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WLU senate votes in favour of fall reading week
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In January 2014, the Wilfrid Laurier University Senate approved a three-year pilot project that would test a fall reading week. The week consists of four days off for students after the Thanksgiving weekend in October. Having completed the pilot period this past reading week, the Senate met again on October 18 to discuss the decision…
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Men’s hockey anticipates upcoming season
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The Laurier men’s hockey team is looking to make some noise this year in the OUA standings. After finishing up last season with a playoff loss to the Western Mustangs, the coaching staff and players are hungry for more this season. “The goal is simple, to win an OUA championship,” Said head coach, Greg Puhalski.…
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Golden Hawks narrowly defeat Guelph Gryphons
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Nakas Onyeka of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks was here through the worst of Laurier Football. In his rookie year, the linebacker played for the Hawks in head coach Michael Faulds’ first year as Laurier’s coach, where they finished the season with a handful of close games and a 1-7 record. Flash forward three years…
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Clown craze continues in K-W region
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The “creepy clown” fad has moved north from the United States, as sightings of people dressed up as clowns with the purpose to scare have been reported in Kitchener-Waterloo. Sightings have been reported in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo. The reports have described the multiple “clowns” as either standing motionless, or chasing people. There have been…
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Golden Hawks improve record 6-1
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The No.7 nationally-ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks defeated the Guelph Gryphons 27-25 yesterday afternoon in front of 4652 fans. The win improved the Hawks record to 6-1, their most wins in a season since 2009. Head coach Michael Faulds knew that the overall record of the defending Yates Cup champions did not represent the team…
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Golden Hawks defeat Varsity Blues 54-3
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Halfway through the first quarter of Thursday’s football game, second-year receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr. received a punt at the Wilfrid Laurier 18-yard line and ran 92-yards all the way down to the Toronto Varsity Blues for Laurier’s first touchdown. That set the pace for the game, as the No. 7 nationally-ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks…
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Nakas Onyeka ranks top 16 by Central Scouting Bureau
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Coming in at number 16 in the Central Scouting Bureau’s September rankings for the 2017 CFL draft, Laurier’s number 11, Nakas Onyeka, of Brampton, Ontario, has played an important role in Laurier’s 4-0 start to the OUA football season. For Onyeka, this path all started back at St. Marguerite d’Youville Secondary School. Playing mostly baseball…
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Laurier defeats Waterloo on Homecoming weekend
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks are 4-0 as of this Homecoming weekend. The Golden Hawks played an all around strong game that was too much to handle for the Waterloo Warriors, defeating them 68-7 at home in front of over 7,000 fans for Laurier Homecoming. The Golden Hawks picked up 53 of their 68 points…
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Laurier beats York 74-3 in second game of the season
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The Golden Hawks football team had themselves a field day versus the York Lions on this past long weekend game. The game featured a score of 74-3 in favour of the Golden Hawks, as well as over 500 rushing yards for the home side. The game was the most points put up for Laurier since…
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Laurier welcomes 4,000 new students
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus is set to welcome a new cohort of first-year students, come September. Opening ceremonies for Orientation Week will be held on September 5, in the evening, allowing time for students moving-in that day to unpack and familiarise themselves with their floors, before launching into O-Week activities. First-years will begin the…
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