Accepting and living with an eating disorder
No one will love you if you don’t love yourself These are the words that loop in my head as I stand in my kitchen The words aren’t a reminder for me to celebrate myself,...
Over 208 charges pressed during Waterloo St. Patrick’s Day festivities
This year’s St Patrick’s Day had crowds ranging from 12,000-15,000 people throughout the day The surrounding corridors of Ezra Avenue, Bricker Avenue, Clayfield Avenue and...
Unsigned: Ghosting Snapchat and the stress of real time social media
You know that feeling of hearing about all of your friends having fun at a party that you weren’t invited to In real time, we call that feeling Snapchat The popular app...
Female award empowers international community
On March 8, the Women’s Executive Network announced nominations for Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards The award will recognize women in leadership roles in Canada...
Laurier’s not so secret weapon, Emily Woodhouse, had a strong first year with the purple and gold
For a women’s hockey program that has experienced so much success in the past thirteen years, a season such as this past one seems uncharacteristic Since head coach Rick...
Men’s hockey season comes to an early end at the hands of Windsor
It was a heartbreaking end to what was a very successful season for the Laurier men’s hockey team The Hawks lost a do-or-die game three at home in overtime against the...
Unsigned: Teaching financial literacy is a step in the right direction
After a successful petition, the Ontario government is now introducing a pilot project to teach financial literacy to grade 10 students This is undeniably something that will be...
The best courses are the ones that apply beyond the classroom
Regardless of your major, everyone has encountered a course that you need in order to graduate Most students are required to take courses that are irrelevant to their major and...
Jimmy Fallon and why he’s no longer funny
I used to be a person who eagerly watched Jimmy Fallon’s late night show with unending amusement I found his sketches funny and thought that he was a talented comedian and...
President setting up precedent: Trump and FDR
On social media recently, it is very common for people to compare Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler On the other side of the political spectrum, I have seen people compare Trump’s...