Emilia Curcic
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‘Homeless in Waterloo’ page created to raise awareness
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Members of the community in the Waterloo Region have been nothing but supportive of the newly developed Homeless in Waterloo Facebook page. The overwhelmingly positive response has been encouraging for founder, fourth-year Wilfrid Laurier University business and administration student, Justin Chan. The page was started March 9 of this year, with the intention of breaking…
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Transitioning into presidency
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Tyler Van Herzele’s transition into being the next Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union president has been anything but normal. Considering that Van Herzele, a fourth-year concurrent education student, started his teaching placement just one week after the election ended, this has been an especially unique transition. “This is definitely not a normal transition, but it…
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Peer Connect Line eliminated as part of Students’ Union re-evaluation of services
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Changes to Peer Connect come as a result of the line’s place on campus with various mental health resources
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First of three sponsored refugee families arrive in Kitchener-Waterloo
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Graphic by Fani Hsieh On January 15, after months of preparation, Wilfrid Laurier University welcomed a sponsored Syrian refugee family. They mark the first of three families to arrive in Canada that Laurier is sponsoring through the blended-visa sponsorship program. After more than 24 hours in transit, the family flew into Toronto Pearson International Airport…
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Saving your ‘grocery dollars’
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As food prices increase, students must find new ways to save money
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WLU and local community aid refugee families
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Three families are set to arive through the BVOR program
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The benefits of volunteering
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Laurier and Kitchener-Waterloo communities discuss the impact of giving up free time to those in need
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Job market advice for recent graduates
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For a graduating student, finding a job right out of school can be a daunting task.
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K-W celebrates Oktoberfest ‘15
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Oktoberfest 2015 kicks off with the annual keg tapping. The Bavarian festival runs for a week.
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Altercation between Sage 2 tenants, management goes viral as construction delays further
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Altercation goes viral; construction delays continue
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