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Gina Carano fired from Disney due to controversial social media post
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Don’t look twice, it’s true: Gina Carano has officially been “cancelled.” After doing some digging into Carano’s social media presence, this is not the first time the actress has exposed herself to public criticism over heinous posts. Known best for her roles as Cara Dune in Disney’s The Mandalorian and Angel Dust in Deadpool, Carano…
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The big debate on campus: new perspectives on the Laurier scandal
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Almost three weeks ago, Lindsay Shepherd, a Laurier graduate student and teaching assistant, was reprimanded for showing a TVO clip of a Jordan Peterson debate within her first year Communications tutorial and then leading a discussion about the use of gendered pronouns, sparking controversy throughout the Wilfrid Laurier University campus and amongst media outlets…
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Expanding the FIFA tournament isn’t the right choice
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Since 1998, the World Cup has consisted of 32 teams. For the 2026 edition, FIFA, the international governing body of professional soccer, has moved to expand the tournament to 48 teams. FIFA is expanding the tournament to encourage the development of teams from “underrepresented” federations, such as Asia, Oceania and Africa. This expansion may…
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Controversy erupts after Laurier TA shows Jordan Peterson clip in lesson plan
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Lindsay Shepherd, a graduate student at Wilfrid Laurier University, as well as a teaching assistant in a first-year Canadian Communication in Context class, recently sparked a controversial discussion after showing her class a video clip of Jordan Peterson. Jordan Peterson, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto, who has frequently publicized his views which…
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