Nicole Stumpf
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Opera Laurier’s Tales of Hoffman wraps the year on an impressive note
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Opera is a performance art that students, myself included, rarely experience. On Friday March 3, 2017, I went to the student production of The Tales of Hoffman, created by Jacques Offenbach, to discover what wonders were held within the opera. As Robin Melick, a fourth-year performance student who played the character Pitichinaccio in the opera…
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Why you should travel Kitchener: Matter of Taste
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Coffee is often the companion of many students — either waking them up for early morning classes or at night to finish essays and assignments due at midnight. Generally, when students order coffee, they usually concern themselves with determining the proportionate amount of coffee needed to satiate their immediate needs. Often students do not know…
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Sitting down for extended periods of time taking its toll on students
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Students not only have to work their butts off, but also have to spend a lot of time sitting on them too. On any given day, you find yourself sitting in a lecture, then on your way home you either sit down on the bus or in the car. Once at home, it’s usually sitting…
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Grasping the art of handshaking
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Some have firm ones, while others have flimsy ones. Others are too long, while some are too hard. Many are just right. Handshakes — chances are we have all experienced one. But how did the handshake come about? As Darryl Burgwin, communications professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, explained, the handshake is a popular and an…
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KW featured in recently published photographic memoir
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Architecture is often synonymous with far away places with large monuments. For older and more historic buildings, images of Rome and Paris come to mind. For more modern architecture, images of Tokyo and New York City may appear. What about Waterloo, Ontario? Our own backyard can provide interesting ideas and stories through the buildings that…
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Cute pets don’t necessarily fit the student lifestyle
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Having a pet during university can be a great experience. Being greeted by a friendly puppy can make your day better. If you prefer scaly types, putting a party hat on your snake can make for a great Instagram post. Pets can also be a source of comfort and happiness. Miriam Hewson, a third-year English…
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The unwritten rules of female grooming
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We see it everywhere. On our favorite television shows, in the movies we watch and constantly in advertisements. Women’s skin without any body hair, other than their eyebrows and on their scalp. There is no denying that women in our society face a certain amount of pressure to have hairless skin. Women are constantly bombarded…
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Managing your academic workload
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There is always a certain level of excitement and anticipation at the beginning of every school year. If you are a new Golden Hawk, it means meeting new people and navigating through university life. For the more experienced Golden Hawks, it means meeting up with friends and sharing summer memories. That excitement is soon replaced…
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Finding the right book to read this summer
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School’s out and you’ve done away with textbooks and thrown hundreds of pages of study notes into a bonfire. You now have time to kick back, relax and enjoy a solid novel. But what to choose out of the thousands of book titles available? Often, those who work in bookstores are reading a variety of…
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