Breaking down Canadian politics
Conservative Party Chloe Arbutina, president of the Laurier Campus Conservatives, discussed the current Conservative government’s policies and initiatives The Campus...
Cord Import
Cord-o-scopes: June 24, 2009
Cancer (June 21 to July 22): You will be thrilled to find that your new roommate is caring, neat, funny and shares all of the same interests as you However, this will all be...
Gay parenting researched
Though homosexuality is becoming increasingly accepted in society, one issue in particular has become more prominent: gay parenting and the questions that surround it Anna Wilk...
Education grants modified
On May 1, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities John Milloy announced changes to both the Distance and the Textbook and Technology Grant available to Ontario...
Election prospects
A loss to Stéphane Dion in December 2006 may have set back Michael Ignatieff’s political career temporarily, but he is quickly trying to extend the Liberal party’s power...
KW in Brief: May 20, 2009
Public square complete Waterloo Town Square was closed in spring 2008 to construct a new public square The project, which has cost the city nearly $3 million, is converting the...
Planning for the future
The compiled results of the Northdale Strategic Planning Session, held this past April, have been released, giving insight into the future of the Waterloo community The plan looks...
Spur property sold to developer
The Silver Spur, a favourite bar of many local residents and students, closed as of May 4 The property has been sold to developer and current owner of the neighbouring Waterloo...
News in Brief
WLU to acquire new Toronto office Wilfrid Laurier University is currently in negotiations to sign a lease that will give the university space in a downtown Toronto building...
Main street to blame for recession: economics prof
“The only thing we learn from history is that we don’t actually learn from history,” said Phelim Boyle, a professor of finance at Wilfrid Laurier University, who opened a...