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Golden Hawks Football and Basketball teams focused on “improving” through return to train
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The announcement made in mid-October to cancel the OUA season was surely disappointing but also much expected. Both Coach Faulds who runs the men’s football team and Coach Serresse who heads the men’s basketball team had themselves and their players mentally prepared for the cancellation and the teams have benefited greatly, making the most out…
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“Two different beasts” The overwhelming difference between university sports in Canada compared to America
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While one constant has remained, both USports and the NCAA have taken drastically different approaches towards competition in their leagues. As we are still in the midst of a pandemic and COVID-19 cases continue to rise, reaching record high numbers in several states across America as well as provinces across Canada, USports has cancelled their…
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VP student affairs, Dr. Ivan Joseph, on the McMaster report and the lack of diversity in the OUA
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“There is an absence of representation and role models for Black and Indigenous students and leaders across the portfolio.” Laurier’s Vvice-Ppresident of Sstudent Aaffairs, Dr. Ivan Joseph is in a unique position, having held many different positions throughout OUA schools in his decades-long career. Before joining Laurier this past summer, Dr. Joseph was the Vice-Provost…
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Laurier football team defeats Waterloo in a great initiative: Donating the most blood through October
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While there was no on-the-field battle of Waterloo this season for the Golden Hawks and the Warriors, both universities took part in a great initiative,: donating blood throughout the month of October. Unfortunately, due to the OUA cancellation, this year did not feature the annual Laurier and Waterloo football game. However, the Golden Hawks, who…
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Laurier winter term sports cancelled as OUA and USPORTS prioritize health and safety
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The Ontario University Athletics conference (OUA) following significant consultation with the national USPORTS body has announced that all OUA sanctioned sport programming has been cancelled through March 31st, 2021. The decision follows suit with the past announcement made on June 8th, which cancelled fall term sports up until December 31st of this year. “While we…
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How athletes and leagues used their platforms to inspire change during an unprecedented 2020 season
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To put it bluntly, 2020 has been an unprecedented year for society. Calling it unprecedented would still be a massive understatement as the world has encountered so much hardship this year. In a year that was already going to be chaotic, given that it was an election year in the United States, the dial for…
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All-time rushing leader, Dillon Campbell on his induction to the Hawk Hall of Fame
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Dillon Campbell, one of the most productive players to wear the purple and gold across all Laurier sports has cemented his legacy with the Hawks after being inducted into the 2020 Hall of Fame class. The 5’8 Whitby, Ontario native spent five seasons with the Golden Hawks football team and was an offensive force in…
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Men’s basketball alum Kemel Archer becomes first of coach Serresse’s recruits to go pro after signing in Spain
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Former men’s basketball forward, Kemel Archer who spent three seasons with the Golden Hawks is continuing his basketball career in Europe. After an impressive run with Laurier, Archer signed a professional contract with C.D.E Becedo of Liga EBA in Spain last week. Archer spent the first two seasons of his eligibility in North Bay playing…
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Laurier Hall of Famer Laura Brooker on Coach Osborne and her years with the Hawks
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There may be nothing more special in sports than the relationship that a coach and player develop together. Ask any athlete about their progress and success and they will list off a variety of names that were instrumental in helping them get to where they are today. While that list will surely include family, friends…
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A look at the future of the CFL with Coach Faulds
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Although we have known for a few months now, the disappointing announcement made by the CFL in August has hit Canadian football fans especially hard this past month. Labour day has long been synonymous with football in Canada, as the league schedules their best rivalries against one another which have popularly come to be known…
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