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Rough start to the season for men’s rugby
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The Golden Hawk’s men’s rugby squad played host to the Brock Badgers this past Sunday at University Stadium. The Badgers got off to a quick start, scoring the first points off the game on nice scoring play from Nabeel Imtiaz that resulted in a try and the game’s first few points. The Golden Hawks responded…
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Another successful homecoming at Laurier
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This past Homecoming weekend, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks won their game against the University of Waterloo Warriors. Defeating the Warriors with a score of 68-7, the Golden Hawks played strongly and are now 4-0 for their season. With over 7,000 Golden Hawks in the stands, it was a chance for students to celebrate Laurier’s…
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Men’s soccer falls short against Windsor
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On a very wet University Stadium pitch, the Laurier men’s soccer team faced off against University of Windsor. Both teams seemed to be feeling it out for the first 25 minutes of the game, before we saw our first real action when Windsor forward, Iyowuna Jumbo, sped down the left side of the Laurier defense…
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Wilfrid Laurier prepares for homecoming festivities
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Golden Hawks everywhere have spent all year looking forward to this upcoming weekend’s Homecoming and Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union is no exception. The Students’ Union and university administration have been meeting for months in order to plan out communications leading up to and including Homecoming weekend to ensure that both parties have a say…
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Boateng No. 1 CIS prospect
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Last Thursday, the official prospect rankings published by the CFL scouting bureau were released. To no one’s surprise, Laurier’s star defensive lineman, Kwaku Boateng was ranked No. 2 overall and the No. 1 ranked CIS prospect available in the upcoming 2017 CFL draft. Boateng and the Golden Hawks have kicked off the 2016-17 season 3-0,…
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One loss and one win for men’s baseball
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s baseball team kicked off their regular season with four games last weekend. The Hawks split their series on Saturday against the Waterloo Warriors, losing 3-2 before winning 9-4 on Saturday and then bounced back on Sunday by sweeping the Guelph Gryphons 10-5 and 3-1 respectively. The games improved the…
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Laurier’s football season starts strong
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football team is looking to build upon their 2015 campaign, when they made it to the semifinal game but lost to the Western Mustangs in a hard fought battle. The 2016 season marks the departure for star player Dillon Campbell, who for years had been at the forefront of the…
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Football coach, Michael Faulds, accepts contract extension
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Head coach Michael Faulds, of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, no longer has to worry what happens next come the end of the 2017-2018 football season. Faulds agreed to a five-year contract extension, securing his place as the football bench boss through the 2022-2023 season. According to Faulds, Peter Baxter, the director of athletics and…
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Tyler Van Herzele starts his role as Students’ Union president
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Tyler Van Herzele, the new Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union president and the Students’ Union staff team, officially took office as of May 1, 2016. Van Herzele explained that in the first week, the Students’ Union had a chance to participate in an office orientation with both Brantford and Waterloo staff, organize administrative tasks and…
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Laurier holds 44th annual Universities Computing Conference
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From May 8-10, Wilfrid Laurier University welcomed over 250 attendees for the Ontario Universities Computing Conference (OUCC). The 44th annual conference brought together numerous computer technology professionals from all over Ontario. Since 1970, the conference has given IT professionals a chance to share and facilitate ideas surrounding IT initiatives in higher education.This year’s theme, ‘IT…
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