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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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Illustrating battlefields of WWI
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For most Canadians, understanding the First World War is limited to grainy black and white photographs in history textbooks and a handful of A Part of our Heritage television documentaries. Terry Copp, Nick Lachance and Matt Symes wanted to take that a step forward. In their book Canadian Battlefields, 1915-18, the three co-authors set out…
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Seminary to offer new program
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This September the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary (WLS) will offer undergraduate courses for the first time since Wilfrid Laurier University was known as Waterloo Lutheran University. The fall of 2012 will see the Seminary institute a bachelor of arts in Christian studies and global citizenship, the first non-graduate program offered by the WLS since Waterloo Lutheran…
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Online Learning
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Spongelab Interactive is a Canadian, educational-based gaming company, launched in 2006. The interactive gaming website for high school and university students and teachers is dedicated to extending knowledge in the sciences. Access is available to anyone and making an account is free. By browsing the content users gain credits to access more content. Soon it…
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‘Find the Baby Bison!’
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“I’m surrounded by ancient sea creatures and the Tyrant Lizard King is staring me down.” This mysterious statement is actually one of the clues put out by the Bison Collaborative group, which is launching an interactive contest and educational initiative called Find the Baby Bison! to enlighten Canadians about bison, their habitat and the role…
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Food Bank usage continues to increase
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The colder seasons are crucial times of collection for food banks across the country. Non-perishable donations surge in during “Turkey Drives” throughout the fall, Halloween for Hunger and Christmas donations throughout fall and winter. According to Hunger Count, the annual release of national food bank statistics by Food Banks Canada, the need at this time…
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K-W prepares to honour veterans
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With students of today many generations detached from the two World Wars, and with a diminishing number of veterans able to share their valuable experiences, there is some validity to the question, will Remembrance Day continue to have the significance and importance it deserves? Remembrance Day ceremonies are an annual fixture in Waterloo Region, observed…
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Kitchener hospital faces proposed budget cuts
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Last week, St. Mary Hospital is in Kitchener announced a proposed plan that would address the 5-million dollar deficit and the anticipated ongoing $2-million deficit for the next year. The director of communications for St. Mary’s, Victoria Raab, explained not only how the deficit came to be, but how the hospital intends to recover from…
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A silver lining
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Tania Pedron took a moment to collect herself after her Wilfrid Laurier University’s soccer squad lost the provincial championship to arch-rival Queen’s, 1-0 on Sunday. Then, she faced the microphones. “I’m so proud of our girls,” said the country’s most dominant holding midfielder as described by Laurier head coach, Barry MacLean. “It’s an unfortunate outcome…
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Queen’s Gaels revenge a year in the making
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There was nothing bitter about this victory. The Queen’s Gaels came into University Stadium for the Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) women’s soccer final four tournament Saturday with one thing on their minds — a provincial title. After a solid 3-0 win against the McMaster Marauders Saturday afternoon, the Gaels stepped onto the field Sunday to…
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