Hollywood unfairly represents Canada
If you consider yourself to be a proud Canadian at all, you will do yourself and our country a favour by not spending a nickel on Ben Affleck’s academy award winning movie,...
WLUSU board attendance dismal
Last Friday the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board of directors meeting was cancelled due to an inability to meet quorum In simple terms: it was cancelled because...
Women need their own holiday
The phrase “Happy International Woman’s day Make me a sandwich” was far too common on Twitter and Facebook last Friday This submissive attitude towards International...
Where’s the value in my Laurier arts degree?
In the past two and a half years, I’ve been a student in Laurier’s faculty of arts and I’ve learned next to nothing I know exactly what words and terms to use to beef up my...
International women’s Day still crucial
On March 8 countries across the globe will celebrate and appreciate women for International Women’s Day (IWD) Observed since the turn of the 20th century, IWD seeks to...
Community Service Learning still has a long way to go
Since its inception in 2006, Laurier’s Community Service Learning (CSL) program has attempted to integrate community service within an academic classroom context With over 47...
Québec society crumbling
For the relatively young countries of North America, the province of Québec provides a unique and exotic escape from our traditional, modern surroundings With a European...
Zero Dark Thirty’s origins
The recent Oscar-nominated film Zero Dark Thirty has gotten a bad rap, one that it doesn’t deserve It has been criticized for being too pro-American, glorifying the war on...
Senate getting tough to support
While I have always perceived the Canadian Senate as a relatively useful component of government, the current senate is making it difficult to justify its continuation For those...
Bringing games to the real world
What if life were a video game A world where the path was clearly marked, ‘leveling up’ resulted in fireworks, respawning was an option and bonuses could be unlocked The...