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Conference spreads new ideas
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Last Thursday, Kitchener’s Centre in the Square played host to the first Canadian female in space, a performance involving the hurdy gurdy and just about everything in between. What brought such a wide range of topics, which also included lectures by a man who climbed Mount Everest, one of the pioneers of virtual reality and…
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KW in brief; March 9, 2011
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Location of telecommunications tower uncertain To date, no decisions have been made regarding a location for the proposed 30-metre telecommunications tower in Waterloo. The City of Waterloo, along with the office of member of parliament Peter Braid, Industry Canada and WIND mobile, are working together to find a solution to meet everyone’s needs regarding the…
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Two decades of comics
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When you walk into Carry-On Comics you can expect to find the owner, Andy Brast, making jokes with customers, a few posters and a lot of comic books. Current owner Andy Brast bought Carry-On Comics Sept. 1, 1991. Brast had been managing a store down the road when he accidently received a delivery addressed to…
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Healing through meditation
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Dozens of local citizens gathered at Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex on Feb. 26 to learn different styles of yoga from eleven different yoga instructors. The event taking place was Yoga for Hope, a charity event established seven years ago which has raised over $60,000 to date. Proceeds from the event went towards HopeSpring Cancer Support…
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Failed Election
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The annual general meeting held between Feb. 8 and 10 by the University of Waterloo’s (UW) Federation of Students (FedS) witnessed only a 7.5 per cent voter turnout to elect their new student executive, faculty senate and faculty council positions. The low voter turnout, showing an increase of roughly 100 students from the 2010 election,…
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Students gain perspective wearing another’s shoes
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On Feb. 25, over 200 local high school students braved the cold to sleep outside and raise awareness about homelessness in the community. In its second year, Strip the Streets challenged youth to put themselves in the shoes of the homeless while collecting donations to fund supportive programs. “It’s always just seemed to be our…
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Budget reflects stable finances
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In what is being described as a “status quo” budget, Waterloo city council approved its operating budget for the 2011 year at a meeting on Monday afternoon. Working with a budget of $143.5 million, the 2011 fiscal year will see the city continue its current staff and services, not adding or cutting in either respect.…
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KW in brief: Feb. 16, 2011
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Rail transit debated On Feb. 15, regional councillors erupted at each other and at planners in respose to the latest proposal for a rapid transit system. According to the Waterloo Region Record, Cambridge politicians claimed that the planners were biased in their preference for train over buses. Regional council had previously supported trains in KW…
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Building the city’s future
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On Feb. 10, the city of Waterloo held its second input session for citizens to speak about the city’s four-year strategic plan. The city is holding the sessions to gather opinions on the direction it should take with the budget over the next four years. After the introduction and explanation of the current strategic plan,…
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Embracing a ‘global outlook’
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In an increasingly globalized world the sharing of information, including education, has become increasingly relevant. “ Many Ontario universities have formulated plans to increase the number of international students their campuses will accommodate. One such plan includes the University of Waterloo’s (UW) “Sixth Decade Plan,” which mandates that 20 per cent of the institution’s undergraduate…
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