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St. Patrick’s Day party on Ezra Avenue brings 12,000 partiers
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Last year, an estimated 5,000 people were on Ezra Avenue in mid-afternoon, but this year, the numbers have more than doubled. According to The Record, an estimated 12,000 people have joined the crowd on Ezra Avenue to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Right before noon, Ezra appeared to be quieter than usual. “We have a significant…
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Exploring the presidential transition period
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union is once again electing a new president and CEO. The purpose of the Students’ Union president and CEO is to be the voice of the students, as well as give students the tools to attend events, start a club, join a club or use the resources available on and…
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Transitioning into presidency
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Tyler Van Herzele’s transition into being the next Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union president has been anything but normal. Considering that Van Herzele, a fourth-year concurrent education student, started his teaching placement just one week after the election ended, this has been an especially unique transition. “This is definitely not a normal transition, but it…
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Preparing Laurier for St. Patrick’s Day
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The date had been circled since the previous year. Alana Russell, corporate communications for Waterloo Regional Police Service and her team have been hard at work preparing for the incoming staple on the Wilfrid Laurier University social calendar — St. Patrick Day 2016. According to Russell, the Waterloo Police started preparing for the next St.…
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Safety should be the focus of St. Paddy’s, not reputation
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As students prepare for the upcoming festivities of March 17, there has been a fan on the flame of controversy regarding the day of public celebration. Wilfrid Laurier University’s administration has been at the head of this controversy after being quoted as trying to cancel St. Patrick’s Day, arguably one of the biggest days on…
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