university affairs
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Open house shows what Laurier has to offer
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The annual Waterloo campus Fall Open House took place on Nov. 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Throughout the day, staff, faculty, and students were busy meeting and greeting prospective students exploring options for their post-secondary education. The open house allowed these students to visit campus and see what the university has to offer. …
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Unsigned: Street parties are out of hand
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On September 2, a street party on Ezra Avenue caused a huge disturbance to the Laurier community and the surrounding area as 1,000 participants gathered together. Ezra Avenue has become very notorious as the “street party capital” of Waterloo as the St. Paddys and Homecoming festivities occur there. A couch and a mattress were burned…
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WarmWorkers Laurier reaches out to homeless in Waterloo Region
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On March 29, WarmWorkers Laurier spent the day distributing supplies and necessities to individuals experiencing homelessness in the Waterloo Region. WarmWorkers is a non-profit organization and registered charity that was founded three years ago. Since its founding, the organization has expanded across Ontario. “WarmWorkers is an initiative focused on conditioning those experiencing homelessness from a…
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Trans and non-binary voices need to be considered in the latest free speech debate
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Over the last few weeks, I’ve watched an endless stream of articles get published alleging that “freedom of speech” is under attack at Wilfrid Laurier University. A number of articles have also been written from the perspective of individuals who have claimed that they are being silenced by the university and the community: a situation…
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Unsigned: Laurier community’s fast response to current events
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In the news the past few weeks, there have been many scary examples of intolerance around the world. From Trump’s Muslim ban to the mosque massacre in Quebec City, it’s a scary time for Laurier’s Muslim community. We can’t comment on what other schools did in response to these tragedies, but we were impressed with…
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Confirmed: Pizza Maniac closes its doors
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Pizza Maniac, an infamous pizza shop across the street from Wilfrid Laurier University, has closed its doors after the plaza was bought out by PM365 Inc., a property management service. After serving customers for over five years, the location closed on Monday, September 26, after Laurier’s Homecoming weekend. Kamal Cheema, owner of Pizza Maniac, said…
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Student’s Union provides students assistance
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After recent construction delays with the ICON Waterloo student apartments, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union Student Right Advisory Committee (SRAC) has been taking action to promote awareness of landlord and tenant rights. The committee is going into its third year and deals specifically with students’ concerns relating to academic policy, landlord and tenant issues…
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