symbol of the student movement…
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KONY 2012 gives a false sense of accomplishment
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Thanks to the immense success of the Kony 2012 viral video, it is likely that you do not have to be told about who Joseph Kony is. In the span of just a few days, this documentary piece by the charitable organization Invisible Children has gone viral to an unprecedented extent. The film has made…
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Is university still a relevant experience?
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“University students borrowing their way into unemployment” — such was the title of a recent National Post article. After reading it, I was not at all shocked to find that it varied very slightly from the current mindset regarding university. You would be pleased to know that, over the course of this article and others…
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Redemption on ice
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LONDON, Ont. – With yesteryear’s wringing of hands a thing of the past and after the rare taste of failure had washed out of their mouths, this had to feel good. Perched back atop the throne they’ve so mightily kept warm for the past nine years before they were thrown off by the Queen’s Gaels…
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Peer pressure can silence or empower society
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It was some years ago, teaching a class at Wilfrid Laurier University, when I asked students to tell me anonymously, their deepest values. Then I asked them to write down the values of university culture and wider Canadian society. It turned out that their deepest values differed greatly from what they had identified as the…
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Online identities oversimplify living
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Society’s fascination with social media is at an all-time high. Having become the be-all and end-all for determining social standing, social media continues to contribute to the fragmentation of the personalities of highly “e-vested” individuals. The avenue of Twitter, especially, affords individuals the opportunity to create an “avatar”; a heavily edited, assumedly idealized version of…
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Promoting Islam and diversity on campus
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Colourful fabrics, rich flavours, breathtaking artwork and henna. This week the Concourse at Wilfrid Laurier University is a cultural experience of the world of Islam. Sports, culture, arts and most importantly awareness are promoted this week by the WLU Muslim Students Association (MSA). “We’re here to celebrate the accomplishments of past and present Muslims, we…
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Kitchener Aud set to expand in Jan
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Kitchener city councillors are set to borrow approximately $9.6 million so the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club can add 1,000 new seats to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. The debate and analysis of the expansion project has been going on for three years and it set to begin in January. Since the 2000-01 season, the Rangers have…
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Fostering a culture for innovation
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“Each of our countries has a long history of resilience, the world has not done well betting against our people,” began United States ambassador to Canada David Jacobson Feb. 29 at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo. People from across Waterloo, including notables such as former co-CEO of Research in Motion Jim…
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Leafs should drink their poison to obtain their tonic
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“Fight on my men,” Sir Andrew said. “A little I am hurt, but not yet slain. I’ll just lie down and bleed awhile, and then I’ll rise to fight again.” These lines from the Ballad of Sir Andrew Barton are often used as inspiration to pick your self up and continue to battle no matter…
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