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Looking at female representation during the Students’ Union elections: The future (might just be) female
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For the 2018-2019 school year, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union had only one female on their board of directors. The year before — despite adversity they may have faced — they had four. This year, women are being represented at the forefront of elections season; out of the four presidential candidates, one is Klaudia…
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New Year, new Winter Carnival at Laurier and a week full of festivities
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On Sunday, Jan. 13th, 2019, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union annual Winter Carnival event kicked off, signalling the start of a week’s worth of activities for participants in the event. Winter Carnival is an annual event where teams that range from 20-40 participants get together to compete in various events such as dance-offs, sled…
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Editorial: being an athlete doesn’t have to stop after high school
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Being an athlete was always my identifier for the majority of my life. Playing soccer since the ripe age of two turning three, playing basketball since the fourth grade and dabbling in other sports along the way, sports were pretty much all I ever knew. From age eight I started playing competitive soccer, and at…
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Laurier’s newest donation to the archives contains blueprints for a different campus design
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The Laurier Archives, located in the basement of the library on Laurier’s Waterloo Campus, have been given old blueprints of architectural designs of Laurier’s campus from the 1960s, thanks to the family of Karl Kruschen. Kruschen, who designed many buildings on Laurier’s current campus like the seminary and the dining hall, was a very popular…
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Teaching music from the comfort of your home
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For many university students, they know the struggle of not being able to access a lot of things they can at home; a car, their own bathroom and even hobby items that just don’t have any room in student housing. For Emilee Feely, her inaccessibility to a piano while trying to become a piano teacher…
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Wilf’s second annual Craft Beer Festival is a success among students
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On Nov. 22nd, Wilf’s, along with Laurier Campus Life: Waterloo and the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union, hosted the second-annual Craft Beer Festival in the newly renovated space of The Turret. Participants could buy tickets for a dollar each ticket for advanced buyers or five dollars for three tickets at the door, to receive samples…
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Recapping the year in news
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Healthy Sleep Week promotes “sleep hygiene” to students
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On Nov. 21, the Wellness Education Centre hosted their Healthy Sleep Week, as one of their ongoing themed weeks they hold throughout the year. The Wellness Education Centre was located in the concourse, along with ACCQ Sleep Labs, giving tips, referrals and kits to students to promote healthy sleeping habits and enhance the student experience.…
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Lucinda House to be the future for a larger learning space for Indigenous students
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On Tuesday, Nov. 20, it was announced that the Nadjiwan Kaandossiwin Gamik Indigenous Centre will be moving locations to the Lucinda House, just down the street from its current location on Albert Street. “We are finding that we are growing and we are not able to meet our space needs, and Jean Becker, our senior…
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You’ll never walk alone: Foot Patrol celebrates it’s 26th birthday
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Foot Patrol, the volunteer operated service on campus where teams of two are sent out to help safely walk students home, turned 26 this year and held a celebration in the concourse to not only celebrate the success and legacy of the program, but also to inform students and recruit. “I’m a general volunteer, so…
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