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Keeping enthusiasm in the dugout
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s baseball team embodied the age old baseball aphorism during their Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship season, as they learned that being a championship team has to have positivity off the field to have success on the field. Meet Adam McBride and Adam Raithby, two veteran Hawks who will seemingly…
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Do not take business casual so casually
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According to Forbes, business casual is defined as “relating to or denoting a style of clothing that is less formal than traditional business wear, but is still intended to give a professional and business-like impression.” Even after re-reading the definition numerous times, I’m still completely lost in translation, with no clue what to wear when…
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Olympic pre-trials begin low for Bernard
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KITCHENER, Ont. — Some people would say that life is full of surprises. The Road to the Roar curling pre-trials tournament is no exception. In a day that saw three out of the top four seeds handed their first or second loss in only the second day, it is safe to say that Canada is filled…
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Mexican tradition shared
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Strings of colourful flags criss-crossed the ceiling overtop of tables lined with an assortment of framed photos, food and skulls in a classroom in Bricker Academic Building on Thursday. This was the setting of a Day of the Dead event, hosted by Maria Eugenia de Luna Villalón’s SP 301 class to teach the Laurier and…
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Ranks evaluate Laurier
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Last Thursday was report card day for the province’s universities, as the annual Maclean’s magazine university rankings were released. Wilfrid Laurier University didn’t see any major changes – placing tenth overall out of 15 universities in the comprehensive category, compared to 11th from last year – but university officials expressed satisfaction with the results. “I…
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Bill 60 moves ahead
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Wireless consumers in Ontario may be protected by new provincial legislation if the proposed Bill 60, the Wireless Services Agreements Act, is passed is the legislature. Bill 60 passed its third reading in the legislature last week with a unanimous 96-0 vote. The act aims to strengthen consumer protection with respect to wireless services. Legislators…
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PINK sends wrong message
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Last week, I walked through campus cutting through the concourse to get to my class, and I came face-to-face with a cardboard cut out of a Victoria Secret’s PINK model. The cut out allows for women to put their face on the model’s body and take a picture, pretending that this is their body. This…
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Speech from the Throne misses key youth issues
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Two weeks ago today, Governor General David Johnston delivered the Speech from the Throne on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Delivered at the beginning of every new session of Parliament, the Speech from the Throne is used to outline the goals of the government and the means by which they plan on achieving them. One of…
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Quidditch jumps from fiction to the field
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“Finally, it’s here.” Nathan Boutilier said these words as he sat back and watched students from the University of Waterloo play Wilfrid Laurier University in a recreational sporting match. However, the game that Boutilier was admiring wasn’t your typical sport — it was Quidditch, a sport that requires broomsticks, “bludgers” and “golden snitches.” Emma Morrison, the…
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Thugli ‘traps’ Starlight
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There’s something big growing inside Toronto’s EDM music scene, and right at the heart of it all are “Thugli,” a duo of electronic producers that consists of Pat Drastik and Tom Wrecks, who are gaining international praise for their work. Part of the reason for the hype surrounding Thugli is their unique sound which is…
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