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Student Services: Setting Yourself Up for Success

September 6, 2017 Alexandra Mackay

Student Services at BU are here to care about you as a whole person; academics, career planning, mental and physical health.

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Tags Student Services, Office of International Activities, Indigenous People's Centre, Mental Health, Peer Tutoring
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Podcast Review: The Rooster Teeth Podcast

April 14, 2017 Krista Murray

Since this is the last review, it seemed fitting to end by recommending the podcast that started it all. My first podcast love, The Rooster Teeth (RT) Podcast.

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Tags Podcast, Review, Rooster Teeth

Q-Mail: Autocorrupted

April 14, 2017 Almighty Glow Cloud

Dear Glow Cloud: On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you care about typos in a text message? - Forever Autocorrupted

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Tags Q-Mail, Almighty Glow Cloud, Typos, Autocorrect

7.5 Things I Learned From Working at The Quill

April 13, 2017 Krista Murray

Here I sit, three years later, writing this article and wondering why it is so difficult to say goodbye. So, in my three years with The Quill what did I learn?

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Tags The Quill, Things I Learned, Brandon University

The Rhythm of Residence: Year End Banquet

April 13, 2017 Armando Galindo

As the Academic Year wraps up, and many students prepare for their final weeks of being on campus before the summer, residence students come together to have fun one more time.

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Tags The Rhythm of Residence, Paul O'Driscoll, Residence, Residence Banquet

Study Tips: End of Year Roundup

April 13, 2017 Krista Murray

It is the end of the school year and we have survived! Give yourself a pat on the back. I have spent the last year trying out new and different apps and services to help you (and me) improve your productivity.

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Tags Study Tips, Android, iOS, Grammarly, GradeProof, Wunderlist, Bear, macOS

Summer Is Coming!

April 13, 2017 Krista Murray

The measure of your sanity is determined by the number of hours you spend outside of this city. Therefore, spend as little time in it as you possibly can this summer.

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Tags Summer, Brandon, Camping

How Well Did You Survive the Year?

April 12, 2017 Ashlyn Pearce and Krista Murray

Find out, with The Quill's easy-to-use flowchart!

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Tags Humour, Flowchart, Alcohol, Caffeine

April at The Evans

April 7, 2017 Krista Murray

April is here and it is another busy month at The Evans Theatre. And what better way to get out of the house and enjoy some of the spring weather, than to take a walk and see a movie.

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Tags Evans Theatre, Window Horses, Before Brandon: The Grand Rapids of the Assiniboine, Hello Destroyer, Jackie, Manufactured Landscapes, Maliglutit

Talking with Your Kids about Sexuality

April 7, 2017 Amanda Hamm (SERC)

Raising kids can be very rewarding but also challenging. The Sexuality Education Resource Centre is a community based, non profit that promotes Sexual Health through education.

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Tags Sexuality Education Resource Centre

Podcast Review: Alice Isn’t Dead

April 7, 2017 Krista Murray

Classes are almost finished, exams are arriving, and before you know it some of us will be walking across the stage at graduation.

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Tags Podcast, Review, Alice Isn't Dead, Nightvale Presents

Q-Mail: Where to Study?

April 7, 2017 Almighty Glow Cloud

Dear Glow Cloud: The end is in sight! It’s the last week of actual classes! That being said, where do you think the best place is on campus to study? - Seeking Solace

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Tags Q-Mail, Almighty Glow Cloud, John E. Robbins Library, Down Under

Open Letter from Brandon University Geographical Society

April 6, 2017 Janelle Vachon (President, BUGS)

The Brandon University Geography Club would like to thank everyone who participated in and donated to the Pi your Prof event that took place on March 14.

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Tags Brandon University Geographical Society, Pi Your Prof, Pi Day, Brandon University Students' Union

Study Tips: Duolingo

April 6, 2017 Quill Web Editor

In the absence of assignments and exams I often find myself in need of an educational distraction. To take the edge off I like to occupy my mind.

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Tags Study Tips, Duolingo, Language

Safety Zones on Campus

March 31, 2017 Bellevedere Jones, Deputy Swill Commander

The campus is divided into factions, and territories are being claimed. The residence students have formed a coalition, claiming the three residences and Harvest Hall as their base.

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Tags The Swill, Brandon University, Apocalypse

The Apocalypse Survival Guide for Residence

March 31, 2017 Señor de la Muerte, Reluctant Resident

This is it… the darkest of days are here. Before you start carving your tombstone, best consider your chances of survival since you live in Residence.

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Tags The Swill, Apocalypse, Residence

Podcast Review: Survival Edition

March 31, 2017 Pandora Perigo, Aspiring Radio Announcer

It turns out there are dozens upon dozens of survival podcasts. So many in fact that I could not possibly listen to them all before the impending apocalypse arrives.

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Tags Podcast, Review, The Swill, Apocalypse, Survival

Q-Mail: End of the World As We Know It

March 31, 2017 Almighty Glow Cloud

Civilization, for all intents and purposes, has ended. And for some stupid damned reason this stupid damned paper is still being published! What’s worse than that, though?

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Tags Almighty Glow Cloud, Q-Mail, The Swill, Apocalypse

7 Bug-out Bag Essentials

March 30, 2017 Irisa Willmott, Small Engines Mechanic

As the threat of the apocalypse looms it is of the utmost importance that you prepare yourself. You, and each of your loved ones, should have a bug-out bag on hand and well stocked.

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Tags The Swill, Apocalypse, Bug-Out Bag, LifeStraw

Apocalyptic Homework: Reading List

March 30, 2017 Quinn Ranger, Librarian

As much as we try to predict what will trigger the apocalypse it is impossible to know for sure. This is where we need to take a page from dystopic literature.

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Tags The Swill, Apocalypse, Reading
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