Author: olivialittle
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Road trip to Killarney: The great misadventure
BY OLIVIA LITTLE It was 7 a.m. in Killarney Provincial Park on a cold Easter morning when my brother Sam said, “Guys, I just saw a wolf.” It had been seven hours since our spontaneous road trip began and a number of misfortunes had brought us here. What I anticipated to be a relaxing Easter…
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On the scene at Toronto’s runway madness
BY OLIVIA LITTLE AND KELSEY LYONS Toronto kicked off its Fashion Week with popular designers such as Narces, Farley Chatto and Christopher Paunil. The many designers showed their fall and winter collections for 2016. The festivities weren’t just about the shows, there were also a variety of different booths such as Maybelline, La Chateau and…
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Readjusting to a place once called home
BY OLIVIA LITTLE “It quickly starts to feel like you’re a foreigner in your own home,” Suzyo Suman Bavi says reflecting on his visit home to Zambia, Africa after living in Oakville. After being away for a long time, returning home can be difficult. Just like moving to a new country, returning home takes readjustment…
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Fuller House loads on the nostalgia for fans
BY OLIVIA LITTLE Whatever happened to predictability? It’s found in Fuller House, and a little bit too much of it. After much anticipation from Full House fans everywhere, Fuller House premiered on Netflix Feb. 26. The 13-episode spinoff of the popular ’90s sitcom brings back most of the old cast, including Bob Saget, John Stamos…
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Students up to their necks in credit card debt
BY OLIVIA LITTLE Troy Mason cut up his credit card after experiencing first hand how easy it is to fall into debt. The 21-year-old third year Finance student got his first credit card last year because he wanted to start building his credit for his future. “I fell into a debt of $900 because I…
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Theatre grads fill Stratford’s main stage
BY OLIVIA LITTLE Sheridan grad Colton Curtis, 22, was ecstatic to get the call, telling him that he was cast in Stratford Festival’s main stage show. “I felt deep down that it would happen, but it’s always surreal when someone is actually saying the words, ‘You got the part!’ ” Just like Curtis, more than…
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SAD: More than just the winter blues
BY OLIVIA LITTLE Jan. 18, the third Monday in January is called the most depressing day of the year. Failed New Year’s resolutions, debt from the holidays, lack of motivation and cold weather can pile up and cause people to feel overwhelmed and gloomy. For some, “Blue Monday” doesn’t just stay for a day, for some the…
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Theatre grad set to release long-awaited EP
BY OLIVIA LITTLE After four years, Sheridan Theatre grad JJ Gerber is ready to release an EP that he believes audiences will relate to. “I think that a lot of these songs have lyrics that people can relate to, and I think that people will listen and be like, ‘I went through that’ or ‘I…
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Theatre students light up the stage with Legally Blonde
BY OLIVIA LITTLE Legally Blonde started off with a highly energetic song and dance, “Ohmigod You Guys,” and the energy continued throughout every scene, right up until the curtains fell. Derived from the movie Legally Blonde, starring Reece Witherspoon, the show follows positive, determined, pink-wearing sorority girl, Elle Woods (Kelsey Lacombe) through her journey to…
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Single moms jump through hurdles for diploma
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE Being a single mom in college means balancing assignment deadlines, parenting, and often, full-time work. Michelle Candelaria, 30, Early Childhood Leadership student and single mother to her eight-year-old daughter knows the challenges that lone parenting adds to the already difficult task of earning a diploma. “The hardest part is juggling the…
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Are you being hooked by a dating catfisher?
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE So often, students swipe right without even thinking about who could really be behind that pretty face. Because of how popular online dating is today, “catfishing” has become an increasing issue. “Catfishing is when you meet somebody online and it turns out they are not who they portrayed themselves to be,”…
