Reporting from conflict zones
Today’s globalized society is one characterized by a near neutralization of time and space Modern means of travel and instantaneous forms of communication are transforming the...
Cord Import
A glimpse of Canada
The days have come and gone; I have been here for one month Canada was once just a place on the map Those beautiful maple leaves, wonderful views, great waterfalls and broad...
Lagonia returns to Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier’s Alyssa Lagonia has achieved one of the highest honours in all of sports: playing for her country on the international level The third-year business student...
Education investments
In January 2009, the federal government released its short-term economic stimulus package, which included a $2 billion Knowledge Infrastructure Program The program, which invests...
Opposable and innovative thinking to revolutionize education
In a constantly changing global market, innovation is needed now more than ever for individuals to adapt and succeed Keynote speaker Larry Smith, professor of economics at the...
Inside the varsity recruitment process
Each year, along with its new class of first-year students, Wilfrid Laurier receives a new class of student athletes These new recruits are brought in from all over the country to...
Budget cuts hit Laurier Athletics
The economic crisis has sunk its teeth into Wilfrid Laurier University’s athletic department In the university’s budget presented last Thursday, the department revealed a cut...
Opposable and innovative thinking to revolutionize education
An open mind is the key to integration and successful leadership This was the basic message delivered to about 200 people last Tuesday morning by CACUSS keynote speaker Roger...
Universities are too overrun with business pursuits
The constant rise of consumerism seems to increase without much recognition Our society has become so commercialized that it’s often difficult for most to differentiate between...
CACUSS 2009
From June 14-17, Wilfrid Laurier University hosted its first ever Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) conference Working in correspondance...