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Free scholarship money? Students say ‘no thanks’
For Cindy Fajardo, a 25-year-old master of science student specializing in food and nutrition, the rising cost of tuition was one of the biggest obstacles to continuing her education past the undergrad level. That’s why even before she finished her undergraduate program, Fajardo, like many students in Canada, was already looking for alternatives that could help…
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Signs off, horoscopes miss the mark
Looking into the darkness of the night sky, humans have wondered why those burning balls of compressed gas have looked back at us since we first appeared on earth. It’s no surprise that we’ve tried to make sense of these bright lights that curl into shapes like scorpions and lions’ manes. Humans have used these…
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Free mobile games cashing in on pay-to-win business model
Kate Upton is no stranger to celebrity endorsements, but during this year’s Super Bowl, her, uhh, “acting talents” were on full display, hawking something completely different – free video games. Game of War commercial featuring Kate Upton. She wasn’t alone. While Upton starred in a Game of War commercial, Liam Neeson promoted Clash of Clans. …
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Lauren O’Neil and Dan Brown visit the MAJ class
The New Media class took a step away from electoral ward projects to pitch story ideas to two fantastic guests. Western journalism alumnus, currently with the CBC, Lauren O’Neil and the London Free Press’ Dan Brown took in a variety of multimedia pitches from groups in the class. A few projects overlap with municipal politics.…