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Ontario: a province on life support
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Well here it is my fellow Ontarians. As of the release of this issue, our province will be knee deep in theatrical political campaigns. In one corner, we have the centre-right Progressive Conservative candidate Tim Hudak. In the other corners, we have candidates who will destroy the province. Amusingly, it’s a tight race. I don’t…
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An award for what you love
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Shohini Ghose doesn’t view teaching as a job — she views it as a privilege. So when the physics and computer science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University claimed the prize for education at the Women of Waterloo Region Awards, she said she felt honoured to be acknowledged for something that is fun for her. “I…
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Laurier Lettermen donates $10,000
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lettermen Club presented a $10,000 cheque to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation on Friday, following a successful PowderPuff tournament earlier this year. The 24 registered teams raised the money with registration fees and donations, Laurier Lettermen president Brent Vandenberg explained. “The tournament has consistently grown over the past five to ten years,”…
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ION gets provincial boost
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The Region of Waterloo’s Ion Light Rail Transit system is seeing yet another milestone. On March 28, Ontario minister of transportation and Infrastructure Glen Murray reaffirmed the provincial government’s contribution of $300 million to the project. The province initially committed to the funding in June of 2010, which will cover one third of the cost…
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Light rail transit gets boost from province
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The Region of Waterloo’s light rail transit system is seeing yet another milestone. On Friday morning, Ontario Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Glen Murray reaffirmed the provincial government’s contribution of $300 million to the project. During his speech at the Region of Waterloo headquarters in Kitchener, Murray emphasized the relationship between transportation and economy, and…
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The year to ‘go big or go home’
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This weekend, musical theatre showed us that blondes are anything but dumb. From Thursday Jan. 23 to Saturday Jan. 25, Laurier Musical Theatre (LMT) wowed audiences in the Theatre Auditorium at Wilfrid Laurier University with their production of Legally Blonde: The Musical. Based off the movie of the same name, the show follows sorority sister…
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And the Oscar goes to…
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Best Picture: Who was nominated: American Hustle Nebraska Captain Phillips Philomena Dallas Buyers Club 12 Years a Slave Gravity The Wolf of Wall Street Her Our version: American Hustle Inside Llewyn Davis Saving Mr. Banks Dallas Buyers Club 12 Years a Slave Gravity The Wolf of Wall Street Her Blue Jasmine 2013 was a great…
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‘It’s wonderful work’
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To D’arcy Farlow, being a leader means helping others realize their potential. The Wilfrid Laurier University professor, who works in the faculty of social work, was recognized as a finalist in the 3M Health Leadership Award, with her “leading from behind” style highly praised. The national award is designed to promote healthy communities and acknowledge…
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Poor attitudes are giving students a bad name
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This past weekend I was in Waterloo Square watching the Santa Claus Parade, and was waiting anxiously to see if Laurier was going to show up UW’s engineering department (who had some kind of car/submarine contraption). But when the hundred or so people clad in purple and gold came down the street, I was pretty…
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Healthy cynicism valuable
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In the past I’ve been criticized for being cynical. No, I’m not angry or overdramatic –I’m fed up. Frankly, I don’t think people can blame me, or my fellow cynics for our pessimistic attitudes. We are this way for a reason, and it usually comes down to ignorance. For instance, the other day a girl…
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