athletics
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Athletics and recreation set to recieve increased funding in 2024-2025
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On Feb. 1, it was announced during the SU referendum question that with 70 per cent of the vote, additional funding would be provided to athletics and recreation to improve services. A small fee will be added to student tuition for much-needed renovations and exciting projects for the athletic center. “This is a really monumental…
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Golden Hawks fall toVarsity Blues in brutal pre-playoff smackdown
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Laurier’s men’s Basketball team played at home against UofT on Feb. 16, 2024 at the Athletic Complex. The team headed into the game 14-6, ready to play one of the final games of their season. Their star player, Taye Donald, returned from an injury that held him back from playing the two games prior. Their…
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Canada’s Women’s National Soccer Team books ticket to Paris 2024
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The Canadian Women’s National Soccer team has officially qualified to defend their Olympic gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The reigning Olympic champions and 10th ranked team won their CONCACAF Olympic qualifying match against the 37th ranked Jamaica side 4-1 on aggregate, securing their spot in Paris 2024. After a difficult 2023 season,…
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Golden Hawks take down Warriors in first Battle of Waterloo
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The first Battle of Waterloo for the 2023 football season could not have gone any better for the Laurier Golden Hawks who trounced cross-town rivals Waterloo Warriors 47-20. The Hawks, coming off a blowout win against Guelph, improved their record to 4-0, keeping a three-way tie for first place in the OUA alongside Western and…
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Taking a Cyclefit class at the Athletic Complex
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Group exercise is an amazing way to stay in shape while being motivated by your peers. Laurier offers a unique variety of group exercise classes that cater to different workout types and intensities. I have recently attended three Cylefit classes that are offered at the athletic complex, and I’m definitely planning to return in the…
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Construction continues on Alumni Field
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Alumni Field, located between the science building and the Athletic Complex on the Waterloo campus, has been under construction since the summer. “It is a complete overhaul of the previous field,” Kate McCrae Bristol, acting director of Athletics and Recreation, said. “The footprint is significantly larger than previous, and it’s baked into the Campus Master…
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How drugs, alcohol and steroids influence the Golden Hawks
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The choices you make are everything, especially at the stage of life when people are in university. A lot is on the line and everything has an impact on your future. For student athletes, this also comes in the form of using drugs, alcohol, and especially performance-enhancing drugs. It isn’t always easy to stray clear…
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Joseph Fo receives Peter C. Ansley scholarship award
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Earlier in June, Wilfrid Laurier University held its Laurier Society celebration which is an event hosted by Development and Alumni Relations. The event is in place to honour and recognize the school’s most generous donors. Having recognized Peter Ansley, an alumnus, with the 2018 Laurier Philanthropy Award, there was the award in his name, the…
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Kelly Paton hired as new head coach and manager of Laurier women’s hockey
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The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team has a new head coach. On May 11, 2018, the Laurier Department of Athletics announced the hiring of Kelly Paton as the new head coach and manager of women’s hockey operations. Paton coached the Western Mustangs for the past two seasons and led the Hawks’ rivals to a…
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Waterloo Region bids for Canada summer games
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Waterloo Region is one of four cities currently bidding to host the 2021 Canada Summer Games. The upcoming games will be held in Ontario for the first time in 20 years since it was hosted in London in 2001. The Canada Summer Games, which started in 1967, provides an opportunity for Canadian provinces and territories…
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