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The path to poutine: Smoke’s Pountinnerie CEO Ryan Smolkin speaks at Laurier
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On Thursday, Nov. 15, Ryan Smolkin, the founder and CEO of Smoke’s Poutinerie, spoke at the Wilfrid Laurier University Lazaridis School of Business & Economics to kick off their Entrepreneur Speaker Series. Smolkin is not only the founder of a massive company, but also graduated from Laurier’s BBA program in 1995. During his presentation, he…
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Therapy dogs help students get through ruff times
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At Laurier, it’s not uncommon to see a service dog in training on campus or even see people in your building about to take their dog on a walk. It seems like Laurier has an infatuation with the four-legged friends that is unlike any other. Dog therapy has become increasingly popular within academic institutions, but…
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The math behind ocean protection targets in Canada doesn’t add up
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Laurier assistant professor in geography and environmental studies Christopher Lemieux has taken his research skills beyond the classroom as he has been investigating Canada’s commitment to keep their oceans clean and protected. Canada agreed to protect 17 per cent of all land and 10 per cent of all marine areas by the year 2020, as…
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The Land We Are event aims to educate about Indigenous peoples in Waterloo Region
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On Thursday, Nov. 7 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wilfrid Laurier University’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives teamed up with the library and the history departments from both Laurier and the University of Waterloo to create the event The Land We Are. The event took place in the library and consisted of different speakers from…
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Bina Mehta’s sustained excellence as a professor awarded at convocation
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Each year, Laurier hands out awards to faculty for teaching excellence in multiple categories, and the recipients receive these awards at convocation, which occurred between Oct. 26 and 27 this year. The awards given for the Donald F. Morgenson Faculty Awards for Teaching Excellence include Early Career Excellence, Sustained Excellence, Innovation in Teaching, Excellence in…
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Laurier grad seals himself inside an “earth jar” to research and discuss climate change
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On Tuesday, Oct. 23, British Columbia resident, Laurier and Guelph graduate and self-proclaimed “whimsical scientist” Kurtis Baute declared that he would secure himself inside of a self-made “earth jar”, an isolated and self-sustaining ecological environment of his own creation, to explore his research on climate change. The earth jar was roughly 1,000 cubic feet in…
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Laurier’s newest student “bodies”: Kinesiology students get new, synthetic
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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] The departments of kinesiology and health sciences at Laurier, along with students from other faculties currently in anatomy courses, have been given the gift of two synthetic cadavers named Sara and Rita, made by a company in Florida called SynDaver. “They are for our human anatomy course and that services both kinesiology and…
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“Waterluminate” fixtures show UpTown Waterloo in a new light
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On Oct. 24, 2018, the UpTown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA) and the city of Waterloo released an official statement about the “Waterluminate LED lighting” that lines uptown Waterloo’s King Street, from Waterloo Public Square up to Bridgeport Road, with the final construction leading all the way up to Central Street. The lights are structured…
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A look at The Rainbow Centre’s 5th annual Trans Allyship Workshop
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On Thursday, Oct. 25, the WLU Rainbow Centre hosted part one their annual Trans Allyship workshop series, taking place at the Paul Martin Centre. The workshop was facilitated by trans community organizers to give participants the skills and knowledge necessary to be able to practice allyship with trans students within our community. “Trans Allyship is…
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Students’ Union Presidential Sponsorship opens opportunities for students
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union president Tarique Plummer has announced a new initiative along with his executive team called the Students’ Union Presidential Sponsorship Program, where student groups can apply for funding to travel to cases and conferences that can be used to better enhance their club or association. “During the campaign season one…
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