Concordia’s communications professor Darren Valenta, along with communications students Saige Mattson and Olivia Slyter, held a lecture titled “Drive Me to Doggy Daycare: Stand-up Comedy’s Impact on Suicidality Discourse,” on April 15 in Olin, where they presented their thorough research. They discussed how sensitive topics, like suicidality or the risk of suicide specifically, can be…
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Cobbers, staff and yeoman alike, this article is for everyone. We all have that one habit that makes us want to run through the woods, on fire, into a tree covered in kerosene. You want to know what mine is? The sheer existence of Taylor Swift, but beyond that, it’s fake laughter. I cannot tell…