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Horse Isle: A unique MMORPG experience
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We all have games that defined our childhood – for those of us currently in university, it is likely that you played one or multiple of the following titles: Club Penguin, Webkinz, Howrse…the list goes on. However, there was one game that I played and did not hear anyone else talking about. A game about…
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Some of the creepiest episodes of kid’s tv-shows
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I have an overabundance of nostalgia for the television shows I watched during my childhood. As someone who is now obsessed with horror movies and Halloween, looking back at the things I watched as a kid in the late 90s and early 2000s … well, let’s just say there might be a correlation as to…
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Laurier athlete Tyson MacDonald winds gold and bronze at Parapan American Games
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23-year old Tyson MacDonald, a fourth-year Laurier student, has been representing the Golden Hawks swim team in Lima, Peru, for the Parapan American Games: an international competition held every four years, featuring over 1,850 athletes in 17 sports, and bringing together Paralympic athletes from all regions of the Americas. From Aug. 25 to Aug. 31,…
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Pair of Hawks prepare to compete at 2019 Canadian swimming trials
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s varsity swimmers Jasmine Raines and Tyson MacDonald are all set to compete at the 2019 Canada Swimming Trials. The trials will take place from Apr. 3 to 7 in Toronto as MacDonald and Raines will get the opportunity to eventually represent Canada at the international level. “I’m really excited. This will be…
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Tyson MacDonald represents Canada at World Para Swimming Series in Australia
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s fourth-year men’s varsity swimmer, Tyson MacDonald, got the opportunity to represent Canada at the World Para Swimming Series which took place in Melbourne, Australia from Feb. 15 to 17. MacDonald competed at the 2019 OUA championships and then made his way to Melbourne as soon as possible since there was not much…
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Norval caps off a tremendous rookie year with an impressive U-Sports showing
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If they haven’t already, Laurier athletics fans should soon get to know Connor Norval as a household name.The first year student at Wilfrid Laurier University capped off an extremely impressive rookie season in late February by being the only male swimmer to represent Laurier at the U-Sports Championships in Toronto. At this competition, which featured…
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High hopes for WLU swim team
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Finishing in ninth place in both men’s and women’s OUA championship competition last year, Wilfrid Laurier University swim coach, Hans Witolla, is very hopeful that the team can double its output from last season’s competition. “I want to double the number of swimmers we have going to CIS. We had two last year, so my…
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Dance crazes of the 2000’s
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This past year we’ve seen numerous dance crazes take the social media world by storm and everyone is feeling nostalgic about the most popular dances from our childhood. We’ve seen these moves time and time again, but where did they even come from and why do we even do them? When things come back in…
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