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The US presidential election is far from over
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The US Presidential Election began on Nov. 3 as American voters took to the polls while the entire world watched in anticipation throughout the week to see who would emerge victoriously. The race was neck and neck until the Pennsylvanian vote was called, giving Joe Biden and the Democratic Party enough electoral votes to win…
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Letter to the Editor: Teaching assistants create petition
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Dear Wilfrid Laurier community, The last time there was news about graduate teaching assistants unionizing at Laurier, the union committee encouraged employees to exercise their right to vote on union representation. The vote happened from Nov. 5 to 6, and during this period of time, over 300 people voted! This incredible…
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Letters to the Editor: Responding to controversy on campus
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Due to the amount of letter submissions received, we have opted to publish all of them here in full. Baffled and disappointed I’m writing to register my disappointment and utter bafflement at the way this misguided free speech crusade has been handled at Laurier. When being respectful to a group of marginalized people seems like…
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Letter to the Editor: 10-hour rule
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In the 1990’s the Ontario Government sought support from the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies for something called the 10-Hour Rule, which states that graduate students are not allowed to work more than an average of 10 hours per week on-campus. The OCGS adopted the rule, binding all Ontario universities to comply. In 2014 the…
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Letter to the Editor: PhD student teaching opportunities
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Re: Bargaining Continues between WLU and WLUFA, November 9th, 2016 Missing from your lengthy article last week was the PhD student perspective relating specifically to bargaining point #2: job security. As a student leader dedicated to ensuring that the graduate student experience at Laurier is second to none, I offer this rebuttal to WLUFA’s claims…
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Laurier speaks our after U.S. elections
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After Donald Trump was announced as the 45th president of the United States of America, students, staff and faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus began reacting to the news in various ways, especially concerning how Trump’s presidency could impact Canada’s relationship with the U.S. Last Thursday, the Diversity and Equity Office and the Laurier…
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Letter to the editor: CAS negotiations
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With negotiations stumbling on for Contract Academic Staff (CAS), it has made me pause and consider the startling inequity that exists on campus. If I were a student, I would assume that the university employs quality, superior instructors to deliver courses. I wouldn’t know, as a first-year student, the difference between a CAS instructor and…
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Personality over politics in USA presidential race
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Looking south of the border, the first thing that comes to mind is likely the United States’ political circus in full swing. The current contest between Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton is making history and (spoiler alert) it’s not good history. The 2016 presidential election will go down as the election with the most…
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