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Laurier’s environmental initiatives
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By placing an increasing emphasis on environmental sustainability Wilfrid Laurier University has made, and will continue to make, several changes to its day-to-day operations. While the benefits of these changes are primarily environmental, they also extend to reducing costs. Since June, Laurier employees have no longer received printed pay stubs. Employees now have only an…
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Laurier’s strategic planning
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To celebrate the university’s 100th anniversary, which takes place next year, Laurier will be developing two new things: a Laurier-authentic narrative and a new visual identity. The narrative will explain what the institution stands for and what it wants to strive toward: leadership, community and experiential learning, both inside and out of the classroom. “The…
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Summer of unemployment
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“I was out of a job then for over a month,” said Sven Nyman, a second-year arts student at Wilfrid Laurier University. Nyman is one of many students who has felt the repercussions of the recession on the student job market this summer. Student jobs scarce Statistics Canada reported a 21 per cent student unemployment…
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Lethal residence fire started by victim
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A fire that broke out April 14 on the fourth floor of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo College Hall (WCH) student residence is believed to have been started by the first-year student who died as a result of injuries suffered in the fire. “We believe that primarily the victim in this case played a role in…
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Two Laurier business students land U.S. internship
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Two Wilfrid Laurier University business students were given the opportunity to experience working for a multinational company this summer when they were hired by the Americanbased insurance firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Thomas Gaylor and Thomas Krech, both heading into their fourth year at Laurier, were the first two Canadian interns hired by the…
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WLUSU market research project moving forward
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The first step towards the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union market research project has been taken, as members of the board of directors and the management team plan to sit down with a consultant from MacPhie and Co. on July 31 to map out the union’s objectives for the project. The research initiative will involve…
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Children explore the arts
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For 41 children, many of whom have a variety of special needs, their involvement this past week in Laurier’s Arts Express Camp has been an opportunity like no other. The week long camp, held for the past 15 years at Kids Ability in Waterloo, allows the children, ranging from age six to 14, to participate…
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WLU professor receives $10,000 for research
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Wilfrid Laurier political science professor, Dr. Thomas Hueglin has been named University Research Professor for 2009-10. The award give Hueglin $10,000 towards his ongoing research regarding federalism and political theory. Hueglin has been at Laurier for 24 years, and the majority of his research has revolved around models of political design, specifically political thought and…
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House donated to WLU for use as global community
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On Wednesday, July 8 Wilfrid Laurier University will officially celebrate the donation of a house, which will be used as a residence to create cultural awareness. Both international and domestic students will be living together in the house, located at 102 Albert St. It will be named Harris Hope House after its donator. “We always…
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CEMF: Day 2
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The second day of CEMF brought a whole new sound to Bingeman’s. In contrast to the heavier stuff that was performed on day one, such as Kingdoms and Protest the Hero, the music on day two was much more upbeat. CEMF pass-holders heard from bands such as Candy Coated Killahz, Dinosaur Bones, and the much-anticipated…
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