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    Students’ Union election candidates answer questions at Open Forum and Town Hall

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    Students’ Union election candidates answer questions at Open Forum and Town Hall

    The 2017 campaign season continues as candidates for the Wilfrid Laurier University Senate and Board of Governors, as well as for the Studentsโ€™ Union Board of Directors and president, participated in the Waterloo Open Forum on Jan. 18. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Concourse candidates answered questions pertaining numerous topics, such as…

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    WLU burn room a success with turnout of over 3000 students

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    WLU burn room a success with turnout of over 3000 students

    On September 6, Wilfrid Laurier Universityโ€™s Safety, Health, Environment and Risk Management (SHERM) and the Waterloo Fire Department hosted a burn room demonstration. The demonstration was held during Laurierโ€™s Orientation Week in front of a crowd of 3000 students. The room was set up to mirror a typical residence dorm room and was used to…

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  • Social media is the new diary

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    Social media is the new diary

    I know youโ€™ve heard it all before: โ€œThereโ€™s a world beyond your screen!โ€ โ€œSuch superficiality is creating unrealistic expectations!โ€ โ€œWeโ€™re living in a mode of constant comparison!โ€ โ€œNewsfeeds are a battle zone for external validation!โ€ โ€œSound the sirens! Our children are losing touch with their reality!โ€ Sound dramatic? Maybe so. But amongst social mediaโ€™s hyperactive…

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    New mid-week market comes to Kitchener

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    New mid-week market comes to Kitchener

    Downtown Kitchener is piloting a mid-week farmersโ€™ market throughout the month of June. The pop-up market is running for five Wednesdays, until the end of June, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The market will feature a variety of vendors, activities and entertainment each week. โ€œBack in 2012, we were doing some public consultation around…

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