Author: Justin Fauteux
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Two wins puts Hawks No. 5 in country
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It certainly wasn’t the way they drew it up, but the Laurier Golden Hawks women’s hockey team came away with four crucial points this past weekend. Following two come-from-behind wins, one of which ended in overtime, the Hawks improved their record 8-1-1, putting them in a tie with the Queen’s Gaels atop the Ontario University…
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Student dies in Uptown Waterloo car accident
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A 23-year-old female was killed after being struck by a vehicle at King Street and Willis Way around 5:37 p.m. Thursday evening. According to Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) sergeant Scott Richardson, the victim was a student of one of Waterloo’s universities, however he could not specify which school. Richardson said the victim was hit…
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Hawks go undefeated in weekend action
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It may be early, but Paul Falco is happy with his team. After 61-58 win over the Cape Breton Capers Thursday and a 69-60 win over the McGill Martlets Friday, the Laurier women’s basketball team came away with wins in each of its first two pre-season games. “I was happy with the weekend,” said Falco,…
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Rugby scores first try in loss to Mac
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After being shut-out through their first three games of the season, Laurier’s men’s rugby team finally found a breakthrough Friday night versus the visiting McMaster Marauders. When rookie Andrew Thomson plunged over the try line with 19 minutes left in Friday’s game, it gave the Hawks their first points of the season. Then in stoppage…
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Sports in brief: September 19, 2012
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Women’s soccer still unbeaten Second-year forward Emily Brown had five goals in two games over the weekend as the Laurier women’s soccer team improved to 5-0-1 with road wins over Windsor and Western. Brown’s performances moved her into the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) lead in goals with nine, and earned her OUA athlete of the…
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WLU, Mount Royal exchange
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David Docherty thought something was missing from Canada’s universities. “I was at a meeting and someone was talking about the importance of international offices at universities. They said ‘all of us think of ourselves as national universities, but it takes that extra effort to think of ourselves as international universities,” said the Mount Royal University…
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Body discovered near Laurier campus
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Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) have confirmed that a body was found at a construction site at the corner of King and James Streets Saturday morning. According to WRPS public affairs coordinator Olaf Heinzel, investigators found that the deceased took his or her own life. “There was a determination made on the circumstances surrounding how…
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Can’t put this one on us
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Although by many accounts the right candidate won, the Kitchener-Waterloo byelection campaign was an absolute mess. Key local issues were glossed over while the Liberal government’s relations with the teachers’ union took centre stage. Party rhetoric was flung around more than in most general elections and with less than a month to campaign, just as…
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Fatal hit and run at King and Hickory
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An elderly woman was killed at the intersection of King and Hickory Streets Tuesday morning after being struck by a cube van while crossing the street. According to Waterloo Regional Police staff sergeant Scott Richardson, the van was turning left from Hickory on to King when it hit the woman, who was crossing westbound within…
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University is a time to think for yourself
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You’ve been on this campus, what, 20 minutes? A day? Two? It’s probably a safe bet you’ve had at least 50 people in different-coloured t-shirts, who are way too energetic for 9 a.m., yell why their group is the best one on campus and why you should join, RIGHT NOW! All the while, you’re probably…
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