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Terrace roof to undergo $155,000 repairs
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union will be spending $155,000 to repair the roof of the Terrace Food Court. The decision was approved unanimously at an emergency board meeting Tuesday night. WLUSU was already in the process of repairs to the grill hood at the Harvey’s outlet in the food court, and decided to move…
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RIM board faces tough audience
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Struggling Waterloo-based company, Research in Motion (RIM), is not hearing the message it wants to hear from its shareholders. At their annual general meeting (AGM) for their shareholders on Tuesday at the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall at Wilfrid Laurier University, RIM addressed its shareholders about the concerns and challenges facing the smartphone operator in the…
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To play or not to play
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Canada has the third largest video game industry in the world after the United States and Japan, and is expected to continue growing. A new generation of “gamers” now exists within society that, according to UCLA psychology professor Patricia Greenfield, demonstrates increased nonverbal IQ in such abilities as spatial skills, the use of images to…
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Waterloo shines in LPGA spotlight
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The eyes of the golfing world were on Waterloo this past weekend; and by all accounts the city did not disappoint. RIM Park’s Grey Silo Golf Course played host to the inaugural Manulife Financial Classic, the first LPGA tournament in Waterloo’s history. And despite a few hiccups with the weather, namely heavy rains on Friday…
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Parties prep for byelection
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Now that the Liberal Ontario budget has passed, the threat of a provincial-wide election has now been averted and the spotlight has been realigned to the Kitchener-Waterloo riding and its upcoming byelection. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has not mentioned when he plans on holding the election, but he has until Oct. 27 to call the…
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WLUSU vet moves forward
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Wilfrid Laurier University has been a part of Mike McMahon’s life for as long as he can remember. Whether it was attending Homecoming celebrations as a child with his father and uncle, both Laurier alumni — his father, Mike Sr., the first All-Canadian football player in school history — coming to campus for his own…
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Intramurals expand
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For the fifth year in a row, Wilfrid Laurier University’s intramural program has been named one of the best. The Canadian Intramural Recreational Association rewarded Laurier with the Outstanding Program Award for the fifth-straight year in mid May. The award comes just over a year after the Athletics Department decided last April to discontinue the…
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Trudeau may face generational gap
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Liberal Party interim leader Bob Rae’s announcement on June 13 that he would not seek leadership sent political analysts and party enthusiasts into a tailspin as speculation heated up for who will seek nomination. Despite his earlier claim that he would not run for leadership while acting as interim leader, Rae’s decision came as a…
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Local tech sector unfazed by RIM losses
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Despite recent layoffs and other issues at Research in Motion (RIM), numerous tech-startups in Waterloo Region, with the support of local students, are continuing to thrive. Waterloo Region is home to more than 800 technology-based businesses, hosting locally-grown global companies such as Open Text and RIM. In addition, there are plenty of startup businesses, many…
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