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Film goes ‘hands on’
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s film studies department recently announced a partnership with ADVIDEO, a leading company in the area of online video advertising, located in the technological hub of Kitchener’s Tannery District. The Tannery District is a hub for both leading and emerging new media companies including Google and Desire2Learn. Following the successful employment of three…
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Trans* Awareness week kicks off at Laurier
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For the second year in a row, Wilfrid Laurier University is celebrating Trans* Awareness Week. Wilfrid Laurier University’s Rainbow Centre and the Centre for Women and TransPeople* is hosting events throughout this week in order to promote positive and open attitudes towards the trans* community. “Being trans* is about the way you identify on the…
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WLU grows a ‘Mo’
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Walking around the Wilfrid Laurier University campus, eyes wander to each passing face. This time of year, one may notice and abundance of facial hair. This can be attributed to the month dubbed, “Movember.” Movember is a men’s health awareness campaign raising awareness of prostate cancer. On Nov. 1st, men are clean-shaven and then proceed…
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Finding passion in health
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Throughout pursuing an undergraduate degree, students are constantly urged to “find their passion”. This task, while simple in concept, is hardly an easy one for many students. Wilfrid Laurier University’s health sciences program, however, offers a way to help students facing this challenge. On Monday evening, the Health Science Students Association (HSSA) held its second…
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‘Tis the season … for your flu shot
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It is flu season and Kitchener-Waterloo Region wants you get your influenza vaccination. The immunizations are free and will be offered at a number of pharmacy clinics throughout K-W. The best way to prevent the flu is through vaccination. However, if you’re squeamish or don’t have time for a shot Karen Quigley-Hobbs, the region’s director…
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Tighter policies for extensions
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With the implementation of a new policy on academic responsibility, arts students at Wilfrid Laurier University should probably start to think twice about asking for that extension on a paper. According to Jonathan Finn, associate dean of arts and a communication studies professor at WLU, there has been a recent hike in students requesting extensions…
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Construction outside Terrace nears completion
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The ominous black walls surrounding the Terrace food court and MacDonald House residence have caused much speculation among Wilfrid Laurier University students. Behind the walls, construction is taking place to improve the walkways and sets of stairs between the two buildings. The area was sectioned off as of January 2011, during the time of the…
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Playing ball hockey for charity
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The first annual Charity Ball-ACCESS U hockey tournament was held this past Saturday, raising over $800 for charity projects including a library restoration in Haiti by the ACCESS U charity. The tournament was held in the St. Michael’s parking lot, which remains open despite construction and featured a live DJ to keep participants pumped. Seven…
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Five-year dream devastated
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MONTRÉAL, Que. — Heather Malizia shuffled out of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ temporary dressing room set up for them at Percival Molson Stadium in Montréal on Thursday. The fifth-year had just experienced perhaps the most mind-numbing game of her young career, but the midfielder wiped back the tears still wet on her cheeks, and…
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Game of opposites for men’s hockey
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s hockey team experienced both sides of a blow-out this weekend as they rolled over the Brock Badgers 5-1 on Thursday night, before being crushed by the Western Mustangs 9-3 in London on Saturday. On Thursday, the Hawks (3-7-0) stepped up their physical play, frustrating the Badgers early and often. A…
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