Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance
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A need for media literacy inan age of misinformation
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In an age where social media is becoming more prevalent in our daily lives, it is necessary for consumers of digital media to understand the potential risks and consequences of endless consumption. Digital literacy refers to one’s ability to critically analyze, evaluate and navigate the vast amount of knowledge seen daily online. With countless social…
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Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance proposes changes to provincial gender-based violence policies
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On Jan. 27, the Ontario government’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities proposed changes to the sexual violence and harassment policies at post-secondary institutions. The proposed changes to Ontario Regulation 131/16 will require post-secondary institutions to amend their policies surrounding sexual violence and harassment. This policy amendment was made in an effort to ensure that students…
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Laurier representatives attend OUSA’s fall general assembly
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The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) fall general assembly took place this past weekend on Oct. 29, 2017 at Wilfrid Laurier University. The assembly took place on the Waterloo Campus in the Fred Nicholas Centre in the Turret. Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union is a member of OUSA. OUSA is a coalition of student associations…
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Career Kick-Start Strategy works to enhance experiential skills for students
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On April 27, the Government of Ontario announced that $190 million will be invested over the next three years into the new Career Kick-Start Strategy. The new Career Kick-Start Strategy program has been created in order to combat the challenges many university graduates face when searching for stable and secure employment. The Career Kick-Start Strategy…
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Beloved social media application, Vine, comes to a tragic end
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If you’ve never made one, you’ve definitely spent hours scrolling through them. Vine was one of the most popular video sharing services that left people wondering where the time went. To think looping six-second videos could take up so much time, Vine reinvented the concept of delivering content through lengthy videos. For being so short,…
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Kitchener-Waterloo’s future is digital with new strategy implementation
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New strategy aims to create a tech-savvy community
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Freezing tuitions with OUSA
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The Students’ Union is educating Laurier students on OUSA’s campaign for a fully funded tuition freeze from the Ontario government
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