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Regional police crack down on jaywalking
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In the lives of many Laurier students, jaywalking has become something of a daily routine. However, Waterloo Regional Police officers see it as a risky act and a ticketable traffic violation — a $50 traffic ticket to be exact. As part of a 2013 Traffic Enforcement and Road Safety Education Plan, the Waterloo Regional Police…
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PowderPuff more than just a tournament
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Picking up where it last left off, Laurier Lettermen’s annual PowderPuff invitational tournament continued last weekend after being postponed due to a snowstorm on Feb. 8. And according to Lettermen president, Andrew Barbati, and executive coordinator, Drew Galpin, this year’s PowderPuff season was certainly worth the extra work. “It might only be two weekends of…
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Students taking more time to graduate
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With only a month of school left, many students who are near graduation are asking themselves the inevitable question: “What happens next?” For some, the following months will consist of relentless job hunting, while for others, it will be preparing for graduate school or some sort of college program. However, a large portion of fourth-year…
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International student count up
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Last year, Canada opened up its borders to a record number of international students – over 100,000, to be exact. According to the Government of Canada Department of Citizenship and Immigration, who issued a press release last week, this is the first time in Canadian history that a number this high has been reached. The…
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Inside Ride to return
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Skylar Rushton and Jayme Krane aren’t your typical University students. The pair has dedicated the last two years of their university careers to fighting childhood cancer. They helped co-found Laurier Against Childhood Cancer (LACC), a recent club added to Wilfrid Laurier University’s campus that is devoted to promoting the issue of childhood cancer and fundraising.…
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Weather delays PowderPuff start
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There has come a day where even PowderPuff can’t handle the snow. After last weekend’s snowstorm, the annual charity women’s flag-football tournament was cancelled. The storm brought approximately 25 centimetres of precipitation and forced WLU facilities to close Friday. Laurier had already hosted its local tournament two weeks prior, and was hoping to accommodate a…
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Locals support Z10 release
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After six quarters of declining sales, BlackBerry, formerly known as Research in Motion (RIM) is showing a promising new platform that the locally based company is hoping will put them back in the global race. Their marketing campaign for the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, reads: “reinvented, redesigned, reengineered.” And that is exactly what they did.…
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Hawks fight for playoff position
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Just inches from clinching a playoff berth, the Laurier Golden Hawks women’s basketball team is powering forward and hoping to earn a solid spot for the post-season. And Saturday’s match against cross-town rivals, the Waterloo Warriors, was another step towards attaining that goal. The 83-49 blowout bumped the team into third place in the Ontario…
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Responsibility for pets a priority
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A “plague of cats” is upon the Kitchener-Waterloo area, says Holly Wiseman, and according to city officials and Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society representatives, something needs to be done. Wiseman, the education coordinator for the K-W Humane Society, will be part of a collaborative effort with city staff to initiate a set of new rules and regulations…
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AC construction deals with minor delays
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Wilfrid Laurier’s Athletic Complex (AC) has been under construction for the past six months. Despite minor issues and a few inconveniences with students, the project has slowly moved toward completion. Peter Baxter, the director of athletics and recreation at WLU, explained that five million dollars has been invested in reconstructing the AC. Construction started in…
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