racism
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Racist party at Queens prompts questions about university culture
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On Nov. 19, students at Queen’s University held a party that has put the university in the spotlight for racial insensitivity. The theme of the party was countries and attendees were expected to dress up in corresponding fashion. The costumes exhibited at the party — ranging from Viet Cong Guerrilla’s, Mexicans in prison uniforms, to…
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Unsigned: Generalizing Queen’s for the poor actions of students
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By now, it seems that every major news outlet in Canada has covered what has come to be known as the “Queen’s party,” where a group of students dressed up in racist costumes. Though the actions of the students must be condemned, we have sympathy for the rest of Queen’s students and administration. Calling all…
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#AllLivesMatter is missing the point
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In light of the mass amounts of media attention put on unarmed black persons killed by the police and the awakening of the BlackLivesMatter movement, I was mortified when I saw the AllLivesMatter hashtag trending on twitter. The first tweet I saw was in reply to a comment made by a twitter user comforting the…
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There’s a troll in the dungeon
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Don’t be a dick.
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Uber-like phone app made by BBA student focuses on efficiency in snow plowing and lawn mowing
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Photo by Jessica Dik Jason McCann, a fourth-year Wilfrid Laurier University business student, just launched an app that will handle long and tiresome snow removal this winter for residents and small businesses in Guelph, Waterloo and the surrounding areas. The app, MowGoSnowGo, also does lawn maintenance and operates similarly to Uber by connecting the contractor…
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Responding to actions of racism
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Dealing with attacks of ignorance
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