student experience
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The Laurier Summer Semester Experience
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Students at Wilfrid Laurier University are discovering the many benefits of taking classes during the spring and summer semesters. Laurier offers three kinds of academic terms in spring: the general spring term from May to August, the intersession term from May to June, and the summer term from July to August. Taking courses during this…
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Weighing the value of music snobbery
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“That’s not real music.” We’ve all either heard that phrase from a music snob, or we’ve been the one saying it. With a liking for obscure music over what’s on the radio, music snobs are people who consider themselves better than listeners of trending songs. They’re usually dismissive of current mainstream music, which they believe…
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Laurier issues student engagement survey after receiving Laurier Research Ethics Board Approval
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Wilfrid Laurier University has issued the National Survey on Student Engagement (NSSE) Pulse 2020 survey to current undergraduate students and has received the Laurier Research Ethics Board approval. Several Canadian universities are participating in the survey, which is comprised of 15 questions and takes three minutes to finish. Students are encouraged to complete the survey…
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Is “This is Us” emotionally manipulating its audience?
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With the fifth season of This Is Us set to premiere next Tuesday, fans are eagerly awaiting the answers to many questions. Will Randall and Kevin reconcile after their huge fight? Will a romantic relationship form between Madison and Kevin? And what is going on in those scenes from the future? This Emmy-nominated NBC drama…
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Editorial: All feelings are valid
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Feelings suck. There I said it. I really hate having feelings. If I was super into astrology I would probably say that I feel feelings so intensely because I am a Pisces. But everyone has feelings, and everyone must learn how to navigate through life with their feelings. Something I noticed, more so this year,…
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Laurier Waterloo campus appoints new dean of students
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Wilfrid Laurier University announced today that Kate McCrae Bristol has been appointed as the new dean of students for the Waterloo campus, effective Sept. 16, 2019. The statement that was released detailed McCrae Bristol’s experience working in student services and with academic faculty. McCrae Bristol is the current manager of student experience at the University…
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Editorial: It’s okay not to be okay
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I’ve never been an outrightly emotional person. I was never one of those people who cried when they saw a video of a cute puppy and I certainly make it my mission in life to never let myself shed a tear over an adolescent boy who did me wrong. I understand the ways of the…
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