Emilia Curcic
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Niklas Bauer is Laurier’s humble soccer star
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Niklas Bauer has been playing soccer since he was five-years-old and much of his time since has been spent honing his craft. “I’ve been playing pretty much all my life,” said Bauer. “I probably played house league when I was [around] five years old.” This season, the results of all of his hard work on…
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Laurier student joins Ontario’s first blind soccer team
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Features Editor Mitchell Consky speaks with blind soccer athlete Hillary Scanlon about her love for the game.
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Lieutenant Governor visits Laurier campus
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Wilfrid Laurier University welcomed a special guest last week when the Waterloo campus received a visit from the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Being a constitutional democracy, the Canadian head of state is technically Queen Elizabeth ll, who lends her power to be exercised by the Canadian government. While Ontario’s premier is the…
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Golden Hawks conclude regular season with 7-1 record
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The Golden Hawks faced off against the Windsor Lancers in a one sided endeavour favouring the Hawks 38-9 this past weekend in Windsor. This effort puts them at 7-1 and they are now the second seed in the OUA. “With the win we’ve ensured ourselves a bye, so that’s what we went in to do.…
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Hawks fall to Marauders in spirited soccer match
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After the women’s soccer game wrapped up, it was time for the men to take the pitch as they were set to host the McMaster Marauders, as well. In the 10th minute, OUA leading goal scorer, Niklas Bauer, was given a red card and subsequently ejected for kicking one of the Maruaders players in the…
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Men’s hockey loses on the road in London
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On Friday evening, The Laurier Golden Hawks travelled down the road in hopes of defeating their playoff rivals from a year ago, The Western Mustangs. The Mustangs controlled the pace early on in this one as they hemmed the Golden Hawks into their own end and the Golden Hawks ended up taking an early penalty…
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Time to take vaccinations seriously
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On October 14, Wilfrid Laurier University students received an email from the Office of Student Affairs informing them that the Wellness Centre was holding flu shot clinics again for another year. They’re held on various days throughout the month of November. After booking a time slot online, all you have to do is show up…
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Letter to the editor: CAS negotiations
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With negotiations stumbling on for Contract Academic Staff (CAS), it has made me pause and consider the startling inequity that exists on campus. If I were a student, I would assume that the university employs quality, superior instructors to deliver courses. I wouldn’t know, as a first-year student, the difference between a CAS instructor and…
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WLU hosts workshop for high school students
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The Aquatic Science Outreach Network for the Grand workshop was hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University this past fall. It allowed high school students from across the Waterloo Region to learn about local water issues while being able to experience hands-on work in their research laboratories. The workshop consisted of various different engaging learning experiences. High…
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Personality over politics in USA presidential race
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Looking south of the border, the first thing that comes to mind is likely the United States’ political circus in full swing. The current contest between Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton is making history and (spoiler alert) it’s not good history. The 2016 presidential election will go down as the election with the most…
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