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Men’s soccer focused on improvement and consistency through their final four games
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After losing its first three games of the season in their return to the pitch, Coach Mario Halapir and his men’s soccer team has shown improvements throughout the last two weeks, picking up four points over their previous three games. After a year away from competition, and absent exhibition games, the men’s soccer team struggled…
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Laurier women’s hockey team in a bit of a slump
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After starting the season with five straight losses, the Golden Hawks women’s hockey team has picked up points in four of their last six games including their first two wins of the season in that span. Coming off of two wins in a span of three games, Head coach Kelly Paton believed that her team…
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After being ranked 6th nationally Laurier men’s basketball team drops 6 of their last 8 games
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Coming off of a franchise-best season last year, head coach Justin Serresse and his basketball team had high expectations for this season. The Golden Hawks entered this year as the sixth ranked team nationally, which was their highest ranking in nearly a decade and came out of the gates as expected with two impressive wins…
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Golden Hawks Women’s Rugby team falls 78-7 to York
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After a disappointing first three weeks of the season, that saw the women’s rugby team winless, the Golden Hawks were hoping to turn around their efforts against York University in their final regular season game last week. Unfortunately, York, who entered the match undefeated on the year, were too much for Laurier to handle,…
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Global Climate Strike at Waterloo Town Square attracts local activists of all ages
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An estimated 5,000 people attended the Global Climate Strike at Waterloo Town Square on Sept. 27 to fight for climate change justice in Waterloo Region. Attendees ranged in age, with children and teens notably present among older generations in the massive crowd that was present. Many were holding creatively constructed signs that voiced their outrage…
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Student housing issues lead to protests by those affected
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Revolutionary Student Movement’s (RSM) Waterloo chapter organized a student housing rally that took place on Sept. 23 after a massive data leak of over 6000 maintenance requests that came from the tenant portal for users living in buildings owned by Accomad8U, especially pertaining to many buildings on Albert Street. Although almost 800 students had said…
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Laurier gold team set to compete
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ mixed varsity golf team had an eventful weekend at both the Western Invitational and the Brock Invitational, with the men’s team scoring a third place win at Western and then a second place finish at Brock. The women’s side finished fifth in the Western tournament and improved to a fourth…
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