Author Archives: Meghan

Most read of 2011→

29th Dec
– 2011 –

Written by: Meghan

Curious to know what fellow students read about this year? Maclean’s has compiled the ten most-read stories of 2011, with some surprising entries. Everything from class rings to prostate cancer to the most and least lucrative university degrees make the …
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26th Dec
– 2011 –

Written by: Meghan

It might not have been a white Christmas for many of us, but all of us here at OOHLALA hope you had a very merry one!

2011: a year of #winning?→

20th Dec
– 2011 –

Written by: Meghan

Today the Globe and Mail published a retrospective of the year according to Charlie Sheen. Europe correspondent Elizabeth Renzetti takes a look at the hashtags that defined the actor and his comeback-cum-trainwreck via the world of Twitter. Much ink has …
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In Canada, talk ain’t cheap→

2nd Dec
– 2011 –

Written by: Meghan

You pick up your mail and rifle through it — fliers, postcards from globetrotting friends, and, of course, bills. You pull out an envelope marked with that oh-so-familiar Bell or Rogers logo and – with a bit of apprehension – …
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Got memes?→

13th Nov
– 2011 –

Written by: Meghan

We’ve stumbled across another brilliant meme blog! “TO Poli Wonk Ryan Gosling” combines photos of actor and Toronto resident Ryan Gosling - in case the title didn’t give it away - and statements about Toronto’s transit system. Earlier this year, …
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Quebec: not quite so ‘belle’ for students?→

11th Nov
– 2011 –

Written by: Meghan

Thousands of students in Quebec took to the streets on Thursday to protest tuition fee hikes. Union members and social activists joined students for the massive demonstration in response to the provincial government’s plan to raise fees by more than …
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It’s the final countdown!→

7th Nov
– 2011 –

Written by: Meghan

T-minus 12 hours until Founder Fuel’s inaugural Demo Day is officially underway. With more than 400 attendees registered for the event, the OOHLALA team is a mix of sheer excitement and jittery nerves. After 12 weeks of preparation – including countless …
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Burn, baby, burn→

5th Nov
– 2011 –

Written by: Meghan

With Halloween gone for another year, you might have packed your masks (since we all have a collection of masks, right?) away for another year. But across the pond, there’s still another more excuse to don one: Guy Fawkes Day. …
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How do you give?→

2nd Nov
– 2011 –

Written by: Meghan

There’s been a lot of talk about giving these days. In this past weekend’s Globe and Mail, writer John Allemang shone the spotlight on 12 individuals who are transforming the nature of philanthropy in Canada. Political junkies out there might …
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Are you satisfied?→

27th Oct
– 2011 –

Written by: Meghan

The University of Western Ontario has come out on top in the most recent student satisfaction survey. With a student body of more than 23,000 undergrads, Western is probably known best for its work hard, play hard attitude. And it …
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