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Research centre predicts upcoming election
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The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP), is a research initiative about the demonstration of public opinion in Canadian legislative policy process. LISPOP is a research centre at the Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo campus which focuses on issues pertaining to the use and demonstration of public opinion in Canada’s legislative…
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Lessons learned from a first-year
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As finals quickly approach, I find myself in a daze of reflection. One year ago today, I was merely a graduating senior trying to prepare myself for an unprecedented series of events. No degree of survival guides or pro-tips could have provided me the tool-belt that’s essential in making it out of university unscathed —…
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Working through the opioid crisis
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Ontario needs a different approach to the opioid epidemic that’s taking over communities, towns and regions like Kitchener-Waterloo. In 2016, the number of opioid-related deaths in Canada hit 2,861. An astronomically high number when comparing data from the previous decade. From January to June 2017 alone, there were at least 1,460 opioid-related deaths and Health…
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Raising money for animal care at KW Humane Society
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The Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society is still totalling all of the money they managed to raise from this year’s National Cupcake Day, which took place on Feb. 27. National Cupcake Day, an annual initiative to bring in money for humane societies across the country, has community members bake homemade cupcakes to sell to friends, family and…
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OUT in Business Club opens up new experiences for members
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Laurier’s new LGBTQ+ business club is challenging stigmas in the workplace OUT in Business is Wilfrid Laurier University’s business club on campus for the LGBTQ+ community and allies. The founder of OUT in Business, Colin Puigmarti, explained OUT in Business,their mission at Laurier and how they’re stimulating pride in the business community. In association with…
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