WIlfrid Laurier
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WLU senate votes in favour of fall reading week
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In January 2014, the Wilfrid Laurier University Senate approved a three-year pilot project that would test a fall reading week. The week consists of four days off for students after the Thanksgiving weekend in October. Having completed the pilot period this past reading week, the Senate met again on October 18 to discuss the decision…
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Trudeau pays visit at 48th annual Oktoberfest
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The Kitchener-Waterloo Region spent this past weekend wrapping up Canada’s Greatest Bavarian Festival,the 48th annual Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest in K-W runs annually beginning the Friday before Thanksgiving and continues for nine days until the following Saturday. The festival began in 1969 by a small group of dedicated volunteers and has since grown to be the second-largest…
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Unsigned: Student Rights Advisory Committee is an essential resource
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With yet another apartment building failing to live up to their lease agreements, the Student Rights Advisory Committee at Wilfrid Laurier University is again publicizing that they can help you find that perfect lease. Legal information can be hard, especially as we are pressured to sign leases so quickly. The committee is attempting to make…
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Laurier partners with Vancouver film school
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For Wilfrid Laurier University’s film students interested in production, a new opportunity started “rolling” on September 22. A partnership with the Vancouver Film School, one of the best production schools in North America, was launched. The new Vancouver Film School pathway is available to Laurier film studies single majors who have completed at least 2.5…
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Plagiarism outside of academia
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Everyone knows that stealing is wrong and we shouldn’t do it. In the same way, you wouldn’t steal someone’s laptop, their less tangible items shouldn’t be stolen either. Taking someone else’s creation, whether an idea, research, written piece or artwork without their consent is stealing. It’s plagiarism and it should be seen equally as wrong as…
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The boarding school experience prepares children for the real world
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The topic of boarding schools is undoubtedly one of contention. However, there is a great deal of misconception about the practice of shipping a child off to a private boarding institution. What is it about boarding schools that breeds so much strife? If boarding schools are so bad, why are students still being sent there?…
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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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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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