Author: Justin Smirlies
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University pledges funding
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In light of the 2015 Pan Am games in Toronto, the town of Milton — a community within the Greater Toronto Area — has come up with a business plan that will commit to the development of a new velodrome in their proposed education village. Since Wilfrid Laurier University has been eyeing that spot as…
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Labour talks fall apart
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Just like many other students at Wilfrid Laurier University, Claire Charness, a first-year psychology student who set up an online petition, doesn’t want a full-time faculty strike and encourages that they and the administration promptly settle on an agreement. “I know for a lot of people that it will make it really hard on them,…
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WLU-WLUFA negotiations fall apart
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Labour negotiations between faculty and Wilfrid Laurier University broke down late last night, as the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA), the union that represents the faculty members, filed for a “no board” report to the Ontario ministry of labour. According to Kevin Crowley, the director of communications at WLU, a “no board” report notifies…
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Pryce elected chair for 2012-13 board
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This evening, the recently elected Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board of directors voted as to who would serve as chair and vice chair for the coming year. Jon Pryce was acclaimed to his role as chair of the board of directors, after placing first in his re-election as director. “[The feeling is] incredible, we’re…
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