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Residence don at Laurier faces theft charges
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Following the arrest of former Wilfrid Laurier University residence don Jeremiah Rojas on Feb. 9 and 13, the university and the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) have taken actions to move forward in their investigation and to restore the campus community. Rojas, 23, was a Laurier student and don at Little House residence this year…
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Waterloo takes the plunge in support of KidsAbility
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Deirdre Large decided that this year was finally the year to take the plunge. After watching the past two K-W Polar Plunges, she realized that it was the right moment for her to make the leap into ice-cold water for KidsAbility. Her son, Brayden, has been going to KidsAbility since he was 18-months-old, and she…
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University press co-op in financial crisis
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The future of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a national co-operative of student newspapers, is in jeopardy. The organization needs to raise $50,000 in order to remain in operation beyond the end of its financial year, ending in April. The president of the 76-year-old organization, Erin Hudson, sent out an email to members last week…
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Fitting the Olympic mould
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They say it takes a village to raise a child. The same thing can be said about athletes. With the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia recently coming to a close, one can reflect on their favourite sporting event and consider the effort that these athletes have poured into what may be their life’s work.…
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Men’s curling exceeds personal expectations
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GUELPH, Ont. — According to Richard Krell, if you asked the Wilfrid Laurier men’s curling team where they’d be at the end of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships, they would have been pretty off with their predictions. From Feb. 13 to Feb. 17, the Hawks fought their way into first place in their pool…
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Women’s hockey advances to OUA final against Queen’s Gaels
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Last year, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team knew all too well what being eliminated in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semifinals felt like. The Hawks lost game three of the semifinals last year to the Western Mustangs and were eliminated without a chance at the championship. But this year, the Hawks weren’t about to…
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Men’s basketball’s season ends against No. 7 Windsor Lancers
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WINDSOR, Ont. — After a win against the Guelph Gryphons, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s basketball team headed to Windsor to take on the No. 7 nationally ranked Lancers looking for another big win. It was possible, and the prize at the end was a trip to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Final Four…
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Hawks handle Guelph Gryphons in OUA West quarterfinal
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You’d think Jack Simmons had played an Ontario University Athletics (OUA) playoff game before. The rookie, who played in his first career playoff game Wednesday night, missed no strides and came out flying with his veteran teammates Max Allin and Will Coulthard to help lead the Wilfrid Laurier men’s basketball game to a 94-83 victory…
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Laurier takes a decisive game one against the Varsity Blues
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Despite being outshot during the first half of the game, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team was able to capture a 4-1 win in game one of the best-of-three semifinal series against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. Much of that momentum came from Laurier left-winger Devon Skeats who was able to score three goals,…
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Women’s basketball takes thriller against Brock Badgers
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It seemed like the Wilfrid Laurier women’s basketball team got themselves into a deep hole Wednesday night, as they trailed the Brock Badgers in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West quarterfinal by as much as much as eleven in the third quarter. But a huge half-court shot to beat the buzzer by Lee Anna Osei…
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