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CAS, WLU ratify labour agreement
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Few Wilfrid Laurier University students need be reminded of the conditions that temporarily paused life on campus in the winter of 2008. Classes came to a halt and tutorials were put on hold as the university saw its contract academic staff (CAS) haunting the picket lines. For the time being, it appears that the disagreements…
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Milloy joins K-W candidate at Laurier
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Local Liberal candidates Eric Davis and John Milloy visited Wilfrid Laurier University Tuesday afternoon to spread the word among students regarding the advanced polls being held on campus on Sept. 28 and 29 for the provincial election. In addition to providing polling information, the candidates, along with members of the WLU Young Liberals, informed students…
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Alumni Relations plan for centennial homecoming
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This year has marked the 100th anniversary of Wilfrid Laurier University and with it comes what Teresa Smiley, alumni relations officer at WLU, is calling “the biggest and hopefully best [homecoming] in Laurier history.” The WLU men’s football team will take on the Ottawa Gee-Gees at 1 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 1 at University Stadium.…
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WLUSU hosts debate for students
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In an attempt to get more students at Wilfrid Laurier University involved in the upcoming provincial election, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union (WLUSU) held an on-campus forum last Thursday with four of the candidates running in the Kitchener-Waterloo riding. Similarly to the federal election, this riding holds special importance because it encompasses two universities…
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WLUSU election plans hit a snag
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After Elections Ontario delivered the news that Wilfrid Laurier Students’ Union was not permitted to draft mail for off-campus students to use as proof of residence in the upcoming provincial election, director of policy research and advocacy Chris Hyde and vice president of university affairs Sean Madden worked together to find a solution. “I think…
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Interim Liberal leader visits Laurier
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Speaking to an audience of both students and locals, Bob Rae, interim leader for the Liberal Party of Canada and former chancellor at Wilfrid Laurier University, took the stage at the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall on Sept. 22 to present a lecture on the history of Wilfrid Laurier as a prime minister and Canada’s place…
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Shortened O-Week likely
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Next year, students may see the addition of a new fall study break, however, this may bring considerable changes to the structure of O-Week. A proposal of a two-day fall reading break, which would be placed at the third weekend of October, would potentially affect the placement and possibly the length of WLU’s traditional weeklong…
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Down, not dead
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This time, there was no reason for hanging heads and dragging cleats. The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks had left everything and maybe even the kitchen sink on the gridiron against their arch-nemesis No. 2 Western Mustangs in their 34-28 loss on Saturday before 2,688 at University Stadium. The usually-stalwart defence, which had been the missing…
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Hawks round first
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Recent history has shown that the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ baseball team can pitch, but at times struggle to find their bats. This Saturday at Bechtel Park proved to be a different tale, however, as the Hawks were able to generate 27 runs in two games against the Queen’s Gaels. Laurier took the early game…
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A roller-coaster weekend
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Although playing without their head coach, starting keeper and star midfielder, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s soccer team (2-2-2) played without remorse in a resounding 3-0 victory over the lowly Brock Badgers at Alumni Field on Sunday afternoon. The Hawks were playing short-handed on the field and short-staffed off of it by virtue of…
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