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\u00a0By Hugh Kruzel Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Preparing for her installation as the new president of Laurentian University on April 1, Lynn Wells is more than willing to speak about her plans and mandate. Her contract is for five years, but already she says she would willingly look at extending that. `Yes, if offered a second term I would stay,” Wells said. Set for the move to Sudbury, she fondly recalls a childhood visit to the Big Nickel. More recently, she had a guided tour of the city and campus. Speaking from her then home at Brock University in St.\u00a0Catharines, she says is looking forward to moving to Sudbury with her husband, who was a research officer in government and retired nearly a decade ago. “We were introduced to Sudbury… <\/p>\n

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\u00a0By Hugh Kruzel Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Preparing for her installation as the new president of Laurentian University on April 1, Lynn Wells is more than willing to speak about her plans and mandate. Her contract is for five years, but already she says she would willingly look at extending that. `Yes, if offered a second term I would stay,” Wells said. Set for the move to Sudbury, she fondly recalls a childhood visit to the Big Nickel. More recently, she had a guided tour of the city and campus. Speaking from her then home at Brock University in St.\u00a0Catharines, she says is looking forward to moving to Sudbury with her husband, who was a research officer in government and retired nearly a decade ago. “We were introduced to Sudbury... <\/p>\n

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