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Restrictions placed on tenants on Ezra and Bricker prior to St. Paddy’s
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Wilfrid Laurier University has been involved with the enforcement of regulations for students living in Ezra Avenue and Bricker Avenue apartments for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on Monday. These restrictions consist of limiting tenants to two guests each, recording guests entering and exiting the apartment buildings and requiring all guests to wear wristbands. The university…
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Hawks roll over Aigles Bleues in second game of CIS championship
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FREDERICTON, N.B – If there was ever a time for a bounce back, that was it. The Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team stepped on the ice at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championship Friday with a 4-1 loss from Thursday in the back of their minds. And without hesitation, the Hawks climbed over the Moncton…
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Candidates set sights on Ward 2 council seat
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For the upcoming City of Waterloo council election — set to occur in October — many new faces will be popping up on ballot sheets. Most recently, Ward 2, currently held by long-time councillor Karen Scian, is up for grabs. Ward 2 is bounded on the west and north by the city boundary, on the…
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Mobile apps face tough, challenging market
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86 per cent of time on smartphones is spent using apps, which may have entrepreneurs thinking that the industry is still booming. However, according to professionals, mobile apps and game development isn’t as lucrative as one might assume. In fact, some might say that the app bandwagon has an uncertain future. “The gold rush is…
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7 a.m. business classes still attended despite concerns
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James Moore understands the challenges of getting up for early classes—he taught Wilfrid Laurier University’s first ever 7:00 a.m. classes in the fall semester, mandatory for first-year students as a result of a double cohort situation. Moore is an associate professor of accounting at Laurier and taught Introduction to Financial Accounting, or BU 127, in…
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Breaking the binge: the impacts of some students’ favourite activity pastime
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Having a few drinks every once in a while is fun. Ending up in the hospital because of reckless drinking is not. With St. Patrick’s Day dawning upon us, we are all anticipating a weekend full of day drinking and games. However, it’s important to understand what excessive drinking can do to the body and…
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Ashley Smith tragedy takes centre stage
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In recent years, a dialogue regarding mental health has been slowly growing but there is always room for more discussion. University of Waterloo’s (UW) drama department is blowing the topic wide open with their performance based on how a young woman with mental health issues was treated in 2007 by the Grand Valley Institution for…
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Bouncing back from a scare
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Kerilynn Mathers didn’t think anything serious was happening to her. Last year during the 2013 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) curling championship, the women’s curling vice fell ill like the rest of her team. At the time only a second-year kinesiology major, Mathers experienced what she thought was the flu, but fought through it. The week…
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Awareness brought to arts degrees
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Stereotypes are inherent within any faculty and have the ability to make students feel undervalued. But one professor is seeking to change the negative perception of the arts through awareness and appreciation. Last Thursday, Wilfrid Laurier University hosted the first ever Arts in Action event, organized by English professor Maria DiCenzo and assisted by the…
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Women’s basketball wins OUA bronze medal in thrilling double OT win
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OTTAWA, Ont. — It took two overtime quarters, but the Wilfrid Laurier women’s basketball team pulled off what they set out to do. The Hawks defeated the Carleton Ravens 70-65 in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) bronze medal game Saturday afternoon to claim the bronze medal and a berth into next weekend’s Canadian Interuniversity Sport…
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