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Coach Faulds on Laurier’s preparations for an OUA fall return, well after a year without playing
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With the Waterloo region entering the red zone of the COVID-19 framework last month, the Golden Hawks football team has been back on the field, with their sights set towards the fall. It has been over 18 months since Laurier’s football team was last on the field, losing to Carleton in the last game of…
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Highlighting some of the bigger moments in sports for women this past year
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With International Women’s Day on Mar. 8, it is a good time to examine some of the great progress being made for women’s athletics in North America. Women sports have made great strides in the past decade, and so has the representation. This past year was especially important as women made some ground-breaking moves…
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Golden Hawk lineman Bryce Bell listed as the sole OUA player on latest CFL rankings
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Fourth-year offensive lineman Bryce Bell was ranked among the Top-20 CFL Draft prospects on the latest release of the national scouting bureau rankings. While not being ranked in the first edition of the CFL’s list back in the fall, Bell is ranked as the 20th best prospect and the only player from an Ontario school…
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Men’s football alum Brad Cowan on being drafted to the CFL and his time as a Golden Hawk
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“My career at Laurier was anything but smooth.” Former Golden Hawk linebacker Brad Cowan has had a fair share of misfortune throughout his career. Following an impressive fourth and final season with Laurier’s football team, Cowan was drafted to the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL this past summer. Cowan, who was born and grew up…
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VP student affairs, Dr. Ivan Joseph, on the McMaster report and the lack of diversity in the OUA
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“There is an absence of representation and role models for Black and Indigenous students and leaders across the portfolio.” Laurier’s Vvice-Ppresident of Sstudent Aaffairs, Dr. Ivan Joseph is in a unique position, having held many different positions throughout OUA schools in his decades-long career. Before joining Laurier this past summer, Dr. Joseph was the Vice-Provost…
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Laurier football team defeats Waterloo in a great initiative: Donating the most blood through October
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While there was no on-the-field battle of Waterloo this season for the Golden Hawks and the Warriors, both universities took part in a great initiative,: donating blood throughout the month of October. Unfortunately, due to the OUA cancellation, this year did not feature the annual Laurier and Waterloo football game. However, the Golden Hawks, who…
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Top Canadian Football Leagues come together for National Summit
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While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most football leagues across Canada to postpone competition for the fall season, leaders and stakeholders in the sport will join together this month for an important initiative. Representatives from all levels of Canadian football will collaborate virtually throughout October for a National Football Summit intended on addressing current issues…
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A look at the future of the CFL with Coach Faulds
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Although we have known for a few months now, the disappointing announcement made by the CFL in August has hit Canadian football fans especially hard this past month. Labour day has long been synonymous with football in Canada, as the league schedules their best rivalries against one another which have popularly come to be known…
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Second year running back Nelmes describes his adjustment to a fall without football
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“Me personally, I was really looking forward to it.” That was Men’s Football running back and specialists, Tanner Nelmes’ response to the OUA’s cancellation of the fall football season. The first year all-rookie of course understands the decision and the priority to put safety first in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic but was looking…
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Golden Hawks honour seven impressive inductees into hall of fame
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Over this past homecoming weekend, Wilfrid Laurier University celebrated and honoured seven new members to the Golden Hawk Hall of Fame. The 2020 induction class featured five dominant athletes, an inspiring coach and a remarkable team. The seven were recognized virtually by the Golden Hawks Hall of Fame for their outstanding contributions to Laurier athletics…
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