Author: Elizabeth DiCesare
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New dining hall system continues to be ‘divisive’
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While many students at Wilfrid Laurier University have continued to rally against both the new dining hall’s physical appearance and overall operational system, they have now been joined by upset professors and have come together to express themselves on a Facebook page entitled “Mr. Blouw, tear down this wall.” The creator of the Facebook page,…
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Cord International: ‘Volcano of fire’ erupts
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Earlier today, roughly 33,000 citizens and tourists in the area surrounding Acatenango, the name of an active volcano in Guatemala, were forced to evacuate the immediate area due to series of powerful eruptions. Acatenango, which translates to “Volcano of Fire” in English, began shooting ashes and clouds of smoke nearly three kilometers into the air,…
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Res life looks to different programs
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Incoming first-year students living on learning community floors in residence will get to see some new programming initiatives this upcoming year. This year, 12 of the 118 residence communities will be focused learning communities, with specific themes relating either to students’ interests, such as healthy living, or academics, such as languages and literature. Dave Shorey,…
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Laurier in brief
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Additions to WLUSU’s student health and dental plan This year, the undergraduate health and dental plan has been revamped in order to better accommodate students in need of medical coverage. In the past, students covered under the health and dental plan could only receive generic drug prescriptions, but now they will be able to receive…
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Academic freedom under debate
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Last Thursday, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo held a conference at the Waterloo Inn, entitled Perspectives on Academic Freedom. The conference gave academics a chance to come together and discuss issues surrounding the topics of academic integrity and academic freedom. It also allowed for a moderated discussion regarding the Balsille School of…
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New dining hall draws criticism
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While the official opening of Wilfrid Laurier University’s new dining hall has shown a large improvement with the quality of food being served, as well a large expansion on the number of food stations, it has left many upper-year students both upset and angry with the renovations, specifically with the new rules put in place…
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Student debt an increasing issue
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In a recent survey released by the Bank of Montreal, over half of the participating students revealed that they are expecting to graduate with roughly $20,000 in debt — a fate that is not uncommon for the typical Laurier student. Sabrina Brown, a fourth-year WLU student, expects to graduate — after finishing both her undergrad…
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Petting the stress away
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The geese of Wilfird Laurier University might have to share their home on campus with more animals this upcoming year. In an attempt to curb high stress levels of students during midterm and exam season, Chris Hyde, interim general manager of the Wilfrid Laurier Studets’ Union (WLUSU) has pitched the idea to bring in therapy…
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Student code of conduct to see major changes
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Throughout the upcoming year, Wilfrid Laurier University’s non-academic student code of conduct may be receiving some major changes. The non-academic code has been in effect since 1996, but hasn’t changed much since. “When we started doing our research, we realized there are a lot of best-practice models out there that ours is not aligning with,”…
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You know what yanks my cord…
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… Kittens! That’s right! Cute, adorable kittens! Those little tiny fuzz balls that just run around and play all day. The ones that just sit there and look up at you with those big, round eyes and beg you to love them. Kittens are great if they don’t belong to you. You get to pet…
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