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Fourth year Laurier students working to better the KWC community with help from the CCRLA
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Fourth year students in Laurier’s PS 492 class have been making an impact in their community with help from the Centre for Community Research Learning and Action (CCRLA) partnering with community organizations to help not only with students’ research but also furthering the betterment of KW-Cambridge. “11 years ago, this research centre was started by…
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Golden Hawks men’s football team suffer second loss of the season to UofT
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team fell to 1-2 on the season after a tough loss to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday, Sept. 7 at University Stadium, the game attended by first years participating in Orientation Week for their closing ceremonies. The game started off with a dominant first quarter…
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Former Golden Hawk Erica Shortt named head coach for Laurier’s women’s lacrosse team
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s lacrosse program has named the team’s new head coach, former player for the Golden Hawks Erica Shortt, as the third head coach in the program’s history. Shortt played for the purple and gold between 2003 and 2006 and won four OUA championships with the team, earning OUA first-team honours…
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Laurier rugby player Matt Fish and alumnus Andrew Quattrin represented Rugby Canada on Canadian All-Stars team
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Two Laurier rugby players were given the chance to perform on a national stage as they represented Rugby Canada on the Canadian All-Stars team in Glendale, Colorado. “I think it’s outstanding, I think it’s great for the program. Full credit goes to those individuals: sure we help them with strength and condition but I’m very…
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Laurier falls 32-13 to Western Mustangs in home opener
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Despite much optimism before one of the hardest games, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team would face this season as they played their home opener on Sunday, Aug. 25 against their long-time rival, the Western Mustangs. The purple and gold did not get the outcome they had hoped for. Laurier opened up the…
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Laurier Sustainability Office introduces new bike hubs on campus
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The sustainability office at Laurier has introduced new bike hubs on campus to make transportation for commuting students and students wanting to get around in the area alike. Laurier is one of six community partners included in a pilot project bike-share program developed by Drop Mobility, operating with a similar business model to the Lime…
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Laurier professors Carrie Sanders and Manuel Riemer given $50, 000 in federal funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation
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Two Laurier professors have been given federal funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders fund, giving the individuals each over $50, 000 for their lab spaces that will increase their abilities to research each of their respective fields. Carrie Sanders and Manuel Riemer are the two Laurier recipients of the funding,…
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The controversy over Eby Farmstead
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The Eby Farmstead in Waterloo Park has created controversy due to some backlash received from the student club at the University of Waterloo called the University of Waterloo Animal Rights Society. The farm, which has operated for over 50 years, currently houses a pig, chickens, donkeys, a zebu calf, peacocks, miniature horses, sheep, alpacas, llamas…
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The effects of climate change on Canada’s water bodies
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Researchers at Laurier’s Institute for Water Science are encouraging the public to educate themselves on the troubling water levels that are occuring not just in oceans, but our own backyards as climate change causes warmer temperatures across bodies of water. Contrary to the belief that climate change will cause houses and land to flood with…
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What goes into making a great O-Week?
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Each year, Laurier welcomes all new first year students with Orientation Week: a week of various events to engage all new students and teach them about university life, safety when away from home, and Laurier-specific opportunities available to them. “I am very excited about O-week and I can’t wait to see all the new Golden…
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