Category: Lifestyle
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Company connects youths with professionals one cup at a time
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO What if you were given the chance to have a one-on-one coffee date with the Prime Minister? Justin Trudeau is just one of many high-profile professionals currently registered on Ten Thousand Coffees, a networking company that connects young job seekers with seasoned professionals. “Whether it’s mentorship, advice, networking, recruiting, that kind of…
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Holiday Pet Gifting
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY DONE BY NICOLE CALHAU Animal welfare experts are urging people not to surprise a loved one with a pet under the Christmas tree. “It should be something that people talk about and give it a great deal of thought,” said Brenda Dobranski, Founder of Rescue Dogs Match. “It’s a 10-to-20 year commitment.”…
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Dealing with End of Term Stress
STORY BY AMANDA STRAPP Christmas and the end of the fall term are rapidly approaching. All over the school, the Christmas spirit is being shown: event posters on the walls, Christmas trees at the residence buildings, and garland decorating the book store windows. However, most students do not hear the sleigh bells ringing. Instead, those…
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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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Match Group goes public
STORY BY CHELSEA HOGG Investing in stock is always a risk. What if you’ve invested in something that people stop using if it works well? Tinder, Match.com and OKCupid are examples of services people drop if the service is successful for them. When looking for a partner of any kind online, the website or app becomes obsolete…
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Murder mystery game at Trafalgar Residence
BY AMANDA STRAPP Who done it? That was the big question asked by students during the week while taking part in the Sheridan Residence Murder Mystery. Who murdered Kat for not signing in at the front desk? Who killed Greg Liou for drinking in the elevator? And who bumped off Lauren Bennett for leaving food and…
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Sisterhood of the travelling pant sizes
STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN It was while browsing the ring selection at Pandora last week that I first found myself feeling segregated from the average sizes of society. Sure, there’s the awkward stage when a woman may no longer be able to shop at Garage, but who would ever think about being too big for…
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Carbon Monoxide Awareness
INFOGRAPHIC BY ELISE MORTON How do you protect yourself from something deadly that you can’t see, smell and taste? It’s a difficult task, unless you have a carbon monoxide detector. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a deadly gas, which is invisible, odourless, tasteless and is also known as the silent killer. According, to Ontario’s new Carbon…
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Breaking budgets for big brands
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELSEY LYONS Struggling college students say they splurge on big brand names for their long-lasting quality. Art Fundamentals student O’Malley Griffith, 21, sometimes purchases brand name clothing. “I have a Dior robe ($60 to $90) and I occasionally buy Ralph Lauren Polo shirts ($165 to $400),” said Griffith. “And there are a…
