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Killabits shut down Titanium
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The Killabits are an electro-house twosome from Toronto, ON, who have been a fixture on the local music scene for some time and have recently grown to expand their fan-base throughout Canada and the U.S. with their extensive international tour schedules. Killabits members Sam KBz and Biz Davis spent the early stage of their career…
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KW native stars in American Idiot
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Kitchener-Waterloo native Scott Campbell developed theatrical aspirations at a young age. “It just came from an involvement at an early age in music and that translated into an enjoyment of the stage,” Campbell said in an interview with The Cord. “I did some intensives when all those summer theatre programs were around, back in the…
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WLUSU board under review
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With extensive training and preparation, as well as the strong leadership of a competent president, the 2011-12 Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board of directors, so far, have conducted themselves quite well in terms of policy and procedure. Over the summer, reforms were made by WLUSU in terms of policy and governance and as a…
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Explaining the early start
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Tuesday morning saw students at Wilfrid Laurier University heading back to class, while students at most other Ontario universities continued enjoying the luxury of sleeping in. McMaster University, York University and the University of Waterloo were the only other Ontario universities to return to class on Jan. 3. Many students and professors have been wondering…
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Debating copyright fees
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For most students at Wilfrid Laurier University, photocopied course packs with their required course material can be pricier than originally thought, especially when most articles today can be found online. But out of sheer convenience, most will pay the price that is given. These prices and copyright materials, which are supplied to WLU by Access…
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Lofty goals for Northdale
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By 2029, one of the most heavily student-populated neighbourhoods in Waterloo will have quite a different look. The Northdale area, which is bordered by King Street, University Avenue, Philip Street and Columbia Street and comprised mostly of student houses, has been the subject of an ongoing study looking for the best way to use that…
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Sustainability fee not charged at Brantford
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Unlike their Waterloo counterparts, students at the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus, since 2009, inadvertently did not have to pay an annual five-dollar sustainability fee that was agreed upon by both campuses through referendum. Considered to be a communication error between the two campuses and the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union (WLUSU), Brantford students were…
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Campus clubs spread awareness about AIDS
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This week marks the second annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign on campus. Spearheaded by BACCHUS, the campaign was a joint venture between Future of Africa, Association of Black Students, the Social Justice Council, The Rainbow Centre and The AIDS Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo Area (ACCKWA). For three days, from November 28-30, these organizations banded…
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Dealing with stress at Laurier
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With statistics of student unemployment at an all time high, divorce rates of parents at 43 per cent and well over half of students taking out loans to finance their education, stress on students is nothing new. Along with the usual essays, papers and assignments, students have a wide variety of issues to deal with…
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Prof to climb mountain
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Rising to 5,895 meters above sea level, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is an accomplishment in itself. One Wilfrid Laurier University professor, however, has found a way to make it an even more meaningful experience. After completing recent research on lone mothers, Lea Caragata, a professor from the faculty of social work, was inspired to…
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