If again your alarm Refuses to ring And you spill that glass Of milk you were drinking Even if the bus You’ve always been catching Ignores you so blatantly Leaving you waiting Even when your budget Just doesn’t work out Or when no one Seems to want to help out And when things fall apart…
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Waffles, coffee, friends, and good conversation. Aren’t those some of the cardinal joys in life? I got all of these things and more when I met with fellow blogger and Media, Science, and Technology Editor Danielle this past Sunday at the relatively-new Buttermilk Fine Waffles. Being a student of Western, I have often heard tales…
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The Grey Cup is plays a special part in the identity of sport in Canada. In celebration of the 103rd Grey Cup championship, played last night between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Ottawa Redblacks, here is a short rundown of how this iconic trophy came to be synonymous with Canadian football. 1909 – The Grey Cup comes…
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“It is difficult to engage people about Syria, because it is so complex, and there are so many stories in the media depicting Syrians as passive and helpless. This ad is graphic and it presents the difficulty of the situation in a very real way.” – Jury of the Golden Radiator Award. Today when…
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One of my biggest pet peeves is when people criticize someone else’s music taste. Yes, you are entitled to your opinion. Yes, it’s good to have your own identity and yes, I’m happy that you know yourself and you have some well founded confidence. Nevertheless, music is therapeutic. People turn to it in search of…
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Does it even make sense to vote again this year? The Progressive Conservative party wins regardless. Maybe we’ll have a minority government? Typical, deficit isn’t even being mentioned…oh wait? Justin Trudeau wants to run a 10 billion dollar deficit in the first year?! Is he insane? That’s crazy. No way. Poll favour is going up…
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Stress seems to be a common and a reoccurring theme throughout high school, be it a bio final or filling out university applications, it is always lurking over our shoulders. Although stress can be healthy, it has the ability to seriously take a toll on our physical and mental health if we do not deal…
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Just this week, I read an article which stated that Snapchat was slowly overtaking Facebook as the most popular social media app and service available. For those of you who don’t know, Snapchat is an app which allows users to send disappearing messages and pictures to any of their contacts in the app. On the…
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Friends. They make the world go round. They can turn a frown into a laugh with just a word. The can transform a terrible day into the greatest one ever with an old joke. They pick you up when you’re down, and lift your spirits. But what if they don’t do that? What if instead of…
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[source] There’s nothing worse than seeing someone obsess over their insecurities, as I too have been in that position. A girl who I called a “friend” commented on my arms one day in 5th grade, stating how I should wear long sleeve shirts more often, and it bothered me. I knew what she said was…
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Peace is defined as “the normal, non-warring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.” [Source Dictionary.com] But is peace normal? Or is it merely and ideal we are destined to strive for but never accomplish? The term utopia was first used in the 14th century in Sir Thomas More’s book Utopia which was…
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On October 15, 2015, Uber arrived in Calgary. With its arrival came the usual debate that cities like Toronto and Vancouver have been experiencing over the past few months. In cities across North America, Uber has received very mixed reviews. Although the ride-sharing platform now provides over one million rides every month for its…
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As of now, the Syrian Refugee crisis has been the largest humanitarian crisis of all time. Leaving 7.6 million Syrians displaced from their homes, as the flee from violence and terror. In the wake of the horrible terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut, and Nigeria in the past week; more attention has been raised for the increasingly…
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{Source} Mental health awareness is something I have been passionate about for almost 4 years. It started when I saw close friends suffer from depression and anxiety, and I felt helpless since I did not know how to rightfully approach their situation. It’s so easy to feel like your words of comfort and support are…
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In our current society almost everything we wear, read, and use on a daily basis has been made somewhere overseas. This is especially the case for clothing, with an estimated 97% of all clothes being made abroad. When looking at a tag, it is difficult to find an item that does not say made in China,…
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