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In memory of the honourable Jack Layton
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Celebration and sorrow found common ground on Aug. 27, as thousands gathered in Toronto to pay their final respects to the late Jack Layton at his state funeral. Layton’s casket had lain at City Hall for public viewing since Thursday after being transported from Parliament Hill. Crowds gathered in Nathan Philips Square, easily doubling over…
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What’s your student union up to?
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Wilfrid Laurier University Student Union (WLUSU) has been working very hard once again over the summer to get things ready for another year and a new group of first year students. A flurry of construction has provided students with more study space in both the 24-Hour Lounge and the Concourse, more food options in the…
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: A retrospective look at the summer in film
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The summer movie season has officially subsided and it’s hard to tell whether it was a successful one. We were given more sequels than we could count, a handful of Superhero flicks and an array of animated darlings from the big studios, yet both critically and financially, the summer faltered within mediocrity. So, in order…
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Saskatoon rockers grace cover of Rolling Stone
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The Sheepdogs have had one hell of a year. Since the release of The Sheepdogs’ debut album, Trying To Grow, in 2007, the group has released four studio albums without attracting much attention from the media. The visibility of the band on the music scene has exploded in recent months, reaching its height when the…
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WLUSU launches social media platforms
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union (WLUSU) has introduced a new social network exclusive to the Wilfrid Laurier University staff and student body via their recently revamped website. The Laurier Student Network will allow students to share photos, statuses, join groups, create events and start discussions and polls simply by signing up using their Laurier…
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O-Week is just the start
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Orientation will be fun, colourful and at times confusing, (Why am I constantly cheering?!) but despite what your icebreakers and the rest of the orientation team say, O-Week is not going to affect the rest of your university life. Although Orientation Week intends to prepare students academically, socially and culturally for the years to come,…
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Drinking is not all fun and games
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It was a sun-filled autumn afternoon of varsity football. The stands were full while security kept their vigil, alert to any visible beer can glistening in the bright light of the day. The promotional vehicles of a brewery were parked on the stadium’s cinder path and the beer tents had taken over areas near the…
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Zoning issues de-rail Northdale sale
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A simple plan to auction 39 homes in Northdale, the student-inhabited area just north of Wilfrid Laurier University, to building developers became more complicated than intended when no bids were placed. Paul Ellingham, one of the homeowners spearheading the sale, explained that following the “for sale” signs placed in June and murmurs of interest, the…
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Eden Mills Writer’s Festival showcases diversity of talent
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Local authors gathered at eBar in Guelph, Ont. to present the diverse styles of their latest literary works on Aug. 23 as a preview to the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival scheduled for Sept. 15 to 18. Waterloo cartoonist and author Scott Chantler took the stage first to read, or rather present, his less conventional book.…
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Dealing with a decade of growth
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That last 10 years for Wilfrid Laurier University has been monumental in terms of growth and expansion; the institution went from a total number of 8,400 students in 2000 to around 18,000 in 2010. As first-year enrolment continues to grow, Laurier — in particular the Waterloo campus — has been creating initiatives and changing practices…
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