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Mounties not just another ‘jam band’
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A spontaneous encounter at the 2009 Juno Awards between Hawksley Workman, Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat and Ryan Dahle of Limblifter quickly and intensely brought the three seasoned artists together and began a fast friendship. “[We] were hanging out backstage and really got along as buddies … every time [Workman] came to town, we’d…
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Landmark signs on campus receive a facelift
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The landmark signs on Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus have finally received the facelift they’ve been promised for almost a year. As of the beginning of May the new signs for Laurier, which include the newest slogan, “Inspiring Lives,” have been put in the ground, and the main Laurier sign on the John Aird Centre…
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‘End the Silence’ Facebook page opens up conversation
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On March 21, a Facebook group emerged entitled End the Silence: Laurier. The group was created with the intent of allowing a safe place for students and survivors of sexual assault within the Wilfrid Laurier University community to anonymously share their stories of sexual assault and gendered violence. The page has quickly spread across the…
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Students find home in Waterloo Region post-graduation
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For some, four years in Waterloo just isn’t enough. An increasing number of students have decided to call K-W their new home once they have reached alumni status. In fact, Wilfrid Laurier University’s alumni services revealed that out of a total of 85,420 alumni, 12,429 are now living in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, including Cambridge. That’s…
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Vigil remembers Canada’s lost women
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Not many people remember Aboriginal woman, Candice Sollen, but Lila Bruyere does. Bryere’s niece was found on a Toronto sidewalk on December 11, 1998. She had been stabbed in the chest. Two days later, Sollen would succumb to her injury while on life support at St. Michael’s hospital. She was 23-years-old. Bruyere’s reaction to her…
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Students’ Union board, president and chair under review
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In comparison to board meetings in previous years, this year was rather calm and collected. The meetings ran efficiently and stayed on schedule under the leadership of the Students’ Union chair and CGO, Jordan Epstein. Most directors conducted themselves with professionalism and there was significant improvement in their attendance from last year with five meetings…
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2013-14 Students’ Union director reviews
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Colin Aitchison Aitchison showed a lot of improvement over the course of his first term as director. He had a slow start to the year—missing two of the first summer meetings—but was consistent in his attendance for the rest of the year. In the fall semester, though he appeared prepared for meetings, his contributions…
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Maxwell’s shifts focus to new music venue
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Maxwell’s Music House is saying farewell to its current location in Waterloo as the popular music venue is moving on to bigger and better things. They are working towards the opening of their new venue on University Ave., scheduled for September of this year. Paul Maxwell recently announced the upcoming closure of his current venue…
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Laurier Lettermen donates $10,000
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lettermen Club presented a $10,000 cheque to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation on Friday, following a successful PowderPuff tournament earlier this year. The 24 registered teams raised the money with registration fees and donations, Laurier Lettermen president Brent Vandenberg explained. “The tournament has consistently grown over the past five to ten years,”…
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Laurier basketball’s Bree Chaput named 2013-14 OWL recipient
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“You’re outstanding because you choose to be.” Kelly Murumets, president and CEO of Tennis Canada, let a room full of motivated young women at this year’s Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) luncheon know that they’re outstanding because they make choices on a daily basis that make them role models for the upcoming generation. Murumets, who…
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