students
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Adopting positive habits to better your sleep routine
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We need sleep! It’s an undeniable fact of life. Without it, our chances of high blood pressure, diabetes, depression,anxiety, heart attack or stroke all…
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The Physical tolls of stress
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Stress is experienced by everyone on a variety of levels due to many different reasons. It is no secret that stress is uncomfortable and…
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What are we really learning at university?
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Especially in today’s normal, with remote learning, some students may ask – what are we actually learning in university, and more specifically, this year?…
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Students voice frustration with Laurier’s online midterm exam policies
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Wilfrid Laurier University joined countless Canadian post-secondary institutions in the fall when the majority of courses for the semester were adapted to online formats to prevent furthering the spread of COVID-19.
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Laurier’s online catalogue of ways to stay active from home
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As COVID-19 cases increase in the province and restrictions tightening again, working out has yet again become a challenge. Laurier’s Department of Athletics and…
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How to keep positive searching for jobs amidst COVID-19
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We have been living in unprecedented times over this past year due to COVID-19. As new graduates preparing to step into the job market,…
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The panic of getting kicked out of Zoom class: Why we shouldn’t rely on technology, even during a pandemic
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The other week I had my first technical difficulty with online learning. While I’m lucky to have gone a month with no problems, it…
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Are university libraries necessary in our digitally motivated world?
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During my first year of university — back when the world was COVID-19 free — I frequently went to the library on campus to…
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What we lost with the COVID-19 pandemic
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This year has been a huge shock for everyone. The initial outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China affected many people, and it rapidly evolved…
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Information overload: how Laurier’s first online semester has been overwhelming students
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We’re only three weeks into the semester and I’m already overwhelmed. I don’t know about you but I’m just about ready to coast. It’s…
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