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Hilary Peach named 2023 Edna Staebler winner
Peach’s memoir analyzes time working as a boilermaker in a male-dominated field Laurier has named author Hilary Peach the winner
Events & Programming Head
The Events & Programming Head is required to exhibit strong knowledge in their field. They should be comfortable with planning
Unionize WLU: It’s Time to Organize Laurier’s Student Workers
This article is cross-posted with the community edition “Unionize All Student Workers.” If you’ve spent time at Wilfrid Laurier University
Why studying early English literature is still important in the UK today
Photo by: Bailey McIntyre English literature is an incredibly vast medium of writing. Studying authors such as Shakespeare focuses more
Battle of the books
Premiering in 2002, Canada Reads has been a monumental aspect of Canadian culture for over 20 years. A radio show
Police killing renews calls to defund police in KW
On Friday, Feb. 23, protestors gathered in front of Waterloo Regional Police Services headquarters in solidarity with Nicholas Nembhard, a
Targeted initiatives to address period poverty struggles gain momentum
Groups across Canada advocate for the avaliability of period products across university campuses and workplaces. One in five menstruating Canadians
BSA hosts beating the odds conference
The Laurier Black Students Association holds annual event for local Black high school students On Feb. 9, Wilfrid Laurier University’s
Students rally for Palestine in the quad
Unified Unidentified brings together students and inspires community for victims of war in Gaza On Feb. 13, students gathered in
Coalition of Muslim Women host event to address Islamophobia
Kitchener-Waterloo hosts leaders to discuss pressing issues On Jan. 28, The Coalition of Muslim Women in Kitchener-Waterloo hosted an event
Mitigating the impact of burnout culture
Burnout is the soft white underbelly beneath today’s fast-paced and demanding world, affecting individuals across various professions and lifestyles, but
Confessions of a long retired theatre kid
Like many others, I was encouraged by my parents growing up to try numerous activities to see which one “stuck.”
Stardew Valley is the best cozy game
Do you like cozy games? Spending hours of your free time immersing yourself in a fantasy world where the oppressive
Opera Laurier’s ‘Into the Woods’
Nostalgic, hilarious, and sorrowful, Opera Laurier’s performance of the musical ‘Into the Woods’ brings maturity, nuance and moral ambiguity into
Performative tragedy and the misuse of queer representation in the media
“Dead lesbian Syndrome” is a 1970s literary & TV phenomenon, representing misogyny & homophobia faced by female characters on screen.
Where do we draw the line when considering MAID?
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) has been controversial in Canada since its inception in 2016, similar to the few other
Editor’s Note: A world without social media
You may have read the title of this piece and been shocked – a world without social media? Unfathomable. Recently,
The Last Dinner Party is a vocal maximalist’s dream
The almost ten-month span between The Last Dinner Party’s signing with a major label (before the release of any recorded
The best of both worlds
On a romantic Valentine’s night out, LizzDrew decided to do what any ordinary couple would do – go out to
Comics: Storytelling without compromise
I love reading comics. Complex, colourful, and entertaining, they’re an ideal way to spend an afternoon. From superheroes trying to