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Student-athletes have an impressive academic year
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Student-athletes may not have been able to compete on the field due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that has not stopped them from achieving competitive grade point averages and thriving academically. The Fall 2020 semester marked an impressive achievement for student-athletes. The 523 Golden Hawk student-athletes were able to raise their combined average GPA one…
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GPA is not the only valuable thing gained from school
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My name is Josh, and my GPA is 6 on a 12 GPA scale. Based solely off that information, you know that my name is Josh, but you may also think that I am a slacker or aloof. You may also think that I do not care about my education. You may think nothing of…
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Black excellence, social advocacy and literature with George Elliott Clarke and Mayann Francis
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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] In the spirit of Black History Month, last week I had the chance to sit down with poet George Elliott Clarke who is currently a professor of English at the University of Toronto. Clarke has written extensively on the history of black Canadian communities which he calls Africadia. He previously served as…
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Emily Urquhart appointed 2018 Writer in Residence
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Emily Urquhart has been appointed Wilfrid Laurier University’s Edna Staebler Writer in Residence for the winter 2018 academic term. The appointment comes following an intensive hiring process spearheaded by the Edna Staebler Writer in Residence Committee. Urquhart will be starting her residency on Jan. 15, 2018 and will spend ten weeks at the Waterloo campus…
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Grades aren’t the only defining factor of your future
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How would you define success? That isn’t an easy question to answer. After all, what constitutes success is different to each person. To many, it might be about securing that dream job, or getting into a highly coveted master’s program. Success then, depends – at least in part – on your current performance in university.…
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GRT implements barriers in busses in order to keep drivers safe
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Grand River Transit (GRT) will be piloting the use of protective barriers in some of it’s buses to protect drivers from violence on the job. The pilot project comes in response to the most recent contract negotiations with Unifor through which their Health and Safety Committee raised concerns over front line driver safety. GRT will…
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