Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union
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Students’ Union Board of Directors discuss plans for O-Week
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union Board of Directors has begun preparing for the fast approaching beginning of fall semester. With training completed over the past weekend for the upcoming year’s cohort of O-Week ice breakers, attention at the July 9 Board of Directors meeting turned to the directors’ involvement with orientation activities. The primary…
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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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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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Candidates answer questions before election day
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Photo by Will Huang The Waterloo open forum for the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union, which took place in the Concourse from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., gave students, faculty and staff their last opportunity to freely ask candidates questions on their platform and role in this year’s election period. Starting the open forum were…
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Brantford’s role in the elections
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The rise in Brantford students running for positions is a positive for the Students’ Union elections
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The election’s increase in female candidates
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Six female candidates are officially running in this years Student’s Union elections
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The race to the board of directors
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20 board of director hopefuls are running in this years Students’ Union elections, a high increase from previous years
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Men’s basketball slips below 0.500
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Sitting a game under .500 this season at 4-5, the Wilfrid Laurier men’s basketball team lost their first two games of 2016, extending their losing streak to four. The Hawks dropped their first match 91-67 to the No. 3 Brock Badgers during Wednesday night’s Winter Carnival game in front of a rocking home crowd and…
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Students’ Union welcomes new director of student experience
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Laurier alumni Jason Verhoeve has officially started his new position as the director of the student experience on January 18.
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Gaining skills from Laurier’s extracurriculars
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“From a personal and professional standpoint — as more and more employers are looking for things beyond just grades when you graduate — I truly feel that I developed from being involved at Laurier.”
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