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Dr. Martine Delvaux to Speak in Brandon

October 20, 2017 Jenna Murray

Dr. Martine Delvaux will be putting on two talks in Brandon. Dr. Delvaux first talk will be “Take Lemons and Make Lemonade: Serial Girls and the Question of Race.”

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Tags Martine Delveaux, Brandon Public Library

"From Paris to the Prairies" Coming to BU

October 20, 2017 Jenna Murray

Music and culture have a funny way of going together. Through music one can give the listener a glimpse into their culture and music allows us to almost be transported to a different place.

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Tags From Paris to the Prairies, Brandon University, Ray St. Germain, Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk, Gary Lepine

Rocket Game Corner: Failure to Complete

October 19, 2017 Ariele Kehler

It is no secret that I am incapable of finishing a video game. I am super good at starting them, sometimes even multiple times.

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Tags Rocket Game Corner, Child of Light, The Last of Us, Markiplier, Stephen Georg

Horror Movies: The Supernatural Subgenre

October 19, 2017 Ashlyn Pearce

I love a good horror movie any time of year, but that love gets turned up a notch around Halloween.

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Tags This Week in Pop Culture, Film, Horror Movies, The Unborn, Before I Wake, Rings

Q-Mail: Lemme Smash

October 18, 2017 Quintilius of Rome

Dear Quintilius: I’m totally trying to smash with this fly bird. But she keeps ignoring me and spurning my advances. How do I catch her attention so that she can’t ignore me? - Horny With Blue Balls

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Tags Quintilius, Q-Mail

Hauntings at Turtle Crossing

October 13, 2017 Alexandra Mackay

Big Brothers and Big Sisters Brandon is hosting their 12th Annual Haunted Forest, beginning on Friday, October 13th.

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Tags Turtle Crossing, Big Brothers and Big Sisters

Rocket Game Corner: Nintendo Took My Money (Again)

October 13, 2017 Ariele Kehler

I am a child of the 90s. This means I totally had a Super Nintendo as a kid, and I totally played the shit out of Super Mario World. Therefore, when the SNES Classic was announced, I decided I needed it.

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Tags Nintendo, Rocket Game Corner, SNES Classic

This Week in Pop Culture: DIYs and Creations

October 13, 2017 Ashlyn Pearce

To those that know me well (or those that I bestow gifts on), it comes as no surprise that I like to make things. Thus, it also makes sense that I like to watch other people make things.

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Tags This Week in Pop Culture, YouTube, Maker

Q-Mail: Dealing with Stress

October 13, 2017 Quintilius of Rome

Dear Quintilius: I have this super stressful week ahead of me with 4 midterms and a paper due. How do I deal with all this stress? - Stressed Beyond Belief

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Tags Q-Mail, Quintilius, Stress

Op/Ed: Manitoba's Government Screws Us All

October 13, 2017 Ariele Kehler

While there are many who are glad to see the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party in power in Manitoba, I can’t say I count myself amongst them.

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Tags Manitoba, Progressive-Conservative, New Democratic Party

Student Services Upcoming Workshops

October 12, 2017 Donovan Hillman

It is an exciting time at BU with Student Services rolling out a bunch of new workshops for students to partake in.

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Tags Brandon University, Anxiety, Martha Harris, Student Services

Jobs Available on Campus

October 12, 2017 Patrick Gohl

The school year is now well and truly under way, and on top of the academic stressors that students are having to deal with, many may find that their pockets are slowly deflating.

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Tags Brandon University

SERC and the LGBTQ+ Collective Team Up

October 11, 2017 Jenna Murray

The Sexuality Education Resource Centre holds a queer* get together every month. They welcome everyone of all ages and expressions of self to come to this monthly gathering and meet new people.

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Tags LGBTTQ* Collective, SERC, LGBTTQ*

Light Up the World Purple

October 11, 2017 Jenna Murray

It’s 2017, but somehow there is still stigma around mental health, and bullying and suicide still occur despite awareness and education about these issues.

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Tags Light Up the World Purple, Mental Health, Amanda Todd Legacy Society

National Coming Out Day 2017

October 6, 2017 Sexuality Education Resource Centre

National Coming Out Day is an annual LGBT2SQ+ awareness day observed on October 11th. This year marks the 29th anniversary of National Coming Out Day.

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Tags SERC, LGBTTQ*

Rocket Game Corner: Launch Date Line-Ups

October 5, 2017 Ariele Kehler

You’ve probably heard of those people who wake up at ridiculous hours to stand in line in front of a store for ages to try to get a new video game or console.

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Tags Rocket Game Corner, Lineups, Nintendo

This Week in Pop Culture: A Post on Postmodernism

October 5, 2017 Peter Donnelly

The only true originality in this world is left for psychopaths and lunatics to discover, for only they are willing to do and build on things that others would never dare to think of.

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Tags Postmodernism, This Week in Pop Culture

Q-Mail: An Astronomical Screw-Up

October 5, 2017 Quintilius of Rome

Dear Quintilius: I am in an astronomy class where the prof informed us that the Earth revolves around the Sun, but that can’t be right, right, can it? - Earth Is The Center

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Tags Q-Mail, Astronomy, Quintilius

Graduate Student Life: First Impressions

September 29, 2017 Krista Murray

I spent my entire summer trying to ignore the fact that I would be headed to grad school in September. Despite my best efforts, I was thwarted by each encounter with acquaintances, friends, and family.

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Tags Graduate

This Week in Pop Culture: Dream Daddy

September 29, 2017 Ariele Kehler

Summer brings strange trends in pop culture. The summer of 2017 was no exception.

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Tags This Week in Pop Culture, Dream Daddy, Markiplier, Game Grumps
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