Sara Ristic
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Proposed Changes Discussed for University Ave
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University Avenue is one of Waterloo’s busiest streets. In fact, Andrew Doman, Senior Engineer for the Region of Waterloo’s Design and Construction group, called it “A unique corridor in the sense that [it’s] the highest pedestrian and cyclist activity in pretty much the entire region,” when I spoke with him about the proposed changes to…
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Combating debt and dealing with stigmatization
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It was recently announced that Canada has the highest household debt out of any G7 country. Skyrocketing home prices are a factor in this, with household debt in the US and UK shrinking throughout the last ten years. It is estimated that the average Canadian household has $1.85 in debt for each dollar of disposable…
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Funding Sustainability Efforts at Laurier
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Many students throughout their university careers have come up with unique business ideas which they would have capitalized on had it not been for a lack of resources. Attempting to solve this problem, Laurier launched the Sustainability Hawk Fund (SHF) in 2015. This organization funds students and staff on Laurier campuses so that they can…
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Scores and snubs of the 2023 Oscars nominations
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With 2022 having come to a close, the Grammys and Oscars have finally released their nominations, sparking the expected heated debates and conversations. As COVID restrictions loosened, delayed films such as Top Gun: Maverick and others marked the year as one of tight competition for the Oscars. The nominations contain a wide variety of films…
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Twitter when all is permitted
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Since Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, his decision to turn the platform into a haven for free speech has been a topic of great controversy. Musk stated that the “new Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach.” This means that tweets, although they may express unpopular or extreme opinions, will be…
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Paul McCartney is dead, long live Paul McCartney
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On Sep. 26, 1969, The Beatles released their critically acclaimed opus, Abbey Road. On Oct. 12th that same year, Detroit radio station WKNR received a call claiming that if the station were to play Revolution 9 – a track from The Beatles’ self-titled album – backwards, they would hear the phrase “turn me on dead…
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