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Few changes made to programming and services
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This coming year, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union will not be seeing many changes in the services and programming department. With no addition of completely new services, students can only expect existing services to be improved. According to Kimberly Hutchings, vice-president of services and programming at the Students’ Union, students can look forward to…
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Laurier Brantford welcomes 24/7 Special Constables Services
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After years of campaigning and advocating, the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus can now extend their Special Constable Services to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week coverage. After the university’s Board of Governors approved an increase of service hours on June 23, Tyler Van Herzele, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union president, released a…
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Students’ Union Board of Directors discuss plans for O-Week
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union Board of Directors has begun preparing for the fast approaching beginning of fall semester. With training completed over the past weekend for the upcoming year’s cohort of O-Week ice breakers, attention at the July 9 Board of Directors meeting turned to the directors’ involvement with orientation activities. The primary…
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VP’s hired for 2016-17 Students’ Union exec team
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Vice-presidents for the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union executive team for 2016-17 were announced on February 12. The hiring process began on February 5, giving president-elect Tyler Van Herzele less than a day following his win to prepare for the task. “When I was looking for the VP team, I was looking for some very…
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Corporate versus representative
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Photo by Kamil Ahmed It’s the debate that has taken over the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union elections: Is the Students’ Union board of directors a corporate or representative body? The question has been discussed over the past few weeks as students, candidates and directors have been arguing over what may be the answer. The…
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Candidates answer questions before election day
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Photo by Will Huang The Waterloo open forum for the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union, which took place in the Concourse from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., gave students, faculty and staff their last opportunity to freely ask candidates questions on their platform and role in this year’s election period. Starting the open forum were…
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Brantford’s role in the elections
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The rise in Brantford students running for positions is a positive for the Students’ Union elections
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The election’s increase in female candidates
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Six female candidates are officially running in this years Student’s Union elections
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The race to the board of directors
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20 board of director hopefuls are running in this years Students’ Union elections, a high increase from previous years
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Students’ Union welcomes new director of student experience
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Laurier alumni Jason Verhoeve has officially started his new position as the director of the student experience on January 18.
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