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By Matt Rabey The Idle No More movement marched on Parliament Hill on Jan. 11. Grand Chief Derek Nepinak from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs said this in regards to why the first nations peoples were in Ottawa: “We want to meet and have a discussion, nation to nation, being[…]
By Matt Rabey Model Parliament 2013 saw more than 100 Laurentian University students attend. These students got to experience firsthand how Canada’s Parliament operates by allowing students to hold a simulated session in the actual House of Commons. “I couldn’t be happier with how Model Parliament went this year,” said Mark[…]
By Ed Veilleux Dropping from eleventh to thirteenth place in the annual Maclean’s rankings might be cause for worry for some university presidents, but not Laurentian University President Dominic Giroux. Slipping one year, doesn’t indicate a step back, for Giroux. His eyes are on the long-term growth of Laurentian. “The[…]
By Matt Rabey On the Laurentian website, the Next 50 Campaign has been described as, “the most ambitious fundraising campaign ever undertaken in Northern Ontario.” The Next 50 Campaign focuses heavily on fundraising and donations in order to achieve the goal that Laurentian University has. Laurentian president Dominic Giroux explained[…]
By Matt Rabey Laurentian University has entered into a partnership with the Zhejiang University in China, to bring a joint accounting degree to students. The university currently has close ties with six Chinese universities, according to LU President Dominic Giroux, who has been working to strengthen them. “In October 2011,[…]
By Lianna Pisani Monday, Oct. 15, through Thursday, Oct. 18, will feature a concert, various lectures and a keynote speaker in celebration of Laurentian’s 18th annual Women’s History Week. Dr. Linda Ambrose, a professor within the Department of History, hopes that Women’s History Week will “draw attention to the fact[…]
By Kayla Perry Recognized at Laurentian for the first time this year, the International Day of the Girl was celebrated by the Women’s Studies Association on Oct. 11. The event was hosted in the Student Lounge from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and volunteers from the Women’s Studies program came[…]
By Ed Veilleux Ten students will get chosen for a $500 grant under a new SGA initiative, launched in mid-September, the Laurentian 10 program aims to give $500 in grant money and a series of mentors to ten students who, in turn, undertake a project of international, national, or local[…]
By Matt Rabey Four candidates vyed for the VP Issues position in a by-election on Sept.26, in front of the SGA board: Joshua O’Connor, Carolyn Leblanc, Chris MacCullough and Chloë Mirfield. At 7 p.m. Sept. 26, Joshua O’Connor was elected as the new SGA Vice-President of Student Issues. Senator McKenna[…]
By Ron Guillet The Laurentian Voyageurs’ soccer team struggled to add points in the standings during a crucial run for a home playoff spot, but the team looks to rebound as they near the end of the regular season on Oct. 21. The Voyageurs began their three-game homestand against the[…]