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  • Editorial: How I survived my first year at Laurier

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    Editorial: How I survived my first year at Laurier

    โ€œIโ€™m so lucky we all lived through who we were to become who we are.โ€ – Neil Hilborn. When I graduated high school, I’d already been mentally checked out of the place for months. My heart was in the future and I looked ahead at Laurier starry eyed, my mouth watering. I had no idea…

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    What to do if you want to change programs

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    What to do if you want to change programs

    University itself is stressful, but itโ€™s even more stressful if youโ€™re unsure of your program. You could always stick it out, but if youโ€™re not all the way in on your degree, you might feel like youโ€™re wasting your time with a program you have no interest in. Sometimes considering your options is the best…

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  • Editor’s Note: Figuring out friendships

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    Editor’s Note: Figuring out friendships

    At 24 years-old, I feel like Iโ€™ve learned a lot from my friendships, and in some ways, more than I have from my romantic relationships. Thatโ€™s not to say that I havenโ€™t learned anything from my relationships, I certainly have, given that Iโ€™ve been with my boyfriend for over five years now. But my friendships…

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  • Derogatory note brings university community together

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    Derogatory note brings university community together

    On Oct. 10, 2019, a note was found taped to the wall of a fourth-floor residence common room at Queenโ€™s University. This floor is a floor designated to Indigenous students and allies of the community. The floor houses roughly 50 students. This note used extremely derogatory and violent language directly targeted towards Indigenous students and…

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    Bilingualism Matters research centre opens at Laurier as the first of the network in Canada

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    Laurier has announced that they will be joining a network of many other institutions by launching a Bilingualism Matters research and service centre, located in the newly renovated Frank C. Peters building. Bilingualism Matters currently exists at 26 universities in 14 countries, with Laurier becoming the first Canadian partner in the network that has been…

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