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Radio Laurier spotlight: New York Fashion Week
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Celebrities and fashion moguls from all reaches of the globe are congregating in New York City from Sept. 8-15 for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Fashion Week showcases Spring 2012 trends at the Lincoln Centre and various other locations around Manhattan. The impressive list of designers has drawn A-list crowds including U2’s Bono, actress Rachel Bilson and…
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Leaving Laurier
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After five years at Wilfrid Laurier University, Ginny Dybenko, the former dean of the school of business and economics and the current executive director of strategic initiatives, will be leaving the university to pursue a new position at the University of Waterloo (UW) Stratford campus, effective Oct. 1. While she’ll be leaving WLU, Dybenko’s legacy…
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A-listers flock to Toronto for TIFF
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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is the epicentre of Hollywood’s culture in Canada, with a reputation for educating and broadening audiences, while “adding the cultural richness of Canada.” Each September, the general public, along with celebrated movie stars and celebrities of all kinds, flock to downtown Toronto to take part in the festival. With…
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Electronic resources in question
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Students today are considered to be more tech savvy than ever before. A small survey titled The State of E-Learning in Canadian Universities, 2011: If Students Are Digital Natives, Why Don’t They Like E-Learning? conducted by Jason Rogers and Alex Usher of Higher Education Strategy Associates, evaluated the prevalence and uses of web resources for…
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First-years start with a bang
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This year’s O-Week faced unique challenges and required services and volunteers to be better organized and prepared for the incoming flux of more than 3,000 first year on- and off-campus students. The idea was to create programming that would accommodate the growing number of O-Week participants. Having two move-in days was one of the major…
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‘All about them’
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Each September, thousands of students pour into Waterloo on Labour Day weekend to prepare for school, settle into new dwellings or participate in frosh week activities. However, for the 19-plus crowd, many head back to school early for only one purpose — to party. Any student who has stayed in town for the summer can…
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Activism means more than paying lip-service to a cause
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According to various experts on the Internet, I’m eight weeks and craving cherry Jell-O. Allegedly, by letting you all know this, I am spreading an important message about breast cancer. What that message is, I’m not entirely sure. At this point, most female Facebook users have gotten a message from a fellow woman urging her…
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Realistic expectations: A guide to your first year at Laurier
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Features Editor Bree Rody-Mantha showcases some of the various elements of a typical first year at Laurier. While all first years are different, some hurdles and challenges are almost impossible to avoid. Whether it’s feuds with roommates, academic struggles or the dreaded day when you realize that your favourite clothes no longer fit, first year…
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A guide to arts events in Waterloo
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As the twelfth of September gradually travels closer across our calendars, we are reminded of the beginning of a new academic year. We are also reminded of midterms, essays, seminars, final exams, work and anything else that makes our lives so hectic. Students do get stressed often, and exploring the wonder that is the arts…
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Buskers: all fun and games
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Two ferris wheels, face painting stations, acrobats, candy floss, kettle corn, funnel cakes and bottle toss games had Uptown Waterloo packed full of people this past weekend for the 23rd annual Buskers Carnival. The carnival originally started as a way to entice more people to visit Uptown Waterloo for some fun and to explore more…
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