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Earth Suds’ innovative products help reduce waste and plastic in oceans
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Slowly but surely the global community is making efforts towards eliminating plastic waste that ultimately damages our various ecosystems. Most recently on a large
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Laurier student helps turn old mattress toppers into sustainable pet beds
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When Brooke Dietrich was hired at the Laurier Sustainability Office for a summer student position, her first task was to make use of 30
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EcoHawks FreeStore event is repurposing otherwise discarded items
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This O-week, the Laurier Sustainability Office and EcoHawks are teaming up for a FreeStore. The pop-up shop will be open for the entire first
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A brief history of Shinerama’s impact in Kitchener-Waterloo
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On Saturday, Sept. 8, Wilfrid Laurier’s orientation week celebration for incoming students will host Shine Day, the main event for Shinerama, a charitable fundraiser
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Alison Pick named Laurier’s Fall Term Writer-in-Residence
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Each year, Wilfrid Laurier University gives out an award and two writing positions in honour of Edna Staebler, a member of the Order of
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Laurier’s Startup Fund allows students to gain experience as angel investors
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At the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, there are many opportunities for young entrepreneurs to learn the business of managing a startup. Laurier’s
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Welcome to O-week 2018
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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] In grand Golden Hawk tradition, Wilfrid Laurier University will be officially ringing in the 2018-2019 school year with a week of
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Part 1 – Back to the drawing board: Reflecting on the 2017-18 directors
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The Cord’s Editor-In-Chief, Safina Husein, conducted an investigation of the Students’ Union’s 2017-18 board of directors, following up with allegations of sexism and
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Annual Shinerama baseball tournament raises money for Cystic Fibrosis
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On Sunday July 29, Wilfrid Laurier University students spent the day at Waterloo Park for the eighth annual Shinerama softball tournament. Shinerama is a
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Laurier student Gagandeep Sangwan passes away
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Wilfrid Laurier University has confirmed the passing of Gagandeep Sangwan. Sangwan tragically passed on July 16. He was hiking in Maple Ridge, B.C. at Gold
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