WHAT’D I MISS?
BET IT ALL ON THE ‘PACK
HELP, I’M LOST
In case you missed it–news from the break
WolfPack women relaunch CIS efforts
Everything will be alright
Catch up with what you missed in TRU news over the summer break • Page 2
Last year hurt, but things are already looking up and hope has returned • Page 7
Is the paper new to you? Maybe just the look? Let’s sort you out • Page 3
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THAI SOMETHING NEW
NDP leader pitches to Kamloops
Learning in a foreign land
With pitfalls all around you, set yourself up for success when studying abroad
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NDP leader Tom Mulcair made his pitch to Kamloops voters during his visit on Sept. 1. • Page 2
LITTLE COURSE ON THE PRAIRIE
VOLUME 25
OPINION
Ranching course launches at WL campus
Bad time to have a stubborn leader
Philosophy major not working out? Put some beef in your diet and start ranching • Page 4
Harper’s promise to bring in 10,000 from Syria hinges on his re-election – why? • Page 3
he hardest part about getting ready to study abroad is picking where to go. I would strongly advise not going with your first choice. At first I thought I would study in France, where I have been before and could practise the French I haven’t used since high school. But when it came time to fill in the form, I found myself writing Thailand. I knew that being in my third year, I would probably not study abroad again, so I decided to pick a place that intrigued and scared me in equal measure. Most of the other students that studied abroad for the same semester chose to go to the U.K. or Australia. While I would love to visit either of these places, I couldn’t understand why so many people would choose countries so alike to Canada. The point of studying abroad is to broaden your horizons, and push yourself outside your comfort zone. You have the opportunity to not just visit, but live, nearly anywhere in the world. What’s the point in going to a place with the same language and similar culture? Going to a totally foreign country, especially if you are alone, can be incredibly intimidating. As I sat in the cab from Suvarnabhumi Airport to my hotel, I wondered what on Earth I was thinking. My only contact was a Thai student I hadn’t met. As soon as I had checked into the hotel and had a solid place to stay, all my doubts disappeared. There is nothing like the feeling of confidence you get by being able to figure things out on your own in a foreign environment. • CONTINUES page 5