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HOW THE PANDEMIC AFFECTS SHELTERS AND THOSE WHO NEED THEM. By Charlie Owens The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on homeless shelters, emergency housing services and the people who
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FOOT PATROL INTRODUCES A TRACKING SERVICE TO OFFER STUDENTS SAFETY WHILE FOLLOWING COVID-19 COMMUNITY HEALTH GUIDELINES. By Meghan Grandy Wilfrid Laurier University launched a new virtual version of its safe
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HOW LAURIER’S CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE TAKING PLACE DURING COVID-19. By Jonnica Hill Fourth-year Criminology and Policing student Ashwiiny Arulharan never expected to become president of the Human Rights and Human
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AS SCHOOLS LOOK FOR A SOLUTION TO LONG WAIT TIMES FOR MENTAL HEALTH APPOINTMENTS, STUDENTS TAKE THE LEAD. By Jason Morgan “I think that I could say most of my