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Library experiences long weekend flooding
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Heavy rain over the weekend caused damage to the lower floor of Wilfrid Laurier University’s library, which experienced two to three inches of water. The only student service that was affected was Laurier Archives, which will remain closed while the rest of the Library operates as usual. The entrance to the Library, which was moved…
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FIFA’s injury policy concerning
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I sat contently on my couch watching this year’s FIFA World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. 19 minutes in, Germany’s Christoph Kramer got his bell legitimately rung when his jaw smashed into Ezequiel Garay’s shoulder and sent him to the ground. Kramer was treated. He was cleared to play. He had no recollection of…
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LORIS registration ‘fairly smooth’
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s new time ticket method for course registration had its first run-through this year, and created multiple reactions. According to Ken Boyd, director of information and communication technologies services at Laurier, registration overall this year was a fairly smooth process. “A lot of time stamps were great. The ones that had trouble were…
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$897,000 deficit for Students’ Union
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union budget was passed unanimously in May by the board of directors, reflecting a projected deficit of $897,000 for the 2014-15 year. Along with the deficit, the Students’ Union will be paying around $531,892 back for their loans and interest on their debt. This is a $2,000 increase in the…
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A family legacy continues at WLU
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Luke Allin, the brother of Laurier men’s basketball star Max, will be continuing the Allin legacy at Wilfrid Laurier University in the fall when he joins the team as a freshman. The youngest in a family of eight siblings, Allin was the number one recruitment focus for men’s basketball head coach Peter Campbell. Three months…
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Female figurines a sign of equality
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Lego has released a new collection of figurines that feature women in sciences such as chemistry, astronomy and paleontology. The fact that the new figurines are making the news might seem trivial, but Anne Wilson, associate professor of psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University, believes this is a big advancement for breaking gender stereotypes. “In general,…
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Laurier prof links zombie craze to pandemic fears
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Penelope Ironstone tried to have just one vacation away from her research. The associate professor of communication studies at Wilfrid Laurier University was headed to Cuba with her family and decided to do some casual reading. She picked up World War Z. Even her leisure reading led to another theory. Ironstone came to the conclusion…
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‘Optimism, hope and joy’ in reconciliation between Church and First Nation peoples
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Though the last residential school in Canada closed nearly 20 years ago, there is still work actively being done in order to mend the relationship between the nation and Aboriginal peoples. On Wednesday morning Lori Ransom, a senior advisor for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, spoke at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary and discussed what…
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Laurier woman collects 2,800 Roll Up the Rim tabs
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Cec Joyal only expected to collect 1,000 Roll Up the Rim tabs to donate to Out of the Cold. So when the development officer at Wilfrid Laurier University reported in a release on May 6 that she had reached to date 2,855 rims, she was overwhelmed with support. To date, she also collected 84 free…
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Landmark signs on campus receive a facelift
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The landmark signs on Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus have finally received the facelift they’ve been promised for almost a year. As of the beginning of May the new signs for Laurier, which include the newest slogan, “Inspiring Lives,” have been put in the ground, and the main Laurier sign on the John Aird Centre…
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