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LSOI event at UW cancelled over $28,500 security fee
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An event hosted by Laurier Students for Open Inquiry (LSOI) set to take place on April 30 has been cancelled due to increased security costs. Lindsay Shepherd, the controversial Laurier TA behind LSOI, announced the cancellation of the event via tweet at 1:57 p.m. “$28,500 is the confirmed figure @UWaterloo said we would have to…
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Reviewing the most popular stories at Laurier and around Waterloo in 2018
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Students’ Union President elected Tarique Plummer was elected as Laurier’s Students’ Union president for the 2018-19 term, claiming the position with 52.35 per cent of the vote. Despite four candidates in the running, only 22 per cent of the student body cast their vote. Plummer experienced a rocky start to the beginning of his tenure as…
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Menstruation nation bleeds guilt free
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Although menstruation happens to approximately half of all people during their lives, it’s still treated as taboo. Even on a university campus, considered by many to be a very liberal place, talking about periods in casual conversation is often frowned upon. On March 22, the University of Waterloo Women’s Centre held a workshop titled ‘Menstrual…
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