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THEMUSEUM Rolling Stones exhibit set for November, regional council defers funding request
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This fall, THEMUSEUM will be hosting “Unzipped”, The Rolling Stones’ exhibit featuring artifacts, memorabilia, original artwork and more, from the iconic rock band. “The show kind of chronicles the almost 60 years of The Rolling Stones and it looks at their influence on not just music, but on fashion, and on film and how they…
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Q&A with the Students’ Union 2021-22 presidential candidates
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Q: When and why did you decide to run for Students’ Union President? Pegah Jamalof: So, I guess we can start with back in first year. I got here, I felt involved in the community, but I didn’t know how really to get involved too in-depth. Second year, I joined my sorority, and then I…
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USPORTS Academic All-Canadians honoured this month
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This month, USPORTS announced that 4908 student-athletes across Canada would be honoured as Academic All-Canadians for the 2019-20 sport season. The Academic All-Canadian honour is a distinction awarded to student athletes who achieve a graded average of 80 per cent or higher while playing on one of their university’s USPORTS varsity teams. Of the 4908…
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Demonstrators gather in Waterloo Town Square for anti-mask “freedom rally”
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An anti-lockdown “freedom rally” took place in Waterloo Town Square on Saturday afternoon, despite the rally reportedly being moved to Dundas Square in Toronto. By mid-afternoon, approximately two dozen people were reported to have gathered uptown to protest the provincial COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The rally was a cause for concern for many businesses uptown, who…
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Places around Waterloo Region to get you outdoors and relieve stress
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It’s not a far stretch to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge cause of stress for many people, in more ways than one. The problem is that it seems as though it’s harder and harder for people to find healthy ways to relieve stress. With the “red zone” rules, gyms are shut…
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Laurier to offer new course on Canada’s criminal justice system and its interaction with Indigenous peoples
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Wilfrid Laurier University has launched a new course, Gladue Principles: Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian Criminal Justice System, which will be offered for the first time starting on Jan. 15, 2021. The 1999 Supreme Court of Canada decision, R. v. Gladue, acknowledged that the Canadian criminal justice system is systemically discriminatory in its treatment of…
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Land Back camp moves from Victoria Park to Waterloo Park, calls on the city of Waterloo to take action
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In October, O:se Kenhionhata:tie, also known as Land Back Camp, relocated from Victoria Park, Kitchener, to Waterloo Park. Land Back Camp has been ongoing since the summer, with Nov. 11 marking 143 days and counting since the camp first reclaimed its place in Victoria Park. “The move was weeks of planning. We explored our options…
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COVID-19 updates: Laurier updates its COVID-19 tracking policy, one new student case reported
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On Nov. 2, Wilfrid Laurier University confirmed one new positive case of COVID-19 in a student living in Waterloo campus’ Macdonald House Residence. The identity of the individual is protected and will not be shared. The individual is currently in self-isolation and their case is being monitored by public health. “Anyone identified as being a…
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The rainbow poppy debate continues
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Nov. 11 marks Remembrance Day in Canada, where Canadians pay respect to those in the armed forces who have died in the line of duty. Many choose to pay their respect by donning the symbolic red poppy over their heart for the month of November. Over the past couple of years though, social media has…
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Jody Wilson-Raybould to speak at Laurier’s tenth annual Indigenous Education Week
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The Office of Indigenous Initiatives is hosting its tenth annual Indigenous Education Week virtually at Laurier, from Oct. 26 to 30. “It’s a chance for the public and the Laurier community to engage in speakers and topics related to Indigenous people,” Melissa Ireland, director and senior advisor of Indigenous Initiatives said. With this year’s theme,…
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