Waterloo
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Change through disruption at anti-racism summit hosted by Laurier
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On March 21, the anti-racism summit, which is also the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, was held at the Holiday Inn Conference Centre in Kitchener to discuss and explore ways which university and college campuses can be more efficient in addressing the concerns of racialized students. The focus of this summit…
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Questions raised regarding LRT
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Students’ Union has been advocating to increase accessibility to Seagram Drive LRT stop for students
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Preparing Laurier for St. Patrick’s Day
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The date had been circled since the previous year. Alana Russell, corporate communications for Waterloo Regional Police Service and her team have been hard at work preparing for the incoming staple on the Wilfrid Laurier University social calendar — St. Patrick Day 2016. According to Russell, the Waterloo Police started preparing for the next St.…
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Police checks made a necessity
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Students’ Union implements background checks for services
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Is it WLUSU or the Students’ Union
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Students’ Union detaches from the ‘WLUSU’ acronym to send accurate message to students
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VP’s hired for 2016-17 Students’ Union exec team
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Vice-presidents for the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union executive team for 2016-17 were announced on February 12. The hiring process began on February 5, giving president-elect Tyler Van Herzele less than a day following his win to prepare for the task. “When I was looking for the VP team, I was looking for some very…
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Small jump in 2016 elections
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Photo by Andreas Patsiaouros The results are in following the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union elections held last week on February 3 and 4, when students from Waterloo and Brantford were given the chance to make their voice count. Though members of the Laurier community have known since late Thursday evening the results of the…
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Caucus for a Democratic Union look to create a new independent union
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Graphic by Fani Hsieh An event was hosted last Wednesday, January 27, by the Caucus for a Democratic Union as part of their campaign for the establishment of a new independent union. The Caucus for a Democratic Union is an initiative begun months ago by a select group of Laurier’s contract academic staff in…
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Corporate versus representative
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Photo by Kamil Ahmed It’s the debate that has taken over the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union elections: Is the Students’ Union board of directors a corporate or representative body? The question has been discussed over the past few weeks as students, candidates and directors have been arguing over what may be the answer. The…
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Words of advice from Waterloo’s Dragon, Michael Wekerle
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Photo by Andreas Patsiaouros According to Michael Wekerle, Canadian investor, dragon on CBC’s Dragon’s Den and former Bay Street trader, there are three aspects to a powerful city — education, awareness and diversity. These aspects are what drew him into investing in Waterloo Region with its ever-growing tech ecosystem. These words and other bits of…
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