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Casting a spotlight on Moonlight
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The 2017 Oscar race is, unfortunately, with incredible historical precedent. The arguable frontrunner for Best Picture, La La Land, takes the concept of jazz, a black-originated and still predominately black form of art and both whitewashes and romanticizes it. It’s fitting that Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight, a bildungsroman with an entirely black cast, will likely lose…
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Students’ Union VP’s hired for 2017-18 year
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After a rigorous and thorough hiring process, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union has officially hired their executive team for 2017-18. After being elected as Students’ Union president on Jan. 26, Kanwar Brar, along with current president Tyler Van Herzele and various administrative members of the Union, worked to hire Brar’s new team of vice-presidents.…
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