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Men’s football stays busy during the offseason
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The expectations will be at an all time high for the Laurier men’s football team next season. Anything less than a playoff appearance will be considered a failure for the defending OUA champions. With key players like Kwaku Boateng, Nakas Onyeka and Jalen Price potentially moving on to the CFL, things will only get harder…
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Three hawks compete to get drafted into the CFL
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It’s that time of the year again. The CFL combine is here and this year three Hawks will be competing to get drafted. Defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng, linebacker Nakas Onyeka and defensive lineman Jalen Price will be representing Laurier at the national event. It’s no surprise to see three Hawks being touted as potential future…
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5 golden hawks are spending their St. Patrick’s day at the CFL regional combine in Toronto
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Five Laurier football players will be celebrating their St. Patrick’s day at the CFL regional combine in Toronto. Marcus Arkarakas, Brandon Calver, Taylor Calverley, Brett Golding and Chris Reddy will be taking part in this year’s edition, hoping to impress the CFL scouts and earn an invitation to the national camp in Regina, Saskatchewan. Laurier…
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Students’ Union VP’s hired for 2017-18 year
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After a rigorous and thorough hiring process, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union has officially hired their executive team for 2017-18. After being elected as Students’ Union president on Jan. 26, Kanwar Brar, along with current president Tyler Van Herzele and various administrative members of the Union, worked to hire Brar’s new team of vice-presidents.…
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Kanwar Brar elected as 2017-18 Students’ Union president
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Kanwar Brar is officially the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union president for the 2017-18 term. Winning 94.04 per cent of the votes, Brar was officially announced as president on Jan. 26 at the #LaurierVotes Results Party at Wilf’s. The overall voter turnout for the 2017 Students’ Union election was 22.22 per cent of the Laurier…
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Boateng and Onyeka anticipate CFL draft
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The Laurier men’s football season was capped off in phenomenal fashion, as the Hawks came back against the Western Mustangs to lift the Yates Cup. Two key players behind the Hawks’ title winning campaign were defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng and linebacker Nakas Onyeka. Boateng led the team in a number of defensive categories, including sacks,…
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All candidates meeting sets off campaign season at Laurier
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The 2017 Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union election season has officially opened to students. The All-Candidates Meeting, held at 10 p.m. on Jan. 9, properly kicked off the season by introducing the candidates for Students’ Union president, board of directors, senate and board of governors. Throughout the meeting, Nick DeSumma, chair of the board of…
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Michael Faulds named U-Sports coach of the year
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Just three seasons ago, the Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team was 1-7 with a rookie head coach and now they are champions poised to maintain the progress of their program and continue to compete at the national stage with some of the biggest schools in the country. This turnaround is largely due to having…
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Tyler Van Herzele works to increase transparency
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At the most recent Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board meeting, held on Nov. 25, Students’ Union president, Tyler Van Herzele, announced that he will be holding office hours on Friday afternoons to increase transparency and communication with the student population. “Open office hours are going to be, I think factually, from 1:00 [p.m.] to…
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Michael Knevel’s storied season
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On the biggest stage of Michael Knevel’s career, Laurier took over the ball, down 21 points in the championship game against a bitter rival — the Western Mustangs. No easy task. It takes a level head to make 11 other men believe that a win is possible. It took a level head to spoil Carleton’s…
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