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Profs opt for online
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Is there a backpack full of textbooks weighing you down? Some professors at Wilfrid Laurier University are looking to lighten their students’ loads by making course readings available online. The ARES system allows professors to make reserve items available online through the library. This can include articles, books, websites and audio files. “Overall the philosophy…
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Loss plunges Hawks to 0-3
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It’s hard to look at the positives. Three weeks into the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) football season, there are merely two teams in the 11-team conference that have yet to earn two points. One is the newcomer, the Carleton Ravens. The team, made up of a large portion of freshmen and inexperienced players, sits at…
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Cord Arts presents: Back to school playlist
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USS – “This is the Best” In 2013, Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS) released “This is the Best” as their first single for their upcoming full length album titled Advanced Basics. The song is indie electronic with surges of both synth and rock accompanied by lyrics eluding to letting go or, to some, an addiction. USS…
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KOI 2013: Don’t miss these acts
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JAMES BLAKE Station Manager, Radio Laurier Treble Charger For anyone who remembers this band’s hits from the late ’90s and early millennium, this is a must-see. Don’t fret, their Canadian pop punk classics are sure to be featured heavily throughout the performance. For this guy, who listened to “A Hundred Million” hundreds of times while…
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Slow start to great talent
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Despite not being familiar with the Waterloo region, Gavin Gardiner, the lead singer of Canadian folk band The Wooden Sky, has much in common with the average Laurier student. “I spent a lot of time [in Waterloo] when I first moved to [Toronto], I had some friends here … so I spent a lot of…
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K-W in brief
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New logo for ‘Ion’ LRT system approved Tuesday The Region of Waterloo unanimously approved the proposed logo for the upcoming Light Rail Transit (LRT) system that is coming to the region in 2017. The $818-million project — known as the ‘Ion’ — maintains the similar blue colour scheme for its logo seen with the Grand…
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Hawks lose third straight game with 33-20 loss to York
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It seemed as if everything was going to go right for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. The men’s football team was ahead 15-5 going into the half, quaterback Julien John had thrown for a touchdown and had sent third-year Dillon Campbell on a fabulous 69-yard run for another touchdown. But in mere seconds into the…
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Breaking the ice
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Name: Andrew Jenkins Year:Fourth Year Kinesiology Team: Green Aviators Most memorable O-Week experience: “Best moment was the first time I went to an event with my whole floor as a unit. The first interaction with potential lifelong friends.” What O-Week Activity are you most excited about this year: “I’m most excited for the talent show…
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From the crack of ‘don’
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As you are reading this, you have probably already moved into your dorm and have met your don. Meeting your don is one of the most important moments during O-Week, for they will be an essential part of your life for the next year. Maintaining a healthy relationship with them will guarantee a good year.…
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Sitting down with local politicians
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Catherine Fife, NDP Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener/Waterloo: Q: How would you like to engage with students in the upcoming school year? A: “I met with LSPIRG, the research group, and I also met with the Laurier co-op program coordinator to discuss possibly having a co-op student here in my office. We’ve never had…
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