Nobel Peace Prize
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Recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize don’t always deserve it
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The five Nobel Prizes which are awarded annually to those who have made great strides in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace were the product of founder Alfred Nobel’s final wishes. The arms manufacturer, best known for the creation and production of dynamite, dictated that his large fortune would be used to set up a…
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Ryerson is changing the name of their university — Laurier should too
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After years of pushback from Indigenous activists, students, community members and faculty at Ryerson University (or “X University”), the university’s board of directors have officially voted to change the school’s name. There are a number of reasons that I think it’s time for Wilfrid Laurier University to do the same. The call to action was…
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