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Fries with that?

Fries with that?

2012/09/19
by Sofia Hashi, Opinions Editor
Op-Ed, Opinions

“Obesity isn’t the kind of thing where one day you wake up and you’re fat.”

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Perspectives

Perspectives

2012/09/19
by Sofia Hashi, Opinions Editor
Opinions, Perspectives

It seems that young adults today are suffering from the Peter Pan Complex. This pop-psychology term alludes to our avoidance of growing up. But our generation’s obsession with youth has transformed into something far beyond Neverland or any childhood tale.

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Perspectives

Perspectives

2012/09/12
by Sofia Hashi, Opinions Editor
Opinions, Perspectives

It’s difficult to define our age group by a couple of sentences—especially when most of us are meandering young adults just starting to discover who we really are. But, undeniably, there are a few distinct things about our generation that makes us, well, us.

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Bell gets bigger and bigger

Bell gets bigger and bigger

2012/09/06
by Darren Sharp, Online Editor
Opinions

But numbers, facts, and figures aside, there is reason for this deal to raise eyebrows, because if the merger were to be approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the Canadian broadcasting landscape would forever be changed.

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Student dilemmas

Student dilemmas

2012/09/06
by Darren Sharp, Online Editor
Opinions, Perspectives

But what if university isn’t thrilling? What if the thought of learning theories, solving difficult equations, and reading scores of literature triggers our gag reflexes and sends cold chills down our spines?

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Mergers of the past

Mergers of the past

2012/09/06
by Darren Sharp, Online Editor
Op-Ed, Opinions

Bigger companies generate more revenue, and successful businesses usually dominate the marketplace. This belief has led to many company mergers over the past 50 years.

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Stop the text offenders

Stop the text offenders

2012/09/04
by Darren Sharp, Online Editor
Opinions, Perspectives

But how hazardous can texting and walking be? Hazardous enough that the city of Fort Lee in New Jersey has decided to start fining people $85 for texting while walking.

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Right or privilege?

Right or privilege?

2012/09/04
by Darren Sharp, Online Editor
Opinions, Point/Counterpoint

Point/Counterpoint Sofia Hashi | Fulcrum Staff It’s a question that has been debated time and time again, on and off campuses: Is higher education a…

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Perspectives

Perspectives

2012/09/04
by Darren Sharp, Online Editor
Opinions, Perspectives

But apart from all the grammar help, the Fulcrum has taught me valuable lessons that can’t be learned in a classroom.

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What’s your opinion on…

What’s your opinion on…

2012/03/28
by KayCie Gravelle, News Editor
Opinions, What's your opinion on?

Not woman enough? 23-YEAR-OLD JENNA TALACKOVA was recently disqualified as a Miss Universe Canada finalist for being transgendered. The Donald Trump-owned beauty pageant removed Talackova’s…

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