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Odell Beckham Jr. and the shaming of kink culture
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The story first broke on an episode of Thots Next Door—a podcast, based on the YouTube thumbnail, I assumed is excruciating. But to give them credit, any program that’s tagline slogan is “we’re horny” sung in unison, rightfully garners low expectations. During the podcast, Instagram model Slim Danger — don’t worry, I’ve never heard of…
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Despite fall cancellation, Faulds adds 31 student-athletes to Men’s Football roster
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Coach Michael Faulds and the Laurier Golden Hawks Men’s Football program announced the addition of 31 student-athletes as part of their 2020 recruiting class. Despite a fall without football due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Coach Faulds was able to recruit a talented mix of players on all three sides of the ball. Faulds is excited…
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Laurier alumnus Larry Uteck inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame
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Over the summer the Canadian Football Hall of Fame announced Laurier alumnus, Larry Uteck would be inducted into the builder’s category as a member of the 2020 Hall of Fame class. The CFL Hall of Fame and Museum announced their 2020 Class on July 16th, 2020 with a notable Laurier alumnus being inducted, Larry Uteck,…
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Achaempong the first of three Golden Hawks selected in 2020 CFL Draft
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The Golden Hawks men’s football program has reason to celebrate again as they have sent three more of their players to the professional league. Defensive Lineman, Sam Achaempong was selected in the second round and was the first of three Laurier players chosen in the 2020 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft. Fellow defensive teammates, linebacker,…
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Coach Faulds talks new additions and transition to a remote offseason
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In what has been an abnormal offseason for a variety of factors, Coach Faulds has remained busy as he shuffles around his coaching staff and solidifies their commitments for the 2020 recruiting class. After a second consecutive season of finishing 4-4 and missing out on the playoffs in the final game of the season, Coach…
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Golden Hawks announce award winners through online banquet
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Laurier was forced to cancel their athletic banquet this year and instead held a digital version to honour their top student-athletes and hand out both their major awards and team-by-team awards to round out the 2019-2020 athletic season. The award winners are highlighted. Luke Fusco Athletic Academic Achievement Award Male…
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Football team names new offensive coordinator
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ football team has a new addition to their coaching roster with the hiring of Todd Galloway as the new offensive coordinator and student-athlete development. “We had a very good candidate pool for the offensive coordinator position here at Laurier, so we went through an interview process and coming out of…
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Football post season awards highlighted by All-Canadian Golden Hawk Levondre Gordon
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The Golden Hawks men’s football team was honoured this past month as 10 different student athletes were named to the OUA First or Second All-Star team. Laurier was disappointed in their season result as they finished with a 4-4 record and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year. However, the total of ten athletes…
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Golden Hawks women’s cross country team finishes 17th at nationals
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This past Saturday at the USPORTS Championship in Kingston, Lizzy Laurie and the Laurier Golden Hawks women’s cross country team ran remarkably well to cap off one of their best seasons in program history. The fourth-year communications major Lizzy Laurie, has been making history for the Golden Hawks all year and she continued that…
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“Disappointing” loss for Laurier men’s football season
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s football team had their season come to an end early Friday afternoon following a 22-10 defeat against the Carleton Ravens. In what was Laurier’s annual “School Day” game, the Golden Hawks had great support with over 4,200 people cheering them on, many of which were elementary school kids. Despite both…
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