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Assist Other Service Location: Off Campus Date: Jan. 17, 2011 @ 2:15 a.m. A 20 year old male WLU student complained to SCS about being threatened by another male party at Phil’s Bar located next to the offices of SCS. WRPS was notified, attended and took over the investigation. Property Damage Location: Parking Lot #7…

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“I think there will be fewer of me around, more of you and you’ll probably be more frustrated than you are now.” —Geoff Stevens Laurier political science professor describing how he sees the university environment in 2020 “Now everyone and their mother has seen Eat Pray Love which is kind of travel porn in a…

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On Jan. 12, the Centre of International Governance Innovation (CIGI) held a panel discussion on the scandal surrounding Wikileaks, the website acting as a medium for whistleblowers, and its founder Julian Assange. Technology executive Mark McArdle addressed the technological aspect of the scandal. He explained, “The scale of things today are much different than they…

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A sense of urgency has befallen students attending post-secondary institutions in the United Kingdom (U.K.) as enrolment soars to 335,795 applicants thus far for 2011. Prospective university students in the U.K. are now facing the realities of a government budget cut that will effectively triple the cost of their tuition — an issue that has…

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Unwanted Contact Location: Off Campus Date: Jan. 10, 2011 @ 11:00 a.m. A 22-year-old female student contacted SCS in regard to a romantic relationship that she had terminated, however the male counterpart has continued to contact her via the social network. He has been contacted by WRPS officers to stop his unwanted contact. Compassionate to…

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Jubilation has swept through southern Sudan as millions line up to vote in a referendum to effectively separate from the north. The polls opened this past Sunday and will continue until Jan. 15 to ensure that voting stations are accessible to all. The decision to hold a referendum resulted from the ceasefire agreement in 2005,…

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2010 Celebrating its 50th year, this year’s events included an updated “pageant” that reflected the original nation-wide “Campus Queen” event that used to be part of the week’s events. 2007 The Waterbuffalo team painted their faces black, put fried chicken buckets on their heads and carried around novelty-sized joints, drawing national media attention. 1984 An…

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Bring them to brown Jesus; I have them right here!” —Saad Aslam, VP of university affairs for WLUSU, asking board members to take their Secret Santa presents to him for distribution “When I was just starting in the band, I didn’t have a whole lot going for me. I was into hacky sack and smoking…

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USA U.S. Navy Captain Owen Honors was dismissed from his position as executive officer of the USS Enterprise following the release of several videos featuring vulgar material. The USS Enterprise is scheduled for deployment this month. TEL AVIV, Israel Ex-Israeli president, Moshe Katsav has been found guilty of rape. It seems likely that Katsav could…

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Pakistan grieves over the death of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer this past Tuesday, a senior member of the Pakistan People’s Party. Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, Taseer’s close friend and ally, has called for three days of mourning and appealed to the citizens of Pakistan to remain calm in this time of unrest. Rehman…

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