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King Street opens to traffic in Waterloo
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King Street, in uptown Waterloo, was opened up to two-way traffic last Wednesday night after almost a year of LRT construction caused the road to be closed from Union St. to Erb St. GrandLinq announced early in November that it was their intent to open the street and finish the main portion of LRT construction…
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WUSC sets up mock refugee camp
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s chapter of World University Service of Canada (WUSC) held a refugee awareness event in the concourse on Dec. 5. The event included a “simulated refugee camp,” according to the club’s Facebook event and was inspired by a similar event held at Laurier’s Brantford campus last year. According to WUSC’s director of events,…
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Grand River Hospital working to get more emergency physicians
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Kitchener’s Grand River Hospital has launched a fundraising initiative in order to recruit more emergency department physicians to help reduce long wait times. The goal of the campaign is to accumulate $365,000 from donations given by Waterloo Region community members. The sum will be split into three years. Each year, a third of the money,…
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The Paper Kites hold second largest show at Maxwell’s
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The Paper Kites brought a dreamlike beauty to Waterloo’s Maxwell’s Concerts and Events on Friday night, inviting the audience to enjoy an intimate experience. Horse Thief warmed up the crowd with their greatest hits, most notably ending their performance with their latest song, Another Youth.
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Succulents: Are these the new pet rocks?
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You’ve seen them at grocery stores and garden centres and chances are, you now have one on your bedside table. The Tamagotchi of your youth has now turned into a leafy, cacti-looking plant, a succulent to be exact. Succulents are plants with thick stems and leaves that help them retain water, quite similar to plants…
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Left-handed people are forgotten in today’s society
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Unlike most people, I am one of the lucky ones to be left-handed. This does not have any particular cultural significance — but it does seem to be an interesting “party trick.” I always find it amusing when someone sitting next to me exclaims, “Oh my goodness, I didn’t know you were left-handed?!” Is being…
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Spitting: you’ve gob to stop!
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While walking around campus or around town, there’s one thing you’re almost guaranteed to see on a daily basis: people spitting on the ground. If not, then you’ll be sure to notice piles of saliva that they’ve conveniently left in the middle of the sidewalk. And, as we all know, stepping in someone else’s bodily…
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Former University of Waterloo VP charged with fraud
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Former University of Waterloo vice-president, Kenneth McGillivray, has been charged with fraud. McGillivray has been accused of taking numerous personal trips over a two year span under false pretenses, while acting as the university’s vice-president, advancement. The former VP is alleged of being reimbursed for over $12,000 after submitting personal expense claims to the university.…
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Movember event at The Berlin hopes to shed light on men’s issues
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More than a hundred years ago, the moustache was considered the crowning finish of a sleek, modern look. Variations on the upper-lip ornament were plentiful and continued to flourish in the years that followed, solidifying the look of the many Mark Twains, Friedrich Nietzsches, Tom Sellecks and Hulk Hogans of history. Then our latest, greatest…
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Bingemans hosts drive thru light display
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This year, Bingemans is hosting a two kilometre drive-thru light display in partnership with the Gift of Lights. Located just off of Bingemans Centre Drive, the light show includes 30 animated and static light displays that consist of over one million twinkling lights. The Gift of Lights has arranged similar displays in throughout the states,…
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