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What is the best café around campus?
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Imagine this: You’re about to start your 8:30 a.m. lecture after studying late at night and you haven’t had a chance to eat breakfast. Don’t feel ashamed; we have all had those moments, and there are numerous cafés near campus to get a quick bite on your way to class. The only question is, which…
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Shinerama fundraiser at Laurier turns 60 years old
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This year, Shinerama, Canada’s largest post-secondary fundraiser for cystic fibrosis turns 60 years old. Over 36 colleges and universities across Canada take part in the fundraiser, alongside over 20,000 student volunteers. Similar fundraisers, Lawn Summer Nights, Ride for the Breath of Life Canada and Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History also encourage community organizations to…
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Laurier enters bye week, 1-2, after 36-16 loss against #3 or third ranked Mustangs
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Despite leading throughout three quarters and putting forth an impressive defensive performance, Coach Faulds and the Laurier Golden Hawks dropped their second consecutive game, losing to the Mustangs 36-16. The Western Mustangs who returned home and entered the game as the top ranked team in Ontario, used a dominant fourth quarter to score 22 unanswered…
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Laurier falls 32-13 to Western Mustangs in home opener
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Despite much optimism before one of the hardest games, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team would face this season as they played their home opener on Sunday, Aug. 25 against their long-time rival, the Western Mustangs. The purple and gold did not get the outcome they had hoped for. Laurier opened up the…
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Laurier women’s hockey team announces Kelly Paton as new head coach
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A new era has dawned upon us for Wilfrid Laurier University’s women’s hockey. Kelly Paton will be the Golden Hawks’ new head coach and manager of women’s hockey operations taking over as the successor to Rick Osborne, who held the position for 15 years. Despite the struggles of the last two years, having finished last…
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Golden Hawks finally end losing streak
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A clean start to the New Year was not in the cards for the Wilfrid Laurier University men’s basketball team. Losing to the Mustangs 78-76 on a buzzer beating layup is not so much the ideal way anyone would like to enter the second half of a season. On the second night of back to…
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Hawks get stomped by Mustangs in OUA final
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The Hawks bid to repeat as Yates Cup champions failed this past Saturday, as the Hawks were outplayed by the Western Mustangs in the OUA final. In what was a rematch of last year’s Yates Cup, the Hawks defense just couldn’t find an answer for the Mustangs’ run game. The contest finished with a…
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History repeats itself as Hawks face Mustangs in Yates Cup final
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History has managed to repeat itself as Wilfrid Laurier University’s men’s football team finished second in the OUA, earned a first-round bye and beat McMaster at home in a semi-final game to decide who would play for the Yates Cup. This game would be far different than the last meeting, however; this was cold weather,…
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Hawks yield Yates Cup rematch to the Mustangs
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On Nov. 12, 2016 the Laurier Golden Hawks won a thriller in the OUA championship, beating the Western Mustangs on their home turf to take home the Yates cup. With last year’s Yates Cup loss in mind, Western came to Laurier with a desire to exorcise their playoff demons. The first two quarters of the…
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Another former Western quarterback joins the Laurier coaching staff
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The Wilfrid Laurier men’s football team has added another former Western Mustangs quarterback to their coaching staff, as the Hawks have recently hired Will Finch as their quarterback coach for the upcoming 2017-18 season. Finch was widely noted as one of the best quarterbacks in the OUA as he suited up for the Mustangs from…
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