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5 years ago… “We ain’t done yet” The Golden Hawks claimed their second straight Yates Cup against the Western Mustangs. A strong play by the Hawks’ defence left the team with the number–one offence in Canada with only 11 points in the loss. A crowd over 5,915 began to celebrate the 29-11 win, pouring into…

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“It’s what I always wanted to do. I didn’t want to be on the cover of the Rolling Stone, I just wanted to make music.” —Royal Wood “I think they should be told to leave and let us get on with it.” —Pauline Campbell, Waterloo resident re: protest “You can’t defend yourself against allegations like…

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On Oct. 31, Dilma Rousseff was named the first female president elect of Brazil. Going into the second round of elections, predictions were leaning in Rousseff’s favour. Rousseff, the daughter of Bulgarian immigrants, experienced a steady incline in her career from a Marxist guerrilla to the energy minister, the president’s chief of staff and now…

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In the spirit of Remembrance Day, students, professors and community members gathered to hear the tragic but hopeful story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish. In January 2009, his story became internationally affiliated with the Israel-Palestine conflict when his house in Palestine was bombed by an Israeli tank, fatally wounding his three daughters…

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CALIFORNIA, United States This past Monday, California’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of allowing illegal immigrants to obtain the same reduced tuition rate that legal residents received for public colleges and universities. This law is considered a victory in the series of harsh immigration policies currently being debated in the US. PYONGYANG, North Korea…

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Plans for “Sustainable and Balanced growth” — the phrase that Derek Hall, Laurier professor of political science, refers to as “the big banner the G20 has settled on waving in order to emphasize the importance of the agenda at the Summit in Seoul, Korea.” Drawing to a close this past weekend, political leaders from across…

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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland Scientists at St. Andrews University in Scotland have developed a material called “Metaflex”, which may in the future provide means to create an invisibility cloak. The fabric is scientifically complex, where special “membranes” behave unnaturally in order for the material to manipulate light, rendering itself invisible for prolonged wavelengths of time. The…

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While Omar Khadr’s signing of a plea agreement on October 26th may have brought protracted court proceedings to a much awaited end, the implications and repercussions of his guilty plea have yet to take shape and have left many critics wary of the precedent which has been set for future tribunals, especially ones involving under-age…

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“I said before the game to all the girls, ‘I want one too’.” —Midfielder Alyssa Lagonia on winning her first OUA championship at Laurier despite being on the team for four years “I remember us scoring on the next play but after that there’s a five or ten minute period that I just can’t remember.”…

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It’s sad when you’re watching the news and you see yet another human rights case where the world cannot intervene because those committing such violations are governments themselves. It’s a bit of a helpless situation, which provokes temporary outrage and then routine indifference. Despite the fact that we live in the 21st century, a new…

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