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RLAG’s Fall 2026 exhibition & the LIFT series
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On Sept. 8, 2026, the Robert Langen Art Gallery (RLAG) opened its Fall 2026 exhibition, Traces & Echoes: Between Places, a collaborative installation by artists Michelle Breslin and Barbara Greczny. Traces & Echoes: Between Places explores the enduring connections between landscape, memory, loss and human experience. While Breslin and Greczny have collaborated many times over the years, this is their first dedicated exhibition showcasing their work… Read More
News
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WLU negotiators reach agreement on teaching faculty contracts
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Wilfrid Laurier Universities’ negotiators head into November with collective agreements ratified for its staff association and faculty association, following a period that saw essential staff members vote in favor of a potential strike mandate. According to the university’s labour negotiations webpage, members of both bargaining units and Wilfrid Laurier University’ board of governors have approved their respective agreements. For students, both negotiations involved employees on… Read More
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Students’ Union board meeting updates
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With the fall term underway in full swing, the Students’ Union (SU) is working extensively with the university staff to implement different committees, policies, and programs for students. Here’s a quick rundown of the meetings thus far. The SU held its first meeting of the fall term on Sept. 17, 2026. Tara Robinson, Director of Business Operations, opened the meeting with updates on the newly renovated… Read More
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Laurier celebrates 1,780 graduates at Fall convocation, 2026
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Wilfrid Laurier University celebrated the accomplishments of about 1,780 students during its Fall convocation ceremonies on the Waterloo and Brantford campuses. The Waterloo campus hosted seven convocation ceremonies Oct. 14, 15 and 16 at the Lazaridis Hall auditorium. A ceremony was also held at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts on the Brantford campus on Oct. 20. As of Oct. 6, 1,557 students qualified to… Read More
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Daranne Harris installed as Luther’s 17th Principal-Dean
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On Sept. 27, Reverend Dr. Daranne Harris, was installed as the new Principal-Dean of Martin Luther University College (Luther) during a service at Trillium Lutheran Church in Waterloo. Rev. Dr. Harris is Luther’s 17th Principal-Dean in its history. Rev. Dr. Harris was appointed as the new Principal-Dean back in June; her position officially began on Aug. 10. The Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in… Read More
Arts & Life
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Queer representation in Dorothy
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On Sept. 11, Karthik Subbaraj’s Dorothy premiered globally at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Produced by Oscar winner Guneet Monga Kapoor’s Sikhya Entertainment alongside Jio Studios, the film stars Sananth, Rishikanth and Keerthy Suresh, with music composed by the legendary Ilaiyaraaja. I’ve held back my spoiler-heavy thoughts on Dorothy since its TIFF premiere at the director’s request during the film’s opening credits. Now that it’s… Read More
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RLAG’s Fall 2026 exhibition & the LIFT series
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On Sept. 8, 2026, the Robert Langen Art Gallery (RLAG) opened its Fall 2026 exhibition, Traces & Echoes: Between Places, a collaborative installation by artists Michelle Breslin and Barbara Greczny. Traces & Echoes: Between Places explores the enduring connections between landscape, memory, loss and human experience. While Breslin and Greczny have collaborated many times over the years, this is their first dedicated exhibition showcasing their work… Read More
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Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature
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On the morning of Oct. 8, 2026, Canadian author, Anne Carson was standing in her once-quiet kitchen in Reykjavik, Iceland, when she turned off her ringing telephone. In an interview with Jenny Rydén from the Nobel Prize, Carson’s husband Robert Currie revealed that if it had not been for him encouraging her to return the call, Carson would not have picked up the phone and heard… Read More
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The Wild Writers Festival 2026
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From Nov. 6 to 8, 2026, the Waterloo-based national literary magazine The New Quarterly will present the 15th iteration of its annual Wild Writers literary festival at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and other locations around Waterloo, offering locals a way to interact with the wider Canadian literary community. The festival, presented by the magazine in partnership with the Balsillie school and Words Worth Books,… Read More
Opinion
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Investigating the Investors Summit 2026
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Last month, Prime Minister Mark Carney–in partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)–hosted Canada’s first Investors Summit, inviting over 200 CEOs to Toronto to catalyze approximately $1 trillion worth of investments across five years in energy, transportation, technology and data, defence and other sectors. This event came as a response to the growing sentiment… Read More
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Grok & Awe: the AI in the Oval Office
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When people imagine artificial intelligence controlling us, we picture something out of the Terminator franchise, but according to a new TIME report, AI is already discreetly controlling global events. On January 2nd of this year, the U.S. raided Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, in Operation Absolute Resolve, capturing the dictator Nicolás Maduro and flying him to New York to face federal charges for narco-terrorism. I recognize that… Read More
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The Cornell 7 case
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Disclaimer: As this lawsuit has not yet gone to trial and therefore no charges have been filed, everything in this article is alleged and not yet proven in the court of law. The Laurier Sexual Assault Support Centre 24/7 support and crisis lines: Waterloo: 519.741.8633 Brantford: 519.751.3471 Since the September 2026 filing of a civil lawsuit by Jane Doe against a group of men… Read More
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Biopic fatigue: Fred Astaire biopic cast announced
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In December 2021, yet another biopic was announced to join the ever-growing canon of celebrity biopics, this time chronicling the life of legendary dancer, actor and singer Fred Astaire. Around the same time, it was revealed that Tom Holland, pop star Sabrina Carpenter and Margaret Qualley, had been cast in the film playing Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Astaire’s older sister and original dance partner, Adele… Read More
Sports
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Another round of the Battle of Waterloo
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks men’s and women’s hockey teams are preparing for another chapter in the Battle of Waterloo rivalry. The Golden Hawks and the University of Waterloo Warriors share a unique rivalry. Their main campuses are only two kilometres apart, creating an intense, one-of-a-kind contest. Laurier has been on the wrong side of the Battle of Waterloo in six of the past seven… Read More
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Golden Hawks start with a win over TMU Bold
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks men’s basketball team had fans thrilled as it opened the season with a 79-73 win over the Toronto Metropolitan University Bold on Friday, Oct. 23. Coming off a strong 5-1 preseason record, the Golden Hawks carried that momentum into the regular season. After TMU won the opening jump ball and scored first, Laurier’s defence was tested early. Third-year communications student,… Read More
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WLU win OUA individual title and finish third
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks men’s golf team fell short of defending its Ontario University Athletics (OUA) title this past weekend, finishing third at the conference championships at the University of Ottawa. The Golden Hawks entered the Oct. 17-18 tournament as defending champions but finished with a combined score of 597, 21 strokes over par, at Hylands Golf Club. The University of Guelph Gryphons claimed… Read More
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Women Rule Boxing at OktoberFIST
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Women’s boxing took centre stage at OktoberFIST on Oct. 3 as University of Waterloo student Valentine Wilson headlined a night of competition at SydFit Health Centre, a boxing arena in downtown Kitchener. The event was hosted by Destiny Boxing, a competitive program led by head coach Syd Vanderpool that works with athletes from the Tri-Cities area as well as elite national- and Olympic-level athletes from… Read More
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