Graffiti as anarchist art

When most people think of art, they think of stuffy rooms filled with middle-aged socialites poring over sometimes confusing messes of paint splattered onto a bleak white canvas. However, there are more accessible, abstract forms of art that lurk outside…

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Sex 101: Is anal in?

I must admit that I am an anal virgin. Mostly because I’m afraid of some sort of poop incident and the traumatic implications it could have on my sex life, but also because I didn’t think it was an essential…

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Sound’s good! A musical review

The Decemberists – The King is Dead A fine cheese platter that gives a tasteful variety—one song folk rock, the next alternative country and another baroque pop. Though the king may be dead, an allusion I would guess to be…

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Is gay okay in Canada?

Laurier Brantford, long devoid of any kind of LGBTQ group, finally opened a Rainbow Alliance last year. Prior to the Rainbow Alliance forming, there was no LGBTQ support group in all of Brantford. Despite the group’s relative anonymity around campus,…

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How to cure the winter blues

“Winter’s usually when I bake. Tarts, cookies, banana bread, anything that smells like Christmas, especially” – Kiersten Smith “Sledding of course, and making snowmen.” – Adriana Little “Drinking hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows after walking back from class.” –…

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Winter haters

On Friday January 14, Rattan West, Vice President of the Laurier Ski and Snowboard Club, organized a snowball war through Facebook because she wanted to turn her ‘winter hater’ friends into winter lovers like herself. “I kept thinking that if…

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Volunteering to help out

On January 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., a total of 19 organizations gathered in the Student Center’s multipurpose room for the Volunteer Fair, in the hopes of recruiting Laurier Brantford students to their causes. The majority of the…

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Youth Trends

Strange A Spanish clothing store offered a bizarre but successful bargain to their first 100 shoppers: come semi-naked and go home dressed for free. Several young shoppers camped outside the store in their underwear the night before the bargain began…

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A Revolution in Flirting

We’ve all been there before: you see someone you think is cute and want to approach them but you’re too afraid of rejection—among other things. Recently, I stumbled onto a website called likealittle.com. It’s a place where students can go…

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Not seen, not heard – not a problem?

The road to enlightenment is littered with different challenges. As university students, classes are expected to be difficult and taxing, and there will be awkward moments while trying to form new relationships. What many are not prepared for are onsets…

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Dean’s absence prompts Fraser’s promotion

After a long search-and-interview process, Laurier Brantford finally selected a new Dean of Students for the campus. However, the administration’s relief was short-lived. “We had selected and offered the position to somebody, unfortunately after accepting that person had to back…

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Youth Trends

Strange Blame it on your brain According to Dr. Frances Jensen, a neuroscientist at Harvard, adolescent brains are only 80 per cent developed and do not fully develop until the age of 20. That extra 20 per cent makes the…

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Black Swan: A wickedly twisted film

With Oscar season upon us in Hollywood, there is plenty of talk about who will take home the big awards. And after seeing Natalie Portman’s remarkable performance in Black Swan, there’s no doubt she will dance her way on to…

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Resolutions of the stars

With the New Year quickly approaching, it’s time to think of ways to improve yourself and your life so you can have the best year as possible. We all have our standard ‘lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking, do better…

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Sex101: How not to be labeled a slut

A bad reputation is like an STD—it’ll follow you around forever. And the label of “slut” is one that can tarnish the name of even the purest people. Often, the word slut is used specifically toward women, but here at…

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2010: A Musical Review

Hip-Hop Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Settle down, Swift lovers – she’s on this list, too. Hate or love him, this is an album you won’t be able to resist and if you can, go get your…

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10 years. 8 movies. 7 books. 1 boy.

Almost every one of us students grew up hearing a story about a land where young wizards and witches gather to attend a school in a castle. That story is none other than Harry Potter. Since the first book was…

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Lake Shore

Did you think that reality TV couldn’t get any trashier than MTV’s Jersey Shore? Well, think again. Our favourite guidos and guidettes have some stiff competition to face as Canada shows off their own brand of party animals in Lake…

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Make Your Exit Makes Its Entrance to Brantford

If indie rock bands are your scene, then Toronto-based Make Your Exit is one to check out. A distinct experimental sound is prominently displayed in the band’s eclectic mix of songs that have you tapping your foot one minute and…

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Music reviews

Rihanna – Loud Rihanna’s new single, “Only Girl (In The World),” is a great single, but the title doesn’t reflect well on the rest of the album. First, she is not the only girl in the world who is now…

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Is our O is better than your Ohhh?

For me, the main priority of sex is the orgasm. There’s nothing that makes me angrier than being engaged in a sensual and erotic moment, only to have my guy (how do I politely say this…?) “finish” before me. It’s…

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F-word symposium

Feminism was celebrated on campus during the F-Word Symposium where groups of students, professors and non-profit organisations gathered to dispel myths and engage in a broader discussion on the issue. Some groups that attended on Thursday, November 18 in the…

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Our Hawks are green

There’s a new, green organization on campus: the Eco Hawks. The group is an arm of WLUSU, and their goal is to promote and support green initiatives around campus. According to Reuben DeBoer, coordinator and founder of the Eco Hawks,…

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Professor Profile: Dr. Thomas Fleming

With a Master’s degree program expected to arrive in September 2011, Criminology is one of Laurier Brantford’s largest and most well known programs. However, for all that the program has brought to the campus, few students are aware of the…

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Stress Be Gone

Essay and paper season is upon us at Laurier Brantford. Thus, stress is in no short supply, and as temporary and innocuous as this may sound, letting it get to you could lead to serious consequences. One need look no…

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Youth Trends

Disturbing Andrew Shirvell, an assistant Attorney General in Michigan, was fired earlier this month after targeting the openly gay student body president at the University of Michigan. The Washington Post reports that Shirvell believed that the student body president, Chris…

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Cambridge YouTube vlogger takes on the world

In 2007, a local teenager from Cambridge, Ontario signed up for a YouTube account. Little did she know, in three short years, it would change the course of her life and she would become a fixture in the homes of…

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Gypsy folk rocker performs at Station Coffee House

Lionel Lodge describes his music as “gypsy folk rock” and his look is one to match. With long, scraggly hair and a worn face, it’s easy to sink into the believable storytelling quality of his music. The musician currently resides…

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What the f**k is a DDP?

The decentralized dance party (DDP) is a unique movement that’s been gaining popularity since 2009 when it came to life through co-creators Tom Kuzma and Gary Lachance. Lachance explains the origins of the idea. “We used to do midnight mass…

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