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TEDxWLU brings innovation and speaker series to students during event on Friday
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On Friday, Sept. 21, TEDxWLU took place at Laurier’s Senate and Board Chamber. This year’s all-day event was independently organized by students and featured nine guest speakers, three TED Library Talks, as well as a networking event in which students and guest speakers had the opportunity to connect. The event’s lead coordinator, Sulay Shah, is…
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Women in Leadership Laurier hosts conference
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Women in Leadership Laurier (WILL) hosted their annual leadership conference this past Sunday on March 25. WILL held the conference at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics building located at Wilfrid Laurier University. The conference was an all day event running from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. The conference this year was called ‘WILL…
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TEDxUW brings together 700 delegates to annual event
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On Saturday, Oct. 28, the University of Waterloo held their sixth annual TEDx event in their Humanities Theatre. Founded over 30 years ago, TED is a media organization that puts on conferences around the world where experts are invited to come and speak on issues related to technology, entertainment and design. TEDx events are usually put on at a smaller scale and are independently organized by people…
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An unexpected origin for a local business
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To build an effective brand is a feat that seems to be increasingly difficult these days. In a marketplace that is over saturated with up-and-coming designers and creatives attempting to push their products online, it is nearly impossible to set yourself apart long enough to make an impression. Where many with great purpose and resources have failed, White Cap Co. has…
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