LAURIER LAUNCHED THRIVE WEEK IN 2017 TO SUPPORT STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH By Siqing Xiong Unlike most international students, Weenie Zhao didn’t study at an international school so she wasn’t exposed
Skating in Ontario’s second lockdown
RECREATIONAL HOCKEY PLAYERS ARE ANXIOUS TO GET BACK ON THE ICE AFTER THE CLOSING OF RINKS IN GREY AND BRUCE COUNTIES. By Allie Leask DMJ Zone · Skating into Ontario’s
Canada’s music community remains tight-knit amid COVID-19
HOW MUSICIANS, ORGANIZATIONS AND FANS ARE KEEPING MUSIC ALIVE. By Jonnica Hill DMJ Zone · Canada’s music community remains tight-knit amid COVID-19 Transcript Audio: Music plays and continues in the
Student living during a pandemic
THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF STUDENT LIVING DURING THE PANDEMIC. By Manahil Butt As students decide whether to move back home with their parents, or continue living independently during this
Students connect during Laurier campus closures
HOW LAURIER’S CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE TAKING PLACE DURING COVID-19. By Jonnica Hill Fourth-year Criminology and Policing student Ashwiiny Arulharan never expected to become president of the Human Rights and Human
Millennials aren’t the worst
MILLENNIAL STEREOTYPES CAUSE A SOCIAL DISCONNECT BETWEEN GENERATIONS. By Chandler Berardi HOW AN AGE OF DISENTITLEMENT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED AS ITS OPPOSITE. THE ME-GENERATION MAKES THE WORKPLACE FRIENDLIER. MILLENNIALS APPRECIATE
The benefits of a social media cleanse
SOME PEOPLE FIND GOING OFFLINE LETS THEM CONNECT BETTER WITH OTHERS. By Shannon Coulter For years, the first thing Emilie Audet did upon waking was reach across her bed for
Lost limbs and lost connections
WITHOUT PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS, LOSING A LIMB CAN LEAD TO SOCIAL ISOLATION. By Savannah Dale Scott Sackaney, a 23-year-old double amputee from Brantford, Ont., was at a local pool
Fear not: Binge-watching isn’t as bad as you think
EXPERTS—AND BINGERS—POINT TO ADVANTAGES OF WATCHING TV SHOWS, ONE SEASON AT A TIME. By Miles Smith The familiar Hannibal theme blares through the tinny speakers of the cheap TV in
Retirement: Have a healthy and happy one
WHILE SUICIDE RATES ARE HIGH AMONG RETIREES, MANY FIND WAYS TO GET MORE OUT OF LIFE. By Taylor Burt At face value, retirement sounds like the relaxing period in one’s