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Alarm: Date: Oct. 11, 2010 @ 7:16 p.m. Location: Residence SCS, EMS, ERT and the Waterloo Fire Dept. attended to the student residence in response to a carbon monoxide detector that had been activated. The Fire Dept. determined there was no release of any carbon monoxide and the alarm was found to be coming from…

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Wrapping up the day-long event was the debate between two of the Waterloo regional councillor candidates, Jane Mitchell and Sean Strickland. They differed in only small ways on issues such as online voting and the proposed LRT project. When moderator Chris Hyde asked both candidates to describe how they would envision the region in ten…

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All six candidates running in Ward 7 attended the debate. The issues that were raised shed light on each of the candidates’ visions for the city. On the question of the environment, the candidates were unanimous in promoting more sustainable practices, which Peter Woolstencroft summed up by stating, “The best legacy a council can leave…

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Before the Ward 6 candidates announced their platforms on issues affecting students in the area just north of WLU, they discussed their opinions on the referendum questions. On being asked their stance on fluoridation of the city’s water, Jeff Henry, supporting the additive, said, “There is a significantly better rate of cavity prevention in areas…

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Mayoral candidates Franklin Ramsoomair and Dale Ross were eager participants in yesterday’s on-campus debate held in the Concourse, touching on key issues such as student engagement and Light Rail Transit (LRT). However, the event was ultimately marked by poor attendance and the absence of fellow contenders Jan d’Ailly and incumbent Brenda Halloran. Moderated by Wilfrid…

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Injured/Sick Person: Date: Oct. 4, 2010 @ 10:27 a.m. Location: John Aird Centre A SCS officer attended to the 2nd floor in response to a report of a female having passed out. On SCS arrival she had come to and was left in the company of her friends to await a later appointment with Health…

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The police is a force that’s really stifling dissent.” —Rachel Avery, member of AW@L “Laurier is a community where any disrespectful behaviour directed at any student, staff or faculty will not be tolerated. “ —Leanne Holland Brown, Laurier Waterloo dean of students “You know, you have to use some common sense in today’s world because…

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Oktoberfest – 1986 Oktoberfest was officially opened at Laurier with the tapping of the beer keg. Onkel Hans, Miss Oktoberfest Adrienne Ross of Texas and WLUSU president Brian Thompson and others were on hand for samples. Laurier tried to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s largest bird dance. Due…

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Each and every year, millions of people from all over the world book plane tickets, buy lederhosen and prepare their livers for one of the biggest and most impressive celebrations in the world. The festival, known as Oktoberfest, takes place in Munich, the capital city of Bavaria and the third largest city in all of…

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KARACHI, Pakistan Two suicide bombers attacked Muslim Shrine for 8th century saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi, of the Sufi Doctrine. Detonating in the front entrance of the shrine when crowds were most concentrated, the bombs left approximately ten dead and sixty-five injured. Perpetrators remain unknown; however, Pakistani Taliban and Sunni Muslim Extremists are suspect, due to…

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