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I’ve never before been short on words–especially when it comes to writing for the Advocate–so when I found myself staring at a blank page this month, I was more than… Continue reading "Life Isn’t About Test Scores by Leisha Senko (@LeishaSenko)"
It was 15 years ago on October 7, 1998 when, from a bar in Laramie Wyoming, two young thugs picked up gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard and took… Continue reading "A COMMUNITY PRESENTATION OF THE LARAMIE PROJECT"
Orientation week last year sort of let me down, but in its defense, that may be partially my fault. I mean, it was cool seeing Shawn Hooke and Down With… Continue reading "Is O-Week Still Cool? by Cody Groat"
I remember there was a TV show years ago called “That’s Incredible”. Every week new scientific discoveries would be showcased. They covered a story about how venom from poisonous snakes became… Continue reading "The Last Word (Elizabeth Doxtator)"
In April, 2007, the year I graduated from University, my parents drove to my university town and helped me move the contents of my residence room to a basement apartment… Continue reading "Skeletons in the Closet: On Being Honest about Eating Disorders (Anonymous)"
On a cold evening in January of 1892, before a packed house of 400 young Liberals in Toronto, a young woman stood on stage and recited by heart her dramatic… Continue reading "E. Pauline Johnson (Karen Dearlove)"
Now that I’m entering my final year here at Laurier Brantford, I am fraught with the debilitating anxiety brought on by the fact that I am slowly, reluctantly, coming to… Continue reading "YOBO – You Only Brantford Once (Carla Egesi,@mynameiscarlae)"
In my last column we talked about beginnings, and how sometimes beginnings are connected to events in our past in nearly imperceptible ways. For example, I was in the midst… Continue reading "You Just Never Know – Part 2 (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
It’s the beginning of the year and all I can think about are beginnings. It’s amazing how they happen. Sometimes, you can’t even tell that something is a beginning until… Continue reading "You Just Never Know – Part 1 (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
It may sound trivial, but when I was first touring Laurier Brantford, the one thing that really sold me on living here was Victoria Park. I came in the springtime… Continue reading "Learning To Love Brantford (Kaya Firth)"