Author: Justin Smirlies
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‘Prosit!’ Oktoberfest hits K-W
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Hundreds of people held their glasses high and cheered at Kitchener city hall last Friday at the official opening and keg tapping of the 44th annual Oktoberfest festival, the largest version of the traditional Bavarian festival in North America. With the smell of grilled sausage, the sounds of polka music and festival-goers in traditional German…
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Great Canadian Appathon hits Laurier campus
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Over hours of lost sleep, numerous cans of Red Bull and fingers rapidly coding away, a group of Wilfrid Laurier University students decided to take the challenge and participate in XMG studio’s annual Great Canadian Appathon from Sept. 28 to 30. Also known as a “hackathon”, the event was held at 39 university and college…
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License under review
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As textbook buying season comes to a close for the fall semester, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union plans on reviewing the new Access Copyright model that Laurier signed last June. The new model removed the original $3.38 full-time equivalent (FTE) and $0.10 per page fee for course packs and replaced it with a $26…
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‘A work in progress’
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There has been something lurking among university students as of late and it isn’t always easily detected or described. However, it can be felt. Felt in a way that impacts numerous of students — or just people in general — to a point where it drastically hinders their normal and daily life, impacts their will,…
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Tuition soars three times above inflation rate
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According to a new report from the Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives (CCPA), tuition fees shouldn’t just be a major topic of discussion in one province such as Quebec, but should be for all of Canada. The report, which is authored by Erika Shaker and David MacDonald, argues that average tuitions fees in the country…
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Urging students to take precaution
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Precautions for student safety don’t just remain within the Wilfrid Laurier University campus. The Waterloo Region Police Services (WRSP) are urging that all students who live within the Waterloo community to take extra preventative measures to avoid assault, robberies and other incidences. According to Matthew Halliday, the community resource officer for WRPS, more incidents have…
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Admissions up, arts down
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Similarly to last year, the faculty of arts at Wilfrid Laurier University suffered a slight dip in enrolment for first-year students for 2012-13. While the drop isn’t alarming — from a figure of roughly 1,440 at the end of the 2011-12 academic year to a number of 1,356 for the intake for this year —…
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You know what yanks my cord… September 19, 2012
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… douchebags, everywhere. Is it just me or did the 2012-13 year bring the biggest spike in douchebaggery in Laurier’s history? I feel like every time I go to the bar – which I do enjoy on a weekly basis- I have to watch my step and where I look, or I might be hit…
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Byelections may have impact on Ontario
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While Catherine Fife’s win last week may have prevented a Liberal majority in Ontario — a win that overturned a 22 year long Progressive Conservative hold in Kitchener-Waterloo to the NDP — many other implications from the byelection may exist for the province. These implications, according to Wilfrid Laurier University political science professor Geoff Stevens,…
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Annual ‘Shine Day’ shows strong efforts
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Rain and cloudy skies didn’t seem to damper spirits on the most recent “Shine Day” on Sept. 8, as Shinerama volunteers and first-year students collectively raised approximately $106,000 for cystic fibrosis awareness and research. The total from all of Orientation Week was $149,000, roughly a $2,000 increase from last year. “The dedication and commitment that…
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