Nicole Gatchene
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Riding greatness, until we fall on our ass
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Bull riding is one of the most dangerous sports known to man. It ain’t your typical rodeo — it’s an eight-second quest of spine-snapping, head-gashing, bone-rattling, body-paralyzing cowboy-mayhem. It’s not a matter of if these riders get hurt, it’s a matter of when they do. Injury is inevitable. So why would any level-headed buckaroo be…
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The jungle juice jinx
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Last Saturday night I invited a couple friends over to pre-game. I had found an intensive Jurassic Park movie drinking game online and was prepared to become intoxicatingly mesmerized by the 993 dino-CGI. I prepared two large servings of jungle juice. “Jug A” contained two 295 millilitre berry concentrate packs, 885 millilitres of water and…
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Beers and the man with the van
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Features Editor Mitchell Consky meets the local ex-military, zombie survival trainer, who sleeps in a 1995 GMC Vandura
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The useful effects of profanity in writing
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“He crossed the street to catch the cab. When he got in, he looked at the driver through the rearview mirror. It was fucking Johnny.” “He crossed the fucking street to catch the fucking cab. When he got in, he looked at the fucking driver through the fucking rearview mirror. It was fucking Johnny.” Whether…
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Welcome to Greek Life at Laurier
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Let’s walk away from the beer-guzzling mayhem of Animal House and the jarring sexual nervousness of American Pie. Don’t get me wrong. Those classics are as lovable as they are laughable, inspiring following generations long after their release dates, enlightening paths of raging alcoholism and explicit nudity amongst a catapult of unforgettable stories. But what’s…
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Social media is the new diary
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I know you’ve heard it all before: “There’s a world beyond your screen!” “Such superficiality is creating unrealistic expectations!” “We’re living in a mode of constant comparison!” “Newsfeeds are a battle zone for external validation!” “Sound the sirens! Our children are losing touch with their reality!” Sound dramatic? Maybe so. But amongst social media’s hyperactive…
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Waking up with Dwayne Johnson
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Words on my walls
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Most students decorate their bedroom walls with posters. They customize their turf with their favourite movies and TV characters. They personalize their area with photos, Christmas lights, speakers, jerseys, colourful bedspreads, empty 26 bottles, hats, maps, calendars, lava lamps, record collections, instruments and even glow in the dark stars for fuck’s sake. Why? Not only…
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Reviving the “trip or die” mentality
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Why is this disregard for an old camp saying such a big deal?
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Drunk on sobriety
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A horror story about entering a club completely sober
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