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Canada’s outdated Indian Act is a ‘painful obstacle’ to co-operation with First Nations
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This past week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, cabinet ministers, bureaucrats and over 400 aboriginal chiefs met in Ottawa at the Crown-First Nations Gathering. Since the general public was made aware of living conditions in Attawapiskat nearly two months ago, the Canadians watched eagerly as the summit unfolded. By the end of the day, an agreement…
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Basketball Hawks stumble but defeat Mustangs
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On Saturday afternoon at the Wilfrid Laurier Athletic Complex, the men’s basketball Golden Hawks took on the scrappy Western Mustangs in what should have been another routine win for the first-place Hawks. But once the game began, it was clear the Mustangs were a proud unit and were not going to just let the Hawks…
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Swimmers prepare for OUAs
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Laurier swimming coach Russ Franklin is about to see just how much his team’s year of hard work has gotten them. From Feb. 9-11, Franklin and his aquatic squad will head to Laurentian University in Sudbury and face some of Ontario’s toughest competition in the Ontario University Athletics’ (OU) championships. They got a glimpse of…
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Patriots’ Belichick and Brady will lead team to redemption
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For the New England Patriots, revenge is a dish best served four years later. After seeing their dreams of a perfect season crash and burn at the uncoordinated hands of a young Eli Manning, the Patriots are ready to get revenge for what transpired in Super Bowl 42. Only eight players remain from the 18-1…
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Defence joins the rush in women’s hockey victory
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Anyone can say that the Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team has no trouble scoring goals. They could even say that when they were declared the top team in the country that it came as no surprise. But despite their ongoing success, and an impressive 21-0-1 record, head coach Rick Osborne still looks to improve…
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Eli Manning will repeat his 2008 performance in Super Bowl
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In one of the most anticipated sports games in North America, on Sunday Feb. 5, the New York Giants will face off against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. This will be a déjà vu of the 2007 Super Bowl where the Giants and Patriots faced off with the Giants prevailing against Tom…
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WLUSP elects student reps
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On Thursday night, students supporting Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications (WLUSP) were brought together at the organization’s annual general meeting (AGM) to vote in a new president and four board members for the upcoming year, with 87 registered members in attendance along with 112 proxy votes. This was the second largest turnout since its separation…
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OneCard blip
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Wilfrid Laurier University students in residence under the mandatory meal plan will no longer have the luxury of using flex food dollars at the International News store on campus. According to Dan Dawson, director of student services at WLU, due to an unacknowledged error in the system students could use flex food dollars at International…
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And then there were three: Sultani bows out
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For a brief moment, Zahra Sultani left the Concourse speechless. Rather than providing an opening statement at the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union open forum on Tuesday afternoon, Sultani, one of the four presidential candidates, announced her resignation from the race. Sultani then proceeded to throw her support behind former opponent Michael Onabolu, before being…
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Faculty unhappy
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Negotiations between Wilfrid Laurier University and the WLU Faculty Association (WLUFA) have reached a climax. After conciliation on Jan. 24 and 26, both parties decided to forego the scheduled negotiations that were to take place on Jan. 27. As negotiations have progressed to more complex issues such as the pension plan and ties between teaching…
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