Canada in brief
Topless protest disrupts legislature A group of protestors, reacting against the Parti Quebecois’ proposed Charter of Values, began taking off their clothes during...
Lindsay Purchase
Panel challenges education system
Steve Paikin, known best for his popular talk show, The Agenda, paid a visit to Waterloo’s Perimeter Institute for a special filming The episode was a part of the...
Syrians from Kitchener-Waterloo share thoughts on crisis
“It seemed unshakable” This was Omar Salaymeh’s impression the last time he visited Syria in 2009, the country he lived in for 12 years before moving to Canada He was...
K-W in brief
UW gets contract Public Works and Government Services Canada has awarded a contract to the University of Waterloo to evaluate rail crossing safety The study, which has been...
First look at mind-control technology
It’s not every day that you get to see the inner workings of the brain of Canada’s representative to the Queen But that’s exactly what happened yesterday at the...
Students’ Union makes $75,000 payment toward $6.8 million debt
Having already completed its pre-scheduled payment for 2013, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union (WLUSU) was recently able to make an additional $75,000 payment...
Homeless shelter demand rises in Waterloo Region
As the warmth of summer starts to fade and autumn quickly approaches, we begin to turn on our heaters and gear up in hats and mittens For most people, this is something taken...
Lines-ups long despite lower entry levels
Students were lined up early last week, waiting for the Wilfrid Laurier University Bookstore to open in an attempt to beat the rush of students getting their books for the...
Profs opt for online
Is there a backpack full of textbooks weighing you down Some professors at Wilfrid Laurier University are looking to lighten their students’ loads by making course...
OUSA critiques unfair work
Recently, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA), a provincial post-secondary education advocacy group, released a paper urging the government to address student...