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Final review of the 2021-22 Students’ Union Board of Directors
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The following reviews are based on interviews conducted with members of the Students’ Union board of directors as a means to reflect on the term and evaluate their performance as representatives of Wilfrid Laurier University’s undergraduate student body. The information presented in these reviews is pulled directly from these discussions and does not reflect the…
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Fire causes $40K in damages to The Turret
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On March 24 at 8:20 p.m., a Clubs and Associations event ended prematurely at The Turret in the Fred Nichols Campus Centre due to an active fire that was discovered in the third-floor prep kitchen. The fire was extinguished by a Students’ Union staff member and there were no reported injuries. Although the fire was…
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Laurier prépare une variété d’événements pour le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs
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Traduit en français par Annie Martin et Kyra Rolston. L’Université Wilfrid Laurier a pris des dispositions pour que plusieurs ateliers soient organisés tout au long du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs, disponibles à tous les étudiants. Cela s’ajoute aux autres ressources fournies sur le campus et virtuellement. Pour maintenir les traditions de l’université, les ateliers…
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L’Université Wilfrid Laurier poursuit la transition vers l’apprentissage en personne
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Traduit en français par Ania Fatyga, Caroline Janczak et Jessica St-Onge Le 31 janvier, l’Université Wilfrid Laurier a lancé un plan en quatre phases pour une transition vers l’apprentissage en personne, le plan se poursuivant jusqu’à la fin du mois de février. Malgré le risque de transmission du COVID-19 parmi de larges groupes de personnes,…
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Storied Women’s Curling program defeats Waterloo to win their 10th provincial championship
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The Golden Hawks Women’s Curling team is back on top of Ontario after heading into Kitchener this past weekend and defeating the Waterloo Warriors in a tightly contested final to win the 2022 OUA Championship. Laurier put forth an impressive performance at the Westmount Golf and Country club, having lost just once over seven games…
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Laurier Brantford to host Stedman writing contest for high school students
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Laurier Brantford is hosting the third ever Stedman Prize competition for high school students in the area. The competition is held biannually and awards around $12,000 in prize money for the chosen fiction stories. Ken Paradis, English professor at Laurier Brantford and coordinator of the Stedman prize, said the last two competitions, held in 2018…
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Decolonization in Education
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Colonialism is embedded in the policies, practices and systems (including educational institutions) of Canada. Providing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training at institutions may be a stepping stone to decolonization and inclusion at university. “It provides a strong foundation to have important discussions and think about the needs of equity deserving groups, particularly how the…
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Sow and Taylor lead Golden Hawks to sixth straight victory after sweeping the Mustangs
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The Laurier Golden Hawks men’s basketball team continued their impressive start to the 2022 season, sweeping the rival Western Mustangs in two games this past week. Spearheaded by dominant performances from the backcourt duo of Romello Taylor and Ali Sow, the Golden Hawks won their sixth straight game on Saturday to improve their record to…
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Underprepared and unappreciated: Students’ Union executive reflects on a difficult, unfinished term
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Trigger warning: this article contains mentions of suicidal ideation Before the end of the 2021 fall semester, two members of the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union executive team left their roles. The departure of the executives wasn’t made public until members of the students’ union board of directors mentioned the vacancies to The Cord during…
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Laurier prepares a variety of events for Black History month
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Wilfrid Laurier University has arranged for several panels to be held throughout Black History Month, available for all students. This is in addition to other resources being provided on campus and virtually. In keeping with university tradition, the panels will feature experts in a variety of fields and will be available to all students free…
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