Kwaku Boateng
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Contracts Hurt Staff, strikes hurt students
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Attending higher education promotes the expectation that there will be adequately prepared auditoriums, sufficient support from staff and enough professors to deliver lectures. It’s easy to take advantage of that image. We are familiar with our daily routines that seem to make the days blend together; we can expect the same professors carrying on their…
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Welcome to Thrive Week!
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Laurier’s bi-annual Thrive Week is taking place for the fall semester this week, beginning Oct. 7 and finishing on Oct. 11, with events and giveaways all week long to bring awareness to the resources available to students on campus struggling with their mental health. Events are happening throughout the week range from multiple different athletic…
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Former Hawk Kwaku Boateng signs massive extension with Edmonton Eskimos
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Ranked as the number one national free agent by the Canadian Football League (CFL) as their free agency opening approaches on Tuesday, Feb. 12, Laurier alumni Kwaku Boateng received a contract extension by his current team, the Edmonton Eskimos, on Friday, Feb. 1. Boateng was given a contract extension through 2020 with a $50,000 signing…
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Golden Hawks represented in 2017 CFL Draft
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Three Golden Hawks were among the 71 players drafted into the Canadian Football League this Sunday, May 7. During the draft, which commenced at 7 p.m., players were selected from various Canadian Universities as well as the NCAA. The draft was broadcast live on TSN. The three picks from Wilfrid Laurier University were linebacker Nakas…
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Men’s football stays busy during the offseason
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The expectations will be at an all time high for the Laurier men’s football team next season. Anything less than a playoff appearance will be considered a failure for the defending OUA champions. With key players like Kwaku Boateng, Nakas Onyeka and Jalen Price potentially moving on to the CFL, things will only get harder…
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Three hawks compete to get drafted into the CFL
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It’s that time of the year again. The CFL combine is here and this year three Hawks will be competing to get drafted. Defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng, linebacker Nakas Onyeka and defensive lineman Jalen Price will be representing Laurier at the national event. It’s no surprise to see three Hawks being touted as potential future…
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Boateng and Onyeka anticipate CFL draft
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The Laurier men’s football season was capped off in phenomenal fashion, as the Hawks came back against the Western Mustangs to lift the Yates Cup. Two key players behind the Hawks’ title winning campaign were defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng and linebacker Nakas Onyeka. Boateng led the team in a number of defensive categories, including sacks,…
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WLUFA and WLU continue bargaining
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There have been minimal updates on the negotiations for a collective agreement between the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) and Wilfrid Laurier University. On Nov. 7, the university announced they would file for conciliation with WLUFA, which is a process by which a union can ask the Ministry of Labour for help in resolving…
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The end of the road: Laval defeats Laurier in Uteck Bowl
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Telus Stadium at the University of Laval was the venue as the Laval Rouge et Or and the Laurier Golden Hawks were ready to square off in the national semi-final Uteck Bowl. The stadium was lively early on, with more than 13,000 fans in attendance and almost all of them wearing the Laval red and gold.…
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Boateng No. 1 CIS prospect
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Last Thursday, the official prospect rankings published by the CFL scouting bureau were released. To no one’s surprise, Laurier’s star defensive lineman, Kwaku Boateng was ranked No. 2 overall and the No. 1 ranked CIS prospect available in the upcoming 2017 CFL draft. Boateng and the Golden Hawks have kicked off the 2016-17 season 3-0,…
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