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Remembering 50 years of opera at Laurier
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With the closing of their final performance of The Llandovery Castle on Mar. 1, Laurier’s faculty of music is celebrating 50 years of Opera Laurier, the dynamic performance program that casts undergraduate and opera diploma students into full-blown productions. The first ever Opera Laurier performance back in 1970 was a monodrama performed by artist-in-residence Carrol…
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Laurier appoints new vice-president of academics
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Laurier has appointed a new provost and vice-president: academic to succeed Maureen Mancuso who has served as the interim replacement since August of 2019. Anthony Vannelli, the current provost and vice-president: academic at the University of Saskatchewan, will join Laurier effective Aug. 1, 2020 after serving in his current position since 2017. Mansuco, who Vannelli…
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A tough start to the season for Laurier Men’s hockey
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The Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey team has started off their 2018-19 season on the wrong foot. After finishing fourth in the OUA West conference last year, the Golden Hawks see themselves sitting in last place through the first two weekends of regular season play. Like many teams in the province, Laurier has seen a large…
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Another successful Laurier Dance Showcase
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Even through the midst of midterms and holidays, the coordinators, instructors and dancers of Wilfrid Laurier University Dance worked to prepare the Winter 2018 Dance Showcase, which took place this Sunday on March 25. Laurier Athletics offers four different levels of dance for 14 different styles, all of which had performances in the showcase. Nicole…
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Hawks give Rick Osborne a victory in his final home game
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Goodbyes aren’t always easy and if you make an impact on someone’s life, they shouldn’t be. That’s the case when it comes to women’s hockey coach Rick Osborne, who has been with the team since 2003, as he coached his last home game for the Golden Hawks on Saturday. Osborne has won nine OUA championships…
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A sixth consecutive loss puts the Hawks in a bind
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The Laurier Men’s Hockey team has had a rocky ending to their season as with only two games left the team is on a six-game losing streak. They are still 14-14-4 overall and 13-10-3 in conference play, but have recently come off losses from Toronto, Western, Guelph and Waterloo and have gone scoreless in…
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Hawks find their defense and turn things around against Algoma
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It’s been a rough 2018 for the Wilfrid Laurier University women’s basketball team. Going into the New Year 6-4, they were in good position not only in the OUA West, but also as far as getting time off to continue their momentum. Unfortunately, things didn’t quite go the Hawks’ way. The Golden Hawks would go…
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Hawks impress in tough loss against Brock
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The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team took on the nationally ranked Brock Badgers at home on Thursday night in their second match up against a nationally ranked team this season. Brock opened up the scoring five minutes into the game, taking the lead early in the first, but Laurier’s Emily Woodhouse answered with one…
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Bettina Boucher puts on a show at XC nationals
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The Wilfrid Laurier University varsity cross country team made a successful trip to British Columbia on Nov. 11 for the U Sports Cross Country Nationals. Laurier finished 18th out of 22 teams; the best finish the school has ever had and an improvement on their 21st-place finish at last year’s nationals. The top finisher overall…
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Golden Hawks get first home victory of the season
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The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team picked up their first win at home on Sunday night against the York Lions, winning the game 4-2 after losing to the Lion’s on the road last weekend. The game started off with a goal from York after only 11 minutes of play, putting Laurier in a deficit…
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