Student Publications
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Editor’s note: Time for a break
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It’s that time of year again. Students at Wilfrid Laurier University are locking themselves in their rooms to study for exams; finding a spot in the library seems next to impossible and before they know it, they’re packing up their belongings and heading back to their hometowns for the holidays. Collectively, you should all give…
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Unsigned: Standing up for your beliefs can make a big difference
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For the first time since the protests began, it appears that the Dakota Access Pipeline may be diverted around Standing Rock. In this case, the relentless protests of the Indigenous people and their allies made a difference to their future. The protests against the pipeline were organized and direct. It attracted the attention of countless…
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Unsigned: “Study drugs” are a bad habit that should be avoided
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University is a competitive place to be. Everyone is balancing so many things at once — that’s not new information. In a sphere that directly compares us to one another, students seem to be willing to go to any means to get a competitive edge. In the same way that some students pull all-nighters and…
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Conciliation date set for WLUFA and WLU
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While exams and teaching commitments may be posing small problems for scheduling negotiations, the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association and Wilfrid Laurier University have finally reached a day of conciliation scheduled for Dec. 14, with a day of regular negotiating scheduled for Dec. 8. The appointed conciliator from the Ministry of Labour will be Greg…
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Increasing health and wellness for Laurier students
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In preparation for exam time, a period in which many experience high-stress levels, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Centre for Student Life and Engagement, in partnership with the Accessible Learning Centre and the Student Wellness Centre, will be holding a workshop in efforts to increase health and wellness of students. The workshop — Cultivating Calm —…
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Laurier Law Society takes part in Osgoode Cup
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On Nov. 24, The Laurier Law Society announced that it would be creating a moot court team to take part in the Osgoode Cup. The Osgoode Cup, a National Undergraduate Mooting Competition is Canada’s oldest national mooting competition and is run jointly by the Osgoode Debate Society and the Osgoode Mooting Society. A team of…
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Laval tops Laurier in Uteck Bowl
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The Wilfrid Laurier men’s football team has been waiting 11 years for this. Since their last Vanier Cup win in 2005, this season has been the first time since that the Vanier Cup has been not far from reach. Unfortunately for the purple and gold, their near flawless season came to an end this past…
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Men’s hockey tops U of T
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Coming off a narrow 2-1 victory against the Windsor Lancers on Friday evening, the Golden Hawks men’s hockey team continued their strong play on Saturday, earning a 5-4 win over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues at the Sun Life Financial Arena. Despite some sloppy passing from both sides early on, the Hawks controlled the…
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What Harry Potter means to me
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I saw Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them this weekend with trepidation and muddled expectations. I did not expect to leave the theatre euphoric and beaming, with the eternal love that I hold in my heart for the magical universe penned by the transcendent J.K. Rowling, stronger than ever. I picked up the first…
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Gilmore Girls revival has opportunity to redeem itself
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Gilmore Girls first aired on TV in 2000 and was a fan favourite for seven years, wrapping up in 2007. Not only did this show provide a heart-warming, quirky narrative, but on the surface, the show is a bildungsroman — a coming of age story — for two characters: mother-daughter duo, Rory and Lorelai. Everyone…
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