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  • Valentine’s date night changing for the new generation

    Valentine’s date night changing for the new generation

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    Cait Carter
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    BY CAIT CARTER You’re sitting down in a booth, having just hung up your coat. The mood is set with half-dimmed lights and candles, the walls adorned with red and pink decorations. As you look around the table you notice that your server has laid down the Valentine’s Day menu for the night – a combination…

  • Budget Halloween decorating is DIY possible

    Budget Halloween decorating is DIY possible

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    Cait Carter
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    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAIT CARTER Students can’t afford to buy decorations for every holiday. It’s as simple as that. With rent, tuition, meals and internet it’s impossible for us to afford any luxuries like Halloween costumes – let alone decorations. Fear not, there is a solution. Whether you’re looking to haunt up your dorm…

  • Handmade with love, the art of DIY

    Handmade with love, the art of DIY

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    STORY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY & DANA BOYINGTON Over the holidays, our hearts fill with joy but our wallets fill with mothballs. These innovative few went from concept to commerce with their do-it-yourself creations. Ruth Steinback brightling works Ruth Steinback goes by brightling or brightling works online where she sells her homemade jewellery, which she began…

  • Students urged to check housing’s fire safety

    Students urged to check housing’s fire safety

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    STORY BY WILL DIXON When choosing off-campus student housing, it’s crucial to know more about your place than just how close it is to school. “If you’re going to rent a place, just push the test button yourself, make sure it works,” said Gary Laframboise, chief fire prevention officer with the Oakville Fire Department. It’s…

  • What’s your favourite holiday?

    What’s your favourite holiday?

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    Dontei
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    INFOGRAPHIC BY DONTEI WYNTER These days, there’s a significant day for everything. Don’t believe it? Just check Google. They update their logo almost daily with different themes using their name. Here are some random holidays most people didn’t know existed.    

  • Lighting up at Celebration Square

    Lighting up at Celebration Square

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    Tyler
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    STORY AND PHOTOS BY TYLER REYNOLDS It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays in Mississauga. The city held its Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Celebration Square on Nov. 23. “We’ve had the event going along with the city for several years now,” said Karen Ferreira, supervisor of events and promotion for Celebration Square.…