AHH RUN AWAY, it’s the dreaded Crappy Summer Job!

AHH RUN AWAY, it’s the dreaded Crappy Summer Job!

In the past couple of weeks I have heard sooo many people complaining about how much they HATE their summer jobs. Suck it up buttercups. A lot of people don’t have summer jobs!
Actually the point of this blog isn’t to critize, it’s to emphasize the IMPORTANCE of those “sucky” summer jobs.
I can already feel your [...]

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Inside Look at the Laurier MBA Program

Inside Look at the Laurier MBA Program

If you are considering enrolling in the Laurier MBA Co-op program, this article is for you. As a Laurier MBA alumni I thought id share some insight with you in order to help you make the right decision. Reading the MBA program brochure there is quite a bit of hype and while it is understandable [...]

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The Art of Napping

The Art of Napping

Remember when you were little, and you kept saying that you didn’t want a nap and that you were totally wide awake? Then you would fall asleep anyway on the couch? And if you didn’t get your nap in people would excuse your crankiness because little you hadn’t had their nap that day? Don’t you [...]

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My New Song Lyrics to Bon Jovi

So I could not do all of this in the 140 character limit! Enjoy!
V.1
This IS a song for ChickFlick
A silent prayer that will be quick
I want be just a face in the crowd
I want to hear Bon Jovi’s voice
When he shout’s his songs loud
[Chorus:]
It’s my life
It’s now or never
I ain’t gonna live forever
I just want [...]

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Must Do. This Summer.

I love to make lists. With check boxes, so I can check thing’s off as I go. It gives me a sense of accomplishment, checking a box. A list I have been meaning to make since school ended is a Summer To Do List (of fun things!). So, I decided to feed two kids with [...]

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Sizzling Summer Style

Sizzling Summer Style

Now that classes are finished for the summer and the temperature is starting to climb, it’s time to dig through your drawer of summer clothes and hit the mall to pick up some hot new items.  Whether you’re having lunch on a patio or going to the beach, here are 5 summer staples that you [...]

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Young Offenders – Getting tough is part of the problem, NOT the solution

Young Offenders – Getting tough is part of the problem, NOT the solution

I am concerned that the majority of Canadians have been misinformed about the rehabilitation and deterrence of young offenders. Many Canadians still support “tough on crime” strategies (an increase in tougher laws and longer minimum sentences) even though criminologists, sociologists, psychologists, clinical psychologists, those who work with young offenders, those who work at rehabilitation centers, [...]

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Reclaiming Summer: The Students Guide to Awesome Summer Reading

As an English, History and Religion student at university, I find I have it rough. Books are being recommended and forced on me left, right and center. When I do get a chance to read something non-school related, I find I read “quick” novels, murder mysteries that are formulaic and really, they don’t take much [...]

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Tell-All, Chuck Palahniuk’s New Novel

Tell-All, Chuck Palahniuk’s New Novel

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Critically acclaimed award-winning novelist of Fight Club and Choke, Chuck Palahniuk has released his latest novel, Tell-All on Doubleday on May 4, 2010.
A Random House review of Tell-All on The Cult, Palahniuk’s official website, describes the novel as a “Sunset Boulevard–inflected homage to Old Hollywood when Bette Davis and Joan Crawford ruled the roost; a veritable [...]

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10th Annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash Scheduled

10th Annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash Scheduled

The 10th Annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash is scheduled for May 19 at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza in New York City. This year’s event is being headlined by Hank III and Morningwood, with supporting acts The Sic Fucks, The Independents (whom Ramone managed shortly before his death), Spanking Charlene, and Heap. The [...]

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FTF At The Alex in Brantford (Live Review)

FTF At The Alex in Brantford (Live Review)

Fuck The Facts
The Alex, Brantford
April 23, 2010
“Move the fuck up here,” beckoned Fuck The Facts bassist Marc Bourgon at the Alex in Brantford last Friday night while lead vocalist Mel Mongeon skittered around the empty front row pit-space. The audience of local punk and metal-core diehards quickly filled the floor’s void for the intimidating 10-song [...]

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Gender equality.

Gender equality.

Gender equality is a fierce topic nowadays, where in many nations, females are equal or perhaps “better off” than males in regards to law and treatment. Females, at the very start of human life, were seen as a typical “gatherer” in a hunter gather society. This was because of their lack of physical strength, smaller [...]

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