Laurier International
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What it is like as an international student at Laurier
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Moving to Canada was supposed to be my main-character moment — new city, new adventures and maybe even some aesthetic café-hopping. Instead, I found myself navigating a life where winter feels like a personal attack. India’s heat never prepared me for the kind of cold that freezes your brain. Before moving, I thought I was…
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How international students at Laurier are being affected by COVID-19 pandemic
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While the current health pandemic has affected the majority of the population in some capacity, international students, who are already thousands of kilometers away from home, are facing different challenges. The Prime Minister has emphasized that opening Canada’s border to international travel would pose a great risk in containing outbreaks of the virus, but…
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Laurier’s International Office works to foster the success of international students
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s International Office continues their efforts to aid the success of international students within the Laurier community. With a rising number of international students, Laurier’s International Office has taken measures to ensure that all students are properly welcomed and transitioned into the Laurier community. This year, Laurier is looking to focus on more…
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Tips for the sad, single, straight dude on V-Day
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Even though it seems like everyone these days is in a healthy, stable relationship in which they couldn’t be happier, that isn’t necessarily the case. If you’re reading this then you too are part of the widespread faction of single guys either tirelessly looking for love on a regular basis or you’re simply fed up…
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Van Herzele and Blouw embark on recruitment trip to China
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Tyler Van Herzele, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union president, is embarking on an international leadership and recruitment trip to affiliated universities in China. Travelling with him is Max Blouw, president and vice-chancellor of Laurier. Peter Donahue, associate director of International Student Support, has been communicating with Van Herzele to discuss how there is a gap…
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