Author: Elizabeth DiCesare
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KP 322 students face potential health risk
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On August 14, Wilfrid Laurier University announced that kinesiology students who had taken KP322 (Physiology of Physical Activity) between 2002 and 2011 were at risk of transmitting Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV as a result of taking blood lactate tests with a faulty blood sampler. Peter Tiidus, a kinesiology professor at Laurier, realized that…
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Dining hall to offer ‘all-you-can-eat’ meal plan
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This year Wilfrid Laurier University will see a newly renovated dining hall coupled with an entirely new meal plan system for first-year students. The new system will operate on a board meal plan rather than the declining balance system which has, until now, been utilized. Dan Dawson, assistant vice president of student services at Laurier,…
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Cord International: Theatre shooting signals larger problem
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Everyone hails that we live in a modern, civilized society; but do we? Early in the morning of July 20, reports began to trickle in regarding a mass shooting late last night that occurred during the premiere of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. So far, 12 victims have been declared dead, and up to…
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LCMSDS digitizes WWII photographs
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In 1984, Terry Copp, director of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies (LCMSDS), saved a collection of photographs that were taken during the Second World War, but it was not until last summer that the preservation process began. Now, the Second World War Air Photo Collection project is well underway. The collection…
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Biking for sustainability
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In order to help reduce greenhouse gasses on the Wilfrid Laurier University campus, the sustainability office opened a new secure bike-storage area behind MacDonald House residence in mid-June. “We had identified [biking] as a high needs area; there was not a lot going on in alternative transportation,” explained Claire Bennett, Laurier’s sustainability coordinator. “Riding bikes…
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Questioning the current state of society
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This morning’s “Big Thinking” lecture, lead by author Chris Hedges, truly embraced Congress 2012’s principles of transform, inspire and challenge. His lecture, which focused on the topic of unregulated capitalism and the effects it has on society, engaged the crowd and made them question the validity of corporate institutions and political behaviour. “Everything turns into…
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Congress panel discusses a positive future for Canada
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The “Big Thinking” panel discussion on Tuesday, entitled “Imagining Canada’s Future”, was presented by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and featured prominent scholars Dan Gardner, Don Tapscott and Diana Carney. In their discussion each panelist highlighted different aspects of Canada, and emphasized which ones need to be focused on in order for…
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History students tackle seminar abroad
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Between June 13 and 22, 15 fourth year history majors from Wilfrid Laurier University will be traveling to Russia to explore both Moscow and St. Petersburg in order to complete their seminar, entitled “War and Memory.” While all fourth year history majors are required to take focused seminars, this one is far different than others.…
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Health Sci students volunteer with VIDA
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Earlier this month ten health science students from Wilfrid Laurier University, along with 12 bio-medical students from the University of Guelph, travelled to Guatemala with Volunteers for Intercultural and Definitive Adventures (VIDA) to work alongside doctors and give medical treatment to local citizens. “The main [part of the trip] was clinic days,” explained Nicole Reinders,…
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Anthropology department to be reduced to a program
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The anthropology department at Wilfrid Laurier University may soon be facing some major cuts. Michael Carroll, the dean of arts at Laurier, explained that earlier this year the anthropology department hired a professional mediator to help settle issues that had risen between faculty members. However, he could not comment on the nature of these issues.…
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