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Student life levy projects get approved funding
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s Student Life Levy committee has approved nine projects to enhance student life in the fall. Matt McLean, chair of the board and chief governance officer of the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union, explained that the total amount of funding for the first round of proposals is $225,418.63. The two main projects approved…
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Project SOIL gives purpose to unused land
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Shared Opportunities on Institutional Lands, also known as Project SOIL, is a study that explores on-campus production of food at public and educational institutions. Created in 2013 by Philip Mount, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of geography and environmental studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, the goal of Project SOIL is to provide on-site food…
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Laurier sees decrease in admissions
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Admissions for incoming first-year students at Wilfrid Laurier University have dropped 14 per cent since last year, according to the admissions office and the Ontario University Applications Centre. This drop in admissions brings the university 7 per cent below their target from last year. Holly Cox, Laurier’s director of recruitment and admissions, explained there are…
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New plan to make Library more accessible
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Library has been under construction since the beginning of May, with the entrance being the main renovation. The construction of the entrance, according to university librarian Gohar Ashoughian, is the first step of a project to make renovations to the building that will make it more usable and accessible for students…
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