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What students are talking about today (October 1 edition)
A Toronto development that would include 80-story towers and space for OCAD U. (Gehry International) 1. Students at Western University in London, Ont. had their homecoming weekend marred by the...
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What students are talking about today (October 9 edition)
The Nintendo Zapper (Rob Boudon/Flickr) 1. Remember those orange Nintendo Zapper guns from the 1990s? Apparently they were okay for millions of children to use, but they’re too offensive to be viewed...
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Helmets prevent fatal head injuries in cyclists
Musti Mohsin/Flickr Cyclists who die of a head injury are much less likely to be wearing a helmet than bike riders who die of other injuries, a study has found, underscoring what researchers say is the...
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What students are talking about today (November 28th edition)
Patrolling campus (West Midlands Police/Flickr) 1. More than 1,300 people have confirmed on Facebook that they will attend a protest at York University on Wednesday demanding better security. “Over the...
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York students rally to discuss safety
The crowd outside Vari Hall on Wednesday After five crimes on campus at York University last week—two armed robberies, an assault where a student was struck with a piece of metal, and two sexual...
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Planning to study abroad? Read this.
Studying abroad? (Reg Natarajan/Flickr) Studying overseas is an overwhelmingly positive experience for most students, but it comes with some risks. A new study showed an increased incidence of sexual...
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Who should help sexual assault survivors?
A "Slut Walk" against gender-based violence in Montreal on May 29, 2011 (Graham Hughes/CP) Up to one in four female students is sexually assaulted during university, according to the University of...
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Phalluses on ballots at Carleton, a racist party & Capoeira
From "How to Phallus your Ballot" mlrbMUSIC/YouTube 1. About 1,000 people spoiled their ballots in the recent Carleton University Students’ Association elections, chief electoral officer Sunny Cohen...
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Three dead after fire at Victoria student rental
Chad Hipolito/CP This story was updated Feb. 17 at noon EST. Horrified neighbours watched helplessly as a house fire in Victoria claimed the lives of three young adults early Saturday. Fire Capt. Bob...
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UBC student dead in L.A., sexual assault & chicken wings
Elisa Lam (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department) 1. Elisa Lam, a University of British Columbia student reported missing Jan. 31st, has been found dead inside a water tank atop a Los Angeles skid row...
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Is the media fair to York University?
A rally to discuss safety at York University in November, 2012 (Melissa Sundardas) I’ve covered student news for two years now. Time and again, I’ve seen headlines that looked like this one from...
View ArticleMcGill student speaks out about rape
A McGill student who was raped has told her story publicly for the first time to TV McGill. The video interview is spreading fast on Facebook and has already been viewed more than 5,000 times. Sarelle...
View ArticleAcadia University graduate dies in Mexico
A Canadian tourist has died in the Mexican resort of Cancun. Local media reports say the 21-year-old, identified as Sydney Taylor, died early Tuesday after apparently falling about 10 metres from the...
View ArticleUBC women warned after gropings
RCMP at the University of British Columbia are warning students to be vigilant after two women say they were groped on campus. The latest incident occurred on May 19 at 2:50 a.m. on Wesbrook Mall near...
View ArticleYaz and Yasmin linked to 23 deaths: Health Canada documents
The popular birth-control pills Yaz and Yasmin have been linked to the deaths of at least 23 Canadian women —the youngest just age 14, Health Canada documents say. The deaths are among about 600...
View ArticleTeen reports sexual assault at huge graduation party
Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a teenager at a bush party attended by as many as 1,000 high school graduates. Police say the 17-year-old girl became...
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Waterloo voyeurism charge isn’t an isolated incident
Menage a Moi/Flickr Police in Waterloo, Ont. arrested a 31-year-old non-student on Thursday and charged him with voyeurism after he was, “observed using a cell phone to take video of unsuspecting...
View ArticleDog dies after being left in car at Acadia
A Portuguese Water Dog died of heat exhaustion after being left for at least three hours in a Volkswagen parked in a sunny lot at Acadia University on Monday, reports the King’s County Register. “One...
View ArticleMen accused of beating, robbing Windsor student arrested
Police in Windsor, Ont. have arrested two men after a violent robbery near the University of Windsor campus that was caught on surveillance video. Two men walked up to the victim, a 32-year-old...
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Traffic signs with a heart ask you to stop—in the name of love
Photograph by Philip Cheung Petulia Pugliares’s house sits on the corner of a suburban intersection in Wethersfield, Conn., sandwiched between two local elementary schools. The busy junction is...
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