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Puhalski outlines men’s hockey team’s direction after playoff losses
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Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey coach Greg Puhalski knew he was going to have to swallow some bitter pills this season. Coaching a team full of rookies, having players quit the program, as well as survive a multitude of injuries, Puhalski navigated the waters of a dreadful season with patience and dignity. But in game two…
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#6wordreadingweek
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Can’t hang out, in hibernation mode. Those six words sum up my reading week to the core. While my friends were partying in the Dominican, soaking up the sun in Florida and skiing at Blue Mountain, I was stuck at home like the other poor souls doing nothing but catching up on some sleep. Why…
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Local company to be featured on Dragon’s Den
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“Everybody moves,” said Molly Duignan, producer of hit television show Dragon’s Den. “Everybody knows how annoying it is to buy boxes or find boxes, they can break and then what do you do with the boxes after? It’s just one of those things.” However, Doug Burgoyne created a company called Frogbox in 2008 which aims…
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Laurier Athletics’ not so successful model
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Almost one year ago, Wilfrid Laurier University athletics director, Peter Baxter, found himself stuck between a rock and a hard place. Left in the aftermath of one of Canada’s worst economic recessions in decades, Baxter was not unlike many other program directors in the country as he tried to find places to cut costs, and…
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Harper’s ‘tough on crime’ bill could be a colossal mistake
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In the past two decades Canada’s national crime rate has been declining, reaching its lowest level since 1973 in 2010. However, the current government is pushing a “tough on crime” agenda, with longer, harsher sentences being imposed more regularly. In 2010, the Truth in Sentencing Act was passed, which limited the credit that judges could…
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Potential strike mobilizes WLUFA
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As a rank-and-file member of WLUFA I find myself asking why, for the second time in three years, I face the very real possibility of going on strike or being locked out on Mar. 3. The union executive tells us that every step of the way the Laurier administration has dragged its feet, delaying and…
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Hawks head to OUA final
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With their varsity cohorts dropping like flies, Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey has found themselves the last team standing (with the exception of women’s curling) in the 2012 Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) playoffs. They’ve already pushed themselves farther than last year’s semi-finals loss to Queen’s. But not without their scares. A 1-0 loss in game one…
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Community recognition for Laurier staffers
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Anne Wilson, a professor in the Wilfrid Laurier University psychology department and Scott Harris, manager of Service Laurier were commended by the Waterloo Region Record in the recent ‘Top 40 under 40’ list. The Record, Waterloo Region’s local newspaper, compiled the list, which recognizes region’s top community leaders under the age of 40. It includes…
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Ditching the plastic bottles
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In keeping with the green theme of this winter, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union EcoHawks launched their annual Out of the Bottle Campaign across campus this week. An interactive and educational campaign aimed at reducing the number of disposable water bottles used on campus, the EcoHawks will be stationed around campus from Feb. 27…
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Stepping into the real estate market
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As development surrounding Wilfrid Laurier University continues to thrive, the university is looking at ways to grow its portfolio and maximize the benefits of growing private sector development. The university is approaching the issue of space and money by hiring a new executive director of real estate and property management who will be responsible for…
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