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Laurier basketball’s Bree Chaput named 2013-14 OWL recipient
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“You’re outstanding because you choose to be.” Kelly Murumets, president and CEO of Tennis Canada, let a room full of motivated young women at this year’s Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) luncheon know that they’re outstanding because they make choices on a daily basis that make them role models for the upcoming generation. Murumets, who…
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A lifetime of adventure in four years
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Wilfrid Laurier women’s curling lead Cheryl Kreviazuk has a lifetime of memories packed into four years. With three Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships under her belt, three Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championships and a CIS bronze medal, a gold medal at the Karuizawa International Curling championships in Japan, topped off with a visit to FISU…
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Chaput named Outstanding Woman of Laurier
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Bree Chaput knows how to capture a room. At the ninth annual Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) luncheon, Chaput, a fouth-year women’s basketball guard, took home the honour for 2013-14 and captured the room full of sponsors, athletes, donors and administration with her inspiring acceptance speech. The other three nominees for this year’s award were…
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$53,713 cut to be made in athletics at Laurier
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s department of athletics and recreation is feeling the pressure from the university’s deficit. In light of the recent announcement that WLU must slash two per cent of its upcoming operating budget, the department of athletics is facing a cut of their own. Athletics’ total operating budget cut will equate to $53,713, which…
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Hawks cap off best year since 2008
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If you asked Wilfrid Laurier men’s curling skip Aaron Squires if he expected to be bringing home a bronze medal from the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championships, he would have said no. But the third-year communications studies student led his rink to a third-place finish at nationals in Regina, Sask. a month after placing…
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Gold and bronze decor year for women’s curling
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After missing nationals last year, the Wilfrid Laurier University women’s curling team managed to take home the bronze medal at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) curling championships this past weekend in Regina, Sask. Despite defeating the Carleton Ravens in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) final and the first match of the round robin 6-5, the…
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Mixed feelings to pilot project
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Women’s hockey in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) could see a shakeup in recruitment and retention methods in the upcoming years. The CIS is implementing a five-year women’s hockey pilot project, which will allow programs the ability to offer more to the student-athletes committing to their respective school. This will allow universities to offer scholarships…
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Don’t skip on running season
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When I blew out my knee just before university, I thought my running days were over. An injury from soccer led to an arthroscopic knee surgery to remove the torn cartilage and examine my ACL and MCL for damage. I went from running nearly every day of my life to not knowing if I was…
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Women’s hockey land the fourth spot in country
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FREDERICTON, N.B — The clock was fifth-year Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey veterans Devon Skeats’ and Candice Styles’ worst enemy. As they played their last game as a Hawk Sunday afternoon, Skeats and Styles skated every minute they could to try to salvage a bronze medal at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championship. But a…
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Officiating at nationals an ongoing issue
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Time and time again, there seems to be the same issue when teams go to Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championships. A consistent topic of conversation in both press boxes and dressing rooms alike, the officiating on the national championship platform is almost nauseating to watch — and it shows no signs of getting better.…
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