The holiday season is over, and the short, dark days of winter make it difficult to find the motivation to do nearly anything. Combined with finals and the stress of school, this time of the year can easily seem like too much to handle. So, in order to lift spirits out of the winter…
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2016 marks the beginning of a new year for Calgary, filled with new projects and plans to work towards a stronger and more connected community. As Mayor Nenshi put it, despite the economic uncertainty, there’s great potential in Calgary. In Calgary’s 2015 Citizen satisfaction survey, a high rating of 80% of Calgarians conveyed satisfaction towards…
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Most high schools allow grade 12 students to choose a quote for the caption of their yearbook photo. But for many students, myself included, it’s a toss up between submitting something serious and opting for something a little, well, sillier. To make your decision a bit easier, I have compiled a list of possible yearbook quotes-some profound,…
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Part 1 is right here. Electrical Employment Prospects: B- in 4 years Course load: 10.5/10 A lot of people I know who want to get into electrical have a fascination with electronics. Hurr durr what a no brainer. You do learn a lot about electronics and it does open up fields in the mobile phone…
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Chelsea boots, Turtlenecks, blanket-scarves, and Suede- possibly the biggest fashion trends of 2015, and definitely my personal favourites. Of course, although these trends entered the fashion world in the year of 2015, I for one will still be rocking them well into 2016. Now originally, I was planning on simply doing a fashion-trend recap of…
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Exam season is now upon us and it’s time to hit the books and study up. Studying takes a lot of valuable energy and hunger is inevitable during these arduous times. However, there is a right and wrong way to curb the munchies during those marathon study sessions. DO: Eat food with lots of vitamins…
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So New Year’s is finally upon us, and with it comes the inevitable doom of having to make resolutions. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of New Year’s resolutions for two reasons. Firstly, I don’t think we should have to wait for the year to change to start changing ourselves, but rather change when…
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“People who are bisexual have to live with the knowledge that they could lose everyone they care about with just two words.” My initial research into what it meant to identify as being bisexual held terrifying promises such as these. Words that I initially dismissed as untrue or perhaps an exaggeration. When I first came…
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In August of this year, plans were unveiled for a new downtown stadium-arena, dubbed CalgaryNEXT. The structure would not only house a new football stadium, but also a new hockey arena and a multipurpose fieldhouse. CalgaryNEXT would be replacing McMahon Stadium and the Scotiabank Saddledome in addition to fulfilling the demand for a fieldhouse. After…
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It’s that day when I took my Protestant girlfriend to a Catholic Youth Group event at our church. I wanted to leave her a great impression, needless to say. We then overheard a conversation. Youth Group Leader: Hey, I haven’t seen you in a long time. How’s school? Some Guy: Oh yeah, it’s been going well!…
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{Source} You never really know what the New Year will bring until it’s December 31st and you’re trying to piece 12 months worth of memory. 2015, undoubtedly, was a year that flew right by. But that’s not without a laundry list of events we’d like to forget about or remember for the rest of our lives.…
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In the age of the web and social media, the word “viral” takes on a whole new meaning. No longer does it only refer to medicine, but also to anything that spreads like wildfire over mass media. 2015 was an interesting year for the internet, and not one that will soon be forgotten. 1. Justin…
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As 2015 comes to a close, I decided to reflect on what I’ve learnt this year. I can’t say it’s been the best year ever, since the past 12 months have held lots of ups and downs, so I mean it when I say it was a rollercoaster. I did however meet so many new…
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The good and the bad, year 2015 cannot be described in one word. However, it can be summarized by these 17 photos. The refugee crisis, the Paris attacks, and more, these images, in unranked order, convey more than any words could. …
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Albert Einstein is often quoted in the saying that “If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live.” Although this may not necessarily be the case, living life without bees would still be fairly different, which is why we should be worried about the steady and…
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