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Buying influence

On Sept 14, 2008, American financial services firm Lehman Brothers collapsed This failure set off a chain reaction of ill-fated economic events spurring a global economic...

Putin in 2012?

The political aspirations of current Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have dominated news headlines over the past weeks The intense coverage stems from Putin’s refusal to...

World in brief: Sept. 23, 2009

Condemnation swells TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS – The July 28 ousting of Honduran President Manual Zelaya continues to receive near unanimous international condemnation Reuters...

War crimes in the Gaza Strip

On Sept 15, the United Nations released a 575-page report condemning both the Israeli army as well as Palestinian militants for war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity,...

Sept. 16, 2009

5 years: Golden Hawk Cindy Eadie returns from Olympics Laurier Golden Hawk’s goaltender Cindy Eadie returned from the 2004 Oympics in Athens after representing Canada for...

Sept. 16, 2009

Theft Over $5000; Location: Nichols Centre Quad; Reported: Sept 7 @ 3:19 am A WLUSU staff member reported the theft of a rented golf cart from the Nichols Centre Quad Video...

Sept. 16, 2009

“We have seen the unco-operative nature of this very rigid prime minister and his inability to work in a minority parliament in a constructive way" –Andrew Telegdi, former MP...

Back to school with Barack

It is astonishing that American President Barack Obama’s Sept 8 back to school address to students across the United States has ballooned into the country’s latest controversy...

Global Exchange

As the majority of Laurier’s student body descend upon the Waterloo and Brantford campuses this week, a select number of students will be experiencing academic life in an...

Chavez tours world

Hugo Chavez’s trip to Spain on Friday marked the end of his nine-country tour The final stop was one of the least controversial, as discussion between Chavez and Spanish Prime...