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Laurier’s Waterloo campus displays musical talent on International Day of Music
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Laurier’s Waterloo campus celebrated International Day of Music with many pop-up performances on campus to raise awareness not only for the faculty of music programs available at the university, but also to fundraise for the expansion Laurier’s Making Space for Music to extend facilities from University Avenue. The spaces where pop-up performances took place were…
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Laurier Homecoming showcases school spirit and new safety measures
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Laurier’s annual homecoming weekend took place from Friday, Sept. 27 to Sunday, Sept. 29, a weekend created for alumni to come back and celebrate their alma mater but has now also included many current students celebrating their decision to come to Laurier and sport the purple and gold. Many other schools also had their homecomings…
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Classrooms with colour nurture a positive work environment
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Why are classrooms grey and beige? Seriously, don’t you think a place that’s meant to evoke a positive attitude towards learning and inspire bright ideas should be … more bright and positive? Every year at Laurier, there’s a poster fair advertising pictures students can decorate their rooms with. Why wouldn’t you be interested? Because really,…
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What does your poster choice say about you?
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A lot of effort goes into decorating your room. For some people, it is the only place they have to call their own hundreds of miles from home. It’s important to surround yourself with whatever makes you most comfortable, even if what makes you comfortable is a poster of Detective Pikachu or an image of…
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Indigenous Education Week celebrates heritage
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From March 5 to 12, Indigenous Education Week was held at Wilfrid Laurier University on both the Brantford and Waterloo campuses. The week-long celebration of Indigenous culture allowed for students to attend events relating to Indigenous heritage. The various educational events included different variations of delivery but all focused on ensuring Indigenous heritage was showcased…
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UW students fight for better mental health care
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Students at University of Waterloo gathered together in the arts quad on March 8 to protest against the lack of mental health support services on campus. The Waterloo Walkout for mental health was a protest created by students in Discourse of Dissent, a multi-disciplinary course taught by Frankie Condon. The Walkout was in response to…
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