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UPDATED: Lazaridis Students’ Society president acclamation fails
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The Lazaridis Students’ Society will have to look to an alternative process for a president after 50.17 per cent of voters voted “no” to Simon MacLeod, the remaining presidential candidate, being acclaimed to the position. The results for the Lazaridis Students’ Society president were announced Friday night shortly before 9 p.m. Simon MacLeod, the remaining…
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UPDATED: Jerin Baby officially disqualified as Lazaridis Students’ Society presidential candidate
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On February 4, the final day of voting for all student body elections, the Lazaridis Students’ Society released a statement regarding the disqualification of Jerin Baby for violating regulations outlined in the Elections Policy. Baby exceeded the number of 10 demerit points twice during the election season. Most of Baby’s demerit points were accumulated due…
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Plans for online-only news are unconfirmed for Guelph Mercury
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Graphic by Lena Yang After 149 years of publication, the Guelph Mercury printed its last issue on January 29. The publication plans to continue providing news to Guelph residents only through its online website, as its print edition was no longer deemed profitable. According to Metroland, the paper’s circulation had declined and was fewer than…
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Women’s basketball drops thriller to Windsor Lancers
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Little mistakes caught up with Hawks as they lost 72-69 to Windsor Lancers
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Words of advice from Waterloo’s Dragon, Michael Wekerle
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Photo by Andreas Patsiaouros According to Michael Wekerle, Canadian investor, dragon on CBC’s Dragon’s Den and former Bay Street trader, there are three aspects to a powerful city — education, awareness and diversity. These aspects are what drew him into investing in Waterloo Region with its ever-growing tech ecosystem. These words and other bits of…
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Breaking the Silence aim for safe spaces for LGBTQ
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Graphic by Fani Hsieh While the number of hate crimes has dropped in the past five to six years, Waterloo Region is still working to educate and lessen unreported crimes. The Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council believes that violence is the result of an “out of balance” society. The council aims to restore that balance…
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Uber-like phone app made by BBA student focuses on efficiency in snow plowing and lawn mowing
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Photo by Jessica Dik Jason McCann, a fourth-year Wilfrid Laurier University business student, just launched an app that will handle long and tiresome snow removal this winter for residents and small businesses in Guelph, Waterloo and the surrounding areas. The app, MowGoSnowGo, also does lawn maintenance and operates similarly to Uber by connecting the contractor…
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Kitchener-Waterloo’s future is digital with new strategy implementation
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New strategy aims to create a tech-savvy community
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We Are Waterloo community art project: Capturing diversity
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Graphic by Fani Hsieh The City of Waterloo plans to capture the diversity of the Region through a year-long community art project titled, “We Are Waterloo Portrait Project.” The art project will showcase personally portraits made by citizens in the community at a variety of workshops hosted by the Region throughout the year. The final…
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Google’s new building in Kitchener seen as an investment
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Space on Breithaupt Street will now house over 350 engineer positions | Contributed Image Google unveiled its 185,000 square-foot building on January 14. Now home to over 350 engineers, the building works to promote environmentally-friendly and healthy choices such as a bike locker, group fitness space and a rock climbing wall. Additional and expected “fun”…
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