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Lessons from nature
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“Adaptation is about leaving, or being forced from your comfort zone,” began Rafe Sagarin, an esteemed marine ecologist from the University of Arizona. Sagarin’s lecture, which was titled Learning from the Octopus: Nature’s Lessons for Good Global Governance, informed a packed auditorium on the evening of Jan. 24 at the Centre for International Governance (CIGI).…
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Reforming global finance
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On Friday night, distinguished speaker José Antonio Ocampo addressed a crowded auditorium on a topic he referred to as the global monetary ‘non-system’. Ocampo is a professor at Columbia University in New York and the former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. The lecture took place at the Waterloo Centre for International Governace Innovation (CIGI)…
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Culture in K-W
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The City of Waterloo has embarked upon a five to ten year plan to revise and refine culture in Waterloo in an effort to sustain an enhanced quality of life in the rapidly developing city. The initiative was launched this September at the Fair in the Square in Waterloo, where the city released their discussion…
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Laurier, UW raise funds for local organization
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Local university students have been working to raise money as part of the United Way Campaign, which has a goal of raising $5 million in total for Kitchener-Waterloo. Both Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) and the University of Waterloo (UW) have been involved in fundraising efforts. United Way is an organization which aims to strengthen community…
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Bullying issue under examination
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Bullying has recently resurfaced as a serious issue in the public eye. Despite the active efforts of parents, teachers, administration and the government, many have voiced the opinion that further steps need to be taken to advance bullying preventative measures. With the recent suicide of Amanda Todd, a native of British Columbia, concerns over the…
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Abortion funding criticized
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This past Saturday individuals across over 40 political ridings gathered together in front of their respective MPP offices in support of their initiative to defund abortion from Ontario health care. The Campaign Life Coalition, a pro-life organization, spearheaded the rallies, arguing that abortions should not be funded by tax dollars because they believe the procedure…
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K-W receives tech funds
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Early last week Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid announced that the government of Canada would be investing $4.4 million dollars into five of K-W’s most exciting and innovative businesses. The investments are being made through FedDev, an agency that was created in 2009 to respond to economic challenges in Ontario. “This is just a significant investment…
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