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Unionize WLU cancels the hate on campus
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Event held in front of Bricker Academic to express disappointment with hosted lecture Editor’s Note: This article was updated on May 24, 2024. On March 6 at 3:30 p.m., the Wilfrid Laurier Heterodox Academy brought lawyer Lisa Bildy to campus to give a presentation called, “How much of their speech rights must professionals relinquish to…
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Laurier takes home 2024 Osgoode Cup
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Golden Hawks win most esteemed Canadian undergraduate moot court championship Since 2005, the Osgoode Cup has been considered the “most esteemed undergraduate mooting championship.” This year, the cup, which is hosted annually at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, took place on March 9 and 10 and ended with Jonathan Kagal and Rehana Lalani returning…
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Hilary Peach named 2023 Edna Staebler winner
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Peach’s memoir analyzes time working as a boilermaker in a male-dominated field Laurier has named author Hilary Peach the winner of the 2023 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. The award was established in 1991 by literary journalist and writer Edna Staebler. Submitted books must feature Canadian locale or significance. The $10,000 prize honours Canadian…
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Police killing renews calls to defund police in KW
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On Friday, Feb. 23, protestors gathered in front of Waterloo Regional Police Services headquarters in solidarity with Nicholas Nembhard, a schizophrenic Black man who was killed by an officer just days earlier. According to the Special Investigations Unit, which is responsible for investigating police-involved deaths, injuries, and shootings in Ontario, WRPS were called to a…
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Targeted initiatives to address period poverty struggles gain momentum
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Groups across Canada advocate for the avaliability of period products across university campuses and workplaces. One in five menstruating Canadians may not be able to afford period products in the near future, according to a survey conducted on behalf of the Federal Government. This is an example of period poverty, or “the lack of access…
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BSA hosts beating the odds conference
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The Laurier Black Students Association holds annual event for local Black high school students On Feb. 9, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Black Student Association (BSA) held their annual Beating the Odds Conference (BTO), welcoming over 200 local Black high school students to the Laurier campus to motivate them as they move on to post-secondary education. This…
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Students rally for Palestine in the quad
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Unified Unidentified brings together students and inspires community for victims of war in Gaza On Feb. 13, students gathered in the quad on Laurier’s Waterloo campus for a rally for Palestine, which was organized by student coalition, Unified Undefined. Unified Undefined is a volunteer group that is focused on “building bridges between local post-secondary institutions…
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Coalition of Muslim Women host event to address Islamophobia
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Kitchener-Waterloo hosts leaders to discuss pressing issues On Jan. 28, The Coalition of Muslim Women in Kitchener-Waterloo hosted an event to address the rise in Islamophobia in the region. The event took place one day before the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Day of Action Against Islamophobia with the…
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SHORE Centre expands with new location
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New location on Westmount Road in Waterloo allows for more clinic services On Feb. 20, the SHORE Centre announced on Instagram that they would be opening a new location at 50 Westmount Road North in Waterloo on Mar. 4. Serving the Waterloo Region for 50 years, the SHORE Centre offers “reproductive rights focused, sex-positive, inclusive…
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Man charged in fatal stabbing of Laurier Student
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On Feb. 12, 29-year-old male Imre Czinczki was charged with the second-degree murder of 20-year-old Wilfrid Laurier University student Deron Camillus thanks to the support of cell phone, dashcam and surveillance footage acquired by police. On Sept. 22, 2023, Camillus was out on King Street North near Bridgeport Road when he was stabbed by Czinczki…
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