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Beauty standards are finally changing for the better
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The days of extremely thin runway models setting the unattainable female beauty standard are gone. Body types like Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj are the new unattainable and the new ideal. Big butts, flat tummy, large breasts, popping cheekbones and pouty lips, all while keeping an hourglass shape. You have to be small in the…
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Winning streak continues with homecoming game
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks are 4-0 after defeating the University of Waterloo Warriors 68-7 this past Saturday for the annual homecoming football game. The Golden Hawks wasted little time in this one with Eric Guiltinan getting the game’s first touchdown less than three minutes into the game. Guiltinan did not stop there, as he…
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Men’s baseball slides into first place OUA standings
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks won their ninth straight game last weekend, sweeping the Queen’s Gaels and Toronto Varsity Blues. The wins improved their overall record to 9-1 and captured first place in the Ontario University Athletics conference. Laurier defeated the Gaels 4-1 and 2-0 respectively and then came home on Sunday and defeated Toronto…
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Rough start to the season for men’s rugby
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The Golden Hawk’s men’s rugby squad played host to the Brock Badgers this past Sunday at University Stadium. The Badgers got off to a quick start, scoring the first points off the game on nice scoring play from Nabeel Imtiaz that resulted in a try and the game’s first few points. The Golden Hawks responded…
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Nakas Onyeka ranks top 16 by Central Scouting Bureau
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Coming in at number 16 in the Central Scouting Bureau’s September rankings for the 2017 CFL draft, Laurier’s number 11, Nakas Onyeka, of Brampton, Ontario, has played an important role in Laurier’s 4-0 start to the OUA football season. For Onyeka, this path all started back at St. Marguerite d’Youville Secondary School. Playing mostly baseball…
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Laurier defeats Waterloo on Homecoming weekend
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks are 4-0 as of this Homecoming weekend. The Golden Hawks played an all around strong game that was too much to handle for the Waterloo Warriors, defeating them 68-7 at home in front of over 7,000 fans for Laurier Homecoming. The Golden Hawks picked up 53 of their 68 points…
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Men’s soccer falls short against Windsor
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On a very wet University Stadium pitch, the Laurier men’s soccer team faced off against University of Windsor. Both teams seemed to be feeling it out for the first 25 minutes of the game, before we saw our first real action when Windsor forward, Iyowuna Jumbo, sped down the left side of the Laurier defense…
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Men’s Football team climbs the rankings to the fifth overall spot in the CIS
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Eric Guiltinan has been waiting four years for this. The fifth-year running back of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks was on the bench last season, backing up all-star running back, Dillon Campbell. But with the departure of Campbell to the Canadian Football League, Guiltinan picked up the starter role, and as the season goes on,…
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Boateng No. 1 CIS prospect
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Last Thursday, the official prospect rankings published by the CFL scouting bureau were released. To no one’s surprise, Laurier’s star defensive lineman, Kwaku Boateng was ranked No. 2 overall and the No. 1 ranked CIS prospect available in the upcoming 2017 CFL draft. Boateng and the Golden Hawks have kicked off the 2016-17 season 3-0,…
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Laurier men’s football blows York out of the water
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The Golden Hawks football team took steps in the rankings this week, earning the seventh spot on the national rankings. The team had a blow out win last week winning 74-3 against the York Lions. The team is going into their bye week, 2-0. Head coach, Michael Faulds, is thrilled to have his team on…
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