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‘Homeless in Waterloo’ page created to raise awareness
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Members of the community in the Waterloo Region have been nothing but supportive of the newly developed Homeless in Waterloo Facebook page. The overwhelmingly positive response has been encouraging for founder, fourth-year Wilfrid Laurier University business and administration student, Justin Chan. The page was started March 9 of this year, with the intention of breaking…
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Justin Serresse announced as Laurier men’s basketball head coach
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This afternoon in the Athletic Complex, the Wilfrid Laurier University department of athletics and recreation held a press conference to announce the incoming head coach of the men’s basketball team, Justin Serresse. After 16 years, the memorable coaching career by Peter Campbell has come to an end and the debut of Wilfrid Laurier’s tenth head coach…
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Students’ Union 2016-17 budget approved
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This afternoon, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board of directors approved the operating budget for the 2016-17 year. The board approved the budget with six in favour, none opposed and one abstention. The first major motion was the approval of a one-time payment of $35,000 to go towards the Students’ Union debt. This one-time…
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Supporting Laurier through donations
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Posters sprung up around Wilfrid Laurier University filled with facts and anecdotes related to donating to the institution. Tag Day, where students can post pictures of themselves with the numerous tags posted around campus for a chance at winning prizes, is part of a yearly initiative to bring awareness to the Laurier community about the…
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Getting into the workout groove
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Staff writer Manjot Bhullar explores the world of fitness and how you can get involved
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Is it WLUSU or the Students’ Union
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Students’ Union detaches from the ‘WLUSU’ acronym to send accurate message to students
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What is communication studies?
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It’s the question that frightens me at every family event, social gathering and in almost any university setting: “What is communication studies?”
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Uber-like phone app made by BBA student focuses on efficiency in snow plowing and lawn mowing
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Photo by Jessica Dik Jason McCann, a fourth-year Wilfrid Laurier University business student, just launched an app that will handle long and tiresome snow removal this winter for residents and small businesses in Guelph, Waterloo and the surrounding areas. The app, MowGoSnowGo, also does lawn maintenance and operates similarly to Uber by connecting the contractor…
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What’s in a president? A day in the life of Olivia Matthews
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Editor-in-Chief, Shelby Blackley followed around president and CEO of the Students’ Union for a day
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Merry Christmas from Laurier
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Students have been given minimal notice for tuition payment deadlines
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