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Laurier swims to the podium
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Wilfrid Laurier’s swim team surpassed expectations in the pool this weekend with five first-place finishes and a new school record. After months of practice, the Laurier swimmers found much success in their home ground, including five first-place finishes as well as many podium finishes. First-year Dean Bennett had a great performance, capturing first place in…
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Win prepares Hawks
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The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship is one of the only things on Carly Howard’s mind. The third-year skip for the Wilfrid Laurier women’s curling team led the Hawks to a 5-0 performance at the Brock Invitational bonspiel last weekend, claiming first place. And with a solid, strong performance from her and her team, she…
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Sports in brief
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Alex Anthony resigns with Saskatchewan Roughriders Laurier football alum Alex Anthony announced to have re-signed with the CFL team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Tuesday. Anthony will return for his second season after playing in one regular season game in 2013 and spending the remaining time on the practice roster. He was the fifth round draft…
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Canadian government cautions visitors to Russia for Sochi Olympics
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After recent attacks and threats in Russia, the government of Canada issued a travel advisory cautioning Canadians travelling to Sochi. But according to Norman Pereira, professor emeritus of Russian studies at Dalhousie University, Sochi does not necessarily hold any more danger than other cities. He explained that there are always safety issues at high-profile events.…
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Hawks suffer third loss of season
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Fresh off a four-game winning streak, with their latest game ending in a blowout win against the Waterloo Warriors, the red-hot Wilfrid Laurier women’s basketball team hosted the struggling Guelph Gryphons on Saturday afternoon. However, Guelph centre Katherine MacTavish dominated the game, netting a season-best 34 points — over half of her team’s overall points…
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Men’s hockey hits playoff push
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It’s true that nothing’s sweeter than revenge. Last year, on Feb. 17 in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West first round of the playoffs, Wilfrid Laurier’s men’s hockey team was eliminated by the Guelph Gryphons in a devastating 3-2 overtime loss in game three. Laurier met Guelph in the first round and after winning game…
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Searching for the right combo
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After three shootout losses in four games, something had to give. On Saturday night, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team lost to the Toronto Varsity Blues 3-2 in a shootout. Earlier last week, head coach Rick Osborne decided to mix up his lines coming into the game against the Ryerson Rams, where the team pulled…
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Gender shouldn’t define how we appreciate sports
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I’ve come to the — probably not even close to shocking — realization that I am absolutely obsessed with sports. I’ve also come to the realization that I am obsessed with university sports. But regardless, my involvement in the entire university sport realm has opened my eyes to many different aspects I otherwise would have…
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Puhalski, Campbell sign five-year contract extension
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The department of athletics and recreation at Wilfrid Laurier University signed the contract extensions of men’s basketball coach Peter Campbell and men’s hockey coach Greg Puhalski for an additional five years Tuesday afternoon. Puhalski, currently in his fourth season at WLU, led Laurier to the playoffs in his first three seasons. He was named the…
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Taking gender stereotypes out of the game
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Masculinity is getting a new face. Advocates are hoping to give masculinity a new definition, which includes challenging the notions of masculinity as well exposing issues of gendered violence and homophobia. And this is exactly what Adam Lawrence is trying to do. The former manager at the diversity and equity office on Wilfrid Laurier University’s…
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