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YouTube has decided to privatize the dislike counter
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It was announced a week ago on one of their official channels that YouTube would be privatizing the dislike counter on all videos on their website, from the past and future. Naturally, the announcement video was flooded with dislikes within a few hours. One week ago, the change went into effect and visible dislikes are…
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Celebrating Chinese culture at Laurier
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“We hope you see something you’ve never seen before, hear something you’ve never heard before, and taste something you’ve never tasted before” — these words, repeated by multiple speakers, came to represent the Chinese Culture Festival held at Wilfrid Laurier University on March 21. The event, sponsored by the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics…
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Pay to learn, pay to test
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How much does a class cost? We’re all familiar with the number that appears on our invoice every semester, but is that it? The majority of university classes will at the very least require students to purchase a textbook or course readings, but that’s not always the end of it. Tactile textbooks have long circulated…
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