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UPDATED: Veritas Cafรฉ opens with new manager, Dosman hires lawyer
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Click here to skip to the January 20th update. As of Jan. 9, Veritas Cafรฉ has re-opened, with a new manager, altered menu and fresh look. On Dec. 12, The Wilfrid Laurier University Graduate Studentsโ Association terminated its contract with Sandor Dosman, operator of Veritas Cafรฉ, which is located in the quad, beside the GSA…
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BREAKING: GSA confirms issues prior to “slave” joke
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As of Jan. 9, Veritas Cafรฉ has re-opened, with a new manager, altered menu and fresh look. On Dec. 12, The Wilfrid Laurier University Graduate Studentsโ Association terminated its contract with Sandor Dosman, operator of Veritas Cafรฉ, which is located in the quad, beside the GSAย office. His termination was a result of a help wanted…
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Best reads of 2016
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing Madeline Thien This book, written by Madeline Thien, is the winner of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize and was the finalist for the 2016 Man Booker Prize. Needless to say, it did not disappoint. In the book, the two main characters, Marie and Ai-Ming, shows us the lives of…
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Abusive and threatening comments cannot be tolerated
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Over the winter break, the Laurier community learned through various media outlets, including The Cord, that the Graduate Studentsโ Association had terminated their contract with the operator of Veritas Cafรฉ, Sandor Dosman. The contract was terminated, according to Dosman, due to an ad he posted online looking for new employees, saying he was searching for…
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Letter to the Editor: Dosman must face consequences
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I’ve been reading all sorts of people’s posts [in regards to Sandor Dosman’s contract termination with the GSA] and the common theme I’m seeing is everyone saying: “how sensitive is this generation is blah blah blah.” In my opinion, if you think about it realistically, slavery is not really something to joke about publicly. I…
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Letter to the Editor: An open letter to the WLUGSA from a former president
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Dear WLUGSA, You are my friends and colleagues and for that reason I think it is prudent to be blunt and honest with you in regards to the sudden closing of Veritas Cafeฬ. Speaking as a past-president of WLUGSA, I am deeply disappointed and embarrassed by your actions over the course of the past few…
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