sexual assault policy
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Unsigned: Sexual assault report statistics may deter survivors
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An investigative piece by the Globe and Mail released recently shows that a startling number of sexual assault cases in Ontario are dismissed as unfounded — meaning nothing is ever done after the assault is reported to police. There is so much emphasis placed on reporting the sexual assault that it’s incredibly disheartening to see…
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The Skints bring the groove back to Starlight
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Arriving at Starlight Social Club in Waterloo to an intimate crowd of admiring fans, the Skints felt the love as they took the stage to loud cheers, before even picking up their instruments. The Skints, a reggae-ska-punk rock-funk-hip hop fusion band from London, England cannot be contained to one genre of music. “We began as…
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Unsigned: What are our students satisfied about to make us No. 1?
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Laurier was recently ranked the number one school in Canada for student satisfaction in Maclean’s annual university rankings. The article has been shared numerous times by proud Golden Hawks, but it made us wonder how many of these students actually understand the university rankings and how they work. What really is student satisfaction? Looking at…
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Lifting the veil on the psychic experience
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With Halloween around the corner, we are constantly bombarded with the images of spirits, ghosts and horror movies about the paranormal. To some, the idea of the supernatural is pure fiction — just folklore used to provide a quick scare to children. To others, however, it represents a way of life and a livelihood. The…
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