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Sweat it: Why you should be worried about your lack of exercise

EIC February 1, 2012

Are you one of those people who ceased all attempts at physical exertion the moment your university career began? If yes, withhold panic: you are not alone. But panic, because forgoing exercise is (as you may have already guessed) a very very bad life decision with lasting damages. Instead of bombarding you with boring stats that you could probably find in a textbook you’re not reading, we are going to…

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Being better: Where did our empathy go?

EIC January 23, 2012

By Denise Wong In late October, the story of Yue Yue went viral. The surveillance footage from Foshan, China was posted online and depicted two cars that drove over Yue Yue’s tiny body in the marketplace where her parents worked;…

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Penny for your thoughts

EIC January 23, 2012

What to consider before giving change to the homeless in Vancouver By Kelly Thoreson   “Panhandling isn’t a very lucrative career,” Thomas explained as we sipped warm coffees outside the entrance to Insite, the Downtown Eastside’s supervised injection site. “Well, for…

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Ditching disposables: Reusable chopsticks should be a no-brainer for sushi diners

EIC January 16, 2012

By Larissa Ardis When our graduate class in resource and environmental management was given an assignment by Dr. Anne Salomon to undertake a conservation action informed by science and report to back to the class about it, we were excited by…

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First-year unaware entire university mocking him.

EIC January 16, 2012

By Gary Lim Tag:Freshman still totally in the dark on how universally loathed he is by university BURNABY (B.C.) — First-year student Jeremy Richardson is reportedly still unaware of the fact that he has been made a laughing stock by…

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New Year’s resolutions (the ones you should have made)

EIC January 9, 2012

By Kelly Thoreson The new year is a time for contemplation, for reflecting on the year past and on what we desire for the future. It’s a time to make resolutions and become better, more fulfilled human beings. I like…

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The kids aren’t alright

EIC January 9, 2012

By Cameron Welch KELOWNA, B.C. (CUP) — Teenagers are awful. I have no idea why we as ‘young adults’ would want to be associated with them. Looking back at teen-dom, I don’t really like anything about it. In fairness, I…

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