Rainbow Community Council
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When common figures of speech become inappropriate
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Looking for the right words to express your frustration at your third midterm this week? Stressed about the latest essay proposal and don’t know
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Bandwagoners vs new fans
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Fall is an exciting time to be a Toronto sports fan. The Blue Jays secured their wildcard spot this past weekend. The Raptors are
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Unsigned: Being young doesn’t provide alcohol immunity
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In the university culture, drinking is an accepted reality of our lives. A large number of students binge drink and it’s seen as acceptable
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Mainstream appropriation gets tangled with black culture
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I don’t know about you, but earlier in September I was too busy navigating my new classes and their requirements to bother with the
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Removing the director from the film
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We are nearing the release of The Birth of a Nation into theatres, a Sundance Festival smash that is somehow proving more controversial than
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New WLU library art exhibit addresses consent
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On Wednesday night, the Graduate Students Association and the Wilfrid Laurier University Library had their official opening of #ConsentED, an interactive exhibit focused on
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Unsigned: supporting free transit for lower incomes
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The Alliance Against Poverty is attempting to get the Grand River Transit Commission to allow low-income people to ride the bus free of charge.
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Unsigned: evaluating the role of the chancellor
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Laurier recently elected a new chancellor, which seems to be a figurehead role in our university, though the average student doesn’t know what this
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Laurier’s DEO offers safe space
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As a response to the police brutality against black people in the United States, as well as the increased presence of racialized violence in
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Breaking the Silence aim for safe spaces for LGBTQ
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Graphic by Fani Hsieh While the number of hate crimes has dropped in the past five to six years, Waterloo Region is still working
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