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CAFKA takes over Walper
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What do you get when you mix Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area (CAFKA) and the well-known Walper Hotel in downtown Kitchener? You get a provocative display of local art throughout a wickedly interesting hotel. Running from May 3 to August 11, the historic Walper Hotel located in downtown Kitchener is playing host to CAFKA’s…
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Hawks sign nine to basketball program
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A combined nine recruits have committed to Wilfrid Laurier University’s basketball program, with six joining the men’s side and three signing with the women’s team. Both recruiting classes focus on mending the problems from last season, which led to an early Ontario University Athletics (OUA) quarterfinal exit for Laurier’s two basketball teams. On the men’s…
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‘Doing the best you can for your athletes’
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Jamie Carlson has seen athletes come back from some remarkable injuries. “You hate to sell the human spirit short,” he said. Carlson started at Wilfrid Laurier University as a certified athletic therapist nearly twenty years ago. Throughout his tenure, he has seen university athletes at the amateur level, the professional level and the international level…
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Lester finishes career in style
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To finish off her career as a Laurier Golden Hawk, women’s hockey captain Fiona Lester added something else to her list of accomplishments. Earlier in the month, Lester was named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America College Division at-large first team for the second time in her tenure as a student athlete at Laurier.…
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Coach earns bronze
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Peter Campbell is not used to being on the sidelines when there’s a basketball game going on. So when the head coach of Wilfrid Laurier University’s men’s basketball team was offered a mentoring role with the Canadian cadet team for the FIBA Americas Championship in Uruguay, it was hard for him to stay off the…
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Best patio spots near Laurier’s campus
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When you think about summer, a few obvious things come to mind. Beaches, BBQs, the horrendous farmers tans and of course patios. Whether it’s in your backyard, front yard or down the street, outdoor patios are essential to summer serenity. For those currently residing in wonderful Waterloo, there are a few outdoor patios that are…
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New focus for Laurier football in 2013-14
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With just under eight weeks until the beginning of the Wilfrid Laurier University’s men’s football training camp, head coach Michael Faulds is still working on the structure of his new team. The Golden Hawks will open their 2013 campaign on Aug. 25 in Guelph. In the last six months, the club has gone through a…
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Jacqui Tam awarded with silver medal at International Independent Publisher Book Awards
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When Jacqui Tam received the silver medal from the International Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) in New York on May 29 for the tenth anniversary edition for her book Standing Tall: A Daughter’s Gift, she wasn’t thinking about herself. Wilfrid Laurier University’s assistant vice-president of communications, public affairs and marketing was thinking of her father,…
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‘You Can Play’ campaign reaching high expectations
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Times are changing. And I like it. There’s no question that there has been a rising trend focusing on the commitment to diversity and inclusion in sport. The NHL made the big leap a while back partnering with the You Can Play project, and Wednesday, another major sports league joined them. Major League Soccer, or…
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SSHRC funding helps revitalize Laurier’s ‘NatureWatch’
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With the help of various colleagues throughout Canada, Robert McLeman has set out to pursue a new, innovative way to look at nature. McLeman, an associate professor in Wilfrid Laurier University’s department of geography and environmental studies, will receive $199,000 over two years to lead a project called ‘NatureWatch 2.0: reconnecting Canadians with nature in…
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